We have just uploaded the 118th episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! Corporal Hicks, RidgeTop, Voodoo Magic and Xenomorphine reconvene for this retrospective episode on Predator 2 to discuss the film as it reaches the huge milestone 30th anniversary!
We discuss the first time we ever saw Predator 2 and if our opinions have changed over the years, whether or not the film’s comedic nature works for it, how much Hicks hate the tan and mustard costuming, we try to tackle the dates around the Alien skull, and plenty more!
We discuss a couple of Predator 2 related that we’ve published on Alien vs. Predator Galaxy. You can find our article on the Lost Predator ship here, our look at how Predator: Concrete Jungle inspired Predator 2 here, and what happened to Anna’s cameo here.
At one point we also bring up the Predator-like film that Kevin Peter Hall did prior to Predator, but never circle back around to it for confirmation. It was indeed Without Warning.
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Of course the Government knew about it! Why did Keyes get a Government job? Honestly I enjoyed both of these elements in P2, Busey is epic 90's and so were Government conspiracies.
Thanks a bunch XH! Much appreciated!
I was really looking forward to something similar in "The Predator" (2018), but unfortunately that movie played it like a parody.
Amen 🙏
I also like the idea of Predators having a more complex society with codes of honor and rules for their hunts. It gives the Predators depth as characters. But I'm equally happy with the historical sequences in AVP, where the Predators sort of acted as stewards of human development so they could visit at intervals and have better hunting on Earth.
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Leading his people against the heresy of Crabators.
What does it make you - Predator Moses ?
I have fond memories of getting Predator 2 on DVD as a child when we were on holiday in the Isle of Wight. I was only 11 or 12 but my parents knew I was infatuated with Alien so caved! The cover art rocked. And the film itself isn't bad at all. I feel it's quite a unique entry into the wider mythos. Its neither glaringly bad or insanely good; in retrospect, it probably took the Predator franchise exactly where it needed to go.
You knew you weren't getting Arnie back before you went in, and nothing in the film damaged what the first one set out. You can't say that about a lot of the Alien sequels which what makes Predator 2 so inoffensive in my opinion.
My mom told me his name. Of course it was not Jerry. Later, she spoke about Jerry and what happened this 1997 summer.( Because .... Remember ...... It was 1997. It's why I am almost 24.). I learned about that story 10 years ago I was 14 ... Almost. She told me what she saw. What happened. This thing killing her colleagues
And the subway. But I never realy trusted her For me ,mom , Leona , has always been a little bite " special "
I can't say crazy .... After all , she is my mom
Is my name Clemens to know that ?
As much as I miss the boyfriend/husband footage from the finished film, it is pretty inconsequential to the narrative. She's human, humans have sex and make babies. It doesn't really matter who it was with.
Sure, he felt something for her. Protectiveness over his partner. It doesn't have to be sexual.
And this. She'd known Jerry barely a week?
Then who ? I mean, yeah, we know Leona was supposed to have a husband but we don't see him in the final movie at all. And Jerry definetly felt something towards her
Oh, I never watch video ones (sorry). That's why I said almost
I see what we're doing here. Counting a complaint with another complaint...hmmm...
I just never get where that comes from. Is there some sexual tension I'm missing here?
It really is one of the most important scenes in the franchise. So damn much implied in that one scene.
I know it's supposed to be in there, but I just can't remember it. I'm due a re-read of the entire trilogy when I can get to it.
Glad you enjoyed.
It says 2 issue mini-series there. Wonder if that was a mistake or actual intention. Given the circumstances with Marvel and Dark Horse, I feel like now would be a bad a time to talk to try to talk to Warner or Stradley. Be worth remembering to go to them about the timeline of that development some more.
Haha. We didn't have too many old interviews to go from during prep, but the Starburst one was a pretty good one. If Starbust would like to sponsor the show...
Are they even still around?
We love our swearing, but the YouTube algorithm was like:
"You know, you boys really ought to cut down."
One of the Starburst Magazine writers happened to be old friends with Stephen, predating Hopkins rise in Hollywood. So Starburst got all the good Predator 2 scoops!
aka The Poor-Mans 'Starlog'
Someone must have shares...
Awesome share brother!
We also know some of Joel Silver's team and the actual Thomas Brothers had meetings with Dark Horse in the Summer? of 1989 with at least Mark Verheiden, so that's why there's a mystery!
As for the origin of the AVP concept, it is definitively the idea of Dark Horse Comics' Chris Warner.
Dark Horse first took the idea to Fox for approval and then set out to create the comics starting in late 1989 in Dark Horse Presents. I will have to research to find when it was first publicly announced for certain, though I did find this solicitation copy from AMAZING HEROES #170 - published in August 1989.
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I always assumed that Jerry was father of Leona's child too