Marvel’s Box Office Woes, ‘Alien: Earth’ Preview, and ‘Families Like Ours’

The Watch

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Tv & Film

4.5 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Chris and Andy talk about the poor performance of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ at the box office and Marvel’s continued box office woes (4:20). Then they preview ‘Alien: Earth’ and talk about where the show fits into the larger ‘Alien’ franchise (21:08) before discussing the Danish Netflix show ‘Families Like Ours’ (32:28). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Producer: Kaya McMullen Video Producer: Jon Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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