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Sukie 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🌊 @froggybottompond.bsky.social · 7h

''I'd like to go ahead and solve it. The Atlanta Hawks.''

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.

Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth in the television series “What We Do in the Shadows” (2019 - 2024).

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The problem, as I see it, is that we have a surplus of James Bond Villains and a shortage of James Bonds.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Since my last post on the subject just five days ago, the price per gallon of regular gasoline at my local SoCal Costco has rocketed up to $5.96.9. Wheeee? #priceofgas #trump’swar #trump’sfolly #inflation #costco

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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

noparamountconcessions.com 🚨Twelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Concessions don’t protect workers, consumers or creators. Tell the AGs to hold strong. #Pinks

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Twelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Concessions don’t protect workers, consumers or creators. Tell the AGs to hold strong and take it to trial. SIGN THE P...

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Once again I feel compelled to tell you all what the gas prices are at our local SoCal Costcos. A quick survey this morning shows a range from $5.69.9 per gallon at the low end to $5.79.9 at the high. Woof.

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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"60 Minutes. More like 60 viewers!"

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A terrific Billy Wilder noir, a Disney animated classic, a fun documentary about one of baseball’s all-time greats and a superhero who honestly deserved better. As usual I’m putting my comments below. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Art cards for “Captain America: Brave New World” (2025), “Say Hey, Willie Mays!” (2022), “The Jungle Book” (1967) and “Double Indemnity” (1944).

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Deliberately crashing the American economy—costing American families well over $5,000 each—and then promising to pay those families back $5,000 but *only if* they keep letting him abuse them and the country for two more years... ...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Downgrade a Movie: The So-so Seven

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It’s been a while since I posted the price per gallon of regular gasoline at the local (San Fernando Valley) Costco stations. Currently ranging between $5.49.9 and $5.55.9, so still hovering near the high of the quagmire-inflated price.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

“My Mother the Car”. Why yes, I am older than dirt. Thanks for asking.

A still from the mercifully short-lived American sitcom “My Mother the Car” (1965-66). Series star Jerry Van Dyke sits behind the wheel of a red 1928 Porter automobile which is animated by the soul of his late mother. His co-star Maggie Pierce is seated next to him. Ann Southern provided the voice of the car.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Marx Bros, An Ernst Lubitch classic paired with a Friz Freleng Daffy Duck cartoon and the most recent Jack Ryan adventure. Only one of the 3 features seems of the current moment… and it ain’t Jack Ryan. My comments will be in the replies below, as usual. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Art cards for “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War” (2026), “Daffy - The Commando” (1943), “To Be or Not to Be” (1942) and “At the Circus” (1939).

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Couldn’t get in a fourth feature this week, but it seemed appropriate to revisit the original cinematic Superman! I’ll add some comments in the replies below shortly. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

1/ I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a bit tired of seeing “Another Spider-Man movie?!? Hollywood is officially out of ideas!” posts. I did a little research and threaded below are some facts to keep in mind:

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Ray E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Happy birthday to actress Myrna Loy, born on this day in 1905. A great comic actress. I particularly enjoy her great chemistry with William Powell in "The Thin Man" series of movies.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Still getting in under the west-coast wire for #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched It’s a mixed bag this week. As usual, my comments will be in the replies below.

Art cards for “My Mom Jayne” (2025), “The Thin Man Goes Home” (1944), “Heads of State” (2025) and Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass”.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

1/ In honor of SDCC ‘26, here’s my first thumbnail and finished art for page 1 of “Bizarre Bazaar”, published in issue #4 of Dynamite’s “Bob’s Burgers” comic book in 2015. It was reprinted in the collected “Bob’s Burgers: Medium Rare”, now sadly out of print. #bob’sburgers #originalcomicart

My first fast-‘n’-dirty thumbnail/page layout for “Bizarre Bazaar” from issue #4 of the “Bob’s Burgers” comic book. Digital (Photoshop), 2015. Bob and Louise are walking through the local farmers’ market trying to come up with ideas for a new “Burger of the Day”. After rejecting Brussels sprouts and Caramel Corn, Louise spots a stand that neither of them has seen before. Behind the counter inside the tent is a mysterious looking old lady…

Scan of my finished art for “Bizarre Bazaar” from issue #4 of the “Bob’s Burgers” comic book. Ink over blue pencil on Bristol Paper, 2015. Bob and Louise are walking through the local farmers’ market trying to come up with ideas for a new “Burger of the Day”. After rejecting Brussels sprouts and Caramel Corn, Louise spots a stand that neither of them has seen before. Behind the counter inside the tent is a mysterious looking old lady…

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Two recommended entertainment documentaries and a pairing of an all-time great feature with a classic cartoon. Comments to come in the replies. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Art cards for “The Man on the Flying Trapeze” starring Popeye (1934), “It Happened one Night” (1934), “Marty, Life is Short” (2026) and “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery” (2025).

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

One from 2014: Barris Kustom City at the corner of Lankershim and Riverside in North Hollywood, CA. The legendary custom shop of George Barris and the birthplace of iconic vehicles for movies and TV including the ‘66 Batmobile. #lostLA #valleyrelics #batmobile

Barris Kustom City at the corner of Lankershim and Riverside in North Hollywood, CA. The legendary custom shop of George Barris, creator of iconic custom vehicles for movies and TV including the ‘66 Batmobile, which resided behind the display room window. The location closed in 2021 and relocated to Ventura, CA.

