There isn’t much to add to the latest episode (although I heard most of it after it was recorded), but here are a few points I noted.
- Mary Shelley’s original Frankenstein novel is in the public domain, but as John said, other incarnations like the Universal film versions aren’t. There have actually been several lawsuits related to Frankenstein copyrights, including way that arguably saved the VCR.
- John calls the island in Son of Kong, “Skull Island,” when that name isn’t stated—but I’m not arguing with him because he’s John LeMay. 😛
Now, as Nathan said on the podcast’s Twitter last week, here’s a revamped (though tentative) 2020 schedule for the show. We’ll be returning to the original format—one full episode and one mini-sode each month—with Godzilla vs. Kong being delayed to November.
January
King
Kong (1976)
The Mysterians (Mini-Analysis)
February
King
Kong Lives
Varan the Unbelievable (Mini-Analysis)
March
King
Kong (2005)
3 Treasures (Mini-Analysis)
April
Kong:
Skull Island
Battle in Outer Space (Mini-Analysis)
May
Rebirth
of Mothra
The Last War (Mini-Analysis)
June
Rebirth
of Mothra II
Gorath (Mini-Analysis)
July
Rebirth
of Mothra III
Matango (Mini-Analysis)
August
Daimagin
Atragon (Mini-Analysis)
September
Return
of Daimagin
Space Monster Dogora (Mini-Analysis)
October
Daimagin
Strikes Back
Frankenstein Conquers the World
(Mini-Analysis)
November
Godzilla:
King of the Monster (2019)
(Mini-Analysis)
Godzilla vs. Kong
December
The
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
War of the Gargantuas (Mini-Analysis)
Hopefully, we won’t have to redo this again. (Got that, Legendary?)