{"id":1024,"date":"2021-05-05T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=1024"},"modified":"2021-05-05T01:17:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T05:17:26","slug":"jimmys-notes-on-episode-39-the-drifters-vs-gamera-vs-viras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/05\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-39-the-drifters-vs-gamera-vs-viras\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy&#8217;s Notes on Episode 39: The Drifters vs. &#8216;Gamera vs. Viras&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=783%2C327\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?w=783&amp;ssl=1 783w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=768%2C321&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wrote down the most notes I\u2019ve had in a long time for <a href=\"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/28\/episode-39-the-drifters-vs-gamera-vs-viras-feat-jack-gman-hudgens-and-j-r-villers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">episode 39<\/a>, so buckle up, space cadets, you\u2019re about to get schooled by Jimmy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nate, the \u201cuncut 90-minute version\u201d was how the first Japanese laserdisc was marketed, not when it was on U.S. TV. Did you forget that from my Entertaining Info Dump? Apparently.<\/li><li>There was debate over whether the actress in the film had the same hair color as my mother, but it\u2019s a moot point now because she \u2026 died in New York. Yeah, the woman J.R. was probably the actress who played her in this film. Or someone who looked like her. Or he\u2019s crazy.<\/li><li>Goji-kun and Bro Kong caused a lot of issues with the broadcast that were edited out of the podcast version. It was a mess. Ultra-Mite was sleeping on the job or something.<\/li><li>In Nate\u2019s defense, I\u2019ve gone back and forth on how to say Viras\u2019s name, and I grew up in Japan. I guess I\u2019m still a dirty, dirty American. I also fought the space squid. Well, I helped Gamera fight him. It\u2019s more than most of my fellow Gamera kids did.<\/li><li>It was cut <em>to a third<\/em>, Jack, not <em>by a third<\/em>.<\/li><li>So, while Carl Craig has the spray-painted Nerf gun with a beer can on it, I have a real Virasian blaster rifle. It\u2019s not my favorite gun, but it did burn through my target in my private little shooting range here on the Island.<\/li><li>Yes, I\u2019m not happy about not getting invited to the Gamera Gala. And Masao is upset I wasn\u2019t, too. But given what happened to Nate, maybe it was for the best.<\/li><li>Yeah, and here\u2019s my Gamera badge: <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gallery_hero_316fa1c9-c71f-4fd4-b7d5-1b6552ee114c.jpg?resize=213%2C300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gallery_hero_316fa1c9-c71f-4fd4-b7d5-1b6552ee114c.jpg?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gallery_hero_316fa1c9-c71f-4fd4-b7d5-1b6552ee114c.jpg?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cRelegate,\u201d not, \u201cregulate,\u201d Jack.<\/li><li>Yeah, Masao won\u2019t shut up about giving Gamera the \u201cFriend to All Children\u201d title. It drives our fellow Gamera kids crazy. And given that Kenny is <em>already<\/em> psychotic, that\u2019s saying something!<\/li><li>I should also note that my father doesn\u2019t look like the actor in this movie, either. He was a proud member of the U.S. Air Force who was stationed in Japan for a while. It was partly because of him that I enlisted.<\/li><li>Carl Craig\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1342123\/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">father was American and his mother Japanese<\/a>.<\/li><li>I have a judo merit badge and a blackbelt. Don\u2019t cross me, J.R.! (They don\u2019t work well when I\u2019m drunk, though \u2026.)<\/li><li>Masao and I didn\u2019t get our Golden Pheasant awards for a month because we got grounded for our shenanigans. You\u2019d think helping to save the world would nullify that, but no, my parents didn\u2019t want me sub-jacking later in life.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soichi_Noguchi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soichi Noguchi<\/a> and I go way back. He helped me test fly the Gohten once.<\/li><li>There was a lot of crack in that MIBOD memo.<\/li><li>Death trumps cancer. And I will find out what \u201cJ.R.\u201d stands for! Maybe it\u2019s just \u201cJunior.\u201d<\/li><li>I\u2019m looking forward to <em>Sayonara Jupiter<\/em>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marvel.fandom.com\/wiki\/Leopardon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marveller<\/a>? I\u2019ve yet to examine that machine. Japanese Spider-Man needs to let me keep it in my garage for a day next time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now for Nate\u2019s leftover notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Movie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gamera can breathe fire in the vacuum of space. Sure. <em>(Even physics bow to the new MIBOD-appointed \u201cking of the monsters.\u201d \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Of course the kids can operate a sub better than the adults. This is a Gamera movie! <em>(No, it\u2019s because Masao and I were brilliant children. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>On Twitter, Gamera offered to race Jimmy and Masao in a sub again. <em>(And one of these days, we\u2019ll take him up on that offer. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>\u201cSuper Catch ray.\u201d Do they use that on Pokemon, too?<\/li><li>Gamera can somehow hear the kids in the sub and understand them. Because. <em>(This still baffles the scientists. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Videotron. Isn\u2019t that a sequel to <em>Videodrome<\/em>?<\/li><li>\u201cMaking up stories\u201d? Did you forget Gamera is real? <em>(Just wait until the next movie \u2026.)<\/em><\/li><li>That flying Gamera prop looks goofy. It\u2019s the eyes.<\/li><li>Transformer mass shifting. The mind control device goes from the size of a grapefruit to the size of a VW Beetle. <em>(I want some of this tech. It\u2019d make it easier to hide more vehicles in my garage. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Their computer\u2019s \u201cProcessing\u201d screen is a kaleidoscope.<\/li><li>Well, that guy was <em>disarmed.