While Dion recuperates from the appendix transplant he insisted on getting (we told him it wasn’t necessary, but what can you do?), J and Brian dig deeper into the topics of their two recent posts—Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Oscar Mayer bacon dogs—before tackling the equally, ahem, meaty topic of retroactive censorship and what modern sensibilities may demand […]
Archive for September, 2013
Peanut Butter and Horseradish
Posted: 28th September 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Agents of Shield, Avatar, Bacon Dogs, Burger King, Clark Gregg, Doctor Who, Earthsea, Ghost of the Grand Banks, Joel Grey, John Bennett, Looney Toons, Oscar Mayer, Rauchbier, Remo Williams, Talons of Weng Chiang, Texas Tommy, Thank You for Smoking, Ursula K. Le Guin
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Ep. 1 Review — It’s “Just the Pilot”
Posted: 26th September 2013 by Brian in Recap, TelevisionTags: Agents of Shield, Avengers, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Cinematic Universe, Clark Gregg, Coulson, Elizabeth Henstridge, Iain De Caestecker, Jed Wheson, Joss Whedon, Marvel, Maurissa Tanchareon, Ming-Na Wen
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiered on Tuesday, and it was the strongest debut for a scripted drama in years. On the other hand, Jim Steranko (a highly respected writer/artist whose groundbreaking 1967-68 run on Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is the stuff of comic book history and a huge part of the reason we’re watching […]
The “Great White Whale” of Hot Dogs Has Finally Arrived
Posted: 25th September 2013 by J. Marcus in A Case of the Munchies, FoodTags: Bacon, Burger King, Hormel, hot dogs, Nathan's, Oscar Mayer
I’m not a “foodie” in the traditional sense. I don’t do intense research into the history of foods. I also don’t have an encyclopedic knowledge of traditional food groupings and an innate sense of which flavors should go together and which ones shouldn’t. What I do know is what I like. My taste buds are sufficiently […]
The Future Is Next Tuesday!
Posted: 21st September 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Cartoons, Comic Books, Food, Podcast, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Automats, Batman (1966), Batman: The Animated Series, Chili's, Chipotle, Domino's Pizza Tracker, Ed Asner, Keurig, Ron Perlman, Scooby Doo: Mystery Inc, Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go, The Authority, Warner Bros. Animation, Warren Ellis
The Podwits are back for another exciting podcast. It’s everything you’ve come to expect from those men of merriment and so much else! Can your heart withstand the shocking terrors that await you? Remember that you must be this high (how high is that? NO ONE KNOWS, so never mind!) to listen to this podcast. […]
Fangasm!
Posted: 14th September 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Batwoman, J.H. Williams III, Kate Kane, Maggie Sawyer, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Robocop, Star Trek Into Darkness, Total Recall, W. Haden Blackman
The Podwits are a threesome once again! Reunited (and feelin’ so good), the boys are in top form as they turn their attention to the scandal now being called “Batwomangate,” the upcoming Robocop remake, how the release of Star Trek Into Darkness is scamming the public, and a few other topics besides. It’s a veritable palooza of […]
Side-Cast: Adventures in Time
Posted: 11th September 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Side-CastsTags: 12 Monkeys, Army of Darkness, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin Powers, Back To The Future, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Blade Runner, Bruce Willis, Cheers, Christopher Lloyd, Christopher Plummer, City on the Edge of Forever, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, David Warner, Dead Ringers, Demolition Man, Disney, Donnie Darko, Forever Young, Groundhog Day, H.G. Wells, Harlan Ellison, Hot Tub Time Machine, James Cameron, Jeremy Irons, Joseph-Gordon Levitt, Jules Verne, la jetee, Lance Henriksen, Looper, Mad Max, Michael J. Fox, Moon, Mr. Boogedy, My Science Experiment, Oz the Great and Powerful, Peggy Sue Got Married, Planet of the Apes, Post Apocalyptic, Primer, Quantum Leap, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Robert Zemeckis, Rod Serling, Sam Raimi, Shelley Long, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Somewhere in Time, Star Trek, The Butterfly Effect, The Final Countdown, The Flight of the Navigator, The Jacket, The Seventh Seal, the terminator, The Time Machine, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Twilight Zone, Time After Time, Time Bandits, Time Travel, Time Trax, Timecop, Trancers
Dion and J. Blake are back for another exciting, hair-raising, and mind-blowing Side-Cast! This go around, the boys tackle the plot device known as time travel. They chat about their favorite films that revolve around going back or forth in time, the paradoxes some of the movies lay out, and highlight some screen gems that […]