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William Bruce West

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I used to say that I'd forgotten more about pop culture than you'll ever know. Then I got old. Now I've forgotten everything. Classically Trained Hater https://westweekever.com

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · Jan 21

I'm guilty of this, as it's Week One, and we're adjusting to The New Normal. But I've got new rules for 2025. If you're just gonna politidunk or repost a stream of "Can you believe what they did NOW?" stuff, then we're not gonna work out. My Zoloft dose just ain't strong enough for you.

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 18m

Day 2 of Ranger Thoughts: When we thought Zordon was the end all, be all, then it made sense their vehicles would be called "Zords" - even if a bit narcissistic. However, he's just one in a long line of cosmic mentors, so those things should be called something else after In Space.

William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 1h

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 1h

Been a while since I've read a headline this out of touch. And that's saying a lot in 2025!

William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 1h

a woman says it 's me while smiling in front of a car

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 2h

It's about to be a terrible week for any of y'all that hate me on podcasts 😉

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 2h

So, THAT'S what happened! I was thinking "Was that Jaime?" 🤣

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 16h

I just realized that there was a period of time when TWO highly-rated, major network, primetime sitcoms had a straight male cast member named "Eric" playing a gay character on the show.

William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 16h

How does Honeybaked Ham make money the first half of the year?

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 16h

Even if you do, it's rude to call attention to the situation.

William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 17h

Just introduced my oldest to the MMPR Theme, telling her "This makes me wanna start a fight on a playground."

Unfortunately, Spotify doesn't have Wasserman's original cut, but rather that Redux version from a few years ago. He changed all the best parts.

William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 17h

This dude went from being John Ritter's stand-in to being Rudy from the first season of Survivor.

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 17h

I really don't understand the Mark Spears hype. I tried Monsters, and it looked like he painted over pictures he had taken of live models. It's like a "cheaper" Alex Ross, but with less attention paid to trying to make it look like a "comic".

William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 17h

If Grant Morrison had created Balloon Man, folks would be falling over themselves over how "clever" it was. Ya know, like Professor Pyg.

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 18h

Or just Ice Cube, since he's 56 🤣

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 18h

I say "Fuck them HOAs!"

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 18h

None of those Young Republicans texts blew me away. I kinda always assumed that was happening, and I doubt I'm alone. I'm more concerned that a lot of y'all are majorly concerned. This must be one Hell of a wake up call.

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 20h

Kinda feel like a fetus probably shouldn't be subjected to Morphing Grid energy.

William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 20h

I have hated all of the Zord cockpits since the Neo Saban era. Give them some chairs! They all look like the set of an 80s aerobics video.

William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 20h

The Rangers have a hotline folks can call when they need help, kinda like 80s Cap. I don't hate it.

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 20h

Can they get pregnant? They're adults. Now, if they've taken a temporary vow of chastity...

William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 20h

Zayto's mom is the actress who played Tess in the M3GAN franchise. Is this the *first* Power Rangers supporting actor I recognize from elsewhere?

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William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 20h

When they're in high school, the powers teach them responsibility and get them ready for adulthood. When they're out of high school, it's basically a gap year doing Peace Corps.

William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 20h

Power Rangers works best when they're in high school. When they slowly shifted into them being in their early 20s, I was over here like "Can they legally drink? Are they allowed to operate Zords drunk? And what if one of them gets drafted?"

William Bruce West @williambwest.bsky.social · 20h

Pink writes stories for Not Buzzfeed. This show is only 4 years old, but that's not really even a job anymore.