M.H. Williams
@mhwilliams.bsky.social
I write about things for a living. Currently for a game dev and my personal newsletter, Stuff Worth Knowing (https://stuffworthknowing.substack.com/).
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M.H. Williams
@mhwilliams.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Hello, new Bluesky faces and followers!
If you did not know me from elsewhere, I'm Mike! This feed will not be coherent, as I'll be jumping between topics: movies, television, video games, tokusatsu, anime/manga/webtoons, and comics. Apologies in advance.
The blog should be up... eventually.
If you did not know me from elsewhere, I'm Mike! This feed will not be coherent, as I'll be jumping between topics: movies, television, video games, tokusatsu, anime/manga/webtoons, and comics. Apologies in advance.
The blog should be up... eventually.
Last Samurai Standing is such a lovely show so far.
Okada is a great actor and action choreographer, it's full of tons of neat little guys and some of the biggest Japanese actors, and the opening battle looks like it might've taken place at frequent toku location Mt. Iwafune?
Okada is a great actor and action choreographer, it's full of tons of neat little guys and some of the biggest Japanese actors, and the opening battle looks like it might've taken place at frequent toku location Mt. Iwafune?
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Last Samurai Standing is such a lovely show so far.
Okada is a great actor and action choreographer, it's full of tons of neat little guys and some of the biggest Japanese actors, and the opening battle looks like it might've taken place at frequent toku location Mt. Iwafune?
Okada is a great actor and action choreographer, it's full of tons of neat little guys and some of the biggest Japanese actors, and the opening battle looks like it might've taken place at frequent toku location Mt. Iwafune?
I call this the Flash Gordon Effect.
It influenced so much scifi pulp adventure, but you can't revive it because everything was done elsewhere.
It influenced so much scifi pulp adventure, but you can't revive it because everything was done elsewhere.
i understand why when people go back and watch/play formative and influential works, they are underwhelmed because they've seen it copied so many times. idk how exactly but i am able to evade this by role-playing in my brain as someone who hasn't seen it yet. it works for me
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I call this the Flash Gordon Effect.
It influenced so much scifi pulp adventure, but you can't revive it because everything was done elsewhere.
It influenced so much scifi pulp adventure, but you can't revive it because everything was done elsewhere.
Reposted by M.H. Williams
As an example of the rising RAM prices, this is the RAM I purchased one year ago for my current desktop.
And the current price... as a "Black Friday Deal".
And the current price... as a "Black Friday Deal".
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
As an example of the rising RAM prices, this is the RAM I purchased one year ago for my current desktop.
And the current price... as a "Black Friday Deal".
And the current price... as a "Black Friday Deal".
As was accidentally released by Ubisoft itself back in August, there's a Far Cry series coming to FX from Rob McElhenney and Noah Hawley.
It's be an anthology series like Hawley's Fargo, which... is smart to be honest. Each season, new person gotta FAR CRY.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
It's be an anthology series like Hawley's Fargo, which... is smart to be honest. Each season, new person gotta FAR CRY.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
‘Far Cry’ TV Series Set at FX From Noah Hawley and Rob Mac
FX has ordered a series adaptation of Ubisoft's "Far Cry" video games from Noah Hawley and Rob McElhenney, Variety has learned.
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
As was accidentally released by Ubisoft itself back in August, there's a Far Cry series coming to FX from Rob McElhenney and Noah Hawley.
It's be an anthology series like Hawley's Fargo, which... is smart to be honest. Each season, new person gotta FAR CRY.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
It's be an anthology series like Hawley's Fargo, which... is smart to be honest. Each season, new person gotta FAR CRY.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Not these words in the same year Andor S2 and Strange New Worlds S3 dropped.
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Not these words in the same year Andor S2 and Strange New Worlds S3 dropped.
NCT Dream's latest track, Beat It Up, has been growing on me.
We need to go back to the days where stuff like this would drop in random action movies during fights.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fjt...
