Episode 40: The MSTies vs. 'Gamera vs. Guiron' (feat. Luke Jaconetti and Greg Meyer)

Published: May 12, 2021, 8 p.m.

b'Hello, kaiju lovers!\\nWe\\u2019ve reached the point where the \\u201cYear of Gamera\\u201d gets even goofier\\u2014and where Nate begins to miss seeing the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes even more. He\\u2019s joined by returning guest, Earth Destruction Directive host Luke Jaconetti, and newcomer/MSTie Greg Meyer to discuss Gamera vs. Guiron. The \\u201cKennys\\u201d get more precocious and useless (Tom is dead inside). The monsters get more outlandish (Guiron is Knifehead, anyone?). And the villains get \\u2026 shapely jumpsuits? Listen as Nate, Luke, and Greg connect this movie to Chronicles of Narnia and Barbarella, among other things, and muse about their favorite riffs from the MST3K episode. Nate\\u2019s descent into madness continues.\\nThe Toku Topic is the First Traffic War in Japan. It may sound like a forgotten Transformers storyline, but it\\u2019s actually a time period when car accidents increased dramatically in the Land of the Rising Sun. Hence why Akio is obsessed with making a world \\u201cwithout wars or traffic accidents\\u201d in this movie.\\nBeforehand, Nate is visited by Jessica Shaw, his pseudo-sister clone, and she tells him she\\u2019s bringing Luke and Greg with her first tour group, who will then watch their live broadcast. Then afterward, the infamous Terran spacewomen, Flobella and Barbella, come to Earth to kidnap Gamera\\u2014but not if Monster Island\\u2019s own magical girl superheroine, Crystal Lady (aka Jessica), has anything to say about it!\\nLuke\\u2019s links:-Earth Destruction Directive on Two True Freaks-Twitter\\nGreg\\u2019s links:-Into the Speed Force-Children of the Wells (book series)\\nGuest Stars:-Sarah Marchand as Jessica Shaw/Crystal Lady-Sparkles Schreck as Flobella-Hoshiko as Barbella\\nPrologue and epilogue, \\u201cShine! Crystal Lady! Parts 1-2,\\u201d written by Nathan Marchand.\\nMusic:-\\u201cA weird thing\\u201d by Chiro-\\u201cTransformation (Sailor Moon Remix)\\u201d by Vincent Lee-\\u201cThe Aliens\\u2019 Plan\\u201d by Shunsuke Kikuchi\\nSound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including some by InspectorJ, and the Toho Foley library.\\nSpecial Crystal Lady sound effects created by J.P. Gant. Contact him for commissions on Twitter: @JPGant_UWSD.\\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:Prologue: 0:00-2:32Intro: 2:32-12:13Entertaining Info Dump: 12:13-20:04Toku Talk: 20:04-1:13:13Advertisement: 1:13:01-1:14:51Toku Topic: 1:14:51-1:35:14Listener Feedback, Housekeeping, & Outro: 1:35:42-1:53:32Epilogue: 1:53:32-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:\\n\\u201cCauses and Countermeasures for Traffic Congestion in Yangon\\u201d (Sustainable Development)\\nDiManna, Daniel. \\u201cYellow Caps and Traffic Accidents: A Tragic History Lesson.\\u201d (The Newswheel).\\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.\\nGalvan, Patrick. \\u201cInterview: Steve Ryfle: Regarding Ishiro Honda.\\u201d (Toho Kingdom).\\nGamera: The Complete Collection, Disc Three Special Features.\\nGamera vs. Guiron Commentary by David Kalat (Arrow Video\\u2019s Gamera: The Complete Collection).\\nHayahawa, Hiroshi; Fischbeck, Paul S.; Fischhoff. \\u201cTraffic accid'