G-Force: A Kaiju Podcast

Andrew, Nick, and Brendan begin the second half of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth with issues 13-16! Plus something Andrew's been anticipating for years, how this second half feels more like another sequel series, Anguirus's ball maneuver, and much more! Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (1:58) Issue 13 - (6:08) Issue 14 - (22:30) Issue 15 - (32:25) Issue 16 - (39:44) Final Thoughts - (55:43) Listener Feedback & Where to Find Us - (1:00:27) Ultraman: Rising - (1:05:16) Sign Off - (1:05:35) h...

06-25

01:08:35

Nick, Andrew, Ike, and Brendan finally get to talk about Ultraman for the first time with 2001's Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact! Plus how great Baltan is, why this film makes Nick emotional, how this movie rights some wrongs, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (1:25) Our History with Ultraman - (4:49) Story & Human Characters - (10:42) Monsters & Special Effects - (32:32) Score - (1:02:13) MVP - (1:06:50) Final Thoughts - (1:09:34) Where to Find Us - (1:15:05) Sign ...

06-11

01:19:03

Join Andrew, Nick, and Brendan as they finish the first half of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth with issues 9-12! Plus the coolest idea humanity's ever come up with, some of the monsters that Matt Frank is really, really good at drawing, an alien that seemed chill but turned out to not be chill, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (2:09) Issue 9 - (7:20) Issue 10 - (24:17) Issues 11 & 12 - (30:18) Final Thoughts - (47:29) Where to Find Us - (50:39) Random Number Generator - (51:10) Sig...

05-25

55:29

Nick, Andrew, Ike, and Elphie gather to discuss their first impressions of the latest MonsterVerse film, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire! Plus the film's original monsters, the Junkie XL theory, what we hope comes next, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Our Expectations - (1:43) The Discussion - (7:35) Final Thoughts - (1:42:10) Listener Feedback & Where to Find Us - (1:45:23) Sign Off - (1:49:31) Tiger Drop Films (Ike's YouTube Channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCng0uLj2dFs...

05-02

01:54:33

Andrew, Nick, and Brendan continue their journey through Godzilla: Rulers of Earth with issues 5-8! Plus Godzilla: Minus One's Oscar win, the truth about Titanosaurus, and the mysterious appearance of Jet Jaguar! Introductions - (0:00) Godzilla's Oscar Win - (1:21) Rulers of Earth, 5-8 & Synopsis - (5:35) Issue 5 - (10:55) Issues 6 & 7 - (25:18) Issue 8 - (42:08) Final Thoughts - (51:38) Godzilla x Kong & Where to Find Us - (54:22) Sign Off - (56:04) https://twitter.co...

03-28

58:54

Nick, Andrew, James, and Ike discuss the first Showa Godzilla film on this podcast in over two years, 1972's Godzilla vs. Gigan! Plus the stock footage (of course), Haruo Nakajima's final performance as Godzilla, the Nebulans' dream logic plans, and much more! Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (1:38) Opening Thoughts - (4:32) Story & Characters - (10:10) Monsters & Special Effects - (40:06) Score - (1:16:39) MVP - (1:22:28) Final Thoughts - (1:24:19) Listener Feedback & Where to ...

03-19

01:39:11

Andrew, Nick, and Brendan begin their journey through the fan favorite comic book, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, by discussing the first four issues! Plus the incredible art by Matt Frank and Jeff Zornow, how this comic sets itself apart from its two predecessors, the unusual monster roster, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Our History With Rulers of Earth - (1:30) A Brief History of IDW's Ongoing Godzilla Comics - (5:26) Synopsis - (17:35) Issues 1 & 2 - (22:03) Issue 3 - (38:31) Issue 4 -...

03-06

01:08:38

Welcome to season 4! Join Nick, Andrew, James, and Ike as they discuss their first impressions of the brand new Godzilla film, Godzilla: Minus One! Plus the movie's box office records and award nominations, whether or not this movie was overhyped, and how Minus One is similar to... Godzilla vs. Megaguirus?! Introductions - (0:00) The Film's Success - (2:42) Our Expectations - (5:38) The Discussion - (11:04) Final Thoughts - (1:20:01) Next Time... - (1:23:23) Listener Feedback & Where to ...

02-17

01:30:16

Nick, Elphie, and newcomer Chase gather to discuss 2008's Cloverfield for Halloween/season 3's finale! Plus how Clover influenced subsequent western monster designs, the film's connection to 9/11, whether or not more found footage kaiju films can work, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Introducing Chase - (0:31) Cloverfield & Synopsis - (1:10) Cast List - (5:27) The Discussion - (5:48) Score - (57:38) MVP - (59:45) James, Brendan, & Parker's Thoughts - (1:01:38) Final Thoughts - (1:16...

10-31

01:22:41

Andrew, Nick, and Parker gather to discuss Dark Horse's sequel comic to Gamera: Guardian of the Universe! Plus the human characters' strange names, why this comic isn't what we expected it to be, the point it becomes a true Gamera story, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (1:38) The Discussion - (5:57) Final Thoughts - (41:49) Next Time… - (45:41) Listener Feedback & Where to Find Us - (46:20) Sign Off - (50:18) https://twitter.com/gforcekaijupod https://www.instagram.com/gfor...

10-24

53:28

Nick, Andrew, James, and Brendan form the Megazord to take on 2017's Power Rangers! Plus something that's really cool and frustrating at the same time, Jason Scott's bizarre music listening habits, how Angel Grove is similar to Springfield, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (1:09) Opening Thoughts - (5:35) Story & Characters - (8:28) Monsters, Mechs, & Special Effects - (1:12:38) Score - (1:39:26) Stray Thoughts - (1:50:45) MVP - (1:54:40) Final Thoughts - (1:56:39) Random ...

10-12

02:08:11

Join Andrew, Nick, and Brendan as they discuss the 2013 five-issue comic book mini-series, Godzilla: The Half-Century War! Plus the monster that's really cool every time it appears in anything other than its own movie, how this comic tells us who Mothra is as a character without actually saying it, how Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin are the true villains of the story, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (2:46) The Discussion - (8:04) Final Thoughts - (41:05) Random Number Generator ...

09-28

54:48

Season 3 continues as Nick, Andrew, and Elphie discuss 1958's Varan, as well as its American cut, Varan the Unbelievable! Plus whether or not Varan is truly unbelievable, Elphie battling both Andrew and Nick on two separate topics, an extremely bored scientist, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (1:57) Opening Thoughts - (7:35) Story & Characters - (11:10) Monsters & Special Effects - (35:00) Score - (1:08:27) Stray Thoughts - (1:17:13) MVP - (1:24:12) Final Thoughts - (1:27...

09-21

01:45:26

Andrew, Nick, and James morph into action to discuss 2022’s five-issue comic book mini-series, Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! Plus how the Power Rangers TV series came to be, the importance of how one writes dialogue for an ensemble, how this crossover respects the power of both Godzilla and the Megazord, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Our History with Power Rangers/The Origin of Power Rangers - (1:52) Synopsis - (11:52) The Discussion - (16:38) Final Thoughts - (44:09) Ran...

09-05

01:06:24

Nick, Andrew, Ike, and Elphie get together to kick off season 3! Hear them discuss 1999's Godzilla 2000, plus the Japanese cut vs. the US cut, the battle for Miyasaka's soul, one of the best human villains in the franchise, and much more! But especially the Japanese cut vs. the US cut... Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (1:29) Opening Thoughts - (6:20) Story & Characters - (14:36) Monsters & Special Effects - (1:06:31) Score - (2:21:42) Stray Thoughts - (2:39:57) MVP - (2:49:17) Fin...