We need to go back to the days where stuff like this would drop in random action movies during fights.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fjt...
NCT DREAM 엔시티 드림 'Beat It Up' Stage Clip
YouTube video by NCT DREAM
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
NCT Dream's latest track, Beat It Up, has been growing on me.
We need to go back to the days where stuff like this would drop in random action movies during fights.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fjt...
We need to go back to the days where stuff like this would drop in random action movies during fights.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fjt...
I enjoy how this article notes that:
- Folks can't afford the upgrade, and the current devices work fine
- Businesses are holding onto devices even longer, which is the actual problem.
And yet... the headline.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
- Folks can't afford the upgrade, and the current devices work fine
- Businesses are holding onto devices even longer, which is the actual problem.
And yet... the headline.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I enjoy how this article notes that:
- Folks can't afford the upgrade, and the current devices work fine
- Businesses are holding onto devices even longer, which is the actual problem.
And yet... the headline.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
- Folks can't afford the upgrade, and the current devices work fine
- Businesses are holding onto devices even longer, which is the actual problem.
And yet... the headline.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
I have YouTube Premium solely so I can listen to video essays on my earbuds with phone screen off in my pocket.
I appreciate the Kevin Perjurers of the world and their efforts, but I'm listening to half your video while walking.
I appreciate the Kevin Perjurers of the world and their efforts, but I'm listening to half your video while walking.
This is why I think spending time on slick production for a video podcast is a giant waste. The main benefit to a video podcast is it lives on YouTube and a decent number of people like to ingest things that way. They push play and tab away from it immediately. I could be nude, no one would know.
*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I have YouTube Premium solely so I can listen to video essays on my earbuds with phone screen off in my pocket.
I appreciate the Kevin Perjurers of the world and their efforts, but I'm listening to half your video while walking.
I appreciate the Kevin Perjurers of the world and their efforts, but I'm listening to half your video while walking.
As an example of the rising RAM prices, this is the RAM I purchased one year ago for my current desktop.
And the current price... as a "Black Friday Deal".
And the current price... as a "Black Friday Deal".
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
As an example of the rising RAM prices, this is the RAM I purchased one year ago for my current desktop.
And the current price... as a "Black Friday Deal".
And the current price... as a "Black Friday Deal".
Well now we know what's next for #SuperSentai.
It's not Universe Heroes, it's Project R.E.D.: Records of Extraordinary Dimensions. Like Sentai, the focus is on Red heroes, as the name suggests.
Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity is indeed the first project.
www.toei.co.jp/entertainmen...
It's not Universe Heroes, it's Project R.E.D.: Records of Extraordinary Dimensions. Like Sentai, the focus is on Red heroes, as the name suggests.
Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity is indeed the first project.
www.toei.co.jp/entertainmen...
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Well now we know what's next for #SuperSentai.
It's not Universe Heroes, it's Project R.E.D.: Records of Extraordinary Dimensions. Like Sentai, the focus is on Red heroes, as the name suggests.
Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity is indeed the first project.
www.toei.co.jp/entertainmen...
It's not Universe Heroes, it's Project R.E.D.: Records of Extraordinary Dimensions. Like Sentai, the focus is on Red heroes, as the name suggests.
Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity is indeed the first project.
www.toei.co.jp/entertainmen...
Reposted by M.H. Williams
This Way Madness Lies is a great game and barely anybody bought it. It should be played by more people. If everybody here on @bsky.app banded together and bought a Steam copy and played it, well, that'd be a miracle and I would be forever grateful.
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This Way Madness Lies is a great game and barely anybody bought it. It should be played by more people. If everybody here on @bsky.app banded together and bought a Steam copy and played it, well, that'd be a miracle and I would be forever grateful.
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
I was trying to figure out how they were adapting Gundam for live action.
Assuming this rumor is correct, they'd be adapting 08th MS Team, with Sweeney as Aina and Centineo as Shiro. I can wrap my head around that.
www.nexuspointnews.com/post/exclusi...
