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Sam Barsanti

@sambarsanti.bsky.social

Internet writer person, as seen at The AV Club, IGN, Primetimer, The Hustle, Collider, and fiction at The No Sleep Podcast. https://www.clippings.me/sambarsanti

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Just imagine that you’re a Gunter, trying to find Mark Rylance’s magic keys.

09.10.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just-a think they’re neat! Wahoo!

04.10.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s probably just the nefarious Mr. Spring Man.

02.10.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More like Spyjro The Jragon

29.09.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, interesting! Now to take a big sip of coffee and see who the buyers are.

29.09.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And tell everyone you were a good slice

28.09.2025 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I mean... they introduce a guy who is a racist in season one, and then in season two we go to an alternate universe where everyone loves him. That was pretty heavy-handed foreshadowing. Arrowverse just went for it at full speed, and I respect that.

26.09.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No spoilers, but the Arrowverse did do it first. I don't know if it was justified or if it was done with any particular sensitivity, but they certainly did it!

26.09.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Peeta having been taken hostage in whichever Hunger Games movie that was.

Peeta having been taken hostage in whichever Hunger Games movie that was.

Welcome back, Jimmy Kimmel.

23.09.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Counterpoint: I can now dance to Robot Rock as Optimus Prime. πŸ€”

22.09.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Mechanically better than the first one, but the original Death Stranding had more to say about the world, humanity, and Kojima, so it was overall a more interesting work of art. If this one is a 10/10 masterpiece, then I have to retroactively go back and rate DS1 as an 11/10 super-masterpiece.

19.09.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from the PlayStation app showing 100% completion in Death Stranding 2.

Screenshot from the PlayStation app showing 100% completion in Death Stranding 2.

They call me The Man Who Delivers.

Only took 140 hours or so for 100%. On a related note, I still don’t have a full time job and am available for writing and editing work. Take the fact that I united all of Australia within the chiral network and defeated an AI president as my resume.

19.09.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
16.09.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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a woman with blonde hair is wearing headphones and smiling Alt: Sayla looking badass in something... maybe the Cucuruz Doan movie?

Again, I know WHY, but it drives me crazy that they mostly ignore Sayla in the post-79 shows. Origin makes her my favorite character in UC Gundam, but she never gets properly served beyond the OYW. (Unless they make a second season of GQ!)

16.09.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does the Margot Robbie/Colin Farrell movie with the magic doors have a post-credits scene where Roland The Gunslinger comes out and asks them to join his Ka-Tet?

12.09.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And there’s something to be said about the fact that SEO hates it when you write things in a way that’s good to read!

12.09.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus OREM, UTβ€”As law enforcement officials search for a person of interest in the assassination of 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, witnesses on the scene at Utah Valley University ad...

Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus

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He looks like one of the old Beast Wars Happy Meal guys. That’s rad.

05.09.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character wearing a helmet with the number 0 on it Alt: Kamille giving a thumbs up from Zeta Gundam.

I've been rewatching Zeta Gundam, and even though I know why they did it and I think subtlety is overrated, giving the Federation Zaku-like suits and giving the AEUG a White Base-like ship is silly.

Also, Kamille is a girl's name and Quattro reminds me of this guy Char Aznable. πŸ€”

05.09.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™ Mr. Autumn Man πŸ™

02.09.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alden Ehrenreich Reveals What It Would Take for His Han Solo Return to Star Wars [Exclusive] Solo: A Star Wars Story star Alden Ehrenreich is open to playing Han Solo again in a future project, but only of if there's a good reason for it.

I don't share my Collider stuff on here very often, but feel free to click this as many times as you can. collider.com/alden-ehrenr...

29.08.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I bought a PS5 when I saw how expensive the Switch 2 was going to be (and Xbox is dead as a platform), so now that I've finished DS2 (masterpiece), I'm checking out some PS exclusives I never played.

I just finished The Last Of Us, and here's my hot take: It's good. Gameplay shows its age a lot.

29.08.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's dumb and gross that this exists. If you're going to force out the original creator, make a new game. Don't just make his game again so you can keep selling it without his name on it. And that's only partially because I was also someone who was unfairly let go from a job I did for a long time.

28.08.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Solid Snake and Otacon doing their cool handshake.

Solid Snake and Otacon doing their cool handshake.

The english teacher is marrying the gym teacher or whatever.

26.08.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would pay $1m to see Norman Reedus mocapping the bit where Sam tries to throw away the apple core.

21.08.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Some instagram engagement farm saying β€œI am this old” with a picture of a Netflix dvd.

Some instagram engagement farm saying β€œI am this old” with a picture of a Netflix dvd.

A news story saying Netflix is ending its dvd service from 2023.

A news story saying Netflix is ending its dvd service from 2023.

You may be old, but are you, I dunno, three???

20.08.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just saw one with a crooked defense attorney AND a crooked prosecutor. McCoy was breaking constitutional rights and yelling at judges about corruption, it was a blast.

20.08.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When my parents bought me my Gamecube, they got whatever kind of full warranty Best Buy pushed on them. It stopped working at some point and because the price had dropped so much, I was able to get a brand new one and a couple of games. Now a Switch 1 is more expensive than when I first bought one

20.08.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lego Optimus Prime and Lego Soundwave. I'll give 10 points if you know what is on the map behind them.

Lego Optimus Prime and Lego Soundwave. I'll give 10 points if you know what is on the map behind them.

Hey hey, I'm still available for any writing or editing work you may know about! I've covered pop culture for 10 years, I have a BA in creative writing, and you can see some stuff I've written here: www.clippings.me/sambarsanti

Here are my Lego Transformers if they pause your scroll for a second:

15.08.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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