A podcast seeking entertainment and enlightenment through tokusatsu. Origin Story: After vacationing on the Monsterland Resort, professional writer/raging nerd Nathan Marchand got a job as the curator of the Vault containing the films about Monster Island’s many kaiju residents. Now he and his intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA (who miraculously survived the infamous War in Space), record a bi-weekly podcast critically and academically examining each of the films in the prestigious Vault with one to four guest hosts chosen from Monster Island’s many tourists. Philosophy: Kaiju and/or tokusatsu fans will tell you these genres are undeniably fun. What’s often missed, though, are the deeper meanings below the sensational surface. Meanings entrenched in the story’s original historical and cultural context. That’s why this podcast believes in film appreciation. What’s that? It’s studying a movie’s script, direction, cinematography, and other aspects of filmmaking. It’s learning how and why it was created since movies aren’t made in a vacuum. This is especially true with foreign films. Non-native audiences are separated by both time and culture with them...
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Special Report #3: ‘Skull Island’ (Netflix “Anime,” 2023) | Ft. The Cel Cast
Hello, Kaiju Lovers! We interrupt our regular episode schedule for a “special report” on the Skull Island “anime” from Netflix and Powerhouse Animation. (Yes, the first “special report” was an experiment and the other a gag, but work with us). Obviously, Nate calls on his animation experts, Drew and Jacob of The Cel Cast, to discuss this, well, train wreck. SPOILER WARNING: It’s the worst thing in the MonsterVerse (although, its place in that shared universe is dubious). It has maybe 1.5 good episodes out of eight. But prepare yourselves, Kaiju Lovers, for Nate to “cross the podcast streams” for the most epic “rantmaster” ever on MIFV! (Take that, Little Orphan Annie!)
Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.
Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.
Read Kaiju Ramen Magazine (https://kaijuramenmedia.com/).
We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander; Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matthew Walsh, and Jonathan Courtright! Thanks for your support!
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This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors.
Timestamps:
- Intro: 0:00-15:47
- Main Discussion: 15:47-1:42:52
- Plot: 15:47-32:20
- Style: 32:20-51:39
- Theme: 51:39-59:19
- Characters: 59:19-1:42:52
- Housekeeping & Outro: 1:42:52-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- Omni Viewer’s Skull Island episode reviews:
- Episode 1 (https://youtu.be/RXN9yhSNOLI)
- Episode 2 (https://youtu.be/G__3ni6ar14)
- Episode 3 (https://youtu.be/CUmuS3oHlug)
- Episode 4 (https://youtu.be/uRo68Tm3H3o)
- Episode 5 (https://youtu.be/ws47LHYv_X8)
- Episode 6 (https://youtu.be/nKFhm5W2ggo)
- Episode 7 (https://youtu.be/zWfsYDyI7EQ)
- Episode 8 (https://youtu.be/gKbqK0YHYk4)
- “Skull Island (Series).” Gojipedia. (https://godzilla.fandom.com/wiki/Skull_Island_(series))
- “Skull Island (TV Series).” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_Island_(TV_series))
- “Skull Island (TV Series).” Wikizilla. (https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Skull_Island_(series))
- “Western Animation / Skull Island (2023).” TV Tropes. (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/SkullIsland2023)