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Daniel Fienberg

@thefienprint.bsky.social

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Chief Television Critic, The Hollywood Reporter. General social media dabbler. Most of my content/writing/word-spewing can be found here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/e/the-fien-print/

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 3h

ICYMI, my reviews of...

Netflix's "Boots":
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-review...

Apple TV+'s "The Last Frontier":
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-review...

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 3h

Ack.

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 3h

And that was the only reason anything associated with "Seventh Heaven" was ever problematic again!

Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 4h

Whenever Caitlin Flanagan blows up on social media, it's my duty to mention that she was my childhood babysitter. I was a baby at the time, so I don't know if her opinions were... questionable... at the time.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 5h

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 4h

All the world is a new story live on stage and all the men and women merely found footage.

Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 22h

Carli Lloyd and Matt Leinart are BOTH awful in that Discover Card commercial. Like normally with multiple jocks in an ad, you'll be like, "Ohhh, at least ONE of them has comic timing and screen presence!" But... Nope!

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way the game ends
This is the way the game ends
This is the way the game ends
Not with a bunt but a single.

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 1d

That's some Oregon Trail shit right there.

Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 1d

Predator arm-wrestling meme with "Male Porn Stars" on the left, "Starters Relieving in the 14th Inning of a Playoff Game" on the right and "These Guys Can Give You Some Length" in the middle

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 1d

ESTRAGON:
Well, shall we bunt?

VLADIMIR:
Yes, let's bunt.

They do not bunt.

Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · 1d

This is the baseball equivalent of Waiting for Godot.

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 1d

Oops. It's AJ.

AJ Pierzynski as a festive gazebo decorator: Have you considered bunting?

Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 1d

Adam Wainwright as a German Baker: I'd bundt here.

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 1d

Adam Wainwright as a German Baker: I'd bundt here.

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 1d

I don't care what they say. You're bunting.

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 1d

I understand the principle, but... I'd honestly prefer ties! Well, maybe I wouldn't. But I'd almost prefer ties.

Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 1d

Is there anybody who watches extra-inning games in the playoffs and says, "Man, I sure wish the ghost runner was still in play in the postseason!"?

No. No, there is not! [And if you say you think that, I'm blocking you.]

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 2d

While hardly disqualifying... It's a gross order.

Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 2d

I still haven't seen the movie in question — this afternoon! maybe! — but my problem is that I absolutely cannot get the title to stick in my head in any way. That, then, is when I think of it as "The PTA!" but I understand I'm not one of the people mentioned in your post.

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 3d

I've never, for a second, wanted to join the Marines, but Netflix's "Boots" made me think, a few times, like maybe I should have wanted to join the Marines, which is odd for a show that is about how scary and discriminatory the Marines is/are/can be.

‘Boots’ Review: Netflix’s Gay Marines Dramedy Is an Odd, Entertaining Mix of Discrimination Exposé and Recruitment Ad

Perhaps Norman Lear's last production credit, the eight-episode adaptation of 'The Pink Marine' features Miles Heizer as a teen learning about himself in basic training.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 2d

Apple TV+'s "The Last Frontier" has a fun premise and the execution is a lot of fun until it becomes bizarrely boring. Unfortunately, it becomes bizarrely boring by the second episode.

My review: