#disney_ — Public Fediverse posts
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“Os Simpsons” invadem o Fortnite em colaboração com a Epic Games
A Epic Games confirmou oficialmente a colaboração entre “Os Simpsons” e Fortnite, marcando o retorno da icônica família da Fox aos videogames após mais de uma década. O crossover, lançado neste sábado (1º), inaugura o evento “Fortnite invade Springfield”, uma celebração multiplataforma que se estenderá por todo o mês de novembro e incluirá Rocket League, LEGO Fortnite, e até uma parceria com o Disney+.
O principal destaque é a Ilha de Springfield, um novo mapa Battle Royale para até 80 jogadores, totalmente inspirado na cidade fictícia dos Simpsons. Os fãs poderão explorar locais clássicos como o Krusty Burger, o Kwik-E-Mart, o Bar do Moe, a Usina Nuclear de Springfield e, claro, a casa da família na Evergreen Terrace — tudo no icônico estilo cel-shaded da animação. A Epic promete mecânicas e eventos semanais que modificarão a jogabilidade ao longo de novembro.
O Passe de Batalha Springfield, já disponível, oferece trajes de Homer, Marge, Ned Flanders, Peixoto Piscadela e Embananado de Springfield como recompensas premium. Personagens clássicos de Fortnite também ganharão versões no estilo Simpsons, incluindo o Blinky Fishstick e o Springfielder Peely. Skins alternativas baseadas nos especiais “Treehouse of Horror” — como Evil Homer e Witch Marge — também estão confirmadas.
Além das novidades jogáveis, a parceria inclui quatro curtas animados originais produzidos pela Epic Games e pela Gracie Films, com estreia global no Disney+ e nas redes sociais de Fortnite. Os episódios — “Apocalipse e Rosquinhas” (1/11), “Tá Chovendo Rosquinha” (10/11), “A Fome dos Clones” (17/11) e “O Incrível Homer” (24/11) — também poderão ser assistidos dentro do jogo, na aba de missões semanais.
“Esta colaboração representa a união de dois ícones da cultura pop em uma experiência interativa sem precedentes”, afirmou um porta-voz da Epic Games.
A integração não para por aí: o episódio inédito deste domingo (2) da 37ª temporada de “Os Simpsons”, exibido pela Fox, contará com referências diretas ao universo de Fortnite. A ação também se estende ao Rocket League, que recebe um evento por tempo limitado até 17 de novembro, com recompensas temáticas como o enfeite Blinky, o banner Homer’s Hedges e rodas personalizadas.
No LEGO Fortnite, os jogadores poderão construir sua própria Springfield em um modo inspirado na estética de blocos. Já em São Paulo, a colaboração ganha vida com uma ativação pop-up no Top Center Shopping nos dias 1º e 2 de novembro, onde o público poderá visitar uma recriação da sala de estar dos Simpsons e participar de desafios exclusivos.
A parceria reforça o investimento de US$ 1,5 bilhão da Disney na Epic Games, anunciado em 2024, com o objetivo de criar um universo interativo conectado entre franquias como Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars e Avatar.
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Daredevil: Born Again renouvelé pour une troisième saison sur Disney+
Marvel Studios confirme le retour de Daredevil pour une troisième saison sur Disney+. Charlie Cox reprendra son rôle emblématique de Matt Murdock, l’avocat aveugle devenu justicier. Les fans peuvent se réjouir : l’intégration du personnage au sein du Marvel Cinematic Universe se poursuit.
Une confirmation précoce qui réjouit les fans
Un renouveau avant même la fin de la saison
Le renouvellement de Daredevil: Born Again pour une troisième saison a été annoncé par Marvel Studios quelques mois seulement après la diffusion de la première saison, en mars dernier. Ce geste rare de la part du studio témoigne d’une confiance solide dans la série et dans sa capacité à captiver le public. Les responsables de Marvel souhaitent donner à la série la stabilité nécessaire pour construire une intrigue sur le long terme et renforcer la présence de Daredevil dans l’univers cinématographique étendu.
PublicitésCharlie Cox retrouve son rôle iconique
Charlie Cox reprendra le rôle de Matt Murdock, l’avocat aveugle surnommé l’Homme sans peur, déjà salué pour sa performance dans les séries Marvel précédentes. Les spectateurs peuvent s’attendre à retrouver le ton sombre, réaliste et centré sur le développement des personnages qui avait fait le succès des saisons précédentes. L’acteur s’impose ainsi comme le visage incontournable du justicier masqué sur petit écran.
Une stratégie audacieuse pour Marvel Studios
Une intégration renforcée au MCU
Brad Winderbaum, responsable du streaming, de la télévision et de l’animation chez Marvel Studios, a confirmé à IGN que le tournage de cette troisième saison débutera l’an prochain. Cette décision précoce traduit la volonté du studio de consolider Daredevil comme un élément central du MCU, permettant d’explorer davantage les liens entre la série et les films à venir.
PublicitésUne narration plus ambitieuse
Cette troisième saison offrira la possibilité de développer un arc narratif étendu, intégrant plus profondément Daredevil et ses alliés au sein de l’univers Marvel. Les fans, qui attendent depuis des années le retour de ce personnage, peuvent s’attendre à une continuité renforcée et à des interactions inédites avec d’autres héros du MCU, accentuant la portée dramatique et l’intensité des intrigues.
L’avenir de Daredevil sur Disney+
La deuxième saison en préparation
En attendant la troisième saison, la deuxième saison de Daredevil: Born Again est programmée pour début 2026 sur Disney+. Elle prolongera les aventures de Matt Murdock et de ses alliés dans Hell’s Kitchen, tout en posant les bases de la suite. Cette continuité assure aux spectateurs un suivi cohérent et une immersion durable dans les conflits et dilemmes du justicier aveugle.
PublicitésUn engouement durable auprès du public
L’annonce du renouvellement a immédiatement suscité une vague d’enthousiasme parmi les fans de Marvel, confirmant que Daredevil demeure un personnage incontournable du MCU. Sa capacité à mêler action spectaculaire et drame psychologique continue de séduire et de fidéliser un public passionné, avide de nouvelles aventures et de développements surprenants.
