This episode, the Planet 8 crew and our honorary crew member, Lord Blood-Rah, take a trip back to the days before the internet, back when the only way we got any news about the latest sci fi films or learned about how all the great movies we loved were made, was through magazines. Yes, we had to go to the bookstore, or the liquor store, or even the smoke shop, to find the periodicals that gave us a peak at the new Star Trek movie, or that Vampirella story, or that amazing Godzilla article. They also gave us a sense of community. Through the pages of Starlog, Famous Monsters, The Monster Times, and others, we heard from people like us from all over the world, who loved the same things we did. 

We'll share some of our favorite mags from years gone by. This would be a great episode to check out on our YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@Planet8Podcast! There you can see the magazines we're talking about. We'll cover all the ones you'd imagine, and probably a bunch you may not be thinking of, or have even heard of! Hopefully, for those of you who loved back in those days before the internet, it will be a great blast from the past. And for you youngsters, it will seem like a trip to another world!

For the Sensor Sweep, we suggest you check out Lord Blood-Rah's YouTube channel, where you will find all his great programs like Captain Paxar's Star Cadet Hour! You can learn about it all by going to lordbloodrah.com. 

Karen is up to 8 episodes on her YouTube channel, Echoes from the Satellite. Most recently, she looked at the Apple TV adaptation of the Murderbot  book series. You can find it here. 

Bob shared a monster magazine from Denmark, and a great issue of Cinefantastique. He also shared a book called Fantastic Monsters of the Films, which reprints all of the magazines by the same name, by Bob Burns and Paul Blaisdell. Convention tickets are now on sale for Godzillafest. You can go to Godzillafest.com to buy tickets and get more information. 

Larry shared a new favorite figure, a Marvel legends Rom the Spaceknight. He also just got a Lancelot Link DVD set - so you can guess what we may be talking about soon! 

We may have to do another episode on magazines! Be sure to let us know about your favorites.

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