Let's Do The News! (November 17, 2012)

Pudsey takes over Peugeot logo

And now, on that bombshell, it's the news and in case you're wondering what's going on with the Peugeot logo being replaced by Pudsey the bear, it's because it's to commemorate BBC Children in Need 2012. I know, here in Great Britain, Children in Need is the best day ever because this is a festival for a cause.

What cause?

As I see, here in Britain, there are so many establishments and even schools which were selected as Children In Need's contributors. Their proceeds will go to help underprivileged children worldwide, those who are sick, mentally-challenged, cancer, disability, poverty, you get the idea. I mean come on, this is the best day ever.

Why?

I've seen some high-school teens having fun cosplaying themselves for a cause. Then, I've seen ladies having their nails painted to look like Pudsey's for Show Your Spots,  one-off special episodes from one of BBC's best shows, newscasters taking on Top Gear's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, the best concerts from some of the biggest stars, especially the famed One Direction, and...

Wait, hold it! The biggest thing to happen on BBC Children In Need 2012 is the prologue and trailer to this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special. Right?

Oh yes. On that event, the prologue to this year's Christmas Special, titled The Great Detective, sees The Doctor meets up with some old allies, as seen on A Good Man Goes To War.

Old allies? Who are they?

Let's see, there was this Silurian named Madame Vastra, her sidekick Jenny, and a Sontaran named Strax. These guys who helped The Doctor rescue Amy at Demon's Run and now they're back. Roll the clip!

My...word...

Great, isn't it? And now, in BBC Children in Need 2012, they've featured the first trailer for this year's Christmas Special. Officially, the name of the Doctor Who 2012 Christmas Special is titled The Snowmen, and this is the first time we see Jenna Louise-Coleman in action.

Ahem, this is her second time.

Oh yeah, her second time because she was the souffle girl from the Series 7 opener, who turned into a Dalek. Who was she again?

Oswin Oswald.

Right. So here in The Snowmen, this is a different Jenna Louise Coleman we're expected.

And...the name which Jenna Louise Coleman served as The Doctor's latest companion is Clara.

Clara?

Yeah. It's confirmed by the BBC. Jenna Louise Coleman is Clara, the latest companion to The Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith). Roll the clip...



(cheers and applause)

That is simply great. The Doctor and the gang as well as his newest companion, who is Clara, are facing the biggest threat occurred in Victorian London. Question is, is The Doctor responsible for bringing bad dreams to the children of Victorian London? Or was it someone else? Find out this Christmas 2012!

Yeah! Absolutely brilliant! Makes me wanna say GERONIMO!

Indeed. (laughing) Now let's move on while waiting for Christmas to experience the fun with The Doctor and his newest partner. Ahem. A couple of weeks ago, Nissan launched the updated version of the GT-R supercar with sharper engine response, improved driving stability, improved chassis, and something something something

2013 Nissan GT-R

(audience laughing)

Anyway, Nissan said that they want to put the GT-R to the Nurburgring again to see if any improvements worked and guess what? 7 minutes and 19.1 seconds!

What?

7 minutes and 19.1 seconds! That makes it the ninth-quickest street-legal vehicle in history around the famous Nordschleife circuit!

So that's...

Faster than the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 or even the 2009 Dodge Viper ACR but a few seconds slower than the Donkervoort D8 RS.

Scoop: http://www.caradvice.com.au/199112/2013-nissan-gt-r-sets-ninth-quickest-nurburgring-lap-time-in-history/

Unbelievable, it seems that every year, the GT-R keeps on improving and improving and improving until they had enough and let it either die or regenerate to a different one, but I think this is a wonderful achievement that Nissan made to their supercar.

Yeah, seems that Godzilla's getting stronger and stronger until he's aged and retired or regenerate like Doctor Who...

(audience laughing)

Hush now buddy don't be so timey-wimey about it. Anyway, Mercedes-Benz is going to exhibit a different kind of vehicle, I mean, what I'm saying is that there was a design contest in Los Angeles, challenging other carmakers to design a car set in the near future and for Mercedes-Benz, this is their entry to this year's Los Angeles Design Challenge. Take a look...

Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force concept

What's this?

This is what they called it the Ener-G-Force concept but what I think that this is somewhat a future G-Class set in the year 2025, which is the main basis for the LA Design Challenge.

Scoop: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/16/mercedes-benz-ener-g-force-concept-is-a-g-class-for-the-future/

Yeah, this is what a future-set Mercedes offroader feels like. I thought it would be something a bit futuristic, something like...well you get the idea. I wonder if this look perfect if this was in a dystopia...

(audience laughing)

Hey buddy, enough of the jerky stuff right now because here in the 2012 LA Auto Show, Fiat will exhibit an electric version of the 500 supermini. Here it is...

2014 Fiat 500e

It's called the 500e and it's an electric 500 which will arrive next year. Some people say that this is somewhat a competitor to the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which is also an electric car for the masses. Sadly not much info yet right about now.

Hey, one thing that bothers me that this electric 500 has some different bumper which is white. What's this? Some car with a shaving cream on its face?

(audience laughing)

This is a bawdy looking car! Looks like this car needs some shaving on it!!! Maybe this car had a beard on its bumper!!!

(audience laughing)

Shhh...Shut up fat bloke. Listen. While we're on the subject on the #amalyaer lady who yelled at the lady guard a few days ago, do we think that we have learned something during the #amalayer fiasco?

#amalayer?

The rude passenger who yelled at the lady guard caught on video and then became viral and then now recognized on TV sets. Paula Jaime Salvosa, that's the name of the Amalayer lady, which is a word for "I'm A Liar?", who became an overnight sensation through a one-minute footage. I wonder what's going on?

Seems that this reputation made her shut off her social media accounts and now facing herself as the laughing stock of the crowd.

Oh...

Wonder if this could happened again? At least this whole #Amalayer story is now becoming popular. Even Vice Ganda does that on Showtime. Amalayer? Amalayer!!! May pinagaralan ako! I'm just returning the favor!

(audience laughing)

Guess this is even more better than AM I BOVVERED... (laughing) And oh, if you're in the US, then Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 is now showing and this is the last ever Twilight movie we'll ever see. The final moment for Bella and Edward Cullen, who is a vampire, facing their final fate. Seems that the war between Vampires and werewolves have now reached to its climax.

Awww...Seems that with Twilight series gone for good, guess vampires and werewolves are now seriously uncool by many. Like when wizards are now seriously uncool when the Harry Potter series ended with The Deathly Hallows Part 2 last year.

That seems sad but hey, there's The Vampire Diaries and Teen Wolf. These TV shows will keep vampires and werewolves cool, which is now zombies are sub-zero thanks to The Walking Dead.

Sub-zero? You mean that zombies are the coolest? Sigh...Thanks to The Walking Dead, zombies are becoming much of a trending topic. I heard that there's going to be a summer film next year called World War Z about a scientist trying to stop the zombie pandemic.

Another thing which is sub-zero is the upcoming Hobbit, which stars Martin Freeman from Sherlock, then The Hunger Games, which the second chapter, titled Catching Fire, is due next year or so. There's also time travel coolness, which make it sub-zero courtesy of Doctor Who.

Is the Sherlock Holmes coolness being part of it?

Well, that works. Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock, Elementary, well that's S.H. coolness. That's what we think. And on that bombshell, that's the news! Wanna eat at Speedy's?

Would I? Sure, I'll come.