Xenorama, the Podcast of Heroes and Monsters

In which X7 takes a loving look at the made for television documentary Dinosaur! from 1985. The host is Christopher Reeve , and he really is super. The doc presents the newest, most up-to-date theories and ideas at the time, and has a lot of guest appearances. It also has a lot of clips, which may be why it has never been released since 1994. Be that as it may, let's dig into it!

In which X7 reviews the surprisingly thoughtful How to Make a Monster from 1958! AIP made it almost a sequel to their "I Was a Teenage (monster)" movies, and surprisingly, it is pretty good. Let's roll!

In which X7 talks about the DePatie–Freleng Enterprises series The Super 6! It has a great theme song and a talented voice cast, and is a lot of fun! We quite enjoy the show, so let's roll!

In which X7 talks about the premiere movie and pilot for The Man From Atlantis (1977) which led to a series, eventually. Like most pilots, it takes a lot of time to explain things, and then gets on to the plot. How is it? Let's dive in!

In which X7 tells you to listen to him now and think about it later, but watch this review of Perseus the Invincible! It's one of the first adaptations of the myth, and is pretty enjoyable. Let's roll!

In which X7 reviews the Japanese version of The White Snake Enchantress (aka about four other titles)! It is a beautiful and landmark movie, the first animated feature to be released in Japan! This is a restored and subtitled version, so let's roll!

In which X7 reviews four surprisingly emotional episodes of Ultraman Mebius! They all have monsters and/or aliens we have seen before, which should surprise no one at all! New characters are introduced as well, this series just gets better and better! Let's roll!

In which X7 talks about one of the most influential (at the time, and for a decade later, at least) issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland, the all Japanese monster issue, #114! X7 has had five copies of it in his life, even! Yeah, we know. Let's roll!

In which X7 reviews the funny Mexican movie, The Ship of Monsters (1960)! It is a monster-comedy-musical, and is pretty darn funny, overall! We highly recommend it! Let's roll!

In which X7 runs down the final four episodes of the most excellent Speed Racer cartoon! Sure, the US dub does not let us know it is the end of the series, but these days we sure can tell what is happening! Drop that checkered flag and let's roll!

In which X7 reviews the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), the pilot movie for the television series! It is pretty good overall, despite some silly humor here and there. It is easy to see why it became a series, which was sort of successful. Let's blast off!

In which X7 has a rather non-fannish take on 1988's Dragons Forever, or perhaps, Days of our Dragons Forever, a very soapy courtroom drama that has some excellent fight scenes sprinkled in it. Does it deserve classic status? Let us know in the comments! Let's roll!

In which X7 about a lesser known cartoon, at least in the US, Panda and the Magic Serpen t. The Japanese release was in 1958, and will be discussed in exactly one week! Stay tuned to see the differences! Let's roll!

In which X7 gets a little too excited about seeing a cameo by his favorite Ultra Monster, Sea Bozu in an episode of the great Ultraman Mebius series! The Crying Monster is kinda cute, though! Let's roll!

In which X7 reviews a nearly fifty year old magazine with ONE article he seems to still be quite salty about! Space Wars was a magazine designed to part Star Wars hungry kids from their money, and it worked on X7. Find out how by watching! Let's roll!

In which X7 reviews a beautiful cartoon from Ireland, T he Secret of Kells ! It was released in 2009, and is quite moving and fun. The humor is also there, and there is a bit of action and darkness. Go figure. We highly recommend it! Let's roll!

In which X7 reviews the next four episodes of Speed Racer, 45-48! This is the penultimate review of the Speed Racer series for our podcast, and three out of the four episodes are pretty darn great. Drop the checkered flag, let's roll!

In which X7 reviews the third Three Fantastic Supermen movie, Three Fantastic Supermen in the Jungle! We don't think this is the actual translation of the movie's title, but look that up on your own. It is pretty good, but... Let's roll!

In which X7 talks about seven sort of Irish themed songs, or at least they all have a green tinge to them! Why, he might even play a song today! Let's rock and roll! Don't miss Charlie's cameo!

In which we have another four episodes of Ultraman Mebius to review, and they are all winners! X7 manages to not over explain the episodes, even! Let's roll!

In which X7 upgrades his original The Adventures of Superman (1942) book review! It is full of all kinds of fun intersections now, but you will have to watch it all to find out! Up, up, and away!

In which X7 explores the hybrid Russian-US movie, Battle Beyond the Sun (from 1959/1962)! It is pretty interesting, and worth a viewing or two! See if there is an actual battle in the movie! Let's lift off!

In which X7 reviews five, count 'em, five, episodes of Speed Racer! Four out of five of them are a lot of fun, and one is a remake of a better earlier episode. You will have to watch and find out which episode it is! Drop the flag, let's roll!

In which X7 swims into the depths of The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955)! It is a rather sleazy and low-budget production, but it is fair tolerable. Let's dive in!

In which X7 discusses Bruce Lee's directorial debut, Way of the Dragon ! It is pretty darn good, overall, and had he lived, he would have made even better movies! Great fights are present throughout the movie as well! Bruce > Chuck! Let's roll!