Monday, March 18, 2013

Let's Do The News (March 18, 2013)

JM: Now, let's do the news and if I have to ask, has anyone's been on Red Nose Day since Friday? Raise your hands...

(audience raising hands)

RH: Aw man! You guys didn't see that thing coming!

JC: What is it about?

RH: I mean, I just saw Miranda Hart and French and Saunders....

JC: Yeah, what?

RH: On that part, I saw Miranda Hart kissing Dawn French, Dawn French kissing Jennifer Saunders, and then Miranda Hart kissing Davina McCall...

The kissing at RND 2013

(audience laughing)

JC: Oh my gosh. This really is an outrage I have ever seen in my life. Girls kissing each other in front of a live audience...I mean how bad was that?

JM: Well, I think it was part of the final challenge for Miranda Hart's Mad March for Red Nose Day 2013 and such outrage rosed her donations to over a million pounds.

JC: Speaking of which, who asked Miranda Hart to do such an outrageous final challenge?

RH: Uh...I think it's none other than The Eleventh Doctor...

(audience laughing)

JC: (spitting) What?!

RH: Matt Smith, you know, The Eleventh Doctor, that's when he's the person who asked Miranda to organize a wedding plan that leads to the live audience where...Miranda kissed Dawn French, French and Saunders kissed, and this whole baloney really is a bombshell that shocked Miranda and French & Saunders fans everywhere. My gosh...

JC: Yeah...It's so shameful that Catherine Tate couldn't make it...

RH: I know...it's so sad that Ms. Tate's not on the venue. That reminds me...Why is Catherine Tate's not in RND 2013?

JC: Spoilers....

(audience laughing)

JC: Okay, speaking of Doctor Who, seems that the BBC's announcing the names of the remaining episodes of Doctor Who Series 7, where The Doctor meets up with a brand new companion by the name of Clara Oswin Oswald.

RH: Really?

JC: Yeah. As announced, only four out of the eight episodes for Series 7.2 were announced and the names are...

S07E06: The Bells of St. John
S07E07: The Rings of Akhaten
S07E08: Cold War
S07E09: Hide

Here are the official artworks, which sticks to the theme of being "cinematic":





(wow)

JM: Looks cinematic, right?

JC: Uh-huh, they're really as cinematic as watching a flick with your friends...

(audience laughing)

JC: Now last year, we talked about the Honda sedans and as of now, the Accord is the only sedan in the Honda lineup since the discontinuation of the Civic, the Inspire, and the Legend for the Japanese market. Seems that now, there's an announcement that the next-generation Accord will be...um...wait a minute...wait a minute...wait a minute...

JM: What is it? What's the outcome for the next generation Accord?


(audience laughing)

次期(新型)「アコードハイブリッド」「アコードプラグインハイブリッド」、2013年初夏に日本での発売が決定
Honda Accord PHV

JM: What?

JC: Says that the ninth-generation Honda Accord will be hybrid-only and it will be offered also with the PHV model shortly. Well, long story short, hybrids and eco-cars are becoming the new JDM because of the eco-car genzei system applied from the Japanese govermnet and it seems more and more Japanese are buying hybrids more than petrol-powered cars. Anyway, let's not make it a bit longer because this will make it more complicating for the Japanese car industry.

JM: So, the Japanese carmakers, which is famous for having their car's speedos read up to 180kph, why was...

JC: Shhh...Shhh...Shhh....Guess this is the new JDM. Eco and Hybrid. The new JDM...

(audience laughing)

JC: Anyway, the piece of tidbit about the upcoming hybrid-only Honda Accord is that it will be the first of the Sport Hybrid lineup, a lineup which will replace the existing iMA system for future Honda hybrids. This will be the first to have Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD).

RH: i-MMD?

