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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

On most mechanical and tonal levels, Fortune's Weave is not a Fire Emblem game. But, it *is* a pretty damn good game, easily the best entry since they decided they didn't want to make Fire Emblem anymore back in Awakening.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I do believe I have officially crossed the Maximillian Roivas Threshold of Harmful Knowledge Acquisition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5-W...

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Max Roivas - Asylum Ending

YouTube video by quincy

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Far and away the best response to this week's Nintendo Directs.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Anyone who's not watching this, you should watch it. Geek/pop culture news by way of Weekend Update is the kind of thing very few (if any) other people are doing, and it likely includes a headline or two you may have missed.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Now that it's all done with, I'm finally catching The Boys, and wow, this show is really serving up the hottest social satire of 2005.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

@causeimdanjones.bsky.social @danfloydplus.bsky.social Happy Birthday to You has been officially public domain for more than a decade. Yes I paused the video specifically for this because it is my personal mission to kill this particular meme stone dead. Thank you.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

In failing to invent God, the tech industry has successfully invented the devil.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

AI may not be able to write like a human, but accidentally clicking on a fanon wiki when looking for real information has shown me that humans can absolutely write like a hallucinating AI.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

@prozdishere.bsky.social has made perhaps his most relatable skit to date. I'll pass on the shonen, give me Oddtaxi, Kaiji, and To Your Eternity (to name a few). www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLGA...

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people recommending anime to me

YouTube video by ProZD

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Finally, someone is making deep, insightful stories exploring the ugliness of the carceral state and its fragility in the face of collective action.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

So Lindsey Graham died of a "brief and sudden illness" just ahead of a midterms in which Democrats are expected to sweep and likely begin holding people accountable, and the guy who usually obstructs shit like that likely just dropped dead a week ago? Hmm... www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1O2...

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Goodfellas Layla Scene

YouTube video by John Smith

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Islamophobia. Like I thought we had that one on lock but wooooo boy we ain't got nothin' on Europe. Transphobia, too, if we're including the UK (fair play if not, though, since they voted themselves out).

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Rewatching Adult Swim alumni s-CRY-ed and I forgot just how much this over-the-top action anime has to say about the carceral state and antagonistic policing of low-income areas. Ryuho just going full "It's Chi-raq, you wouldn't get it!" at Mimori in episode 4.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Sony trying to murder the concept of physical media is one of the worst things to happen to video games in decades, but, silver lining, it brought The Game Overthinker out of retirement. Hopefully I'm not the only person excited about that.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Hey, everyone, remember when people on Youtube would just, like, make jokes, poke fun at stuff, and just be entertaining, and they weren't trying to grift about this or that company "dying" or whatever? Well, Bob's bringing it back. Go watch it. And maybe do some Patreon/Ko-fi if you can.

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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Review - "THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS - THE LAST ACT" www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwgE...

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Review - THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS: THE LAST ACT

YouTube video by moviebob

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Congrats to @glitchprod.com and the whole #TADC cast and crew for an excellent finale. For the sake of politeness, I'll reserve my more detailed thoughts for a reply to this post, so those who haven't watched it won't pick up even hints of spoilers, but suffice it to say that it stuck the landing.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Okay, since "Japanese people losing their minds over American food" seems to be A Thing this week, let's try to remember that it's a bit of a cultural trend in Japan to be hyperbolically positive about food (as described in the linked video). www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtnV...

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Why I HATE Japanese TV

YouTube video by Abroad in Japan

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

On the one hand, it's been a hell of a ride learning all about shows on Nick that were before my time, many of which I'd never even heard of before, but it's going to be just as much fun learning everything I didn't already know about the shows I actually grew up on.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Turns out this was a big let-down for a critic who's also a big He-Man fan, so hopefully a few extra clicks and/or Patreon/Ko-Fi dollars will help cheer him up.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Just happened across this and it's pretty nauseating, doubly so because he doesn't really have any recourse. Just reaffirms that I've made the right move avoiding anything related to MiHoYo. Hopefully enough people see this to at least get the guy some sales.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

To think that Ask Jeeves just barely missed out on this, the moment when other search engines finally get to be relevant again. Fuck, even *Lycos* is still around.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Finally caught the Game Changer premiere and was *not* expecting a surprise appearance from @legaleagle.tv, my favorite non-lockpicking Youtube lawyer. And I can say, with absolute, god-given certainty, that that lawyer, Devin Stone, is absolutely found among the many names listed within the ep(1/2)

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Turns out, if you put a guy in cool space armor and a cute little muppet baby in a movie, that movie ends up pretty good. Shocking, I know.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Just noticed this person's username. Always good to have a clear indicator that you're on the right side of an issue.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This review may be a touch overdue, but the film is more than worthy of your attention. Bare minimum, it's doing something precious few others are doing these days. Also @pattonoswalt.bsky.social is in it and he's just always a delight to see in anything.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Hey, apparently this review got delayed due to Bob losing his voice, and time is *extremely* money when it comes to Youtube and The Algorithm so be sure to give him some clicks, he could really use a win (as could we all).

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

One of the most annoying things in the world (that doesn't have serious impact on people's lives) is that nobody seems to have realized that Happy Birthday to You has been public domain for a literal fucking decade. Enough with the "clever" jokes about replacements songs, JUST USE THE FUCKING SONG!

