Michael Mills
@michaelmills.bsky.social
Doctor Who book club rambler (The Hamster Book Club). Escaped journalist. “Welsh”. All this and great hair too.
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If you're a big fan of the idea of season 23a, then you're in for a treat! The return of the Toymaker, an old producer, a trip to Blackpool and video games gone bad...what could possibly go wrong? Joe & @michaelmills.bsky.social play games!
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It’s cold and wet outside, so escape with us to the seaside and 1986. #DoctorWho
Side note but any excuse to mention that the brief shot of the Falcon flying head-on through the TIE squadron was, at the time, the most complex VFX shot ever put together (in terms of elements and passes).
there's so much misinformation and disinformation on how movies are made
the account in this example has over a half a million followers on X, just out there making up stuff
the account in this example has over a half a million followers on X, just out there making up stuff
February 14, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Side note but any excuse to mention that the brief shot of the Falcon flying head-on through the TIE squadron was, at the time, the most complex VFX shot ever put together (in terms of elements and passes).
Every now and again I think about how in It’s a Wonderful Life, the switch from the bad world back to the original is handled by having George chased back to the bridge by the cop car, the car catch up with him - and the original Bert get out.
And how fucking great that is.
And how fucking great that is.
February 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Every now and again I think about how in It’s a Wonderful Life, the switch from the bad world back to the original is handled by having George chased back to the bridge by the cop car, the car catch up with him - and the original Bert get out.
And how fucking great that is.
And how fucking great that is.
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
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Too Hot For TV is a brand new podcast looking at the expanded universe of your favorite franchises.
Launching Feb 28th with Aliens: Too Hot For TV
Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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Launching Feb 28th with Aliens: Too Hot For TV
Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Too Hot For TV is a brand new podcast looking at the expanded universe of your favorite franchises.
Launching Feb 28th with Aliens: Too Hot For TV
Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
open.spotify.com/show/0OJ4wOL...
Launching Feb 28th with Aliens: Too Hot For TV
Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
open.spotify.com/show/0OJ4wOL...
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The crossover we all deserve...
February 14, 2026 at 9:24 AM
The crossover we all deserve...
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Listening to @docoho44.bsky.social & @michaelmills.bsky.social talk about Nightmare Fair was very interesting!
Maybe 35 years since I read this, but I still remember the "scenes" of the monster coming out of the game really well!
But, not much else...
And yes, would have look crap on TV!
Maybe 35 years since I read this, but I still remember the "scenes" of the monster coming out of the game really well!
But, not much else...
And yes, would have look crap on TV!
February 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Listening to @docoho44.bsky.social & @michaelmills.bsky.social talk about Nightmare Fair was very interesting!
Maybe 35 years since I read this, but I still remember the "scenes" of the monster coming out of the game really well!
But, not much else...
And yes, would have look crap on TV!
Maybe 35 years since I read this, but I still remember the "scenes" of the monster coming out of the game really well!
But, not much else...
And yes, would have look crap on TV!
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🎶 They’ll never stop the Simpsons 🎶
THE TIME WAR! 💥 TRAPS! 💥 TETRAPS! 💥 Click https://bgfn.sh/wdr5news to find out about the return of the Rani, played by Siobhán Redmond, in The War Doctor Rises: Fear of the Light, due for release in May 2026.
February 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
🎶 They’ll never stop the Simpsons 🎶
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Fan of any old sitcom: “Seven million people tuned in every week!”
Everyone else: “What choice did they have?!”
Everyone else: “What choice did they have?!”
February 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Fan of any old sitcom: “Seven million people tuned in every week!”
Everyone else: “What choice did they have?!”
Everyone else: “What choice did they have?!”
February 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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We're live!
LIVE RIGHT NOW! : Ghost Light goes before the court, as our trial of Series 26 continues with guests @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social and @michaelmills.bsky.social - but will it be guilty or not guilty of crimes against #DoctorWho? The decision is yours! Cast your vote below!
