In Los Angeles, three years after an alien ship comes to Earth, humans and extraterrestrial newcomers live side by side in a city divided by fear, prejudice, and violence. When a human police detective is assigned a newcomer partner, they must learn to work together while investigating a dangerous drug ring spreading through the alien community. As the case deepens, their uneasy partnership becomes the key to exposing a larger threat.

Craig, Elisabeth and Alan talk about concepts vs execution, physical media, sour milk addiction and the movie "Alien Nation" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

• 1:10

  Craig, Elisabeth and Alan talk about this year's Comicpalooza.

• 16:46

  Craig, Elisabeth and Alan discuss "Alien Nation."

• 45:10

  Recasting

• 54:42

  Double Feature

• 58:55

  Final Thoughts

• 1:08:48

  A preview of next week's episode "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves."

An alien answers a NASA message and comes to Earth in peace, but his ship is shot down by the military. Stranded, he takes the form of a dead man and forces the man's widow to drive him to Arizona so he can meet a rescue ship. As the government hunts them down, the two form an unexpected bond.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Steve and Izzy talk about aliens on earth, road trips, Ape-ril and the movie "Starman" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

• 0:51

  Craig, Elisabeth and Steve & Izzy talk deer and Ape-ril.

• 15:35

  Craig, Elisabeth and Steve & Izzy discuss "Starman."

• 54:45

  Recasting

• 1:20:37

  Double Feature

• 1:28:59

  Final Thoughts

• 1:39:25

  A preview of next week's episode "Alien Nation."

A smart-mouthed New York cop discovers that aliens are secretly living on Earth and gets recruited into a hidden agency that keeps them under control. Paired with a stone-faced veteran, he must stop a deadly alien invader searching for a powerful object that could spark an intergalactic crisis. As he adjusts to a bizarre new world of disguises, weapons, and cosmic secrets, his first day on the job turns into a fight to save the planet.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Tami Anderson talk about immigration, galactic pugs, neurolyser damage and the movie "Men in Black" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

• 0:58

  Craig, Elisabeth and Tami Anderson talk alien encounters but with human beings.

• 7:28

  Craig, Elisabeth and Tami discuss "Men in Black."

• 52:12

  Recasting

• 1:12:59

  Double Feature

• 1:19:14

  Final Thoughts

• 1:24:19

  A preview of next week's episode "Starman."