Let's Do The News! (April 29, 2013)

(cheers and applause)

RH: So...how's the episode of Doctor Who? Come on...Awaiting your comments...

JC: That episode really broke my brain.

RH: Really?

JC: Yeah but I believe there's still tons of rooms lurking on the TARDIS aside from the ones featured on that episode like maybe...a foyer, a bowling alley, swimming pool, telescope, terra cotta army room, JET ENGINE WIND TUNNEL! And a scoring room with a 40-piece orchestra! However, there's no licorice dispenser but that was a nice touch...

(silence)

RH: Nice going, Clarkson. You broke their brains. Guess what?

JC: Is it my dream TARDIS awesome...

RH: Actually, Clarkson, you took that idea from a Phineas and Ferb episode...

(audience laughing)

JM: He's right and there was already a telescope and a swimming pool on the TARDIS but I'll give you that. Oh and you forgot to mentioned the funhouse part...

(audience laughing)

JC: Thanks for the tip, James. ♫You're living in a funhouse baby. You're living in a funhouse...♫

(audience laughing)

RH: Knock it off, Jeremy and James! You guys feeling like you're changing the topic!

JC: Okay...okay...enough about remixing shows for pointless reasons because let's do the news. Now, anyway, we all heard that because of the North Korea's rejection for dialogue led South Korea withdrawn most of its workers from the joint-operated Kaesong complex. Now I had a bit of a problem about the people leaving the Kaesong complex for good because those who live near the complex had so much stuff in here. Anyway, here's the pic of what sums up for those kind of people leaving Kaesong complex...

(audience laughing hysterically)

RH: Whoa! Seems that these guys really sent packing their bags before leaving the North for diplomatic reasons! Guess perhaps South Korea don't have those overloading laws or maybe they'll going to exempt those who left the Kaesong complex.

JC: Yeah, perhaps those guys who leave Kaesong with so many stuff packed outside the car will be exempted from the overloading law.

JM: What if someone who is not from Kaesong and has tons of stuff carrying on his bag, do you think that he's exempted?

(audience laughing)

JC: No. Only those who are leaving the Kaesong complex for safety reasons but in regards of safety of the drivers who are fleeing from Kaesong with that much stuff, is it safe to drive if you were in the situation like this?

(audience laughing)

RH: Whoa! That's not going to be safe, isn't it?

JC: Not safe because I can only assume if some of the stuff they packed filled the entire windscreen and if whoever drives this might be somewhat uncomfortable and unsafe to do such a thing. I mean, what if you were driving a car with that so much stuff that covers the entire car as well as the trunk, the interior, the exterior, even the engine bay for Pete's sake!

(audience laughing)

RH: Engine bay? Well that means taking off the engine and then no longer operational until you got stuck in North Korea, screaming!

(audience laughing)

JC: Fair enough, Hammond. Fair enough... Now you know those Underground Toys ads that keep airing on Doctor Who on BBC America? It seems that it's getting a bit outdated for such an ad like this? Amy Pond? Sorry, Pond's no longer with us. We got Clara Oswald now. No wait! Is Clara going to have her own figure?

(audience laughing)

JM: Well, I'm afraid it was a big NO. While Underground Toys (or the other company responsible for Doctor Who toys, Character Options) were so busy making toys regarding classic Who because of the franchise's 50th year, seems that the only one they didin't focused was the revamped one since 2005 up until know.

JC: So, you were saying that those from the 9th and 10th Doctor era are pretty much amusing to become toys?

JM: Well, exactly.

RH: Oh! Oh! Perhaps they forgot the memo about making a toy of Donna Noble...or Captain Jack Harkness...or what about The Doctor's Daughter?

(man coughing)

RH: You know? The Doctor's Daughter! Love that chick who played one. Wish there was a figure of her...

(audience laughing)

JC: Hammond, your fanservice didn't worked out as planned and hey! Seems that we'll be stuck with those outdated Underground Toys ads during DW commercial breaks until further notice!

