Just copying and pasting what I commented on the youtube video:
This was an excelent episode. I just turned 35 and I've been in love with Alien and Predator from an early age, so I can relate to a lot of what you guys said. I totally agree with the argument about how interacting with a community of fans is a big part of our fandom, and since I don't really have any friends that are crazy about theses franchises like me, this forum has became a big part of my fandom, and I love coming here to discuss with all of you after a tiring work day.
The EU is also very important to me. From the Predator side of things, I remember when all I had was P1 and P2, so the comics helped me enjoy more of this universe.
And I totally get what Aaron said about feeling more sympathetic to Dalas and Hicks now as adults, when we start getting responsibilities we didn't really want to have but are forced to due to work. I hope it's not the same with most of you but I don't really love my work, I don't hate it either but I surely don't love it, so I totally get that. And ALien and Predator have always remained this safe place to me after all these years, even if the reasons that I come to this safe place have changed.
And about toxicity, what Adam said about even if you dislike something, someone else probably like it, and we can all agree to disagree without turning our discussion into something that stops being fun and starts being disrespectful. That hits close to how I try to behave, and I always try to understand and respect someone with a different opinion about a fictional universe. We're all here to have fun and because we love these franchises, after all.
