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Castle Bravo: A Godzillaverse Retrospective

Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

CastleBravoPod@gmail.com

Episode 41 - Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack / GMK (2001)

<p>It&#39;s not a sequel to Godzilla vs Megaguirus! Okay, that part&#39;s more obvious than last time. Today&#39;s movie is one of the most highly regarded in the franchise, and certainly the one with the longest title (just call it GMK). It&#39;s the darkest, most mean-spirited movie in the franchise so far, rocking a totally different creative crew from anything we&#39;ve seen on a Godzilla movie before, and love it or hate it you certainly won&#39;t forget it.</p><p>We&#39;re joined this week by returning guests and fellow cohosts of Super Deluxe GamesCast, John and Brittney. Everybody&#39;s mental health is bad, but the energy we&#39;re bringing to this recording is FROGGY.</p><p><br></p><p>Social Media</p><p>Derek on Bluesky - @derekvandyke.bsky.social</p><p>Charlotte on Bluesky - @blood.doll.church</p><p>John on Bluesky - @magitekdad.bsky.social</p><p>Brit on Bluesky - @peachia.bsky.social</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 01:56:37 GMT

<p>It&#39;s not a sequel to Godzilla vs Megaguirus! Okay, that part&#39;s more obvious than last time. Today&#39;s movie is one of the most highly regarded in the franchise, and certainly the one with the longest title (just call it GMK). It&#39;s the darkest, most mean-spirited movie in the franchise so far, rocking a totally different creative crew from anything we&#39;ve seen on a Godzilla movie before, and love it or hate it you certainly won&#39;t forget it.</p><p>We&#39;re joined this week by returning guests and fellow cohosts of Super Deluxe GamesCast, John and Brittney. Everybody&#39;s mental health is bad, but the energy we&#39;re bringing to this recording is FROGGY.</p><p><br></p><p>Social Media</p><p>Derek on Bluesky - @derekvandyke.bsky.social</p><p>Charlotte on Bluesky - @blood.doll.church</p><p>John on Bluesky - @magitekdad.bsky.social</p><p>Brit on Bluesky - @peachia.bsky.social</p>

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Episode 40 - Godzilla vs Megaguirus (2000)

<p>It&#39;s not a sequel to Godzilla 2000! The often underlooked Godzilla vs Megaguirus brings over most of the creative team behind Godzilla 2000, and sure SEEMS like it should be a sequel, but it very specifically isn&#39;t! Setting the stage for a VERY strange new millennium of Godzilla, Godzilla vs Megaguirus gives us prehistoric black hole dragonflies and inexplicable flooding of Tokyo 1. Polish paleontologists will never stop haunting us.</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by our first guest of the season: journalist Eric Switzer, editor and producer over at TheGamer. We asked him what it felt like to wait literal years to get to talk about this movie, and all we got was nervous laughter.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Social Media</p> <p>Derek on Bluesky - @derekvandyke.bsky.social</p> <p>Charlotte on Bluesky - @blood.doll.church</p> <p>Eric on Bluesky - @epicswitzer.bsky.social</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:22:50 GMT

<p>It&#39;s not a sequel to Godzilla 2000! The often underlooked Godzilla vs Megaguirus brings over most of the creative team behind Godzilla 2000, and sure SEEMS like it should be a sequel, but it very specifically isn&#39;t! Setting the stage for a VERY strange new millennium of Godzilla, Godzilla vs Megaguirus gives us prehistoric black hole dragonflies and inexplicable flooding of Tokyo 1. Polish paleontologists will never stop haunting us.</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by our first guest of the season: journalist Eric Switzer, editor and producer over at TheGamer. We asked him what it felt like to wait literal years to get to talk about this movie, and all we got was nervous laughter.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Social Media</p> <p>Derek on Bluesky - @derekvandyke.bsky.social</p> <p>Charlotte on Bluesky - @blood.doll.church</p> <p>Eric on Bluesky - @epicswitzer.bsky.social</p>

