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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘Robocop’
Several of the Most Absurdest Things in the World
Posted: 16th February 2014 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Billy Wilder, Don John, Earthsea, Ender's Game, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Get Off My Lawn, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Bond, Jeroen Krabbe, Leigh Brackett, Lord of the Rings, Orson Scott Card, Peter Jackson, Racefail, Raymond Chandler, Robocop, Sabotage, Sam Worthington, The Big Sleep, The Empire Strikes Back, The Hobbit, The Last Airbender, The Punisher, The Shining, Ursula K. Le Guin, Watchmen, William Faulkner, Winter Olympics, World War Z, Zack Snyder
Dion and Brian stand (or at least sit) corrected on the screenwriters of The Big Sleep and the director of Double Indemnity, and proceed to shallowly plumb the depths of the Copenhagen Zoo giraffe-killing controversy and this year’s Winter Olympics. Plus, having just seen the film adaptation of Ender’s Game, Brian’s got a bee in his bonnet […]
Several of the Most Absurdest Things in the World [ 49:55 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (299)A Podwits Classic: Cartoons, Cartoons… Cartoons!!!
Posted: 30th December 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Anime, Best of, Cartoons, PodcastTags: Adam West, Alex Toth, Banana Man, Batman, Bill Lava, Bravestarr, Bugs Bunny, Burt Ward, Captain America, Carl Stalling, Casey Kasem, Chip 'N Dale's Rescue Rangers, Chuck Jones, Count Duckula, Daffy Duck, Danger Mouse, Depatie Freleng, Dinomutt, Disney, Droids, Duck Tales, Fantastic Four, Fat Albert, Filmation, Frank Wells, Friz Freleng, G.I.Joe, Garfield, Ghostbusters, Godzilla, Hanna Barbera, Harveytoons, He-Man, Heathcliff, Henry Mancini, Herculoids, Inspector Clouseau, Iron Man, J Michael Straczynski, Joesph Barbera, Keye Luke, M.A.S.K., Mel Blanc, MGM, Mr. T, Olan Soule, Pac Man, Pink Panther, Pixar, Pole Position, Popeye, Richie Rich, Robocop, Roger Rabbit, Ruby Spears, Scooby Doo, Scrappy Doo, She-Ra, Sir David Jason, Speed Racer, Spider-Man, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Star Blazers, Star Trek, Superman, Tale Spin, Terrytoons, Tex Avery, The Amazing Chan and Chan Clan, The Flinstones, The Incredible Hulk, The Jetsons, The Muppet Babies, The Real Ghostbusters, The Transformers, Thimble Theater, Thundarr the Barbarian, Tom & Jerry, Voltron, Warner Bros., Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, William Hanna, Wind and the Willows, Windsor McCay, Woody Woodpecker, Zelda
The Podwits themselves are god-knows-where, celebrating whatever bizarre holidays that get celebrated ’round this time of year in Podwits-land. It’s probably best we don’t ask too many questions about that. But while they’re away, here for your holiday listening enjoyment is one of our favorite podcasts from the past, our second cartoon special from February […]
Side-Cast: “You Wanna See Something REALLY Scary…?”
Posted: 20th November 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film Review, Podcast, Side-Casts, TelevisionTags: Aliens, Amazing Stories, American Werewolf in London, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Ben, Big Trouble in Little China, Black Sabbath, Bridge Across Time, Child's Play, Christine, Dark Crystal, Freddy's Nightmares, Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th The Series, Gremlins, Halloween, Harry and the Hendersons, Horror, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jaws, John Carpenter, Keye Luke, Michael Jackson, Nightmare on Elm Street, Ozzy Osbourne, Poltergeist, Robocop, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Silver Bullet, Tales From the Crypt, Tales From the Darkside, Tan Hill Pub, Terminator, Terror at London Bridge, The Conjuring, The Goonies, The Howling, The Last Man on Earth, The Neverending Story, The Night of the Creeps, The Outer Limits, The Shining, The Thing, The Twilight Zones, Thriller, Vic Morrow, Vincent Price, Werewolf, Willard, Wolf
Well Dion and J. Blake are back again for another round in a late Fall (and pseudo) part 3 edition of their hugely popular “Horror Remakes” Side-Casts—but this time around, instead of tackling the reinterpretations of classic fright films, the lads instead discuss what really scared them specifically as children; what films and television, and the […]
Now It’s Even the Little Things…
Posted: 5th October 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Adam West, Batman, Batman Returns, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Danny Elfman, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Gorshin, Funny Games, J.J. Abrams, Khan, Low Winter Sun, Man of Steel, Man on a String, Michael Keaton, Paul Reubens, Peter Weller, Richard Donner, Robocop, Sean Young, Sideshow Collectibles, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars, Superman, The Batmobile, The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Riddler, Tim Burton, Tim Roth
This week J. Marcus and Dion tackle the pressing issues of the day: the British thespian Invasion, ‘Old Detriot’ alla RoboCop becoming a reality, the Dark Knight Trilogy Box Set, the plot holes that abound in Star Trek: Into Darkness, the final word on Richard Donner’s Superman with the newly released International Cut, and- last but certainly not least, […]
Fangasm!
