The Alien Franchise
In this episode of The Biollywood Podcast, the Executive Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, Dr. Asha M. George, and Research Principal, J.T. O’Brien, discuss the Alien film franchise.
The Alien franchise depicts a series of deadly encounters, predominantly spanning the 21st and 24th centuries, between humanity and the Aliens. Humanity is depicted as a space-faring species with an interstellar dominion; space journeys typically last months, even years, and require the use of cryosleep. Throughout the series, characters are repeatedly manipulated and endangered by the unscrupulous megacorporation Weyland-Yutani Corp, which seeks to profit from the Aliens.
Learn more about the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense here.
Alien Franchise Ratings:
- Relevance to Commission Recs: 3/5
- Scientific Accuracy: 4/5
- Scenario Development: 5/5
- Entertainment Value: 4/5
- Success of the Imagination or Creativity: 5/5
- Shock/Surprise Value: 3/5
- Government Policy: 1/5
- Portrayal by Actors: 5/5
- Direction: 4/5
- Production: 4/5
- Overall Average Score: 3.8/5
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About the podcast
Podcasts evolve. So do viruses and other biological threats. In response, the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at Atlantic Council has taken its examination of scenarios involving biological weapons, accidents, and naturally occurring pandemics to the next level and created The Biollywood Podcast. In this podcast, we talk about biological threats and the popular culture media they appear in.
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The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of US biodefense and recommends changes to policy and law that strengthen national biodefense while optimizing biodefense resources.