Episode 39: The Drifters vs. 'Gamera vs. Viras' (feat. Jack 'GMan' Hudgens and J.R. Villers)

Published: April 28, 2021, 7 a.m.

b'Hello, kaiju lovers!\\nIn the first of a double-whammy of \\u201cYear of Gamera\\u201d episodes that continue to chip away at Nate\\u2019s sanity, today\\u2019s movie is 1968\\u2019s Gamera vs. Viras. Nate is joined by returning guest (and Jimmy From NASA nemesis) Jack \\u201cGMan\\u201d Hudgens and Jack\\u2019s friend J.R. Villers from The Drift Space podcast to discuss this outlandish but imaginative kaiju flick. It\\u2019s near and dear (haha!) to Jimmy\\u2019s heart because, believe it or not, it dramatizes an exciting chapter of his childhood. Yes, MIFV\\u2019s intrepid producer is one of the precocious \\u201cKennys\\u201d! In order to survive, Nate makes many Star Trek references/comparisons and several puns. The discussion also includes talk about hentai (don\\u2019t ask) and how the Rocky films stole the Gamera series\\u2019 formula\\u2014and it includes Sly Stallone impersonations. The Toku Topic is the Scout Association of Japan since the Gamera kids in this\\u2014again, including Jimmy\\u2014are both Boy Scouts.\\nSound effects sourced from Freesound.org.\\nThe Drift Space on Podchaser.The \\u201cDeferential Wrath of a Rusting Markalite Cannon\\u201d Substack.\\nWe\\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!\\nYou, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!\\nThis episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.\\nTimestamps:Intro: 0:00-7:54Entertaining Info Dump: 7:54-16:06Toku Talk: 16:06-59:21Ad: 59:21-59:59Toku Topic: 59:59-1:22:52Listener Feedback, Housekeeping, & Outro: 1:22:52-end\\nPodcast Social Media:TwitterFacebookInstagram\\nFollow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmyFollow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBODFollow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeamFollow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1\\nwww.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com\\n#JimmyFromNASALives \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 #MonsterIslandFilmVault\\n\\xa9 2021 Moonlighting Ninjas Media\\nBibliography/Further Reading:\\nFlower, James. \\u201cA Guide to English Language Gamera.\\u201d (Arrow Video Gamera: The Complete Collection)\\nGalbraith IV, Stuart. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992.\\nGamera: The Complete Collection, Disc Three Special Features.\\nGamera vs. Viras Commentary by Carl Craig and Jim Cirronella (Arrow Video\\u2019s Gamera: The Complete Collection)\\n\\u201cHistorical Boys\\u2019 Uniforms \\u2013 Japanese Boy Scouts\\u201d\\nLeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982.\\nMacias, Patrick. \\u201cA History of Gamera: Gamera vs. Barugon\\u201d (Arrow Video\\u2019s Gamera: The Complete Collection).\\nMilner, David. \\u201cInterview with Noriaki Yuasa\\u201d (Arrow Video\\u2019s Gamera: The Complete Collection).\\nScout Association of Japan (official English language website)\\n\\u201cScout Association of Japan\\u201d (ScoutWiki)\\n\\u201cScout Association of Japan\\u201d (Wikipedia)\\n\\u201cScout Oaths, Promises, Mottos, and Slogans \\u2013 Japan\\u201d (U.S. Scouting Service Project)\\n\\u201cViras\\u201d (Wikizilla)\\n\\u201cVirasians\\u201d (Wikizilla)\\nWiki Articles on Gamera vs. Viras\\nIMDB\\nGojipedia\\nWikipedia\\nWikizilla'