Posted: 14th September 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Batwoman, J.H. Williams III, Kate Kane, Maggie Sawyer, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Robocop, Star Trek Into Darkness, Total Recall, W. Haden Blackman
The Podwits are a threesome once again! Reunited (and feelin’ so good), the boys are in top form as they turn their attention to the scandal now being called “Batwomangate,” the upcoming Robocop remake, how the release of Star Trek Into Darkness is scamming the public, and a few other topics besides. It’s a veritable palooza of […]
Elysium The Podwits Review
Posted: 9th August 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film Review, Science FictionTags: District 9, Elysium, Jodie Foster, Karl Marx, Luke Whitmire, Matt Damon, Neill Blomkamp, Robocop, Sharlpo Copley, Total Recall, Wagner Moura
Elysium is Energetic, Intense, Pulpy, Violent and Extremely Satisfying on Many Levels, But the Moralizing and Clunky Third Act Short Circuit the Narrative. Rating: C+ MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence and language throughout. Review by Luke Whitmire Plot: In the year 2154, the 99% reside on a dilapidated Earth while the 1% are […]
Side Casts: Post-Apocalyptic Cinema
Posted: 24th July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Side-CastsTags: 12 Monkeys, 1990: The Bronx Warriors, 2019: After the Fall of New York, 9, After Earth, Battle Royale, Blade Runner, Book of Eli, Buster Keaton, Castlefreak, Charlie Chan, Children of Men, Christopher Lambert, Cyborg, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Deathrace 2000, Elysium, End Game, Ender's Game, Ernest Borgnine, Escape from New York, Firefly, Fortress, Fritz Lang, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, George Miller, I Am Legend, Italian Cinema, James Mason, Jeffery Combs, John Carpenter, Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, la jetee, Logan's Run, Mad Max, Mel Gibson, Metropolis, Mind Warp, New Barbarians, Night of the Living Dead, Omega Man, Pacific Rim, Peter Weller, Planet of the Apes, Post Apocalyptic, Reign of Fire, Richard Matheson, Robocop, Robocop 2, Rod Serling, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Silent Films, Soylent Green, Star Trek, Stuart Gordon, Terminator, Terminator 2, The Day After Tomorrow, The Hughes Brothers, The Hunger Games, The Last Man on Earth, The Postman, The Purge, The Road, The Road Warrior, The Stand, The Thing, The Time Machine, The Walking Dead, The Warriors, This is the End, Time Travel, Total Recall, Trancers, Warner Oland, Waterworld, World War Z
Dion and contributor J. Blake are back for another edition of the Podwits’ Side Cast. This time they take on a very weighty topic in the lore of cinema, the Post-Apocalyptic film. Believe it or not, a lot more movies than you may think end up inhabiting this horror/sci-fi/fantasy genre, and you may be surprised what Dion […]
Cartoons, Cartoons… Cartoons!!!
Posted: 23rd February 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Anime, Cartoons, PodcastTags: Adam West, Alex Toth, Banana Man, Batman, Bill Lava, Bravestarr, Bugs Bunny, Burt Ward, Captain America, Carl Stalling, Casey Kasem, Chip 'N Dale's Rescue Rangers, Chuck Jones, Count Duckula, Daffy Duck, Danger Mouse, Depatie Freleng, Dinomutt, Disney, Droids, Duck Tales, Fantastic Four, Fat Albert, Filmation, Frank Wells, Friz Freleng, G.I.Joe, Garfield, Ghostbusters, Godzilla, Hanna Barbera, Harveytoons, He-Man, Heathcliff, Henry Mancini, Herculoids, Inspector Clouseau, Iron Man, J Michael Straczynski, Joesph Barbera, Keye Luke, M.A.S.K., Mel Blanc, MGM, Mr. T, Olan Soule, Pac Man, Pink Panther, Pixar, Pole Position, Popeye, Richie Rich, Robocop, Roger Rabbit, Ruby Spears, Scooby Doo, Scrappy Doo, She-Ra, Sir David Jason, Speed Racer, Spider-Man, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Star Blazers, Star Trek, Superman, Tale Spin, Terrytoons, Tex Avery, The Amazing Chan and Chan Clan, The Flinstones, The Incredible Hulk, The Jetsons, The Muppet Babies, The Real Ghostbusters, The Transformers, Thimble Theater, Thundarr the Barbarian, Tom & Jerry, Voltron, Warner Bros., Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, William Hanna, Wind and the Willows, Windsor McCay, Woody Woodpecker, Zelda
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 […]
It’s Alive… ALIVE!!!
Posted: 9th June 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Podcast, Television, UncategorizedTags: Al Lewis, Eddie Izzard, Ernest Borgnine, Feline Quadrocopter, Jerry O'Connell, Peter Falk, Psycho, Ray Bradbury, Red Shirts, Remakes, Robocop, Star Trek, Taxidermy, The Munsters, Total Recall
This week the masters of Wit and Pod are confronted with the shocking terror that is… The Feline Quadrocopter! The Podwits then try to escape the horrors of Herman Munster and film stories that won’t die! Is it Halloween? No, but these frightening tales are not for those with weak hearts! Listen… IF YOU DARE!!! […]