Keith Gow
@keithgow.bsky.social
Playwright & theatre critic (The Saturday Paper, Time Out, Theatre First).
Bi. He/him. Melb, Australia
Loves: theatre, TV, film, travel.
http://www.keithgow.com/
Support my writing: https://ko-fi.com/keithgow1975
Bi. He/him. Melb, Australia
Loves: theatre, TV, film, travel.
http://www.keithgow.com/
Support my writing: https://ko-fi.com/keithgow1975
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Keith Gow
@keithgow.bsky.social
· Nov 9
Reintroduction now that we're all determined to move here: I'm a playwright & theatre critic. I'd love to find more theatre nerds here!
Big fan of Twin Peaks, Star Trek and film/TV in general.
Recently holidayed in Canada with a side quest to Bangor, reigniting my love of Stephen King.
Big fan of Twin Peaks, Star Trek and film/TV in general.
Recently holidayed in Canada with a side quest to Bangor, reigniting my love of Stephen King.
No, though the increasing number of grey hairs isn't helping.
Do you look your age?
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
No, though the increasing number of grey hairs isn't helping.
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Greetings, I have traveled through time from the year 2016 to remind you of something that has become increasingly difficult to believe in your time: Stranger Things used to be good.
It Might Be the Most Popular TV Show in the World. It Keeps Getting Worse and Worse.
There’s a pretty glaring problem with Stranger Things’ final season.
slate.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Greetings, I have traveled through time from the year 2016 to remind you of something that has become increasingly difficult to believe in your time: Stranger Things used to be good.
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My gentle advice for aspiring film critics in Australia: honey, this isn't a real job here. I've been doing this for 20 years: last year I earned exactly minimum wage for mostly foreign clients, so 1/5th of that goes to the tax office. You needing another job to support this doesn't reflect on you 💜
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
My gentle advice for aspiring film critics in Australia: honey, this isn't a real job here. I've been doing this for 20 years: last year I earned exactly minimum wage for mostly foreign clients, so 1/5th of that goes to the tax office. You needing another job to support this doesn't reflect on you 💜
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Okay, well, first of all, calling it "the Bajoran war" makes it sound like it's the Bajorans' fault that their world was occupied by Cardassia, and that they were wrong to fight back; SECOND, I am in this picture and I do not like it.
Bluesky not addictive to teens but definitely a crutch for elder millennials who know too much about the Bajoran war.
Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know how addictive their platforms can be to teens.
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Okay, well, first of all, calling it "the Bajoran war" makes it sound like it's the Bajorans' fault that their world was occupied by Cardassia, and that they were wrong to fight back; SECOND, I am in this picture and I do not like it.
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This, a million times over. Please tell people when you like their work. Creatives can go a very long time without any outside input at all, positive or otherwise, so a gesture of appreciation often makes all the difference in the world.
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This, a million times over. Please tell people when you like their work. Creatives can go a very long time without any outside input at all, positive or otherwise, so a gesture of appreciation often makes all the difference in the world.
I forgot Leeza Gibbons existed until I saw this photo but somehow her name was lodged in my brain.
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I forgot Leeza Gibbons existed until I saw this photo but somehow her name was lodged in my brain.
My James Bond/Jason Bourne mash-up movie with Daniel Craig and Matt Damon and after a long day of spying, there's lots of fucking.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
My James Bond/Jason Bourne mash-up movie with Daniel Craig and Matt Damon and after a long day of spying, there's lots of fucking.
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The comment section of every HAMNET ad on TikTok is nothing but people trying to "gotcha" by writing "Um, actually, it's HamLET" and I want to walk into the wilderness and scream.
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The comment section of every HAMNET ad on TikTok is nothing but people trying to "gotcha" by writing "Um, actually, it's HamLET" and I want to walk into the wilderness and scream.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
About as pathetic as I assumed this would be.
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
About as pathetic as I assumed this would be.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Dershowitz is still defending Epstein and Epstein is dead. No rizz there.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Dershowitz is still defending Epstein and Epstein is dead. No rizz there.
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Announcing a six-month CBD police state order two weeks after signing Treaty is a pretty good bit
Trying to get the crime numbers down before the next election. Make sure you have your papers with you. It’s police state stuff.