(audience laughing)

JC: Damn...If only there's a way to make a Clara Oswald toy... (snap fingers)

RH: Phineas and Ferb!

JC: Hammond!

(audience laughing)

JM: Perhaps I should be going to the Man Lab and make one...

JC: Okay, James "Captain Slow" May, tell your friend...um..what was his name again?

JM: Simmy...

JC: Right. Tell Simmy the magic words "I know what we're gonna do today!"

(audience laughing)

JM: Okay, I'll keep in touch. Hey! Why would I say the word Phineas often used every episode?

(audience laughing)

JC: Don't blame me. Blame Richard Hammond. Guess his newly found fandom is spreading around like viruses...

(audience laughing)

JC: Okay, stop the presses. Stop the presses. Because a source told me that the Maid Sama manga, the one where it spawned a 2010 anime that has all those teens raving about, has reached its final arc. Don't you know what that means?

RH: Yep, the end is near for everyone's favorite love story which it turned out to be very rubbish for me...

(audience laughing)

JC: Yeah, I understand about that. Shojo manga love stories are utter utter utter utter utter utter utter...

(audience laughing)

JC:...utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter utter rubbish.

RH: Wow, I never know you said "utter" so many times.

JC: Uh-huh. I mean who cares about those love stories from those shojo mangas. Where's the excitement? Where's the fun? Where's the merchandising? Take this for example; an old manga that turned anime and TV drama called Ouran High School Host Club. Do you see that stuffed toy carried by um...who's that little boy again?

RH: Honey-sempai.

JC: Right. Honey-sempai. That stuffed toy that Honey-sempai often carried on the show? Well, as many Honey-sempai cosplayers might tell you, why would you want to find that stuff toy that appears only on the show on any anime-related stores? Why would you want your own Usa-chan like what Honey-sempai had?

RH: Well, too bad if you're living in Japan because none of those will ever had such a thing as Honey-sempai's Usachan. Only those outside Japan might be interested in such a thing...

JM: Or rather make one...which is rubbish to copy the exact thing...

(audience laughing)

JC: That's right because too bad such things don't have the kind of merchandising rights. Those shojo manga love stories...this is rather lacking. They maybe good on the storytelling section but when it comes to merchandising, they're all rubbish!

(audience laughing)

(Gitchee Gitchee Goo ringtone playing)

(beep)

(audience laughing)

RH: Hello? (indistinct talking)

JC: (whispers) I wonder who's calling?

RH: (indistinct talking continues)

SOME TIME LATER

RH: (indistinct talking ends) So, what's up? Oh, that's my honey.

(audience laughing)

JC: Okay, never mind about that. I was just talking about some Metal Gear-related news because coming this May 9, 2013 for 1000 Japanese Yen at the PSN, this new BLADE WOLF DLC for Metal Gear Rising Revengeance (available exclusively on the PS3) gets you all "four-legged freaked" out because based on the notes, the BLADE WOLF DLC pits players for a whole new experience as IF prototype LQ-84i.

RH: LQ-84i?

JC: Yes, but only the bad guy kind of LQ-84i. The one with the chainsaw on its top but never mind about that. This is going to be the trickiest part of the MGR gameplay because after we are familiar with the main game, the DLC VR missions, and the Jetstream Sam chapter we tried a couple of weeks ago, being the four-legged freak with the chainsaw on it will add a totally new challenge for us, ever the veterans who logged on to this game for hours.

JM: Well, that's definitely better than being Link transformed into a wolf from a Legend of Zelda game called Twilight Princess.