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Episode 39 - Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)

<p>WELCOME BACK TO LIZARD CHURCH! Derek and Charlotte return after a healthy absence to kick off a new season of Castle Bravo. We had almost as much of a break as Godzilla himself, who was put back to work ASAP after the backlash to TriStar's first American Godzilla film. Godzilla 2000, released in 1999 (because what do numbers mean), received a huge western marketing push and a rare theatrical release. How does this edgy reboot of an edgy reboot fare?</p> <p>Episodes in Season Four will be coming more sporadically as we work around our own increasingly chaotic schedules, but we're officially back in business, baybeeeeeee!</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 01:16:17 GMT

<p>WELCOME BACK TO LIZARD CHURCH! Derek and Charlotte return after a healthy absence to kick off a new season of Castle Bravo. We had almost as much of a break as Godzilla himself, who was put back to work ASAP after the backlash to TriStar's first American Godzilla film. Godzilla 2000, released in 1999 (because what do numbers mean), received a huge western marketing push and a rare theatrical release. How does this edgy reboot of an edgy reboot fare?</p> <p>Episodes in Season Four will be coming more sporadically as we work around our own increasingly chaotic schedules, but we're officially back in business, baybeeeeeee!</p>

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Episode 38 - Godzilla (1998)

<p>The season three finale is here as we tackle one of the most infamous blockbusters of the 90s. It has loomed over our heads for several episodes, languishing in development hell, but the 1998 Tristar Godzilla is finally here. Hollywood Disaster Film magnates Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich bring their crew from Stargate and Independence Day to bring audiences a movie almost as big as its marketing deals were. It&#39;s the movie that forced a rapid course correction from Toho, but is it finally time to give the original American Godzilla a second chance?</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by two guests. First, former SDGC cohost and former Paused for Popcorn host Jeff Meier. Second, and returning once again, Case Aiken from the Certain Point of View network.</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:59:25 GMT

<p>The season three finale is here as we tackle one of the most infamous blockbusters of the 90s. It has loomed over our heads for several episodes, languishing in development hell, but the 1998 Tristar Godzilla is finally here. Hollywood Disaster Film magnates Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich bring their crew from Stargate and Independence Day to bring audiences a movie almost as big as its marketing deals were. It&#39;s the movie that forced a rapid course correction from Toho, but is it finally time to give the original American Godzilla a second chance?</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by two guests. First, former SDGC cohost and former Paused for Popcorn host Jeff Meier. Second, and returning once again, Case Aiken from the Certain Point of View network.</p>

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Episode 37 - Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998)

<p>We&#39;re back with Matt and Jayson one last time as we bring Mothra&#39;s 90s movie trilogy to a close. It&#39;s a movie that was unfairly kept from western audiences for an unreasonably long time, especially when you consider just how good this final entry retroactively makes the entire Rebirth of Mothra trilogy. Moths are good, actually.</p> <p>Yes, we have technically broken our continuity slightly, as a certain movie did finally release months before Rebirth of Mothra 3. Derek thought it would fit better to finish the trilogy before turning to the elephant (or iguana) in the room.</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT

<p>We&#39;re back with Matt and Jayson one last time as we bring Mothra&#39;s 90s movie trilogy to a close. It&#39;s a movie that was unfairly kept from western audiences for an unreasonably long time, especially when you consider just how good this final entry retroactively makes the entire Rebirth of Mothra trilogy. Moths are good, actually.</p> <p>Yes, we have technically broken our continuity slightly, as a certain movie did finally release months before Rebirth of Mothra 3. Derek thought it would fit better to finish the trilogy before turning to the elephant (or iguana) in the room.</p>

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Episode 36 - Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997)