Cette troisième saison marque une étape clé dans la saga télévisée de Daredevil. Elle assure non seulement le retour du personnage culte interprété par Charlie Cox, mais renforce également la place de la série au sein de l’univers Marvel. Les fans peuvent se préparer à de nouvelles intrigues sombres et intenses, tout en anticipant les liens potentiels avec les films et autres séries du MCU. Avec cette annonce, Marvel Studios confirme que les aventures de l’Homme sans peur sont loin d’être terminées.
#BornAgain #CharlieCox #Daredevil #disney_ #HellSKitchen #MarvelStudios #MattMurdock #MCU #saison3Daredevil #sérieMarvel #Streaming #superHéros #Télévision
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JSFP507: Langeweile ohne Gastteenie
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Film à éviter sur Disney+ : Deadpool vs Wolverine
🇬🇧 English – 🇪🇸 Español – 🇩🇪 Deutsch
Critique d’une piscine vide avant d’être morte
Film disponible sur Disney + au moment de la rédaction.
Réalisation : Shawn Levy
Genres : Super-héros, Action, Aventure, Amitié, Comédie, Science-fiction
Distribution : Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Matthew Macfadyen, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney
Durée : 2h10
Note : 1/5Le succès incontestable du film Deadpool Vs Wolverine m’interroge à la suite de son visionnage.
Premièrement, j’ai beaucoup aimé les deux premiers !
J’y ai retrouvé l’humour décalé et irrévérencieux, la fracture du quatrième mur (interactions avec le spectateur), la folie et l’absence de moralité, la vulnérabilité et la tragédie, et surtout la totale imprévisibilité du personnage originel.
Et surtout la violence débridée assaisonnée de tous les autres éléments.
Deadpool et Deadpool 2 sont deux bons films, voire très bons films de divertissement, qui restent dans l’ensemble fidèles à l’univers du personnage, bien qu’adaptés à un format cinéma et au public le plus large possible.
Résumés des films
Résumé de Deadpool (2016)
Wade Wilson, un mercenaire atteint d’un cancer, subit une expérience secrète qui le rend immortel et défiguré, tout en lui procurant un facteur de guérison extraordinaire.
Il devient Deadpool et traque Ajax, l’homme responsable de sa transformation, afin de retrouver l’amour de sa vie, Vanessa. Aidé par les X-Men Colossus et Negasonic Teenage Warhead, il affronte Ajax, le vainc et reconquiert Vanessa, embrassant pleinement son rôle d’anti-héros.
Résumé de Deadpool 2 (2018)
Après le meurtre de sa petite amie Vanessa, un Deadpool dévasté tente de se suicider. Il est ensuite entraîné dans une mission par les X-Men pour protéger Russell Collins (Firefist), un jeune mutant en colère.
Cable, un cyborg venu du futur, arrive pour tuer Russell, car ce dernier deviendra un criminel et, dans le futur, causera la mort de sa famille. Deadpool forme alors l’équipe X-Force (qui échoue lamentablement) pour s’opposer à Cable.
Après de nombreuses péripéties et l’intervention de Domino, Deadpool se sacrifie pour sauver Russell, mais est ramené à la vie par Cable. Grâce à un appareil temporel, il corrige ensuite plusieurs erreurs, dont le sauvetage de Vanessa.
Résumé de Deadpool VS Wolverine (2024)
Après avoir raccroché le costume et tenté une vie pépère, Wade Wilson alias Deadpool se retrouve embarqué dans une nouvelle galère cosmique.
Le Tribunal des Variations Anachroniques (TVA), cette organisation qui surveille les timelines du multivers (vue dans la série Loki), débarque pour lui confier une mission qui pourrait bien bouleverser l’équilibre du MCU.
Wade est alors propulsé dans une réalité où il croise la route de Wolverine — mais attention, pas le Wolverine qu’on connaît. Celui-ci vient d’un autre univers, ce qui permet de respecter les événements du film Logan tout en ramenant Hugh Jackman dans le rôle.
Ensemble, malgré leurs caractères explosifs, ils doivent unir leurs forces pour affronter une menace qui dépasse tout ce qu’ils ont connu.
Analyse comparative des trois films
Absence d’autres personnages forts au profit du duo central (ou solo)
- Dans Deadpool et Deadpool 2, Wade est entouré et même sauvé par des alliés récurrents et mémorables (Colossus, Negasonic Teenage Warhead et Domino) qui possèdent chacun leur propre personnalité et des moments forts. Ces personnages ne servent pas uniquement de faire-valoir, ils contribuent activement à l’intrigue et à l’humour.
- Dans le résumé de Deadpool VS Wolverine, l’accent est mis presque exclusivement sur le duo Wade-Wolverine, avec une simple mention du TVA comme entité.
Centrage exacerbé sur le personnage principal
- Dans les deux premiers films, bien que Deadpool soit au centre, le récit est enrichi par des enjeux personnels (Vanessa, Russell) et par des interactions qui le font évoluer. L’intrigue de Deadpool 2 impose même au personnage d’envisager l’altruisme.
- Dans le troisième film, avec le lien au TVA et au Multivers, Deadpool devient la clé de voûte d’un équilibre cosmique. C’est lui qui est « embarqué dans une nouvelle galère cosmique » et qui reçoit une « mission qui pourrait bien bouleverser l’équilibre du MCU ».
Histoire propice aux sketchs plutôt qu’à une narration linéaire
- Les deux premiers films : Ils possèdent une structure narrative classique avec :
- Un objectif clair (venger Vanessa, sauver Russell)
- Une progression de l’aventure
- Des émotions palpables (la douleur de Wade, son amour pour Vanessa)
- Des partenaires actifs
- Une morale sous-jacente (l’acceptation de soi, le sacrifice, la famille)
- Deadpool VS Wolverine : Le résumé, avec son implication au TVA et du Multivers, suggère une structure plus décousue, axée sur une succession de gags méta-référentiels et de sketchs, plutôt que sur une aventure linéaire avec un arc émotionnel.
