Josh Babetski
@quixado.com
🧩 @QuixoticBravado.com. ⁉️ @SurpriseSurprise.studio. 🧣 @AustinAnthem.org. 📚 #Stories. 🥽 #Immersive. 🎬 #Film. 📺 #TV. 👾 #Games. 🤝 #Communities. 🌳 #AustinFC. 🔫 #Arsenal.🥤 #IcedTea.
🕸️ https://quixado.com
🕸️ https://quixado.com
🗞️ Some news: I’ll be a speaker at #TEDxUTAustin 2026 this March. I’ll be talking about creating spaces where people don’t just watch, but belong, told through my journey founding @austinanthem.org and helping to create the supporter culture of #AustinFC.
tedxutaustin.com/polaris
#TedXTalks #Austin
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#TedXTalks #Austin
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
🗞️ Some news: I’ll be a speaker at #TEDxUTAustin 2026 this March. I’ll be talking about creating spaces where people don’t just watch, but belong, told through my journey founding @austinanthem.org and helping to create the supporter culture of #AustinFC.
tedxutaustin.com/polaris
#TedXTalks #Austin
tedxutaustin.com/polaris
#TedXTalks #Austin
🧱 #Lego announced the Smart Play system today. It’s a logical step up from their sound & paired bricks they have in other products. For collectors showcasing their pieces or kids at play, it’ll add a layer of fun interactivity and I'm curious to see where they take it.
www.lego.com/en-us/smart-...
www.lego.com/en-us/smart-...
January 6, 2026 at 4:18 AM
🧱 #Lego announced the Smart Play system today. It’s a logical step up from their sound & paired bricks they have in other products. For collectors showcasing their pieces or kids at play, it’ll add a layer of fun interactivity and I'm curious to see where they take it.
www.lego.com/en-us/smart-...
www.lego.com/en-us/smart-...
🤯 My wife has never seen, nor even heard of the movie “Brewster’s Millions” before tonight.
Ya think you know someone… 🤨
imdb.com/title/tt0088...
Ya think you know someone… 🤨
imdb.com/title/tt0088...
Brewster's Millions (1985) ⭐ 6.5 | Comedy
1h 42m | PG
imdb.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
🤯 My wife has never seen, nor even heard of the movie “Brewster’s Millions” before tonight.
Ya think you know someone… 🤨
imdb.com/title/tt0088...
Ya think you know someone… 🤨
imdb.com/title/tt0088...
🕺 Finally got to see “The Life of Chuck” last night. Still reflecting about how it made me think and feel the next day.
Watch it.
I wish this happened more with new films, but appreciate there are still artists creating magic between blockbusters and indies.
#TheLifeOfChuck #IContainMultitudes
Watch it.
I wish this happened more with new films, but appreciate there are still artists creating magic between blockbusters and indies.
#TheLifeOfChuck #IContainMultitudes
a man in a suit and tie with glasses looks at something
ALT: a man in a suit and tie with glasses looks at something
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
🕺 Finally got to see “The Life of Chuck” last night. Still reflecting about how it made me think and feel the next day.
Watch it.
I wish this happened more with new films, but appreciate there are still artists creating magic between blockbusters and indies.
#TheLifeOfChuck #IContainMultitudes
Watch it.
I wish this happened more with new films, but appreciate there are still artists creating magic between blockbusters and indies.
#TheLifeOfChuck #IContainMultitudes
January 1, 2026 at 10:09 AM
🎶 The #Christmas carolers are weirder in #Austin. 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
🎶 The #Christmas carolers are weirder in #Austin. 🎄
Reposted by Josh Babetski
December 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The #Oscars moving to #YouTube is a big moment for linear vs streaming. The Academy gets a massive control and distribution power-up for 360 storytelling for the whole Oscar eco-system: Nominations, red carpet, technical awards, etc.
A strange but massive case study.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
A strange but massive case study.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
The Oscars Moving to YouTube Beginning in 2029, Will Stream Free Worldwide
The Oscars will air on YouTube starting in 2029.
variety.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The #Oscars moving to #YouTube is a big moment for linear vs streaming. The Academy gets a massive control and distribution power-up for 360 storytelling for the whole Oscar eco-system: Nominations, red carpet, technical awards, etc.
A strange but massive case study.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
A strange but massive case study.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
🤓 The wife teases me because I occasionally tell her that the opossums which wander by the outside cameras are armadillos.
🎞️ She then Zapruder film’s the footage to prove me wrong.
⚖️ I think this photo she texted exonerates me completely.
🎞️ She then Zapruder film’s the footage to prove me wrong.
⚖️ I think this photo she texted exonerates me completely.
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
🤓 The wife teases me because I occasionally tell her that the opossums which wander by the outside cameras are armadillos.
🎞️ She then Zapruder film’s the footage to prove me wrong.
⚖️ I think this photo she texted exonerates me completely.
🎞️ She then Zapruder film’s the footage to prove me wrong.
⚖️ I think this photo she texted exonerates me completely.
🥱 Tired : Performative punditry over #Netflix buying #WB.
