Godzillavangelists

The Godzillavangelists emerge during this dark and smoggy time to talk about  Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster AKA Godzilla vs. Hedorah . Funnily enough, times are bad enough that we almost cherish the idea of being dissolved by Hedorah's acid. We are joined by special guest EdAtlin to talk Hedorah's taste in music, eye laser placement, and parties that start in black and white until someone plays mu...

Sam and Joanna rejoin Ryan to talk about a beloved, long-running science fiction series: Star Wars. Hold your tomatoes. We have one or two interesting things to say. Coming around the end of the month is our first official episode back! Send your Godzilla and Star Wars thoughts for future recordings. Godzillavangelists is a satirical, critical work not affiliated or endorsed by Toho, Legendary Pic...

What better treatment for this dark time than talking about giant monsters and card games? Ryan and returning guest Will talk about the new Godzilla/MTG crossover in nerdy detail as the first baby steps of the Godzillavangelists' return. Another minisode with Sam and Joanna is coming very soon, and a new real episode is on the way after that! Godzillavangelists is a satirical, critical work not af...

The Godzillavangelists really stick their neck out this time, when they go to bat against the fandom and defend  Son of Godzilla ! Or at least, Ryan does, while Sam has a love affair with a striped shed and Joanna questions Godzilla's parenting techniques. Ryan's own sister Lauren visits the podcast to share some childhood memories and organize a slash-and-burn offense to protect Minya's honor. If...

For years, Godzilla '98 has been buried by Ryan, hoping never that the Godzillavangelists would have to speak its cursed name. But when G98 arises from its tomb, our holy duty is to watch and mock its wacky ass.  Mackenzie Marlowe joins the Godzillavangelists to marvel at one of the greatest bad movies of all time. Meet lovable characters such as the sexless worm scientist, the pathetic incompeten...

After five years of waiting, expectation, worries, and stupid online arguments, Godzilla: King of the Monsters is finally here! Is it a worthy addition to the Godzillvangelist movement? You'll have to listen to find out! Plus, we talk global warming, Bear McCreary's score, and what Ryan may or may not whisper in Sam's ear every night.  Next episode, we really, truly, actually, finally cover Godzil...

Legendary's MonsterVerse has become the heart of the fandom, but it's also a world apart from classic Godzilla. Watch in horror as this box office titans turns the Godzillavangelists world upside down! Sam defends the movie! Ryan complains about everything! What in Godzilla's name is happening? Game artist and designer Marcus Meler joins them and Joanna to guide their hand through this new CGI-fil...

When Netflix released the Godzilla anime trilogy, the response was horrendous. But has time been kind to these unusual entries in G-history? Well... no. But that one scene where Ghidorah cuts somebody's head off is pretty cool! Ryan, Sam, and Joanna roll up their sleeves and finish off the Godzilla anime trilogy. Greg Jones is also there to clean up our mess. But you know, not in a gross way. Next...

Although cast apart from coast to coast, nothing can halt the might of the Godzillavangelists! In anticipation of their next big episode, Ryan, Joanna, and Sam reunite to recap their adventure in Godzillavangelizing so far. There's lots of embarrassing dubbing in there. Godzillavangelists is a satirical, critical work not affiliated or endorsed by Toho, Legendary Pictures, or anyone behind the God...

After a long, long hibernation, the prehistoric monster known as Godzillavangelists emerges! It turns its many heads to the 1964 monster mash,  Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster , and the whole earth quakes in terror! Or maybe they're just running to Ghidorah's one-woman show.  Our guest this episode is Todd G. Levin, puppeteer and filmmaker, and, for once, a fellow fan of the Godzilla series! Cue...

Today, our faithful Godzillavangelists turn their attention to Mothra vs. Godzilla (AKA Godzilla vs. The Thing). Like a glitzy night on the town, things start out enchantingly enough, but end up with a frustrating, sticky white mess. Blech. Guest star Melinda West of Sugar Rum Tantrum joins them to talk about Godzilla's inner traumas and to play some songs, including a beautiful cover of Sacred Sp...

Extra! Extra! Toho announces crazy and vague plans for Godzilla's future! Local podcast speculates wildly and complains like jaded fanboys!  While Mothra vs. Godzilla finally rolls down the pipeline, Ryan invites guest Matt Charles of Geek Stew to talk about Toho's recent announcements. Start petitioning your city for that giant Godzilla head now.  Godzillavangelists is a satirical, critical work...

