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Robert Berg

@robwillb.bsky.social

Writer, copy editor, copy editorial director @bonabooks.bsky.social, British Fantasy Award finalist, Jim Henson expert, actual Muppet, theatre gay, former Disney cast member, Oz fan. Lives in London on a narrowboat. He/him. https://linktr.ee/robwillb

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04.02.2026 00:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Catherine O'Hara's little buckling-knee walk in Best in Show. That's it. That's the tweet.

03.02.2026 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

1. Ratatouille
2. Inside Out
3. Brave
4. Monsters Inc

03.02.2026 18:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In short: life goal is to not be the only person on a TV show with a famously tight-knit cast who none ever mention because they're too classy to say what they really feel in public lol. (4/4)

03.02.2026 00:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pratt? Not part of the Parks and Rec family. Kathryn Hahn, who was in only 10 episodes, and Paul Rudd, who was in only 5, otoh *are* from how the other cast members speak of them. That says something. (3/4)

03.02.2026 00:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whenever a Parks and Rec cast member shows up, they will go on and on at length about every other cast member on Parks and Rec and what close family they all are. No one ever brings up Pratt, not even Aubrey, who referenced Andy as a character but not him. (2/4)

03.02.2026 00:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One thing I've really gotten from listening to Amy Poehler's Good Hang is a feeling of warmth over the fact that the rest of the cast of Parks and Rec seems to have hated Chris Pratt too. (1/4)

03.02.2026 00:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Neil Gaiman is crawling out of his bog two years after sexual assault allegations to play the sweet old fantasy uncle again -- complete with name-dropping that book you like & his twee "make good art" catchphrase -- all in order to (of course) sell you his upcoming book. Don't you dare fall for it.

02.02.2026 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1082    ๐Ÿ” 533    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

What has been lost from old Hollywood is tragic, but this approach to resurrection is wrong-headed. It devalues the work of historians and the art of film restoration, as well. I would rather it stay lost than be recreated in this zombie form.

02.02.2026 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Easily the worst-played game of Traitors I've ever watched for both teams if you're in it for strategy, so bad mess as a game...sort-of fun mess in a what-have-they-fucked-up-now?? way.

02.02.2026 19:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Traitors Ireland, the mess that you are. ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ณ

02.02.2026 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The people who review bombed CAPTAIN MARVEL and the people who review boosted MELANIA is a perfect circle.

31.01.2026 14:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 442    ๐Ÿ” 91    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Fellow cis folks: don't look away from this. I doubt E*stein deserves the credit for creating the entire GC movement from whole cloth, but this is not something to stay quiet about, or go "hmm" and do nothing about.

The emails discussing planning this went on for the better part of a decade.

02.02.2026 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The LITERAL DAY after it won the Emmy for Best Children's Show.

02.02.2026 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm even noticing certain branches they didn't fully fill in *cough* Charlotte *cough* because it would be *cough* just too complicated. COUGH.

01.02.2026 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Examining the DARK family tree after finally watching the series finale and actually being able to completely follow every connection, branch by branch.

01.02.2026 23:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ

01.02.2026 21:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

01.02.2026 21:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35090    ๐Ÿ” 17443    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2300    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2270
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

01.02.2026 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67254    ๐Ÿ” 16171    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2586    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1839
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When you see someone call a book "difficult to read" because they found it emotionally traumatic while you found that same book difficult to read because it was poorly written

01.02.2026 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Onto Best in Show!

01.02.2026 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(For me, Guffman actually doesn't fully live up to its comedic potential as a whole the way Best in Show does--like, the show is amateurish but since nothing really goes wrong beyond them being a bit (sweetly) shit, it's more cute than hilarious to me? but there's so many great moments.)

01.02.2026 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Watched Waiting for Guffman for the first time since the 90s, and there's so much of the DNA of Parks and Rec here. Blaine, MO/its residents are a proto Pawnee in so many ways, not to mention the mockumentary format. Ofc there's some Schitt's Creek too but that feels like a different kind of quirk.

01.02.2026 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Under the weather today so lying on the sofa and having a Catherine O'Hara film festival.

01.02.2026 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My favourite dumb thing on Bridgerton this series is when it starts pouring down rain a moment after the characters specifically comment on how bright the stars are in the country and we see a huge expanse of clear cloudless sky.

01.02.2026 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do love how the Netflix synopsis reads "It's a Cinderella story..." and I'm like, "No, it's literally just Cinderella." ๐Ÿ˜‚

01.02.2026 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Exactly!

01.02.2026 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That deja vu ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ญ

31.01.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finished DARK, and it's not only the best, most satisfying/coherent scifi/mystery box show ever made, but it's by far the best time travel story I've ever experienced in any medium. Can't recommend it highly enough. It shattered my mind into a thousand pieces. (Watch it in German, not dubbed!)

31.01.2026 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm an American citizen, have family in the States, and you couldn't pay me enough to visit there at the moment.

31.01.2026 11:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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