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Spooky Sasquatch

@nerdysasquatch.bsky.social

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Realist. Leftist. Geek. Actual enjoyer of fandoms and pop culture. Steams a good ham. 🔞

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · Oct 18

For my old and new followers, here are some fandoms and favorite characters you can get to know me by.

Curious to see what we have in common and what this says about me.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 8h

It was a huge mistake for those Democrat advisors to get Tim Walz to stop calling Republicans weird, because it not only rattled them, but they actually are the bad kind of weird.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 8h

Mockery is perhaps the one thing that authoritarians can't stand and it always throws them off their game. Why do you think that comedians are always among the first to be targeted?

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 9h

I'll never understand why some people insist on leaking entire games or movies before they're even released. I kinda find it disrespectful.

I prefer going into things blind. Knowing everything beforehand takes some of the fun and mystery out of it.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 11h

I know that this is probably a hot take around here, but I choose to believe that there are more good people in the world than bad.

Unfortunately, social media and even the legacy press knows they get more likes and views by appealing to and highlighting the bad.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 13h

The chuds, especially the ones who "redesign" female characters to make them look like generic bimbos, not only don't care about games, but they make hating women their whole personality.

They don't want good games - they want gooning material.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 13h

Well, this fucking sucks. RIP Diane Keaton.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 14h

Diane Keaton has passed away at the age of 79

Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 15h

Sounds about what I expected. Cool visuals and a good soundtrack can't make up for a tone deaf script and Jared Leto's presence.

Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 15h

But sorry, Portland, Hop Pop beat you to being the Freedom Frog first.

Screenshot from Amphibia. Sasha holds up a poster of Hop Pop (that resembles the Obama hope poster), which declares him to be the Freedom Frog.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 15h

What I love about the Portland Frogs is that it not only reclaims the frog from the far-right, but it makes Trump's goons look really authoritarian and destroys the myth that these cities are war-ravaged hellholes.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 16h

I would love to know why Jared Leto keeps getting cast in everything despite his lack of a personality and charisma and that his presence is like the kiss of death for a movie.

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 18h

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 17h

11 - Us (2019)

Us

First time watching.

Although the evil doppelgänger trope has been done before, what sets Us apart is how genuinely creepy and unsettling it is. Lupita Nyong'o steals the show as both Addy and Red

Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 20h

Some people like to spoil things or post disturbing content, so it's another way you can set boundaries.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 20h

Friendly advice to make you social media experience better.

Always turn off autoplay for videos. I'm not sure why Bsky has that option on by default.

Settings - content and media - click the box by autoplay.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I read that the remake was terrible. I didn't realize it was that bad.

I can enjoy a "so bad it's good" movie, but not one that's actually bad. Especially one that disgraces a superior movie by having the same name.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

I think I first saw it on TV over a decade ago before streaming was a thing. Keith David is great in it (and The Thing).

Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

They Live is another one high up on the list, though I really should rewatch it after I finish my October horror-thon.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

The Thing, The Fog, and Halloween are my top three favorite John Carpenter movies.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

Four of my favorite stills from The Simpsons:

Doctor Hibbert holding the empty picture frame right before he punches Hugo.

Homer's slow smile and Marge laughing when they realize that Milhouse is the dud.

Homer holding Kirk van Houten's smashed cassette tape "Can I Borrow A Feeling". The cover has a picture of Kirk's face on it.

Krusty is stunned and confused after seeing Worker and Parasite.

Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

If we're just talking about famous male figures (per the prompt), other ones I still miss:

Rod Serling
John Candy
Phil Hartman
Satoru Iwata
Lance Riddick
Andre Braugher
Kevin Conroy
Johnathan Joss

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

Four guys I really miss:

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

10 - The Descent (2005)

The Descent

First time watching.

An effective and brutal movie that does a good job at building up to the reveal of the crawlers, but it also makes you feel the claustrophobic atmosphere due to the underground setting.

Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

Studios would also be wise to ignore them and never cave into their demands. They do not speak for anyone besides themselves and let's be honest, their "boycotts", tend to be very unsuccessful.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

The chuds and "anti-WoKe" GriftTubers are deeply unserious people, fake fans, propagandists, and performative charlatans. It is high time that we stop letting them control the narrative when they're a tiny minority and pushed back against their harassment campaigns.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

I've seen more parodies of Tron than I've seen of the actual movie.

And Jared Leto killed any interest I had in the new one.

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 1d

Did anyone see the movie Tron?

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