Michael Walsh - Human
@burgermike.bsky.social
The Nerdist guy who talks about Westeros like it's a real place. Also a noted cheeseburger enthusiast. (Hence the username.)
I knew I was going to be much higher on The Running Man than a lot of people. I even said so in my glowing review, where I explained why I think it's much smarter and emotionally draining than the trailers suggested.
Review: Edgar Wright's The Running Man is wildly entertaining, tense, and funny with incredibly resonant themes.
THE RUNNING MAN Is Rich with Powerful Ideas About the Rich and Powerful (Review)
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November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I knew I was going to be much higher on The Running Man than a lot of people. I even said so in my glowing review, where I explained why I think it's much smarter and emotionally draining than the trailers suggested.
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Mistakes were made-- from the creation of this abomination to the poor life choices of one writer trying to do his job.
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Mistakes were made-- from the creation of this abomination to the poor life choices of one writer trying to do his job.
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My goal: to eat an entire Taco Bell Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie by myself in one sitting.
November 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My goal: to eat an entire Taco Bell Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie by myself in one sitting.
I think the book I most want to write is a 14-part series on The Leftovers.
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I think the book I most want to write is a 14-part series on The Leftovers.
THIS IS THE CRAZIEST GAME IN HISTORY I LOVE SPORTS NOTHING BEATS SPORTS
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
THIS IS THE CRAZIEST GAME IN HISTORY I LOVE SPORTS NOTHING BEATS SPORTS
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Perfect way to end Spooky Season? Listen @burgermike.bsky.social and myself, along with host Kyle Anderson, talk all about the mascots of #Halloween, the Universal Monsters, for @nerdist.bsky.social’s Laser Focus podcast. “Listen to us, the children of the night!” open.spotify.com/episode/3kNu...
October 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Perfect way to end Spooky Season? Listen @burgermike.bsky.social and myself, along with host Kyle Anderson, talk all about the mascots of #Halloween, the Universal Monsters, for @nerdist.bsky.social’s Laser Focus podcast. “Listen to us, the children of the night!” open.spotify.com/episode/3kNu...
This was a really fun pod. If you like fun and/or pods, you should listen.
For the end of spooky season, let's go back to the first Universal Monsters movies. How well do these nearly 100-year-old movies hold up now? Well, a first time viewer gives his thoughts open.spotify.com/episode/3k...
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This was a really fun pod. If you like fun and/or pods, you should listen.
And here it is! For fun people!
He's pretty slow alright.
October 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
And here it is! For fun people!
I did something fun for work that is absolutely going to have a certain type of person yelling at me, as though my life has been full of infinite time and freedom to experience everything that has ever been created.
But forget them. Can't wait to share it with normal people!
But forget them. Can't wait to share it with normal people!
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I did something fun for work that is absolutely going to have a certain type of person yelling at me, as though my life has been full of infinite time and freedom to experience everything that has ever been created.
But forget them. Can't wait to share it with normal people!
But forget them. Can't wait to share it with normal people!
@bransonreese.bsky.social Is Baptiste the most fun character to write for?
Also I would die for Baptiste.
Also I would die for Baptiste.
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
@bransonreese.bsky.social Is Baptiste the most fun character to write for?
Also I would die for Baptiste.
Also I would die for Baptiste.
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43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
October 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Can't remember the last screening I went to where some critics were furious about the movie they just saw.
October 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Can't remember the last screening I went to where some critics were furious about the movie they just saw.
I want to fight the guy who has never met a single child but yet somehow got hired to label the sizes on kids socks.
October 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I want to fight the guy who has never met a single child but yet somehow got hired to label the sizes on kids socks.
As part of "Creatures from Another Dimension" week at @nerdist.bsky.social I wrote about one of my true passions in life: terrible '90s Stephen King adaptions that are so bad I love them. Obviously this is about The Langoliers.