Si les deux premiers films réussissent à concilier humour déjanté, récits aux enjeux clairs, personnages secondaires forts et profondeur émotionnelle, le troisième s’oriente vers une aventure plus « conceptuelle » centrée sur le divertissement multiversel et le duo unique, aux dépens d’une narration classique et enrichie par divers alliés.
Analyse critique du film
Constats généraux : Tous les éléments redoutés à la lecture des résumés se confirment dans Deadpool VS Wolverine après visionnage. Le succès commercial est indéniable – tant pour les acteurs, les financeurs que pour les studios – mais pour certains spectateurs (moi y compris), on n’y trouve qu’un ou deux moments agréables.
Le GangBang de début : Une séquence épuisante, « boucherie chorégraphiée sur de la Kpop », clairement calibrée pour le marché de, on ne sait pas en fait.
Le one man show (20 minutes) : Une longue séquence où les attraits comiques restent incompris. Le thème principal, centré sur la sodomie et l’homosexualité ou bisexualité sous-jacente du personnage, laisse perplexe quant à son intention : est-il péjoratif, inclusif ou on ne sait pas ?
La formation du couple : Après la recherche du partenaire idéal, le film présente, après 30 minutes, un couple stéréotypé au possible :
Un imberbe fin et svelte
Une brute épaisse poilue
Le méchant et la représentation féminine : Le couple marketé se heurte au « méchant » du film, qui, compte tenu du contexte, ne peut être qu’une femme – ou plus précisément, une femme supposée détentrice d’un vagin, dont les attributs traditionnellement distinctifs ont été soigneusement retirés par rapport aux personnages féminins des précédents opus. En outre, la majorité des personnages féminins, sauf un (sur lequel on reviendra plus tard), est présentée de manière négative. Cette grande méchante pénètre littéralement et physiquement l’esprit des héros pour leur nuire, une démarche qui offre de multiples interprétations, notamment que seuls les hommes en subissent les conséquences.
Un personnage inutile et le chien : On rencontre un personnage dont la présence est questionnée tout au long du film : Il n’apporte rien au récit, se contentant de souligner les caractéristiques les plus vils du personnage principal. Son inclusion paresseuse donne l’impression que le personnel l’a emporté sur le créatif, d’autant que toute ressemblance avec un acteur ou réalisateur réel est purement fortuite nous dit-on. Sans oublier le chien, « le plus dégueulasse qu’on puisse imaginer », qui reste néanmoins un accessoire indispensable à tout couple se respectant – cliché, cliché.
Les suites narratives : Après une heure de film déjà trop longue et embarrassante, une scène d’amour passionnée entre les deux protagonistes survient – un van qui ne s’en remettra jamais. La demi-heure suivante se révèle tout aussi ennuyante, avec l’introduction de nouveaux personnages à peine propices au développement, un clin d’œil aux fans avec quatre nouveaux/anciens personnages, une bataille nulle, et une pénétration du second protagoniste par la méchante, qui échoue parce que, lui, c’est un « vrai ». Les deux protagonistes finissent par se faire la malle, laissant tous les autres à leur triste sort.
La conclusion de l’intrigue : Une conclusion nulle, marquée par un carnage des multiples versions du personnage principal et un clin d’œil appuyé à une histoire conflictuelle du monde réel, dont le personnage féminin élimine celui qui n’a rien à voir dans le contexte. Au final, on assiste au ratage artistique ultime, voire à un foutage de gueule inter dimensionnel.
Conclusion
On assiste au naufrage total et inconditionnel d’une franchise qui nous avait séduits par ses deux premiers volumes. L’overdose complète en termes d’humour bas de plafond traduit un film qui donne plus envie de vomir que de rire.
Que ce soit par l’irrévérence ou la potentielle discrimination, une chose est certaine : je passerai mon chemin pour un second visionnage.
Le succès commercial n’excuse rien.
J’ai détesté ce film du début à la fin, un seul moment m’a fait rire mais je ne m’en souviens plus et je refuse de m’imposer le visionnage à nouveau pour pouvoir le citer précisément.
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#analyseComparative #antiHéros #caricature #cinéma #coupDeGueule #critique #critiqueFilm #déception #Deadpool #DeadpoolVSWolverine #Disney_ #divertissement #duoDeadpoolWolverine #film2024 #filmDécevant #filmSuperHéros #franchise #franchiseDeadpool #HughJackman #humour #humourIrrévérencieux #MCU #multivers #multiversMarvel #provocation #quatrièmeMur #RyanReynolds #satire #satireCinéma #ShawnLevy #TVA #violence #violenceGraphique #Wolverine
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Weekly output: Virginia tax filing, Android 16, Disney and Universal v. Midjourney
After three weeks in a row of traveling for work, my only business travel this week was across the Potomac to a series of events and conferences in the District. But Monday morning will have me once again boarding a flight–I’m off to Mexico City to cover Electronics Home Mexico, a tech trade show in its first year that decided to cover the travel costs of a small group of invited U.S. journalists and analysts. I’ll disclose that subsidy in any copy I file from there.
6/9/2025: Fifteen years after shuttering its tax-prep app, Va. may be ready to compete with TurboTax again, Virginia Mercury
I’ve come to rely on this nonprofit newsroom’s coverage of my state, and now I’ve contributed to it with a piece covering a case of crony capitalism that I decried in the Washington Post in 2010 and then revisited there in 2020. I’m glad to have some good news to report, but even in a best-case scenario I’m looking at a few more years of filing state income taxes on paper.
6/10/2025: Android 16 Arrives With Stronger Security, Neater Notifications, Smaller Tweaks, PCMag
Six-plus months after I wrote about the first developer preview of Android 16, this operating-system update is out and available for download to my Pixel 9 Pro. I may hold off until next weekend to install it, because none of this release’s new features seem like must-have-now material.
6/11/2025: Disney, Universal Sue Midjourney for Creating ‘Bottomless Pit of Plagiarism’, PCMag
Writing about this copyright-infringement lawsuit was more amusing than I expected, in part because of how Disney and Universal’s complaint teems with dry descriptions of the characters allegedly copied by Midjourney. Here, for example, is its overview of Homer Simpson: “is a loveable goof with a penchant for donuts, wears blue pants with a white top, and has two signature strands of hair.”
