Earth Destruction Directive – Two True Freaks

THE POWER IS ON! Get ready for the new big screen adventure of a team of Teenagers With Attitude by revisiting the original! Chris “Hair Metal Hero” and I look back into hallowed antiquity — the mid-90s — and take a look at Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie! It’s [...]

“You’re a good buncha boys to die with!” Welcome to Skull Island, surrounded on all sides by a perpetual storm system, and unexplored by man… until now. Of course, there’s bound to be a few unexpected things on there, so watch your step… this episode is a quick reaction to [...]

With continuing service to Dreamland! But don’t worry, YOU, gentle listener, will not be fatigued as you listen to Earth Destruction Directive cover not one, but TWO episodes of the classic series Ultraman! Featuring the monster Gavadon, born from a child’s drawing! (No, seriously!) And also featuring the return of [...]

When it doubt, blame it on a Space Monster! This time on Earth Destruction Directive, it’s a Showa Showdown, Heisei Style as Godzilla fights his evil cosmic twin in Godzilla vs Space Godzilla! This one has it all from Yakuza thugs to SD Little G to a GATTAI SHIFT ON [...]

Once more into the fray this holiday season, as it’s Power Rangers and Earth Destruction Directive, which are as much a part of the season as cookies and milk! When King Mondo uses his Bias Blaster to make the Rangers look down on their fellow man, will the Holiday Festival [...]

Trapped in a world they never made! This time out on Earth Destruction Directive, we are taking a look at IDW’s 2014 miniseries, Godzilla: Cataclysm! After the Kaiju Wars, humanity eeks out an existence amongst the ruins. But when the monsters return after being gone for decades, what chance do [...]

The King Of Monsters has returned, but like you have never seen him before! On the big screen in the US for a limited engagement, it is SHIN GODZILLA! Does this new Godzilla stand up to the screen legend who has dominated the genre for 60-plus years? Download and find [...]

It’s The Big Five-Oh! Earth Destruction Directive hits a major milestone in this, the FIFTIETH EPISODE! And what better way to celebrate than by watching one of the most beloved daikaiju films of all time, Rodan! When strange goings on start happening in a deep underground mine, the malevolent culprit [...]

From outta nowhere! On this installment of Earth Destruction Directive, we’re covering the modern throwdown between monster and machine, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla! Did we need a third version of Mechagodzilla? The answer will surprise you — download and find out why! Then over in Marvel’s Godzilla #5, it’s a monster [...]

It’s Showa action on the big screen! And in riffed form, too! It’s Rifftrax Live: Mothra, and Earth Destruction Directive is there! Is it worth your time to check out this 1961 science fiction classic on the big screen? Download and find out! Featuring my brother Jason’s comments as well! [...]

It’s an epic monster event as Earth Destruction Directive is joined by the Beware Of Monsters podcast! Guests Christopher Ouellette and Jeremy Robinson join Luke to discuss the 2006 Korean monster hit The Host! It’s an in-depth examination of one of the most well regarded and successful monster films of [...]

I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen giant starfish! On this episode of Earth Destruction Directive, it’s downright PANDALIRIUM as we have two episodes of Ultraman front and center! First, Pestar, fire-breathing echinoderm, makes landfall and proceeds to heat things up for the Science Patrol! Then Gamakujira, half-frog, half-whale, half-monster (…?) [...]

A podcast with no wars and more importantly NO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS! This time on Earth Destruction Directive we’re taking a look at a film that some might consider a little odd, Gamera vs Guiron! Although I am not sure what one would consider odd about a film where two prepubescent [...]

No one can stop us now! The frogs are on the loose! It’s DX Gaiden time once again (…*sigh*) as Jason Jaconetti and Dr. Bill Robinson join in the fun as we discuss the third and final film of the “TBS Trilogy,” Frogs! It’s a classic of the eco-horror genre [...]

That trick never works! This time out on Earth Destruction Directive, we’re talking about the only monster in the Toho library who would theoretically give Rocky The Flying Squirrel a for his money, Varan! It’s a monster on the loose in the greatest, throw-backiest tradition as we go on a [...]

Paul Spataro, Bill Robinson, Scott Gardner, Alan Middleton, Chris Tyler, Luke Jaconetti and Gene Hendricks spend a few minutes with you sharing their thoughts about the loss of a great person. We’ve lost Shawn Engel, who has been a good friend to all of us. http://www.smithandkernke.com/obituary/Shawn-Engel/Edmond-OK/1571833

Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not an imaginary story! You are in fact seeing Godzilla, King Of The Monsters, in a Marvel comic book! And I will be your guide through this titanic first issue, as Big G decides he has had enough of flattening Japan for the time [...]

It’s time to fight the monsters! As the air gets crisper, the leaves start to turn, and the football gets more intense, what better way to celebrate the coming of Autumn than with Ultraman battling a pair of monster bent on destruction? First it’s the Ruffian From Outer Space, as [...]

There’s eggs on the menu today! This time out on Earth Destruction Directive, a monster egg plays a big role in one of the true classics of the daikaiju genre, Mothra vs Godzilla AKA Godzilla vs The Thing! When a giant egg washes ashore in Japan, things go from bad [...]

It’s time to get Great! Well, at least moderately Great on this episode of Earth Destruction Directive! It’s a special DX All-Comics episode as we tackle the Harvey Comics Ultraman miniseries! When Gudis returns to menace the Earth again, Jack Shindo must reunite with Ultraman (Great) to save the day! [...]

When other, better podcasters (namely Andrew Leyland and Tom Panarese) come up with a solid idea for a show, Earth Destruction Directive will be there to glom onto it and do our own version of it! You liked all of those American and British TV themes? Well here’s 11 Japanese [...]

Send in the clowns? No, launch in the giant robot with more weapons than an army! This time on Earth Destruction Directive, we’re back in the 1990s as the mechanized might of man flexes it’s artificial-diamond plated muscles in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla! G-Force has built a robotic double of Big [...]

Is it just something in your head? Will you believe it when you’re dead?! This time out on Earth Destruction Directive, it’s DX Gaiden time (uh… okay…) as we look at the old school aliens-loose-on-the-space-station epic, The Green Slime! And joining me for this journey into the future which looks [...]

“It eats meat!” And this time out on Earth Destruction Directive, that’s not just a general statement, as we take a look at 1979’s The Last Dinosaur, starring Richard Boone, Joan Van Ark, and one really big, really mean Tyrannosaurus Rex! “We” is also not just a general statement either, [...]

It’s time for everyone’s favorite variety concert act, as this month on Earth Destruction Directive, we play “That’s Familiar!” We kick things off with not one, but TWO episodes of Ultraman which feature monsters who even the not-so-discerning critic will most likely recognize: Gabora (he’s got four legs, scales on [...]