(audience laughing)

JC: Also, other Metal Gear related news that since Kojima Productions are on the development of the MGSV game, Konami announced a special box set coming this July 11, 2013 for 7,980 Japanese Yen. It's called Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection. This special collection, available exclusively on the PS3 console, features 25 years of Metal Gear franchise from 1987 to 2012. I know it's a bit late but as I found out on this collection are some classic Metal Gear games like Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. There's this Metal Gear Solid game, MGS Integral (which is a Director's Cut of the MGS game with some additional VR missions on it), HD Editions of MGS2 and MGS3, HD Edition of Peace Walker, and then Guns of the Patriots, all in one package.

JM: Wow, the whole chronicle in one package!

JC: That's not all. There's this 100-page booklet that covers the entire Metal Gear Solid database from Operation Snake Eater to the Guns of the Patriots incident. This is perfect even for those who are starting the story for the very first time.

RH: Wow. That sounds massive!

JC: I know. Very massive so that's the end of the news! In the meantime, James, go to your Man Lab and do your homework and oh, don't let your sisters noticing you or you'll be BUSTED.

♫BUSTED!♫

(audience laughing)

RH: Oops! Sorry, I got a message...

What's in our Car Town garage today? (April 29, 2013)

What's in our Car Town garage today?

2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe World Challenge

Andy Pilgrim began his motorsports career in two wheels in the 80's and then came to America to find opportunities that were not available from his native British land. As years pass by, Pilgrim became a factory driver for BMW, Porsche, and GM for 12 years. His notable achievements for Andy Pilgrim ranked him 62 wins in 10 pro series. He won 5 professional championships including the Speedvision Cup Grand Sports, Brazillan GT2, Exxon GT1, and the 2005 World Challenge GT.

The 2012 Season of World Challenge sees Andy Pilgrim and his teammate Johnny O'Connell, behind the wheel of the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe and with enough podiums and wins, this CTS-V Coupe lead them to win both the driver's championship and 2nd place overall. The connection between Andy Pilgrim and the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe at the World Challenge sets a much bigger benchmark for the luxury brand.

2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe World Challenge

2006 Ford GT

The original GT40 was a working-class hero where it defeated Ferrari at Le Mans in the past but for this modern-day take of the legendary machine, Ford really knows where's it heading when it comes to its success of developing the most exciting machines that make every day exciting. Oh wait, that's not right. This car was "Built for the Road Ahead" just like Ford's past slogan. The Ford GT has a top speed of 212mph, meaning that it can cover a mile in 17 seconds. Ford built 200 of them and it was sold out quickly.

2006 Ford GT

2012 Vorsteiner V-PT Grand Touring Sedan

Using the 970 sport saloon, the Vorsteiner V-PT Grand Touring Sedan is a customization program from Vorsteiner which features Vorsteiner's Autoclaved Pre-Preg Carbon Fiber structure to provide stiffness, aerospace strength, and durability unlike any other traditional carbon fiber composites.

2012 Vorsteiner V-PT Grand Touring Sedan

Doctor Who S07E10

Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS 

Nice going, Moffat...

This episode titled Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS really broke not just mine but everyone's brains  at the moment they saw this week's episode. Well, as much as I hate to say this, this episode...was the BEST. A telescope, a library, some booby traps, some zombie-like creatures, and the revelations between Clara and The Doctor, ugh... How come anyone came up with that?!

Well, fun's fun but there are some other episodes in the coming weeks, especially next week's episode where Madame Vastra, Jenny, and Strax (once again, they're back for the third time) are on a rescue mission in Victorian London where The Doctor and Clara has gone missing and they have to save them before falling through the CRIMSON HORROR. Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling gues stars, just in case.

Who wants BTS? We do!

Let's Do The News! (April 27, 2013)

(cheers and applause)

JC: Intimate get together?

RH: Oops...Sorry...must have watch too much P&F, so that's why I got that term...

JM: Anyway, now let's do the news!

JC: Now, it seems that the Philippines made themselves, sort of, a supercar which, I believe, is made of...

RH: No wait, let me think...surplus engines?

(audience laughing)

JM: No, I don't really think so but here's the pic that really sums it up...



