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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 08/10/2026

I, of course, *had* to see what Amazon assumes about me and I can't deny that they have me dead to rights. Although this makes me question even MORE how much they try to steer me toward "DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN BUY MOVIES DIGITALLY‽"

Screenshot showing three of Amazon's assumptions about me. "Interests & Hobbies: Collects physical movies extensively. Product Preferences: Prefers physical media over digital-only content. Departments: Blu-ray Movies"

Screenshot showing five of Amazon's assumptions about me. "Departments: Writing Materials. Interests & Hobbies: Writes with fountain pens regularly. Product Preferences: Invests in quality writing instruments. Interests & Hobbies: Reads Star Trek novels regularly. Departments: Star Trek Books."

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 05/10/2026

"Oh, NO! There's bottled milk and ice cream in Zootopia! This has HORRIFYING IMPLICATIONS--" I hate to play this card, but like MST3k, you should really just relax. Otherwise, we'll wind up with a 12-episode miniseries about Zootopia's dairy industry, and you ain't ready for that.

John Mulaney in a black suit holds a microphone while saying, "Not unless everyone gets real cool about a bunch of stuff really quickly."

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 04/10/2026

It’s “Over the Garden Wall” season again! This year, we’re watching it off blu-ray. I bought it from iTunes when it first aired (as did @brisuscheez.bsky.social). Back then, a massive chunk of soundtrack was missing from a later episode when played back on AppleTV… and iTunes never corrected it.

A television screen shows the title card for “Over the Garden Wall” with a lyric subtitle of “How the gentle wind…”

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 02/10/2026

The Streamline Pictures dub of Vampire Hunter D, after seeing a heavily-censored airing on the (then) Sci-Fi Channel.

An Orion Home Video release of Vampire Hunter D showing it as "Streamline Pictures" and "Video Comics." The back cover copy calls it "The first animated horror film for adults!"

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 26/09/2026

Looking like one of those houses in Malibu (according to @brisuscheez.bsky.social) in my @dropout.tv hat at Cville Pride!

Two cities, one in pink and purple tie dye and the other in black and white tie dye with “Final Girl” across their chest.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 25/09/2026

What? It has to be true! The Scholastic Book Fair would never lie to me!

A very Middle Grade audiobook cover features a blonde kid making a disgusted face while holding an earthworm aloft. On the table in front of him is salt, pepper, a bisected orange, peanut butter, and ketchup. The title reads, "How to eat fried worms," with the author listed as Thomas Rockwell. Another credit says, "Performance by Jay O. Sanders," and a banner at the bottom advertises, "An unabridged production."

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 18/09/2026

Harry Nilsson, “Pandemonium Shadow Show”

Cover art for Harry Nilsson’s Pandemonium Shadow Show features the artist’s name and title across the top in psychedelic text. Nilsson stands at a podium holding a Raggedy Ann doll and flanked by clocks, artwork, and a cello.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 15/09/2026

Down with this result hard-cor (blimey).

Headed by a picture of Daphne Moon from Frasier (1993) as portrayed by the inimitable Jane Leeves, the text reads, "Your Result: Daphne (she/he/they/xie) telepathically killed Margaret Thatcher with your powerful brainwaves: your vibes are simply off the fucking charts. the most delightful person to hang out with. you have trouble juggling deadlines with adhd-like symptoms. but you're still here. that's what's important."

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 15/09/2026

Genuinely vibing with this result.

Headed with a picture of Daphne Moon from the TV series Frasier (1993), played by the absolute frickin' delight Jane Leeves, the text reads, "Your result: Daphne (she/he/they/xie). Telepathically killed Margaret Thatcher with your powerful branwaves: your vibes are simply off the fucking charts. The most delightful person to hang out with. You have trouble juggling deadlines with ADHD-like symptoms but you're still here. That's what's important.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 12/09/2026

This li’l guy lives on the instruments shelf backstage at LiveArts Cville’s #CaucasianChalkCircle, and the first time I saw it I was caught off guard. My mom had one of these on a bookshelf in her office for most of my adult life. I had to grab a photo.

A frog-shaped wooden noisemaker that holds a baton in its mouth and has a line of ridges up the middle of its back.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 11/09/2026

Share one of the most obscure TV shows you can think of! 🖤 SCORCH, from Allan Katz, Laugh-In writer and librettist for Harry Nilsson's off-Broadway musical "Zapata." A dragon crashes in a family's apartment and helps the dad get a job as a weatherman. Cancelled after airing three of six episodes.

Scorch -- an ALF-sized green dragon -- sits between a young girl and her dad, who wolds a straw broom.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 03/09/2026

Let’s go, I’m ready to rock this! Preview night for Live Arts’ Caucasian Chalk Circle, and @brisuscheez.bsky.social is ready to lead me to my doom! #ChalkCircle

Two people smiling at the camera — it’s Glen and Bri!

Good night, Glen! Bri has placed a bag over their head.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 01/09/2026

Very tired, much exhausted wow, but excited to be getting back onstage with Live Arts’ production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle (opening this weekend)! Just… wheel me to work and dump me in front of the computer, ‘kay‽

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 31/08/2026

Having some serious trouble getting my brain to activate this morning after our rehearsal last night, but we've put together a pretty damn fine show for mine and @brisuscheez.bsky.social's first ever time onstage together! livearts.org/show/the-cau...

