Michael Anderson
@automatedbeatnik.com
Writer/Director/Accordionist. Lover of (almost) all things Doctor Who, Star Trek, TCM, Criterion Collection, indie rock, classical music and Muppets.
RIP to a great one.
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
RIP to a great one.
Delightfully foggy day here in Burbank!
December 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Delightfully foggy day here in Burbank!
Return of the Killer Tomatoes!
December 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Return of the Killer Tomatoes!
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Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
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I've heard people claim that Kash Patel and his ilk are cosplaying at being government officials. This is not a good comparison...cosplayers generally know something about the roles they are assuming, and do the work to make it authentic. These guys are Halloween costuming as officials.
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I've heard people claim that Kash Patel and his ilk are cosplaying at being government officials. This is not a good comparison...cosplayers generally know something about the roles they are assuming, and do the work to make it authentic. These guys are Halloween costuming as officials.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Harder mode: No DC, DreamWorks/Illumination, Amblin, sci-fi, horror, or from Japan.
Harder mode: No DC, DreamWorks/Illumination, Amblin, sci-fi, horror, or from Japan.
December 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Harder mode: No DC, DreamWorks/Illumination, Amblin, sci-fi, horror, or from Japan.
Harder mode: No DC, DreamWorks/Illumination, Amblin, sci-fi, horror, or from Japan.
Picture of me and the staff who operate my Bluesky account
December 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Picture of me and the staff who operate my Bluesky account
Same here. All I got are all-time stats. But I’m pretty sure that my most listened-to new album this year was the Beths’ “The Straight Line Was a Lie.”
I don't do music streaming, I still just buy music...mostly buying CDs and ripping them to MP3, although I have a lot of MP3-only stuff from TMBG. If there's a way to get iTunes to tell me my most-listened-to songs of just the last year (as opposed to "since 2009"), I can't find it.
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Same here. All I got are all-time stats. But I’m pretty sure that my most listened-to new album this year was the Beths’ “The Straight Line Was a Lie.”
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
• Frank Sidebottom
• NRBQ
• Philip Glass Ensemble
• The Vulgar Boatmen
• The Young Fresh Fellows
• Frank Sidebottom
• NRBQ
• Philip Glass Ensemble
• The Vulgar Boatmen
• The Young Fresh Fellows
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
• Sparks
• They Might Be Giants
• The Surfrajettes
• Chris de Burgh
• Engelbert Humperdinck
• Sparks
• They Might Be Giants
• The Surfrajettes
• Chris de Burgh
• Engelbert Humperdinck
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Ultravox
BB King
Jethro Tull
Whitesnake
OMD
Ultravox
BB King
Jethro Tull
Whitesnake
OMD
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
• Frank Sidebottom
• NRBQ
• Philip Glass Ensemble
• The Vulgar Boatmen
• The Young Fresh Fellows
• Frank Sidebottom
• NRBQ
• Philip Glass Ensemble
• The Vulgar Boatmen
• The Young Fresh Fellows
A movie that takes place where you're from: youtu.be/5jwmz2zRdCw?...
November 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from: youtu.be/5jwmz2zRdCw?...
Without downloading new pics, what is it like to date you.
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Without downloading new pics, what is it like to date you.
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
If you see this, quote with a vampire that isn't Dracula
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
If you see this, quote with a vampire that isn't Dracula
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Please share this benefit for Portland Center Stage.
Do you love #Sondheim?? This is one for YOU!! Experience the power of Larry Owens' voice as he pays tribute to one of the greatest.
One night only! 10/20/25
C'mon #Portland, show the world we support the arts, we support our community!
Do you love #Sondheim?? This is one for YOU!! Experience the power of Larry Owens' voice as he pays tribute to one of the greatest.
One night only! 10/20/25
C'mon #Portland, show the world we support the arts, we support our community!
October 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Without downloading anything, where are you at mentally right now?
October 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Without downloading anything, where are you at mentally right now?
Share your favorite black and white movie.
September 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Share your favorite black and white movie.
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Oh big! Finally the Batman vs King Tut movie we’ve Beene waiting for! variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Matt Reeves Says ‘The Batman 2’ Villain Has ‘Never Really Been Done in a Film Before’
Matt Reeves said that the villain in 'The Batman Part 2' hasn't 'really been done in a movie before.'
variety.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Oh big! Finally the Batman vs King Tut movie we’ve Beene waiting for! variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Post a female character you love.
September 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Post a female character you love.
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Post a female character you love.
September 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Post a female character you love.
Reposted by Michael Anderson
speaking power to truth is the real american way.
September 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
speaking power to truth is the real american way.
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settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
Scored this awesome “Middleman” poster at @okbjgm.bsky.social‘s garage sale last weekend. Even got to chat briefly with Javi himself, and he was just as cool as you would expect. (Oh, and be sure to check out his delightful podcast Multiplex Overthruster!)
September 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Scored this awesome “Middleman” poster at @okbjgm.bsky.social‘s garage sale last weekend. Even got to chat briefly with Javi himself, and he was just as cool as you would expect. (Oh, and be sure to check out his delightful podcast Multiplex Overthruster!)
Drop an old person you are going to turn into in the future
September 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Drop an old person you are going to turn into in the future
I just did a reread of the Tiffany Aching Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. Brilliant stuff!
In response to this, name the last book that you read that you would recommend.
abcnews.go.com/Health/ameri...
abcnews.go.com/Health/ameri...
Americans spend less time reading for fun and more time on screens: Study
Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the U.S. down 40% over the past 20 years, a new study published Wednesday found.
abcnews.go.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I just did a reread of the Tiffany Aching Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. Brilliant stuff!