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The Secret Origin of the Darkstalkers — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games Designer Alex Jimenez explains how the Universal monsters live on in Capcom’s ghoulish fighter.

I spent all of Halloween on this, an explanation for the classic horror movie origins of Darkstalkers — now with more Kolchak: The Night Stalker than you ever expected in 2025!

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a man in a purple suit and top hat is giving two other men thumbs up Alt: Mike, Stu and Dave from Twisted Metal Season 2

Finished Twisted Metal Season 2 & as a fan of the games I absolutely loved it! A fun ride filled with so many TM winks. Take a random forum member from the old TM boards that wrote their own AU fanfic and give them creative control and this is what you’d get and I mean that complementary. S3 please!

Hopper in Jaws

The owner of this account

Help: After our Jaws screening, the hubby turns to me and says, “Hooper can get it, right?”. When I protested, he showed me these

Still in the afterglow of Yoko Takahashi pushing the crowd to sing along with her amazing performance of A Cruel Angel’s Thesis. What a birthday and a wonderful celebration of Evangelion’s 30th anniversary! Hopefully they do a bigger North American tour soon. Only 3 shows is too short!

Had a fun evening visiting the TCL Chinese Theatre for the first time. Felt right to see the 50th anniversary Jaws there where it was playing back in 1975 as well

Hung out with @drewgmackie.bsky.social and @iwritewrongs.bsky.social for lunch in Little Tokyo. Proof that podcasters can hang out without recording a podcast for monetization

Doing a trip to LA for my birthday, starting out with a stop at Disneyland. We got to say hi to the Fantastic Four, as well as actually see some rare new Roger Rabbit stuff. Plus a poster for King of the Hill at Disneyland was unexpected

Our summer tubing has become an annual tradition, same hat included but with different shoes so you know it’s a year later

They’re water shoes 👍

Clooney’s portrayal of Bruce Wayne, specifically, was totally fine for the time. Good Batman, nah. Good Wayne, sure.

As an aside, would you believe me if I told you in the rebooted timeline they legitimately gave Baraka and Reptile tragic, “good guy” character arcs, they are no longer just goons but full members of the main “hero” team and they are some of the best parts of the new continuity & stay as good guys.

We were just there a few weeks ago! Cool little shop!

Jonathan Joss, "King of the Hill" voice actor, shot and killed in San Antonio, police say Jonathan Joss was known for lending his voice to the role of John Redcorn in the animated sitcom "King of the Hill."

Jonathan Joss, who voiced John Redcorn on King of the Hill was murdered in an anti-LGBTQ hate crime on the first day of Pride Month -- and this CBS story completely buries that fact.

Read his husband's full statement posted in the first comment below, it's a gut punch.

Happy Pride Month to all the @talksimpsonspod.bsky.social listeners!

The beloved queer Simpsons image below is from the episode “Lisa vs Malibu Stacy,” which we just covered for almost THREE HOURS with Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar!

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Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar joins us again on @talksimpsonspod.bsky.social for a classic ep of The Simpsons!

Listen as we dissect “Lisa vs Malibu Stacy”—learn about gendered toy aisles, cartoon marketing, and real world Barbie inspirations!

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Doughboys Double Tuesday! Henry Gilbert (Talking Simpsons) joins the 'boys to talk Donkey Kong, The Simpsons, and Brad Bird films before continuing Maynk 3: Mayssion Impoddoughble with a review of Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol. @talkinghenry.bsky.social

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I’m configuring my future FF8 Squall deck right now, though making an Ultimecia one is tempting

Can confirm, top tier pin. Sorry PAX attendees!

I did like the OutATime cookie and the Romulan Ale of the themed food. And the overlay of Quark’s Cafe was rad, with lots of little touches that even a Star Trek dilettante like myself can appreciate.

Went down to LA for a trip to Universal Studios Fan Fest with theme park pals. It was Halloween Horror Nights w/o the scares, which is great for a coward like myself.

Back to the Future, One Piece, Star Trek, Yoshi and Dungeons & Dragons were all a lot of fun. While the food that was hit or miss

Wild at Heart screening

Our evening viewing (first time watch!)

If His Name Is Blanka, Why Is He Green? — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games There are a lot of urban legends about Blanka, but most people don't know the true etymology of how he got his name.

My video game history site predates Bluesky, and since a lot of gamer types follow me, it occurred to me that I should promote my pre-Bluesky content. First off... did you ever wonder where Blanka from Street Fighter gets his name? I found out! www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/blanka-...

We spent our Sunday morning in North Bend to celebrate us finishing our watch of the original Twin Peaks/the life of David Lynch.

Twede’s Cafe has pretty good coffee and fairly decent cherry pie (I also liked the biscuits & gravy), but really you’re there to experience this iconic filming location

After we went to RR in North Bend, we also checked out the location of the Twin Peaks sign, the bridge where Ronette walks, and the beautiful Snoqualmie Falls. We had some amazing weather today, perfect for some casual nature walks

Get in the robot, George Bailey (building a model while watching It’s A Wonderful Life in the background is very relaxing)

🕷️ ❤️

I’ll get you next year, Spider-Man

Did a Christmas Day watch of Batman Returns, the horniest of holiday movies. And viewing it in 2024, Selina Kyle seems cooler than ever:

“Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it.”

“But a kiss can be even deadlier if you mean it.”

Happy holidays! Here’s a few pics of our Christmas gifts to each other. @darrencastro.bsky.social got me a lovely mix of anime toys and official Community merch, while my big gift to him was a life size recreation of the Green Goblin mask!