Shawn Talley

A fitting pick not only for the season, but for the #ScarePackage series' own final girl to de-blindspot a classic that features one of the O.G. final girls. Fun chat, even when we veer into talking the franchise's lesser entries, BLACK CHRISTMAS, and (*checks notes*) SPY KIDS and THE PARENT TRAP?

Loved chatting w/ the lovely Camille & Sarah about their backgrounds, careers, & of course, all about making 'SHELBY OAKS'. Plus, a round of 'Rapid Fire 15' w/ the guests, their own experiences w/ the paranormal, fall season traditions (& treats), and lots more! Out now wherever you get your pods!

Do it.

Between Miller plagiarizing Goebbels, the Young Repubs' H!tler-praising leaked texts, & a GOP Rep. sporting a swast!ka in his DC office, the "Don't call us N@zis!" crowd are doing jack-all to beat the allegations.

Sorry, but if it looks, swims, & quacks like a fascist, I'm not calling it a duck.

RIP Drew Struzan
A master.

The "Outrage Industrial Complex" is pushing culture war nonsense on them all day, every day anymore ('South Park', Cracker Barrel, 'SUPERMAN', Jimmy Kimmel, now Bad Bunny). I legit don't know how those in the rightwing bubble don't have severe PTSD from fighting a war that never ends.

a man in a mask says " you 're cursed " in front of a crowd of people Alt: A GIF of professional wrestler Danhausen at and AEW show yelling from the crowd, “you’re cursed!”

Cardinals fans have joked that their stadium got ‘cursed’ a few weeks ago (IYKYK). I laughed it off, thinking “yeah, but they play the Titans soon; that’ll break the streak.”

Aaand then that TD call got reversed, & the lousy Titans—down by 15 in the 4th—came back & beat ‘em.

Sorry, AZ fans, but…

Screenshot from the 1983 film ‘WARGAMES’ of the computer screen text reading “A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.”

Opening my social media feeds lately got me like:

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

Reasons I'm pretty stoked to return to #FantasticFest this year: 1) #ShelbyOaks' U.S. premiere; 2) to see me @psp.bsky.social crew (first time we'll ALL be in the same spot in a hot minute); & 3) to finally put names to faces on some of yous who I've only interacted with on socials & our podcasts.

What Robert Redford contributed to American films via Sundance is genuinely immeasurable. He was also an extraordinarily talented director--Ordinary People and Quiz Show are two of the best American studio movies of their eras--and an actor who somehow wore his incredible charisma almost shyly. RIP.

“Why have 3 media companys when 2 plenty? Spider-Man finally back at Marvel, chat!”

~ a future “greet” on the GreenGrass app, which people will flee to after this place is ruined, in reference to AmazonDisney’s absorbing of Sony to match Warner ParaDance’s recent acquisition of Netflix.

a black and white drawing of a man with the words " guess we doing true now " Alt: Weird GIF that contains the word "True" over and over, as well as the phrase "I guess we doing 'true' now."

:: nods in agreement ::
Heard, chef.

a little girl in a white shirt is sitting on an orange slide Alt: GIF of a little girl waving goodbye as she goes down an orange slide

:: Opens Facebook ::

:: Pulls an Abe Simpson for the 2nd day in a row ::
(you know the meme: youtu.be/vgqRis_czYg)

Yep, I think I'll just stay off socials through the weekend.

Old enough to remember when the same lot who are clutching their pearls over libs’ nasty reactions to today’s murder were making a punchline out of the attack on Pelosi’s husband.

Liz & I also end w/ a nerdy questionnaire bit where you'll learn more than you ever wanted to know about us both — from our vivid childhood nightmares & the unknown indie film 'RID OF ME' to my 'Max Headroom' collection & her chicken nugget-themed artwork! A fun episode, & a fun season of #Revival.

Related: saw a skeet or thread the other day where a guy @'d Seth Rogen & suggested a season 2 episode of 'The Studio' take place fully within one of those prestige fests' 20-ish minute standing Os. It'd be a fun hook, them doing some sidequest 'cause they know they have *at least* 15 minutes...

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

Fun chat(s) re: the #Revival finale w/ the talented gents behind both the show & comic! And it took us all season, but we finally tangent into some personal tales, so check this'n out if you'd also like to know stuff like how your 4 hosts' Christian upbringings made 'em the infidels they are today!

a person is standing in a dark room with a light shining through the ceiling . Alt: GIF of a woman in a church taking off her shoe and throwing it at her family

Did I—in a sleepy stupor—buy a couple posters off eBay last night that hung in my childhood bedroom? I DID.

Do I have anywhere to hang 'em in my adulthood home (which also has lots of nerd sh!t on the wall)? I DON'T.

Eh, garage still has some wall space…

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my wife, meanwhile, overhearing this:

After looking at a show on Ticketmaster, you get followup emails from them, like "Tix are almost yours; still wanna go?" & "Don't miss out; grab 'em now!" & "C'mon, fatso, we know you want these."

Yeah, motherfukkers, I'd *love* to go... to several shows, in fact. But not for $200+ a pop. #FTM4ever

I’ve seen “revivers” used a bit on social media.

Hmm. “Revivalists”? “Revivaulters”? “Revibers”? “Wausawyers”?

Look, if nothing else, for #Earpers who are fans of both #WynonnaEarp AND #Revival, I think “Revivearps” is there for the taking!

I’d love a crack at a ‘Max Headroom’ reboot series. About a singular media company controlling all info, it was super prescient, predicting stuff like deepfakes & A.I. reliance. I have a spin that’d keep the cyberpunk aesthetic & would totally play today… or (*ahem*) “20 minutes into the future.”

a man with a beard is talking to a woman with the caption " everything is working out according to my ultimate design " on the screen Alt: A GIF from the TV series 'Parks and Recreation' of the character Ron Swanson saying to the character Leslie Knope "Everything is working out according to my ultimate design."

Indeed.

Okay, I'm either going to pay a voiceover guy to cut a short pro-sounding bumper that introduces you both by name, or I'm gonna make you one myself, because I simply cannot go on knowing that it pains you so to, on each new episode, do both a brief intro *and* begrudgingly namecheck me about it. 😆

a black and white photo of a man with the caption it 's been a lot of fun Alt: A GIF of a man from an old television clip in black and white, with the caption of what he's saying that reads "It's been a lot of fun"

I'm out tonight, so won't catch the #Revival finale, & mean to stay off socials till I do. Look forward to it—& our final recap show—but wanna say that, no matter how it wraps up, I'm super proud of @aaronbkoontz.bsky.social & @lukeslens.bsky.social for crafting such a solid & engaging season of TV.

Now and forever:

A homecoming in a few ways for born-in/based-in-ATX #PaperStreetPictures, all of whom have attended many a past #FantasticFest, but also because this same rad festival is where Chris Stuckmann first pitched #ShelbyOaks to PSP’s own @aaronbkoontz.bsky.social! Excited to return to the town & the fest!

For people late to—and reacting poorly to—WEAPONS after they “heard all the hype”, we must once again…

👇 ::TAP THE SKEET:: 👇

Fun talk w/ Katharine King So & Brandon Oakes here re: episode 8's big emotional bits, the importance of representation, dog grooming, & more! Catch up on #Revival (the season finale of which airs tomorrow night!), then tune into 'Reliving REVIVAL', its officially unofficial aftershow! #RenewREVIVAL