Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon

If you’re new to Derek and Doug, Skreeonk! is an amazing way to start, with a deep dive into the origin and continuation of these important films. An incredible effort is made to make sure you can enjoy the discussion even if you haven’t seen the film they are talking about. This is absolutely a must recommend.

Love this podcast. Been a Godzilla fan all my life and was usually the only one in any of my friend groups that was or I was just a kid so I couldn’t really talk about all the details within the movies. Plus I missed a whole lot of the movies over the years and I’ve been watching/rewatching everything recently so hearing you guys talk about them is fantastic. You guys are great to listen to. Passionate, funny, knowledgeable, plus the into song rips.

I appreciate the deep dives and conversation around the themes and the characters, but a significant portion of these podcasts are taken up by trying to give context to how Godzilla evolved over time both culturally and in what continuity exists, while tiptoeing around what happened in those earlier films. This is a prison of the host’s own making and would have been entirely avoidable had they just decided to go in release order, or if they had watched a representative sample from each era before moving onto the next. Listening to someone who has watched maybe five Godzilla movies take a stab at what happens in a movie 50 years into the franchise is not as entertaining as the hosts seem to think. Take a drink anytime either host assures the other that “that’s so funny.”

Godzilla always have a special place in my heart and this podcast has helped me understand it better. Growing up, every Friday my family would go to Blockbuster and I would always pick out one with Gman on the cover to watch. Never could I imagine all the craziness that happened behind the scenes and after listening to this podcast I really appreciate everything it took for those movies to be made and changed how I view some of elements now that I have more context. Always a great listen!