{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Scary Thoughts #121 - Aliens (James Cameron \u2013 1986)","description":"     Alien$ made an enormous amount of money because James Cameron asked \u201cWhat if there were a lot of aliens?\u201d and \u201cWhat if there were a ton of machine guns?\u201d Answering \u201cYes, and\u201d to these bold questions guaranteed a hit in the 80s. What a time to be alive!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;   In this episode, we discuss Weyland-Yutani\u2019s corporate culture, life in the Colonial Marines, the history of Jews in Mexico and their theoretical role in space, great sci-fi industrial design, and the tyranny of Fox Studio suits.&amp;nbsp;   It looks like we\u2019re going for it with this Alien series, god help us. Though we may squeeze in a few side quests here and there. Stay tuned.       ","author_name":"Scary Thoughts","author_url":"http:\/\/scarythoughts.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33444442\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/179663792"}