<p>Mothra&#39;s standalone film series continues as our baby boy Leo fights an aquatic jet plane dragon that is also a starfish parasite factory that is also an ancient garbage disposal created by Not-Atlantis. A furby pees on people. Leo turns into an underwater X-wing. It&#39;s a weird movie, but more than that, it&#39;s a movie that feels like it was shotgunned through an edit bay so it could be over with already.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We&#39;re joined once again by JaysonDoesMusic and Matt Storm, returning from our Rebirth of Mothra episode, and bless them for pulling through this entire sub trilogy with us.</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:20:15 GMT

<p>Mothra&#39;s standalone film series continues as our baby boy Leo fights an aquatic jet plane dragon that is also a starfish parasite factory that is also an ancient garbage disposal created by Not-Atlantis. A furby pees on people. Leo turns into an underwater X-wing. It&#39;s a weird movie, but more than that, it&#39;s a movie that feels like it was shotgunned through an edit bay so it could be over with already.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We&#39;re joined once again by JaysonDoesMusic and Matt Storm, returning from our Rebirth of Mothra episode, and bless them for pulling through this entire sub trilogy with us.</p>

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Episode 35 - Rebirth of Mothra (1996)

<p>Godzilla is dead and signed over to Hollywood, but Toho still needs to make money, so they dusted off some old script ideas and set to make Mothra a solo star again. The first of a trilogy aimed much more squarely at kids and families, Rebirth of Mothra is often overlooked but not lacking in charm. Come for Mothra and a goth Ghidorah doing fighting game special moves, stay for an evil camp fairy icon.</p> <p>We’re joined this week by two guests. First, returning from an earlier episode, Matt Storm from the CPOV network! Secondly, appearing for the first time, Jayson of JaysonDoesMusic! The two of them will be sticking with us for the entire Rebirth of Mothra trilogy, joining us at the altar of Belvera. </p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:00:00 GMT

<p>Godzilla is dead and signed over to Hollywood, but Toho still needs to make money, so they dusted off some old script ideas and set to make Mothra a solo star again. The first of a trilogy aimed much more squarely at kids and families, Rebirth of Mothra is often overlooked but not lacking in charm. Come for Mothra and a goth Ghidorah doing fighting game special moves, stay for an evil camp fairy icon.</p> <p>We’re joined this week by two guests. First, returning from an earlier episode, Matt Storm from the CPOV network! Secondly, appearing for the first time, Jayson of JaysonDoesMusic! The two of them will be sticking with us for the entire Rebirth of Mothra trilogy, joining us at the altar of Belvera. </p>

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Episode 34 - Godzilla vs Destoroyah (1995)

<p>It&#39;s the end of an era, the end of several careers, and the end of more than a couple lives (not all of them fictional) as the Heisei period of Godzilla movies draws to a close. One of the most beloved entries in the franchise, Godzilla vs Destoroyah ties the end to the beginning by centering the legacy of the Oxygen Destroyer, Dr Serizawa, and the Yamane family. Also, Crab Satan. Crab Satan is pretty cool.</p> <p>For the first time, we&#39;re joined this week by not one but TWO guests (both returning from previous episodes): Godzilla megafan and SDGC cohost Justin aka Roboplato, and CPOV podcaster Case Aiken. The energy is so good.</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT

<p>It&#39;s the end of an era, the end of several careers, and the end of more than a couple lives (not all of them fictional) as the Heisei period of Godzilla movies draws to a close. One of the most beloved entries in the franchise, Godzilla vs Destoroyah ties the end to the beginning by centering the legacy of the Oxygen Destroyer, Dr Serizawa, and the Yamane family. Also, Crab Satan. Crab Satan is pretty cool.</p> <p>For the first time, we&#39;re joined this week by not one but TWO guests (both returning from previous episodes): Godzilla megafan and SDGC cohost Justin aka Roboplato, and CPOV podcaster Case Aiken. The energy is so good.</p>

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Episode 33 - Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla (1994)

