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io9 @io9dotcom.bsky.social · 17h

Sigourney Weaver Teases a Potential Return to the 'Alien' Franchise

Ellen Ripley herself spoke about a new script and meeting regarding her return to the character.

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Alien vs. Predator Galaxy @avpgalaxy.bsky.social · 15h

Talking about Walter Hill's #Alien5 for the first time in 5 year, she describes his treatment as "extraordinary" & revealed she's talked to Disney/20th Century about it! #Alien #Aliens #SigourneyWeaver #WalterHill

Sigourney Weaver Talks Walter Hill’s Alien 5 Treatment – “Quite Extraordinary” - Alien vs. Predator Galaxy

5 years ago, Sigourney Weaver first spoke about a 50-page treatment that Alien producer Walter Hill sent to her following the collapse of Neil Blomkamp's Alien 5. Not long after, Brandywine and Hill s...

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Chinstroker @chinstroker.bsky.social · 1d

On the latest Rewatch Project we watch and discuss the SEASON ONE FINALE of #Babylon5 'CHRYSALIS' written by @straczynski.bsky.social and directed by Janet Greek: youtu.be/ngmXZYzBpEw

BABYLON 5: "CHRYSALIS" (1x22) Review (Rewatch Project 241)

YouTube video by The Rewatch Project with Hannah and Mike

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sfdebris.bsky.social @sfdebris.bsky.social · 22h

Revelations closes out our Babylon 5 for the week. The editing file was corrupted, so I spent three hours reconstructing it from an exported copy... then did all the crap YouTube makes me do to not get kicked off by bots. Hope you enjoy it! youtu.be/Z7euHPfep1Y

A Look at Revelations (Babylon 5)

YouTube video by SFDebris Red

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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 20h

NEW VIDEO! A site tour of the Villa San Marco in Stabiae near Pompeii. It is a remarkable site with remarkable preservation due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79

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Preserved in Ash: The Villa San Marco Near Pompeii

YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble

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Lindsay Powell FRHistS @lindsaypowell.bsky.social · 1d

A glimpse of a couple of the pages I wrote for the news department of @ancienthistmag.bsky.social issue 56. Grab your copy from your newsagent/stand or direct from
Karwansaray. #AncientBluesky

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Max Read @maxread.info · 23h

i think this is true, though id add is that everything is becoming “tv” without an FCC or union labor, two key institutional checks on the otherwise maximal corrosiveness of tv. (though of course reality TV and cable has meant that TV has also mostly become TV without an FCC or union labor)

Everything Is Television

A theory of culture and attention

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Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 1d

In 1982, #Tron’s CG visual effects were so new that they completely confused Academy voters. Animator Bill Kroyer recalls what happened...
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Why Tron didn't get a VFX Oscar nomination in 1982

In 1982, Tron’s CG visual effects were so new that they completely confused Academy voters. Animator Bill Kroyer recalls what happened.

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Charles Hildebrandt @cghildebrandt.bsky.social · 23h

Make a movie better by adding "John Carpenter's" to the title.

John Carpenter's Remains of the Day.

James Hodden @jameshodden.bsky.social · 1d

Make a movie better by adding "John Carpenter's" to the title.

John Carpenter's Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.

Greybeardtavern @greybeardtavern.bsky.social · 1d

“Make a movie better by adding "John Carpenter's" to the title.”

John Carpenter’s My Little Pony:
Friendship is Magic!

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James Hodden @jameshodden.bsky.social · 1d

Make a movie better by adding "John Carpenter's" to the title.

John Carpenter's Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.

Greybeardtavern @greybeardtavern.bsky.social · 1d

“Make a movie better by adding "John Carpenter's" to the title.”

John Carpenter’s My Little Pony:
Friendship is Magic!

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

Some of the best TTRPG sessions I've ever had were when unplanned inspiration or events struck. When I first started GMing games I tried to force the action and the drama, and I built set-pieces and events to try and shock and awe my group, who I saw as my audience.

But that's not the way to do it.

