In the wake of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, Brian and Dion indulge their shared fascination with shipwrecks for your entertainment and edification. Join them for their first Shipwreck Special Podcast, as they discuss at length the majesty and tragedy of various oceanic disasters, concentrating on the beginning of the 20th […]
Archive for April, 2012
Shattered Hulls, Part 1: “Magnificent Compelling Wrongness”
Posted: 18th April 2012 by Podwits Administrator in History, PodcastTags: Cunard Line, Disasters, Edward Smith, Harland and Wolff, HMHS Britannic, HMS Hawke, Olympic Class Fleet, RMS Olympic, RMS Titanic, Shipwrecks, SS City of New York, SS Morro Castle, USS Maine, Violet Jessup, White Star Line
The Greatest Tragedy in Star Trek History
Posted: 17th April 2012 by J. Marcus in Science FictionTags: Las Vegas, Star Trek
In January 1998, Star Trek: The Experience opened its doors in the Las Vegas Hilton. One part museum, one part ride, one part casino, one part food court, the attraction was supposed to offer visitors the ultimate Star Trek experience. People could walk through Deep Space Nine’s Promenade, grab a drink at Quark’s, walk onto the […]
100 Years Ago Today…
Posted: 15th April 2012 by Dion in News, Obituaries, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Titanic
At 2:20 am, RMS Titanic slipped beneath the waves of the North Atlantic and, of the 2,223 aboard, 1,517 lost their lives.
Rumors and Bunkery
Posted: 14th April 2012 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Blu Ray, CISPA, Ernest Borgnine, Fez, Playstation, RMS Titanic, The Wild Bunch, XBox
The ‘Wits are loose again, tackling some disturbing rumors about the video game industry and then getting worked up over the proposed CISPA legislation, before trying to offend everyone on the planet and then shooting off onto their customary tangents on product placement and advertising and… uh, what were we talking about again? Oh yes: […]
The Bum Rap The Adventures of Tintin Received
Posted: 13th April 2012 by Dion in Film, Film Review, NewsTags: Adventures of Tintin, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Indiana Jones, Jamie Bell, Mackenzie Crook, Motion Capture, Nick Frost, Peter Jackson, Robert Rodriguez, Robert Zemeckis, Simon Pegg, Sin City, Steven Spielberg, Tintin, Toby Jones
This week I finally had the pleasure of watching the screen adaptation of Herge’s The Adventures of Tintin, and I really can’t believe how much I enjoyed it. I’d been waiting for it to be released for over a year-and-a-half, after hearing the exciting news that Steven Spielberg would helm the project, teaming up with […]
Superheroes on Celluloid!
Posted: 11th April 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Comic Books, Film, PodcastTags: Adam West, Ang Lee, Batman, Ben Affleck, Bill Bixby, Brandon Routh, Brett Ratner, Bryan Singer, Captain America, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Reeve, Daredevil, DC Comics, Dick Tracy, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Bana, Ernest Borgnine, George Clooney, Guillermo Del Toro, Hellboy, Iron Man, Joel Schumacher, Jon Favreau, Lou Ferrigno, Lynda Carter, Marvel Comics, Michael Keaton, Nick Nolte, Richard Donner, Robert Downey Jr, Ron Perlman, Sam Raimi, Samuel L. Jackson, Seth Rogen, Spider-Man, Super Fuzz, Supergirl, Superman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Avengers, The Green Hornet, The Incredible Hulk, The Lone Ranger, The Punisher, The Rocketeer, Thomas Jane, Thor, Tim Burton, Tobey Maguire, Val Kilmer, Wonder Woman, X-Men First Class, X3: X-Men United
KA-POW! WHAM! ZOWIE! Onomatopoeias start flying as the Podwits run down some of the best and worst representations of superheroes on film and television! So get out your cape, put on that mask and strap yourself in for this Podwits SPECIAL presentation… “Superheroes on Celluloid”
Check Please!
Posted: 7th April 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Podcast, TelevisionTags: Animation, Baseball, Ernest Borgnine, Film, Industrial Light & Magic, Johnny Depp, Moneyball, Rango, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The boys are once again out and about (or are they?) — this time in a diner (really?). The wits of Pod get down and dirty to talk about animated films, Dion gushes over Kevin Cabbagepatch (?) while Brian cheats on with his wife! J. also takes the time to plug just about everything under the […]
A little something special today. Our good friend Kuma from Kuma Kreations Entertainment shows us how being a geek is no excuse for not knowing how to cook a decent meal! Enjoy!