Assuming this rumor is correct, they'd be adapting 08th MS Team, with Sweeney as Aina and Centineo as Shiro. I can wrap my head around that.
www.nexuspointnews.com/post/exclusi...
EXCLUSIVE: Noah Centineo Is In Talks To Lead ‘Gundam’ Alongside Sydney Sweeney
Noah Centineo is now in talks to join Legendary’s Gundam, following Drew Starkey, who was previously in talks, falling off.
www.nexuspointnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I was trying to figure out how they were adapting Gundam for live action.
Assuming this rumor is correct, they'd be adapting 08th MS Team, with Sweeney as Aina and Centineo as Shiro. I can wrap my head around that.
www.nexuspointnews.com/post/exclusi...
Assuming this rumor is correct, they'd be adapting 08th MS Team, with Sweeney as Aina and Centineo as Shiro. I can wrap my head around that.
www.nexuspointnews.com/post/exclusi...
In response to Ananta, Mihoyo expands its gacha with Varsapura, while competitors take on Genshin with Mongil and Azur Promilia.
miHoYo announces Varsapura
miHoYo has announced Varsapura, its next major open-world game currently in development on Unreal Engine 5. Platforms and a release date were not announced, but the company is hiring for multiple positions related to the game across both its Shanghai and Singapore…
miHoYo has announced Varsapura, its next major open-world game currently in development on Unreal Engine 5. Platforms and a release date were not announced, but the company is hiring for multiple positions related to the game across both its Shanghai and Singapore…
miHoYo announces Varsapura
miHoYo has announced Varsapura, its next major open-world game currently in development on Unreal Engine 5. Platforms and a release date were not announced, but the company is hiring for multiple positions related to the game across both its Shanghai and Singapore offices.
www.gematsu.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
In response to Ananta, Mihoyo expands its gacha with Varsapura, while competitors take on Genshin with Mongil and Azur Promilia.
I searched to see if it was possible to get the Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack on Amazon and stumbled upon this nonsense.
How is this even legal? The person has clearly not played any of these games. What is even happening in some of these covers? The samples are useless fluff!
How is this even legal? The person has clearly not played any of these games. What is even happening in some of these covers? The samples are useless fluff!
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I searched to see if it was possible to get the Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack on Amazon and stumbled upon this nonsense.
How is this even legal? The person has clearly not played any of these games. What is even happening in some of these covers? The samples are useless fluff!
How is this even legal? The person has clearly not played any of these games. What is even happening in some of these covers? The samples are useless fluff!
When people get on me for talking too much about—or spending too much on—my hobbies.
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
When people get on me for talking too much about—or spending too much on—my hobbies.
Blizzard, tired of Marvel Rivals stealing its character kits, decides to turn Magik into an Overwatch character.
youtu.be/c3guhZL477Q
youtu.be/c3guhZL477Q
Vendetta | New Hero Gameplay Trailer | Overwatch 2
YouTube video by PlayOverwatch
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Blizzard, tired of Marvel Rivals stealing its character kits, decides to turn Magik into an Overwatch character.
youtu.be/c3guhZL477Q
youtu.be/c3guhZL477Q
So the PS5 and Xbox versions are priced in line with Switch 1, but since they're charging $10 for the Switch 1 to 2 upgrade, the physical copies for Switch 2 are $10 more than the rest.
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Marvel Cosmic Invasion (PS5//XSX/Switch/Switch 2) Standard/Deluxe up for preorder at Best Buy ($39.99/$49.99 & $59.99/$69.99) buff.ly/l9BD75N #ad
Switch 2 on cart with $10 premium. Deluxe includes steelbook
Switch 2 on cart with $10 premium. Deluxe includes steelbook
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So the PS5 and Xbox versions are priced in line with Switch 1, but since they're charging $10 for the Switch 1 to 2 upgrade, the physical copies for Switch 2 are $10 more than the rest.