JC: i-MMD or Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive is part of the SPORT HYBRID powertrain which comes with three distinct driving modes to choose from; EV Drive allows the car to run on pure electric mode, Engine Drive that is suitable for medium to high speeds. and Hybrid Drive lets both the electric motor and the gasoline engine join forces in case of heavy acceleration and stop-and-go city driving. I'm guessing Honda's going to be a game-changer when it comes for hybrids. Pretty soon, they will feature a next-generation Honda Fit with a hybrid model fitted with a 7-speed double clutch transmission rather than CVT. Would you rather want one?

RH: Uh...no...

(audience laughing)

JM: Uh, hey, you know the news that Daniel Padilla got a new Dodge Challenger as his birthday present, right? Now it seems that we got reports that Dodge is recalling 2013 Dodge Challenger V6 models over fire risks and advises owners not to drive one.

RH: Yeah, something fishy about this...could Daniel Padilla's Challenger had a V6 engine?

(audience laughing)

JC: I don't know but if it has, guess Daniel Padilla's million peso birthday gift is ruined by flames...

(audience laughing)

JC: I mean if this would happen, I'm thinking it could be much worse than me listening to his song which was part of the Himig Handog P-Pop Love Songs...What was that title again?

(audience murmuring)

JC: Na Sa Yo Lang Ang Lahat! That was the song I often listen to all the time! Seems I'm getting a bit of the "Last Song Syndrome".

(Audience laughing)

RH: Wait a minute...What's LAST SONG SYNDROME?

JC: It's something when a certain song stuck in my head, like those songs heard from kids shows, especially the ones from Disney...

(audience laughing)

JC: True fact, some songs straight from Disney kids shows like Special Agent Oso or Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, they're really got stuck in my head and I always hum on those...

RH: (laughing) Really?! Your brain got stuck by some Disney kids show musics? Oh my! Guess you wouldn't recite most of the Disney theme songs, would you?

JC: Uh nope. Only songs from Disney shows targeted for pre-schoolers stuck in my brain...

(audience laughing)

JC: Anyway, Sakura-Con 2013's coming at Washington State Convention Center this March 29 so we might be bumping to some people cosplay as their favorite characters or personality. If I had a camera, which I always brought one, I might be guessing that there more and more cosplaying as fresh ones on the trot. So, in my views, I might had a chance of seeking some lucky girl at the convention who dressed herself as Doctor Who's souffle girl...

(audience laughing)

RH: Yeah, way to common. But what about that woman from The Walking Dead who has a katana. What was her name?

(audience murmuring)

JC: I forgot but I might had a chance of finding someone who dressed as the crossbow-wielding Daryl Dixon from The Walking Dead because Daryl's a fan favorite. Possible?

(audience laughing)

JM: What about the characters from Sword Art Online? Sure, it was 2012's most talked about anime series and by luck, I might catching up someone who dressed as their favortie SAO characters, especially Kirito or Asuna.

JC: Well, that works too, James. But, since because of Metal Gear Rising, I might be catching someone dressed as Raiden or the MGR baddies such as Mistral, Monsoon, Sundowner, or Sam. Any takers?

(audience murmuring)

RH: Also, I might be seeing someone dressed as Connor from Assassin's Creed 3 or Aveline from the Liberation spin-off. Any chance of finding one?

JC: Uh...I don't know, Richard. I'm not an AC fan but let's give it a shot...

JM: Hmmm...I might expect someone dressed in a Sarif Industries Armor from the Deus Ex series, Agent 47's suit from the Hitman series, or Rico Rodriguez's outfit from Just Cause. Oh! I might expect someone dressed as the new Lara Croft from the 2013 reboot of Tomb Raider, the new one where Lara Croft emerged as a battle-scarred survivor.

RH: That's nice. What about someone who dressed as a younger Dante from DmC? You know, the 2013 reboot of Devil may Cry. Any chance of finding one?

JC: Hmmm....

SEVERAL MINUTES LATER...


RH: (snoozing)

JM: Guess the search talks are taking too long, eh?

(audience laughing)

JC: Oh yeah! We must have ran out of time after talks! Anyway, and on that bombshell, that is the news!

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