#AIImageGeneration #android #Android16 #copyright #Disney_ #ElectronicsHomeMexico #generativeAI #HomerSimpson #Intuit #MexicoCity #Midjourney #Pixel #VirginiaForm760 #VirginiaIFile #VirginiaTaxes
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JSFP502: Minikreuzfahrt nach Oslo
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Season Two Episode Eight
Two new episodes of Andor down and still one to go. My spoiler free review of episode eight:
https://bsky.app/profile/robj1971.bsky.social/post/3lokgoyd6ca2p
I was planning on watching seven and eight tonight and then watching nine in the morning. It’s 11:20pm now and I cannot wait until tomorrow. On to episode nine, right now. HOLY SHIT!
#Andor #Disney_ #gormanMassacre #StarWars #Television #weAreTheGor
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No Spoilers
It’s frustrating. I watched last night’s three episodes of Star Wars Andor and I want to write a 100,000 word essay on how incredible the show is right now but I don’t want someone who hasn’t watch the new episodes yet to accidentally come to this page and read what I wrote and get spoiled.
I want to talk about what’s happening on Ghorman. I want to share what I was thinking about Bix’s future and how wrong I was (for now at least). I want to rave about the Krennic/Mon scene and how fantastic it was. I want to praise Disney for the Vel/Cinta scene and Vel’s rant at the end. I want to mention how weirdly relieved I was when Syril went home to Coruscant. I want to admit that I had to fight back the urge to literally cheer out loud when Bix and Cassian completed their mission at the end of episode six.
I suppose I could go to reddit and find their Andor sub and write it all out there, but there has been so much shit posted on the other Star Wars shows from people who hated the show based on things that had nothing to do with the show (looking at you, assholes who spewed bile at Acolyte). I just don’t want to be any place that would draw people like that. I am sure I could find other forums somewhere but I don’t know.
I am listening to a two hour podcast episode recapping episodes four, five, and six (Children of the Watch). Once that’s finished (about 25 minutes from now) I might just start watching the three episodes again. I am that invested in this show right now. I just don’t want it to end.
#Andor #Disney_ #noSpoilers #spoilerFree #StarWars #Television
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In the Office
Today is Wednesday and Wednesday is an in-the-office-day. Welcome to Wednesday in the office. Here’s a cat:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54470588251/in/datetaken/
Did you see the season premier(s) of Star Wars Andor last night? Three episodes. I watched them all before I conked out for the night. I only got about five hours of sleep because somehow I managed to get up when my alarm went off without hitting snooze 10 times. How did I do that?
My spoiler free review of Andor season two episodes one through three, which covers the year BBY4 (four years before the first Death Star battle from the original Star Wars movie [so… 1973? Haha!]):
I dug these three episodes so much that I cannot wait for the next three episodes that are coming out next Tuesday!
There you go. There’s my review. Let’s celebrate with another cat pic:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54469872696/in/datetaken/
I took that picture last night while sitting up in bed watching Andor on my laptop. The cat is laying against my foot. Perv.
Okay. Time to publish this puppy and dig into that customer issue that I am covering while the assigned programmer is on vacation. Nose to the grindstone. Crack that whip (give the past the slip).
#Andor #Cat #Disney_ #hipstaKitty #Hipstamatic #iphoneography #Kitty #lily #photography #robin #spoilerFreeReview #StarWars #starWarsAndor #Television
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Three Minutes
It is 8:57pm. In three minutes Disney+ is going to release the first three episodes of season two of Andor. I don’t know if I am going to be able to stay awake long enough to watch all three, but I am sure as hell going to try.
Three episodes tonight, three episodes, next Tuesday, three episodes the Tuesday after that, and then three episodes the Tuesday after that. We are effectively getting a new Star Wars movie every week for four weeks.
I am not one to put too much faith into reviews, but season two of Andor is currently at 98% on rottentomatoes.com. Yeah… it’s going to be good. Really good.
It’s now 9:00pm on Tuesday April 22, 2025. Those first three episodes should be out now. I’ll let you know how they go. No spoilers, of course.
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Daredevil: Spoiler Free Review
First off, I promise I am not going to just cross post crap from bluesky to this page (assuming I don’t delete this account outright, which I am still seriously thinking about). I might do that once in a while, but twice in one day? Come on, Rob. Don’t be a lazy asshole.
Still, in this case… I just watched the two episodes of Daredevil that Disney+ gave us today (Born Again season one episodes five and six, I think) and I wrote a detailed, in-depth spoiler free review over on the bluesky and thought I’d just cross post it here just this once so that I wouldn’t have to type it all out again and yadda yadda blah.
Anyway… spoiler free review of episodes five and six…….
https://bsky.app/profile/robj1971.bsky.social/post/3llaqszwczo2p
#blog #blogging #bluesky #daredevil #daredevilBornAgain #Disney_ #marvel #mcu #socialMedia #spoilerFreeReview #tech #Television
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Up to Date
Okay folks, you can talk about Star Wars: Skeleton Crew episode three now. I just finished watching it so I don’t have to avoid spoilers anymore. Go ahead and debate it to your hearts content.
He said selfishly as if no one else getting spoiled didn’t phase him, though you notice he hasn’t spoiled anything himself so maybe this post is meant to be a little silly and a lot sarcastic. Hmmmmm… what do we think?
#Disney_ #noSpolers #skeletonCrew #StarWars #starWarsSkeletonCrew #Television
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Nothing
It’s been a quiet day. Not a lot going on. One issue at work that should have been wrapped up on Friday came back to us today (Tuesday) and was immediately taken care of. It should not have come back to us though. There was another issue that one of my staff members worked on over the last month or so. He wrapped it up nicely last week. We were talking about it yesterday and we were both a little sad that his hard work did not seem to rate a pat on the back or a thank you from the customer. It’s okay if they just move on with their lives, but this was a kind of issue where we thought a simple thank you would have been nice. Well, he got a thank you today. Thanks for the thanks, customer.
