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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 11h

Im starting to suspect that this new company might be evil. 🤔

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I didn’t know the guy from the amazing race was the new Doctor Who.

The guy from the amazing race doing the classic doctor who pointing pose for some reason.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I didn’t know the guy from the amazing race was the new Doctor Who.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is great. I love seeing a trope get defined, much like when I famously tried to get “boggle trophy” going.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I know the tv list is bullshit because Ive seen how that kind of sausage is made too many times, but Louie isn’t better than ALL anime. Come on.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I would like to join everyone else on bsky in bragging that I also know @erikadams.bsky.social and worked with him for many years at a popular website.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is my local theater chain (shoutout Greg Marcus!) and this video is so great.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hey, io9 let me celebrate Evangelion’s arrival on the Criterion Channel by… writing about Gundam! Shoutout to all the Tem Rays and Gendo Ikaris out there. 🙏🙏🙏 gizmodo.com/evangelion-h...

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'Evangelion' Has Been Deemed Worthy of the Criterion Channel, but Don’t Forget Its Mecha Anime Predecessors

'Evangelion' is a masterpiece, but it owes a lot to 'Mobile Suit Gundam.'

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hey, io9 let me celebrate Evangelion’s arrival on the Criterion Channel by… writing about Gundam! Shoutout to all the Tem Rays and Gendo Ikaris out there. 🙏🙏🙏 gizmodo.com/evangelion-h...

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'Evangelion' Has Been Deemed Worthy of the Criterion Channel, but Don’t Forget Its Mecha Anime Predecessors

'Evangelion' is a masterpiece, but it owes a lot to 'Mobile Suit Gundam.'

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Derrick Sanskrit @dsanskrit.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Meta using David Bowie’s “Five Years” in a commercial about AI being good for everyone is possibly the most tone-deaf advertising choice since the Pepsi ad where Kendall Jenner stopped a protest (at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement) by handing the police officers a can of cola.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Asa Germann, shouldn’t he be playing Nightcrawler?

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Vulture capitalist who collects Pokémon cards and whose job revolves around saying Pokémon cards are valuable: “Pokémon cards sure are valuable!” And we all know the richest person in the post apocalypse will be the one with the most Optimus Prime toys anyway. (I promise to treat you all fairly.)

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Is this even a real guy? Does he turn into a scientist when he gets angry?

A screenshot from marvel snap showing some guy named Kluh who is a scary looking monster man.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wake me up for the iPhone Trowa. Sorry, I would’ve posted this hours ago but I’m at work.

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Gundam Gundam Wing

ALT: Gundam Gundam Wing

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

You can just make a new 2D Metroid? It doesn't take 20 years and a bunch of begging from fans? And it looks awesome?

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Kyle Hilliard @kylehilliard.com · 09/09/2026

You get the bit, right? Like, I don't have to go do the rest of the video for the joke to come across, right? Okay, thanks.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Nintendo Super Family Restaurant is a pretty funny name.

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️

8 Hours for Work, 8 Hours for Rest, 8 Hours for What We Will. Based on a screenprint by Ricardo Levins Morales after the organizing work done by Robert Owen.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

An unnamed free streaming service once got very mad at me for accurately reporting some news, and now it has marked Peter Cullen’s death by removing the dedicated Transformers channel. Also its parent company is evil and nobody should be supporting it anyway.

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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A lil’ sketch of Optimus Prime

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

When I tell you this man’s voice had a big impact on my life, Im not exaggerating. m.youtube.com/watch?v=WVcC...

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Toonami - Gundam Wing 2 Minute Promo (1080p HD)

YouTube video by SlimD716

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Nick Wanserski @nickwans.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Went to see Transformers: The Movie in theaters with my buddy in fourth grade and I put a lot of effort into hiding that I was tearing up when Optimus died. The best to do it. Cullen gave Prime the perfect rugged cowboy inflection. Steady and competent. His Optimus smoked, but not excessively.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Marvel's Avengers (the game) was mechanically and creatively sound, its only problems stemmed from bad business decisions. It's like if a good TV show just happened to be released as a Quibi.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Finally, a relatable version of Captain America.

an action figure of captain america wearing glasses

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Little Transformers: The Movie nod in this week's X-Men 97. I assume everyone caught it and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My heart goes out to the underpaid and overworked pop culture writers tasked with spinning something clickbaity out of that post-credits scene.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My heart goes out to the underpaid and overworked pop culture writers tasked with spinning something clickbaity out of that post-credits scene.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It turns out there’s a second season of Frieren. Did everyone know about this except me?

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Frieren Anime Smug Elf

ALT: Frieren Anime Smug Elf

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Holy shit, Nintendo's still got it.

Screenshot from the new Fire Emblem of a lady using a gun

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Aaron Meyers @aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury

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M.K. @mkcarr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

For my July wrap-up, I shared my quest to get a last-minute 70mm IMAX Odyssey ticket, and what the experience was like inside the theater: open.substack.com/pub/thedesko...

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July 2026: An odyssey to The Odyssey

One woman's quest to get a 70mm IMAX ticket.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

There’s a scene in Wonder Man where his mother is talking about her relationship with him that (for reasons I won’t get into) was extremely devastating for me, so… fuck Disney+ I guess. The show was a masterpiece.

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maddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.com · 30/07/2026

the original sicko

A redrawing of Ward Sutton’s Sicko comic, but with Ocelot at the end of MGS3

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I wrote about the new Ghost In The Shell anime, uwu face, girl with toast in her mouth, and the rare Reverse Sean Parker at the ol’ AVC. www.avclub.com/ghost-in-the...

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The new Ghost In The Shell is proudly a cartoon

The latest adaptation of Shirow Masamune’s classic manga takes an important lesson from Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 movie adaptation.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I wrote about the new Ghost In The Shell anime, uwu face, girl with toast in her mouth, and the rare Reverse Sean Parker at the ol’ AVC. www.avclub.com/ghost-in-the...

avclub.com

The new Ghost In The Shell is proudly a cartoon

The latest adaptation of Shirow Masamune’s classic manga takes an important lesson from Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 movie adaptation.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Ahead of the new Spider-Man movie, I wrote a little bit about Spiders-Man, the colony of spiders that ate Peter Parker and absorbed his consciousness. Also my Spider-Verse OC, Spider-Man-Man, who has all the powers of a Spider-Man. untitledcomicbook.beehiiv.com/p/the-untitl...

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The Untitled Comic Book Newsletter Vol. 36

A.K.A. Does Whatever A Newsletter Can -- July 27, 2026

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

When I’m in a speeding in the pit lane competition and my opponent is Lewis Hamilton.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Adam Driver should call up Kevin Feige tonight and be like “I’ll play Ghost Rider.”

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It may not be a show at The Rivoli, but all of Nirvanna The Band The Show is now on Hulu… and I ranked every episode for The AV Club! www.avclub.com/nirvanna-the...

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Every episode of Nirvanna The Band The Show, ranked

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It may not be a show at The Rivoli, but all of Nirvanna The Band The Show is now on Hulu… and I ranked every episode for The AV Club! www.avclub.com/nirvanna-the...

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Every episode of Nirvanna The Band The Show, ranked

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Gundam is a $5b franchise, and they'll still announce a brand new series with a corporate slideshow in which an emotionless voice says "And now let's talk about merchandising." I just want GQuuuuuuX 2, guys!

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