I was recently encouraged to watch a long forgotten Muppet special from way back in 1986! Even I, a long time Muppet aficionado, somehow missed this one… So I gave it whirl… Oh Boy! What I discovered was so shocking, I was forced to make the children leave the room or else their psyche would […]
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The Christmas Toy…Story?!
Posted: 24th December 2011 by Tiberius in Christmas, History, Television, The Muppets, ToysTags: Disney, Pixar, Toy Story
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A Merry Muppet Christmas, Part 3 – “Christmas Eve on Sesame Street”
Posted: 21st December 2011 by Dion in Christmas, Television, The MuppetsTags: 86th Street, Christmas, Frank Oz, Jim Henson, New York City, Sesame Street
Another great Muppet Christmas Special to be highlighted in this series, is one of the earliest, the Emmy Award-winning Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. It originally aired on PBS on Sunday, December 3, 1978, and sadly is another one of the great Muppet specials that hasn’t been aired probably in 20 years.
There Ain’t No Hole In The Washtub…!
Posted: 18th December 2011 by Tiberius in Christmas, Television, The MuppetsTags: 70's, Christmas, Jim Henson, Muppets, TV
I like the Muppets! I think they lost their edge after the 1979 release of The Muppet Movie, but that happens when you go main stream… Before that, Jim Henson was making big plans for his company. The Muppets were on Sesame Street. They had their own TV show, The Muppet Show. They had made numerous […]
A Merry Christmas From The Muppets Part. 1
Posted: 17th December 2011 by Dion in Christmas, Television, The Muppets, UncategorizedTags: Christmas, Disney, Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson, Sesame Street, The Muppet Movie, The Muppets
I have come to the conclusion that there are two time-frames when concerning the Muppets. Pre-Jim Henson’s Death and Post-Jim Henson’s Death. Sadly, the latter has not been as rewarding and fruitful in the world of the Muppets since Mr. Henson’s passing. Who or what is to blame? That is a debate for another day. […]
Fun Bags
Posted: 17th December 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 […]
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.
Two long-lost Doctor Who episodes rediscovered!
Posted: 11th December 2011 by Brian in Doctor Who, TelevisionBetween its debut in 1963 and its initial cancellation in 1989, 695 individual episodes of Doctor Who were produced, and one of the great scandals of television history is that of those 695 episodes over a hundred of them (all from the show’s 1960s black-and-white era) were summarily erased by the BBC in the mid-1970s […]
The Podwits – Episode The Second
Posted: 26th November 2011 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Literature, Podcast, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Amazon.com, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, DVD, Ernest Borgnine, Film, Game of Thrones, Holidays, Kindle Fire, Netflix, Smallville, Television, Total Recall, True Blood, Walking Dead
The Podwits are back and this time it’s personal! While Dion, J. and Brian are more than happy to debate the virtues of the written word versus its interpretation in Hollywood, they also prove they’re not above shilling for everything from Amazon.com to Ahnold himself. We may even shill for you too…
Arresting News, Everyone!
Posted: 19th November 2011 by J. Marcus in News, TelevisionTags: Arrested Development, FOX, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Netflix, Ron Howard, Television
This is the story of a TV show that lost everything, and the one company who had no choice but to keep them all together. OK, it’s a stretch, but I’m bloody GIDDY! The Associated Press is reporting that Netflix (confirmed on the Netflix Twitter account), the company that’s finding ways to keep me paying, has partnered with […]
Today is the day Disney officially considers to be Mickey’s birthday! “Steamboat Willie” premiered today in 1928 at Universal’s Colony Theater in NYC. Celebratory email Tiberius@Podwits.com