Wax Episodic | Obsessive TV Talk with Jason Cabassi – Details, episodes & analysis

Are you more excited for a show that takes place in the Alien universe, or a new Noah Hawley show? For us it’s both. To get ready for Alien: Earth (premiering August 12), we’re going back to the beginning, to the iconic 1979 sci-fi horror classic, Alien! Transmission incoming.  Alien: Earth trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbsiKjVAV28  Next up: The blockbuster 1986 Alien follow-up, James Cameron’s Aliens. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com.  Or check out our Alien: Earth Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica. Check out all our other shows at podcastica.com.  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi  Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who are we? What is this? What’s going on here?! Short answer: We’re gonna be podcasting on some great TV shows, the ones you’re still thinking about when they’re over, and want someone to talk to about. Long answer: See podcast.  Next up: The iconic 1979 sci-fi thriller that started it all, Alien! Let us know your thoughts. You can email or send a voice message to transmission@podcastica.com.  Or check out our Alien: Earth Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica. Check out all our other shows at podcastica.com.  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi  Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So much fun to revisit one of the most classic sci-fi action movies ever. We’re starting to think these creatures might be dangerous, btw. Join Randy and Jason for some in-depth appreciation before we move on to the new stuff! Links: Alien: Earth trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbsiKjVAV28  Abstract for Archmaester Rennie’s article "Negotiating the Vietnam War Through Permeable Genre Borders: Aliens as Vietnam War Film, Platoon as Horror Film.": https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=LxLSuWAAAAAJ&citation_for_view=LxLSuWAAAAAJ:Y0pCki6q_DkC Next up: Alien: Earth S1E1&2 “Neverland” & “Mr. October”! Let us know your thoughts. You can email or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com.  Or check out our Alien: Earth Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica. Come join us at the Alien: Earth Facebook Group by Podcastica: https://facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica  Check out all our other shows at podcastica.com.  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi  Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can’t lie, we’re excited for Pluribus, the upcoming series created by Breaking Bad showrunner Vince Gilligan. I (Jason) am equally thrilled to be covering that on this podcast after Alien: Earth, with my former Walking Dead ‘Cast co-host of 10 years, Karen! Happiness is contagious. Join us in this quick episode for a rundown on everything we know so far about this series, plus some speculation on what it’s going to be about.  Links: Official Pluribus teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbsiKjVAV28  Our tonge-in-cheek Pluribus teaser video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MgHamaN_-Oc Next up: Alien: Earth S1E1&2 “Neverland” & “Mr. October”! Let us know your thoughts. You can email or send a voice message to talk@podcastica.com.  Or check out our Alien: Earth Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica. Come join us at the Alien: Earth Facebook Group by Podcastica: https://facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica  Check out all our other shows at podcastica.com.  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi  Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The wait is over — Alien: Earth has landed, and Noah Hawley’s first two episodes deliver everything we hoped for: suspense, grotesque alien terrors, strange new lifeforms, and a sharp look at how unchecked corporate ambition could shape our future — in a series that (at least so far) feels both classic and brand new. Join Jason, Randy, and Kara as we dig into “Neverland” and “Mr. October.” Links: Brain interface used to edit YouTube video — paralyzed Neuralink patient also uses AI to narrate with his own voice: https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/wearable-tech/brain-interface-used-to-edit-youtube-video-paralyzed-neuralink-patient-also-uses-ai-to-narrate-with-his-own-voice?utm_source=chatgpt.com  Next up: Alien: Earth S1E3 “Metamorphosis”. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to transmissions@podcastica.com.  Or check out our Alien: Earth Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica. Check out all our other shows at podcastica.com.  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi  Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bro! Did you see this episode?! Dude, it was creepy as f#$k! But seriously, we’re loving the dynamism of this show. It’s at times funny, disturbing, thrilling, thought-provoking, beautiful, and massively grody. And this episode delivered on all fronts, bro! Join Randy and Jason to talk it out. Next up: Alien: Earth S1E4 “Observation”. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to transmissions@podcastica.com.  Or check out our Alien: Earth Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica. Check out all our other shows at podcastica.com.  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi  Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Such a mix of tones in this action-packed episode, at times simultaneously sad, sweet, disturbing, funny, and horrific. We were down with it and we’re very much looking forward to the finale next week. Listen in as we talk it out. ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re looking at covering either Severance or Fallout next while we wait for the Pluribus premiere. Want to help us choose which one? Join our Podcastica FB group at facebook.com/groups/podcastica and look for the poll. Next up: Alien: Earth S1E8 “The Real Monsters”. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to transmissions@podcastica.com.  Or check out our Alien: Earth Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica. Check out all our other shows at podcastica.com.  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi  Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Digging our podcast? A quick, free, and easy way to show support and help bump us up in the charts is to give us a rating or a review: On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wax-episodic-alien-earth/id1824392797 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sA66ySwVRIsdzBBdriEGV?si=87f36cd30cc54dc5  Or just search for “Wax Episodic” wherever you get podcasts.  Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deepening questions of loyalty, identity, and morality this week, and also toxic fly barf.   Links: • The Pandominion parallel earths books Jason mentioned: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/series/m-r-carey/the-pandominion/ Next up: Alien: Earth S1E7 “Emergence”. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to transmissions@podcastica.com.  Or check out our Alien: Earth Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica. Check out all our other shows at podcastica.com.  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi  Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Digging our podcast? A quick, free, and easy way to show support and help bump us up in the charts is to give us a rating or a review: On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wax-episodic-alien-earth/id1824392797 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sA66ySwVRIsdzBBdriEGV?si=87f36cd30cc54dc5  Or just search for “Wax Episodic” wherever you get podcasts.  Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blech!!!! Ewwwwwwwww!!!  Digging our podcast? A quick, free, and easy way to show support and help bump us up in the charts is to give us a rating or a review: On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wax-episodic-alien-earth/id1824392797 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sA66ySwVRIsdzBBdriEGV?si=87f36cd30cc54dc5  Or just search for “Wax Episodic” wherever you get podcasts.  Thank you! Links: Alien: Isolation Digital Series - Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wafu9S8Mjas&t=189s  Next up: Alien: Earth S1E6 “The Fly”. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to transmissions@podcastica.com.  Or check out our Alien: Earth Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica. Check out all our other shows at podcastica.com.  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi  Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quieter episode, but filled with fascinating angles to think about and explore, entertaining character dynamics, and most of all, rising tension on all fronts. This thing is clearly headed towards a major clusterf&@ck... Kara and Jason are happy to be joined this ep by Alien aficionado Archmaester Renny! Links: Control/AI — Help prevent the development of AI super intelligence: https://controlai.com/take-action/usa   Video — What happens if AI just keeps getting smarter? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=104&v=0bnxF9YfyFI&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fcontrolai.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjMsMzY4NDIsMjg2NjY Digging our podcast? A quick, free, and easy way to show support and help bump us up in the charts is to give us a rating or a review: • On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wax-episodic-alien-earth/id1824392797 • On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sA66ySwVRIsdzBBdriEGV?si=87f36cd30cc54dc5  • Or just search for “Wax Episodic” wherever you get podcasts.  Thank you! Next up: Alien: Earth S1E5 “In Space, No One...”. Let us know your thoughts! You can email or send a voice message to transmissions@podcastica.com.  Or check out our Alien: Earth Facebook group, where we put up comment posts for each episode, at facebook.com/groups/alienearthpodcastica. Check out all our other shows at podcastica.com.  Show support and get ad-free episodes and a bunch of other cool stuff: patreon.com/jasoncabassi  Or go to buymeacoffee.com/cabassi for a one-time donation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices