Godzilla Roundtable

On this episode, the gang discuss the last of the initial seven Showa Gamera films, Gamera vs Zigra! They discuss why they feel this is the worst of the films so far, the blatant advertising for Sea World, and Gamera playing his own theme song.

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On this episode the gang discuss the Heisei debuts of Mechagodzilla and Rodan in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II! They discuss how they felt about the changes to Mechagodzilla, bringing back the concept of a son of Godzilla, and why the title for the movie makes no sense.

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On this episode the gang discuss the 1970 film, Gamera vs Jiger! They get into why the Showa era of Gamera is starting to feel stale despite the film's higher budget, the history behind Expo '70 that's featured in the film, and why the little sister looks so angry.

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On the 20th episode of the show, the gang discuss Mothra's triumphant return to the Heisei era in Godzilla vs Mothra (1992) aka Godzilla & Mothra: The Battle For The Earth! They discuss how they feel about the film's Indiana Jones influence, environmentalism messaging, and why Miki is just a GPS.

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On this episode the gang are joined by their first guest for the Gamera Roundtable, Turtle Prick to discuss the 1969 film, Gamera vs Guiron! They discuss why the film looks and feels so much cheaper then before, the absolute hilarity of many many moments, and how it stacks up with a similarly child-focused Godzilla film from the same year, All Monsters Attack.

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On this episode the gang are joined by a very special guest, Richard Newby of The Hollywood Reporter, to discuss the return of King Ghidorah in the aptly titled 1991 entry in the Heisei continuity, Godzilla vs King Ghidorah! They discuss how they feel about the changes made to King Ghidorah, the messy time travel sub-plot, how Japan and America's 1990s tension influenced the film, and the best character of all M-11.

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On this episode, the gang discuss the fourth Showa Gamera film, Gamera vs Viras! They discuss the film's over usage of stock footage, whether or not Viras works as a design, and the debut of the iconic Gamera song.

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On this episode the gang are once more joined by Prime Spinosaur as they discuss the 2nd film in the Heisei era, Godzilla vs Biollante! They dive into how the film explored the perils of genetic engineering years before Jurassic Park did, the emotional arc of Doctor Shirigami, and the horrible English dialogue.

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On this episode the gang cover the debut of Gamera's nemesis, 1967's Gamera vs Gyaos! They discuss why this is the one to finally click for ToN and Crash, the vast improvement of Eiichi compared to Toshio, and the weird and wonderful origins of Gyaos as a monster.

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On this episode the gang are joined by longtime friend Prime Spinosaur to ring in the Heisei era with the beloved classic, The Return of Godzilla! They discuss the film's cold war themes and settings, how it succeeds in bringing Godzilla back to its more serious roots, and the wild and confusing story behind its American re-edit, Godzilla 1985.