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Adam Christopher @adamchristopher.me · 1d

Can confirm: they fucked up the Doctor Who Season 13 blu-ray with AI. How incredibly, incredibly disappointing. Especially after they denied it when the terrible trailer came out.

What a shame. Hold on to your DVDs.

Adam Christopher @adamchristopher.me · 1d

Okay time to crack open The Android Invasion and check that scene versus the trailer.

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zappy @zappy.bsky.social · 9d

you can get away with writing run on sentences if you have swag and are pure of heart

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Hal Duncan @halduncan.com · 2d

my most unpopular opinion is probably that “if it’s good enough, spoilers won‘t ruin it for you anyway” is actually kinda mid & basic intellectualism, based on a trite model of narrative meaning as "content" to be decoded & appreciated cerebrally rather than *import* to be experienced dynamically

AimEEK!! Ogden @aimeeogdenwrites.com · 2d

agreed and I also think anti-spoiler backlash has far exceeded its banks in general! “if it’s good enough, spoilers won‘t ruin it for you anyway” NO I want to experience the story at the intended pace and construct my own relationship with the narrative!!!

Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 2d

Back-cover-of-the-book text shouldn’t be allowed to spoil anything that happens in the second half of the book. Authors worked hard to put that stuff in that order!

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 2d

Me: Hey photoshop can I edit some photos

Photoshop: WHOOOOO DISTURRRBS MY SLUMBE- [application not responding]

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Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 2d

Iconic

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Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 2d

I just created it, but now I’m going to AO3

Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 3d

Me and Davisonley

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Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 3d

To be fair, there are also SFF books from the 90s that could also be 200 pages. Looking at you, Snow Crash!

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sarah @teganandsarahj.bsky.social · 3d

books are too damn long these days.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 6d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Jason M. @drwhonovels.bsky.social · 5d

The best part of Harlan Ellison's Doctor Who essay is that Pinnacle Books censored one line and one line only of Harlan's submitted draft dated Nov. 1, 1978. A dig at Anita Bryant at the height of her pernicious political influence in the States.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 5d

Man Panics After Reaching Age Where Parents Prematurely Started Family

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The Tell-Tale Brian Phillips @brianphillips.bsky.social · 5d

All your unhinged literary opinions are so comprehensively hinged that I'm starting to suspect some of you aren't obeying the prompt

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The Onion @theonion.com · 5d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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matthew @pahuski.com · 6d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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The Zack(s) of the Killer Handlen @zhandlen.bsky.social · 6d

hm? sorry, i was just thinking about how the latest adaptation of PET SEMATARY managed to fuck up one of King's best, most straightforward stories in the stupidest way possible, and how i wish the first PET SEMATARY movie was better, and also, this can't be an Arby's because that place burned down

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Chris Frank @krustyfrank27.bsky.social · 6d

We’ve been out of Class since 2016.

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Leese on Life @katherineleese.is.tired.fyi · 7d

A Doctor Who pure-historical where the TARDIS breaks down in 1750 BC Mesopotamia; luckily, it’s actually a really simple part to fix as long as they can find someone to sell them some good quality Sumerian copper.

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sarah @teganandsarahj.bsky.social · 10d

you know we're on a hiatus when they announce they're finally releasing the series 10 soundtrack

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Che John @che666.bsky.social · 11d

The amazing team @gamesthatwerent.com have supported me recently in recovering & archiving a couple of my unpublished games from the late 80's for Commodore 64 & Amiga platforms. Read more here : www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/hill-19/

#commodore64 #retrogames