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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If you knock over a trash can and find roasted chicken, you gotta eat it for full health! I won't eat any burger that I didn't find inside of an oil drum.

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

Yeah, when I met him and asked him about it, I felt bad because I felt like I'd picked at an old scab. I'd say Trek isn't dead yet, so there must be an opportunity for him in the future for some role, if it suits him.

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

There was an old episode of the radio show Loveline that I have an archive recording of... He was the guest and spoke about a big role at that time that he almost got. It took me years to decipher that he was talking about Shinzon.

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

Thanks! I'd always heard that he had auditioned and was in the running. Enough that he took time off from Buffy. But then Hardy won the role overall. I met Marsters and asked him about it. He graciously said that it was his role to lose. Though I still wish he'd gotten it.

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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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D 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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Count 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 · 05/09/2026

So she got the Geordi LaForge, and you got the...?

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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 · 29/08/2026

I don't remember who, but I remember someone making the point, "Even a racist clock is right twice a day."

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

The only thing is that we keep it out on the grass below our deck, so I always check for snakes or other critters that may be hiding underneath.

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

We have one! NC climate is pretty similar and it's been good for protecting our bikes from the elements.

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

The kid at least appreciated Dolly (LOVED Dollywood) but so far hasn't shown to let the news sour her birthday. I know what it's like for someone I thought was cool die on my birthday. Finding out Vincent Price had died on my birthday was a bummer on an otherwise awesome day.

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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 · 23/08/2026

"You are already dead, Jim."

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

I'd personally love something simple, no video, like a podcast. I'd love a Counter Monkey podcast, even if it's once a month for a couple years... You have great stories that I still pull up to listen to. Dunno how you may monetize it, but you have plenty of stories to fill a few years.

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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

Finally saw an ad for Indeed targeted to people looking for work... The real people in need of making money. Not the dumb/greedy employers saving a buck by looking to pay a recruitment site to not bother with the hassle of hiring nameless/faceless employees they need but not connect with.

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

Like, in my past experience, the scam's always been a recruiting site/company simply taking applicants to build a stable of names/resumes, boasting to employers "Look at all these candidates! Pay us to hire your chumps." That's where the money is, but I'm not signing up to be a name to pad a list.

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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 vividly remember the night I saw it in the theater with my dad in August 1986. We were visiting family in VA. It was raining hard. He'd bought me Gnaw just before. I don't remember much of anything for the 10th anniversary. But for sure I remember the hype around the 20th, mostly from the DVD.

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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 love that show... I'm kinda the Mariner of my workplace. What's great is that it was the gateway to Trek for my daughter, to which we still bond over. Her fav character is Badgey...which is telling of her. 😅 Gonna hopefully meet Tawny soon at an upcoming con.

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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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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

You have an awesome sense of humor, which I always enjoyed. If there's any opportunity to just post/stream something for your own shits and giggles, I hope you do it. You said yourself that you know you're good at it. Flex those muscles for your own fun and benefit. I'm in.

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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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Bobsession @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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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

But in most cases that relate to media, I agree... I survived and developed an appreciation for the experience. Dealing with horrors through fiction helped arm me for dealing with real ones later on.

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Sean Ryan @alphacounter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Ha, yeah, I'd hear this a lot from my peers when they became first-time parents. "My mom/dad was like X and I turned out fine!" My response would always be, "DID YOU???" That comes from me being kinda self-aware most of my life, though. Always examining what virtues/damage my family dealt me. 😅😓

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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

Yeah, it's always weird when I flip through new reprints of Mad Magazine and see Sergio Aragonés had done strips goofing on pop culture from even the 2010s.

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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 guess I learned the hard lessons from Lost... Just enjoy the ride and hope it comes to a satisfying end.

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

Like, the show's had less than a dozen episodes over two years... I'm VERY sure the writers had no endgame planned out. More likely they adapted as they went along; influenced by viewer response and creative changes. I just hope they stick the landing. 🤞

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