Stephen’s dog talked him into watching “Predator: Badlands” and somehow it’s now our recommendation for the week! Its throwback late-’80s/early-’90s sci‑fi action feel, simple plot, balanced humor and drama, and a low-key Alien crossover element involving a Weyland-Yutani synthetic; we also talk Dan Trachtenberg’s “Prey” and an animated Predator anthology. The conversation expands into what they want to see next year and beyond around shared-universe storytelling, including Marvel Alien comics, “Aliens vs. Avengers,” the potential return of more Alien titles, and how studios chase interconnected-franchise success; they revisit Universal’s stalled “Dark Universe” after “The Mummy,” debate why it failed, and talk about future monster crossovers, plus tangents on Scrubs, classic movies, retro games, and sci‑fi properties they’d like to see revived or connected.

00:00 Insomnia and Thunder Walk
00:51 Early Morning TV Pick
01:00 Predator Badlands Hype
03:26 Why It Feels Retro
04:58 War Machine Comparison
06:11 Scrubs Revival Discovery
07:52 Alien Marvel Comics Talk
09:09 Alien Lore in Predator
09:58 Moonraker and Dad Movies
10:42 Jaws Memories
15:45 GI Joe and Moonraker Toy
17:26 Action Man and UK Toys
20:37 Shared Universes and Dark Universe
24:17 Monster Squad and MonsterVerse
26:42 Endgame Money Expectations
27:37 Reeses Pieces Origin
28:06 Atari ET Disaster
28:56 Worst Games Rant
30:01 Wii Spider Man Love
30:45 Wii Party Memories
32:01 GoldenEye Marriage Story
33:22 Co Op It Takes Two
35:10 Retro Console Setup
36:02 Favorite Classics Talk
39:19 Back To Shared Universes
42:07 Smokey Bandit Tangent
44:34 Movies You Cant Make
45:42 New Crossover Ideas
48:31 British Spy Connections
51:10 Anime Sci Fi Crossovers
52:36 Nineties Sci Fi Universe
54:07 Bye Jordan

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