<p>And so we&#39;re back! From outer space! It&#39;s a moment we have been dreading as the Heisei era finally loses the plot. Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla is a fun spectacle, and basically an early Dragonball Z arc in Godzilla form, but it&#39;s a case study in how good filmmaking can&#39;t overcome basic structural script problems. Derek does a script rewrite live even, a Castle Bravo first (and hopefully a Castle Bravo last).</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by podcaster, PR man, and fellow SDGC host Matthew Finneman. The timeline of these movies is getting a little too self-referential for newbies to keep up, but Finn is always ready to fire off a zinger.</p> <p>This episode was recorded close to two months before publish date, but due to personal tragedy (mentioned at the beginning of the episode) it sat in the vault for a while before we could return to the show.</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT

<p>And so we&#39;re back! From outer space! It&#39;s a moment we have been dreading as the Heisei era finally loses the plot. Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla is a fun spectacle, and basically an early Dragonball Z arc in Godzilla form, but it&#39;s a case study in how good filmmaking can&#39;t overcome basic structural script problems. Derek does a script rewrite live even, a Castle Bravo first (and hopefully a Castle Bravo last).</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by podcaster, PR man, and fellow SDGC host Matthew Finneman. The timeline of these movies is getting a little too self-referential for newbies to keep up, but Finn is always ready to fire off a zinger.</p> <p>This episode was recorded close to two months before publish date, but due to personal tragedy (mentioned at the beginning of the episode) it sat in the vault for a while before we could return to the show.</p>

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Episode 32 - Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II (1993)

<p>No, it&#39;s not a sequel to Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla. This entry in the Heisei era is the most interested in continuity so far, the most jam-packed with returning monsters, and the least thematically interesting (in that there is no real theme to speak of). But it&#39;s big, flashy, and fun, and they managed to make some version of Minilla that doesn&#39;t make me physically ill, so that&#39;s gotta be worth some points.</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by writer and journalist Ryan Easby. Like several of our guests this season, Ryan is coming to the Heisei era of Godzilla without a ton of history with the Japanese films... and getting absolutely blindsided in the process.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p>Ryan - twitter.com/EasbyGames</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMT

<p>No, it&#39;s not a sequel to Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla. This entry in the Heisei era is the most interested in continuity so far, the most jam-packed with returning monsters, and the least thematically interesting (in that there is no real theme to speak of). But it&#39;s big, flashy, and fun, and they managed to make some version of Minilla that doesn&#39;t make me physically ill, so that&#39;s gotta be worth some points.</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by writer and journalist Ryan Easby. Like several of our guests this season, Ryan is coming to the Heisei era of Godzilla without a ton of history with the Japanese films... and getting absolutely blindsided in the process.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p>Ryan - twitter.com/EasbyGames</p>

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Episode 31 - Godzilla vs Mothra (1992)

<p>With the previous two movies barely managing to break even, the decision was made to Break Glass In Case Of Emergency; it was time to bring back Mothra. The resulting film was not only incredibly faithful to Mothra&#39;s original film appearances, but also more smartly reimagined elements of her story to fit into the modern day (especially in comparison to Ghidorah&#39;s radical reinvention just one movie ago). It also marks as a sort of final chapter of director Ishiro Honda&#39;s connection to the series shortly before his death.</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by writer and host of the Make Me A Gamer podcast, Atma Phoenix. Atma, like several of our guests, is coming into the world of Godzilla having seen mostly the American movies, and we couldn&#39;t have picked a much better movie to bring someone into the fold. </p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p>Atma - atmasweapon.com</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT

<p>With the previous two movies barely managing to break even, the decision was made to Break Glass In Case Of Emergency; it was time to bring back Mothra. The resulting film was not only incredibly faithful to Mothra&#39;s original film appearances, but also more smartly reimagined elements of her story to fit into the modern day (especially in comparison to Ghidorah&#39;s radical reinvention just one movie ago). It also marks as a sort of final chapter of director Ishiro Honda&#39;s connection to the series shortly before his death.</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by writer and host of the Make Me A Gamer podcast, Atma Phoenix. Atma, like several of our guests, is coming into the world of Godzilla having seen mostly the American movies, and we couldn&#39;t have picked a much better movie to bring someone into the fold. </p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p>Atma - atmasweapon.com</p>

