{"id":1166,"date":"2021-08-19T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2021-08-18T22:23:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T02:23:06","slug":"jimmys-notes-on-episode-46-daniel-dimanna-vs-gamera-super-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/19\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-46-daniel-dimanna-vs-gamera-super-monster\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy\u2019s Notes on Episode 46: Daniel DiManna vs. \u2018Gamera Super Monster\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=783%2C327\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?w=783&amp;ssl=1 783w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JIMMYS-NOTES.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/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\">Looks like <a href=\"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/11\/episode-46-daniel-dimanna-vs-gamera-super-monster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Episode 46<\/a> should\u2019ve been called, \u201cJimmy From NASA: Silent but Deadly.\u201d Except the \u201cdeadly\u201d part was before the broadcast and the \u201csilent\u201d part was during it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I spent many hours filling out paperwork with Raymund Martin at the office of the Monster Island Legal Action Team because of this. Thankfully, with the help of Mr. Martin\u2019s paralegal, Gary Steward, I\u2019m happy to say that a court case won\u2019t happen. Danny was too happy with his new toy to press charges or file lawsuits, anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So\u2026<em>Gamera: Super Monster<\/em>. I think Nate needed my banter to keep him from losing more of his mind, but Danny deprived him (and you, listeners) of it. That was easily the most unhinged he\u2019s ever gotten on the air. I should\u2019ve brought him some Jack Daniels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now for the part you came to read: my notes on the episode. I had plenty of time to jot them down since I was under Danny\u2019s vow of silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In my defense, I figured Danny would love riding the pteronadon-bot again, and he\u2019s surprisingly resilient given he survived the fall into the ocean. Maybe Nate was unintentionally right about him being Superman with a Beta Capsule?<\/li><li>Should my job feel threatened that Nate handled himself remarkably well without my help? No, because he needs someone to push his figurative and literal buttons. Plus, our viewership would drop because sometimes I get more love than him. \ud83d\ude1b<\/li><li>I can\u2019t find what karate level Mach Fumiake achieved (story has it she got a blackbelt, but that was after she made this movie), but she did become a champion pro-wrestler in AJW. I even found one of her matches on YouTube! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zp59WwS1IbA\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>That RX7 was beautiful. Mazdas are gorgeous. I had a 1980 Mazda RX7 back in the day. That\u2019s why I was pissed when Zanon destroyed the one in the movie. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/images.jpg?resize=259%2C194\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1167\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What can I say? I\u2019m a sucker for women who know martial arts and can kick my @$$.<\/li><li>If you were any other man, Danny, I would\u2019ve killed you for mocking Nick Adams! My laser pistol is kept in a secret drawer in my producer booth.<\/li><li>Exploiting my past trauma\u2026how very <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sun_Tzu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun Tzu<\/a> of you, Marchand.<\/li><li>It\u2019s \u201cGamera: Super Monster,\u201d Marchand, not \u201cSuper Monster Gamera.\u201d (But I doubt anyone cares).<\/li><li>I let Danny win. I knew he was faking. I just enjoyed taking a mini-vacation. \ud83d\ude09 Besides, like I said, I have giant robots I built myself in my garage.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are Nate\u2019s leftover notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Movie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nine planets: eight now, apparently. <em>(There are NINE planets. You can\u2019t convince me otherwise. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>\u201cResistance is futile.\u201d Good grief, I hope TNG didn\u2019t get that from this! <em>(At least the Borg did it better than Zanon. Small comfort? \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>I thought about splicing in clips of all the previous episodes I\u2019d done for the Year of Gamera, but I decided not to because it was easier\u2014maybe?\u2014to just broadcast about it. <em>(I could\u2019ve done it if I wasn\u2019t so busy in my garage off the clock. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Oh my gosh, Kenny! You play better than you sing!<\/li><li>How is it that only one guy saw the Spacewoman transform and teleport? <em>(I got nothing. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>This \u201cGamera March\u201d gets old quick. <em>(That\u2019s because it\u2019s not from <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\">my movie<\/a>. \ud83d\ude1b \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>The time of day transforms with the Spacewomen. <em>(Beautiful women can do that, especially when they\u2019re henshin heroines. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Don\u2019t you hate it when your henshin attack gets interrupted by villains too smart to let you do it? <em>(All the time. \ud83d\ude1b \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>I don\u2019t feel any stakes in this stock footage. I barely feel any stakes in the new footage!<\/li><li>When your ringtone sounds like an oily spring. <em>(It might\u2019ve been recorded in my garage\u2026. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Keiichi is stupidly trusting of strangers.<\/li><li>Giruge, high heels on a beach doesn\u2019t sound like a good idea. <em>(For once, I have to agree with you, Nate. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>If this is actually in the same universe as the previous movies, Gamera is having <em>a lot <\/em>of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. \u201cHistory repeating.\u201d And Zanon can resurrect <em>and <\/em>control kaiju. How is he having this much trouble conquering Earth?! <em>(You\u2019re complaining, why? \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Kilara conveniently opens a portal to Keiichi.