😱 Wired : Performative punditry over #Paramount making a hostile takeover bid for #WB.
🤩 Inspired : Ideas, solutions, & opportunities to disrupt the consolidated studios and pivot to a healthy, growth-oriented entertainment industry.
😱 Wired : Performative punditry over #Paramount making a hostile takeover bid for #WB.
🤩 Inspired : Ideas, solutions, & opportunities to disrupt the consolidated studios and pivot to a healthy, growth-oriented entertainment industry.
December 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🥱 Tired : Performative punditry over #Netflix buying #WB.
😱 Wired : Performative punditry over #Paramount making a hostile takeover bid for #WB.
🤩 Inspired : Ideas, solutions, & opportunities to disrupt the consolidated studios and pivot to a healthy, growth-oriented entertainment industry.
😱 Wired : Performative punditry over #Paramount making a hostile takeover bid for #WB.
🤩 Inspired : Ideas, solutions, & opportunities to disrupt the consolidated studios and pivot to a healthy, growth-oriented entertainment industry.
The number of social media “pundits” expressing the latest insane political nonsense in the U.S. by saying “…wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card” — well, wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card.
Also, kind of a wild anachronism too. When was that last time any of us had/used an actual bingo card?
Also, kind of a wild anachronism too. When was that last time any of us had/used an actual bingo card?
November 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The number of social media “pundits” expressing the latest insane political nonsense in the U.S. by saying “…wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card” — well, wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card.
Also, kind of a wild anachronism too. When was that last time any of us had/used an actual bingo card?
Also, kind of a wild anachronism too. When was that last time any of us had/used an actual bingo card?
Meeting audiences and customers where they are and leaning into ways they want to consume content can lead to some interesting and emerging approaches to storytelling. Here's one grounded in some personal experience.
quixado.substack.com/p/capturing-...
#cozy #immersive #experiential #storytelling
quixado.substack.com/p/capturing-...
#cozy #immersive #experiential #storytelling
Capturing Cozy
A loop in a loop in a loop.
quixado.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Meeting audiences and customers where they are and leaning into ways they want to consume content can lead to some interesting and emerging approaches to storytelling. Here's one grounded in some personal experience.
quixado.substack.com/p/capturing-...
#cozy #immersive #experiential #storytelling
quixado.substack.com/p/capturing-...
#cozy #immersive #experiential #storytelling
📺 On the #Pluribus bandwagon. So far a fantastic series. Apple continues to crush it in hard sci-fi programming. Vince Gilligan can’t seem to miss and I love that Rhea Seehorn is at the center of the show. 1️⃣
tv.apple.com/us/show/plur...
tv.apple.com/us/show/plur...
Watch Pluribus - Apple TV
The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
tv.apple.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
📺 On the #Pluribus bandwagon. So far a fantastic series. Apple continues to crush it in hard sci-fi programming. Vince Gilligan can’t seem to miss and I love that Rhea Seehorn is at the center of the show. 1️⃣
tv.apple.com/us/show/plur...
tv.apple.com/us/show/plur...
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🐌 Current speed after a busy weekend.
October 27, 2025 at 4:46 AM
🐌 Current speed after a busy weekend.
Watch “John Candy: I Like Me.”
Such a well-done documentary.
Also: Wow! Dan Aykroyd really knows how to eulogize a man.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2668...
#JohnCandy
Such a well-done documentary.
Also: Wow! Dan Aykroyd really knows how to eulogize a man.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2668...
#JohnCandy
John Candy: I Like Me (2025) ⭐ 8.4 | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
1h 53m | PG-13
www.imdb.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Watch “John Candy: I Like Me.”
Such a well-done documentary.
Also: Wow! Dan Aykroyd really knows how to eulogize a man.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2668...
#JohnCandy
Such a well-done documentary.
Also: Wow! Dan Aykroyd really knows how to eulogize a man.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2668...
#JohnCandy
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🧐 Looks like “F—k you. Make me.” is becoming the new “F—k around and find out.”
The major broadcasting group said in a statement the late-night talk show will return to TV stations around the country on Friday.
Sinclair restores 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to its local TV stations
The major broadcasting group said in a statement the late-night talk show will return to TV stations around the country on Friday.
n.pr
September 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🧐 Looks like “F—k you. Make me.” is becoming the new “F—k around and find out.”
Seems like every 25 years I get to chat with the great #KevinSmith.
He was in #Austin doing his show and stopped by Bat City to do a meet and greet with fans.
He was in #Austin doing his show and stopped by Bat City to do a meet and greet with fans.
September 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Seems like every 25 years I get to chat with the great #KevinSmith.
He was in #Austin doing his show and stopped by Bat City to do a meet and greet with fans.
He was in #Austin doing his show and stopped by Bat City to do a meet and greet with fans.
🦋 We interrupt your doomscrolling for an eyeball cleanse.
Found a visitor making rounds in our planter this morning.
Found a visitor making rounds in our planter this morning.
September 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🦋 We interrupt your doomscrolling for an eyeball cleanse.
Found a visitor making rounds in our planter this morning.
Found a visitor making rounds in our planter this morning.