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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Happy to watch the officially sanctioned, reality show formatted docuseries "The Center Seat II" on the Star Trek next gen movies... But I am DISGUSTED by the omission of James Marsters originally being cast as Shinzon. Even just a mention would've been appropriate.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I kinda wish they'd revive a game show like "Win Ben Stein's Money". Of course not with Ben Stein, but I like the concept of a famous smarty who not only hosts the show, but has to compete for the prize money. I guess the key is finding the ideal host that's book-smart, relevant, and fun to watch.

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Diamond Feit @feitclub.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This Week In Retro: 30 years ago, two men shook hands and changed the course of fighting game history in the arcade debut of X-Men vs. Street Fighter Sign up to read/listen here: www.patreon.com/retronauts/p...

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Ryu & Cyclops Handshake - Marvel Vs. Capcom Meme

Alt: Ryu & Cyclops Handshake - X-Men vs Street Fighter

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Jess, Kids TV Historian @foxkidsclub.northsky.social · 05/09/2026

Haim Saban and Avi Arad were going to do a KISS Christmas special. Just as they were about to nail down negotiations, Haim told Avi “now we gut him” in Hebrew. Gene Simmons spoke Hebrew, and said “You asshole, I’m one of you.” Needless to say, the special did not happen.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You wanna know what I wanna see in the few episodes of Strange New Worlds we have left? Some mention of Welshy. We've had a good couple Doctor Who references... Give us a tiny nod to make Welshy canon.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I really hope this is some cosmic balance thing. Like the grim reaper is gonna tell us, "I know! I know! I had to take them... Cuz then you're gonna love who I take next." Fast forward to "Breaking news from the White House..."

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

God fucking damnit... 40 years ago, I watched Prime die in a movie theater. Go figure on this anniversary, I see it happen again one last time.

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Andy “voice of Brak” Merrill. 🎅🏻🤡🐒💩 @amerrill2.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP Dolly Parton. What a ray of sunshine you were!

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Aw, shit... Today of all days. RIP Dolly. We'd only recently become fans, especially since she supplied our daughter with free books for years. After hearing her interviews, stories, and music over the past few years, she truly earned my admiration.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It's been ten years. I remember it like it was yesterday. My kid has reached double digits! Her life's reached a new metric, no longer limited by years, but by decades! I'm so proud of Natasha and how she's grown. Happy birthday, my wee one... I love you!

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ARCADECANDYCO @arcadecandyco.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Amazing clip of @ naito_edgar MVC2 Character Select sidewalk mural! 😍👏 www.atom.bio/naitoreido0

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Gonna go with: Dramedy Emotional Intelligence Improv Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Tinseltown

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

My kid, like most, watch YouTube mostly via Shorts rather than long-form videos and I think I finally get why... Shorts doesn't play ads. YouTube has increased the length and frequency of their ads and nothing kills our desire to watch faster than the interrupting ads. So I hate it, but I get it.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I'm kinda happy to see job sites put out ads that suggest "Looking for work? We can help find you a job!" Cuz for the past 10-15 years, I've only seen those sites boast "Are you an employer looking for employees?" Employers don't need help accepting applications. People need help finding jobs.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I'm always seeing comparisons between Amazing Digital Circus and I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream... But the more I look and think about it, to me TADC is way more like The Breakfast Club for Gen Z.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I'd love to talk with a seasoned expert on consumer-level printers. I'd have SO MANY questions. Like, for decades, all my home printers, when turned on or restarted will spend 5-10min doing...SOMETHING. Then when I task it with printing a doc, it will do...NOTHING. Takes 3 tries to print anything.

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Trixter of the Moon Council @trixter.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

Gen X got absorbed into either Boomers or Millennials depending on whether we understood what machine we were supposed to be raging against.

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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Physical media was our best hope for getting people to even see the damn thing.

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Bob Mackey @bobservo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Talking Simpsons is eleven years old today. if we were The Simpsons, Maude Flanders would be dead

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Jane Parker 🏳️‍⚧️ ★ @playingps2.xyz · 21/06/2026

My recent emojis tell the story of Hokuto no Ken

Pointing emoji
Flunched emoji
Mind blown emoji

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I actually still have a couple copies of our fanzine. An old friend thankfully found them in his possession and sent them to me.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I finally have it! So grateful to be a part of it and the generous pages of ink given to my name. (Only gonna share the art page here.) Gonna blaze through this over the weekend.

