In a move set to shock the world, it has been announced that Priceline.com is going to kill off its popular Negotiator pitchman, played by William Shatner. The Negotiator will meet his fiery death in an ad slated to begin airing on Monday, and may be part of their ad campaign during the Super Bowl.
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(HEART)-BREAKING NEWS: The Priceline Negotiator To Die! [UPDATED]
Posted: 19th January 2012 by J. Marcus in NewsTags: Leonard Nimoy, Priceline, William Shatner
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Shatner to Takei: “Drop Dead”
Posted: 10th January 2012 by J. Marcus in Celebrities, NewsTags: Carrie Fisher, George Takei, Shatfish, Star Trek, Star Wars, William Shatner
OK, so that headline was about as irresponsible as the one I cribbed it from, but the sentiment still stands as the Shatfish debacle just got serious.
Hi Def Data… and Picard and the Rest of Them
Posted: 7th January 2012 by J. Marcus in News, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Blu Ray, CBS Home Entertainment, Star Trek: The Next Generation
Last year CBS Home Entertainment announced the upcoming release of Star Trek: The Next Generation on Blu-ray. Much like it’s predecessor, TNG is getting the 5-star treatment. But while the producers of The Original Series Remastered created brand new computer-generated visual effects, the folks at CBS Home Entertainment have taken a decidedly different tack with TNG.
Absolutely Live
Posted: 7th January 2012 by Podwits Administrator in History, News, PodcastTags: Bank of America, Bob Ballard, Coorsweizer, Ernest Borgnine, New Year's, Raise the Titanic, SOPA Bill, Titanic, Verizon
This week the ‘Three Caballeros’ bring you an entire episode recorded “live to tape”, with no pauses or stop-downs, including a live advertisement. They discuss shipwrecks, anti-piracy bills, $2 Verizon fees, and much more, along with another great Borgninian Moment of the Week.
Podwit Profile: Vincent Price
Posted: 6th January 2012 by Dion in Art, Celebrities, Film, History, Literature, News, Podwit ProfileTags: Art, Cooking, Mary Price, Vincent Price
I know what you are thinking… A Podwit Profile on Vincent Price? Will we just rehash what everyone already knows about his film career and more, specifically his horror catalog? Haven’t we heard that before? Well, as I do think his acting career deserves an in-depth look, I will instead focus on 2 parts of his […]
UPDATE: Further Info Regarding this Week’s (12/31/11) Borgninian Moment…
Posted: 31st December 2011 by Dion in News, PodcastTags: Ernest Borgnine, Podcast
When doing the this week’s Borgninian Moment, I momentarily lapsed on 2 facts that I would like to correct now.
Hard News, Comic Books, and Conspiracies
Posted: 24th December 2011 by Podwits Administrator in Christmas, Comic Books, Film, History, News, PodcastTags: Abraham Zapruder, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Comic Books, Commando, Die Hard 2, Ed Wynn, Film, JFK, John Wayne Gacy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Mad Love, National Geographic, Officer J.D. Tippit, Peter Lorre, Surgery, Sylvester Stallone, Terrorists, The Dark Knight Rises, The Lost Bullet
The three amigos break new ground, exploring the JFK assassination and Ed and Keenan Wynn; then digress into such normalities as vintage comic book stores, 80’s action movies and the out-of-date Eastern European Terrorist plot device, before rounding out the chat with hand surgery and good old Grover and John Wayne Gacy references. Fun for […]
A Spanish village painted blue for the filming of ‘Smurfs The Movie’ has decided to keep the color!
A Clint Eastwood Family Reality Show?
Posted: 14th December 2011 by Dion in Film, News, TelevisionTags: Alison Eastwood, Clint Eastwood, Dina Eastwood, E!, Kyle Eastwood, Reality Show
According to TMZ, Clint Eastwood’s wife and two daughter have penned a deal with Kardashian reality show producer Bunim/Murray, to star in a family-oriented reality show.
NEW Trailer for G.I.Joe Sequel…
Posted: 13th December 2011 by Dion in Film, NewsTags: Dwanye "the Rock" Johnson, Film, G.I.Joe, Sienna Miller, Trailer
The brand-spanking new trailer for the sequel to 2009’s G.I.Joe: Rise of Cobra has been released and it looks… um ok, I guess.