Eric J. Robbins
@ericjrobbins.bsky.social
Award-winning TV writer (Star Trek: Discovery) and wanna-be director. Making everything else up as I go.
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It's artwork from the poster for "Hausu" / "House", a 1977 Japanese horror comedy.
The Criterion release describes the film as "an episode of 'Scooby-Doo' as directed by Mario Bava," which is incredibly accurate.
It's a movie I enjoy and I found the art striking, so it's been my av for many years!
The Criterion release describes the film as "an episode of 'Scooby-Doo' as directed by Mario Bava," which is incredibly accurate.
It's a movie I enjoy and I found the art striking, so it's been my av for many years!
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
It's artwork from the poster for "Hausu" / "House", a 1977 Japanese horror comedy.
The Criterion release describes the film as "an episode of 'Scooby-Doo' as directed by Mario Bava," which is incredibly accurate.
It's a movie I enjoy and I found the art striking, so it's been my av for many years!
The Criterion release describes the film as "an episode of 'Scooby-Doo' as directed by Mario Bava," which is incredibly accurate.
It's a movie I enjoy and I found the art striking, so it's been my av for many years!
He co-wrote two classic "Treehouse of Horror" segments with Greg Daniels -- "The Devil and Homer Simpson" and "Time and Punishment".
The latter may be my favorite ToH segment. Its first 40 seconds are absurd comedy gold.
Rest in peace, Dan, and thanks for the laughs.
The latter may be my favorite ToH segment. Its first 40 seconds are absurd comedy gold.
Rest in peace, Dan, and thanks for the laughs.
November 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
He co-wrote two classic "Treehouse of Horror" segments with Greg Daniels -- "The Devil and Homer Simpson" and "Time and Punishment".
The latter may be my favorite ToH segment. Its first 40 seconds are absurd comedy gold.
Rest in peace, Dan, and thanks for the laughs.
The latter may be my favorite ToH segment. Its first 40 seconds are absurd comedy gold.
Rest in peace, Dan, and thanks for the laughs.
Let's hope we get to see him pay homage to Sideshow Bob's next line.
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Let's hope we get to see him pay homage to Sideshow Bob's next line.
"Women don't like the vehicle."
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Women don't like the vehicle."
It's in the sequel -- "The Order of the Black Eagle"
September 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It's in the sequel -- "The Order of the Black Eagle"
That would be my guess. They talked a lot about bottle episodes or "bottling up the action," especially in early TNG interviews.
I'm jealous of your copy of "The Making of Star Trek" -- it's in significantly better shape than mine! Though the previous owner kindly answered the teaser question.
I'm jealous of your copy of "The Making of Star Trek" -- it's in significantly better shape than mine! Though the previous owner kindly answered the teaser question.
August 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
That would be my guess. They talked a lot about bottle episodes or "bottling up the action," especially in early TNG interviews.
I'm jealous of your copy of "The Making of Star Trek" -- it's in significantly better shape than mine! Though the previous owner kindly answered the teaser question.
I'm jealous of your copy of "The Making of Star Trek" -- it's in significantly better shape than mine! Though the previous owner kindly answered the teaser question.
He'd also be sympathetic to the excuse of "locker room talk," though I doubt he'd be keen on the actual language that phrase is synonymous with.
"You know how it is, a bunch of men together, sometimes things get a little crass..." Then a look to Niles in his squash garb, who gasps, "A little?!"
"You know how it is, a bunch of men together, sometimes things get a little crass..." Then a look to Niles in his squash garb, who gasps, "A little?!"
August 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
He'd also be sympathetic to the excuse of "locker room talk," though I doubt he'd be keen on the actual language that phrase is synonymous with.
"You know how it is, a bunch of men together, sometimes things get a little crass..." Then a look to Niles in his squash garb, who gasps, "A little?!"
"You know how it is, a bunch of men together, sometimes things get a little crass..." Then a look to Niles in his squash garb, who gasps, "A little?!"
Absolutely incredible screening tonight at the Egyptian. @amcinematheque.bsky.social and @beyondfest.bsky.social blew the doors off with the 4K restoration of “Hard Boiled”, followed by a Q&A with the legend himself, John Woo, who regaled us with stories of nearly blowing up Chow Yun-fat.
August 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Absolutely incredible screening tonight at the Egyptian. @amcinematheque.bsky.social and @beyondfest.bsky.social blew the doors off with the 4K restoration of “Hard Boiled”, followed by a Q&A with the legend himself, John Woo, who regaled us with stories of nearly blowing up Chow Yun-fat.
It's wild for anyone to assert that STIII is the end of that shipping when half of The Voyage Home is them settling back into friendly bickering like an old married couple.
"You guys like Italian?" "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes, I love Italian... and so do you." "...Yes."
"You guys like Italian?" "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes, I love Italian... and so do you." "...Yes."
August 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It's wild for anyone to assert that STIII is the end of that shipping when half of The Voyage Home is them settling back into friendly bickering like an old married couple.
"You guys like Italian?" "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes, I love Italian... and so do you." "...Yes."
"You guys like Italian?" "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes, I love Italian... and so do you." "...Yes."
Good use of a Sunday.
July 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Good use of a Sunday.
Few things bring me greater joy than seeing a movie I love at the theater. Especially when that theater is the Egyptian.
July 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Few things bring me greater joy than seeing a movie I love at the theater. Especially when that theater is the Egyptian.