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Episode 30 - Godzilla vs King Ghidorah (1991)

<p>In the wake of Godzilla vs Biollante&#39;s middling box office performance, Toho decided to break out a secret weapon that would ensure a box office draw: King Kong. Except that got messy and complicated quick, so they went back to the workshop and brought out Godzilla&#39;s most recurring villain instead: King Ghidorah. What follows is the dumbest, smartest, dumbest again, maybe smartest again movie about time travel we&#39;ve seen in ages.</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by freelance writer Erroll Maas, who has a fascination with all things Kaiju and Tokusatsu. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Selected Works of Erroll Maas</strong></p> <p>Interview with Matt Frank - https://youtu.be/wHoZrtWJk8E</p> <p>Every 2022 Kaiju Game Ranked - https://www.thegamer.com/every-2022-kaiju-game-ranked/</p> <p>The Kaiju Influence in Pokemon - https://errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/the-kaiju-influence-in-pokemon/ </p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:50:24 GMT

<p>In the wake of Godzilla vs Biollante&#39;s middling box office performance, Toho decided to break out a secret weapon that would ensure a box office draw: King Kong. Except that got messy and complicated quick, so they went back to the workshop and brought out Godzilla&#39;s most recurring villain instead: King Ghidorah. What follows is the dumbest, smartest, dumbest again, maybe smartest again movie about time travel we&#39;ve seen in ages.</p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by freelance writer Erroll Maas, who has a fascination with all things Kaiju and Tokusatsu. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Selected Works of Erroll Maas</strong></p> <p>Interview with Matt Frank - https://youtu.be/wHoZrtWJk8E</p> <p>Every 2022 Kaiju Game Ranked - https://www.thegamer.com/every-2022-kaiju-game-ranked/</p> <p>The Kaiju Influence in Pokemon - https://errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/the-kaiju-influence-in-pokemon/ </p>

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Episode 29 - Godzilla vs Biollante (1989)

<p>Return of Godzilla was a critical and commercial success, so Toho wanted to strike while the iron was hot. The best way to do this? Find a talented director and force him to work with a script you got in a contest. A tumultuous behind-the-scenes story led us to a movie wildly beloved by fans: Godzilla vs Biollante. Starring a guest appearance by infamous Dragon Quest series composer Koichi Sugiyama.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by Dr MJ Cali, writer and actual geneticist. MJ&#39;s not as active on social media anymore since the whole &quot;doctor&quot; thing, but they made time to be on this episode to weigh in and let us pretend we&#39;re a legitimate show.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p>MJ - plentyofhominids.com</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT

<p>Return of Godzilla was a critical and commercial success, so Toho wanted to strike while the iron was hot. The best way to do this? Find a talented director and force him to work with a script you got in a contest. A tumultuous behind-the-scenes story led us to a movie wildly beloved by fans: Godzilla vs Biollante. Starring a guest appearance by infamous Dragon Quest series composer Koichi Sugiyama.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by Dr MJ Cali, writer and actual geneticist. MJ&#39;s not as active on social media anymore since the whole &quot;doctor&quot; thing, but they made time to be on this episode to weigh in and let us pretend we&#39;re a legitimate show.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p>MJ - plentyofhominids.com</p>

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Episode 28 - Return of Godzilla / Godzilla 1985 (1984)

<p>We&#39;re back with a brand new season! After an almost 10 year break, Toho would attempt to go back to the franchise&#39;s roots with a new direct sequel to the original 1954 film, ignoring everything since and attempting to hew closer to its darker and more political tone. The end result is arguably the best movie in the franchise since its first outing.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We&#39;re joined once again this week by fellow Super Deluxe GamesCast cohost Brittney aka Peachia. Honestly, after the whole vagina eyes debacle of Godzilla vs Hedorah, we kinda owed her a good movie to wash the sludge out.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p>Brit - twitter.com/itspeachia</p> <p><br></p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:00:27 GMT