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The Polis Box Live! : Ghost Light
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February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
We're live!
Who called it “The City & the City” and not “Girlfriend in Ul Qoma”?
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Who called it “The City & the City” and not “Girlfriend in Ul Qoma”?
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LIVE RIGHT NOW! : Ghost Light goes before the court, as our trial of Series 26 continues with guests @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social and @michaelmills.bsky.social - but will it be guilty or not guilty of crimes against #DoctorWho? The decision is yours! Cast your vote below!
youtube.com/live/Orwyn6W...
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The Polis Box Live! : Ghost Light
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February 12, 2026 at 7:59 PM
LIVE RIGHT NOW! : Ghost Light goes before the court, as our trial of Series 26 continues with guests @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social and @michaelmills.bsky.social - but will it be guilty or not guilty of crimes against #DoctorWho? The decision is yours! Cast your vote below!
youtube.com/live/Orwyn6W...
youtube.com/live/Orwyn6W...
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Last call for your thoughts on Ghost Light - we’re live with @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social and @michaelmills.bsky.social on YouTube tonight from 8pm!
THURSDAY : @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social and @michaelmills.bsky.social join us to stop those white kids Cam and Dave firebombing Ghost Light - but do you think it’s guilty or not guilty of crimes against #DoctorWho? Send us your thoughts for Viewer Evidence!
www.youtube.com/live/Orwyn6W...
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The Polis Box Live! : Ghost Light
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February 12, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Last call for your thoughts on Ghost Light - we’re live with @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social and @michaelmills.bsky.social on YouTube tonight from 8pm!
🎶 They’ll never stop the Simpsons 🎶
THE TIME WAR! 💥 TRAPS! 💥 TETRAPS! 💥 Click https://bgfn.sh/wdr5news to find out about the return of the Rani, played by Siobhán Redmond, in The War Doctor Rises: Fear of the Light, due for release in May 2026.
February 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
🎶 They’ll never stop the Simpsons 🎶
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Still time to get your viewer evidence on Ghost Light to us - we’re live tomorrow night from 8pm with @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social and @michaelmills.bsky.social!
THURSDAY : @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social and @michaelmills.bsky.social join us to stop those white kids Cam and Dave firebombing Ghost Light - but do you think it’s guilty or not guilty of crimes against #DoctorWho? Send us your thoughts for Viewer Evidence!
www.youtube.com/live/Orwyn6W...
www.youtube.com/live/Orwyn6W...
The Polis Box Live! : Ghost Light
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February 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Still time to get your viewer evidence on Ghost Light to us - we’re live tomorrow night from 8pm with @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social and @michaelmills.bsky.social!
Yesterday’s sickbed viewing. What a deeply strange film. Don’t know if it was the bug or the production, but it delivers a very worthwhile message very stupidly. And, ironically, Pascal and Pratt are 100 times more interesting than Gadot on screen.
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Yesterday’s sickbed viewing. What a deeply strange film. Don’t know if it was the bug or the production, but it delivers a very worthwhile message very stupidly. And, ironically, Pascal and Pratt are 100 times more interesting than Gadot on screen.
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After 22 years as a letterer, I now only have enough regular lettering work to keep me busy for 2 days per week. So if you’re staffing a new project, please keep me in mind as your letterer! Or request me via your editor! Recent clients include DC, Marvel, BOOM, Dark Horse, 2000AD, etc.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you 🙏🏻
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
After 22 years as a letterer, I now only have enough regular lettering work to keep me busy for 2 days per week. So if you’re staffing a new project, please keep me in mind as your letterer! Or request me via your editor! Recent clients include DC, Marvel, BOOM, Dark Horse, 2000AD, etc.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you 🙏🏻
Only just learning Crash Bandicoot 5 was cancelled in 2024 and that it would have featured a crossover with Spyro the Dragon. I wasn’t going to drink tonight but this news has hit me hard.