Most years at work I am part of two holiday celebrations. One is a big lunch with a yankee swap and the other is a smaller, quieter group lunch. The yankee swap happened today. The quieter group lunch happens tomorrow. Both of them take place in Foxborough, which is the office that is as far away as I am willing to go to. It could be worse. It could be Fall River. That building has been open for a decade or so and I have never been there. It’s just too far away. If I ever have the need to go there I will, but I am not going by choice and I will avoid it whenever I can. I’ve been lucky so far. Foxborough though… today and tomorrow. It’s okay. I’ll handle it. It’s only about 70 miles away. Yikes.
At the Yankee swap thing today there was a sign that said there are only 15 days left until xmas. You know… I wasn’t feeling a holiday crunch before I saw that… now? Oh yeah, I’m feeling the holiday crunch. Panic is setting in.
There is a new episode of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew coming out at 9pm tonight. Hopefully that will make me feel a little better. I’m still not 100% sold on the concept of Goonies in Space, but I am liking it so far. I’ve only seen two episodes. I am optimistic that tonight’s episode three will be good. The bad guys are Pirates. Arrrr, righty then.
What else can I write about? Nothing. I think I need to wrap this literary masterpiece and click that publish button. Okay, loyal readers… here it comes!
#appreciation #Disney_ #groupLunch #holidayParties #Holidays #patOnTheBack #skeletonCrew #StarWars #starWarsSkeletonCrew #Television #thanks #work #yankeeSwap
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Spoiler Free Review
Skeleton Crew… the first two episodes came out last night. I watched episode one last night and episode two this morning. Without spoilers, what did I think?
I don’t know. It was okay. It is definitely geared toward kids. If that’s a deal breaker for you then… well, you’re probably not a Star Wars fan because pretty much everything in Star Wars is geared toward kids (except for Andor, really… which has spoiled a lot of us).
Sure, we’re only two episodes in but it is so clearly a giant homage to The Goonies. It just keeps hitting you over the head with it. There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s just what is happening.
I liked it. I liked the opening pirate scene. I liked the location in the second episode. I’m curious about who/what/how Jude Law. My one beef is that there are too many shots that are totally lifted from the first movie. Other than that… I liked it. I didn’t adore it, but I did like it.
Episode three comes out next Tuesday. I’ll have more info then. For now?
HELL YES, NEW STAR WARS!
#Disney_ #noSpoilers #skeletonCrew #spoilerFreeReview #StarWars #starWarsSkeletonCrew #Television
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Done and Done
It’s 11:10pm. Very late at night for me. I’m trying to watch Deadpool and Wolverine on Disney+. I have about 40 minutes left to go but I am not going to make it. I have to go to sleep. I’ll watch the rest while I do my exercise in the morning.
I’ve needed to laugh out loud a bunch of times, but Jen was asleep and I didn’t want to wake her, so like a good Irish American stereotype I’ve been keeping my feelings buried down deep inside of me and keeping it all bottled up. Granted the stereotype I’m talking about applies to burying painful, negative feelings rather than laughter and happiness, but like all things on this blog, I needed to mold the expectations to fit my poorly written story. You know how it is.
G’night, everyone. See you all in the morning.
PS: What the hell is up with the tags field on the blog editor? It barely works right now. It started this afternoon and I’ve seen the problems on two machines using two different browsers. The cursor and my text just vanish in the middle of typing an entry. The fuck is up with that, wordpress.com? Let’s fix that particular bug, pronto. I have spoken. This is the way.
#deadpool #DeadpoolAndWolverine #Disney_ #Sleep #Television #tired #wolverine
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I just watched the final episode of the first season of Agatha All Along on Disney+.
Now I need to go back and rewatch Wanda Vision to cement it all in context, and then I have to rewatch the whole season because HOLY SHIT!
How’s that for a spoiler free review?
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/10/30/marvel-moment/
#agathaAllAlong #Disney_ #marvel #mcu #Television #wandaVision
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It’s not clear to me when I first learned about Wiccan and Hulkling, but when I decided to get back into comics in 2022 for the first time since Marvel’s original Civil War event, I started with the boys. One of the first titles I read was Avengers Children’s Crusade, a story that is founded on Billy’s search for the mother he was cosmically separated from, Wanda Maximoff.
The thing about these two is that they are gay. Sure, Billy is the son (kind of) of the Scarlet Witch and Teddy is the half-Skrull, half-Kree emperor that united two empires, but Billy and Teddy, Wiccan and Hulkling, are Marvel’s young, gay poster boys. Sure, Northstar and Kyle got married long before them in a full issue dedicated to the ceremony, but Billy was introduced to readers as the gay kid. He and Teddy got to be in love together as teenagers, well before they grew up and ruled an empire.
I keep saying this whenever I get the chance, but I only need the MCU to last as long as it takes to get an on-screen kiss between Wiccan and Hulkling. I’ve read a ton of their comics just to find the cute moments where they get to be in love. There’s so much gay romance media in the world now, but something about these two existing in my preferred genre is exhilarating.
And this is why I cried at the latest Agatha trailer.
https://youtu.be/VpyzRNzLwAs?si=CuhXvC_XpLAdFPQK
Joe Locke, who looks a lot like Billy Kaplan, has been cast as “Teen” in Disney’s upcoming Agatha All Along. The things we know about “Teen” are that he’s obsessed with Agatha Harkness and that he’s gay.
“Teen” is Billy Kaplan, the son of Wanda, and by some sort of chaotic magic, he exists in real life and not just Wanda’s Westview fantasy land. In the trailer, Agatha asks him who he is, and as he says his name, his mouth is covered, and his lips are tied together. We don’t hear what he says, but we can guess. He’s Billy. I will be very surprised, and very disappointed, honestly, if he’s not.
I have a bad habit of reading negative comments about the MCU on social media, and something I keep seeing about Joe Locke’s portrayal of Billy amounts to homophobia, of both the standard and internalized varieties. In the trailers, Joe is playing up the camp. He gasps with his hand over his mouth. He falls into a corner screaming. He wears thick, messy eyeliner.
And exactly the people you’d expect are mad about this. They’re upset that “he wasn’t this way in the comics” and they’re mad at “guys who make their sexuality their entire personality.” It’s all recycled bullshit built on misogyny, homophobia, and queer respectability politics.
