J. Marcus here with another of my open letters to folks I admire. This time, I am addressing the one and only Joss Whedon, creator of such incredible programming as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse, as well as the man behind the Avengers films (to name but a few of his incredible accomplishments.) […]
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An Open Letter To Joss Whedon
Posted: 9th May 2015 by J. Marcus in Film, Open Letter, Television, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Agents of Shield, Angel, Avengers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Cabin in the Woods, Dollhouse, Drew Goddard, Drew Z. Greenberg, Firefly, Jane Espenson, Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon, Marti Noxon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Steven S. DeKnight
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Dear Mr. Shatner, You won’t remember me. We met but once. It wasn’t the best of times. You were busy preparing for an interview and I was in a group of staff members clamoring to see you. You were preoccupied. That’s OK. You were getting ready and the last thing you needed at the time […]
Ooh… That Sounds Sexy!
Posted: 27th September 2014 by J. Marcus in Film, Podcast, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Gene Roddenberry, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Jaws, John Williams, Star Trek, Weekend At Bernie's, William Shatner
Strap yourselves in for another breathtaking episode of The Podwits Podcast! Dion and J. explore the Final Frontier in search of the truths behind one of the most popular television shows ever made — all the while, J. breaks all sorts of land/speed records by taking almost an hour to explain one of the most devastating things […]
Hello there! J. Marcus here. So, my friends did the best thing possible and got me “Man Of Steel” for Christmas. This means I finally get to see it, and bring my critique to the world. Before I can do that, though, I’m left with the question of… Can I be unbiased? I have professed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fandom Into Darkness
Posted: 23rd May 2013 by J. Marcus in Doctor Who, Film Review, Science Fiction, Television, Watching the DoctorTags: Doctor Who, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Matt Smith, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Steven Moffat, The Name of the Doctor
The weekend of May 18, 2013 will live long in my consciousness. It will stand for quite some time as the weekend that two of my favorite franchises tried to hit one out of the park… and failed miserably. You can count my “favorite” franchises on one hand. Among them are Doctor Who, Superman and Star Trek (not […]
Indiana Who and the Temple of Akhaten
Posted: 12th April 2013 by J. Marcus in Doctor Who, Television, Watching the DoctorTags: Jenna-Louise Coleman, Matt Smith, Season 7.5, The Rings of Akhaten
If the first episode of Doctor Who‘s season 7.5 was a James Bond-esque adventure, the second episode, “The Rings of Akhaten” can best be described as Who-meets-Indiana Jones. Before I explain, let me first state that this episode was, in my humble opinion (yes, there are those of us who still spell that out), a […]