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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Here's a question: Has any streaming TV show adapted from an old movie had any real staying power?

Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I watched every episode of Action on DVD in about 2007, and it was remarkable to watch the celebrity cameos get less impressive as the season wore on. It's Keanu Reeves and Salma Hayek at the start, but by episode 13 it's Scott Wolf.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Sabrina Carpenter as Ginger Rogers? Sure, why not, they're both people

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Well, I finally read the NYT 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century List. Wow, it didn't even have Steven Universe on it, who even cares?

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I'm watching Newsies (1992) with my family right now, but I'm thinking about how Jeremy Jordan was a Broadway superstar and the 5th lead on a CW show at exactly the same time.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I'd never seen or heard of this 1992 Star Wars Trilogy VHS release, but I just got it at a garage sale!

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm finally getting back to Strange New Worlds. The script says it's a young Jim Kirk, but Paul Wesley seems more like an older Tom Paris.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I love Doctor Who so much. I've seen every episode that exists. I've heard the recons of those that don't. And I really, truly believe with all my heart that they should let it rest for a least a decade.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Smuggling @makewistful.com onto the ToughPigs staff was one of my greatest achievements

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This was such a fun piece to write! Crop Art is like a magic trick to me, so it was really fascinating to get a glimpse into the process.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I was 11 years old when Clueless: the TV show premiered, and I loved it. I watched it every week that first season when it was on TGIF. I didn't see the movie until I was in my mid-20s, so Rachel Blanchard was the real Cher in my mind for well over a decade.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One of the many perks I get from subscribing to @mkupperman.bsky.social's Patreon is seeing my 8-year-old read and enjoy his latest zine, an unhinged League of Extraordinary Gentlemen parody.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is such a bummer. Those are all great books.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My big brudder Derrick joined me to talk about the Johnny Cash episode on this week's podcast!

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

What is going on that the 11th Spider-Man movie is on track to become the highest-grossing movie ever? Is it *just* inflation? Is Spider-Man the only guy people know about anymore?

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A multi-cam sitcom created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Parker Posey as her customary self-insert fast-talking brunette. Not good, but Dianne Wiest was outstanding as Posey and Ambrose's pessimistic mom.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I guarantee that "Why Color Adds Zip to Commercials" was a fascinating piece. TV Guide went hard back then.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"Run Around" by Blues Traveler came on the radio, and okay: I've had that song memorized for 30 years or whatever. I can still do all three verses, but also: You're telling me that the first line of the chorus is "But you" and not "Buddy L"?!

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My wife and I just rode Ye Old Mill for the first time ever, and we had a blast. A perplexing, baffling blast!

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I bought my wife tickets to this concert, and I really hope they sing about the Doom Patrol and the Umbrella Academy.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Henry Morgan's radio show is genuinely one of the funniest things ever made. I don't know his TV work, but I'm sure he was still good at being cynical and dry.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Today on @toughpigs.com, Joe Hennes and I watched the puppet episode of Strange New Worlds, and we recorded our conversation so you can read it! www.toughpigs.com/trek-puppets/

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Muppets In Space: The Star Trek Puppet Episode - ToughPigs

Star Trek by way of the Jim Henson Creature Shop in a new episode of Strange New Worlds!

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I haven't actually watched the rest of Strange New Worlds this season yet, but I watched the puppet episode so I could review it for @toughpigs.com (coming later today!)

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I got a hornet sting on my eyelid, so I look like I'm in a David Cronenberg movie now. I'll spare you the image.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is simply what I'm going to do, is watch SCTV during my lunch break every day.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's automatically a great day when we get a new Random Roles from Will Harris! Jeff Kober seems delighted by the career he's had, which always makes for the best RR interviews.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Once you get to season 11, are you supposed to alternate Big Bang Theory with Young Sheldon like Buffy and Angel?

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One of my favorite pieces of trivia is that after McLean Stevenson left M*A*S*H, he starred in four failures before M*A*S*H went off the air in 1983: The McLean Stevenson Show (1976-1977) In the Beginning (this show, 1978) Hello, Larry (1979-1980) Condo (1983)

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Did they announce if Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm are gonna be dullards again in this one?

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I'm finally getting around to Fantastic Four: First Steps. It certainly is a choice to make Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm the two most boring guys ever.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Disney+ released a list of essential projects to watch before AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY: Doctor Mordrid Mandroid Eliminators Arena Seedpeople Robot Wars Subspecies Dollman Demonic Toys Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Watching Ocean’s 12 for the first time since 2007. I was hoping I was wrong, but nope. It's still aggressively annoying, as though the point is for this one to not be enjoyable.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Okay, but 30 years ago, Saved by the Bell was already off the air.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I was a huge Nintendo-head, but the appeal of Zelda eluded me in every era. Just an endless series of games about some boring guy wandering around and going in rooms.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Christopher Abbott is 40 right now. James McAvoy was 31 when his casting in X-Men: First Class was announced, and 32 when it came out.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

If the best they can come up with for the trailer is Thor getting Worf'd by Doomsday . . . I don't know, I'm just not excited about that.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

You know, like how superheroes are targeted at 45-year-olds now.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I don't know if everyone else hates it, but its reputation is generally low, so: Away We Go (2009) was the first movie Roz and I ever saw together, and we've watched it every Valentine's Day since. 18 viewings and counting, and we always notice new things. Our special movie.

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The General on 35MM *and* with live score coming up at The Heights, a theater that's been open continuously since The General was a new release. I can't wait! heightstheater.com/films-and-ev...

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The General | Heights Theater

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Post a meme made by you I really thought this was gonna catch on, but no one noticed. I still think about it every time my kids put on either movie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w5U...

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Surface Pressure But Louisa Says Hunkules

YouTube video by Anthony Strand

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Anthony Strand @durwoodclapper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My friend's little sister had "J.T.T." written in huge letters on her desk calendar, but she made tiny o's for the periods, so we always called him "Jo To To" (pronounced Joe Toe Toe) from them on.

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