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Eric Buchman

@ebuchman.bsky.social

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Dad to 3, TV writer to thee (Grey’s Anatomy, Drop Dead Diva, Blindspot, among countless unproduced scripts) #WGA https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2527230/

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · Oct 21

Hi. I’m Eric. Writer of the medium formerly known as television. My current project is an audio drama for Audible (non-IP, based on an original idea of mine), set to be released sometime in the very near future. My next project after that is…who knows! Will linear time even continue exist anymore!?!

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 16h

SETI - Search for Extra Treats to Ingest?

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 18h

I assume we already used enhanced interrogation tactics on these two to find out what they know and when did they know it

Iconic black and white photograph from the end of WWII showing a sailor and woman (who turns out didn’t even know each other) kissing in Times Square amid spontaneous celebration after being informed the war is over

Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 1d

What “other things” @nbcnews.com !?

Snippet from NBC NEWS article on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado that reads: Despite speculation that President Donald
Trump might win the prize for his role helping broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, among other things, Machado emerged as a late favorite in online betting platforms hours before the decision came.

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 1d

What's really weird is when they're casting the "person in chair" as a supporting character they DO go out of their way to get the most expressive people to make those scenes pop.

But at least they were able to shoot out Rebecca Ferguson's "literally just a floating head" scenes in one day!

Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 1d

Just watched the trailer and... CP spends the entire movie in a chair? Staring at screens? Yelling at other people to do things?! It's a stealth sequel to Ice Cube's WAR OF THE WORLDS!

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 1d

AI dudes hear the song “Cat’s in the Cradle” and think “oh, cool, that’s the kinda dad I want to be!”

Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 2d

now that we got the girlfriend of the guy who founded antifa, can we please finally arrest:

- the parents of the 1st dude to go "deeez nutz"
- anyone who still yells "hashtag YOLO!" before jumping into a pool
- judgmental partners of Bronies who won't just let them be who they really are
- yuppies

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 7d

YES. As a kid in the 80s, the only pro team in central Florida that people actually liked was the Tampa Bay Rowdies. (Bucs sucked, and the Rays and Magic didn't exist yet...) The Rowdies were, quite literally, the only game in town!

Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 7d

I'll re-post it again, but I'm NOT going to like it again (mostly because I'm still bitter you left anything Florida out of your AMERICAN GAME season finale...)

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Kirk Rudell @rudell.bsky.social · 7d

Worst day for Diddy since the Spin City writers beat him and his crew in basketball at the Reebok Sports Club in like 1997.

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 9d

This is the worst possible, least journalistic, framing for this story. I don’t care what the actual content of the piece is, it’s not getting a click from me.

NPR @npr.org · 9d

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.

Could 'the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman' be an AI avatar?

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · Jul 5

We really need to bring back the concept of “blood money” and how it’s, you know, bad

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 14d

When the conservative party holds most positions of power, and nihilism/notoriety shooters target power, then the stochastic attacks will appear left-wing as a matter of course.

Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 15d

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 17d

You can guest on mine!

Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 19d

Just remembered something an old boss of mine once said of narcissists: they can’t stand being around babies or at funerals, because they know they’re not the center of attention

Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 20d

Not sure who needs to hear this but your suspicions are right, your spouse IS cheating on you with your dry cleaner

Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 22d

Hours later, and it still won't let me change (in this case downgrade) my service. A result of so many people trying to do the same thing? An attempt by them to use technical difficulties to slow down cancellations? A mere coincidence?

Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 22d

Weird. Hulu won't let me manage my account in any way. (And trying to modify my bundle on Disney+ sends me back to Hulu)

Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 22d

Military snipers are also part of the government’s “toolbox,” right? Because this @nytimes.com headline seems to suggest any tool in the toolbox is fair game in the name of “efficacy,” without distinction…

NYTimes headline that reads “Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel” with a subhead “ABC’s decision to “indefinitely” suspend Jimmy Kimmel’a late-night talk show illuminates the administration’s efficacy so far.”

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 28d

I really hope this is Disney testing the water for its own version of space jam

Billboard in Los Angeles for a Disney/Hulu/ESPN bundle that features images of Stitch and a Xenomorph adjacent to professional athletes

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · 28d

I really hope this is Disney testing the water for its own version of space jam

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Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · Sep 9

wait until the new construction work at Animal Kingdom stumbles upon actual dinosaur fossils

Eric Buchman @ebuchman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Also: they made it all up

NPR @npr.org · Sep 5

The lucrative franchise is based on real stories — and the professional ghostbusters who saved the day. But critics say the real-life couple profited off of people's pain.

The demons in 'The Conjuring' movies may not be real -- but the family tragedies are

The lucrative franchise is based on real stories — and the professional ghostbusters who saved the day. But critics say the real-life couple profited off of people's pain.

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Fake Presidents Podcast @fakepresidents.bsky.social · Sep 4

Cut for time from our WAR OF THE WORLDS (2025) episode. After the passings of Julian McMahon and Hulk Hogan, Ben and Eric ask what does it REALLY mean to "die in Clearwater"? Which then leads to a new game: Scientologist or Pro wrestler?!