JC: What this is kinda look like a McLaren F1 except the fact that it isn't. This is just some sort of a concept showing what the Filipinos can do and I think this is kinda awkward for the Philippines to join the supercar fray because this dream machine doesn't have any rear lamps on it...

RH: So, it isn't road-legal?

JC: Nope. Not yet street legal because it doesn't had any lamps at the back but what I heard is that the base car was a Honda Civic and it cost themselves 700,000 Philippine Pesos or somewhat under 17,000 US Dollars.

RH: So, it's cheaper to made one? No freaking way but still I can expect they didn't had the money to put a super large engine and then remain the engine from the Honda Civic so it isn't quite a supercar...

(audience laughing)

JC: Just got the note that this Civic-based supercar project was under the hands of an auto-body fabricator based in San Pedro, Laguna and it will be showcased upcoming Trans Sport Show in late May at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. So if that got me thinking...how did they made this?

JM: Well, perhaps maybe the big sister of someone who made this would want to go to her mommy to bust them but minutes later, it's gone and big sis got shocked when she see it and then "Hi Mom!" the little kid said...

(audience laughing)

JC: James?!

JM: Oops. Sorry, my bad...

(audience laughing)

JC: Now, bad news. Does anyone remember Multiply? The blogging website every Filipinos often use it for day-to-day blogging purposes? Okay, last year, we were shocked that Multiply ditched is social networking and content sharing state in favor of being the marketing site for Filipino and Indonesian sellers. Now, gets worse, really worse. I just got a note that Multiply (former social networking site and now former online marketplace) will close on May 6, 2013 and cease business operations at the end of May 2013. I know, it's very sad for those who spent so many years blogging in Multiply in the not too distant past.

Multiply closure

JM: Huh? What just happened? Last year, they revamped Multiply into an internet marketplace that works only for Philippines and Indonesia but then, they've announced that they will shut down Multiply for good? How's that possible?

JC: Well, I'm afriad that Multiply can't survive the fast-growing social media dominated by Facebook and Twitter. This was the same thing happened to Friendster when the once-popular social networking site was revamped into a gaming site which has no such connection to the old one whatsoever. Imeem? Sad story, it became MySpace music which seems to be super-complicated to us...

(audience laughing)

JM: So the main lesson for the Multiply closure is that when there are some social media sites you love were overtaken by Facebook and Twitter, sad to say that you need to be safe with them because even the smallest of the social media sites can become obsolete and either get revamped into utter nonsense or be shut off for good.

JC: Thanks, James. Take note, ladies and germs...

(audience laughing)

JC: Anyway, does anyone still remember the Espace F1 of the 1994's? The minivan with the 820bhp V10 Williams F1 engine on it? Anyway, Renault made another one and this time, it's on the ridiculously-looking Twizy electric car. Here it is...

Renault Twizy F1 Concept

(audience laughing)

RH: What the heck was that?

JC: Uh, don't tell me Richard the Hammond but this is like when you leave a forklift to your new idols, Phineas and Ferb, and then modified into this.

(audience laughing)

RH: Seriously, Clarkson?

JC: Uh-huh. Seriously. It's a forklift turned into this and this little forky gets F1's KERS technology that generate 97bhp for approximately 13 seconds. I know it doesn't sound so speedy but I believe that it can outrun an old forklift and whoever made this... (Imitates Candace) You guys are so busted!

(audience laughing)

JC: Any questions?

RH: Uh...no.

JM: Nope...

JC: Good, so that's the end of the news!

Forza Horizon: It's not a party, it's an intimate get-together...for cars!

Let me put it this way, Forza Horizon is all about cars, fun, and games. If it's getting over the top, you might be thinking that this is all just an intimate get-together but you are wrong. Sure you might be saying " It's not a party, it's an intimate get-together" but accept it. This is not an intimate get-together. It's a PARTY! No wonder Turn 10 threw themselves the biggest party for car enthusiasts only at their XBOX 360 consoles and guess what? This is even more life-ruingly fun than other games!

