We tried some new things with this episode. And it left us with six hours of audio. Yeah, I know. I've cut it down to about half that, but let us know if you prefer future episodes to be shorter and looser, or longer and more in depth. Just as long as we don't have to record for six hours again.
PART 1: THE ORIGINAL
(1:13:35)
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00:00 Opening.
01:13 Discussion of our histories with the Godzilla franchise. Noel would like to take a moment to plug Steve Ryfle's excellent book Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big-G.
04:11 Discussion of the 1954 film Gojira. For more information about the film, visit its IMDB and Wikipedia pages. The film is available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
1:02:50 Discussion of the 1958 American edit, Godzilla: The King of the Monsters. It's currently available packaged with the Gojira DVD.
1:08:18 Discussion of the 1953 film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, which was an acknowledged influence on both the original and the remake. For more information, visit its IMDB and Wikipedia pages. The film is currently on a double-feature DVD with Them (which Noel highly recommends).
4 comments:
Just listened to pt.1 last night and OMG I WANT TO SEE MELLOW GODZILLA. WITH HANDPUPPETS. AND YOU GUYS DOING THE VOICES. PUT IT ON YOUTUBE IF YOU HAVE TO.
Seriously, I could not stop laughing throughout the whole thing. (Which was kind of bad because I was listening very late at night and nearly woke up my whole family.) Can't wait for pts. 2 & 3!
I don't know if it was your intention, but you've really made me want to watch the original Gojira now. I've never seen a godzilla film in my life, I must admit, and I had no idea there was so much interesting historical context to go along with the rubber suits.
Looking forward to the next parts!
princessstarr,
I was seriously debating whether or not to cut the Mellow Godzilla since we were still running long, but I'm glad I didn't. Don't know about filming a version. I'll think about it.
Chairman Wow,
Glad to hear you're interested in checking the original out. It's a little rough around the edges, but people forget it had a lot to say from a very unique and personal perspective. Hope you enjoy it.
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