HeyJaredCastle Bravo: A Godzillaverse Retrospective
Siblings Derek and Charlotte present the history of the largest cinematic universe. Learn how a bunch of loosely collected sci-fi films came together around Godzilla to create a monster of a franchise.
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Episode X1 - Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965) (opens the original)
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It's EXTREMYL not a Godzilla movie. We begin our sidebar into (echoey voice effect) SEASON X to cover the Gamera series with the 1965 black and white original Gamera, the Giant Monster. Gamera is, famously, the most enduring of Godzilla's knockoff competitors, and we'll be looking at how Gamera grew up in the shadow of the Bigger G, and whether or not it ever comes to stand fully beside him. No guests this week or for a while, as Season X is a purely Derek and Charlotte affair! Social Media Dere
Bonus Episode - Season X and the State of the Show (opens the original)
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With major scheduling conflicts tying up recording on the next 5 episodes (the Netflix trilogy, King of the Monsters, and Godzilla Vs Kong) we're hitting the "break glass in case of emergency" in order to keep the show on the rails. Listen in for a candid discussion between the two of us about our plans for the show going a bit off the rails, and how embracing a knockoff may be able to save us. Social Media Derek on Bluesky - @derekvandyke.bsky.social Charlotte on Bluesky - @dollblood.garde
Episode 47 - Kong: Skull Island (2017) (opens the original)
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It's... not even a Godzilla movie? Okay, hold that thought until the credits are done rolling. Following in the footsteps of Legendary's Godzilla reboot, King Kong returns to the scene with his own Vietnam War era reimagining intended to prep the stage for a future crossover. And cross over they very much would... but not yet. We're joined this week once again by podcaster and frequent collaborator Case Aiken from Certain Point of View. We've appeared on his shows Men of Steel, Another Pass, and
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