Joe Locke is pissed about these reactions, too. Variety notes that, just like Billy, Joe has been queer and out since he was a young teen. “You can’t ask for authentic casting and then be upset if you have a camp character,” says Joe.
I love that Joe seems to be playing a campier version of Billy. I love queer people, and I love campy gays. And I love that Joe loves them too.
Also! The show is camp! Who seriously heard “Agatha All Along” and saw Katherine Hahn in that WandaVision reveal and didn’t think it was the gayest thing they’d seen in a Marvel project? This is a coven of witches on practical sets chanting a song written by the couple that wrote “Let It Go”. Patti fucking LuPone is in this show. This show is going to be gay as hell, and Billy must be a part of that if he’s going to be there.
And maybe, in a Young Avengers movie or TV show in a few years, I’ll get to see him kiss his big, green boyfriend.
https://matthorton.live/2024/08/29/i-cried-watching-the-agatha-trailer/
#agatha #AgathaAllAlong #disney_ #hulkling #marvel #superheroes #wiccan
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Tomorrow is Wednesday. I have to get through the work day and then I am on a four day weekend. It seems so incredibly far away. It is infinitely far away.
I am about to watch this week’s episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte. Will it be as excellent as the last few weeks? I hope so.
My stomach issues from this morning have more or less fixed themselves. That’s good. Unfortunately they were replaced by repeated hunger pains. What I normally call Empty Stomach Pain. It has happened three or four times today. No matter how big a meal I have, I just can’t get out in front of it. Instead of the usual three hours between eats I have been hurting at around two hours. In two instances it was only 90 minutes. What’s up with that? I will need to have a big bedtime snack today in the hopes that I won’t have any problems over night.
Tomorrow is an in the office day. I am exhausted beyond measure tonight. I don’t know how I am going to get through the few things I still need to get through before I can let myself sleep. I’m only one day away from a super long weekend though. I need it bad, folks. I need it bad.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/09/one-more-work-day/
#Disney_ #fourDayWeekend #gastricBypassSurgery #health #LongWeekend #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #stomach #stomachPain #Television #theAcolyte #Vacation #weightLossSurgery #work
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I did something I rarely do. I let myself sleep late on a work day. Not too late, but later than usual.
The last few nights I have had the worst sleep. Barely five hours on Sunday and Monday nights. Less than five hours on Tuesday night. I was practically in a coma for much of the day yesterday. I needed sleep so badly.
Last night? Almost seven hours. Still not enough sleep, but so much more than I’ve been getting. Bliss. I usually set an alarm on my watch for 5:00am. Jen has an alarm set for a half an hour after that, but I am usually down cellar exercising before her alarm goes off.
Today? I slept until a little after 6:00. It meant I was running behind throughout my entire morning routine, but it was worth it. I’ll still probably be asleep on my feet by around 7:00pm tonight, but for now? I feel a little better.
Okay then, part two of this post is going to deal with Star Wars: The Acolyte and it is ABSOLUTELY SPOILER FILLED. If you haven’t watched the show, bail out now. I have two stupid comments that are burning a hole in my tiny little brain and I have to get them out and THEY ARE SPOILERS so you have been warned.
Seriously… if you want to watch the show and you haven’t yet, get out now.
You have been warned… again…
Last warning…
Okay. So this is the same comment made twice. Once is me being a snob, the other is me getting mine.
Before the show aired, people online were over the moon about Carrie-Anne Moss playing Jedi Master Indara. People who’ve read the High Republic books and/or comics were all excited about what a bad ass warrior Indara is and how viewers were going to be over the moon at how awesome she is. Also… it’s freakin’ Carrie-Anne Moss. People were foaming at the mouth over having such an awesome actor in the cast.
Episode one… the first scene… Carrie-Anne Moss as Jedi Master Indara in a lightsaber fight. This is it! Here it comes… oh… she’s dead… oh.
I laughed out loud knowing that the internet would be turned on its ear over that scene. People were going to be pissed and it made me happy. Screw your expectations! Take that, know it all book readers! I was just tickled.
Fast forward to episode five. The episode was awesome. They saved up a whole season’s worth of action scenes and threw them all in our face at once. Just fight after fight after fight. It was fantastic. When Jedi Padawan Jecki Lon started fighting our dark side bad guy, the action was incredible. I was watching on my laptop and I thought to myself, if they want to do a spin off show where this kid just fights everyone, I will be totally, 100% on board… oh… she’s dead… oh… I guess that’s what I get for laughing at the Indara fans… Okay… I totally got what was coming to me. Serves me right for being snobby about people being snobby. Lesson learned, Acolyte. Lesson learned.
Okay, the spoilers have ended. You may go on with the rest of your day now. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest. I appreciate your patience.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/27/sleep-and-spoilers/
#Disney #Disney_ #health #karma #payBack #retrobution #review #Sleep #snob #snobbery #snobby #snobish #spoilers #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #starWarsTheAcolyte #Television #theAcolyte #TV
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I just watched the newest episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte. Here is my spoiler free review.
HOLY SHIT!
They don’t call it the dark side for nuttin’.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/25/the-acolyte-episode-five/
#Disney_ #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #Television #theAcolyte
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After two periods, Edmonton leads 3-0. There’s still plenty of time to blow it. Stay strong, hockey fans who hate the Panthers.
Bring us that game seven, Oilers. Hold that lead.
I just finished the season finale of Doctor Who. It was so good. It was so very good. I’m going to have to watch it again because I am really tired and I might have missed a few seconds here and there. Over all though? It was so good.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/21/2nd-intermission-2/
#Disney_ #doctorWho #Hockey #NHL #nhlPlayoffs #nhlPostseason #playoffs #postseason #seasonFinale #stanleyCup #stanleyCupFinal #Television
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It’s Wednesday. I’m back in the office. You don’t care, but I want to write about something… anything… so here we are.
Today is Juneteenth. I completely forgot. When the state first established today as a holiday we got it off. Less than a year later our company turned most of the non-national holidays into floating holidays so now we don’t get today off. It was just another day for me except that there was no traffic on the highways this morning. From my house to my office, 43 miles, took 46 minutes. Why couldn’t every commute be this easy? While having the day off would have been great, I will take this as the next best thing… sort of.
