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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 2h

I know its trite to say they don't make films like Heat anymore.

But,*MAN*- do they not make films like Heat anymore.

I don't even know if they *could* make films like Heat nowadays.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah, but that was done in a web comic. Don't really expect much there.

Now if they did something like Spider-Men, where Peter met Miles for the first time, that could've been cool.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 5h

I think it's made even worse by how *fan made productions* have been able to do similar if not better effects despite for years.

Just look at the fan made "Power Rangers Unworthy." The effects are pretty much comparable, but Unworthy uses no AI.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 6h

What happened to Emiru is absolutely horrid and shows that TwitchCon and the people running it need to seriously overhaul the operation to ensure the safety of everyone. But how Emiru handled the situation and the aftermath has really impressed me. She's pretty tough.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 10h

Wait.... what?

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 12h

Have *better* security.

The guy was allowed to just jump several ques to get to her and security did nothing. It was Emiru's own security guard that stepped in.

Twitch also did nothing to the guy until pressured by Emiru's management.

rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah, going by Emiru's statements that was her own security and Twitch staff didn't really do much, as they allowed him to jump multiple ques.

rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 13h

Going by the video and the news they did something *immediately* about it. They kicked the guy out of both the con and off of Twitch.

x.com/Dshoopy0/sta...

Dshoopy on X: "@mich___l @Dexerto @zachbussey "awkward hug" dipshit was clearly trying to kiss her, and only failed because of her resistance. https://t.co/2KSHoHuosZ" / X

@mich___l @Dexerto @zachbussey "awkward hug" dipshit was clearly trying to kiss her, and only failed because of her resistance. https://t.co/2KSHoHuosZ

x.com

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 13h

The real downside to USM ending is that we're likely not going to get an opportunity to see Peter and MJ from the 616 meet up with their Ultimate counterparts.

That would've been an interesting story.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 14h

I still say he's the Anti-Monitor to Penguin0's Monitor, and if the two ever met they'd either destroy all creation or be stuck in a stalemate battle for a million years.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 14h

Not for nothing, but it really is amazing how Jennifer Connelly pulled the "Incredibly beautiful for 40 years and counting" card...

Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 1d

We can’t talk about the unforgettable legacy of Paul Sorvino without bringing up one of his greatest line deliveries ever from THE ROCKETEER (1991).

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 14h

We really don't appreciate how bonkers a lot of NES games were.

You're a Kabuki themed superhero in a virtual world.
You're a floating head fighting a zombie apocalypse.
You're a bunch of robots playing battle baseball.
You're a robot girl who can transform into a spaceship.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 15h

Just love how they ran with it in his big episode where they just make him into an outright Mary Sue.

He's as good of a fighter as Worf. He has women throwing themselves at him. He's beloved by the entire station. He's a cunning thief.

Yet it all still works.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 15h

Or because it's being deliberately buried by the guy who owns it.

rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 15h

Gee, I wonder why No Kings *isn't* trending on the bird app....

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 1d

The sad thing is people actually waited to play the game the would have become *VERY* aware of the fact that it did *not* shy away from Tifa having the most... ah... impressive *lung capacity* of all the female characters...

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 1d

Keep in mind, this is the *same* office that said MJ and Paul were married in a recap page only to retract it in a letter's column, and was also responsible for that Romy/Stephanie nonsense.

Don't attribute to malice which could easily be ascribed to incompetence.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 1d

Still not a real good sign that they're so desperate for letters that they were forced to publish them despite how similar they were.

Harryhenry @harryhenry.bsky.social · 1d

From the old site: Turns out it actually seems to be a coordinated effort from two fans of the current run. They could still be sockpuppet accounts, but I see no reason to suspect otherwise.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 1d

I also have an issue with this because people complain about there needing to be finite stories or more stories with a definitive end.

Well here it is! We got that. But now it's a problem for some reason.

rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 1d

But they all planned on leaving.

Plans change. Camp thought it was going on for a while longer, but they decided that with all the originators leaving that it was probably a good end point.

I don't see a problem with that since pretty much everyone was done.

rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 1d

No, the books were ending. They all knew their books were going to end. Camp stated they were all planned to end because it was all going to be a two year story for all the creators involved.

Camp was the only one who planned to continue but obviously it wasn't set in stone.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 1d

All the books were intended to end once the creators left. It was always planned as a two year thing.

I don't see the problem with them going "Eh, I think we could leave it here."

Have two great years of really good comics rather than drag things out unnecessarily.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 1d

Or they could want him for other stuff and they didn't feel like keeping the universe around for a single writer when they want to put him on other stuff.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 1d

@nicklowe.bsky.social Hey, Nick, just wanted to point out that if you're going to write in the letters yourself to make it seem like more people are reading the book than there actually are, you might want to be less blatant about it.

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rdmacq.bsky.social @rdmacq.bsky.social · 1d

You say that, but it feels like they've been in this era for years.

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