Xenorama, the Podcast of Heroes and Monsters

In which X7 conquers his techno-fear and gets yesterday's episode uploaded! Huzzah! Ahem. He also talks about the first Starman/Super Giant movie, Atomic Rulers of the World , AKA Atomic Rulers. It was an interesting experiment, and will be repeated in the future, now that he knows a bit more. The movie is great fun, and full of action. We all want a Globe Meter!

In which X7 discusses the very interesting comic book adaptation of one of his favorite movies, Reptilicus ! That is Dirch Passer singing the great song "Tillicus" at the opening. Once we get a copy of the Blu Ray we will be re-reviewing of the movie, and that is no lie! So we will talk about how Reptisaurus showed up, and even had a family. All in nine issues!

In which X7 does his best not to sing along with these seven great songs! It mostly works, so let's give it up for his self-control on this occasion! There are a few funny stories about a very young X7 who knew nothing about the Beatles or Sweet. He did learn they made some amazing music though. Let's get ready to rock and roll!

In which X7 talks about the 11th episode of the first season, called The Search. It features the main cast and Enik, with only Grumpy and Alice as the dino-stars. Oh, and Spot makes a fleeting appearance. He probably got eaten. Again. A very nice family oriented episode, and we get to learn more about the Altrusians. Only six episodes left!

In which X7 looks at the 1990 movie ⁠ Captain America ⁠ . It has a great cast and a for the price, decent script. The music is perfectly of the time frame, and one can see all the earmarks of those endless action movies from 1985-1995. It is certainly not the worst adaptation of a comic book character, that's for sure. The Blu Ray from Shout! Factory was very reasonably priced, and the movie w...

In which X7 reviews a the first book about Superman- from 1942! This is the third video review we have done, and aside from some light issues, we think it is the best one yet! The book is a cracking good read, though remember it is a novel from 1942, and was written for a young audience. Some suspension of disbelief is needed. We got our copy at ⁠ThriftBooks⁠ , we recommend them. It is a wonderful...

In which X7 talks about the final broadcast episode of ⁠ The Herculoids ⁠ . What a run this show had, and it is too bad that we didn't get a second season of all the HB superhero shows. We are grateful for the ones we got, though. Listen as X7 talks about what Gravite might be used for, and why the Metal Apes looked great. Go, Herculoids, go!

In which X7 reviews his favorite Ray Harryhausen black and white movie (well, tied with Beast from 20,000 Fathoms) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Came_from_Beneath_the_Sea! This 1955 classic is about a giant octopus wrecking havoc while searching for food. It likes humans now! The effects are marvelous, even if the characters, aside from Faith Domergue are pretty stock people. Octopus are so sma...

In which X7 discusses the first dinosaur book he ever saw, The Wonderful Egg , by Dahlov Ipcar . He had been looking for this book for many years, and finally found it! It is a lovely and charming book from 1958, so of course, the science is not quite up-to-date as it would be, but it is a lovely book. The art is great and her writing is pitch perfect. The book is available many places, so go get...

In which X7 reviews seven rockin' tunes. Today happens to have five songs from the 80s, which is kinda rare. Three out of the seven are well known, and the other four should be! One of the songs a young agent danced to at Pogo's on The Hill. Ah, the memories!

In which X7 reviews the tenth episode of Land of the Lost, the title of which is based on the play (and many movies) The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939). Cha-Ka comes to dinner, and Holly spills her Chanel Noir perfume on her jacket. This causes all kinds of interesting things to happen, including Grumpy following her around. Turns out he has loves the perfume!

In which X7 remembers when he first saw Destroy All Planets (1968). He was a young agent in prehistoric Fossil Bed, and the movie was on a school night. Getting to stay up late made the viewing even more special. No wonder he loves the movie to this very day! VIras is a very cool monster, and actually one of the smartest alien invaders that shows up in movies.