I failed to get six hours of sleep again last night. My watch tells me I got 5:45 but my heart rate numbers were pretty spectacular. Hopefully that means I won’t be too completely exhausted again today. Just mildly completely exhausted. I still haven’t hooked up my CPAP machine since coming back from Florida a few weeks ago. I think my sleep numbers (assuming my watch pulls accurate data) are implying that using the machine won’t make much of a difference. I should probably use it anyway. Maybe there will be a placebo effect or something and I won’t be quite as tired after a short night’s sleep. I don’t know.
The Oilers won last night. Yippee. Well… that’s being mean. I am glad they won. Not because I expect them to dig out of a three games to none series hole, but because it literally extended the NHL season. If they are going to lose on me and prove that I suck at picking the outcome of NHL playoff series’, then the least they can do is lose in seven games so we get our money’s worth, right?
As for the Red Sox, they have won four in a row including two wins against the first place Yankees. Glorious. I saw a post on social media where someone said that this streak proves they will not only make the playoffs, but advance to the American League Championship Series. I laughed out loud. No, let me be more specific… I laughed out loud for a long, long time. They are four games above .500. They are in third place in the division, 11.5 games behind the first place (and thoroughly evil) Yankees. They are two games out of the wild card. Oh yeah, it is June. Yeah… they are better than I thought they would be, but they are still pretty clearly mediocre. They might sneak into the wild card, but I am not holding my breath. If you’re expecting the Red Sox to do anything better than middle of the pack, then you haven’t been paying attention. No. They will not make it to the ALCS. If they do, I will happily eat my words, but I won’t have to because there’s no chance. This is the way. I have spoken.
I watched last night’s new episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte. There has been so much hate spewed at this show. Most of it rooted in sexism and racism rather than the story or anything to do with it. I’ve enjoyed the show so far and I am looking forward to seeing where it goes. I’m on for the ride, as the saying goes. Last night though… episode four… I finally had something that I didn’t like. What was it? The running time was less than 30 minutes. Come on, Star Wars. We need more than that from our weekly episodes. We need more to sink our teeth into. These episodes should be more like 45-60 minutes, right? We need that content, folks. We need it! Star Wars, babie! Give us more!
This is the way.
I have spoken.
What was I talking about?
293/365https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/19/another-wednesday/
#365 #365Challenge #AppleWatch #Baseball #Cat #commute #Disney_ #health #Hockey #Holiday #iphoneography #juneteenth #Kitty #lily #MajorLeagueBaseball #MLB #morningCommute #NHL #nhlPlayoffs #nhlPostseason #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #playoffs #postseason #RedSox #robin #Sleep #sleepStats #SleepWatch #standings #stanleyCup #stanleyCupFinal #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #stateHoliday #Television #traffic
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It’s always a good day when there is new Star Wars content to devour. Am I right, or am I right?
Being sick in the springtime absolutely sucks, and last night I went from feeling like I might be getting better to feeling like I was definitely getting worse. I was exhausted after a long and stressful afternoon at work and when I tried to watch the two new episodes of the new show I found myself nodding off. That is not a review of the quality of the episodes, but a comment on the poor quality of my brain last night.
I made it through the first episode and about half of the second when I gave up and went to sleep. This morning while doing my morning exercise silliness I started over and watched both episodes all the way through.
My spoiler free review is that I am intrigued. I like it so far. I am looking forward to seeing what comes next. Is the dude with the red lightsaber a Sith or is he something else? Who is he? We haven’t even seen his face yet (and we saw him in the trailer so his existence is not a spoiler). Also, what did the victims of the crimes being investigated do to earn what they’ve gotten? What’s the back story? They gave us a tiny bit of motivation but there has to be a lot more.
I’m really looking forward to seeing more of this show. I needs to know what’s going on, and I needs to see some lightsaber fighting. Use the Force, folks!
I like that we’re seeing a period in Star Wars history that we’ve never touched on before. We saw the Jedi and the Republic in the prequels, but the wheels were already coming off the wagon by the time those stories start. This new show takes place about a century earlier, when the Jedi were at the top of their game and the Republic wasn’t a political mess yet. I want to see more.
Okay this part is going to get a little spoilery, so if you are being cautious about such things and haven’t watched the first two episodes yet you might want to stop reading now.
I will be as vague as I can, but there will be spoilers after this point.
You have been warned.
My one issue is not with the show, it’s with the fandom. I have watched some youtube videos and listened to some podcasts in prep for this. There is a book series and some comics and some other extended universe things dealing with the High Republic period, and many of the preview things I read/saw/listened to reference those stories extensively. One common thread was how the Jedi were different than they were in the prequels, and many referenced characters that we knew were crossing from books to the show.
One frequent comment from one youtube source kept harping on how the Jedi aren’t as hung up on attachments being bad during this period. Then in the first episode there were 3-4 moments when one Jedi says to another, what’s up with you being so attached to this person/place/thing. Don’t you know that’s bad and will lead to problems? Heh. I guess they are has hung up on attachments after all, eh? Another talked about how one character was this amazing warrior and how we were all going to love getting to see that character do some kick ass Jedi-Fu and how awesome it would be… then six minutes into episode one that character is gone. HA! I guess we won’t be getting much excitement watching that particular Jedi kick ass, eh?
My point being is that expectations are silly. It’s a new show, a new time period, and I don’t care how many novels or comics you’ve read, it’s a new setting and new characters. Unfortunately there will now be a significant chunk of what is already a super toxic, asshole fanbase who are going to HATE this show because it isn’t exactly what they expected after reading the books. That sucks, but we all know it’s going to happen. My hope is that I can avoid such negativity and just enjoy the show for what it is. Something 100% brand spanking new.
Can’t wait to get episode three next week. Bring it on, Disney+.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/05/the-acolyte-episodes-1-and-2-mini-review/
#Disney_ #fandom #Jedi #StarWars #starWarsAcolyte #starWarsTheAcolyte #Television #theAcolyte #theHighRepublic #toxicFandom
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Two new episodes of Doctor Who were released last night. We just watched them both.
