VimesoftheWatch
@vimesofthewatch.bsky.social
Real Name:Zach Burnett
Discworld, One Piece, MST3K/Rifftrax, and Doctor Who fan.
Atheist but laid-back about it.
He/him/they
Black Lives Matter.
Trans Rights are human rights.
Discworld, One Piece, MST3K/Rifftrax, and Doctor Who fan.
Atheist but laid-back about it.
He/him/they
Black Lives Matter.
Trans Rights are human rights.
Pinned
Favorite MST3K/Rifftrax riffs.
From "Trucker's Woman."
Bill:"He looks like 'Adult Bookstore Owner Walt Disney'."
From "Trucker's Woman."
Bill:"He looks like 'Adult Bookstore Owner Walt Disney'."
Post a female character you love.
January 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Post a female character you love.
I'm very much of the Sam Vimes school of thought towards law. There's nothing inherently noble about "the common people," but since they don't have money or power, the law should protect them from the rich & powerful. Because the law should be there to help balance things.
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I'm very much of the Sam Vimes school of thought towards law. There's nothing inherently noble about "the common people," but since they don't have money or power, the law should protect them from the rich & powerful. Because the law should be there to help balance things.
YouTube doesn't exist for bad-faith film and game reviews. It exists for things like the 1981 clip of the Micro Machines guy doing Ya Got Trouble from The Music Man really fast.
youtu.be/BBSA-9GTffg?
youtu.be/BBSA-9GTffg?
Fastest Talker on That's Incredible
YouTube video by Internet Lurker
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 10:18 PM
YouTube doesn't exist for bad-faith film and game reviews. It exists for things like the 1981 clip of the Micro Machines guy doing Ya Got Trouble from The Music Man really fast.
youtu.be/BBSA-9GTffg?
youtu.be/BBSA-9GTffg?
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Discworld QOTD, from Witches Abroad
January 23, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Witches Abroad
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this is one of my favorite climactic moments in the series because it's such a perfect distillation of Granny Weatherwax as a character
she sees through the bullshit, for good and for ill, and she forces you to see through it too
that is her curse and that is her superpower
she sees through the bullshit, for good and for ill, and she forces you to see through it too
that is her curse and that is her superpower
January 23, 2026 at 7:27 PM
this is one of my favorite climactic moments in the series because it's such a perfect distillation of Granny Weatherwax as a character
she sees through the bullshit, for good and for ill, and she forces you to see through it too
that is her curse and that is her superpower
she sees through the bullshit, for good and for ill, and she forces you to see through it too
that is her curse and that is her superpower
Basketball Is FUN!
YouTube video by RiffTrax
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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constant lies
ICE spokesperson Marcos Charles: "My officers stayed with the child. They cared for him. Took him to get something to eat from a drive-thru restaurant and spent hours ensuring he was taken care of. Again, my officers did that, not his father ... his family refused to open the door and take him back"
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
constant lies
Two of the most horrifying cereal mascots of all time: the Sugar Krinkles clown and the Bigg Mixx... whatever the hell this chimera is supposed to be.
January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Two of the most horrifying cereal mascots of all time: the Sugar Krinkles clown and the Bigg Mixx... whatever the hell this chimera is supposed to be.
Not being pieces of shit who kidnap 5 year olds and traumatize them seems like a good place to first step.
Q: A school district alleges ICE agents detained a 5 year old after preschool. Are you proud of how you're conducting this immigration crackdown?
JD VANCE: The 5 year old was not arrested. His dad was an illegal alien. So the story is that ICE detained a 5 year old -- what are they supposed to do?
JD VANCE: The 5 year old was not arrested. His dad was an illegal alien. So the story is that ICE detained a 5 year old -- what are they supposed to do?
January 22, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Not being pieces of shit who kidnap 5 year olds and traumatize them seems like a good place to first step.
If you see this, post your GREEN!
January 22, 2026 at 8:27 PM
If you see this, post your GREEN!
Fable is coming to PS5, and there is a new Bubsy coming out that actually looks kinda good.
...the hell?
...the hell?
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Fable is coming to PS5, and there is a new Bubsy coming out that actually looks kinda good.
...the hell?
...the hell?
Buckaroo Banzai End Credits (Textless Version)
YouTube video by ManticoreEscapee
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Okay, so Xbox, as its own unique brand, is pretty much officially dead now. Why, it's almost as if GamePass IS actually unsustainable like a few people(Emily included) said years ago and going all-in on a/i & massive layoffs was a terrible idea, too.
blog.playstation.com/2026/01/22/f...
blog.playstation.com/2026/01/22/f...
Fable launches on PS5 Autumn 2026
First details on the all-new game, featuring an open world take on Albion filled with playful moral chaos.
blog.playstation.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Okay, so Xbox, as its own unique brand, is pretty much officially dead now. Why, it's almost as if GamePass IS actually unsustainable like a few people(Emily included) said years ago and going all-in on a/i & massive layoffs was a terrible idea, too.
blog.playstation.com/2026/01/22/f...
blog.playstation.com/2026/01/22/f...