Fandom meets fandom when Sam's love of James Bond clashes with Ryan's unbridled Godzilla passion. Things will get embarrassingly geeky as the guys compare movies, ask who would win in a fight, and even do a dumb little improv. Order your martinis shaken, not stirred, and with a healthy dose of radiation poisoning medicine, while you're at it. Godzillavangelists is a satirical, critical work not af...

Film history is full of lost versions of famous movies, often discarded in their time but reinstated later to restore the director's intent. Blade Runner, Spartacus, Little Shop of Horrors... and of course, King Kong vs. Godzilla. Joanna, Sam, and Ryan chew through the little-seen Japanese version of the movie, finding it delectably clever but with hints of making no damn sense. Also: the Godzilla...

From the depths of the ocean springs a brand spankin' new Godzilla movie, his debut in the animated world: Godzilla Planet of the Monsters! So of course we'll cover it in a timely fashion and not get to it almost two months later! Wait... Still, this movie causes debate even now, so we slice it open and look at the guts with our special guest, filmmaker and animator Greg Jones. Did you hate it or...

There are some conflicts that just have a momentous, lasting impact on our culture. Brown v. Board of Education. Apple vs. Microsoft. And of course, King Kong vs. Godzilla.  Old pal and Geek Stew host Matthew Charles comes aboard for a rambling talk on Ryan's first Godzilla movie, but the Godzillavangelists just want to cut poor drunken King Kong a break. Let the poor guy swim home and take a show...

Who was your first crush? A celebrity? A classmate? For Ryan, it was Mothra's twin fairies, and so he's dragged Sam and Joanna to the front row seats for this episode's viewing of Mothra. Actor and improviser Charlotte Spangler joins the Godzillavangelists on their journey through the incredibly bizarre world of paper-mache chickens and Japanese interpretations of Christianity. Is Jesus Christ a 6...

Ryan introduces the Godzillavangelists' little mission project: minisodes! This time, he's going to walk you through the clean and simple way to watch, or even collect, all the Godzilla movies. Then he might ramble on about the minor theatrical differences of Godzilla vs. The Cosmic Monster for a while. Godzillavangelists is a satirical, critical work not affiliated or endorsed by Toho, Legendary...

Join Ryan, Sam, and Joanna, for their viewing of Rodan, a gritty depiction of a postwar Japan mining town, suddenly struck by the devastation of a serial killer. Or maybe it's just a big ugly bug. That a bigger, uglier bird is eating. Old pal Will Levinger joins the Godzillavangelists as a guest as they begin their short deviation from Godzilla and meet his flying friend, Rodan. Will the power of...

In the course of watching Godzilla Raids Again, Joanna, Sam, and Ryan discover that the movie hides incredible gems of wisdom. Sadly, these are completely impenetrable to anyone except fish scouting pilots. Joined by guests Ed Baker and Sandra Cheng, the Godzillavangelists tackle the incredibly bizarre American adaption of the first (and quite possibly the weakest) Godzilla sequel.  Next episode f...

Take one science fiction classic, remove biting message, stir in bored Hollywood actor. Mix well, serve as Godzilla, King of The Monsters . Ryan, Sam, and Joanna poke holes in this American version of the first Godzilla movie while undoubtedly falling in love with that charismatic, Cairo-obsessed curmudgeon, Steve Martin. (No, not that Steve Martin.) Godzillavangelists is a satirical, critical wor...

Ryan introduces Sam and Joanna to their first Godzilla movie and boy, is it depressing! Experience the highs and lows of the 1954 original Godzilla, including very handsome sailors, overdramatic radio operators, and the single greatest miniature fire truck of all time. Godzillavangelists is a satirical, critical work not affiliated or endorsed by Toho, Legendary Pictures, or anyone behind the Godz...

Ryan, a lifelong fan of the Japanese Godzilla movies, persuades his two friends Joanna and Sam to watch the entire series with him. As they prepare to sit down for the first movie, they talk about past experiences with Godzilla and discover the existence of an adorable yet traumatizing marble composition notebook. Godzillavangelists is a satirical, critical work not affiliated or endorsed by Toho,...