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StillPaisleyCat15h ago

Still rearing its head: Godzilla and our enduring love of the Japanese monster

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Still rearing its head: Godzilla and our enduring love of the Japanese monster - Star Trek Website

cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/36996137 [https://startrek.website/post/36996137] > A comprehensive perspective on the Guinness Book of World Records longest running screen franchise from The Irish Examiner. > > Having a the perspective of an Irish fan and media critic is interesting - Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and other Godzilla media do consistently less well in English speaking countries other than the United States. > > From the piece: > > >But why are giant monsters enjoying a resurgence in 2024, when big franchises such as Marvel are going through a slump? How is it that we have gone cold on men and women in spandex costumes, while we embrace kaiju laying waste to our cities? > > >“Kaiju have become the new superheroes. Much like anime, after years of blossoming in its niche fandom here in the West, kaiju have expanded into mainstream popularity,” says Nathan Marchand, host of  The Monster Island Film Vault podcast.

StillPaisleyCat15h ago

Still rearing its head: Godzilla and our enduring love of the Japanese monster

https://startrek.website/post/36997103

Still rearing its head: Godzilla and our enduring love of the Japanese monster - Star Trek Website

cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/36996137 [https://startrek.website/post/36996137] > A comprehensive perspective on the Guinness Book of World Records longest running screen franchise from The Irish Examiner. > > Having a the perspective of an Irish fan and media critic is interesting - Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and other Godzilla media do consistently less well in English speaking countries other than the United States. > > From the piece: > > >But why are giant monsters enjoying a resurgence in 2024, when big franchises such as Marvel are going through a slump? How is it that we have gone cold on men and women in spandex costumes, while we embrace kaiju laying waste to our cities? > > >“Kaiju have become the new superheroes. Much like anime, after years of blossoming in its niche fandom here in the West, kaiju have expanded into mainstream popularity,” says Nathan Marchand, host of  The Monster Island Film Vault podcast.

StillPaisleyCat15h ago

Still rearing its head: Godzilla and our enduring love of the Japanese monster

https://startrek.website/post/36996976

Still rearing its head: Godzilla and our enduring love of the Japanese monster - Star Trek Website

cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/36996137 [https://startrek.website/post/36996137] > A comprehensive perspective on the Guinness Book of World Records longest running screen franchise from The Irish Examiner. > > Having a the perspective of an Irish fan and media critic is interesting - Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and other Godzilla media do consistently less well in English speaking countries other than the United States. > > From the piece: > > >But why are giant monsters enjoying a resurgence in 2024, when big franchises such as Marvel are going through a slump? How is it that we have gone cold on men and women in spandex costumes, while we embrace kaiju laying waste to our cities? > > >“Kaiju have become the new superheroes. Much like anime, after years of blossoming in its niche fandom here in the West, kaiju have expanded into mainstream popularity,” says Nathan Marchand, host of  The Monster Island Film Vault podcast.

StillPaisleyCat15h ago

Still rearing its head: Godzilla and our enduring love of the Japanese monster

https://startrek.website/post/36996914

Still rearing its head: Godzilla and our enduring love of the Japanese monster - Star Trek Website

cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/36996137 [https://startrek.website/post/36996137] > A comprehensive perspective on the Guinness Book of World Records longest running screen franchise from The Irish Examiner. > > Having a the perspective of an Irish fan and media critic is interesting - Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and other Godzilla media do consistently less well in English speaking countries other than the United States. > > From the piece: > > >But why are giant monsters enjoying a resurgence in 2024, when big franchises such as Marvel are going through a slump? How is it that we have gone cold on men and women in spandex costumes, while we embrace kaiju laying waste to our cities? > > >“Kaiju have become the new superheroes. Much like anime, after years of blossoming in its niche fandom here in the West, kaiju have expanded into mainstream popularity,” says Nathan Marchand, host of  The Monster Island Film Vault podcast.

StillPaisleyCat15h ago

Still rearing its head: Godzilla and our enduring love of the Japanese monster

https://startrek.website/post/36996137

Still rearing its head: Godzilla and our enduring love of the Japanese monster - Star Trek Website

A comprehensive perspective on the Guinness Book of World Records longest running screen franchise from The Irish Examiner. Having a the perspective of an Irish fan and media critic is interesting - Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and other Godzilla media do consistently less well in English speaking countries other than the United States. From the piece: >But why are giant monsters enjoying a resurgence in 2024, when big franchises such as Marvel are going through a slump? How is it that we have gone cold on men and women in spandex costumes, while we embrace kaiju laying waste to our cities? >“Kaiju have become the new superheroes. Much like anime, after years of blossoming in its niche fandom here in the West, kaiju have expanded into mainstream popularity,” says Nathan Marchand, host of  The Monster Island Film Vault podcast.

StillPaisleyCat16h ago

'Buffy': Inside Story Of How High-Profile Reboot Was Shockingly Slayed

https://startrek.website/post/36993814

'Buffy': Inside Story Of How High-Profile Reboot Was Shockingly Slayed - Star Trek Website

An interesting read that reflects on the state of decision-making in Hollywood at the moment. The piece has the air of old ‘Kremlin-watching’ analyses in foreign affairs circles. It’s truly bizarre that Geller and Zhao were given an official decision late on a Friday, just before launching major promotional events for other projects.

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Given that they regularly eat the fuzz off of deer antlers* after they are shed, I am open to any odd dietary choices from porcupines.

*this odd porcupine factoid was of great amusement to one of our kids when they were of kindergarten age and liked to play the “guess what animal I am game.”

StillPaisleyCat1d ago

**M:LOM** | Episode 2 x 04 : ***Trespass*** | Synopsis and Press Photos & Clip

https://startrek.website/post/36945004

**M:LOM** | Episode 2 x 04 : ***Trespass*** | Synopsis and Press Photos & Clip - Star Trek Website

> To get Hiroshi’s device back, Shaw and the team execute a daring heist at Apex Cybernetics. Mild spoilers ahead for this Friday’s episode… Again, there’s a teaser clip [https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Video-MONARCH-LEGACY-OF-MONSTERS-Season-2-Episode-4-Clip] that Broadway World has up. [https://startrek.website/pictrs/image/338b3e14-dbc2-4696-bd2e-36e30f2aa809.jpeg] [https://startrek.website/pictrs/image/46409679-07af-40be-9137-2e428fdcae61.jpeg]

StillPaisleyCat2d ago

A Perspective from Japan: *‘Monarch’* unleashes more monster mayhem

https://startrek.website/post/36926372

A Perspective from Japan: *‘Monarch’* unleashes more monster mayhem - Star Trek Website

This feature article from Japan Times includes more perspective on filming in Japan and the cross-Pacific cast. >For decades, Japan had a reputation as a difficult place for international productions to film. But the experience of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” suggests that perception is beginning to shift. >“It was nice to see how everyone was coming together (and that) Japan is also growing to be a more easily filmable place,” Sawai says. Ren Watanbe, who plays Kenark Randa, says: >“That’s what makes this show original,” Watabe says. “My character, who’s authentically Japanese, is bringing that element to the story on a very Hollywood scale. You’ve got Kurt Russell and Kiersey Clemons (alongside myself) and I think that’s a very unique thing.”