Dave Probert
@daveprobert.bsky.social
He/Him. Occasional podcaster, writer, and doodler. Sci-fi & fantasy fan, predominantly Hitchhiker's Guide, Doctor Who, Blake's 7 and Star Trek.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Been spending this evening watching some Cagney and Lacey as I just found it on Amazon Prime.
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Been spending this evening watching some Cagney and Lacey as I just found it on Amazon Prime.
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timeline cleaning
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
timeline cleaning
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Blade is funny because at the time it was pretty cool but not wildly unprecedented as an action movie, but in the 2020s, Disney's best minds keeping looking at it in complete disbelief like, "how the fuck do you do that???"
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Blade is funny because at the time it was pretty cool but not wildly unprecedented as an action movie, but in the 2020s, Disney's best minds keeping looking at it in complete disbelief like, "how the fuck do you do that???"
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Man tries to demonstrate what wonderful progress AI is by citing instances in which, in most cases, the AIs in question are murderous, destructive villains that kill people. Great point, mate, great point, I for one am converted
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Man tries to demonstrate what wonderful progress AI is by citing instances in which, in most cases, the AIs in question are murderous, destructive villains that kill people. Great point, mate, great point, I for one am converted
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Not enough credit is given to the safety feature of switching off the lightsaber if your hand has been chopped off.
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Not enough credit is given to the safety feature of switching off the lightsaber if your hand has been chopped off.
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We got the trailer for this on The Running Man and honestly even if we get two movies and no more of this Chad Twisters Fucks Up The Corpos sub-genre, I'm there for it.
November 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We got the trailer for this on The Running Man and honestly even if we get two movies and no more of this Chad Twisters Fucks Up The Corpos sub-genre, I'm there for it.
HOW TO MAKE A KILLING | Official Trailer (2026) 4K
YouTube video by JoBlo Movie Network
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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This terracotta die comes from the ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro, one of the first urban centres in human history 🎲⠀
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Gaming with dice has been a popular pastime in India for millennia, with this object dating back to 2500–1900 BCE.
🎲 Terracotta Die, 2500–1900 BCE. 2 x 2 x 2 cm. EAMd.25
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Gaming with dice has been a popular pastime in India for millennia, with this object dating back to 2500–1900 BCE.
🎲 Terracotta Die, 2500–1900 BCE. 2 x 2 x 2 cm. EAMd.25
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This terracotta die comes from the ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro, one of the first urban centres in human history 🎲⠀
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Gaming with dice has been a popular pastime in India for millennia, with this object dating back to 2500–1900 BCE.
🎲 Terracotta Die, 2500–1900 BCE. 2 x 2 x 2 cm. EAMd.25
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Gaming with dice has been a popular pastime in India for millennia, with this object dating back to 2500–1900 BCE.
🎲 Terracotta Die, 2500–1900 BCE. 2 x 2 x 2 cm. EAMd.25
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The Brooklyn Citizen
November 19,1918
November 19,1918
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Brooklyn Citizen
November 19,1918
November 19,1918
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Just staggering that the government announces plans to hugely increase the number of trials determined by a judge rather than a jury, *and in the same week* nobbles a judge they don't trust to give them the outcome they're after.
Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’... so it looks like the classic British establishment stitch-up is underway. "This raises serious questions around the lack of impartiality and transparency in our judicial system" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’
Unusual last-minute change means panel of three will now hear case rather than Mr Justice Chamberlain
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Just staggering that the government announces plans to hugely increase the number of trials determined by a judge rather than a jury, *and in the same week* nobbles a judge they don't trust to give them the outcome they're after.
"There should be a way to create something without me giving any input at all and yet I can still try and take credit for creating"
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"There should be a way to create something without me giving any input at all and yet I can still try and take credit for creating"
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Medical Student Practices Fat Shaming On Cadaver https://theonion.com/medical-student-practices-fat-shaming-on-cadaver/
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Medical Student Practices Fat Shaming On Cadaver https://theonion.com/medical-student-practices-fat-shaming-on-cadaver/
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My book Where We Stand, Where We fall is now up for pre-order. It's about the politics of Doctor Who, the themes the show keeps returning to over sixty years.
I mentioned this last week, but now there's a proper post about it, with a 30% discount code from the publisher: lmmyles.com/2025/11/26/b...
I mentioned this last week, but now there's a proper post about it, with a 30% discount code from the publisher: lmmyles.com/2025/11/26/b...
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My book Where We Stand, Where We fall is now up for pre-order. It's about the politics of Doctor Who, the themes the show keeps returning to over sixty years.
I mentioned this last week, but now there's a proper post about it, with a 30% discount code from the publisher: lmmyles.com/2025/11/26/b...
I mentioned this last week, but now there's a proper post about it, with a 30% discount code from the publisher: lmmyles.com/2025/11/26/b...
