James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 4hyou joke but when he appeared in Star Wars: Resistance he did actually style himself as Not Like Those Other Hutts, so, maybe 010
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 4hit's been an incredible year for glups shitto, but honestly, an embarrassing one for the hutts all around 190
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Started playing Galactic Racer, which is annoyingly good. The roguelike elements are on the right side of annoying, the sensation of speed and the riskiness of crashes/being aggressive is fantastic, and, perhaps most annoyingly of all for me, they put a goddamn photo mode in it 1200
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 07/10/2026tired: timothy zahn writing about the chiss, a shadowy threat from a relatively unexplored region of space wired: timothy zahn writing about the dominion, a shadowy threat from a relatively unexplored region of space 020
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 07/10/2026hard to tell if this is just set *on* DS9 or set *during* DS9, but either way, hell yeah 1160
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I mean, I would've taken more Ascendancy books, but sure, Timmy Z aboard DS9 is an equitable tradeoffnerdist.comSTAR WARS Author Timothy Zahn to Write First STAR TREK Graphic Novel (Exclusive)Iconic Star Wars author and Grand Admiral Thrawn creator Timothy Zahn will write his first Star Trek story for IDW in 2027. 5243
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Wrote about Marvel Rivals' downwards turn in recent months, and how a lot of the anger at the game has managed to coalesce around one figure in particular: Luna Snow.observationdeck.ghost.ioHow Do You Solve a Problem Like Luna Snow?"Marvel Rivals" has found itself facing a series of backlashes lately—but general ire has found a figure to pile on in the form of one of its most potent strategists. 160
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And Alexander wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer 211212
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The new preschool kids show they're doing for Cbeebiesbbc.co.ukFirst look at Doctor Who animated adventure coming to CBeebiesDoctor Who: TARDIS Crew will arrive on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer in late 2027/early 2028 220
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Tired: explaining how the billie regeneration will be addressed when doctor who comes back Wired: explaining the time the doctor was a teenaged SSGSS Goku running around with a toaster 3151
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I tried looking at them for Trek and its just not worth it to spend that much in favor of other bundles or play boosters, no matter how much I love Trek 💀 120
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Its worded weird, but at least there you're getting some losses in direct exchange for a chance to access a previously Collector-only variant, yeah! 110
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Collector Boosters have become so insanely expensive over the past few years, deciding to cut the number of cards in them while keeping the current price is a wild decisionmagic.wizards.comUpdating Our Boosters in 2027We're making the booster-opening experience even more exciting in 2027. Here are the changes you can expect starting with Nauctis: The Sunken Realm. 192
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026(personally, I'd start with the fact that your supposed "fresh start" for new audiences included plans for Sutekh, the Rani, Omega, and Billie Piper) 1200
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This era of Doctor Who was clearly doomed well before anyone learned of, or leaked anything about, the return of Sutekh, the Rani, Omega, or Billie Piper, and if RTD wants to remain wildly delusional over that, then it's a very good thing he is truly done with the show this time. 1180
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Today's newsletter is about that excerpt from Russell T. Davies' new book that caused a stir over the weekend—not his explanations for just how his second tenure on Doctor Who fell apart, but instead Davies' bizarre rant about the BBC not trying to jail people who spread leaks about the show.observationdeck.ghost.ioNo, Russell T. Davies, Spoilers Shouldn't Land Someone In JailThe former 'Doctor Who' showrunner has decided to close the book on his time with the show with a bizarre screed on what he perceives as its real enemy: leakers. 1202
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I'll say this at least: when you're that high on your own supply it takes a lot to look at something and realise that the shit is hitting the fan, and at least he had the grace to see that with scrapping the special. Goodbye indeed! 0181
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is just his "as long as it generates content" shtick but its even more head-up-his-ass because genuinely no one was talking about the Billie regeneration in a positive way unless they conveniently happened to be talking to RTD 5285
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This entire excerpt is so incredibly telling, and not in the way RTD thinks it istheguardian.com‘Goodbye Whoniverse. God, that was fun!’: Russell T Davies on writing the end of Doctor WhoIn an extract from his new memoir, the screenwriter bids farewell to the show he helped save – and welcomes its new future, whatever that is 1256
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Crait Luke Any sequel-era Leia A Poe that actually looks like him (Kreia would've replaced Poe but now we have Traya I feel like a regular Kreia is inevitable in the next year or so less of a "dream") 180
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Admittedly, I do love having a bunch of them for silly poses and whatnot, so I will probably grab a couple of these lol 120
