Posts Tagged ‘Disney’

The boys are back with another special edition of The Podwits Podcast. This week it’s part two of our cartoons special, focusing on the changing era of animation from the 1960-90′s. This time around they chat about all the old cartoons they grew up with and loved as children. Come take a stroll down Memory Lane to [...]

With Brian south of the border, the remaining lads rap about automation within the fast food industry, the decline of the Christmas Hess Truck, the Elmo controversy, Netflix vs. Amazon Prime and the newly released teaser trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness. There’s going the be some bitching, complaining and hugging this time around…

Dion is back with the lads this week as they gab about the legacy of the drive-in movie theater, proposed Japanese robots, Disney in space, Facebook privacy, and nuclear slapshots, with a tad of Arsenio Hall peppered in for good measure. The only question is: which beloved Podwit will hide in the trunk under the [...]

In this week’s installment, Lincoln, Blinkin and Nod wish a very happy birthday to our own patron saint of Hollywood, Mr. Ernest Borgnine, throw around some Oscar nominees, check out some alternate-universe movie posters, discuss Disney facial hair and the Year in Re-VWho podcast special. Time Lords, get your scarves and sonic screwdriver-swiss army knives [...]

The Christmas Toy…Story?!

Posted: December 24, 2011 by Tiberius in Christmas, History, Television, The Muppets, Toys
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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 [...]

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. [...]

Leaving Technology at Home

Posted: November 27, 2011 by Yorkshire Girl in Up on The Soap Box
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It was listening to this weekend’s podcast that got me thinking about technology.. Well not really technology as a whole but the commercial I saw a few weeks ago that has been on my mind ever since.

Looks like Pixar’s got another winner…

Posted: November 16, 2011 by Brian in News
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Just got my first gander at the trailer for next year’s Pixar film, Brave, and it looks like another grand slam from Lasseter & Co. With the exception of the two Cars movies, Pixar is batting a thousand as far as I’m concerned, and even though this girl-power riff looks like it might suffer a bit [...]