🤔
🤔
Reporting from Bloomberg says Netflix would allow Warner Bros Discovery to continue doing theatrical releases if it gets acquired by the streamer.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Netflix’s Warner Bros. Bid Would Include Theater Releases
Netflix Inc. has told management of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. that it will keep releasing the studio’s films in theaters if it’s successful in buying the company, people familiar with the matter sai...
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Reporting from Bloomberg says Netflix would allow Warner Bros Discovery to continue doing theatrical releases if it gets acquired by the streamer.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is... not a bad move for Letterboxd.
Especially if they focus on these offerings:
- Festival standouts
- Long-watchlisted titles
- Restorations and rediscoveries
- Limited-time drops
If they live in the Shout, Umbrella, Vinegar et al space, could be a win.
letterboxd.com/journal/lett...
Especially if they focus on these offerings:
- Festival standouts
- Long-watchlisted titles
- Restorations and rediscoveries
- Limited-time drops
If they live in the Shout, Umbrella, Vinegar et al space, could be a win.
letterboxd.com/journal/lett...
Letterboxd Video Store: what you need to know about our new feature coming soon • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
Coming in early December: Letterboxd Video Store, our latest feature to get you adding films to your watchlist and, crucially, checking them off. Here’s everything you need to know.
letterboxd.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is... not a bad move for Letterboxd.
Especially if they focus on these offerings:
- Festival standouts
- Long-watchlisted titles
- Restorations and rediscoveries
- Limited-time drops
If they live in the Shout, Umbrella, Vinegar et al space, could be a win.
letterboxd.com/journal/lett...
Especially if they focus on these offerings:
- Festival standouts
- Long-watchlisted titles
- Restorations and rediscoveries
- Limited-time drops
If they live in the Shout, Umbrella, Vinegar et al space, could be a win.
letterboxd.com/journal/lett...
It's impressive that this started from a parody short and they delivered four seasons during the pandemic era on an annual cadence. And three of those seasons are great!
Kudos to everyone involved.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KjK...
Kudos to everyone involved.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KjK...
Bel-Air | Final Season | Official Trailer | Peacock Original
YouTube video by Peacock
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It's impressive that this started from a parody short and they delivered four seasons during the pandemic era on an annual cadence. And three of those seasons are great!
Kudos to everyone involved.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KjK...
Kudos to everyone involved.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KjK...
Reposted by M.H. Williams
I enjoy that you can tell when a song for a movie or television show because it's so entirely on the nose. I love it to bits. We should do this more in the West.
(This is apparently the opening theme for the new Kamen no Ninja Akakage show.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRnn...
(This is apparently the opening theme for the new Kamen no Ninja Akakage show.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRnn...
PSYCHIC FEVER - SWISH DAT (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by PSYCHIC FEVER
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I enjoy that you can tell when a song for a movie or television show because it's so entirely on the nose. I love it to bits. We should do this more in the West.
(This is apparently the opening theme for the new Kamen no Ninja Akakage show.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRnn...
(This is apparently the opening theme for the new Kamen no Ninja Akakage show.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRnn...
Yeah! Stargate might be back, assuming this gets all the way through production!
Hope it's fun like the old series.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
Hope it's fun like the old series.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
‘Stargate’ Reopens With New Series at Prime Video
Martin Gero, a writer and producer on previous entries in the franchise, will be the showrunner.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Yeah! Stargate might be back, assuming this gets all the way through production!
Hope it's fun like the old series.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
Hope it's fun like the old series.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
Belt voice: SALSA
🎵vihuela plays a jingle before ending in the Taco Bell ding noise🎶
Belt voice: Only through justice can all live más.
🎵vihuela plays a jingle before ending in the Taco Bell ding noise🎶
Belt voice: Only through justice can all live más.
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Belt voice: SALSA
🎵vihuela plays a jingle before ending in the Taco Bell ding noise🎶
Belt voice: Only through justice can all live más.
🎵vihuela plays a jingle before ending in the Taco Bell ding noise🎶
Belt voice: Only through justice can all live más.