Alien: Isolation is the sort of game that attracts a certain type ofAlien obsessive: packed with lore, overflowing with aesthetic detail, and completely unrelenting in its difficulty and terror, Isolation is an extraordinary achievement in game design that continues to enthrallAlien fans eight years after its release. Andy Kelly is a video game journalist who has written extensively aboutAlien: Isolationfrom the very beginning. Along the way, he's amassed a wealth of interviews, behind-the-scenes insights, and level design knowledge that has culminated, finally, in his writing the definitiveAlien: Isolationcompanion. In this episode, Andy takes Patrick and Christian behind the curtains for a deeper look at this incredible game, and lets us know what we can look forward to when the book is eventually published. To support the book's creation on Unbound, visit https://unbound.com/books/perfect-organism/. And be sure to follow Andy on Twitter @ultrabrilliant so you never miss an update along the way! // Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visitwww.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 visitingwww.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.
Charles Dance's portrayal of Dr. Jonathan Clemens inAlien 3 is a layered look at how substance abuse, grief, and loss function in theAlienuniverse. In this roundtable, Jaime, Patrick, Christian, and Andie are joined by first-time guest Forrest MacKnight for an in-depth examination of this fascinating character. // Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visitwww.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 visitingwww.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.
Two recentAliennovels—Alien: Into Charybdisby Alex White andAlien: Colony War by David Barnett—share a common audiobook narrator. What you might not know about this narrator, though, is she's just as much anAlien nerd as you are! Shiromi Arserio's website describes her as an "Accent Chameleon," and listening to her work on these recent novels is a masterclass on how to balance character, dialect, and storytelling tension in a way that's at once unobtrusive and yet utterly riveting. Shiromi was kind enough to spend an evening goofing around with Patrick and Christian, spilling some trade secrets and geeking out about paintingAlien miniatures along the way. For more on Shiromi and her work, visit www.shiromispeaks.com. // Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visitwww.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 visitingwww.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.
Perfect Organism was honored to be asked by Propstore to host a panel discussion with ALIENS actors Ricco Ross, Mark Rolston, and ALIENS Visual Effects Supervisor Pat McClung. This event was hosted on top of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles and included industry players, fans and more. Please join us as we unveil this very special episode, hosted by Jaime Prater and Christian Matzke. // Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visitwww.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 visitingwww.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.
On June 8, 2012, Prometheusushered in a controversial—and wildly new—era inAlien history.How hasPrometheus aged in the decade since it was released? What themes have stuck? How has it shown up across other works throughout the expandedAlien universe, and how do those works bringPrometheus in new directions? In this roundtable, Jaime, Patrick, Perry, and Maj discussPrometheus' past, present, and future. // Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visitwww.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 visitingwww.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.
Charles S. Dutton's performance as Leonard Dillon inAlien 3 is one of those portrayals that seems almost star-crossed. With his thrilling speeches, deep humanity, and murky past, Dillon is a character who becomes more special the more time you spend with him—a character that makes us ask Big Questions, like what is redemption? Can you find it even after you've committed atrocities? Where do you search for hope at the Ass End of Space? Dutton, with his own troubled past and remarkable acting journey, brings such force and depth to this character that it's no wonder many of his monologues—the burial sequence, his "let's fight it" speech—have become beloved touchstones of modern science fiction. In this next installment in our ongoing 30th Anniversary ofAlien 3 coverage, Jaime, Patrick, Christian, and Andie discuss this deeply complex character. For some additional reading, here's a relatively recent interview with him that gets mentioned in the episode a few times: https://bit.ly/3wLsMK3 // Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visitwww.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 visitingwww.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.
Charles de Lauzirika is the Restoration Producer of the Alien 3 Assembly Cut, as well as the director of Wreckage and Rage, the definitive behind-the-scenes account of Alien 3 (which you may have seen, in various forms, on both the Quadrilogy and Anthology boxsets). He reached out to us after our previous Assembly Cut commentary went live on Alien Day and asked if we'd like to watch it again, only this time with him on the commentary panel! Jaime, Patrick, and Christian had the immense pleasure of learning the inside story of the Assembly Cut from the guy who actually put it together, and we're thrilled to share this exclusive experience with our listeners. The commentary track gets started after a few minutes of intros and banter; we'll cue you when it's time to start playing the film. // Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visitwww.perfectorganism.com. // If you’d like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Face...
Sarah Welch-Larson'sBecoming Alienis subtitled... The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise, and that should tell you everything you need to know about why we were so thrilled to chat with her! Becoming Alien is a philosophical examination of all six canonical films—an exploration of deep themes like the nature of evil and the things that make us human. Join Jaime, Patrick, Christian, Andie, and Sarah as they don their headlamps and venture into one of their deepest conversations yet. Follow Sarah on Twitter (@dodgyboffin) and be sure to pick upBecoming Alien at http://cutt.ly/BecomingAlien! // Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visitwww.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 visitingwww.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.
Happy Alien Day! As is our tradition (and for as long as we can) Perfect Organism releases a commentary episode every 04.26. This year, in honor of the 30 year anniversary of Alien 3, Patrick, Maj, & Jaime sat down and recorded a commentary track for the assembly cut of Alien 3. We hope you enjoy! // Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visitwww.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 visitingwww.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.
Starring Liam Richards, Terry Cooper, & Perry Chicos as Elliot From an original script by Jaime Prater * Directed by Jaime Prater Original Score by Patrick Greene * Planet sound by Patrick Greene Sound design by Jaime Prater * Additional sounds by Xander House Produced by Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast * Edited by Jaime Prater With Chase Cupo as the voice of Stratos & Micah Greene as the voice M.U.T.H.U.R. *special thanks to Maj & Christian Matzke* Alien Abandon was made possible in part by our amazing patrons. // Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visitwww.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 visitingwww.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.