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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 8d

‘tis the season of scary movie marathons, vampy nail polish, and the long-awaited return of daily Spooky Lake Month videos ☺️

Photo of a 12 foot skeleton on a grassless lawn wearing matching green and white striped sweatband on the wrists and head and a Three Wolf Moon t-shirt.

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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 11d

Oh god that twist on this week’s Peacemaker 😱

Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 13d

“He is risen” HA! Billy Crudup delivered the fuck out of that line.

Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 15d

Also, cheers to whomever did the closed captions; it looks like they had fun. Idk what the difference is exactly between CCs on Dropout shows vs other networks/streaming services, there’s just a human touch to it that’s been very noticeable. This quality is consistent with all other Dropout shows.

Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 15d

I’m loving @jamieloftus.bsky.social moving audience members around based on their thing because it could have fun unintended consequences. Putting the two arsonists together in LA is *chef’s kiss*

Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 15d

Crowd Control is so funny but goddamn frustrating because by the second round I want the show to just be like four hours of comedians interviewing all the audience members. Because why the fuck hasn’t anyone asked about Coven Destroyer!

Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 15d

Holdup, was that @bjcolangelo.bsky.social in the audience on Crowd Control?! Is this how I find out that @dropout.tv is a part of the @yourewrongabout.bsky.social / @youaregood.bsky.social / @americanhysteria.bsky.social extended universe?!

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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 19d

This shot in tonight’s Chief of War is one of the most outstanding shots I’ve seen in decades of watching TV.

Still from Chief of War 109 “The Black Desert” of Cliff Curtis’s Keōua and Jason Momoa’s Ka’iana standing face to face at dusk on a mound of cooled lava that has cracked and is illuminated by the smoke and lava roiling beneath.

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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 19d

Chief of War is fantastic TV and “The Black Desert” is a marvel to behold. Jason Momoa proved conclusively what a skilled director he is. As the sun set the battle scene progressed into darkness and lava and yet the many stories never got lost in the dark. What an outstanding episode.

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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 19d

What does it say about me that I see the (actual) blue books and feel fondly towards them 😰 I think I peaked in college

Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 19d

Just a bit curious which companies were threatening to pull their ads over the Kimmel situation. The FCC, Disney, and those advertisers make for quite the triumvirate of cowards.

Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 19d

sexual predator 🤝 sexual predator

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 22d

I wrote about the firing of Alan Sepinwall, which is awful. And I tied it into what's happening all over in the media, why it's scary & what we can do to help. I used my words, but it's definitely Hulk Mo dialed up to 11, if that's a thing you would like to experience: www.moryan.com/on-the-firin...

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 20d

In this emergency pod, host @elainelow.bsky.social is joined by a rotation of our best and brightest to break down the shocking news of Jimmy Kimmel's "indefinite" suspension. @snoodit.bsky.social has a play-by-play on Disney’s decision to pull Kimmel: theankler.com/p/emergency-...

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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 19d

Close enough. What was it like making out with your sister?

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20d

I stand with PBS.

I stand with NPR.

I stand with Stephen Colbert.

I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.

I stand with the First Amendment.

PERIOD.*

*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 19d

What a garbage take by @jameshibberd.bsky.social

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Pajiba @pajiba.com · 19d

Marc Maron Is Asking the Right Question About Jimmy Kimmel

As the Jimmy Kimmel debacle rightly dominates the headlines, as a direct violation of the first amendment should, Marc Maron is asking the exact right question: Where are all the free speech warriors? Where are all the dudes who couldn't... Read more...

www.pajiba.com

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TVMoJoe @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 19d

Essential @poniewozik.bsky.social on Kimmel and ABC:

"Free speech will only thrive on TV to the extent that companies are willing to locate their guts and stand up to political and financial pressure."

Gift link:

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/a...

The F.C.C. Threatened to Punish Kimmel ‘the Hard Way.’ ABC Made It Easy.

www.nytimes.com

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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 19d

Disney+ and Hulu premium cancelled. Why support a media company that so easily cedes media independence and first amendment freedoms? Why reward that kind of clear and unmistakable cowardice?

Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 20d

Saw Big Thief tonight for my first time and they’re immediately one of the best live acts I’ve ever seen in two and a half decades of seeing live music. Their studio recordings already sound outstanding, but they’re absolutely STUNNING live. Can’t wait to see them again.

Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 20d

No surprise ABC is morally spineless. Jimmy Kimmel said nothing meriting suspension, simply exercised his first amendment rights. Ironic that the, ostensibly, free-speech, pro-discourse, anti-cancel-culture people are literally stifling discourse and literally cancelling opposing viewpoints.

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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 21d

I forgot how wonderfully batshit insane The Mornings Show is. Every season I’m astonished at how such an instantly forgettable show can be so thrilling to watch for the hour each week it’s on.

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TVMoJoe @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 23d

Said this in the Vulture slack, but this Emmys made me angry. Not because of the results: Lots of great choices from what was a great year of TV.

But the show had zero interest in celebrating TV: No montages, no clips (with sound) from the shows, and no interest in anything remotely surprising

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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · 23d

Would’ve been happy with Andor or Severance but The Pitt really was miles beyond all other drama series in this last Emmys year. #Emmys2025

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