Episode 49: The Magic Serpent (feat. Damon Noyes)

Published: Sept. 23, 2021, 3:55 a.m.

b"Hi, kaiju lovers. This is MIFV\\u2019s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA. You might be wondering why I\\u2019m writing the shownotes for this episode. I had to prep it for the podcast feed instead of Nate, because\\u2026well, Nate\\u2019s not terrestrial anymore. He had a great discussion with MIFV MAX member Damon Noyes, who sponsored this episode on the 1966 Toei tokusatsu fantasy film, The Magic Serpent. Hell, even I liked the film because, as they pointed out, it\\u2019s basically Star Wars. It\\u2019s based on a Japanese folk tale and features characters\\u2014like Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru\\u2014that Naruto fans would be familiar with. Not to mention kaiju fans would love the weirdo giant toad and the dragon the hero and villain transform into during the climax. The broadcast was riddled with MST3K-style riffs that compared the film to Lord of the Rings, a classic Budweiser commercial, and a game show (because Jiraiya fights killer doors).\\nBefore the broadcast, Miss Perkins\\u2014better known as Galaxy Pink Ranger Karone Khaymanlee\\u2014visited the KIJU studio to tell Nate she\\u2019d broken the Board\\u2019s influence on her. Then at end, Nate had to read some Board propaganda pertaining to the late Gary\\u2026and he just couldn\\u2019t do it\\u2026.\\nHere\\u2019s the IMDB page for Maxie, the film Damon is in.\\nListen to Nathan Marchand and Travis Alexander\\u2019s spinoff podcast, The Henshin Men, on Redcircle.\\nThis episode\\u2019s prologue and epilogue, \\u201cContract Violations,\\u201d was written by Nathan Marchand with Damon Noyes.\\xa0\\nGuest stars:\\nCeleste Mora as Miss Perkins/Karone\\nAdditional music:\\n\\u201cLet\\u2019s Rocket!\\u201d (Remix) by Johnnybeeog\\nSound effects sourced from Freesound.org.\\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; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, and Elijah Thomas! Thanks for your support!\\nYou, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!\\nCheck out MIFV MAX #4 to learn how you can help make Episode 50\\u2014MIFV\\u2019s second anniversary special\\u2014possible!\\nBuy official MIFV merch on TeePublic!\\nThis episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors. (Screw them!)\\nTimestamps:\\nPrologue: 0:00-1:13\\nIntro: 1:13-8:00\\nMain Discussion: 8:00-1:24:45\\nListener Feedback & Housekeeping: 1:24:45-1:37:09\\nEpilogue & Outro : 1:37:09-end\\nPodcast Social Media:\\nTwitter\\nFacebook\\nInstagram\\nFollow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy\\nFollow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (Again, screw them!)\\nFollow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam\\nFollow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1\\nFollow The Henshin Men Podcast on Twitter: @HenshinMenPod\\nwww.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com\\n#JimmyFromNASALives \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 #MonsterIslandFilmVault\\n\\xa9 2021 Moonlighting Ninjas Media\\nBibliography/Further Reading:\\nBeacham, Emma. \\u201cThe Tale of Gallant Jiraiya: The Story That Inspired Naruto's Legendary Sannin.\\u201d (Comic Book Resources).\\n\\u201cJiraiya\\u201d (Wikipedia)\\nLanka, Logan. \\u201cThe Tale Of The Gallant Jiraiya (Original Folklore) \\u2013 From Edo Period.\\u201d (Way of the Ninja).\\nLeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982.\\n\\u201cMagic Serpent\\u201d (1966) (Wikizilla)\\n\\u201cThe Gallant Jiraiya.\\u201d (Web Archive).\\n\\u201cThe Magic Serpent\\u201d (IMDB)\\n\\u201cThe Magic Serpent\\u201d (Wikipedia)"