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Only just learning Crash Bandicoot 5 was cancelled in 2024 and that it would have featured a crossover with Spyro the Dragon. I wasn’t going to drink tonight but this news has hit me hard.
George Lucas: With every film, I wanted to show the audience something they hadn’t seen before.
Disney: The Mandalorian and Grogu has Tauntauns!
Disney: The Mandalorian and Grogu has Tauntauns!
February 9, 2026 at 6:27 AM
George Lucas: With every film, I wanted to show the audience something they hadn’t seen before.
Disney: The Mandalorian and Grogu has Tauntauns!
Disney: The Mandalorian and Grogu has Tauntauns!
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Too Hot For TV is a brand new podcast looking at the expanded universe of your favorite franchises.
Launching Feb 28th with Aliens: Too Hot For TV
Follow us on Instagram, Tik Tok and You Tube @toohot4tvpod
Launching Feb 28th with Aliens: Too Hot For TV
Follow us on Instagram, Tik Tok and You Tube @toohot4tvpod
February 7, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Too Hot For TV is a brand new podcast looking at the expanded universe of your favorite franchises.
Launching Feb 28th with Aliens: Too Hot For TV
Follow us on Instagram, Tik Tok and You Tube @toohot4tvpod
Launching Feb 28th with Aliens: Too Hot For TV
Follow us on Instagram, Tik Tok and You Tube @toohot4tvpod
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THURSDAY : @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social and @michaelmills.bsky.social join us to stop those white kids Cam and Dave firebombing Ghost Light - but do you think it’s guilty or not guilty of crimes against #DoctorWho? Send us your thoughts for Viewer Evidence!
www.youtube.com/live/Orwyn6W...
www.youtube.com/live/Orwyn6W...
The Polis Box Live! : Ghost Light
YouTube video by The Polis Box : Live!
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February 7, 2026 at 11:06 AM
THURSDAY : @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social and @michaelmills.bsky.social join us to stop those white kids Cam and Dave firebombing Ghost Light - but do you think it’s guilty or not guilty of crimes against #DoctorWho? Send us your thoughts for Viewer Evidence!
www.youtube.com/live/Orwyn6W...
www.youtube.com/live/Orwyn6W...
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars”, “Star Trek”, “Dr. Who”, or “Transformers.”
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars”, “Star Trek”, “Dr. Who”, or “Transformers.”
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👇 It's stunning the amount that this lesson has not yet sunk in. No, it is never 'good news' or 'not worth worrying about' if your opponent moves further away from you or becomes more extreme.
I think the problem with this approach is the power of US money rapidly makes them the only ideological show in town on the right, and then regardless of domestic opposition to MAGA, you are one bad economic run from them getting power.
No reason to get too worked up about this.
Ultranationalist transnationalism is not an easy thing to pull off — and the trademark „MAGA-funded“ might hurt European forces more than help on balance.
Ultranationalist transnationalism is not an easy thing to pull off — and the trademark „MAGA-funded“ might hurt European forces more than help on balance.
February 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
👇 It's stunning the amount that this lesson has not yet sunk in. No, it is never 'good news' or 'not worth worrying about' if your opponent moves further away from you or becomes more extreme.
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There's no reason to accept this as normal, though. Much of Starmer and Labour's unpopularity is not misfortune but his own doing. Mandelson was a choice. Consistently pursuing policy positions designed to appeal to people who will not vote for you - and alienating core supporters - is a choice.
Starmer's reported condition - incredibly unpopular, shorn of authority, probably un-reelectable and yet will stagger on for want of an alternative - is just the new normal of how Britain is governed. It was also true for two-thirds of May's premiership, half of Johnson's and all of Sunak's.
February 6, 2026 at 11:48 AM
There's no reason to accept this as normal, though. Much of Starmer and Labour's unpopularity is not misfortune but his own doing. Mandelson was a choice. Consistently pursuing policy positions designed to appeal to people who will not vote for you - and alienating core supporters - is a choice.