A ring of people in brightly-colored bohemian garb stands on the outside of a chalk circle, in the middle of which stands a small child.

A crowd of people in brightly-colored bohemian garb sits looking at you in front of a brick wall on which has been drawn a chalk circle.

A group of people in brightly-colored bohemian garb walks away from you, heading down the line of the railroad tracks.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 19/08/2026

Drop a WESTERN HERO 🐴👔🤠

Richard Boone as Paladin in a frame from the television series "Have Gun Will Travel," with perfectly-coiffed hair, a trimmed, neat mustache, a bow tie, ruffled shirt, and a striped suit coat. In the background are velvet curtains and a candelabra.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 18/08/2026

Here. Have some out-of-context Archie.

Archie and Jughead on the sidewalk together. Jughead, hands spread in innocence, says, "Okay! I'll Shh!"

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 27/07/2026

So Ryan Gosling, Tom Holland, and either Mark Ruffalo or Tatiana Maslany -- we just need to know who our new Wolverine is (or see if we can squeeze Hugh Jackman for one more flick) and we can give the people the Fantastic Four they don't know they need yet.

The cover of Fantastic Four, Volume 1, Issue 348. A white background against which are Ghost Rider on his motorcycle, the grey Hulk, Spider-Man, and Wolverine leaping toward the front of the frame. Their names are listed in a caption box, and Wolverine is saying, "Nuff said, bub."

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 25/07/2026

I’ve had to take shelter from the rain in far worse places than this.

A beautiful green hillside with a small yellow structure.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 24/07/2026

"What's up, livestream? Uh, a lot of people are asking for my thoughts on AI in music production... hold up... let me just... run a poll before I say anything...."

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 24/07/2026

I was far less impressed with the Masters of the Universe movie than the Penny Arcade guys are. But when you put it that way.... www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2026/0...

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 23/07/2026

Okay! Didn't want to seem greedy.

Roronoa Zoro of One Piece crouches before the mast of the ship, a katana each hand and the hilt of a third katana clutched between his teeth.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 22/07/2026

I also have a PSVR2, but unfortunately I haven't been able to use it very much because it's tethered to the PS5 by a permanently attached cable and I have two adorable cats who both love to chew cables. With a VR headset on, it's hard to catch them before they get at least a nibble in.

A fluffy white kitten sits back-to-back with a big, fluffy, brown cat surrounded by cat toys and a water fountain.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 21/07/2026

Grant O'Brien lived in LA, A regular guy on a regular day. He lived below a scientist's lab, That a lightning bolt gave a terrible zap. It's a Roomful o' Grants, A Roomful o' Grants Oh, my Lord, what a happenstance. They don't think alike, They're not really ants -- But thanks to mad science....

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 20/07/2026

John Ervine from an introduction to the plays of Lawrence Langner.

Text from a yellowed page reads, "Lawrence Langner, the author of these plays, is a typical American: he was born in Europe; and like all typical Americans, he is not happy outside New York."

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 11/07/2026

Look. I didn't start this year expecting to play a brand new cassette over Bluetooth to my bone conduction headphones, yet here we are.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 08/07/2026

Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 08/07/2026

After many good intentions to learn Godot and/or RPGMaker Unite, I am dipping my toe into Pico-8 because I need some fundamentals, dammit.

A vast black field. In the upper left corner is the text "[nil]," and in roughly the center is an orange shape with a rounded top and a green face with two dark eyes.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 07/07/2026

Happier times for my Mom (and for DC): We went to the National Mall for the Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear, and she gave out Halloween candy -- including to Black Jesus, who chose to take a Tootsie Roll.

A woman with silver hair and glasses wearing a "Rally to Restore Sanity And/Or Fear" hoodie smiles at a man with dark shades, an afro, and a large beard wearing Christ-like robes who is holding a Tootsie Roll in his hand.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 04/07/2026

The joke that always comes to my mind any time someone even *mentions* The Simpsons.

Three screenshots from "The Simpsons," the first features Marge in bed comforting Homer. She's saying, "Kids can be so cruel." In the second frame, Bart is standing in the doorway in the background, saying, "We can?" In the third frame, he's grinning and saying, "Thanks, Mom!"

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 03/07/2026

Tell me, Rocket. Have you ever had… an EGYPTIAN FEAST‽ #BloodFeast #ACNH

Rocket — a large animal in a pink football jersey and helmet — says, “First, I haven’t seen a single sea monster here. Second, what do they expect me to do? Hurl insults at it?” Meanwhile, the player character wears a green dress with a zig zag pattern and an ornate, golden, Egyptian burial mask.

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 02/07/2026

Look, GENERALLY speaking, I don’t think anyone should be subject to random, warrantless drug screening in life or work. But *tech CEOs….*

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“Alex thank you, we appreciate it very, very much, thanks” CNBC’s Andrew Sorkin says, clearly cueing Karp to leave so they can move on.
“And I’ll tell you—we’re off camera now?” Karp continues.
The hosts reply in a chorus: “no, we’re still going.”