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hqdefault-1.jpg?resize=480%2C360\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hqdefault-1.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hqdefault-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Getting pinned to the wall like that doesn\u2019t look comfortable. How do they stay up when they\u2019re off the floor and not pinned to the wall? It\u2019s terrible because they can slip their hands out easily. And they escape easily. <em>(Or I\u2019d been reading a lot of books on Houdini. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>This stock footage is passed off as a different dam (Okumusashi Dam). Sadly, it still has the B&amp;W problem.<\/li><li>Because an alien spaceship somehow works the same as an earth submarine?<\/li><li>I see Jimmy was a tech genius even back then. He figured out the Virases ship in no time. <em>(Did you forget it\u2019s me you\u2019re talking about? \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Why can\u2019t the aliens control Gamera anymore? <em>(Because. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Virases can combine into a giant. Because.<\/li><li>I do like how big Viras weaponizes what\u2019s left of the ship.<\/li><li>Gamera says, \u201cGo home and get stoned!\u201d <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hqdefault-1.jpg?resize=480%2C360\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hqdefault-1.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hqdefault-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Seriously, Gamera? Defeated by getting flipped on your back?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Intro to the film by Ragone<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Carl Craig was born in South Carolina to Japanese mother and American military man. He spoke fluent Japanese. He served in the military himself and for U.S. security after 9-11.<\/li><li>Viras looks like a squid, but in the original script, he was called \u201cGeso,\u201d the Japanese word for cuttlefish. His name was chosen in a name contest held by Shonen Jump and <em>Bokura<\/em>, which had prizes, but Yuasa said these were staged.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Commentary by Carl Craig and Jim Cirronella<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Carl Craig got the role because his aunt lived next door to one of the producers. They wanted an American kid who spoke Japanese, and he was blonde-haired and blue-eyed and could do that. Yuasa wanted it to have an international flair.<\/li><li>It was filmed in 2.5 months. Craig\u2019s days started at 4am. He was picked up from a base and had a tutor for school over the two-hour drive.<\/li><li>There are some scenes where Craig has a bandage on his finger because he cut his finger throwing a bottle and went to the ER. He also lost his U.S. handkerchief and was given a Japanese one.<\/li><li>This was the first Gamera movie to have stock footage. About 20 minutes. Craig hadn\u2019t seen this footage until he and his fifth-grade class went to see it at the premiere.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">LeMay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Masakazu Nagata, the president of Daiei, was involved with the Boy Scouts, which is why they were involved.<\/li><li>One of the aliens is Riki Hashimoto, who played Daimajin.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Galbraith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He says Carl Craig\u2019s last name is \u201cClay.\u201d <em>(Seriously, why can\u2019t anyone get his name right? I know how he feels. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He got through all his Toku Topic notes, which is good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next week is the second of the \u201cYear of Gamera\u201d double-header when poor Nate has to suffer through <em>Gamera vs. Guiron<\/em> (which has the best of the MST3K episodes). He\u2019ll be joined by Luke Jaconetti of the Earth Destruction Directive podcast and Greg Meyer, who formerly hosted the Out of the Speedforce podcast. After that Nate\u2019s series of mini-sodes on Toho classics comes to an end with another of my favorite Toho films, <em>Sayonara Jupiter<\/em>. We\u2019re still working out issues with guests, but it looks like to be a solo episode. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until then, remember: #WeShallOvercome<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow me on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NasaJimmy\/status\/1322791987213410305?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NasaJimmy<\/a><br>Follow MIBOD on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterIslaBOD\/status\/1323267020641718272?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MonsterIslaBOD<\/a><br>Follow Raymund Martin (The MIFV Legal Team) on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIFV_LegalTeam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MIFV_LegalTeam<\/a><br>Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrystalLadyJes1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CrystalLadyJes1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#JimmyFromNASALives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote down the most notes I\u2019ve had in a long time for episode 39, so buckle up, space cadets, you\u2019re about to get schooled&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/05\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-39-the-drifters-vs-gamera-vs-viras\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jimmy&#8217;s Notes on Episode 39: The Drifters vs. &#8216;Gamera vs. Viras&#8217;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":12,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,114],"tags":[826,523,828,821,460,459,19,66,68,820,504,825,822],"series":[],"class_list":["post-1024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-jimmys-notes","tag-boy-scouts","tag-gamera","tag-gamera-kids","tag-gamera-vs-viras","tag-gman","tag-jack-hudgens","tag-jimmy-from-nasa","tag-jimmys-notes","tag-jimmys-notes-2","tag-jr-villers","tag-monster-island-board-of-directors","tag-scout-association-of-japan","tag-viras","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1026,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1024\/revisions\/1026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1024"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=1024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}