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

It's good to see @innuendostudios.bsky.social doing a video he seems to have enjoyed, especially after the last one. Hope he's feeling a little better (also hoping that Toonstruck might show up in one of these videos, it's criminally underrated). www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxl7...

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Extremely Overdetermined Adventure Game Tier List | Part 1: Re-ranking the Top 20

YouTube video by Innuendo Studios

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

You know, it kind of just hit me that the current generation of "Youtubers" like Mr. Beast are just the return of 1950s kids' TV hosts, from before regulations banned them from directly advertising to children. And also many of them make and sell their *own* crap, along with their sponsers'.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Holy shit, Pop Arena solved the mystery of how a Youtube film critic happened to see an obscure Swedish animated film in under twenty minutes. Seriously, if you have disposable income, *join his Patreon*. www.patreon.com/posts/nick-k...

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Nick Knacks: A Show By Show Retrospective of Nickelodeon - Introduction | Pop Arena

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Broke: Sam, where are you from? Woke: Sam, w̴̧̪̫̰̕ĥ̶͇̟͉͖̈́͌̊ͅȃ̴̱̥̻̦̱̆̓̅t̵̫̠̲̓̓̓̅͝'̴̬̐͒s̶͉̹̣̺̅ ̸͉̝̜̙̯͊̍̀̆̾ŷ̴͋ͅo̸̧͕͗̆ṷ̸̙̣̌̿ṟ̸̼̠͖͚̉̑̈́̕ ̸̱̙̼̻̭̿̾f̸̡͓̬̓́̽̒ḁ̵͗̇v̸͓̓̂ͅō̶̹͉̝̋̎͑̕r̶͎͙̿͜͠͝ị̷̅t̴͓̯̝̓͜ẽ̶̫̦̙̖͜͝ ̸̼̮͕͙̣̎̓̌͝͝ǐ̷͇̖̩̚d̵̡̧̙͎̮͌̃̈ê̵͇̂ͅa̴̧̳̼̮̔͒͝?̷̪̩̼͇̈̉ #Dropout www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceIc...

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Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Is Coming to Dropout

YouTube video by Dropout

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Say what you will about Nintendo, but they seem to be the only game company that knows where the *real* money is for mass media: Theme parks and merchandising. I don't know if there's room for a second Disney in the world, but they're sure trying. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY1S...

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My Mario – Launch Trailer

YouTube video by Nintendo of America

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

It's almost *too* fitting that Smiling Friends has become host to what may or may not be an ARG featuring half a dozen Youtube channels, some, all, or none of which may be run by the show's creators/staff, where it's now impossible to tell what, if anything, is or isn't "part of it".

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

As usual, everything Stephanie Sterling has ever said about video game executives and the scumbag business models they promoted was completely correct. If anything, her suppositions *under*estimated their depravity, if only because the true scope was so utterly incalculable.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I don't know what was more painful: Tonight's game, or all the AI slop ads it was filled with.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I don't think the Patriots' plan of letting a Make A Wish kid QB for them worked out tonight. Perhaps once he's gone through puberty, he'll start to come into his own.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Okay #Marvel, the MCU now officially contains Mr. Immortal, Doorman, Monica Rambeau, and Elsa Bloodstone. So, I assume once you've officially added mutants to the MCU, you'll complete the teams and finally give us Great Lakes Avengers and Nextwave, right? RIGHT?!

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The only review of Melania you, or anyone, will ever need.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Hey, you want to see a man on Youtube talk about an upcoming movie about a nostalgic nerd property, but *not* be a brokebrained weirdo about it? I know, it sounds too good to be true, but here it is, a normal, well-considered take on the new He-Man movie! (also he could use the clicks)

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

People all over the internet are cracking wise about this, but honestly it's pretty cool that the sometimes-actually-good Virtual Boy games are getting another chance, after the original console flopped (including unreleased titles!). www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVva...

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Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics – Overview Trailer

YouTube video by Nintendo of America

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Bob is the first person to clue me into this particular reading of HP, when he brought it up years ago. Totally flipped my understanding of the series on its head, and really adds weight to the argument that it was never as good as we may have thought.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Hot take: Nintendo's habit of referring to games as "The (game's title) game!" makes them sound like *fucking pod people*. Just say the game's title!

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Currently thinking about that time Dickie Goodman invented Youtube Poops thirty years before Youtube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeYC...

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Mr. Jaws (1975)

YouTube video by Dickie Goodman - Topic

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Hey @humblebundle.com why are you emailing me about some AI slop """"coding"""" tools? Are you in the snake oil business now? I remember when you guys used to be really big into supporting artists, but I guess capitalism makes fools of us all. (and no, I'm not linking it, it doesn't deserve it)

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

If you've ever wanted to say to yourself, "Chris Pratt is too good for this movie", it appears your very specific wish has come true.

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

@causeimdanjones.bsky.social I can't believe I'm @ing corrections at someone, but Cowboy Bebop, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Inuyasha were on *Adult Swim*, not Toonami (though YYH *did* move to Toonami around the Dark Tournament arc, and was then shunted to the Saturday 6 AM death slot for the Sensui arc).

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EclecticTastes @eclectictastessa.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Hey @gallego.senate.gov I'm one of your constituents, and I'd just like to say, keep it up. This is a good look for you. Very electable. @captmarkkelly.bsky.social You're doing alright, too, but let's see some more hammering on the "disobey illegal orders" front. I wanna see some hustle!

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