What I have here is an S65 AMG, which comes with the same 6.5L V12 that I had on the SL65 AMG but let me remind you that this V12-powered sport saloon has a thousand torques on it. With so much torque, this is just like Dr. Hannibal Lecter got invited to a party, which is not a party but it's an intimate get together. Horizon party! Horizon party!

The Midnight Cinderella

The thing about this S-Class though is that every politicians had one, even bling-bling celebs had one, then famous athletes, high-ranking generals, high-profile Arabs, the Mafia, the Yakuza, the Triad, those big-shots. It seems that the S-Class flagship is a priviledged car for the priviledged few because of its high price and luxurious amenities only the S-Class has to offer and with the V12-powered AMG model, it combines the same comfort of the S-Class while delivering the supercar-like performance courtesy of the skunk works deep inside the bowels of AMG.

The Shining

And then there's this Cadillac Escalade, which is the status symbol for those who are living the bling-bling lifestyle in western part of America.

Big shot, coming through

Over the years, I've seen most of the guys who owned an Escalade spend a lot of cash putting up with some shiny oversized wheels, some bling-bling materials, some billet grilles, some in car entertainment, some bulletproof materials, so on, so forth. The list goes on and on and on because such popularity really made the Escalade one of the darling of the "Cruising" scene and as years go by, the Escalade will become a future classic because when a load of seniors wanted to have one, boy, those old people sure know how to relive their youth. Get it?

Like a boss

Even in its third-generation look, the Escalade stuff is still there. There's still the luxurious interior fit for the king, the big V8 engine that is very very thirsty, and the status of being a bling-bling car for the bling-bling boys out here. This is just another one of the cars that is surely got invited to the Horizon party, which is not a party, it's an intimate get-together. Horizon party! Horizon party!



Those cars sure know how to turn an intimate get-together into the biggest party in Colorado. It's the H to the O to the R-I-Z-O-N! What? H to the O to the R-I-Z-O-N! That's right!

Bubble Gang 2013 Summer Special Part 1

On the April 26, 2013 episode, Bubble Gang is out for another Summer Special at Morong. One part of Morong to be precise...WHITE CORALS! The weather's getting hotter but the laughter is still even more hotter such as this:

- Social media-related gags



- Who's going to be buried in the sand first?



- Mr. Assimo at the swimming lesson



- Bubble Gang does Century Tuna by spoofing this ad as Send-Churi Tuna! There's no other tuna!



- Pickup Lines!



- Choose your boat wisely...



- Summer advices from Tata Lino



- Sorry but, your sand castle needs to be demolished because of health and safety...



- IyoTube



The first part of this Summer Special 2013 of BG is fun but next week promises more fun under the sun! See you on Part Two!

Threats from North Korea - A Week in Review (April 27, 2013)

And now, the week in review of what's what at the Korean peninsula...

April 22, 2013

- South Korean foreign minister Yun Byung-se cancelled his visit to Japan for talks with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, after a trip to China to discuss the North Korean issue.

April 23, 2013

- A bag of white powder (which turned out to be edible wheat flour) along with a threatening message to South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin was delivered to the defense HQ at around 10:00 AM local time. A message says that Kim Kwan-jin will be punished under the name of the Korean race if he continues to degrade North Korea's highest dignity. Defense Ministry will boost anti-terrorism measures against postal deliveries sent to the HQ and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

April 24, 2013

- South Korea extended an offer to hold talks with North Korea over the Kaesong complex that has been idle since early this month in the midst of the tensions at the Korean peninsula.

April 25, 2013

- SoKor government asked the North to come out to the negotiating table and they want their response by Friday morning. If agreed, officials in charge of the inter-Korean cooperation from the two will meet for discussions on the situation of the Kaesong complex.