<p>We&#39;re back with a brand new season! After an almost 10 year break, Toho would attempt to go back to the franchise&#39;s roots with a new direct sequel to the original 1954 film, ignoring everything since and attempting to hew closer to its darker and more political tone. The end result is arguably the best movie in the franchise since its first outing.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We&#39;re joined once again this week by fellow Super Deluxe GamesCast cohost Brittney aka Peachia. Honestly, after the whole vagina eyes debacle of Godzilla vs Hedorah, we kinda owed her a good movie to wash the sludge out.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p>Brit - twitter.com/itspeachia</p> <p><br></p>

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Episode 27 - Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

<p>The Showa era of Godzilla comes to a powerful close with the immediate return of Mechagodzilla and the unexpected return of director Ishiro Honda and composer Akira Ifukube. It&#39;s Honda&#39;s last time in the director&#39;s seat ever, and he makes the most of it with several writing choices and production elements we&#39;ve never seen in a Godzilla film before.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by the final sibling, Bradley Van Dyke. While originally planned as the third host, other obligations have kept him too busy to be a permanent fixture of the show... but he&#39;s here to help close out the second season and witness the end of an era. Check out his band Artica when you have the chance. </p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:58:40 GMT

<p>The Showa era of Godzilla comes to a powerful close with the immediate return of Mechagodzilla and the unexpected return of director Ishiro Honda and composer Akira Ifukube. It&#39;s Honda&#39;s last time in the director&#39;s seat ever, and he makes the most of it with several writing choices and production elements we&#39;ve never seen in a Godzilla film before.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by the final sibling, Bradley Van Dyke. While originally planned as the third host, other obligations have kept him too busy to be a permanent fixture of the show... but he&#39;s here to help close out the second season and witness the end of an era. Check out his band Artica when you have the chance. </p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p>

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Episode 26 - Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla / Godzilla vs the Cosmic Monster (1974)

<p>The last of the big five, and arguably Godzilla&#39;s most famous enemy, arrives on the scene! We say farewell to director Jun Fukuda with the strange, endearing, ass-kicking movie that introduced the first incarnation of the infamous Mechagodzilla.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by writer and friend of the show Andréa Mason, who came uniquely prepared to talk about the inspiration this movie took from Italian cinema.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p>Andréa - twitter.com/KDARC13 </p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:00:10 GMT

<p>The last of the big five, and arguably Godzilla&#39;s most famous enemy, arrives on the scene! We say farewell to director Jun Fukuda with the strange, endearing, ass-kicking movie that introduced the first incarnation of the infamous Mechagodzilla.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We&#39;re joined this week by writer and friend of the show Andréa Mason, who came uniquely prepared to talk about the inspiration this movie took from Italian cinema.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p> <p>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod</p> <p>Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek</p> <p>Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p> <p>Andréa - twitter.com/KDARC13 </p>

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Episode 25 - Godzilla vs Megalon (1973)

<p>Godzilla fully embraces it's transition into rubber suit wrestling with Godzilla vs Megalon, which sees the return of Gigan and the introduction of two cult fan favorites. You probably saw this movie on Mystery Science Theater 3000 back in the day. There is no heterosexual explanation for this battle of the big boys.</p> <p>We're joined this week by Matt Storm, longtime friend of the show and they of many podcasts. Derek and Charlotte have appeared on multiple episodes of the Fun and Games podcast in particular!</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links<br> </strong>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod<br> Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek<br> Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex<br> Matt - twitter.com/dj_stormageddon<br> Fun and Games Podcast - twitter.com/funandgamespod</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:00:13 GMT