In which X7 talks about the success and failings of this third episode of ⁠ Batman: Caped Crusader ⁠ . You may notice some pictures, yes we have a video! However, it is a first try so please be kind to our fearless host. The content is pretty great! And guess what? You can see the thing on X7's YouTube channel! That darn Catwoman stole all the other video content! Add that to the list of her c...

In which X7 reviews the penultimate episode of the 1967 Herculoids, and also tries out a new recording studio. It sounds like it works pretty well. We may even try a *gasp* video recording to see about getting this podcast onto YouTube. Maybe, someday. Not soon of course. Be that as it may, let us know if we should try some video recording in the comments!

In which X7 reviews one of the most awesome martial arts movies of all time- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_the_Flying_Guillotine (1976). It has the One-Armed Boxer (Jimmy Wang Yu) take on a blind Ching monk, who can use a deadly weapon! This movie has it all, a wide variety of martial arts, revenge, and a tournament. It is available everywhere, so go watch it now!

In which X7 gives an overview of the first volume of Future Quest . This is DC's great 12 issue limited series bringing most (but not all) of the Hanna-Barbera Super TV Heroes together. They have to defend the Earth from the terrible menace of Omnikron, which will devour all life on the planet if not stopped! These six issues bring all the principles together, but we will have to wait until th...

In which X7 presents seven songs from a wide variety of artists. There is a theme song as well, which is amazingly cool. Two of the songs were introduced to X7 by friends of the show, and he thanks them! Enjoy, and let's rock and roll!

In which X7 reviews episode 09 of The Land of The Lost, where Rick Marshall gets thrown into "The Hole" aka The Pit of the Sleestak God. He meets a new friend, S'Latch, a throwback Sleestak, who was born with the knowledge of the Universe. We learn a lot more about the Sleestak, which makes this one fascinating episode! We also find out that an Allosaurus fragilis can use their arms...

In which X7 talks about the space opera where aliens takeover a space station. No, not that one, but The Green Slime (1968). This is an Italian-United States-Japanese production, and it shows. X7 first read about it through a reprint article in Famous Monsters #129, from October of 1976. He would not see the movie until at least a decade later, if not clean into the 90s. It is pretty amazing to wa...

In which X7 tries not to humblebrag because he knew who the villain was in this episode right away. The blessings and curses of reading comic books for half a century, right? Be that as it may, this is a good episode again, but we could use a little more humor. Don't make us quote Bat-Mite, you know we will!

In which X7 reviews the 16th episode of The Herculoids! Once again, these are two action-packed episodes, guaranteed to make you think the world of Amzot might be in danger. In fact, Zandor himself may perish if Dorno can't finish his mission in time! All this and more ponderings, thoughts and proof that X7 thinks way too much about this cartoon!

In which X7 reviews a wonderful book about fanzines created during the dawn of the Japanese movie fandom. These infrequently published magazines were a treasure trove of Godzilla and Godzilla-related goodness for us starving for such things. We never got enough of it back then, and this book has preserved the early issues of Japanese Giants and the Japanese Giants Fan Letter. It is great! Purchase...

In which X7 reviews the very first episode of Batman: Caped Crusader . There is a lot to like here, and hopefully it will sustain this. Now, all ten episodes have been released on Amazon Prime, but we here at Xenorama will be reviewing the rest of the season on every Tuesday. There are only 10 episodes, so this will be fun! See us here next Tuesday, same Bat Time, Same Bat podcast!

In which X7 talks about seven different songs, and shares what he has learned. It is pretty darn interesting, I'll tell you what! He really wants to use The Green Slime poster for the thumbnail, but alas, we told him no. He will be reviewing the movie sooner or later, and can use it then. We found a suitable picture to use, we think. The poll today sure will be interesting!

In which X7 watches a titanic Tyrannosaurus rex called Grumpy attempt to bite an electrified Pylon in the 8th episode of Land of the Lost, Skylons ! It does not go well for him! There are plenty of Saturday morning video effects going on, but the story is so engaging the viewer accepts it easily. It is just one more mystery of this lost land, though this time it is pretty easily solved. Info on Co...