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 23/06/2026

The Friday 10 from last week has had a massive week with 7 of the lyrics identified -- 4 of those by @unrealfred.bsky.social, 2 by @frodiscaper.bsky.social, and 1 by @thudfactor.com. If you recognize any of these, head to the blog, get in the comments, and let me know!

Text screenshot reads: "9. She's so cool, gonna sneak in through her window"

Screenshot text reads: "2. Darling, only you are the life among the dead."

Screenshot text reads: "6. Pour my life into a paper cup, the ashtray's full and I'm spillin' my guts"

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 22/06/2026

Looking into a medium I'm not familiar with and clicking the genre tab, only to learn the Dewey Decimal System has no power here.* * This is the entire base-level genre list, not available subgenres.

A screenshot of a bar of buttons labeled with genre titles. "All" is highlighted in green. The other buttons rendered in dark grey with white text read "CEO," "One-Night Stand," "Love After Marriage," "Sweet Love," "Counterattack," and "Betrayal & Revenge."

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 18/06/2026

The still, calm voice in my head every time Tim Sweeney opens his mouth to talk about how great his company is doing at making money after firing a literal thousand employees, shoveling out AI product, and *still* proclaiming microtransactions to be "The future of gaming."

Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby from "Peaky Blinders" sticks his finger in the face of the first young man standing in a line and says, "No Fortnite."

Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby from "Peaky Blinders" sticks his finger in the face of the second young man standing in a line and says, "No Fortnite."

Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby from "Peaky Blinders" points at the third man in line, saying, "No Fortnite," as the man raises his hands in innocence.

Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby from "Peaky Blinders" in mid-shout, screaming, "NO FUCKING FORTNITE."

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 16/06/2026

If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

A black and white image of a nun in a white habit and wimple. She stands between wooden staves at the height of her neck. She says, "Is it my fault that I'm possessed by eight powerful demons?"

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 12/06/2026

Rockin’ up to WWDC with my new technological advancement like

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 09/06/2026

And when in doubt, you can use the optional step 5: Yeah, but at least I got that bag, tho.

Screenshot of text from article attached to previous post: "On April 30, the FDA closed its investigation without taking any enforcement action. McAfee told me his raw-cheese products were back in stores. Sprouts and H-E-B, two major retail chains that have carried his cheese, did not respond to my emailed questions about the outbreak.
"'We don't feel bad at all,' McAfee told me about the entire episode. 'Our sales are highest they've ever been, and feedback online with influencers is: If the FDA says something, do the opposite. It's safer. They don't trust them at all.'"

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 09/06/2026

This story is just an amazing illustration of the four stages of arguing in bad faith that comes from movements like the Raw Milk proponents. 1 - I'm not responsible 2 - You can't prove I'm responsible 3 - It's not nearly as bad as everybody claims it is 4 - I didn't say any of that, stop lying

Screenshot of text from the attached link reads, "'We have a red-flag system here, where if there's anything that gets really out of whack, they can immediately tag the milk, and it doesn't go to anything but cheese,' McAfee told me. 'Because, you know, cheese is resistant to pathogens.'
"Research has shown that raw cheese is not, in fact, resistant to pathogens; while aging can mitigate some risk, harmful bacteria can still survive the usual 60-day maturation process.
"Hearing about the practice took me by surprise -- the farm did what with that milk? -- so I asked about it again.
"McAfee confirmed that milk with pathogens was used to make cheese, except for batches with salmonella, which he said were dumped or sent out for pasteurization. (I later learned that the FDA knew he was doing this and had told him to stop two years ago. but no one had alerted the public.)"

Screenshot of text from attached article: "Six weeks after I left Raw Farm, it happened.
"On March 15, federal regulators publicly linked its cheese to yet another E. coli outbreak.
"Nine people were infected across three states; more than half were younger than 5. Of the three people who had to be hospitalized, according to regulators, one developed the same severe kidney condition that Martin's son had battled two decades earlier."

Screenshot of text from attached article: "'We would in the past divert to cheesemaking,' he told me. 'We no longer do.' He didn't pinpoint exactly when the farm made the change, throwing out dates from two years ago to last summer. 'It's been quite some time.'
"I brought up the fact that he'd made similar disclosures in podcasts in the last year and to me just weeks earlier. But he doubled down.
"'I think you have caught me in something where there's an issue between practice and what I'm saying,' he said. 'If I said it, I believed that at the time to be true, but I do know that now we do not use any questionable milk.'"

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 09/06/2026

If you aren’t willing to push back against this, then you’re not willing to fight for human rights. Full stop.

Black and red text against a white background reads “The best time to act was yesterday, the best option now is to act today.”

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 06/06/2026

quote this with who you would be in star trek [The Animated Series is underrated.]

Anna and Uni Puma, the Puma twins. Blonde, cat eared criminals armed with guns from Dominion: Tank Police

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The Film Optimist @filmoptimist.blog · 06/06/2026

As much as I love Gorshin’s Riddler (and that is a LOT), there is a special place in my heart for the vainglorious circus strongman that was John Astin’s take.