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James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 7h

again this is just how the concept of linear time works

A very stupid headline from a valnet website that simply reads 'Game of Thrones' Didn't Just Spoil the Ending of 'House of the Dragon' - It Also Spoiled the Upcoming Prequel Spin-off'.

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · 18h

If only I had faith that any book dealing with movie characters was going to be more than a skim over the surface.

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · 18h

But seriously, the history of this franchise is a series of highs and lows. You can’t let a little hateration in the dancery keep you from the next high.

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · 18h

Hell, combine them. Forget Finn mediating Rey and Poe, how about Rey having to deal with Finn and Ben at odds. That’s some Jedi shit.

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · 18h

The two biggest missed opportunities of the sequels are both ideas that could still work post-TROS with a bit of creativity:

1. Active and extended Ben Solo redemption.

2. A stormtrooper rebellion led and/or inspired by Finn.

Disney execs need to get off YouTube and listen to actual creatives.

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Germain Lussier @germainlussier.bsky.social · 22h

Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh were going to team up to make a Kylo Ren/Ben Solo movie written by Scott Z Burns.

Lucasfilm loved it. Disney executives killed it.

'Star Wars' Tried to Bring Kylo Ren Back to Life in a Steven Soderbergh Movie

Adam Driver reveals there was a script he called 'The Hunt for Ben Solo,' but Disney executives killed it.

gizmodo.com

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know if the library systems can even edit the descriptions but why am I seeing hardcover details for an eBook? It’s completely irrelevant and this is at least the second time I’ve seen it in Libby.

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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 1d

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · 7d

Seeing the bros flip out about a woman being prominent in a Star War for the 12 billionth time.

“First of all, I don’t think of men as people.” - Carrie Fisher speaking to Larry King in 1990.

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · 14d

Happy to take your word for it. (I would have been a horrific older sister so probably just as well.)

Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · 14d

I agree but as an only child her relationship with Linda (or maybe Linda’s relationship with her?) grates on my every nerve. Can’t stand that particular sibling trope.

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · Sep 16

The sentient Halloween decorations want attention, but not too much attention. (Unless they do!) They are deeply intrigued when a single piece of furniture is moved. They have established a secret lair in the basement.

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Patrick Sauer @pjsauer.bsky.social · Sep 11

I maintain this is the greatest cultural achievement of my lifetime. First ones to it, funniest thing I’ve ever read. And that cake headline made me bawl. A thing I will never forget.

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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · Sep 10

I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot

A bear in the wild, smiling and posing coyly

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · Sep 6

I've been hearing about him for a bit but someone reccing Tainted Cup is what got me to try the book.

Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · Sep 3

Also googling his name to be sure I had it correct means I now know there is a satirical interview show on YouTube called Between Two Perns and that is DELIGHTFUL. (Maybe it’s bad, but the name alone is hilarious.)

Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · Sep 3

So while I’m not thrilled that the explosion of romantasy means I’m actually reading more male authors, I am quite pleased to discover Robert Jackson Bennett. (Loved the two Shadow of the Leviathan books; Now halfway through Foundryside.)

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Sep 3

A reminder that "But what if people on YOUR side are on the Epstein list?" is a bullshit argument, EVERYONE who was raping children needs to get into the bin right now, that's the deal here and it ain't exactly complicated

Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · Sep 3

Bill Clinton mentioned during the Epstein press conference, which is a shock, because he's such a stand up guy with no former sexual misconduct accusations against him

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Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · Aug 31

I have just signed an Executive Order requiring that “Lapti Nek” be returned to the Jabba’s palace sequence in Return of the Jedi.

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · Aug 30

They all do. When I saw the redesigned Cracker Barrel interiors I was like, "They're trying to be First Watch!"

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · Aug 29

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”

Cities:

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · Aug 28

(TBF I'm not even sure if the post-TROS thing is a rumor or something someone official said at some point. I am out of the loop!)

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · Aug 28

"An entirely original story set in a period of time never before explored in Star Wars." Rumors have said this is post-TROS, which is the only thing I can think of that fits that description unless you get REAL granular with it.

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Dunc @duncatra.bsky.social · Aug 28

A #StarWars movie is actually happening? Like, for real and in production. Not rewarmed Disney+ nachos! And... Amy Adams is in it? Okay! www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...

www.starwars.com

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Tom Eastman @tom.eastman.nz · Aug 26

Can't even build death star anymore, because of ewok

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