{"id":1977,"date":"2023-10-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=1977"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:04:36","slug":"jimmys-notes-on-episode-78-bex-vs-jurassic-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/30\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-78-bex-vs-jurassic-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy\u2019s Notes on Episode 79: Bex vs. \u2018Jurassic Park\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<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>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spoiler warning! This was Jet\u2019s last episode as my substitute. He did a good job, but I was happy to return after my\u2026 \u201cextended vacation\u201d (aka jail time). I made sure to listen to this one live, and oh boy! I had <em>a lot<\/em> of notes! You just can\u2019t take the producer out of me\u2014especially when it comes to riffing a certain host of a certain kaiju podcast. So, let\u2019s get into my notes on <a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/23\/episode-79-bex-vs-jurassic-park\/\">Episode 79: Bex vs. \u2018Jurassic Park.\u2019 <\/a>(I have pleased the SEO gods\u2014assuming I believed in gods\u2026which is hard to do when you work on Monster Island).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read more of my manual, Marchand! Then I won\u2019t have to add \u201cJetspeak interpreter\u201d to my job list. (On second thought, that\u2019d look good on resume\u2026).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speaking of which, I can confirm Jet did say, \u201cThanks for the compliment.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I assume Bex was referring to George Gershwin? If she was, I couldn\u2019t find any lyrics or titles with \u201cBegin at the Begeen.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 1993, I was\u2026I can\u2019t talk about it. #TopSecret<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My biggest spiritual moments are when I\u2019m in a mecha. It\u2019s a perfect union of man and machine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Those books Bex mentioned were written by two different author. <em>Desert Dog<\/em> is by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jim_Kjelgaard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Kjelgaard<\/a> and <em>The Wahoo Bobcat<\/em> and <em>The Phantom Deer<\/em> are by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Wharton_Lippincott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joseph Wharton Lippincott<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maybe I\u2019ll sponsor <em>Velocipastor<\/em>. \ud83d\ude1b Or not. I value my sanity too much after surviving the War in Space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is in your contract to see <em>Jurassic Park<\/em> in a theater for the 30<sup>th <\/sup>anniversary. (Which he did, by the way). #ContractualObligationFulfilled<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maj. Spielberg is a myth! Steven Spielberg\u2019s father, Arnold, enlisted in the Army, not the Navy, in WWII.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I\u2019ve tried both the dripping water and basketball-to-face flirting techniques. Neither work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apparently, Jet can read minds. \u201cTimmy\u201d and \u201cJimmy\u201d? C\u2019mon!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You asked for it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8461xs.jpg?resize=686%2C499&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8461xs.jpg?w=686&amp;ssl=1 686w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8461xs.jpg?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Island\u2019s safety track record is spotless\u2026except for the 1999 incident. That was a HUGE one\u2026we don\u2019t talk about that.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I never skip leg day. My thunder thighs rival Godzilla\u2019s! \ud83d\ude1b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cQuantum leap forward\u201d?! I hate time travel!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jet is engaging in blackmail?! We\u2019re going to have a talk\u2026and perhaps an update to his morality program. I\u2019ll talk with Rokuro.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An MIFV MAX member needs to sponsor an Audrey Hepburn movie on Patreon just to mess with Nate. \ud83d\ude1b (What about Audrey II Hepburn? \ud83d\ude1b )<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jet still visits Rokuro during Christmas and New Year\u2019s. He misses the \u201ckid.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nate, you can turn your kaiju nerd card in to me! I was just appointed arbiter of such things! \ud83d\ude1b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I, too, am scared of what strange children will come from Titanus Doug and Lady Baragon. Thankfully, Lady Baragon has remained loyal to her man.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This suddenly turned into fangirl-y \u201cshow and tell\u201d with Bex. I approve.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yes, Jet kept the AC on too high. You should see the electrical bill! (The Board didn\u2019t, or else it\u2019d come out of our paychecks).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contrary to what Nate said, I couldn\u2019t find any official Godzilla Legos. But I did find a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.lego.com\/projects\/261ec3ce-d1d3-41cc-818a-05edd3af9969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lego Idea\u201d page<\/a> for it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nate doesn\u2019t need to buy Jet\u2019s mini-fig\u2014he already has seven action figures of Jet! See:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_4962.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lion, crocodile, and baby elephant, oh my!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nate made the meme:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8462u8.jpg?resize=620%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8462u8.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8462u8.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I couldn\u2019t find anything about Komodo dragons changing sex, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/strange-but-true-komodo-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two at a British zoo were observed reproducing asexually<\/a>, not unlike the Jurassic Park dinosaurs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Being pedantic and breaking up arguments on the air is my job.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If I was giving Jet a grade, it\u2019d be B+.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our Tin Man needs to \u201coil can\u201d the squeaky chair? I\u2019d have fixed that long before this. Godzilla-damnit! The place falls apart without me!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You asked for it, and Nate provided:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/847xlw.jpg?resize=662%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/847xlw.jpg?w=662&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/847xlw.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I did try to fact check that book Crichton read. The publisher disregarded but corrections, damnit!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did Nate mention the dinosaur deniers in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/12\/episode-56-the-omni-viewer-vs-the-lost-world-1925\/\">The Lost World episode<\/a><\/em>? I haven\u2019t been able to check. Because I was in jail.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I saw Jet frown once. I had to fix it. That was one of the hardest repair jobs I\u2019ve done!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jet isn\u2019t just my sidekick\u2014I\u2019m Jet\u2019s new best friend.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I fought zombie dinosaurs once. You can read about it in my memoir. \ud83d\ude1b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now in fulfillment of my contractual obligations, here\u2019s a PDF of Nate\u2019s extensive notes on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jurassic-Park-Notes.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Jurassic-Park-Notes.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-96d84195-9d6f-4a0c-b4f9-5aeef2996007\" href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jurassic-Park-Notes.pdf\">Jurassic-Park-Notes<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jurassic-Park-Notes.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-96d84195-9d6f-4a0c-b4f9-5aeef2996007\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, if you\u2019ll excuse me, I scrape off the rust and get back into the producer booth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Follow me on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NasaJimmy\/status\/1322791987213410305?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NasaJimmy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow (the now defeated) MIBOD on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonsterIslaBOD\/status\/1323267020641718272?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MonsterIslaBOD<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<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>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrystalLadyJes1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CrystalLadyJes1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrDoriff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DrDorif<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spoiler warning! This was Jet\u2019s last episode as my substitute. He did a good job, but I was happy to return after my\u2026 \u201cextended vacation\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/30\/jimmys-notes-on-episode-78-bex-vs-jurassic-park\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jimmy\u2019s Notes on Episode 79: Bex vs. \u2018Jurassic Park\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":19,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,114],"tags":[433,309,19,68,1410,1411,730,1412,18],"series":[],"class_list":["post-1977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-jimmys-notes","tag-bex","tag-dinosaurs","tag-jimmy-from-nasa","tag-jimmys-notes-2","tag-jurassic-park","tag-michael-crichton","tag-nate-marchand","tag-steven-spielberg","tag-the-monster-island-film-vault","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977","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=1977"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3097,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977\/revisions\/3097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=1977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}