barrytryan
@barrytryan.bsky.social
unsanctioned ramblings. makes films and tv,(from Dead Man’s Shoes to Everybody’s Talking About Jamie to The Pigeon Tunnel), plays RPGs like BiTD, WFRP. he/him
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Dick Van Dyke is 100
‘While I was making Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Cubby Broccoli called me in & asked me if I wanted to be Bond. I said to him ‘Have you heard my English accent?’ & he said ‘Ohhh that’s right - let’s forget it.’
‘While I was making Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Cubby Broccoli called me in & asked me if I wanted to be Bond. I said to him ‘Have you heard my English accent?’ & he said ‘Ohhh that’s right - let’s forget it.’
December 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Dick Van Dyke is 100
‘While I was making Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Cubby Broccoli called me in & asked me if I wanted to be Bond. I said to him ‘Have you heard my English accent?’ & he said ‘Ohhh that’s right - let’s forget it.’
‘While I was making Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Cubby Broccoli called me in & asked me if I wanted to be Bond. I said to him ‘Have you heard my English accent?’ & he said ‘Ohhh that’s right - let’s forget it.’
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Took the Last Train To Bremen last night. A journey full of resentment, recriminations and a face off with a three headed devil, each head a different Robert De Niro.
Thanks to fellow bandmates (WHO I FUCKING HATE) @johnhunter.bsky.social @voyager3.bsky.social @barrytryan.bsky.social
Thanks to fellow bandmates (WHO I FUCKING HATE) @johnhunter.bsky.social @voyager3.bsky.social @barrytryan.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Took the Last Train To Bremen last night. A journey full of resentment, recriminations and a face off with a three headed devil, each head a different Robert De Niro.
Thanks to fellow bandmates (WHO I FUCKING HATE) @johnhunter.bsky.social @voyager3.bsky.social @barrytryan.bsky.social
Thanks to fellow bandmates (WHO I FUCKING HATE) @johnhunter.bsky.social @voyager3.bsky.social @barrytryan.bsky.social
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1) I was having drinks with @gregrucka.com who is in LA for VERY SECRET REASONS and we were discussing this post, because he had just finished A Thing and I am in the middle of A Thing and write all day, literally 9 to 5, and we were talking baout how THAT felt ...
I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
A.I. and the Fetishization Of Ideas
In writing and in dispensing my (very dubious, probably shady) writing advice, I am often keen to note that ideas are bullshit. Most writers treat them like precious gems when really, ideas are lik…
terribleminds.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
1) I was having drinks with @gregrucka.com who is in LA for VERY SECRET REASONS and we were discussing this post, because he had just finished A Thing and I am in the middle of A Thing and write all day, literally 9 to 5, and we were talking baout how THAT felt ...
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New @puck.news: The only question that matters in the Warner Bros auction. New details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/world-war-wb...
How High Will the Ellisons Go?
If Warners rejects David Ellison’s latest bid, I’m told that he’ll almost certainly offer more. Will Netflix exceed that offer?
puck.news
December 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
New @puck.news: The only question that matters in the Warner Bros auction. New details ⬇️⬇️ puck.news/world-war-wb...
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VOICE ACTORS AND PERFORMERS OF BLUESKY
I am casting for 2026 and have some V/O work that needs doing at the start of January. Very quick & easy, but it is PAID, so that is at least something.
Interested? Fill out this form, where you will find all the details: forms.gle/EwMTLfjsozrF...
I am casting for 2026 and have some V/O work that needs doing at the start of January. Very quick & easy, but it is PAID, so that is at least something.
Interested? Fill out this form, where you will find all the details: forms.gle/EwMTLfjsozrF...
Sundered Isles Voice Work Form
Hello! I am looking for voice actors and performers to record short excerpts of sea shanties that I play at the beginning of each of my episodes of The Last Starmarked, my Sundered Isles Actual Play c...
forms.gle
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
VOICE ACTORS AND PERFORMERS OF BLUESKY
I am casting for 2026 and have some V/O work that needs doing at the start of January. Very quick & easy, but it is PAID, so that is at least something.
Interested? Fill out this form, where you will find all the details: forms.gle/EwMTLfjsozrF...
I am casting for 2026 and have some V/O work that needs doing at the start of January. Very quick & easy, but it is PAID, so that is at least something.
Interested? Fill out this form, where you will find all the details: forms.gle/EwMTLfjsozrF...
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Lots of excellent detangling of big deals and investment moves in the FT atm. This play-by-play on the Warner deal is worth a read giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Kushner, Gulf money and desperate texts: inside Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros
Ellison’s approach was rebuffed over concerns about financial backing from China and Middle East sovereign funds
giftarticle.ft.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Lots of excellent detangling of big deals and investment moves in the FT atm. This play-by-play on the Warner deal is worth a read giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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This is why Elon Musk’s X platform was fined by the EU. Elon refused to follow the regulations that every other platform has to adhere to in the EU. This is not a “free speech” issue.
December 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This is why Elon Musk’s X platform was fined by the EU. Elon refused to follow the regulations that every other platform has to adhere to in the EU. This is not a “free speech” issue.
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In recognition of this season of festive consumerism, and, aptly enough, to cover my unexpected dental care costs, please consider this 50%-off sale of our TEETH zines. BUY BUY BUY for Santa and/or my wretched mouth.
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TEETHazine Bundle by TEETH: A ROLEPLAYING GAME
A bundle by TEETH: A ROLEPLAYING GAME, $13.00 for STRANGER & STRANGER, BLOOD COTILLION, MORE TEETH
itch.io
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
In recognition of this season of festive consumerism, and, aptly enough, to cover my unexpected dental care costs, please consider this 50%-off sale of our TEETH zines. BUY BUY BUY for Santa and/or my wretched mouth.
