{"id":1730,"date":"2023-02-10T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2023-03-01T17:35:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T22:35:14","slug":"episode-74-chris-cooke-vs-power-rangers-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/10\/episode-74-chris-cooke-vs-power-rangers-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 74: Chris Cooke vs. \u2018Power Rangers\u2019 (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! \u201cAmeri-kaiju\u201d continues with a bit of an unusual entry; one that, serendipitously, Nate also covered around the same time on his other podcast, The Power Trip<\/a>: the controversial Power Rangers <\/em>(2017). While Nate has grown to appreciate this film quite a bit, he intentionally brought on Chris Cooke (co-host of One Cross Radio, Radio Arcade, and Powerbombs and Piledrivers) to discuss it because he does not. However, these two find more common ground than you\u2019d think. That was surprisingly true in today\u2019s Toku Topic, which is a discussion of representation in media. This serves as a great companion to the Power Trip episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before today\u2019s broadcast, Nate entered his office to find sitting in his chair none other than Mr. Gold. After a thinly veiled threat of \u201ctermination,\u201d Nate divulges a secret about Jimmy to him. Afterward, the infamous \u201cNot-Goldar\u201d attacks Monster Island out of nowhere\u2014but help arrives in the form of a newly powered-up Karone! But even Nate, Chris, and Jimmy get in on the monster-fighting action thanks to Mechani-Kong Mk. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prologue and epilogue, \u201cWith Friends Like You,\u201d was written by Nathan Marchand with Michael Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest Cast<\/p>\n\n\n\n