00:13 – Harry introduces his new podcast, An Alien in Hollywood02:11 – Robin describes Ron Shusett05:04 – How Harry met Robin07:24 – Robin breaks down the format of the first few episodes of this podcast09:01 – The genesis of the movie Alien14:47 – The progress Dan O’Bannon made on the first act of Alien15:46 – How Ron came up with the solution of how the alien gets on board17:03 – How Dan met H.R. Giger, the man who eventually worked on the design work for Alien20:15 – Ron tells the story of how Roger Corman came aboard for Alien25:36 – How Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill influenced the production of Alien27:27 – The story of how Ridley Scott came on as the director of Alien29:42 – Ron recounts moments of discouragement he felt while trying to get this movie made31:22 – Ridley Scott’s vision for Alien33:18 – Why the Giler/Hill draft of the Alien script didn’t work37:27 – The vindication Ron and Dan felt when Ridley sided with their scriptMusic by Vincent Covello and Vic MigenesArtwork by Barbara MastejListen to the full series at analieninhollywood.comListen to Harry as the host of Podcast JunkiesRead Robin's books on RobinMaxwell.comPodcast production and marketing by FullCastWebsite and Podcast Hosting by SImpleCastCLAIM=ed14f6b2e96e29db90bf079e802cb0b74edb8e1e=CLAIM