Lucas may have sold out to the Mouse House, but The Podwits are still independent originals! But that won’t stop us from jumping on the bandwagon of those discussing this earth-shaking media news! After all, we ARE Internet know-it-alls! J and Dion also take a look back at the show that was one of Joss [...]
Posts Tagged ‘George Lucas’
In Space, No One Can Hear You… Scream
Posted: November 10, 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Podcast, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Firefly, George Lucas, Indiana Jones, Jewel Staite, Joss Whedon, Lucasfilm, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Serenity, Star Wars, Summer Glau, The Black Hole, The Walt Disney Company, Touchstone Pictures
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Brian Shot First
Posted: May 19, 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Podcast, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Ernest Borgnine, Firefly, George Lucas, Indiana Jones, Joss Whedon, Serenity, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, The Avengers
It’s time once again for some Podwits goodness, straight from our mouths to your ears (in a not so disgusting kinda way). This week Dion and J. debate whether or not George Lucas or Shia LaBeouf is the root of all evil and heap lots of gooey praise on the the one and only Joss [...]
In Defense of George Lucas?
Posted: May 6, 2012 by J. Marcus in Film, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap BoxTags: George Lucas, Star Wars
“The difference between George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry is that Roddenberry had the good sense to die.” J. Marcus (1998-present) Yep, I have said that phrase out loud for more than a decade. What I mean by that, in a nutshell, is that Roddenberry had not only been marginalized by Paramount by the time Star [...]
What’s That? It’s Free! (The Real 25th)
Posted: May 5, 2012 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Andy Garcia, Denis Leary, Dirk Benedict, Ernest Borgnine, George Lucas, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Iron Man, John Malkovich, Meco, Shatfish, Space disco, Star Wars, Terence Howard, The A-Team, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers
This one really is our twenty-fifth regular weekly podcast, so we look back at the good times because we have to or Commander Riker will die! No, wait, that was “Shades of Gray“. Sorry for bringing that up. Instead, the boys look at casting for the big-budget Podwits film that may somewhere someday flit briefly through someone’s mind, [...]
Special Eds
Posted: March 3, 2012 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Awards Shows, Clerks, Death Star, Ernest Borgnine, George Lucas, Harmy's Despecialized Edition, Shatfish, Star Wars, Superman Restored International Cut, The Artist
The Podwits have been remastered for a new age! Brian’s been replaced by a computer-generated simulacrum that looks like Toshiro Mifune! Dion has been painstakingly reconstructed from scraps of sixty-year-old film stock! And, in the newly-discovered and shocking “original twist ending”, J. is tragically killed in a sonic screwdriver duel with his arch-nemesis! Or, it’s [...]
George Lucas Blames Harsh Fan Criticism For Killing ‘Star Wars’ Series…
Posted: January 20, 2012 by Dion in Film, News, Science FictionTags: George Lucas, Star Wars
George Lucas told the New York Times this week that there will be no more Star Wars films, and that he’s essentially retiring. Mr. Lucas cites the enormous criticism from online fans and critics alike for killing the franchise. Lucas drew truckloads of criticism, first for his digital revisions to the original three films when they [...]
The Podwits – Episode IV: Mr. Crankypants Goes to the Movies
Posted: December 10, 2011 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Podcast, Science Fiction, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Cabin in the Woods, Drew Goddard, Ernest Borgnine, Farrelly Brothers, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, George Lucas, Howard Hawks, John Carpenter, John W. Campbell Jr., Joss Whedon, Paul Verhoeven, Remakes, Robert A. Heinlein, Shatfish, Square Enix, Star Trek, Star Wars, Starship Troopers, The Thing, Three Stooges
Brian’s got a chip on his shoulder and a bug up his butt about some new remakes in the Hollywood pipeline, J. and Dion try to talk him off the ledge, and many film buff hijinks ensue. Plus listener comments and your Borgnine fix. Getcher red hot Podcast right hee-yah!
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