Peter Cullen Bryan, PhD
@pcbryan.bsky.social
Have PhD, will travel. Americanist by training, fan/media studies by trade. Scholar of fan studies, adaptation, Disney, comics - happy to talk intersections of translation/gender/disability. First book out; next book soon. He / him.
The evil organization here was going to be SPECTRE, but they didn't have the rights, so it became the new organization Quantum, which was later retconned to being part of SPECTRE when they finally got the rights back. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
January 26, 2026 at 3:14 AM
The evil organization here was going to be SPECTRE, but they didn't have the rights, so it became the new organization Quantum, which was later retconned to being part of SPECTRE when they finally got the rights back. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
It is unusual to have Bond not actually do the bad guy in, though there are precedents (For Your Eyes Only comes to mind), but it felt a little weird that he does nothing at the end here. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
It is unusual to have Bond not actually do the bad guy in, though there are precedents (For Your Eyes Only comes to mind), but it felt a little weird that he does nothing at the end here. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
The movie intentionally downplayed the use of gadgets in the lead up, but then did this whole sequence. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The movie intentionally downplayed the use of gadgets in the lead up, but then did this whole sequence. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
The CIA having unlimited funds raises more questions than it answers, though if you know your history, it makes sense. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
January 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
The CIA having unlimited funds raises more questions than it answers, though if you know your history, it makes sense. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
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The setup for CASINO ROYALE is (loosely) based on Ian Fleming’s experiences as an intelligence officer during WWII, when he saw Nazi spies at a casino in neutral Portugal and mused about bankrupting them at cards. (Unlike Bond, he wasn’t that good a player.)
#HATM
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#HATM
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Following the Money: Ian Fleming and the Origin of Casino Royale
In February, Artistic Licence Renewed visited Estoril in search of the real-life origin for Ian Fleming’s debut Casino Royale. We joined author Larry Loftis at the Palacio Hotel and Casino Es…
literary007.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The setup for CASINO ROYALE is (loosely) based on Ian Fleming’s experiences as an intelligence officer during WWII, when he saw Nazi spies at a casino in neutral Portugal and mused about bankrupting them at cards. (Unlike Bond, he wasn’t that good a player.)
#HATM
literary007.com/2017/04/13/f...
#HATM
literary007.com/2017/04/13/f...
I guess if you are going to bring a knife to a gun fight, just make sure that it is a big knife. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
January 26, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I guess if you are going to bring a knife to a gun fight, just make sure that it is a big knife. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
Reminder that Mads Mikkelsen is, in fact, the bitch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3eA...
#CasinoRoyale #HATM
#CasinoRoyale #HATM
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Reminder that Mads Mikkelsen is, in fact, the bitch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3eA...
#CasinoRoyale #HATM
#CasinoRoyale #HATM
I never thought Vesper was all that weird of a name, owing to having read Lloyd Alexander's Vesper Holly stories in middle school. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
January 26, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I never thought Vesper was all that weird of a name, owing to having read Lloyd Alexander's Vesper Holly stories in middle school. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
This whole airport action sequence is the real reason we had to take our shoes off at American airports now. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
January 26, 2026 at 1:52 AM
This whole airport action sequence is the real reason we had to take our shoes off at American airports now. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
The Prime Minister that M refers to is still Tony Blair by this point, who would step down in 2007 after ten years in the role (a lifetime by today's standards). #CasinoRoyale #HATM
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
The Prime Minister that M refers to is still Tony Blair by this point, who would step down in 2007 after ten years in the role (a lifetime by today's standards). #CasinoRoyale #HATM
This crane chase sequence is the height of the film for me - fantastic stunt work, a willingness to let Bond falter (but get up again), a Kool Aid Man moment, and some Jackie Chan-level use of construction set pieces that feel lived in. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
January 26, 2026 at 1:16 AM
This crane chase sequence is the height of the film for me - fantastic stunt work, a willingness to let Bond falter (but get up again), a Kool Aid Man moment, and some Jackie Chan-level use of construction set pieces that feel lived in. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
Martin Campbell also directed Goldeneye, the previous "reboot" 11 years earlier (reboot, in that case, being figuring out how Bond works after the Cold War). #CasinoRoyale #HATM
Martin Campbell also directed Mask of Zorro. Which we watched, hence I mention it. That’s how this works. #HATM #CasinoRoyale
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Martin Campbell also directed Goldeneye, the previous "reboot" 11 years earlier (reboot, in that case, being figuring out how Bond works after the Cold War). #CasinoRoyale #HATM
1. Roger Moore. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
That brings us to tonight's #HATM questions:
1) Who is your favorite Bond?
2) What is your secret agent cocktail of choice?
3) And what is on the menu at your home tonight?
The show kicks off in just a few moments. See you soon!
1) Who is your favorite Bond?