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Coach Gowron @coachgowron.com · 07/06/2026

In dark times it is easy to become overwhelmed, to feel helpless. That is what your enemies want. Defy them. Deny them this, and let that be your first step toward denying them victory, and then seizing it yourself.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I was wrong! They answered a lot of questions and stuck the landing!

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I have tickets for the kid and I to see the theatrical finale of The Amazing Digital Circus tomorrow... I'm expecting a very Damon Lindelof kind of ending where none of the important questions are answered but the characters are given an emotional conclusion...probably.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I successfully recreated the dish "ram-don" from the movie, Parasite. It didn't taste the way I thought it would, but my family and I still enjoyed it. Used sirloin, but I hope I can afford to use ribeye next time. This tutorial was a big help: youtu.be/ZsTXzO-tk8M?...

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Jjapaguri with steak (aka "Ram-don" from the movie Parasite) 짜파구리

YouTube video by Maangchi

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The next time a director says bullshit like this, I want the interviewer to ask: "If AI was around when you made your other films, which artists would you have fired?" I mean it. Name real fucking names. Of all the brilliant people you worked with, who do you think doesn't deserve a job anymore?

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

@comtar.bsky.social and I quote this clip frequently; whether together or within our own lives.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I can see this and @rikergoogling.bsky.social and wanna bring those hands together.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

For decades, Wilford Brimley brought awareness of diabetes, just by how he'd pronounce the word. If we wanna reignite that fire, we need someone with a thick Irish accent. "Doi-yah-byee-tess."

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Everyday Cyborg @digitalraven.retro.pizza.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026

A list of "100 best books" that doesn't have any Pratchett is empirically not a list of 100 best books. Follow for more hard literary truths.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I do quote this on occasion.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Trying out the new Fist of the North Star anime on Amazon... It's abysmal. Ken's English voice sounds like a bad impression of Archer... And I'd pay real money to hear H. Jon Benjamin voice Ken, even as a gag. 😂

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Well, fuck... I played and enjoyed this game on PS5 and was hoping to grab it soon on Switch or Steam in the hopes to play it portable.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 12/04/2026

“We are collateral damage.” - Mark Graham, Wayback Machine When preservation is caught in the crossfire, it’s not just libraries that lose—it’s the public’s access to history, knowledge, and truth. The web shouldn’t disappear behind closed doors. ➡️ www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...

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Publishers’ AI battle hits Internet Archive

SF organization losing access to some news content

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Something not mentioned in the article... I would also assume that someone in Nintendo brought up that if they ever produced black & white media (newspaper ad, manga, etc.) that Luigi would need to be distinct. Otherwise the reader may be confused by two identical Marios.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

My kid's at the age where she has few surviving memories from just a couple years ago. She's been rewatching old fav shows with renewed fascination... We're currently on what must be her third watch through of Steven Universe and she's devouring everything about it; especially the music.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I'm kinda proud of how I've arranged the hermit crab enclosure this round...

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nina matsumoto 🌸 @spacecoyote.com · 24/03/2026

I depicted the famous Evo 2004 Daigo Parry as a manga page for this shirt! Comes with a bonus Ken sticker which I also designed www.fangamer.com/collections/...

Navy T-shirt of a 3-panel Street Fighter comic page (not from an actual comic) in the manga style, depicting Ken blocking all of Chun-Li's kicks. Chun-Li's thought bubble, in Japanese, reads "that's.... impossible!")

A bonus sticker of chibi Ken, in a white version of his gi, giving a peace sign to the viewer

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James Roberts @jroberts332.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Order window closes this Sunday, then that’s that (Sorry for all the hawking, but — as I may have said in the past — whenever I promote the book I get new enquiries, so people are still learning it exists…)

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Just read that Starfleet Academy has been cancelled... From the way they ended the first season with baby pics of the cast and crew, I had the feeling they didn't expect a second season at all. The show is fine, not for me...I just hope they use this to write up a suitable conclusion.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I met him briefly at a con while he was on Wolverine and have his signature somewhere. I remember he was tired and apologized for his sloppy signature, but was gracious enough to do it for a clueless kid. Later, I fell in love with The Maxx.

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TarZangief @tarzangief.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Just saying Chuck Norris is dead but Segata Sanshiro is not

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

A lot of folks complain about the "glitching" effects in new Star Trek in communication holograms. I get it, but I prefer it. If I'm a character just walking into the scene, or a viewer just walking into the room, I kinda want a visual cue of who in the scene is actually there.

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