From the tragic tragedy of Batman’s real creator Bill Finger to delicious ice cream made with ladyfingers to the classic 1960s Batman TV series finally getting fingered for a DVD release, the Podwits have you covered for all your finger-related needs. Enjoy this brand new Podwits Podcast and let the Podwits give you the finger! To support […]
Archive for January, 2014
Na na na na na na na na… PODWITS!
Posted: 26th January 2014 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Adam West, Alien, Aliens, Batman, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Breyers, Burt Ward, Colonial Marines, Conan O'Brien, DC Comics, Gelato Indulgences, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Lyle Waggoner, Man of Steel, Marc Tyler Nobleman, Married With Children, Marvel Comics, Sean Howe, Superman, Ty Templeton
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J. Breaks His Silence On “Man Of Steel”
Posted: 23rd January 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Comic Books, Film, Podcast, Side-CastsTags: Amy Adams, Batman, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Reeve, DC Comics, Fantastic Four, Henry Cavill, Man of Steel, Marvel Comics, Richard Donner, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Sony, Spider-Man, Superman, Warner Bros.
*SPOILER ALERT*. At long last, J. has seen Man Of Steel. After years of waiting and speculation, he’s laid eyes on the film not once, not twice, but three times. Now the story must be told! Did he like it? Did he hate it? What was it like? And to share this experience, J. is […]
J. Breaks His Silence On "Man Of Steel" [ 1:49:10 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (896)The Podwits Book Club
Posted: 18th January 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Film, PodcastTags: Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, Double Indemnity, Dunans Castle, French New Wave, Heavy Metal, Herman Melville, Laszlo Szabo, Men Who Hate Women, Metal Evolution, Mickey Spillane, Moby Dick, Phillip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler, Reign in Blood, Sherlock Holmes, Slayer, State of Wonder, The Big Sleep, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Dion is back this week and has acquired some land, a new title, and is wearing a kilt. Brian on the other hand, has been pleasantly surprised at the classic he’s been reading this month for his book club, which lead the fellas into an analysis on what is a classic, what is pretentious, and when is your opinion just the […]
Podwits Profile: Martha Sigall
Posted: 17th January 2014 by Dion in Art, Cartoons, Celebrities, History, Podwit Profile, Podwits Exclusive, TelevisionTags: Animation, Bill Melendez, Bugs Bunny, Cartoons, Chuck Jones, Garfield, Graphic Films, Martha Sigall, Mel Blanc, MGM, Snoopy, Tex Avery, The Peanuts, The Pink Panther, Tom and Jerry, Warner Bros.
Last year, I was lucky enough to meet Martha Sigall, the 96-year-young former inker and painter who worked in what some consider the golden age of cartoonmaking in Hollywood. You name it, she worked on it, over the past eighty years. I had the opportunity to sit in on a Q&A with her, and then […]
We Swear It’s Not What You Think!
Posted: 11th January 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Comic Books, Doctor Who, PodcastTags: Amazing Spider-Man 2, BBC, Big Finish, DC Comics, Doctor Who, Image Comics, Mark Waid, Marvel Comics, Paul McGann, Peter David, Peter Davison, Steven Moffatt, The Incredible Hulk, Tom Baker
Dion is out this week, which means that J steers the TARDIS back to “Doctor Who” again for the appendix to our Year In Rev-Who… But fear not… as the title says, “it’s not what you think!” After just a few moments, the crisis is averted and other topics abound! Why is J. hating on […]
Side-Cast: Fotonovels & Novelizations
Posted: 8th January 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Electronics, Film, History, Literature, Podcast, Side-Casts, TechnologyTags: 8MM, Alfred Hitchcock, Assault on Precinct 13, Batman, Cassette Tape, Choose Your Own Adventures, Coffee, Dean Koontz, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, fotonovels, Funhouse, Gremlins, Halloween, Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, Harry and the Hendersons, iCloud, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, iTunes, James Cameron, John Carpenter, LUX Radio Theater, MP3 Player, Psycho, Record, Rocky, Rocky 2, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Star Trek, Star Wars, Suspense, The Abyss, The Omen, the terminator, VCR, Viewmaster, Vincent Price
Dion and contributor J. Blake are back and ready to kick 2014 off with a duesy of a topic: Before you had the DVD, VCR, or even the Multiplex, how else could fans continue to digest their favorite films after seeing them in the theater? Well the duo discuss the short-lived 1970’s genre called the fotonovel, and film novelizations. The […]
The Podwits’ “Year in Re-vWho” 2013
Posted: 4th January 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Doctor Who, PodcastTags: 50th Anniversary, Bells of St. John, Clara Oswald, Cold War, Crimson Horror, Day of the Doctor, Doctor Who, Hide, Jenna Coleman, Jenny Flint, Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS, Madame Vastra, Matt Smith, Neil Gaiman, Night of the Doctor, Nightmare in Silver, Paternoster Gang, Peter Capaldi, Rings of Akhaten, Series 7, Steven Moffat, Strax, Time of the Doctor, Trenzalore
Now that Doctor Who‘s big 50th anniversary year is over, and it left fans with rather a lot to chew over—a proper new companion, the first big multi-Doctor anniversary story in thirty years (we don’t talk about Dimensions in Time, thankyewverymuch), and of course a regeneration. The Podwits’ lifelong Whovians, J. Marcus and Brian, are here to […]