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 02/10/2026how many definitive Stormtrooper figures can I own at this point? 3140
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The new trailer for VisionQuest this week got me thinking about how its release might end up marking a big change in my ongoing relationship with the MCU—a fitting end through the story that had kept my spark in it alive for the past half-a-decade in WandaVision.observationdeck.ghost.ioThe End of the QuestThe impending arrival of "VisionQuest" has made me realize a few things about my relationship with the MCU. 0110
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Today's newsletter is about that potential Kaine/Ben show cooking between Sony and Amazon, and how the SSU might have realized how to have its cake and eat it with projects about Spider-Man that don't necessarily have *the* Spider-Man in themobservationdeck.ghost.ioSend In the ClonesSony's hopes for an expanded Spider-Man multiverse have reached their logical conclusion: who needs Peter Parker when you can have guys who just look like him? 152
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today's newsletter is, of course, about the new trilogy of Star Wars films—and with a familiar set of hands established behind the scenes, some ideas about what the new films need to do to truly go beyond the sequels, and not just rehash old ideas.observationdeck.ghost.ioNotes Toward an 'Episode X'The next chapter of the Skywalker saga is beginning to take shape—but where else can it go beyond the safe pair of hands it's been entrusted to? 0161
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 27/09/2026On the one hand, Skeleton Crew was cromulent enough to prove he can handle a Star War on the other, three Spider-Man films suggest otherwise to me, specificallyhollywoodreporter.com‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts to Direct Next Movie for LucasfilmSimon Kinberg is writing the new trilogy that is said to be next episodes of the Skywalker Saga. 6253
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I do not create content for the New York Times if I can, but it's clear the answer to the greatest TV show of the 21st century is Turn A Gundam Which, by virtue of beginning its run in 1999, is also successfully the greatest TV show of the 20th century as well 192
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wrote, in what is hopefully last blog about the show for a while, about the thing that bothered me most about SNW's finale—and a thing it just cannot stop doing with its female characters.observationdeck.ghost.io'Strange New Worlds' Can't Imagine More for Its WomenAs the fourth season of 'Strange New Worlds' wraps up, time and time it runs back to one well in particular for its female characters. 2222
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I think overall season 4 was better than season 3, if only because the crushing lows there were *crushing*, and S4's strong points were much stronger than any of S3's But it's still like being asked to compare two different house fires while Holly Hunter stands outside a perfectly not-on-fire house 1140
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Overall ranks: 1) Orders of Magnitude 2) Off Hour 3) Tomorrow's Enterprise 4) Valles Marineris -- insert huge quality drop here-- 5) A Case of Chiaroscuro 6) The Griffin Incident 7) Once La'An a Time 8) Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass 9) Level Five Transporter Accident 10) Human Best Friend 1110
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026At least this season of Strange New Worlds ended on a mixed bag of an episode where the good outweighed most of the bad, I guess that's about thematically appropriate for a season with a 40% win rate 160
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Would be incredibly funny if the P5 collab curse hit fortnite of all things 110
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026They've teased some kind of persona crossover in fortnite since I started playing a few years ago, and now its been almost a year since I dropped it its finally here and... lol not even a ryuji to team the og shujin trio 😭 210
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Today's newsletter is about the death, rebirth, and death of Daredevil, and with it, the end of another era of Marvel's TV ambitionsobservationdeck.ghost.ioBorn Again, Dead AgainMarvel Studios finally cracked out to make good TV—right as it was no longer of interest to it. 192
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Emma wanting to lay her life down for Jeff the Land Shark and Miss Piggy is in fact perfect characterisation 0395
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026How do you name a studio for making halo the halo studio and then lay most of them off to let someplace else make halo instead 1449
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026There can never be a fourth season of a daredevil TV showhollywoodreporter.com‘Daredevil: Born Again’ to End With Season 3 (Exclusive)Showrunner Dario Scardapane, who headed up the Marvel show's second season, is no longer working on the series. 4324
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'd seen reality fracture had a ton of delays worldwide too, kinda feels like a combination of The Economy and also just so much stuff needing to be printed so fast Neither is great tbh! 071
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026That seems Worryingmagic.wizards.comStatement on the Cancellation of the Magic: The Gathering® | Star Trek™ Beginner BoxThe Magic: The Gathering | Star Trek Beginner Box has been canceled and will not be released. For more information, contact your local game store or retailer. 371
James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026They've not said officially yet but I assume the only other one that would be returning (even if its returning from P5/P3R instead of OG P4) would be Kirk Thornton as Igor, basically everyone else has been recast for Revival 000