Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird- It’s a Plane- It’s – “RODAN”! Tonight!

Get set for some high-flying fright from the Far East tonight on MeTV- as a prehistoric winged creature rises to attack mankind- in the 1956 kaiju classic- "Rodan"!

Things are not going well in a small mining community- there are problems in a water-logged mine tunnel, and two of the workers , who coincidentally had a fight before starting the work day,have disappeared. Further investigation reveals the body of one of the men, with horrible lacerations-  and no one is sure what the cause might be. Was the other missing miner responsible for the man's death? His sister is beset by some who feel he might have been responsible, but her boyfriend, Shigeru, a fellow miner, won't believe it.

Meanwhile,  more deaths occur in the mine- with their bodies showing the same odd injuries- and it soon appears that the mine actually is the home of some bizarre insect-like creatures! When Shigeru joins a party (including miners and the military) headed into the mine to battle the monsters, they get more than they have bargained for- including a cave- in that appears to have buried Shigeru!

Facing earthquake activity and the possible eruption of a nearby volcano- authorities travel to the area near the  volcano- where they spot a man wandering in a sinkhole caused by the earthquake- who turns out to be -Shigeru! How did he get there? They have no idea- he has lost his memory!

At the same time,  reports of a gigantic unidentified flying object traveling at amazing speeds send aircraft in hot pursuit- only to meet a tragic end. Further reports of  people disappearing  provide hints of what the world is dealing with- and then, something sparks Shigeru's memory- and he reveals exactly what  this fearsome menace is- it's no UFO- it's Rodan! Can this creature from prehistoric times be stopped before it destroys the modern world?

This Toho Studios film was actually inspired by both a real-life situation - and an American movie! We'll tell you about it, the movie's cast, voice-over actors, an effects mishap and more. You'll notice that, in this movie, the monster's name is pronounced "Ro-DAHN"- as opposed to the familiar (and used in every other movie)- "Ro-DAN"! We'll explain why- plus provide plenty of Sven shtick, including a song- and a salute to  modern-day effects master Rick Baker- with a special surprise!

"Rodan" takes flight tonight on MeTV at  10 pm eastern/pacific, 9 central, or check your local listings or at www.metv.com for time and channel in your area. For those of you  we've heard from whose local MeTV stations appear to have gone away- let me provide you with a couple messages from our network regarding that- here you go:

"MeTV HAS CHANGED CHANNELS IN THE ATLANTA AREA-If you watch MeTV over-the-air, viewers in the North East and East (Athens, Gainesville, Toccoa) portions of Atlanta should be able to watch MeTV via over-the-air channel 32.1 At the present time, MeTV over-the-air viewers in and around Atlanta may not be able to see our new affiliate's signal.  Please know we are working hard with our new affiliate to find a solution to this issue. Keep checking back for updates at www.metv.com If you do not see your provider listed here, please check back for updated info. You can also contact your provider and ask them to carry WGTA channel 32.1

MeTV is now available to DirecTV, DISH and AT&T U-verse on channel 32

Comcast-Xfinity customers will find MeTV on

Channels: 17 (Atlanta area) or 96 (Winder area -Toccoa, Athens) or 3 (Elberton area)

Spectrum-Time Warner on 186 or 12

TruVista Customers on Channel 14

Windstream on Channel 96"

...and one more-

"Attention Washington D.C. MeTV Viewers- we are sorry to report that MeTV’s affiliation with WJLA ended on March 27 We appreciate your viewership of MeTV, and are working hard to return to all of the homes in the D.C. Area.  Currently the following outlets have agreed to carry MeTV:

WTTG Fox 5 channel 5.3, (rescan to receive over the air)

Atlantic Broadband - Channel 157

Hardy OneNet - Channel 252, Channel 1252 HD

Antietam Cable - coming soon

Cox Cable – Channel 804

If you do not see your provider listed here, please check back for updated info. You can also contact your provider and ask them to carry WTTG channel 5.3 "

We're sorry that some of you cannot currently see our show- and hope we'll be available  to you again soon! Meanwhile, in Chicago, our local viewers get a second look (if that's possible) at "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" at 11 am on WCIU!

You can hear  my appearance with Bill and Wendy on WGN talking about Don Rickles here:

http://wgnradio.com/2017/04/07/remembering-don-rickles-with-dave-plier-rich-koz-and-jim-roche/

Please check the previous blog posted here regarding some upcoming appearances and more! And-  be with us tonight for ( for once)  non-Godzilla city destruction, courtesy of "Rodan"!