This constant messaging from the political establishment that anyone seeking fairer taxation of ultra wealth is a fantasist wears thinner by the day. studies and real world examples of it being applied successfully exist but it is in the interests of their paymasters to convince the public otherwise
Criticise your political opponent's suggestions, refute their solutions, by all means.
There's no need for ridicule or ad hominem attacks.
Reeves' remarks have rightly backfired. Now, everyone understands @zackpolanski.bsky.social has spooked Labour (& that their comms are still a disaster).
There's no need for ridicule or ad hominem attacks.
Reeves' remarks have rightly backfired. Now, everyone understands @zackpolanski.bsky.social has spooked Labour (& that their comms are still a disaster).
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This constant messaging from the political establishment that anyone seeking fairer taxation of ultra wealth is a fantasist wears thinner by the day. studies and real world examples of it being applied successfully exist but it is in the interests of their paymasters to convince the public otherwise
Surely you mean the chaos?
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Surely you mean the chaos?
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three people buying a book we didn't really have on our radar at my old bookstore was instant "order more, face it out, somebody on staff read it and write a talker for it" territory
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
three people buying a book we didn't really have on our radar at my old bookstore was instant "order more, face it out, somebody on staff read it and write a talker for it" territory
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It's actually pretty shocking how, until recently, no one with a platform made the point of how ridiculous it is to think that v wealthy ppl would completely upend their lives just cause they'd be made to pay 2% of their vast wealth,which they can't use anyway (as they have more than they can spend)
The Labour Government: there to serve the
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It's actually pretty shocking how, until recently, no one with a platform made the point of how ridiculous it is to think that v wealthy ppl would completely upend their lives just cause they'd be made to pay 2% of their vast wealth,which they can't use anyway (as they have more than they can spend)
These are cracking books. Introduced them to my brother-in-law who hadn't read much fantasy before and he loved them. He's since gone on to seek out other modern fantasy stuff.
I see the first 3 books in the God Fragments are all just £2.99 at the moment, which is a much better price than usual! In case like me you also enjoy drunken idiots blasting their way around ancient, monster-infested underground ruins
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08S6LJJ4...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08S6LJJ4...
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
These are cracking books. Introduced them to my brother-in-law who hadn't read much fantasy before and he loved them. He's since gone on to seek out other modern fantasy stuff.
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This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
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New Slumguillion! Jeff and Scott welcome suave British podcaster Dave Probert (of Channel 37's Midnight Movie Show) to discuss Michael Flatley's hymn to himself, the abysmally funny Casablanca retread, Blackbird (2018).📽
slumgullionpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/epis...
slumgullionpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/epis...
Episode 117: Michael Flatley's BLACKBIRD with Dave Probert
Jeff and Scott welcome suave British podcaster Dave Probert (of Channel 37's Midnight Movie Show ) to discuss Michael Flatley's hymn to hims...
slumgullionpodcast.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
New Slumguillion! Jeff and Scott welcome suave British podcaster Dave Probert (of Channel 37's Midnight Movie Show) to discuss Michael Flatley's hymn to himself, the abysmally funny Casablanca retread, Blackbird (2018).📽
slumgullionpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/epis...
slumgullionpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/epis...
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So former Overlord @daveprobert.bsky.social FINALLY shows up to talk about a film(?)
New Slumguillion! Jeff and Scott welcome suave British podcaster Dave Probert (of Channel 37's Midnight Movie Show) to discuss Michael Flatley's hymn to himself, the abysmally funny Casablanca retread, Blackbird (2018).📽
slumgullionpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/epis...
slumgullionpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/11/epis...
Episode 117: Michael Flatley's BLACKBIRD with Dave Probert
Jeff and Scott welcome suave British podcaster Dave Probert (of Channel 37's Midnight Movie Show ) to discuss Michael Flatley's hymn to hims...
slumgullionpodcast.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
So former Overlord @daveprobert.bsky.social FINALLY shows up to talk about a film(?)
Cheesy Pete! Hollywood producers are total buffoons. Successfully transferring a Broadway musical to the screen doesn't mean that it is a franchise you can milk dry. The musical had a baked in audience who aren't necessarily going to watch whatever tat you knock together with the Wicked name on it.
Plans are underway on future movies in the ‘WICKED’ universe.
(Source: www.vulture.com/article/univ...)
(Source: www.vulture.com/article/univ...)
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Cheesy Pete! Hollywood producers are total buffoons. Successfully transferring a Broadway musical to the screen doesn't mean that it is a franchise you can milk dry. The musical had a baked in audience who aren't necessarily going to watch whatever tat you knock together with the Wicked name on it.
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I absolutely refuse. If anything I’m going to get worse
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I absolutely refuse. If anything I’m going to get worse