<\/li><li>\u201cOne more chance\u201d is never \u201cone more chance\u201d with Zanon\u2014because he doesn\u2019t understand the concept of numbers. <em>(He went to the \u201cgooder\u201d schools. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>This movie is basically several episodes of a henshin hero show spliced together with spit and glue into a compilation movie with Gamera stock footage. <em>(You might want to have it on <a href=\"https:\/\/redcircle.com\/shows\/henshin-men\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Henshin Men<\/a>, Nate. \ud83d\ude1b \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>This movie just does whatever it wants without explanation. <em>(Like me. \ud83d\ude1b \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>So. Much. Padding!<\/li><li>Gamera jazz hands.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Commentary by Richard Pusateri<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Says he likes Gamera more because of studying this movie?! <em>(Some universities offer degrees in it. \u2013Jimmy)<\/em><\/li><li>Likens tokusatsu to bonsai gardening: they know it isn\u2019t real but appreciate the artistry of it and don\u2019t see it as deceptive or trickery.<\/li><li>Argues that a movie doesn\u2019t have to be good as long as it\u2019s entertaining. (paraphrase)<\/li><li>\u201cSpace Macarana.\u201d \ud83d\ude1b<\/li><li>Toho = MGM, Toei = Warner Bros. Daiei = Universal<\/li><li>Could see this as a coda in a symphony or as a greatest hits album.<\/li><li>The wormhole recalls <em>Godzilla\u2019s Revenge<\/em>.<\/li><li>The music in the \u201cDodzilla\u201d scene might be emulating the theme from <em>Son of Godzilla<\/em>.<\/li><li>Jokes that Jackie Chan was Giruge\u2019s stunt double.<\/li><li><em>Gamera vs. Barugon<\/em> to the Shaft theme.<\/li><li>Jokes that Keiichi begging Gamera not to go to <em>Shane<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Intro by August Ragone<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cPreviously on Gamera\u2026\u201d<\/li><li>A musical?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Galbraith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Claims the Dozilla clip was cut from the US version.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>LeMay<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Yuasa went on to direct episodes of <em>Ultraman 80 <\/em>after this.<\/li><li>This was sort of the inspiration for the 1995 Playdia video game <em>Gamera: The Time Adventure<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toku Topic: The Rise and Fall of Daiei Film (aka the Japanese Film Crash of 1970)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Japanese Film Crash of 1970:<ul><li>Films had to be leaner and more commercial, appealing to broader audiences. Genres like yakuza and \u201cyouth pictures\u201d died. By 1970-1971, franchises like The Crazy Cats, Young Guy, Station Front, and the Boss were gone.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Genre films were being screened more at drive-ins and lowbrow theaters. Toho went from dealing with studios like Columbia and AIP to struggling \u201cfly-by-night\u201d companies.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>There were several other trends that contributed to this:<ul><li>People moved from the cities to the suburbs. This brought theater attendance down. Industrialization. Many theaters were closed because of this.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Foreign films started eating up ticket sales, and by 1975, they outsold domestic releases. It was hard to compete with big-budget Hollywood productions.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We did it! It\u2019s uphill from here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since Nate survived (barely), Godzilla Redux continues next week with 1956\u2019s <em>Godzilla, King of the Monsters!<\/em>, We\u2019ll be joined by \u201cthe littlest gatekeeper,\u201d Elijah Thomas of the Kaiju Conversation podcast. He\u2019ll tell you who the \u201ctru phans\u201d are. Then, much to Nate\u2019s excitement, he\u2019s having the original Tourists return to start their journey through the Heisei Gamera trilogy with 1995\u2019s <em>Gamera: Guardian of the Universe<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huzzah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Follow me on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NasaJimmy\/status\/1322791987213410305?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NasaJimmy<\/a><\/li><li>Follow MIBOD on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterIslaBOD\/status\/1323267020641718272?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MonsterIslaBOD<\/a><\/li><li>Follow Raymund Martin (The Monster Island Legal Team) on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIFV_LegalTeam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MIFV_LegalTeam<\/a><\/li><li>Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrystalLadyJes1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CrystalLadyJes1<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#JimmyFromNASALives&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #WeShallOvercome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like Episode 46 should\u2019ve been called, \u201cJimmy From NASA: Silent but Deadly.\u201d Except the \u201cdeadly\u201d part was before the broadcast and the \u201csilent\u201d part&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/19\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-46-daniel-dimanna-vs-gamera-super-monster\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jimmy\u2019s Notes on Episode 46: Daniel DiManna vs. \u2018Gamera Super Monster\u2019<\/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":26,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,114],"tags":[949,947,127,19,68,16,18,685,17,709],"series":[],"class_list":["post-1166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-jimmys-notes","tag-danny-dimanna","tag-gamera-super-monster","tag-japan","tag-jimmy-from-nasa","tag-jimmys-notes-2","tag-kaiju","tag-the-monster-island-film-vault","tag-the-year-of-gamera","tag-tokusatsu","tag-year-of-gamera","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166","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=1166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1168,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166\/revisions\/1168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1166"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=1166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}