Spoiler free mini-review:
The first of the two, Space Babies, is good. Adorable and a little dark at times. Good stuff.
The second episode, The Devil’s Chord… not so much. I found myself looking at my watch a lot and thinking, “is it over yet?”
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The Bruins vs Panthers series comes home to Boston for game three tonight. The Bruins took game one down in Florida, then got smoked in game two. The hope is that Pastrnak’s late third period fight in game two might be enough to wake everyone up after the bad game. Maybe that, plus a little home cooking… We need a win tonight, Bruins.
I haven’t been able to actually watch any of these games yet as we no longer have a functioning cable TV account. The games have been on ESPN and I can’t stream that network at the moment. Tonight’s game is supposed to be on Max, but we’ll probably be blacked out. Maybe I can setup a VPN somewhere?
We’re still about four and a half hours away from puck drop, but my nerves are already gearing up. The playoffs stress me out, man. I tells ya.
In other viewing news, the new season of Doctor Who hits Disney+ tonight at 7:00pm Eastern. I believe we’ll get two episodes today. Dark Matter on AppleTV+ has released two episodes and I am hooked. The premise is very similar to the recently released Constellation, except (to this point at least) Dark Matter is about 123612346147134 times better… and I liked Constellation. Here’s hoping it stays good.
Another down side for tonight’s Bruins game (pardon me for steering things back onto the target topic) is that I am totally freakin’ exhausted right now. I don’t know if I am going to be able to stay awake until the end of the game. I got six hours of sleep last night, which is usually enough to get me through the next day, but I feel like I needed 16 hours last night. Whether I am watching the game or just following the play-by-play updates on NHL.com, I will very likely be out like a light before the game ends. 9:00pm bedtimes are common for both middle school kids and middle aged red heads.
Go Bruins.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/05/10/early-game-three-stress/
#Sports #Hockey #NHL #Television #BostonBruins #Bruins #playoffs #postSeason #Disney_ #appletv_ #doctorWho #constellation #darkMatter
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This morning, while doing my usual morning exercise, I watched the new episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch that was released today. Not only is it a new episode, it’s the last new episode. Ever. The series finale wrapped everything up nicely.
Well… nicely may not apply to everything it wrapped up. No spoilers, but some of the stories didn’t so much wrap up as just end. It was a good episode and it closed out a very good season. The first two seasons were a little on the hit or miss side, though more hits than misses, but season three was a banger from start to finish.
There was a lot of speculation on spin offs and it does open the door to something, but not any of the things people were guessing. Those things could still happen as there is a lot of ground to cover. I’m still hoping for a Ventris/Omega buddy cop show, but today’s episode didn’t hint at anything in that direction.
There were a couple of dark moments, but nothing even remotely close to what I had predicted. When the first episode of the first season premiered, I made a prediction on how I thought the show should end. I expected it to answer the question, why are there no clones around in the original movies? The reason, of course, being that George Lucas hadn’t come up with the idea of a clone army yet. He mentioned The Clone Wars in the original movie but never gave any details at all. It wasn’t until the second of the prequel movies that we learned what that name meant. Back in the 70’s and 80’s? Ol’ George didn’t have a clue.
That’s the real reason why there are no clone troopers in episodes 4 through 6, but what is the retconned story reason? My prediction, after watching season one episode one of The Bad Batch, was that the ending to the series would include The Emperor giving an order along the lines of Order 66 which would result in all of the clones just dropping dead. Poof, all gone. Dead clones everywhere. No muss, no fuss, no clones around for A New Hope. That would have been dark. Really dark. Alas I was wrong with my prediction (big surprise there, right?) and as the series ended there are still clones all over the place.
Maybe if there is a spin off my predicted Order 67 (or whatever) might come to pass. We’ll have to see, my fellow Star Wars fanboys and fangirls. We’ll have to see.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/05/01/the-bad-batch-is-over/
#animation #cloneTroopers #cloneWars #Disney #Disney_ #spinOff #spinOffSeries #spinOffs #StarWars #starWarsTheBadBatch #starWarsTheBadBatch #Television #theBadBatch #theCloneWars #tvSeries
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I was listening to a Star Wars podcast at work today and they were discussing this week’s episodes of The Bad Batch. They were also wondering what was next for Star Wars animation. What’s the next show going to be? Will it be an Omega and Ventris buddy cop show? Will it go back to the High Republic?
No.
Right on queue, Lucasfillm released a trailer for the next animated series. It’s a continuation of Tales of the Jedi called Tales of the Empire. I am already fully on board, like the obsessive fanboy that I am.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/04/04/tales-of-the-empire-trailer/
#animation #Disney_ #StarWars #starWarsAnimation #talesOfTheEmpire #talesOfTheJedi #Television #trailer
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Season three of Star Wars: The Bad Batch was released today. Disney+ put out the first three episodes at once.
I knew it was coming… but somehow I forgot all about it. This morning when I did my exercise I watched an episode and a half of The X-Files when I should have watched at least the first two episodes of The Bad Batch.
My Star Wars fanboy status is suddenly being questioned. What is wrong with me? I’ve been completely obsessed with Star Wars since the spring of 1977 when six year old me saw the original movie in the cinema. I should have watched the new episodes and then spent the work day listening to recap podcasts… like a good fanboy.
It’s okay. I’ll get caught up tonight. Maybe first thing tomorrow, but possibly tonight. I’ll get my credibility back, folks.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/02/21/how-did-i-miss-a-star-wars/
#Disney_ #StarWars #starWarsTheBadBatch #Television #theBadBatch
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„Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)“ ab 15. März 2024 bei Disney+
Es reißt ja nicht ab mit den guten Nachrichten für Swifties. Gerade erst hatte Taylor Swift im Rahmen der Grammy-Verleihung ihr neues Album „The Tortured Poets Department“ für den 19. April angekündigt. Und gestern Abend, ich hatte mich eigentlich schon zum Schlafen abgerollt, kam via Social Media die nächste Knüller-Ankündigung: Ihr Konzertfilm kommt zum Streamingdienst Disney+. Und das schon am 15. März 2024! „Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)“ wird nicht […]