And? Luffy's a captain and uses the ship's figurehead as his captain's chair.
January 22, 2026 at 7:18 PM
And? Luffy's a captain and uses the ship's figurehead as his captain's chair.
This. Whether making games, films, books, music, shows, or whatever other kind of art in potentia, you shouldn't try to "give people what they want." Do your idea, and hope you are giving people what they didn't know they wanted.
Cannot agree more with this. It's easy to lose what made a game, or any piece of art or media, special and resonant when you start leaning on what fans WANT.
99% of the time, fans don't know what they want, except for the thing they already have. That stifles creativity.
99% of the time, fans don't know what they want, except for the thing they already have. That stifles creativity.
A game doesn't need to be 'by and for fans'
aftermath.site/life-is-strang...
aftermath.site/life-is-strang...
January 22, 2026 at 6:55 PM
This. Whether making games, films, books, music, shows, or whatever other kind of art in potentia, you shouldn't try to "give people what they want." Do your idea, and hope you are giving people what they didn't know they wanted.
Even if gen a/i didn't have the massive ethical, moral, and environmental issues, even if it worked well and actually saved money, gen a/i in game development would still be self-defeating because it makes the price of hardware skyrocket, thus making gaming itself far more expensive.
#fuckgenai
#fuckgenai
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Even if gen a/i didn't have the massive ethical, moral, and environmental issues, even if it worked well and actually saved money, gen a/i in game development would still be self-defeating because it makes the price of hardware skyrocket, thus making gaming itself far more expensive.
#fuckgenai
#fuckgenai
A Talking Cat With Big Naturals?!?
Improve a movie title by adding "With Big Naturals"
January 22, 2026 at 12:50 PM
A Talking Cat With Big Naturals?!?
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
“All that practice at jumping into the swimming pool with my clothes on was time well spent."
“All that practice at jumping into the swimming pool with my clothes on was time well spent."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
“After the reading she realized she had left her glasses at the studio.”
You just know I love the out of context component of this thread.
“After the reading she realized she had left her glasses at the studio.”
You just know I love the out of context component of this thread.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"Too long," Bateman called back. "Keep the suggestions coming."
"Too long," Bateman called back. "Keep the suggestions coming."
January 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
“All that practice at jumping into the swimming pool with my clothes on was time well spent."
“All that practice at jumping into the swimming pool with my clothes on was time well spent."
Meanwhile, at the Board of Peace…
January 21, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Meanwhile, at the Board of Peace…
Luffy knows the correct response to people who think they are above the law and can menace, hurt, kidnap, or kill people with impunity.
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Luffy knows the correct response to people who think they are above the law and can menace, hurt, kidnap, or kill people with impunity.
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His name is DAVID EASTERWOOD and he’s not just “reportedly associated,” he’s the Acting Director of the ICE Field Office here.
They want to be badass warrior spies with no mercy, no rules until they face the *tiniest* bit of accountability, then they cry like babies who got their juice box stolen.
They want to be badass warrior spies with no mercy, no rules until they face the *tiniest* bit of accountability, then they cry like babies who got their juice box stolen.
VAN SUSTEREN: The church -- that's a particularly troubling issue because you got a pastor, I purposely didn't name it, he's reportedly associated with ICE
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
His name is DAVID EASTERWOOD and he’s not just “reportedly associated,” he’s the Acting Director of the ICE Field Office here.
They want to be badass warrior spies with no mercy, no rules until they face the *tiniest* bit of accountability, then they cry like babies who got their juice box stolen.
They want to be badass warrior spies with no mercy, no rules until they face the *tiniest* bit of accountability, then they cry like babies who got their juice box stolen.
@rifftrax.com
Casting against type can really work. Sometimes, it really doesn't. LeVar Burton, as a menacing figure, is one such example.
No matter how good his performance is, he's just ingrained in my mind as too damn likable for it to work.
youtu.be/5UyL1XlRPWM?
Casting against type can really work. Sometimes, it really doesn't. LeVar Burton, as a menacing figure, is one such example.
No matter how good his performance is, he's just ingrained in my mind as too damn likable for it to work.
youtu.be/5UyL1XlRPWM?
RiffTrax: Yesterday's Target (preview)
YouTube video by RiffTrax
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
@rifftrax.com
Casting against type can really work. Sometimes, it really doesn't. LeVar Burton, as a menacing figure, is one such example.
No matter how good his performance is, he's just ingrained in my mind as too damn likable for it to work.
youtu.be/5UyL1XlRPWM?
Casting against type can really work. Sometimes, it really doesn't. LeVar Burton, as a menacing figure, is one such example.
No matter how good his performance is, he's just ingrained in my mind as too damn likable for it to work.
youtu.be/5UyL1XlRPWM?