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John Trumbull

@trumbullcomic.bsky.social

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Writer for the Atomic Junk Shop & the Eisner Award-winning BACK ISSUE (@backissuemagazine.bsky.social). Cohost of the SNL Nerds podcast (@snlnerds.bsky.social). #MunchWeek Creator. Cartoonist & Stand-Up Comic from NJ. He/Him.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · Feb 3

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: Oscar Madison, the sloppy one, and Felix Unger, the neat one. These are their stories.

Jack Klugman and Tony Randall standing together on a New York City street, looking like partners on a new LAW & ORDER spinoff.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 5h

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 5h

Ohhh… Cyborg.

John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 19h

I’d love to read that sometime!

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 19h

Wow. Marty must’ve written a LOT of these, then, since he was DC’s liaison on stuff like that.

John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 20h

So this was something written to interest people in potential adaptations by outside media?

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 21h

We’re heading for a Frog remake of the V For Vendetta movie.

The Birds The Turtles and The Beast @turtlebee.bsky.social · 2d

The Frog Costume has gone from $25 to almost $40 on amazon over the last week. There's an army brewing.

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Roxana Hadadi @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social · 1d

the ending of THE GODFATHER, the best american movie ever made, doesn't work without diane keaton's final look --- at the realization of who she's married and what her life is going to become and what corruption lurks behind closed doors. unforgettable, inimitable work. RIP.

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SNL Nerds @snlnerds.bsky.social · 1d

And that’s a wrap on the #AmyPoehler #RoleModel episode of #SNL! Thoughts? Comments? Does that make sense? Drop a comment and we’ll read it on the next Ep of #SNLNerds!

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 1d

Context:

Sigourney Weaver Has Met With Disney About a New ‘Alien’ Script: “It’s a Very Strong First 50 Pages”

The actress also spoke at New York Comic Con about what was really behind the crew clashes with James Cameron on the sequel.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 1d

This is the only ALIEN sequel I want to see.

The Alien Xenomorph suit from the movie ALIEN (1979), on display behind plexiglass.

Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco in GALAXY QUEST (1999).

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SNL Nerds @snlnerds.bsky.social · 1d

Happy 50th Anniversary, SNL!
#SNL #SNLNerds

Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · 1d

Oct 11th 1975 - 50 years ago today, NBC's Saturday Night (later renamed Saturday Night Live) premiered.

📽️📅 Saturday Night (2024)

3 Screenshots from the movie "Saturday Night" (2024): First, a black screen displays a quote in yellow text: “The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready. It goes on because it’s 11:30.” – Lorne Michaels. Second, a bustling nighttime street scene in front of NBC Studios, with neon signs and steam rising from the ground, labeled “October 11th 1975.” Third, a person wearing a denim jacket and headset stands in a room with floral wallpaper, saying, “Live from New York. It’s Saturday Night!”

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 1d

Hope he likes it!

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 2d

Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”

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Susan Eisenberg @susaneisenberg1.bsky.social · 2d

Release the Epstein Files

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 2d

Marilyn Monroe needs to work on her sex appeal.

Albert Einstein needs to work on being smart.

The Beatles need to work on making music.

John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 2d

Oscar Madison needs to work on being messy.

Chandler Bing needs to work on being sarcastic.

Norm Peterson needs to work on drinking beer.

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John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 2d

James Bond needs to work on making jokes after killing henchmen.

Sherlock Holmes needs to work on solving mysteries.

Columbo needs to work on irritating murderers before nailing them with one crucial piece of evidence.

John Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 2d

“Kevin Maguire needs to work on his facial expressions.”

Batman needs to work on punching the Joker.

Spider-Man needs to work on climbing up walls.

Aquaman needs to work on controlling fish.