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The Worst Creature From Another Dimension Is Clearly TV's THE LANGOLIERS
No show or movie has ever delivered a worse creature from another dimension than ABC bringing Stephen King's The Langoliers to the screen.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As part of "Creatures from Another Dimension" week at @nerdist.bsky.social I wrote about one of my true passions in life: terrible '90s Stephen King adaptions that are so bad I love them. Obviously this is about The Langoliers.
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Wrote a joke in my sleep:
Why was Annie Wilkes' such a big fan of John Ritter?
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Misery loves Three's Company
Why was Annie Wilkes' such a big fan of John Ritter?
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Misery loves Three's Company
October 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Wrote a joke in my sleep:
Why was Annie Wilkes' such a big fan of John Ritter?
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Misery loves Three's Company
Why was Annie Wilkes' such a big fan of John Ritter?
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Misery loves Three's Company
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Review: With an amazing soundtrack, fantastic action sequences and visual effects, and a cast that elevates the script, Tron fans will be happy to have the franchise power back up.
TRON: ARES Is a Less Weird Entry, But Will Still Please TRON Lovers
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October 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Review: With an amazing soundtrack, fantastic action sequences and visual effects, and a cast that elevates the script, Tron fans will be happy to have the franchise power back up.
"Alright," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the Great Question..."
"Yes...!"
"Of Life, the Universe and Everything..." said Deep Thought.
"Yes...!"
"Is..." said Deep Thought, and paused.
"Yes...!"
"Is..."
"Yes...!!!...?"
"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.
"Yes...!"
"Of Life, the Universe and Everything..." said Deep Thought.
"Yes...!"
"Is..." said Deep Thought, and paused.
"Yes...!"
"Is..."
"Yes...!!!...?"
"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.
October 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Alright," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the Great Question..."
"Yes...!"
"Of Life, the Universe and Everything..." said Deep Thought.
"Yes...!"
"Is..." said Deep Thought, and paused.
"Yes...!"
"Is..."
"Yes...!!!...?"
"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.
"Yes...!"
"Of Life, the Universe and Everything..." said Deep Thought.
"Yes...!"
"Is..." said Deep Thought, and paused.
"Yes...!"
"Is..."
"Yes...!!!...?"
"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.
Awwwww yeah my editors let me get real nerdy for this year's #Nerdoween. At @nerdist.bsky.social I found the perfect Trojan Horse to spread the gospel of Warren Zevon.
"Werewolves of London" is a Halloween party playlist staple, but there's actually an even better Warren Zevon song for the spooky season.
We Are ALL Putting the Wrong Warren Zevon Song on Our Halloween Playlists
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October 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Awwwww yeah my editors let me get real nerdy for this year's #Nerdoween. At @nerdist.bsky.social I found the perfect Trojan Horse to spread the gospel of Warren Zevon.
The Smashing Machine isn't bad, but it isn't good, either. At @nerdist.bsky.social I explained why it's ultimately empty hagiography hiding behind its subject matter's issues and a tremendous Dwayne Johnson performance.
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THE SMASHING MACHINE Is Empty Flattery Hiding Behind Dwayne Johnson's Great Performance
A fantastic performance from Dwayne Johnson helps hide the fact The Smashing Machine is really just a well-disguised empty flattery.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Smashing Machine isn't bad, but it isn't good, either. At @nerdist.bsky.social I explained why it's ultimately empty hagiography hiding behind its subject matter's issues and a tremendous Dwayne Johnson performance.
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I've had one tab open for so long it now has squatter's rights.
September 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I've had one tab open for so long it now has squatter's rights.
Post something random, or you’ll have an awful October!
September 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Post something random, or you’ll have an awful October!
🎵 Apple cider donuts
Boots with the fur (with the fur)
The whole farm was lookin at her🎵
Boots with the fur (with the fur)
The whole farm was lookin at her🎵
September 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
🎵 Apple cider donuts
Boots with the fur (with the fur)
The whole farm was lookin at her🎵
Boots with the fur (with the fur)
The whole farm was lookin at her🎵