April 26, 2013

- South Korea announced that they will withdraw all of its workers from the Kaesong Complex in North Korea after Pyongyang denied their offer to resolve disputes over the inter-Korean rapprochement.

K-Brosas, IHAW NA!

Comedienne K-Brosas was the guest on the IHAW NA segment from the April 25, 2013's Banana Nite and in here, they discuss about her career, her funny side, and other stuff...

Let's Do The News! (April 25, 2013)

(cheers and applause)

JC: Well done, shorty!

RH: Yeah!

JM: Now let's do the news!

JC: Okay, let's start with this. Namco Bandai released another DLC Catalog on The iDOLM@STER 2 for the PS3 console, here it is...



JC: It's another one of the PS3-exclusive costumes that will drive those X360 owners some jealousy. Here, Catalog 17 for the PS3 version features two new costumes "Bright Eaglet" and "Exotic China" as well as the song titled 9:02pm, which is familiar for those who had L4U before...

JM: Aren't you the so-called Jeremy Clarkson who, a couple of months ago, demanding to Namco Bandai saying that "PLEASE ADD THE PUNKISH GOTHIC COSTUME ON THE PS3 VERSION!"

(audience laughing)

JC: Rubbish me...

RH: Anyhow...

JC: I just can't believe that Namco Bandai still refusing to add the Punkish Gothic outfit on the PS3 version of the iM@S 2. It's been years now since the PS3 version of the iM@S 2 broke cover but how come they spend several months featuring outfits that were the same as the XBOX 360 version while others featuring costumes developed specifically for the PS3 version. Why is this happening?

RH: I don't know, maybe Punkish Gothic costumes will always stay on the XBOX 360 version and nowhere else...

(audience laughing)

JC: Maybe, but it seems that Namco Bandai keeps on saying "Right, we don't need the Punkish Gothic costumes. Let's make some costumes that were exclusive to the PS3 version!"

(audience laughing)

JC: That's why I don't want that C7 Corvette Stingray...

RH: Okay...

JC: The point is that if you are wearing a Punkish Gothic outfit, the C7 Corvette will say "ACCESS DENIED".

(audience laughing)

JC: Think about it, there will never be a Punkish Gothic DLC on the PS3 version of the iM@S 2 and no matter how many times you beg, it will NEVER happen because they don't think they'll going to feature it. And that's a shame because there's been a lot of otakus in the international community always wanted to cosplay as their favorite 765PRO idols in an outfit that the PS3 version may never get. The More You Know...

(audience laughing)

RH: Yep! The More You Know!

JM: The More You Know!

(cheers and applause)

JC: Now, Toyota, they said that sold over five million hybrids worldwide and this also includes those biblically terrible Toyota Prius eco-car which we don't like because it's too ECO for its own right. So, what does this mean to you?

RH: Uh...does this mean that the world's turning into a boring place for petrolheads?

(audience laughing)

JC: Acceptable but I was thinking about the S word...

JM: What S-word?

JC: Smug!

(audience laughing)

JC: Anyway, has any one of you watching an episode of South Park about hybrids? Hands up...

(audience raising hands)

RH: I do...

JM: Hammond, you do that because it's an American show...

(audience laughing)

JC: Anyway, as said in a South Park episode, those morons who owned a hybrid, especially those who owned a Prius, getting themselves stuffed and spew a lot of self-satisfied garbage to the air. That's SMUG! I can imagine those countries that sell hybrids, especially Japan, which is the producer of mass-market hybrids, getting ravaged by such strong monsoons and thus, I believe, is SMUG.

(audience laughing)

JC: ♫Come on, people now, people now. People now, come on, people now. Got to drive hybrids, people now.♫

(audience laughing hysterically, then cheers and applause)

RH: Oh! I see! It seems that based on a South Park episode, hybrids causing people to spew some garbage to the air, creating S-M-U-G! SMUG!

JC: Yep, even in the UK, such floodings from the past years really put the hybrids in the blame game because of SMUG! Perhaps no other people noticed this South Park episode making fun of hybrids.

