Has it been a week already?! Well the boys are in the galley cooking up a brand new, steaming edition of The Podwits Podcast! Dion regroups with J. Marcus on what he missed last week and adds his two-cents regarding spy music themes and Disney only using the David Tennant years in rerun. That leads to a […]
Posts Tagged ‘Star Trek’
Nostalgic Television
Posted: 25th April 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Cartoons, Celebrities, Doctor Who, Film, News, Podcast, Science Fiction, Technology, Television, Watching the DoctorTags: Atari: Game Over, Batman Vs Superman, Car 54 Where Are You?, David Arnold, David Hasselhoff, David Tennant, Doctor Who, Frankenstein, Frankie Avalon, George Reeves, I Love Lucy, Irwin Allen, James Bond, Knight Rider, Lalo Schifrin, Lost in Space, Mad Max, Mad Max Fury Road, Matt Smith, MeTV, O.J. Simpson, Peter Lorre, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Basehart, Star Trek, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Steve McQueen, Ted Turner, The Adventures of Superman, The Fantastic Four, The Hateful 8, the terminator, The Towering Inferno, Universal Monsters, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
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VIDEO: Star Trek: Fleet Captains for International TableTop Day!
Posted: 11th April 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Games, VideoTags: Games, Klingons, Star Trek, Star Trek: Fleet Captains, Tabletop
It’s International TableTop Day, a day to celebrate tabletop gaming in all its myriad awesome forms. Brian and J. have gotten into the spirit, and for your viewing enjoyment they have faced off in a game of WizKids Games’ amazing Star Trek: Fleet Captains: Enjoy our video of this crazy fun game, and when you’re done, go play some games!
Reboot Reactions
Posted: 28th March 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Podcast, TelevisionTags: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Alien Nation, Batman Beyond, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: The Brave And The Bold, Lost in Space, Star Trek, Teen Titans Go, Uncle Grandpa
On this week’s trip into the grand unknown, J. and Dion take a look at how long is long enough to hit the old “reset button” on a beloved franchise. Is it necessary? Is it overkill? Is it spit-and-polish on an old favorite whose luster is beginning to fade? Or is it simply a business too […]
New Podcast: Dirty, Dirty Boys
Posted: 23rd March 2015 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Burt Reynolds, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, Star Trek, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Wankband, William Shatner
Oh dear. Brian, Dion & J are back for another podcast, and this time it’s personal they’re working a bit blue because they found out about the amazing testament to human ingenuity called the Wankband. Which, of course, leads to a rumination on how easy kids today have it, since in our day we had […]
Live Long And Prosper
Posted: 28th February 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Obituaries, PodcastTags: Alien Voices, Borgnine Night, Dan Akyroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ernest Borgnine, Isaac Asimov, Joe Piscopo, John DeLancie, Leonard Nimoy, Lorne Michaels, NBC, Q, Saturday Night Live, Spock, Star Trek, The Outer Limits, Tortilla Flats
This week The Podwits boldly explore the life and times of the late Leonard Nimoy. The Star Trek star passed away this week and J. and Dion wanted to pay their final respects to their honored dead. Please join us as we celebrate Mr. Nimoy as part of our look back at what’s been happening over the past […]
The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Geek
Posted: 23rd February 2015 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Big Bang Theory, Doctor Who, Renato Garcia, River Song, Space Shuttle, Star Trek, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Wars X-Wing, Trekkies, Virgil's Root Beer
This week, on Podwits Crossfire!: What are the acceptable limits of fan behavior? On one side, representing law, order, self-awareness, and a cautious approach to velour, it’s J. Marcus! And on the other side, representing chaos, board games, and flags of the freak variety, it’s Brian! Plus: dead people cosplaying, that time Brian thought he’d […]
New Podcast: Do Fans Have a Point? Or…?
