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Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, Grima Wormtongue deserves better than that comparison.

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The Fandom Zone Podcast: Like a Keith in the Night

Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 3d

THE FANDOM ZONE 333: "Like a Keith in the Night"

#Peacemaker #LikeAKeithInTheNight #TheFandomZone #JamesGunn #JohnCena #RobertPatrick #StephenBlackehart #DanielleBrooks #FreddieStroma #Vigilante #NhutLe #Judomaster #DCU
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Charles Skaggs and DJ Nik discuss "Like a Keith in the Night", the seventh episode of Peacemaker Season 2, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Robert Patrick as Blue Dragon/Auggie Smith, Da...

Drunk Cinema: The Thing (1982)

Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 4d

DRUNK CINEMA 086: "The Thing (1982)"

#TheThing #TheThing1982 #DrunkCinema #JohnCarpenter #KurtRussell #WilfordBrimley #KeithDavid #RichardDysart #DavidClennon #DonaldMoffat #TKCarter #EnnioMorricone #WhoGoesThere #Horror #SpookySeason
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Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse watch The Thing, the 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter, featuring Kurt Russell as R.J. MacReady, Wilford Brimley as Blair, Keith David a...

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Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 5d

And 25 years without a championship, sadly.

Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 7d

First Trailer for Marvel's WONDER MAN Tackles Superhero Fatigue

#Marvel #MCU #WonderMan #DisneyPlus #YahyaAbdulMattenII

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First Trailer for Marvel's WONDER MAN Tackles Superhero Fatigue

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is suffering from superhero fatigue. How adorably meta. Debuting at the 2025 New York Comic-Con, Marvel Stud...

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Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 9d

Pretty much shows the divide between critics and audiences.
#TronAres    #Tron

The Fandom Zone Podcast: Ignorance Is Chris

Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 13d

THE FANDOM ZONE 332: "Ignorance Is Chris"

#Peacemaker #IgnoranceIsChris #TheFandomZone #JamesGunn #JohnCena #DanielleBrooks #FreddieStroma #Vigilante #JenniferHolland #NicholasHoult #LexLuthor #EarthX #DCU #RobertPatrick
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Charles Skaggs and DJ Nik discuss "Ignorance Is Chris", the sixth episode of Peacemaker Season 2, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Freddie Stroma as Vigilante/Adrian Chase, Robert Patric...

‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’: Quentin Tarantino Epic To Be Released As One Movie In Early December

Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 15d

At last. That woman deserves her revenge.

#KillBill #QuentinTarantino

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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Quentin Tarantino’s presentation of the revenge epic that was originally presented in two volumes, will be released by Lionsgate as one complete movie on December 5...

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The Fandom Zone Podcast: Back to the Suture

Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 16d

THE FANDOM ZONE 331: "Back to the Suture"

#TheFandomZone #Peacemaker #BackToTheSuture #JamesGunn #JohnCena #JenniferHolland #FrankGrillo #NhutLe #DanielleBrooks #SteveAgee #SolRodriguez #MichaelRooker #Judomaster #DCU
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Charles Skaggs and DJ Nik discuss "Back to the Suture", the fifth episode of Peacemaker Season 2, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, Frank Grillo ...

Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast: Image of the Fendahl

Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 17d

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 355: "Image of the Fendahl"

#DoctorWho #ImageOfTheFendahl #NextStopEverywhere #TomBaker #FourthDoctor #LouiseJameson #Leela #WandaVentham #EdwardArthur #DenisLill #ScottFredericks #DaphneHeard #K9
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Charles Skaggs and Jesse Jackson discuss "Image of the Fendahl", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 15 in 1977, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela, Wanda Ventham as...

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Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 21d

The hype for the upcoming Infinity Love Glove event series and its 69 tie-ins is real.

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Drunk Cinema: Tron: Legacy

Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 21d

DRUNK CINEMA 085: "Tron: Legacy"

#TronLegacy #Tron #DrunkCinema #JosephKosinski #JeffBridges #KevinFlynn #BruceBoxleitner #GarrettHedlund #OliviaWilde #JamesFrain #MichaelSheen #BeauGarrett #CillianMurphy #DaftPunk #Disney #FlynnLives #Film
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Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse watch Tron: Legacy, the 2010 sequel to Tron directed by Joseph Kosinski, featuring the return of Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn/Clu and Bruce Boxleitner as Alan...

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Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 23d

This is part of an Austin Powers movie plot, right? Pete Hegseth has all the top military brass go into one room for a "secret meeting" and the floor suddenly drops them into a pool that has sharks with frickin' laser beams.

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Live updates: Hegseth summons top military commanders for sudden meeting next week

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned the military's top officers — hundreds of generals and admirals — to a base in northern Virginia for a sudden meeting next week, according to three people f...

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Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 25d

"Now we rule."

#AlienEarth #TheRealMonsters

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SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Casts Marvin Jones III as Tombstone

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Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 25d

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Casts Marvin Jones III as Tombstone

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#SpiderMan #SpiderManBrandNewDay #Tombstone #MarvinJonesIII #Krondon #Marvel #MCU

New York City is about to get a new crime boss. Deadline is reporting that the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Spider-Man: Brand...

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Jimmy Kimmel Is Back: ABC Returning Late-Night Show On Tuesday

Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 25d

The United Nations teleprompter took its own life rather than help spread Donald Trump's lies.

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Trump complains about his teleprompter being broken

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26d

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.

List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 26d

Looks like #Disney realized those #DisneyPlus cancellations weren't slowing down. #ABC #JimmyKimmel

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Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to ABC. 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' will return on Tuesday night after "thoughtful conversations" with the netowrk's parent company Disney.

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The Fandom Zone Podcast: Need I Say Door

Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 27d

THE FANDOM ZONE 330: "Need I Say Door"

#TheFandomZone #Peacemaker #NeedISayDoor #JamesGunn #JohnCena #JenniferHolland #SteveAgee #FrankGrillo #TimMeadows #RobertPatrick #SashaBordeaux #MichaelRooker #Judomaster #DCComics
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Charles Skaggs and DJ Nik discuss "Need I Say Door", the fourth episode of Peacemaker Season 2, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, Steve Agee as J...

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Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 27d

My reaction to the end of today's #Browns game:

#ClevelandBrowns #CLEVsGB

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Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 28d

Start the countdown clock for Pam Bondi to "resign'...

Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · 29d

Happy Batman Day, everyone!

In honor of this day, be sure to dress up like a bat and fight crime as a coping mechanism for your childhood trauma.

#BatmanDay #Batman #DCComics

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Charles Skaggs @charlesskaggs.bsky.social · Sep 19

Y'know, it suddenly feels a lot better that #DoctorWho might not get renewed by Disney for a third season.

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