We see it in only a few episodes, but it's actually mentioned in the S1 series bible to show how different TNG is from the TOS era.
In "Yesterday's Enterprise" Guinan notes the lack of children as being part of what's wrong with the timeline. Alt-Picard is shocked by the idea of families on board
In "Yesterday's Enterprise" Guinan notes the lack of children as being part of what's wrong with the timeline. Alt-Picard is shocked by the idea of families on board
July 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We see it in only a few episodes, but it's actually mentioned in the S1 series bible to show how different TNG is from the TOS era.
In "Yesterday's Enterprise" Guinan notes the lack of children as being part of what's wrong with the timeline. Alt-Picard is shocked by the idea of families on board
In "Yesterday's Enterprise" Guinan notes the lack of children as being part of what's wrong with the timeline. Alt-Picard is shocked by the idea of families on board
Personally, I've always wanted to see how the school / counseling team handles the stress on the children and other family members.
It can't be easy living on a ship that draws the ire of god-like aliens, the Borg, or random anomalies that cause crew members to fatally phase through the floor.
It can't be easy living on a ship that draws the ire of god-like aliens, the Borg, or random anomalies that cause crew members to fatally phase through the floor.
July 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Personally, I've always wanted to see how the school / counseling team handles the stress on the children and other family members.
It can't be easy living on a ship that draws the ire of god-like aliens, the Borg, or random anomalies that cause crew members to fatally phase through the floor.
It can't be easy living on a ship that draws the ire of god-like aliens, the Borg, or random anomalies that cause crew members to fatally phase through the floor.
It's the 39th anniversary of the release one of my favorite films -- "Aliens"
I watched it so many times as a child I wore out the VHS and see it almost every year in a theater (an advantage of living in LA)
Very excited to see it in 70mm again next week, thanks to the @amcinematheque.bsky.social.
I watched it so many times as a child I wore out the VHS and see it almost every year in a theater (an advantage of living in LA)
Very excited to see it in 70mm again next week, thanks to the @amcinematheque.bsky.social.
July 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It's the 39th anniversary of the release one of my favorite films -- "Aliens"
I watched it so many times as a child I wore out the VHS and see it almost every year in a theater (an advantage of living in LA)
Very excited to see it in 70mm again next week, thanks to the @amcinematheque.bsky.social.
I watched it so many times as a child I wore out the VHS and see it almost every year in a theater (an advantage of living in LA)
Very excited to see it in 70mm again next week, thanks to the @amcinematheque.bsky.social.
Tis St. Swithin's Day!
July 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Tis St. Swithin's Day!
I wouldn’t tell anyone if I won the lottery but there would be signs
July 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I wouldn’t tell anyone if I won the lottery but there would be signs
It was just a power strip with individual switches. The back of it was a row of outlets labeled with the corresponding switch names.
July 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It was just a power strip with individual switches. The back of it was a row of outlets labeled with the corresponding switch names.
MechaHitler was always my least favorite Godzilla antagonist.
July 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
MechaHitler was always my least favorite Godzilla antagonist.
The section in his memoir about writing the film is so fucking good. It was just as much a rollercoaster as one would expect looking at the finished product.
"The Art of the B-Movie Poster" has the perfect anecdote / write-up on Russ Meyer:
"The Art of the B-Movie Poster" has the perfect anecdote / write-up on Russ Meyer:
June 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The section in his memoir about writing the film is so fucking good. It was just as much a rollercoaster as one would expect looking at the finished product.
"The Art of the B-Movie Poster" has the perfect anecdote / write-up on Russ Meyer:
"The Art of the B-Movie Poster" has the perfect anecdote / write-up on Russ Meyer:
It’s the 50th anniversary of the release of “Jaws”. Like so many others, it had a massive influence on me and inspired me to pursue film and TV professionally.
It’s truly an incredible film that deftly balances adventure, horror, and humor.
It’s truly an incredible film that deftly balances adventure, horror, and humor.
June 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
It’s the 50th anniversary of the release of “Jaws”. Like so many others, it had a massive influence on me and inspired me to pursue film and TV professionally.
It’s truly an incredible film that deftly balances adventure, horror, and humor.
It’s truly an incredible film that deftly balances adventure, horror, and humor.
For a franchise that began as a knock-off of "Halloween" and quickly ramped up to become a factory to take advantage of the first film's massive popularity and profit margins (8 films were released within a decade,) I've largely enjoyed my time at Camp Crystal Lake.
June 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
For a franchise that began as a knock-off of "Halloween" and quickly ramped up to become a factory to take advantage of the first film's massive popularity and profit margins (8 films were released within a decade,) I've largely enjoyed my time at Camp Crystal Lake.
Since then, we haven't missed a Friday the 13th without watching the next film. Tonight we finish our run with "Friday the 13th" (2009), the reboot by Platinum Dunes.
(This experiment also forced us to marathon the largely superior "Nightmare on Elm Street" films before "Freddy vs Jason")
(This experiment also forced us to marathon the largely superior "Nightmare on Elm Street" films before "Freddy vs Jason")
June 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Since then, we haven't missed a Friday the 13th without watching the next film. Tonight we finish our run with "Friday the 13th" (2009), the reboot by Platinum Dunes.
(This experiment also forced us to marathon the largely superior "Nightmare on Elm Street" films before "Freddy vs Jason")
(This experiment also forced us to marathon the largely superior "Nightmare on Elm Street" films before "Freddy vs Jason")