Episode 291: #ICC2026 Presents: "Aliens" 40th Anniversary with Chris Martinez & "Dog Soldiers"
CatBusRuss came off the bench again to make sure the visitors of the Indiana Comic Convention's 2026 edition would at least get a show from the 40th anniversary panel for James Cameron's "Aliens". Chris Martinez of the "Big Dumb Monsters Podcast" was short of fellow panelists. Thankfully, our podcast host's "Chuck Norris Was a Sith Lord" sign also listed idigcrazyflicks.com on it. It was like having his resume, but better.
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Russ fears he may have dominated the conversation since it was an unplanned situation, but Chris was great at keeping the panel flowing in the right direction. Both of these podcasters are on the, "'Aliens' is greater than 'Alien'" side of the discourse, so it was easy for them to get along...at least with each other.
As for the audience, they may have been fighting against an up and coming Ridley Scott crowd. This may have made for a successful panel because you know that means the contrarians wants to interact. Especially to express their disdain for Russ suggesting that Scott's prequels were actually good.
Inspired by this panel and a potential conversation to be had about Neil Marshall's "The Descent", our host went back to the Marshall's debut feature "Dog Soldiers". This very British, very indie movie might be the best clone of "Aliens" as an SAS unit fends off a Highland cottage from werewolves. It was a fun rewatch for Russ as he could imagine the side-by-side comparison video that could be made. If only the CatBus felt those were worthwhile YouTube videos.
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