(audience laughing)

JC: There you go, Top Gear Top Tip: Don't buy a hybrid or you'll be causing natural disasters!

(audience laughing, then cheers and applause)

JC: Ah.....(farts)

(audience laughing)

JC: Whoa, that was one that I really don't want...

JM: By the way...remember the time that, but a year ago, you had a statement regarding the legendary Sauber Mercedes C9 Le Mans racer? You said "If you see a car that was featured only in Gran Turismo franchise but robbed by the Forza franchise for DLC purposes, watch your backs for a series of complaints written in Japanese."

(audience laughing)

JC: Awww....Yes, yes I was. But recently, the cap's been lifted for the Sauber C9 because an upcoming indie racer game from developer I don't really know about, called Project CARS, is about to feature the Sauber C9 as well as some historic Mercedes-Benz racing machines. Also, they'll be going to feature the all new A45 AMG hot hatch as part of the builds for this community-assisted racing game which is still a WIP (work in progress) but it's getting mass attention for racing-sim fans everywhere.

JM: So, your statements about the Sauber C9 is wrong?

JC: Yes, yes I am wrong...

(audience laughing)

JC: Uh, anyway, I just received some news that Microsoft is going to reveal their new generation replacement to the XBOX 360 this May and this is the only info we've received...



(audience laughing)

RH: That's it? That's the info regarding the next generation XBOX?

JM: I don't know but regarding this invitation note, I'm guess that Microsoft's trying to outdo Sony's PS4 with something...

JC: Yeah, stay tuned for more info...

(audience laughing)

JC: Now, as we know, Iron Man 3 draws near and it seems that there's a new trailer from Marvel, showing off the upcoming Thor sequel, titled THOR: THE DARK WORLD and it seems most people are getting interested about that new villain played by Christopher Eccleston from Doctor Who. Here's the pic of what Chris is going to be in Thor 2...

Malekith

(audience laughing)

RH: What? That doesn't seem to look like Christopher Eccleston to us...

JM: Yeah, who's that?

JC: Well, apparently, some say that's the new enemy for Thor, named Malekith. I'm not 100% sure if this is Christopher Eccleston playing the role of a new Thor villain.

RH: Me neither!

(audience laughing)

JC: Right, that brings us the end of the news...

("Gitchee Gitchee Goo" playing)

(audience laughing)

JC: What's that?

RH: Oh, wait! It's my cellphone.

JC: Richard, that was the weirdest ringtone you have in the phone.

RH: No, it's a brilliant one.

JC: Then what the heck that goes "Bow chika bow wow, that's what my baby said"

(audience laughing)

RH: That's my favorite P&F song. Gitchee Gitchee Goo! 

All: ♫GITCHEE GITCHEE GOO MEANS THAT I LOVE YOU!♫

(applause)

JC: Oh boy...

Bangs Garcia, IHAW NA!

In the April 24, 2013's Banana Nite's IHAW NA segment, Tito Bhoy interviews guest star Bangs Garcia. He explains...why does Bangs doesnt have bangs on her hair, her career , and others.

Meanwhile, Melai Cantiveros shares us three tips to get yourself awake when the alarm bell rings in Laugh Three

3) Put a sharp object on an alarm clock

2) Add some unusual sound on the alarm clock

1) Get yourself a wife!

As for Hala Bara: ALAK KA BA? KASI, HABANG TUMATAGAL, NASUSUKA NA KAMI!!!

Forza Motorsport 4: HIJACKED

No no no no... Not the GTA kind of hijacking cars, Hijack. You know, it's Ridge Racer stuff. Hijack. It's a pickup truck that first appeared in Rage Racer at the end of 1996 and then resurfaced again on RR6 in late 2005 when the XBOX 360 first went on sale. Anyway, enough of that analogy because that Hijack pickup only comes into your imagination but what if you want a true-to-life pickup that behaves just like the Hijack pickup?

