Brian and J are not back from San Diego Comic-Con… mainly ’cause they didn’t go in the first place. But of course that won’t stop them from discussing it! Why do Doctor Who stars keep shaving their heads? Will the Superman/Batman movie suck? How good is Orphan Black, really? (Spoiler alert: Effing awesome.) And just what the heck is […]
Archive for July, 2013
Hairy Palm
Posted: 27th July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Andrew Garfield, Batman, Comic Con, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Karen Gillan, Matt Smith, Orphan Black, Smallville, Squadron Supreme, Superman, Tatiana Maslany, Tom Hiddleston
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You Got Your Steak In My Potato Chip!
Posted: 26th July 2013 by J. Marcus in A Case of the Munchies, FoodTags: Frito-Lay, Potato Chips, Ruffles
We live in an amazing world. Did you know that there is a Jelly Bean out there that actually tastes like vomit? How about a Snapple drink that actually tastes more like an apple than apple juice? What if I told you that there is a potato chip out there that actually tastes like a […]
Side Casts: Post-Apocalyptic Cinema
Posted: 24th July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Side-CastsTags: 12 Monkeys, 1990: The Bronx Warriors, 2019: After the Fall of New York, 9, After Earth, Battle Royale, Blade Runner, Book of Eli, Buster Keaton, Castlefreak, Charlie Chan, Children of Men, Christopher Lambert, Cyborg, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Deathrace 2000, Elysium, End Game, Ender's Game, Ernest Borgnine, Escape from New York, Firefly, Fortress, Fritz Lang, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, George Miller, I Am Legend, Italian Cinema, James Mason, Jeffery Combs, John Carpenter, Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, la jetee, Logan's Run, Mad Max, Mel Gibson, Metropolis, Mind Warp, New Barbarians, Night of the Living Dead, Omega Man, Pacific Rim, Peter Weller, Planet of the Apes, Post Apocalyptic, Reign of Fire, Richard Matheson, Robocop, Robocop 2, Rod Serling, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Silent Films, Soylent Green, Star Trek, Stuart Gordon, Terminator, Terminator 2, The Day After Tomorrow, The Hughes Brothers, The Hunger Games, The Last Man on Earth, The Postman, The Purge, The Road, The Road Warrior, The Stand, The Thing, The Time Machine, The Walking Dead, The Warriors, This is the End, Time Travel, Total Recall, Trancers, Warner Oland, Waterworld, World War Z
Dion and contributor J. Blake are back for another edition of the Podwits’ Side Cast. This time they take on a very weighty topic in the lore of cinema, the Post-Apocalyptic film. Believe it or not, a lot more movies than you may think end up inhabiting this horror/sci-fi/fantasy genre, and you may be surprised what Dion […]
They’re The Best… They’re The Beautiful… They’re The ONLY… Twinkies! THEY’RE BACK!
Posted: 22nd July 2013 by J. Marcus in A Case of the Munchies, FoodTags: Chocodiles, Entenmann's, Hostess Brands, Little Debbie, Tastykake, Twinkies, Wonder
In November 2012, the United States had to say goodbye to an veritable institution as Interstate Bakeries finally succumbed to bankruptcy after many years of labor disputes and management problems. Interstate Bakeries was the manufacturer of two major staples of the American diet for many decades… Wonder… and Hostess. It was because of this bankruptcy […]
Nominated for Nothin’
Posted: 20th July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Brian K. Vaughn, Comixology, David Aja, Eisner Awards, Emmy Awards, Fantastic Four, Fiona Staples, G.I.Joe, Hawkeye, J.K. Rowling, Jack Kirby, Kingkiller Chronicles, Larry Hama, Netflix, Patrick Rothfuss, Robert Galbraith, Saga, Stan Lee, The Cuckoo's Calling, Thor, Thundarr the Barbarian
It’s Comic-Con weekend, and the Podwits AREN’T THERE! Nope, instead, Brian and Dion are podcasting from home, blabbing about Brian’s predictions for the Eisner Awards (see if he was right!), the new-platform “television” shows that got Emmy nominations, digital comics, and more, on a brand-new awards season episode of the Podwits podcast!
Pacific Rim The Podwits Review
Posted: 16th July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film ReviewTags: Blade 2, Cronos, Devil's Backbone, Godzilla, Guillermo Del Toro, Hellboy, Kaiju, Pacific Rim, Pan's Labyrinth
Pacific Rim is Metal Gear Solid! Rating: * * * * out of five stars Review by Luke Whitmire Plot: In the year 2013 Earth was changed forever. The bottom of the Pacific Ocean opened up a portal to another dimension allowing titanic monsters called “Kaiju” to infiltrate our civilization. After many years of defeat […]
“Them’s Unweighted Keys…”
Posted: 13th July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Allan Holdsworth, behind the candelabra, Bert and Ernie, Chapman Stick, G.I.Joe, George Lucas, Liberace, Megatar, Michael Douglas, Neil Gaiman, Sesame Street, Steven Soderbergh, SynthAxe, Warr Guitar
The Podwits are back and this week they’ve found probably the two most polar opposites of topics to discuss: The New Yorker‘s cover depiction of Sesame Street‘s Bert and Ernie as a gay couple, and Brian’s recent fascination with unusual musical instruments—namely, the Chapman Stick, the Mobius Megatar, the Warr Guitar, and the sublimely weird […]
The Bling Ring A Podwits Review
Posted: 12th July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film Review, NewsTags: Emma Watson, Kim Kardashian, Leslie Man, Lost in Translation, Maria Antoinette, Paris Hilton, Sophia Coppola, Taissa Farmiga, The Bling Ring, The Virgin Suicides
The Bling Ring is an Ode to the Affluent and the Unmindful. Rating: * * * * out of 5 stars Review by Luke Whitmire Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed, noxious teenagers pillage the homes of high-profile celebrities in Southern California. Oscar Winning filmmaker Sophia Coppola (Lost in Translation, Maria Antoinette, […]
Back to Westeros – The Podwits Game of Thrones Special
Posted: 6th July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: A Song of Ice and Fire, Baratheon, Clash of Kings, Cryptohistorical, Dance With Dragons, Feast for Crows, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Greyjoy, Guy Gavriel Kay, Lannister, Scott Lynch, Stark, Storm of Swords
They know nothing, Jon Snow, but as usual that won’t stop Brian and Dion from pontificating, speculating, and sharing all their reactions, theories, and random thoughts in this special podcast dedicated to both the <em>Game of Thrones</em> TV show and the novels on which the show is based. Violent medieval shenanigans for the win! Bonus […]
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