Best Kaiju
Kaiju – the Japanese term translating to “strange beast” – is both a term describing giant monsters, as well as the name of the entertainment genre that has frightened international audiences since its debut in the 1950’s, when Godzilla made his big-screen introduction, tapping into our primal fears. Since then, the giant-monster genre has spawned dozens of sequels, reboots, original properties, knock-offs, and an endless rogues gallery of massive monsters to pit against one another. Most of them are enemies, but many are misunderstood defenders of the universe. The one thing they all have in common is that they’re weird, imaginative, and captivating. And now, the Great Pop Culture Debate wants to determine: what IS the Best Kaiju? Monsters discussed: Mothra, Rodan, Gamera, King Kong, MechaGodzilla, Godzilla, Ghidorah, Destoroyah, Iris, Jet Jaguar, and more!
Listen as Host Eric Rezsnyak, panelist Bob Erlenback, special guest Zack Derby, and Patreon sponsor Eric Cline discuss and debate 16 of the most notable kaiju in cinema history.
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Round 1 Match-Ups:
Match-Up 2: Hedorah (2) vs. Jet Jaguar (3)
Match-Up 3: Ghidorah (1) vs. Cloverfield Monster (4)
Match-Up 4: MechaGodzilla (2) vs. Destoroyah (3)
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EPISODE CREDITS
Host: Eric Rezsnyak
Panel: Bob Erlenback, special guest Zack Derby
Patreon Sponsor: Eric Cline
Producer: Curtis Creekmore
Editor: Jeffery Perry
