Godzilla 1985 40th Anniversary Retrospective (Fanbase Feature Crossover)

Geek History Lesson

Jason Inman

Film History, Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Celebrate the legacy of Japanese icon, Godzilla, as Ashley Victoria Robinson joins the fine folks of the Fanbase Weekly podcast (for her second Godzilla appearance!), for a special episode of Fanbase Features! Together they discuss the American television edit iconically known as "Godzilla 1985", their shared loved and nostalgia for this particular version of the story, and try to divorce themselves enough to decide if there is anything actually good in this movie?

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0:00.0	Scree-onk! Hello, and welcome to Geek History Lesson.
0:16.5	I am Ashley Victoria Robinson, and if you know me, the sound effect already told you what this episode is about.
0:25.0	So, friends, I know, I know.
0:27.3	You're like, when is Jason coming back?
0:28.9	I'm dying for Jason to come back.
0:30.7	I'm sorry, friends, but you're going to have to hold out a little teeny tiny bit longer.
0:35.9	He is still side kicking, Holmes's ultimate sidekick over at U-Hop.
0:41.1	So this week we have a very special episode for you with some special friends who are going
0:46.4	to make us all feel better that Jason isn't here.
0:48.4	Not only are you going to get to hear me on this episode, but you are going to get to hear
0:52.6	the president and smartest people and thought
0:56.5	leaders behind fan-based press, Bryant-Dillan. And we are also joined by Dave Baxter, the host of
1:02.2	the wine and podcast and Jack Phoenix librarian and writer to discuss the iconic 1985 American remake of Godzilla.
1:13.6	If you are new here, Godzilla is one of my favorite things in the entire world.
1:18.6	It's a franchise that we have had past episodes on here that you can check out.
1:22.6	And I got a chance to revisit this as part of the fan base feature series from the good folks over at fan
1:28.7	base press and brian dillon again president of fan base press incredible writer in his own right
1:35.2	including something animal and identity thief kindly allowed us to share our amazing discussion with
1:40.4	you so gear up for this examination of Godzilla in 1985.
1:45.6	Hey, this is John Lehman, writer of Chu, and you are entering the fan base.
1:54.3	Hello, everyone. Welcome to a new episode of the Fanbase Weekly Podcast. This is a special
1:59.5	edition of our show as we're conducting a panel discussion on the 40th anniversary of the fan-based weekly podcast. This is a special edition of our show as we're conducting a panel
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