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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 36m

The most beautiful scenery in Indiana

TAPE @tapemachines.bsky.social · 4h

now it's time to do some proper living

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 16h

0 - Going to the movies with my parents!
2 - Minions was sold out, going to Zorro instead
4 - Zorro doing kissy stuff with a girl
6 - Spilled my Minions collector's popcorn bucket on the floor
8 - Dad can't remember where we parked
10 - Commissioner Gordon's coat is itchy

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 18h

I think I would've preferred a solid steel puppet, but I guess this is more practical.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 19h

Blood & Guts is scheduled for November 12. No word yet on the women's tag title tournament, but I would expect the final to be at Full Gear (11/22) or Worlds End (12/27).

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 19h

Most of the reports on the Ibushi injury that I saw mentioned Davis, but it was easy for that to get lost in the shuffle.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 21h

It's particularly bonkers given the storyline Copeland is in, so I assume these fans either don't know FTR just beat up his wife, or can't figure out that he has to return to get revenge. If he was really ditching AEW on short notice, they'd have booked FTR to destroy him, not Beth.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 22h

As I recall from using Triller, the left screen will never ask for money and play only the pre-show at the listed time. The right screen makes you pay to unlock, and plays the pre-show at the listed time, followed by the actual PPV.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 23h

In any thread my policy is to disengage/mute/block if I'm not having a good time, but the flip side is that I really don't want to be the reason someone else has to do that. All I can do is assert that I'm not trying to be a dick, I'm just trying to form a cogent thought in 300 chars or less.

Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 23h

Person I was replying to deleted their post or blocked me or something. Fair enough. But that makes this thread harder to find, and I still think it has merit, so here you go.

Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 3d

I understand your point, I just strongly disagree that the real-world Punk drama was central to the kayfabe Hangman saga. I realize some fans see the July 2025 title win as an admission that the May 2022 title loss shouldn't have happened. But I don't.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

A superhero TV show about making a superhero movie within a superhero universe could be a good premise. But it could just as easily be based on DC's Blue Devil, or a weird reboot of Birdman. Why does anyone want to see *Marvel* do it? If the answer is just "Wonder Man" that may not be good enough.

Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

What the Marvel Studios brand brings to the table isn't just token nods to their IP catalog, it's a solid track record (for the first decade, at least) of using their shared universe to get people invested in that IP. Without that, the brand and IP don't necessarily add anything.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

Nowadays, Marvel expects you to care about each project as much as Avengers or Wandavision, without bothering to use their shared universe in the way that made people care about those things in the first place. Some projects can overcome that handicap, but I don't see how Wonder Man can.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

So you'd think the MCU would be perfectly designed to tell a story that way, but they just...didn't. No problem, I never expected them to get around to Wonder Man anyway. Except...now they are, but they haven't laid the groundwork, which they were uniquely suited to do. So why should anyone care?

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

This angle would work best if the character was introduced and killed off in some other superhero's movie (like Pietro in Avengers 2) and then forgotten for years until being unexpectedly brought back (like Pietro in Wandavision, sort of). You need a sprawling shared universe as a framework.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

The most compelling story to tell about Wonder Man is that he was a one-off character who died, and then years later he was resurrected, and he was terrified of a) dying again, b) having been dead already, and c) being so indestructible that death may be meaningless for him.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

"Bag of flaming hot cheetos knows you're getting thirsty"

Screenshot of a link from Kotaku: "Marvel's Wonder Man Trailer Knows You're Getting Bored With Superheroes"

Accompanying the link is a still from the Wonder Man trailer, showing a tight closeup of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II with his hand over his mouth and a look of great concern in his eyes.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

It is hilarious to me that WWE has cultivated a fanbase that isn't online enough to think critically about WWE, but also is online *just enough* to delude themselves into getting hyped for a John Cena vs. Adam Copeland match that WWE cannot deliver.

Fightful Wrestling @fightful.com · 1d

Crowd At WWE Crown Jewel Post-Show Sings Alter Bridge's 'Metalingus' While Triple H Is On Stage

The crowd at WWE's Crown Jewel PLE post-show began singing Alter Bridge's 'Metalingus' while Triple H was on stage.

www.fightful.com

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

J'onn J'onzz runs in to attack them with a stack of cookies, to build to the AEW x DC thing

Patrick Vicious @alleywaykrew.bsky.social · 1d

The Costco guys are at the NYCC AEW panel…for some reason…

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

Jack invests the 500k in bus upgrades, then shows up for the PPV with TWO run-down shitty busses.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

It's a good idea, but it looks like the window is closing to do it. She's on track to hit 11 next week, assuming she retains the CMLL belt against Persephone on the 17th, and beats Jody Threat for the Winnipeg belt on the 19th.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

Don't shake too hard or the news will be that they've been replaced with Bucky Barnes. Stepford Buckoos.

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Jim Into Mystery @jimintomystery.bsky.social · 1d

I think a losing streak storyline is inevitable, unless she gets injured and has to vacate. In some cases I could see her dropping belts to other AEW women who then go on to take the belts back to their home promotions.

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Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 2d

Juno is a clam dunk champion 🏀

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 2d

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