Angus MacGyver is back for three webisodes! In MacGyver and the New Citan, Mac is up to his nose in another adventure, courtesy of Mercedes-Benz, who with the help of our beloved hero, helps promote the company’s new Citan, which they bill as “the perfect tool for every job.”
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MacGyver is Back Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz! Well, sort of…
Posted: February 19, 2013 by Dion in News, Technology, TelevisionTags: Citan, MacGyver, Mercedes-Benz, Richard Dean Anderson
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Christmas with Bing via Argos Brilliant or Sacrilegious?
Posted: December 7, 2012 by Dion in Technology, Television, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Argos, Bing Crosby, CGI, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Steve McQueen
My favorite time of the year brings all kinds of things. For me, I love the old TV Christmas Specials that for the most part, are luckily still aired. But a couple of years back I was in England and my mind was blown away by an advert which, I think is almost completely unknown back here [...]
“Get Your Ass to Mars!” in 2023
Posted: July 27, 2012 by Dion in Science Fiction, TechnologyTags: 2023, Bas Lansdorp, Mars, Mars One
OK, the title may be a tad dramatic, but I thought it was completely appropriate to quote the iconic Schwarzenegger line from 1990′s Total Recall when writing this story. Bas Lansdorp, a thirty-five year old Dutch entrepreneur, has formed a company called Mars One which is sketching out plans to send a crew of ten on a one way mission—yes, [...]
A Blast from the Past: The Drive-In Movie Theater
Posted: July 11, 2012 by Dion in Film, History, TechnologyTags: Brave, Drive In Movie Theater, Glen Falls Drive In, Lake George, The Amazing Spider-Man
While on a much-needed honeymoon to the Lake George region of upstate New York (if you’ve seen or read The Last of the Mohicans, then that’s the lake it all occurred on), my bride and I took in a custom that I thankfully have been enjoying since since childhood, which was see a double feature [...]
The 2 SECRET Companion Shorts to Ridley Scott’s New Film, Prometheus
Posted: June 9, 2012 by Dion in Film, Film Review, News, Science Fiction, TechnologyTags: Alien, David, Guy Pearce, Michael Fassbender, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Ted 2023, Weyland Industries
Well, people, after an almost-15-year boycott of seeing new films on opening day (Sex and the City 2 doesn’t count because I was dragged to the cinema by the fiancée), I went to see Prometheus last night and boy, was I impressed. Talking about a film for the rest of the night is proof for me that [...]
Siri Tells John Malkovich a “Better” Joke…
Posted: May 29, 2012 by Dion in Celebrities, Electronics, TechnologyTags: Apple iPod, John Malkovich, Sirri, The Aristocrats
In the popular new iPhone ads, John Malkovich asks Siri two one-word questions, to which she replies about the meaning of life, the weather, and then a joke. But in this parody courtesy of the Slacktory channel on YouTube, Mr. Malkovich is not impressed by her two jokes, so Siri decides to recite the stand-alone classic “The Aristocrats”, as applied [...]
James Cameron To Go Where No Man Has Gone Before…
Posted: March 9, 2012 by Dion in Film, News, Science Fiction, TechnologyTags: James Cameron, Mariana Trench, Ocean, Richard Branson
Well, he’d be the third. Filmmaker James Cameron is preparing to descend to the deepest place on Earth, to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Michael Jackson’s Catalog is Hacked!
Posted: March 7, 2012 by Dion in Music, News, TechnologyTags: Michael Jackson, SONY Music
Who’s Bad? No, we’re not talking about whatever Beatles rights his estate still retains. According to the The Daily Mail, hackers on the web have broken into SONY Music servers, and stolen the superstar’s entire back catalog of unreleased music, worth -wait for it- $250 million!
Fun Bags
Posted: December 17, 2011 by Podwits Administrator in Celebrities, Comic Books, Film, Music, Podcast, Science Fiction, Sex, Technology, TelevisionTags: Al Pacino, Battleship, Carrie Fisher, Ernest Borgnine, Film, George Takei, Liam Neeson, Radio Shack, Robert DeNiro, Sex, Shatfish, Star Trek, Star Wars, Superheroes, Technology, Television, Twilight, William Shatner
In this week’s episode of The Podwits Podcast we discover that even superheroines need to examine their own breasts. J. steps into the wayback machine and brings back the technologies of yesterday! A top ten list strikes a sour note with Dion! Brian tries desperately not to throttle them both! And can one man bring [...]