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Night of the Living Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 1d

Cool resource built in Google Sheets shared on the Worm discord this morning. Adventurer sheets and player-facing materials for the guild. Monsters and resources for the GM. Even the Designing Dungeons workbook recreated in Google Sheets.

Useful for Wormheads!

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

His Majesty the Worm character sheet in Google Sheets

City actions for the GM screen in Google Sheets

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Connections Online @cnx-onl.bsky.social · 1d

As we wind down our look back at Connections Online 2022, here's another one of the videos from that year:
"How do you Design a Professional Wargame?"

youtube.com/live/5Xr...

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Charles Hildebrandt @cghildebrandt.bsky.social · 1d

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GAME OF THRONES: A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS Trailer (2025)

YouTube video by ONE Media

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welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social @welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social · 1d

#halloween #1970s

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Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 1d

Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in.

GAME OF THRONES: A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS Trailer (2025)

YouTube video by ONE Media

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Patti @pattinh.bsky.social · 2d

My review of Babylon 5: Exogenesis – Alien Parasites and Character Dynamics #Babylon5 #alienparasite #BruceBoxleitner #ClaudiaChristian #JMichaelStraczynski #JasonCarter #JerryDoyle #RichardBiggs #sciencefiction #sciencefictiontelevision

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Series Rewatch – Babylon 5: Exogenesis – Alien Parasites and Character Dynamicsopinions, ideas, thoughts, & reviews

Written by J. Michael StraczynskiDirected by Kevin G. Cremin On the surface, Exogenesis seems to be one of the few stand-alone episodes of the series, albeit with a common science fiction theme: so…

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GMT Games @gmtgames.bsky.social · 1d

Check out our latest InsideGMT article from designer Paul Hellyer: "Tsar: Solitaire Play and Non-Player Automation" insidegmt.com/tsar-solitai...

Tsar: Solitaire Play and Non-Player Automation

This is the sixth in a series of InsideGMT articles from Paul Hellyer about his board game Tsar, currently on GMT’s P500. You can view the previous article here. When I designed my first published …

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 1d

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A House of Dynamite: Bigelow’s latest thriller shows why nuclear bombs are only part of the danger

Kathryn Bigelow's latest film, A House of Dynamite, examines how the US government would respond to a nuclear attack in real-time.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 1d

Our next Ask Me Anything is for the upcoming board game Miskatonic Tales: Journey to Innsmouth!

The game will be available in pre-release at Essen, and available for viewing at PAX Australia!

Submit your questions for the designers now: buff.ly/G6Qu7eb

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🎃ℝ𝕆ℂ𝕂𝕐 𝕄𝕆𝕌ℕ𝕋𝔸𝕀ℕ 𝕍𝕀𝔼𝕎𝕊🎃 @rockymountviews.bsky.social · 1d

So many people claim that they want to retire to some rural location because land is cheaper and there is less crime, etc.

I wonder if they think about how often older people need to go to doctors or to a hospital.

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 2d

Current Taiwan wargames may be preparing for the wrong war.

A Wargame to Take Taiwan, from China’s Perspective

In August 2025, 25 international experts gathered at Syracuse University to do something unusual: plan China's invasion of Taiwan. For two days,

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 2d

Kasserine Pass reminds us that the true test of an army is not avoiding defeat, but adapting after it.

The Importance of the Battle of Kasserine Pass

The Battle of Kasserine Pass in February 1943 was the first significant engagement between German and U.S. forces in World War II. The fight delivered a

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pookie 🏳‍🌈 @pookie-uk.bsky.social · 2d

#MiskatonicMonday #343: Hope’s End

A review of the 1914, New England-set scenario for Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition, published by Chaosium, Inc.

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#reviewsfromrlyeh #rpgreview #rpgreviews #rpg #Chaosium #CallOfCthulhu #CoC7

Miskatonic Monday #343: Hope’s End

Much like the Jonstown Compendium for RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha and The Companions of Arthur for material set in Greg Stafford’...

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 2d

You will soon stalk, hunt, and take down Prey in theaters:

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Prey Is Finally Getting the Theatrical Release Director Dan Trachtenberg Says It Was Made For - Reactor

The 2022 film is showing as part of a Predator double feature.

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