I Am the Night: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of Batman: The Animated Series is both the story of the creation of a landmark cartoon (packed with new interviews with the folks who made it happen) and a deep dive into what it meant to both animation and the character of Batman. It drops on 9/1.

With a story originally meant for King Kong, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep takes Godzilla to the South Seas where he fights...a big bird and lobster. However, the characters are a blast to hang out with and there's some fun suspense/spy antics near the end. It's How Godzilla Spent His Summer Vacation.

I am very glad to hear it!

This is top notch Halloween party music, IMO

I, personally, would not go on the record with a reporter to announce I’m in favor of destroying the playground my kid is currently loving because I drive to work once a week (and the road still wouldn’t go there anyway), but everyone lives their lives differently I guess

This collaboration was only for three films, but, with a few exceptions, it would define the Godzilla series as it headed into the late 60s and early 70s.

Even while Fukuda was tasked with gearing his Godzilla films toward children, he clearly loved monster violence, from Ebirah's claws being ripped off, to the many bug monsters he burned, to Godzilla's bleeding skull in Gigan to the bloodbath at the end of the first MechaGodzilla.

Worthy of note is that this is the first Godzilla collaboration between director Jun Fukuda (who didn't really like his Godzilla films) and composer Masaru Sato (whose tastes leaned a little jazzier than Akira Ifukube's.)

With a story originally meant for King Kong, Ebirah, Horror of the Deep takes Godzilla to the South Seas where he fights...a big bird and lobster. However, the characters are a blast to hang out with and there's some fun suspense/spy antics near the end. It's How Godzilla Spent His Summer Vacation.

With an engaging human plot, memorable aliens, great set design and one fantastically silly Godzilla dance break, Invasion of Astro Monster is a standout entry in the series' Showa era. Going forward, Godzilla's greatest competition would be the rise of television and its own budget.

And by "one great thing," I mean "someone please help"

One great thing about being obsessed with Godzilla is that you can divide the series into eras (Showa, Heisei, etc.) and then divide those eras into tonal shifts (dark, monster battles, silliness, etc.) and then divide those shifts based on budgets and talent involved.

With an engaging human plot, memorable aliens, great set design and one fantastically silly Godzilla dance break, Invasion of Astro Monster is a standout entry in the series' Showa era. Going forward, Godzilla's greatest competition would be the rise of television and its own budget.

Godzilla does a face turn AND meets his most famous enemy in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster. The alien-infused plot is all over the place, but the kaiju brawls make up for it. Ghidorah, brought to life through a man-in-suit, careful wire puppeteering, and model work is a tokusatsu masterpiece.

Italian title of a 1971 horror movie: Four Bullets Keep The Skeleton Shrieks Away American title: Zombie Attack Title in a country that lacks strict copyright laws: Night of the Living Dead 2

I'm so, so glad. And they're a great podcast!

This is one of the greatest things I can hear about I Am The Night. I'm so glad it did this for you.