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Perfect Organism is the premier Alien Saga podcast on the internet. New episodes drop every other Tuesday!
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Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
In the eleven years since the release of Prometheus a lot has been said about the film. Controversial, divisive, masterpiece, or fumble, there's no disputing that Ridley Scott's storied return to science fiction is one for the film history books. In this episode the PO team is joined by Derek from Alien Theory to 'defend Prometheus' as it were. Is Prometheus a film that needs defending? Where does it sit between the original trilogy of films and Alien Covenant? We attempt to explore all of those questions and more. This was a delightful discussion. Enjoy!
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Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
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Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
** This is the first episode of our new Patreon series dedicated to Alien content. We're calling it "The Hive," and it'll be available exclusively to Patrons going forward. To sign up for Patreon, head to patreon.com/perfectorganism. **
It's somehow been ten years since Aliens: Colonial Marines stomped its way into our lives. What actually happened? How did it go from being one of the most promising console games of its generation to being the butt of every joke?
On this ten year-anniversary show, Jaime, Patrick, and Christian break out their best T poses and talk about this thing from every angle imaginable.
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// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.perfectorganism.com.
// If you’d like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Building Better Worlds
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// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can’t tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Welcome to Xeno Bio 101! When Alex White (author of two of the best-received Alien novels in history) mentioned on their previous PO appearance that they had an amazing science advisor named Lali DeRosier—a science teacher, like our very own Andie GeekGirl!—we knew we had to have her on the show. And to top it off, Alex even agreed to come back on as well!
In this wonderful, educational episode, Lali and Andie take us to science class. How could these creatures grow so quickly? What does "biomechanical" even mean? What the hell is the thing called that the Queen drops eggs from (hint: it's not an ovipositor)?
Join Patrick, Christian, Andie, Lali, and Alex as they discuss these ideas and SO much more!
Lali has a podcast of her own called Curly Hair Mafia—a great place to start would be this episode discussing Prometheus! https://curlyhairmafia.com/2012/06/10/prometheus/
You can also find her on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adverbia.bsky.social and on whatever Twitter is currently called @_adverbia.
More on Alex (and their socials) can be found at http://www.alexrwhite.com/. Please read their books, you won't regret it.
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// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.perfectorganism.com.
// If you’d like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Building Better Worlds
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Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
One of our most popular episode formats on Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast (sister show to PO) is "Anatomy of a Scene," where we break down exactly what makes a given sequence so iconic. On today's episode, we apply that same format to one of Alien's most enduringly frightening moments: Brett's death at the hands of the creature.
Join Jaime, Patrick, and Christian as they explore this episode from all sorts of angles—technical, philosophical, film-theoretical—and let us know if there are other scenes in the Alien saga you'd like to hear us discuss on future episodes!
// Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.perfectorganism.com.
// If you’d like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Building Better Worlds
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// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can’t tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
When Aliens: Dark Descent was announced, it was hard to make out exactly how this real-time strategy outing was going to fit into the rich (and all-over-the-place) pantheon of Alien games. Could a squad game be scary? Was it going to be another wave-after-wave mow 'em fest like the (very fun) Aliens: Fireteam Elite?
In this episode, Patrick and Christian welcome first-time guest Adam Zeller of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast to discuss their initial impressions of Dark Descent. Does it work as a game? Does it work as a piece of Expanded Universe lore/world-building? Join us as we explore these questions (and a whole lot more)—and be sure to listen to the AvP Galaxy Podcast as well! Head over to https://www.avpgalaxy.net/category/podcast/ and be sure to subscribe.
// Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.perfectorganism.com.
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// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can’t tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Our "Egg and the Sulaco" episode was quite a hit, it seems! Your thoughtful, impassioned, sometimes-wacky feedback/conspiracy theories inspired us to do a Part Two on this topic, and to enlist the help of bona fide Alien superstar Alex White (author of Alien: The Cold Forge and Alien: Into Charybdis among many other fantastic books you should check out).
Join Jaime, Patrick, Christian, Andie, Maj, Perry, Xander, and Alex as they try to figure out how the heck that egg got under that floor panel (and much, much more). Stay tuned till the end for listener comments!
For more on Alex and their work, head over to www.alexrwhite.com. Also be sure to follow Alex on IG @the_alex_white.
// Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.perfectorganism.com.
// If you’d like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Building Better Worlds
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.perfectorganism.com/support. We’ve got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can’t tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Call it what you will—Alien: Romulus, untitled Alien film, or anything in between—Fede Alvarez's upcoming Alien project has the internet absolutely buzzing lately.
In this roundtable (our largest ever!), the PO Team enlists the help of some friends to break down the rumors and news leaks, and to help envision the myriad directions this project could ultimately end up going in. Jaime, Patrick, Christian, Andie, Perry, Maj, and Xander are joined by returning guest Matt John and first-time guest Derek from Alien Theory (must-follow content for any Alien fan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWMlORreKN0UmokKOdFq-g) on this wide-ranging conversation about all the exciting speculation in fandom.
// Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.perfectorganism.com.
// If you’d like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Building Better Worlds
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.perfectorganism.com/support. We’ve got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can’t tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
In this episode, the Perfect Organism Podcast team sits down to speculate how an egg found its way into the Sulaco to set up the events of Alien 3. This is the first time we've conducted a purely speculative conversation and we hope you have as much fun listening as we did talking about it all. Join your hosts Christian, Patrick, Jaime, Andie, Perry & Xander in Da House for a rousing good time.
// Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.perfectorganism.com.
// If you’d like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Building Better Worlds
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.perfectorganism.com/support. We’ve got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can’t tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
As is our tradition, the Perfect Organism Podcast team came together for a special live episode on Alien Day to discuss our experience of the day, Alien: Transmission, and the set photo that dropped from the Fede Alvarez-directed Alien film. We were joined by our special guest and friend Matt John to celebrate our love of these films, and the biggest day in Alien fandom. We hope you enjoy!
// Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.perfectorganism.com.
// If you’d like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Building Better Worlds
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