Grant Watson
@fictionmachine.bsky.social
Rotten Tomatoes-accredited film critic. Award-winning playwright. Noted international education analyst. Serviceable theatre director. Has multiple sclerosis.
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I love Dern, but it has to be said she was taking advantage.
February 11, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I love Dern, but it has to be said she was taking advantage.
It's been really divisive among anime fans.
February 10, 2026 at 11:17 PM
It's been really divisive among anime fans.
May I suggest each episode cliffhanger using *this* theme, specifically from 1:28.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSYS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSYS...
Doctor Who
YouTube video by Geoff Love & His Orchestra - Topic
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February 10, 2026 at 11:12 PM
May I suggest each episode cliffhanger using *this* theme, specifically from 1:28.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSYS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSYS...
I have literally done the training courses, baiting cadets to prepare them for real life.
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
I have literally done the training courses, baiting cadets to prepare them for real life.
I have this specific response to JMS' writing where I think his dialogue is terrible but his monologues are masterful.
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I have this specific response to JMS' writing where I think his dialogue is terrible but his monologues are masterful.
I have a very complicated relationship with B5. Quite liked it, then weird harassment from some fans led me to despise it, after a complete front-to-back rewatch a few years ago I think it's a weird mixture of genius and hack-handed terribleness in equal measure.
February 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I have a very complicated relationship with B5. Quite liked it, then weird harassment from some fans led me to despise it, after a complete front-to-back rewatch a few years ago I think it's a weird mixture of genius and hack-handed terribleness in equal measure.
"Not telling the full truth" honestly sounds like I'm being deliberately deceptive! "Is an old man with a literal brain condition affecting his memory" is more accurate.
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
"Not telling the full truth" honestly sounds like I'm being deliberately deceptive! "Is an old man with a literal brain condition affecting his memory" is more accurate.
Quickly Googling around, I note I did forget that "Into the Fire" was intended to be a two-part story, and that according to JMS the original Season 4 ending episode was going to be "Intersections in Real Time". So three episodes got shifted to Season 4, not two. Apologies.
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Quickly Googling around, I note I did forget that "Into the Fire" was intended to be a two-part story, and that according to JMS the original Season 4 ending episode was going to be "Intersections in Real Time". So three episodes got shifted to Season 4, not two. Apologies.
Oh the loss of Claudia Christian absolutely shatters any chance the Season 5 telepath stuff had of being interesting. (IMO.)
February 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Oh the loss of Claudia Christian absolutely shatters any chance the Season 5 telepath stuff had of being interesting. (IMO.)
I was originally referring to "Endgame" and "Rising Star" as the two episodes shifted from the start of Season 5 to the end of Season 4 when it looked like Season 5 wasn't happening.
February 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I was originally referring to "Endgame" and "Rising Star" as the two episodes shifted from the start of Season 5 to the end of Season 4 when it looked like Season 5 wasn't happening.
My understanding has always been that "Deconstruction" was only made because the renewal for Season 5 meant they needed a new final episode for Season 4, and they came up with "Deconstruction" very late in the day and shot it as the first episode on the Season 5 schedule.
February 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
My understanding has always been that "Deconstruction" was only made because the renewal for Season 5 meant they needed a new final episode for Season 4, and they came up with "Deconstruction" very late in the day and shot it as the first episode on the Season 5 schedule.
Season 4 wasn't sped up as much people think. They lost two episodes. (Which worryingly means Season 5 was always going to be that anticlimactic and boring.)
February 9, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Season 4 wasn't sped up as much people think. They lost two episodes. (Which worryingly means Season 5 was always going to be that anticlimactic and boring.)
Why don't ya skeet about it, old man!
a woman in a floral shirt is laughing with the fox logo in the background
ALT: a woman in a floral shirt is laughing with the fox logo in the background
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February 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Why don't ya skeet about it, old man!
Pretty sure we get to belittle the 30-odd people left using the word "skeet" though... :-D
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Pretty sure we get to belittle the 30-odd people left using the word "skeet" though... :-D
Only 16 B5 eoisodes per year?
February 8, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Only 16 B5 eoisodes per year?
It does reek of "we got our friends' applications in, all good".
February 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM
It does reek of "we got our friends' applications in, all good".