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The storefront display of JoJo Caravan

The storefront display of JoJo Caravan

The Steel Ball Run display

The Steel Ball Run display

More of the art on display

More of the art on display

Another storefront ad

Another storefront ad

Stopped by the Kinokuniya in Seattle today to see the JoJo Part 7 promotion. All the merch was sold out within hours of opening, but the original art on display was worth seeing regardless

08.02.2026 01:30 👍 18 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Love ya @talkinghenry.bsky.social ❤️

03.02.2026 03:43 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Merch shipment from @othatsraspberry.com arrived!

08.01.2026 17:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Taking the plastic off the massive Blu-ray set of TNG

Taking the plastic off the massive Blu-ray set of TNG

Farpoint has been encountered

Farpoint has been encountered

Me and the husband completed our 2025 TV project of watching the entirety of Twin Peaks. We’re starting January 1st with the debut episode of our ambitious 2026 project, Star Trek: The Next Generation!

His first ever watch of it, my first focused rewatch of it in decades. Exciting times:

02.01.2026 04:09 👍 45 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 3
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The Secret Origin of the Darkstalkers — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games Designer Alex Jimenez explains how the Universal monsters live on in Capcom’s ghoulish fighter.

I spent all of Halloween on this, an explanation for the classic horror movie origins of Darkstalkers — now with more Kolchak: The Night Stalker than you ever expected in 2025!

www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/darksta...

01.11.2025 03:00 👍 90 🔁 46 💬 3 📌 1
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a man in a purple suit and top hat is giving two other men thumbs up Alt: Mike, Stu and Dave from Twisted Metal Season 2

Finished Twisted Metal Season 2 & as a fan of the games I absolutely loved it! A fun ride filled with so many TM winks. Take a random forum member from the old TM boards that wrote their own AU fanfic and give them creative control and this is what you’d get and I mean that complementary. S3 please!

04.09.2025 06:09 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Hopper in Jaws

Hopper in Jaws

The owner of this account

The owner of this account

Help: After our Jaws screening, the hubby turns to me and says, “Hooper can get it, right?”. When I protested, he showed me these

03.09.2025 02:35 👍 79 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 0

Still in the afterglow of Yoko Takahashi pushing the crowd to sing along with her amazing performance of A Cruel Angel’s Thesis. What a birthday and a wonderful celebration of Evangelion’s 30th anniversary! Hopefully they do a bigger North American tour soon. Only 3 shows is too short!

31.08.2025 06:43 👍 28 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Had a fun evening visiting the TCL Chinese Theatre for the first time. Felt right to see the 50th anniversary Jaws there where it was playing back in 1975 as well

01.09.2025 05:56 👍 35 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
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Hung out with @drewgmackie.bsky.social and @iwritewrongs.bsky.social for lunch in Little Tokyo. Proof that podcasters can hang out without recording a podcast for monetization

31.08.2025 00:31 👍 66 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
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Doing a trip to LA for my birthday, starting out with a stop at Disneyland. We got to say hi to the Fantastic Four, as well as actually see some rare new Roger Rabbit stuff. Plus a poster for King of the Hill at Disneyland was unexpected

30.08.2025 15:19 👍 36 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Our summer tubing has become an annual tradition, same hat included but with different shoes so you know it’s a year later

13.07.2025 00:18 👍 39 🔁 1 💬 4 📌 0
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They’re water shoes 👍

14.07.2025 02:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Clooney’s portrayal of Bruce Wayne, specifically, was totally fine for the time. Good Batman, nah. Good Wayne, sure.

11.06.2025 00:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As an aside, would you believe me if I told you in the rebooted timeline they legitimately gave Baraka and Reptile tragic, “good guy” character arcs, they are no longer just goons but full members of the main “hero” team and they are some of the best parts of the new continuity & stay as good guys.

11.06.2025 00:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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We were just there a few weeks ago! Cool little shop!

08.06.2025 23:43 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Jonathan Joss, "King of the Hill" voice actor, shot and killed in San Antonio, police say Jonathan Joss was known for lending his voice to the role of John Redcorn in the animated sitcom "King of the Hill."

Jonathan Joss, who voiced John Redcorn on King of the Hill was murdered in an anti-LGBTQ hate crime on the first day of Pride Month -- and this CBS story completely buries that fact.

Read his husband's full statement posted in the first comment below, it's a gut punch.

02.06.2025 21:17 👍 39 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
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Happy Pride Month to all the @talksimpsonspod.bsky.social listeners!

The beloved queer Simpsons image below is from the episode “Lisa vs Malibu Stacy,” which we just covered for almost THREE HOURS with Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar!

talkingsimpsons.libsyn.com/talking-simp...

01.06.2025 19:52 👍 87 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
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Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar joins us again on @talksimpsonspod.bsky.social for a classic ep of The Simpsons!

Listen as we dissect “Lisa vs Malibu Stacy”—learn about gendered toy aisles, cartoon marketing, and real world Barbie inspirations!

talkingsimpsons.libsyn.com/talking-simp...

28.05.2025 16:32 👍 63 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 1
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Doughboys Double Tuesday! Henry Gilbert (Talking Simpsons) joins the 'boys to talk Donkey Kong, The Simpsons, and Brad Bird films before continuing Maynk 3: Mayssion Impoddoughble with a review of Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol. @talkinghenry.bsky.social

patreon.com/doughboys

13.05.2025 15:43 👍 53 🔁 4 💬 5 📌 1

I’m configuring my future FF8 Squall deck right now, though making an Ultimecia one is tempting

11.05.2025 01:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Can confirm, top tier pin. Sorry PAX attendees!

10.05.2025 17:11 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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I did like the OutATime cookie and the Romulan Ale of the themed food. And the overlay of Quark’s Cafe was rad, with lots of little touches that even a Star Trek dilettante like myself can appreciate.

30.04.2025 14:23 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Went down to LA for a trip to Universal Studios Fan Fest with theme park pals. It was Halloween Horror Nights w/o the scares, which is great for a coward like myself.

Back to the Future, One Piece, Star Trek, Yoshi and Dungeons & Dragons were all a lot of fun. While the food that was hit or miss

30.04.2025 14:18 👍 72 🔁 2 💬 7 📌 0
Wild at Heart screening

Wild at Heart screening

Our evening viewing (first time watch!)

16.04.2025 02:25 👍 28 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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If His Name Is Blanka, Why Is He Green? — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games There are a lot of urban legends about Blanka, but most people don't know the true etymology of how he got his name.

My video game history site predates Bluesky, and since a lot of gamer types follow me, it occurred to me that I should promote my pre-Bluesky content. First off... did you ever wonder where Blanka from Street Fighter gets his name? I found out! www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/blanka-...

04.03.2025 22:39 👍 373 🔁 95 💬 10 📌 17
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We spent our Sunday morning in North Bend to celebrate us finishing our watch of the original Twin Peaks/the life of David Lynch.

Twede’s Cafe has pretty good coffee and fairly decent cherry pie (I also liked the biscuits & gravy), but really you’re there to experience this iconic filming location

27.01.2025 00:24 👍 62 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 1
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After we went to RR in North Bend, we also checked out the location of the Twin Peaks sign, the bridge where Ronette walks, and the beautiful Snoqualmie Falls. We had some amazing weather today, perfect for some casual nature walks

27.01.2025 00:28 👍 52 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Get in the robot, George Bailey (building a model while watching It’s A Wonderful Life in the background is very relaxing)

01.01.2025 03:14 👍 63 🔁 2 💬 5 📌 0

🕷️ ❤️

28.12.2024 03:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0