Crew Expendable

Crew Expendable

A journey through the ever-expanding universe of the Alien media franchise hosted by two xenodorks.

Episodes

March 21, 2023 89 min

Part 3 of our trip through the original 1988 Aliens comic series from Dark Horse Comics, covering issues 5 and 6.


"We thought it shared our thirst for podcasts. We led it to Earth in the mistaken belief it might want to help us."

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Part 2of our trip through the original 1988 Aliens comic series from Dark Horse Comics, covering issues 3 and 4.

"The Podcasts will continue. Don't be afraid of the government, be afraid of me."

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Part 1 of our trip through the original 1988 Aliens comic series from Dark Horse Comics, covering issues 1 and 2.

"I'm a geneticist, Corporal, but it doesn't require a podcaster to see a pattern in this self-destructive behavior."

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February 21, 2023 71 min

*Spoilers for Marvel's Alien: Icarus issues 1-5*

"Do you ever access your podcast archives? The teachings of David are in there."


Catch up on our discussions of this comic series:

  1. Issue 1
  2. Issue 2
  3. Issue 3
  4. Issue 4
  5. Issue 5
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February 13, 2023 60 min

*Spoilers for Marvel's Alien: Icarus issues 1-5*

"I'm cleaning grit and blood out of the podcast's hair."


Catch up on our discussions of this comic series:

  1. Issue 1
  2. Issue 2
  3. Issue 3
  4. Issue 4
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January 23, 2023 60 min

*Spoilers for Marvel's Alien: Icarus issues 1-4*

Things are going absolutely wild on Tobler-9 and this series continues to be awesome.
"The podcast must've been carrying some sort of alien protein."


Catch up on our discussions of this comic series:

  1. Issue 1
  2. Issue 2
  3. Issue 3
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January 9, 2023 120 min

The 'Fire And Stone' saga continues to be insane. This time, under the Aliens: Fire And Stone banner, the story picks up with Hadley's Hope being overrun with xenomorphs and ends before Prometheus: Fire And Stone begins.

"What the heck is down there? Did the podcast eat somebody? Will it eat me?"

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December 19, 2022 43 min

"Sprinkles to Podcast! Blitzen's down, I need help!"

Watch The Predator Holiday Special on YouTube
And check out some
behind the scenes stuff on AvP Galaxy

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December 6, 2022 65 min

*Spoilers for Marvel's Alien: Icarus issues 1-3*
It's time for issue 3 of the Icarus storyline, a comic book series that just keeps getting better.

"You the kind of gearhead that has all a podcast's parts?"

CATCH US BOTH ON THE FLOCK PODCAST

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We discuss Marvel's Aliens: Aftermath, a comic released 35 years after Aliens (and set 35 years after the events of Aliens).

"In case of mission failure, Podcast Zero can be found on Sublevel F"

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November 14, 2022 142 min

Environmental Systems Engineer Caryssa joins Hallstrom and Rohrbacher to discuss the undeniably excellent film Aliens.

"They mostly podcast at night. Mostly."

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October 25, 2022 62 min

*Spoilers for Marvel's Alien: Icarus issues 1 and 2*
The second part of the Icarus storyline is here and Hallstrom and Rohrbacher haven't read it yet - so they do that on the podcast and commentate on it in real time! Read along! 

"Holy piss. It's podcasters."

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October 18, 2022 95 min

We read Mike Richardson and Jim Sommerville's 1992 comic Aliens: Newt's Tale from Dark Horse Comics.

"Look at him!. He's half-dead after playing kissface with a lobster and all he can worry about is his podcast."

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In this episode, we're discussing the Tim Lebbon novel Alien: Out Of The Shadows, as well as the Audible original audio drama adaptation directed by Dirk Maggs

"Level 4, lingerie, footwear, monsters and podcasts."

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Part 2 of our discussion of the Alien: Isolation novelization by Keith R.A DeCandido, we recap Amanda Ripley's experiences on Sevastopol Station

"That podcast out there, Ripley, you can't beat it. You just can't." 

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For part 1 of our discussion of the Alien: Isolation novelization by Keith R.A DeCandido, we dig in deep on Amanda Ripley's past, learning more details about her, and Ellen Ripley, than the game reveals. 

“I know why you’re working in the region where she went missing. You’re still podcasting, aren’t you?” 

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September 13, 2022 64 min

"According to our intel, the disaster on Tobler-9 started in their Podcast Division"

USCSS PODCAST Location: In Orbit Above TOBLER-9

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"But they don't know about the podcast! They could be in danger right now."

USCSS PODCAST Location: Just outside the ZETA II RETICULI System

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August 22, 2022 93 min

Content warning: Mentions of rape and sexual actions as they pertain to the Alien creatures, design, and proposed plot elements of earlier script drafts.  

Mother, I've turned the podcast back on! Mother!

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In space, no one can hear you podcast

USCSS PODCAST Location: In Orbit Above LV-426

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