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New pod: Netflix. Warners. $72 billion. What in the name of Ted Sarandos just happened!? It’s a deal so big @craighorlbeck.bsky.social gave the title 3 exclamation points!!! With a very special Friday appearance by @lucasshaw.bsky.social Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5Nw8...
Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Emergency Pod!!!
open.spotify.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
New pod: Netflix. Warners. $72 billion. What in the name of Ted Sarandos just happened!? It’s a deal so big @craighorlbeck.bsky.social gave the title 3 exclamation points!!! With a very special Friday appearance by @lucasshaw.bsky.social Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5Nw8...
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Just caught the first notable anachronism in Stranger Things, but it’s very niche.
One character tells another that wizards learn magic from books but sorcerers have innate magic.
That didn’t come up in D&D until 3E in 2000.
One character tells another that wizards learn magic from books but sorcerers have innate magic.
That didn’t come up in D&D until 3E in 2000.
December 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Just caught the first notable anachronism in Stranger Things, but it’s very niche.
One character tells another that wizards learn magic from books but sorcerers have innate magic.
That didn’t come up in D&D until 3E in 2000.
One character tells another that wizards learn magic from books but sorcerers have innate magic.
That didn’t come up in D&D until 3E in 2000.
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‘My God, what a story it would make’: film-maker Kevin Brownlow on It Happened Here and Winstanley
‘My God, what a story it would make’: film-maker Kevin Brownlow on It Happened Here and Winstanley
Brownlow is best known for restoring silent movies, but in conjunction with Andrew Mollo, he made two features, in 1964 and 1975, that look astonishingly prescient today
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
‘My God, what a story it would make’: film-maker Kevin Brownlow on It Happened Here and Winstanley
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New GROGPOD. Learn how Sweden transformed RPGs through play-culture with @magnusseter.bsky.social and get the chance to win books generously provided by Fandrake. thegrognardfiles.com/2025/11/30/s...
Swedish RPGs (with Magnus Seter) - The GROGNARD Files
This time we talk to Magnus Seter about Swedish RPG games
thegrognardfiles.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
New GROGPOD. Learn how Sweden transformed RPGs through play-culture with @magnusseter.bsky.social and get the chance to win books generously provided by Fandrake. thegrognardfiles.com/2025/11/30/s...
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The Nobel committee have just launched a football prize and made Diana Ross their first recipient.
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Nobel committee have just launched a football prize and made Diana Ross their first recipient.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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When you try to explain why scripted development can take so long, it's almost embarrassing to have to tell people that it does not boil down to some very specific, rigorous process, but rather that it might take you 5 days to write a draft, and seventeen weeks to get each set of notes back on it.
Not fit for purpose: UK commissioning process under fire
Production sector leaders are demanding radical changes to a system they describe as 'medieval'
www.broadcastnow.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
When you try to explain why scripted development can take so long, it's almost embarrassing to have to tell people that it does not boil down to some very specific, rigorous process, but rather that it might take you 5 days to write a draft, and seventeen weeks to get each set of notes back on it.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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Girl on a space hopper, 1971,
Byker series, Newwcastle, UK, by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen #womensart #FridayFeeling
Byker series, Newwcastle, UK, by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen #womensart #FridayFeeling
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Girl on a space hopper, 1971,
Byker series, Newwcastle, UK, by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen #womensart #FridayFeeling
Byker series, Newwcastle, UK, by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen #womensart #FridayFeeling
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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It's a bit like the Meltdown Festival on the Southbank, but instead of music it's a season of Mörk Borg #TTRPG games and we've been lucky to get guest curator for this season @savagespiel.bsky.social
Jan 2026, 19-25
More info on The Raspy Raven Discord, link in bio
Design by @groewe.bsky.social
Jan 2026, 19-25
More info on The Raspy Raven Discord, link in bio
Design by @groewe.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It's a bit like the Meltdown Festival on the Southbank, but instead of music it's a season of Mörk Borg #TTRPG games and we've been lucky to get guest curator for this season @savagespiel.bsky.social
Jan 2026, 19-25
More info on The Raspy Raven Discord, link in bio
Design by @groewe.bsky.social
Jan 2026, 19-25
More info on The Raspy Raven Discord, link in bio
Design by @groewe.bsky.social
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I teased this last night in What I’m Hearing but now confirmed: Paramount WILL release Rush Hour 4 after prodding from Trump on behalf of Brett Ratner. Distribution deal. Producer Tarak Ben Ammar is lining up financing. Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media.
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I teased this last night in What I’m Hearing but now confirmed: Paramount WILL release Rush Hour 4 after prodding from Trump on behalf of Brett Ratner. Distribution deal. Producer Tarak Ben Ammar is lining up financing. Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media.
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The Black Friday sale @Drivethru is on now! If you've been eying up our PDFs, there's no better time to grab a load of 'em!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Black Friday sale @Drivethru is on now! If you've been eying up our PDFs, there's no better time to grab a load of 'em!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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November 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Scotland’s World Cup qualifying win reactions equivalent to small earthquake
Scotland’s World Cup qualifying win reactions equivalent to small earthquake
Celebrations to McLean’s jaw-dropping goal picked up by seismic activity monitors at Glasgow Geothermal Observatory
When Scotland qualified for the men’s football World Cup for the first time in 28 years, supporters were propelled into wild celebration – and even made the earth move in the process.
According to the British Geological Survey (BGS), when Kenny McLean scored from the halfway line to seal a breathtaking 4-2 win over Denmark, which are ranked 18 places higher in the world than Scotland, the reaction at Hampden Park was equivalent to a very small earthquake. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Scotland’s World Cup qualifying win reactions equivalent to small earthquake