What we have here in FM4 are three potential sport trucks that have blown away their "pickup" images to become one of the most performance-oriented sport trucks on the market in the not-too-distant past. Those sports trucks might lose their ability to go offroad but they sure are quite a handful when they start to misbehave themselves. Putting big power in a big pickup truck might sound ridiculous but with all that added brute force, it can be as punishing as The Punisher himself.

Take a look at those three sports trucks I had lined up...

GMC Syclone

Based on the GMC Sonoma pickup truck, the Syclone is GMC's high-performance sport truck that was launched in 1991 and then it spawned a Jimmy-based Typhoon a year later. Some critics say that the Syclone pickup has specifications that had more in common with a Porsche rather than pickups even though the Syclone has a turbocharged 4.3L V6 engine equipped with Mitsubishi TD06-17C 8 cm² turbocharger and Garrett water/air intercooler. It develops 280HP of power and 475Nm of torque while mated with a 4-speed automatic. 0-60mph takes about 5.3 seconds and based on a Car & Driver test, it does a quarter-mile run in 14.1 seconds at 93 mph.



Dodge Ram SRT-10


What happens when you drop a big Viper V10 engine under the hood of the Dodge Ram pickup? The answer was the Ram SRT-10 and unlike any other Ram Trucks, which were focused on utilitarian purposes, it was made for the purpose of speed.

It features an 8.3L Viper V10 engine which develops 510HP of power and 712Nm of torque. The regular cab model of the Ram SRT-10 with such an engine has a top speed of 153 mph (246 km/h), and could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 4.9 seconds.

During its tenure, Dodge released several special models for the Ram SRT-10 such as the Viper Club of America Edition, the Yellow Fever, the Commemorative Edition, and the Night Runner. Right when the SRT-10 Ram stopped production after the 2006 model year, about 9,527 Dodge Ram SRT-10s were manufactured.

In 2004, the Ram SRT-10 was hailed as the fastest production truck in the world with an average speed of 154.587 mph (248.784 km/h). This record was beaten by an Australian-made HSV Maloo with a speed of 168.668 mph (271.445 km/h).



Saleen S331


While essentially a tuned version of the Ford F-150 SuperCab FX2, the S331 is Saleen's first-ever pickup truck since 2001 and it was priced at $54,000 for the supercharged model while non-supercharged models priced at $44,000.

The supercharged 5.4L V8 engine that powers it generates about 450HP of power and 500lb-ft of torque while being mated with a 4R75-E 4-speed automatic gearbox.

The S331 Sport Truck featured specially tuned front and rear springs and new shock absorbers specifically designed to withstand the bulk of the 23-inch forged, one-piece aluminum wheels holding 305/40R23 BFG high-performance tires, thus giving it a lower center of gravity.

While high-performance trucks sacrificed their utilitarian traits for performance purposes, the S331 keeps its traits while maintaining its performance quo. The base model has a full payload rating of 1300lbs and it's capable to tow a 5-ton trailer.



Okay, now that we finally get to know more about those sport trucks, let's find out which of these three is the best round the Top Gear Track and that means handing them over to the tamed racing driver...



I had the time! Let's see...

Syclone - 1:33.411
S331 - 1:38.145
Ram SRT-10 - 1:31.274

So based on the times, the V10-powered Dodge Ram is the quickest around the track so by sneaking suspicion, maybe the Ram SRT-10 is quite a sport truck that blown away its pickup image and sacrificed its utilitarian and offroad capabilities to become a muscle truck with a big engine that powers it. The Syclone though, that's just right for sport truck enthusiasts because even though it's not quite as fast as the V10 Ram, it's lighter and I think both of these sports trucks are instant classics because it's going to be very rare to find one of those for grabs. These are definitely future classics because of such rarity and value.

What about the S331? Meh, that's just a tuned Ford F-150 but who cares about it?

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