<p>Godzilla fully embraces it's transition into rubber suit wrestling with Godzilla vs Megalon, which sees the return of Gigan and the introduction of two cult fan favorites. You probably saw this movie on Mystery Science Theater 3000 back in the day. There is no heterosexual explanation for this battle of the big boys.</p> <p>We're joined this week by Matt Storm, longtime friend of the show and they of many podcasts. Derek and Charlotte have appeared on multiple episodes of the Fun and Games podcast in particular!</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links<br> </strong>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod<br> Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek<br> Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex<br> Matt - twitter.com/dj_stormageddon<br> Fun and Games Podcast - twitter.com/funandgamespod</p>

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Episode 24 - Godzilla vs Gigan (1972)

<p>Director Jun Fukuda is back with a vengeance and putting on his best Honda impersonation in this alien invasion story, bringing back Godzilla's most famous nemesis (King Ghidorah) and introducing a new monster that would go on to be one of the fandom's all time favorites. The 70s are here, and Fukuda knows how to party.</p> <p>We're joined this week by Josh Fagundes (aka Anoriand), a creator with more talents and passions than we have time to list. It's probably easier to just follow him.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links<br> </strong>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod<br> Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek<br> Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex<br> Josh - twitter.com/AnoriandGD</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:00:03 GMT

<p>Director Jun Fukuda is back with a vengeance and putting on his best Honda impersonation in this alien invasion story, bringing back Godzilla's most famous nemesis (King Ghidorah) and introducing a new monster that would go on to be one of the fandom's all time favorites. The 70s are here, and Fukuda knows how to party.</p> <p>We're joined this week by Josh Fagundes (aka Anoriand), a creator with more talents and passions than we have time to list. It's probably easier to just follow him.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links<br> </strong>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod<br> Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek<br> Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex<br> Josh - twitter.com/AnoriandGD</p>

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Episode 23 - Godzilla vs Hedorah / Godzilla vs the Smog Monster (1971)

<p>A first-time director was handed a miniscule budget and told to make a Godzilla movie in a month. The result is predictably messy, but would go on to be a cult classic regardless. Despite being ostensibly a family movie, we think we probably weren't supposed to watch this one sober.</p> <p>We're joined this week by friend and fellow SDGC host Brittney aka Peachia. This was her first Godzilla movie ever. It's possible we owe her a better first experience than this one.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links<br> </strong>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod<br> Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek<br> Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex<br> Brittney - twitter.com/itspeachia<br> SDGC - twitter.com/officialSDGC</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:00:38 GMT

<p>A first-time director was handed a miniscule budget and told to make a Godzilla movie in a month. The result is predictably messy, but would go on to be a cult classic regardless. Despite being ostensibly a family movie, we think we probably weren't supposed to watch this one sober.</p> <p>We're joined this week by friend and fellow SDGC host Brittney aka Peachia. This was her first Godzilla movie ever. It's possible we owe her a better first experience than this one.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links<br> </strong>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod<br> Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek<br> Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex<br> Brittney - twitter.com/itspeachia<br> SDGC - twitter.com/officialSDGC</p>

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Episode 22 - Space Amoeba / Yog, Monster from Space (1970)

<p>Dang y'all who's ready for a downer episode? Honda made a movie that should have ranked among his finest if it wasn't just a little bit off, devoid of the love and passion normally found in these movies. Turns out making movies is hard when your workplace is falling apart and one of your closest collaborators dies right as you start making it.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links<br> </strong>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod<br> Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek<br> Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p>

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Derek Van Dyke and Charlotte Landale

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:00:53 GMT

<p>Dang y'all who's ready for a downer episode? Honda made a movie that should have ranked among his finest if it wasn't just a little bit off, devoid of the love and passion normally found in these movies. Turns out making movies is hard when your workplace is falling apart and one of your closest collaborators dies right as you start making it.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Links<br> </strong>The Show - twitter.com/CastleBravoPod<br> Derek - twitter.com/DerbyCityDerek<br> Charlotte - twitter.com/viscerocomplex</p>

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