Posted: 22nd November 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Comic Books, Film, Literature, Music, News, Podcast, TelevisionTags: Axl Rose, Broadchurch, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Dirty Harry, Doctor Who, Family Guy, Firefly, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Gotham, Gracepoint, Guns N' Roses, Ian Fleming, Idris Elba, Jericho, Joss Whedon, Lennie James, Low Winter Sun, Luther, Mark Strong, Opeth, Ridley Scott, Ruth Wilson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Solar Pons, Spiderman, Star Trek, Star Wars, Terriers, The Bridge, The People vs. George Lucas, The Princess Bride, The Walking Dead, Tom Clancy, Twitter, Yes
The boys get into some pretty heady, philosophical debates this week, concerning the right of the fan towards art. Starting with the cancellation of various TV shows they’ve known and loved, Dion and Brian segue into the idea of continuing a franchise’s life through new material, be it either penned by fans or officially sanctioned by the creators; is that ok? […]
We Regret To Inform You…
Posted: 11th October 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Cartoons, Celebrities, Ernest Borgnine, Film, Film Review, Game Review, Games, History, News, Podcast, Podwits Exclusive, Software Review, Technology, Television, The Muppets, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Back To The Future, Beetlejuice, Berenstain Bears, Bionic Six, Bravestarr, Captain Caveman, Captain Power, Count Duckula, Danger Mouse, David the Gnome, Denver the Last Dinosaur, Dragon's Lair, Ducktales, Family Guy, Fat Albert, Faye Grant, Fraggle Rock, G.I.Joe, Garfield, Ghostbusters, Gobots, Gumby Bears, Hair Bear Bunch, Hanna Barbara, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Heathcliff, Inhumanoids, Inspector Gadget, Jabberjaw, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Jem, Jim Henson, Josie and the Pussycats, Keith Olberman, M.A.S.K., Mickey Mouse, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, Pac Man, Paddington Bear, Pole Position, Popples, Pound Puppies, Punky Brewster, Q*Bert, Rainbow, Rainbow Brite, Rear Window, Richie Rich, Robocop, Scooby Doo, Sesame Street, She-Ra, Shirt Tales, Sid the Science Kid, Snorks, Speed Racer, Spiderman and HIs Amazing Friends, Star Trek, Star Trek Trexels, Stephen Collins, Super Mario Bros, Superman, Teen Wolf, The Care Bears, The Centurion, The Complete Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, The Flintstones, The Gary Coleman Show, The Littles, The Muppet Babies, The Muppets, The Peanuts, The Simpsons, The Super Friends, Thomas the Tank Engine, Thundarr the Barbarian, Thundercats, Top Cat, Transformers Prime, Turbo Teen, USA Cartoon Express, Voltron, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Winnie the Pooh
This week’s Podwits Podcast find the boys hitting every nuance of the emotional spectrum. They are thrilled as J. Marcus relays his reaction to the recent Simpsons/Family Guy crossover episode; they are stunned and appalled over the breaking news regarding actor Stephen Collins; and they reminisce on word that the era of Saturday morning cartoons has […]
Ooh… That Sounds Sexy!
Posted: 27th September 2014 by J. Marcus in Film, Podcast, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Gene Roddenberry, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Jaws, John Williams, Star Trek, Weekend At Bernie's, William Shatner
Strap yourselves in for another breathtaking episode of The Podwits Podcast! Dion and J. explore the Final Frontier in search of the truths behind one of the most popular television shows ever made — all the while, J. breaks all sorts of land/speed records by taking almost an hour to explain one of the most devastating things […]
More Appeal
Posted: 23rd August 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Comic Books, Doctor Who, Podcast, TelevisionTags: Batman, Diana Rigg, Doctor Who, Emma Peel, John Steed, Multiversity, New 52, Patrick Macnee, Star Trek, Supergirl, The Avengers
This week the Podwits learn the valuable lesson of speaking from where you know. Bri has studied up on The Avengers (not THOSE Avengers — Steed & Mrs. Peel) and is ready to share all that he’s learned. Of course this won’t stop J. from bringing up the tawdry business of the newest Doctor Who […]