2) What is your secret agent cocktail of choice?
3) And what is on the menu at your home tonight?
The show kicks off in just a few moments. See you soon!
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 AM
1. Roger Moore. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
Casino Royale was a decent success stateside over Thanksgiving 2006, opening in a narrow second against George Miller's Happy Feet. It was a huge hit worldwide, however, totaling $616 million against a $150 million budget. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
January 26, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Casino Royale was a decent success stateside over Thanksgiving 2006, opening in a narrow second against George Miller's Happy Feet. It was a huge hit worldwide, however, totaling $616 million against a $150 million budget. #CasinoRoyale #HATM
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Just found out about this CFP from Intellect, and it's due in a week.
But, can be a great opportunity for a proposal on how manga and manga fandom developed - in your country!
Call for Papers: Companion to International Comics Studies
www.intellectbooks.com/asset/2865/c...
But, can be a great opportunity for a proposal on how manga and manga fandom developed - in your country!
Call for Papers: Companion to International Comics Studies
www.intellectbooks.com/asset/2865/c...
www.intellectbooks.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Just found out about this CFP from Intellect, and it's due in a week.
But, can be a great opportunity for a proposal on how manga and manga fandom developed - in your country!
Call for Papers: Companion to International Comics Studies
www.intellectbooks.com/asset/2865/c...
But, can be a great opportunity for a proposal on how manga and manga fandom developed - in your country!
Call for Papers: Companion to International Comics Studies
www.intellectbooks.com/asset/2865/c...
Reposted by Peter Cullen Bryan, PhD
i popped by the wegmans to grab a couple things and entire shelves of produce were inexplicably gone. like, what are people even *making*
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
i popped by the wegmans to grab a couple things and entire shelves of produce were inexplicably gone. like, what are people even *making*
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the woke mob is giving He-man pronouns
January 22, 2026 at 6:47 PM
the woke mob is giving He-man pronouns
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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Flashlights (not candles). Smoke/carbon monoxide alarms. Knowing where the vents to your home are so you can clear them of snow. Do it all. We're being given so much time with this storm.
January 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Flashlights (not candles). Smoke/carbon monoxide alarms. Knowing where the vents to your home are so you can clear them of snow. Do it all. We're being given so much time with this storm.
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Good advice for anybody facing down this winter storm:
Flashlights (not candles). Smoke/carbon monoxide alarms. Knowing where the vents to your home are so you can clear them of snow. Do it all. We're being given so much time with this storm.
January 22, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Good advice for anybody facing down this winter storm:
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Also! A trick my dad (an Oklahoman) taught me is that if you have any sinks/tubs etc in unheated rooms--not uncommon in the south--leave the faucet running just a tiny bit to keep those pipes from freezing as well. Safer than a space heater+ still works if the power goes out.
January 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Also! A trick my dad (an Oklahoman) taught me is that if you have any sinks/tubs etc in unheated rooms--not uncommon in the south--leave the faucet running just a tiny bit to keep those pipes from freezing as well. Safer than a space heater+ still works if the power goes out.
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Also! To avoid burst pipes, make sure all outdoor garden hoses/sprinklers etc are disconnected from your outdoor faucets, and then wrap the faucets in anything insulating--Home Depot sells drawstring faucet insulator bags, but bubble wrap will work. You have to do it now before the temp drops.
January 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Also! To avoid burst pipes, make sure all outdoor garden hoses/sprinklers etc are disconnected from your outdoor faucets, and then wrap the faucets in anything insulating--Home Depot sells drawstring faucet insulator bags, but bubble wrap will work. You have to do it now before the temp drops.
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This pathetic, masturbatory “everyone is too mean to wittle ol’ me” behavior by prominent AI executives is NOT doing a damn thing to help advance genuinely useful applications of AI tech.
It’s just making more and more people *entirely understandably* hate AI in all manifestations and forms.
It’s just making more and more people *entirely understandably* hate AI in all manifestations and forms.
January 22, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This pathetic, masturbatory “everyone is too mean to wittle ol’ me” behavior by prominent AI executives is NOT doing a damn thing to help advance genuinely useful applications of AI tech.
It’s just making more and more people *entirely understandably* hate AI in all manifestations and forms.
It’s just making more and more people *entirely understandably* hate AI in all manifestations and forms.
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Everybody knows Sinners is in theaters again this weekend, right?
You’re welcome!
You’re welcome!
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Everybody knows Sinners is in theaters again this weekend, right?
You’re welcome!
You’re welcome!
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Haven't checked out the #Sinners syllabus yet? Well, w/ a record of 16 Oscar nominations, it's high time to do so! bsky.app/profile/disc...
January 22, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Haven't checked out the #Sinners syllabus yet? Well, w/ a record of 16 Oscar nominations, it's high time to do so! bsky.app/profile/disc...