Public notice: Melbourne CBD - Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026
A public notice for Melbourne CBD and surrounds from Sunday 30 November 2025 to Friday 29 May 2026.
www.police.vic.gov.au
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Announcing a six-month CBD police state order two weeks after signing Treaty is a pretty good bit
There's a new genre of outrage post where the poster is still in the middle of reading an article or listening to a podcast and all their concerns are addressed - if only they finished reading/listening before jumping online to express their disappointment/frustration/anger.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
There's a new genre of outrage post where the poster is still in the middle of reading an article or listening to a podcast and all their concerns are addressed - if only they finished reading/listening before jumping online to express their disappointment/frustration/anger.
I love the stage musical, but this gets to the meat of why For Good didn't quite work. The film is so concerned with redeeming Glinda that it forgives her for being a collaborator.
Now that folks have had the weekend to see WICKED: FOR GOOD, I'm over at @thewrap.com going long about how the ending doesn't just fail to meet to moment, it fails to live up to what Jon M. Chu and co. set up in Part 1.
"The girl in the bubble," indeed.
www.thewrap.com/wicked-for-g...
"The girl in the bubble," indeed.
www.thewrap.com/wicked-for-g...
The 'Wicked: For Good' Ending Fails to Meet the Moment | Commentary
The ending of "Wicked: For Good" avoids the darker conclusion from the book, but does a disservice to the sociopolitical commentary in the process.
www.thewrap.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I love the stage musical, but this gets to the meat of why For Good didn't quite work. The film is so concerned with redeeming Glinda that it forgives her for being a collaborator.
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As I get older I realize this is one of my favorite scenes in THE EXORCIST, and its power is in its austerity. It’s pared down to its essence, and it carries the weight of the entire movie.
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
As I get older I realize this is one of my favorite scenes in THE EXORCIST, and its power is in its austerity. It’s pared down to its essence, and it carries the weight of the entire movie.
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Poetry.
We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Poetry.
It absolutely wouldn't be shot on location, but I bet you can make bits of Vancouver look like Austria.
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It absolutely wouldn't be shot on location, but I bet you can make bits of Vancouver look like Austria.
I knew this was going to be about ALIENS, which makes absolutely no sense.
Stranger Things season 5 is taking inspiration from an all-time great film sequel as the Netflix series aims to bring its narrative full circle.
Stranger Things Is Taking Notes From One Of The Greatest Sequels Ever Made For Its Final Season - SlashFilm
www.slashfilm.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I knew this was going to be about ALIENS, which makes absolutely no sense.
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The Greens trying to cut a deal with the government on this terrible enviro bill is incredibly dumb, and the best way to lose a bunch more seats at the next election imo.
The bill itself is terrible, and voting for it just takes a key issue of theirs off the agenda for this term of parliament.
The bill itself is terrible, and voting for it just takes a key issue of theirs off the agenda for this term of parliament.
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The Greens trying to cut a deal with the government on this terrible enviro bill is incredibly dumb, and the best way to lose a bunch more seats at the next election imo.
The bill itself is terrible, and voting for it just takes a key issue of theirs off the agenda for this term of parliament.
The bill itself is terrible, and voting for it just takes a key issue of theirs off the agenda for this term of parliament.
it’s always 2 dumb bitches telling each other 'exactlyyyyy.'
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
it’s always 2 dumb bitches telling each other 'exactlyyyyy.'
I think both franchises have suffered pretty significantly this century. Neither have been consistently good. Disney Wars at least has ANDOR. Streaming Trek has been rough.
You ever think about just how handily Star Trek has won the Star Wars/Star Trek war? Turns out making a lot of good content is really hard!
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I think both franchises have suffered pretty significantly this century. Neither have been consistently good. Disney Wars at least has ANDOR. Streaming Trek has been rough.
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Udo Kier in Italy on the set of Blood For Dracula in April 1973.
Polaroid by Andy Warhol.
Polaroid by Andy Warhol.
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Udo Kier in Italy on the set of Blood For Dracula in April 1973.
Polaroid by Andy Warhol.
Polaroid by Andy Warhol.
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The white knit garment Glinda is wearing in the final shot is her sex cardigan and you won’t convince me
otherwise.
otherwise.
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The white knit garment Glinda is wearing in the final shot is her sex cardigan and you won’t convince me
otherwise.
otherwise.