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Comic Book Yeti @comicbookyeti.com · 05/06/2026

Who are they? Wrong answers only.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🎶 One of these things is not like the other, 🎶

A squirrel’s stash of acorns in the hollow of a tree. Among the acorns is the cork from a wine bottle.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Here’s another Sunday Night Soother. Unmute for best results.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Grogu

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Michael Frasca @frasca.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"F John Roberts" - what we all have been saying AND a cartoon from Keith Knight. @keefknight.bsky.social

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F John Roberts

A cartoon by Keef Knight.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Ah, Spring in L. A.! What the world presumes are our perpetually sunny skies have been replaced by the May Gray (soon to be followed by the June Gloom) and I’m engaged in battles with my allergies and the aphids in our garden. Turns out those little suckers are born pregnant! Like tribbles!

William Shatner as Capt. James T. Kirk is buried in an avalanche of Tribbles falling from a grain storage bin in Star Trek season 2, episode 15: “The Trouble With Tribbles” originally broadcast on December 29th, 1967. The small furry creatures were an invasive species that were born pregnant, multiplying so rapidly that they would quickly overwhelm the resources of any environment into which they were introduced.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Not going to repost Rottenhand’s fugly “This is the way” AI slop. Would it be too much to ask for the notoriously litigious Walt Disney Company to sue his ass?

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Attended a couple of industry screenings this week: an advance showing of “Remarkably Bright Creatures” and a second viewing of “John Candy: I Like Me”. As usual, my comments are in the replies below. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Art cards for “John Candy: I Like Me” (2025), “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (2026), “Silver River” (1948) and “Without Love” (1945).

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Since I last posted on the subject 3 weeks ago, the price of gas at my local Costco briefly dipped from $5.59.9 per gallon to $5.49.9 only to shoot up to its current $5.79.9. That’s an overall increase of 60¢ per gallon since 3/16/26. #priceofgas #trump’swar #trump’sfolly #inflation #costco

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Superman Day, eh? Well here’s a couple of generations of super-suits for the pleasure of all who celebrate!

Costumes worn by Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), David Corenswet (Clark Kent/Superman) and Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luthor) in the 2025 feature film “Superman”. Photographed at the Warner Bros. Studio Tours, Spring 2025.

Costume worn by @lyndacarter.bsky.social in the title role of Wonder Woman in the 1975 - 1979 TV series, displayed alongside the costumes worn by Marlon Brando (Jor-El) and Christopher Reeve (Superman) in the 1978 feature film “Superman”. Photographed at the Warner Bros. Studio Tours, Spring 2025.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Hollywood Bvld this afternoon:

A wreath of flowers placed on Sid & Marty Kroft’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sid Kroft died on April 10th, 2026 at the age of 96. He and his brother Marty, who died in 2023 are best known for the Saturday morning children’s TV shows they produced including H. R. Pufnstuf (1969 - 1970) and The Land of The Lost (1974 - 1977).

A black banner with white text reading “War is Not the Answer” hangs over the entrance of Hollywood’s iconic Amoeba Music.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Quote post with something good that lasted longer than the Confederacy (1861 - 1865) The classic sitcom Taxi (1978 - 1983)

The cast of the classic American sitcom Taxi. Back L to R: Andy Kaufman, Carol Kane, Danny DeVito, Judd Hirsch. Front L to R: Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, Cristopher Lloyd.

The series, set in the Manhattan garage of the Sunshine Cab Co. gave DeVito and Lloyd their breakout roles; DeVito as the company’s unsavory dispatcher Louie De Palma and Lloyd as the lovable ‘60s burnout Jim Ignatowski. Hirsch, as world weary cabbie Alex Reiger, anchored one of the all-time great sitcom ensembles, including Kaufman parlaying his “Foreign Man” character into the sweetly innocent mechanic Latka Gravas, Kane as Latka’s girlfriend and later wife Simka, Jeff Conway as struggling actor Bobby Wheeler, Henner as single mom Elaine Nardo and Danza as boxer Tony Banta.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Best Star Trek Captain. Wrong answers only.

Leslie Nielsen as Commander Adams in “Forbidden Planet” (1956).

Only half joking with this one. In many ways “Forbidden Planet” was the foundation upon which Star Trek would be built a decade later.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, Also, Hungary kicking Orbán To the curb. With apologies to Emily Dickinson.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

At Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, a SoCal institution for over a century. #vroman’sbookstore #greatbookstores #distopianfiction #makeorwellfictionagain

A display at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, CA. Lettering above the bookshelves reads “Make Orwell Fiction Again.” Among the displayed books are “A Clockwork Orange”, “Lord of the Flies”, “V For Vendetta”, “The Handmaid’s Tale”, “Player Piano”, “The Plot Against America” and “It Can’t Happen Here”. Posters depicting the map of The Republic of Gilead, Big Brother from Orwell’s “1984” and The 74th Annual Hunger Games are among those placed above the books.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Tonight in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square, a sea of young Hungarians—who’ve only ever known Orbán’s corrupt, suffocating regime—are packed together, singing, chanting, and daring to dream of freedom again. Their hope is raw, their courage is real. The heart of Europe is beating in Budapest tonight. 🇭🇺❤️🇪🇺

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only

Not a Star Trek crew. The cast of the sitcom “30 Rock”. From L to R: Tracy Morgan, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer.

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Scott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Mark Evanier has had a large amount of original comics art stolen from his home; there's a list at this link. If you're involved in buying or selling art, please circulate it. www.newsfromme.com/2026/04/07/m...

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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Many people who are not you and I made fortunes today because Trump TACO'd and they had advance notice he was going to do so. The often repeated pattern is as unmistakable as the offense itself. Add this to the list of crimes to be prosecuted in the next Democratic administration.

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Now that we appear to have avoided the promised catastrophic war crimes, the price per gallon of regular at my local Costco (Los Angeles) is currently $5.59.9, a 4 cent increase since last week, a full 40 cents over the last month. #priceofgas #trump’swar #trump’sfolly #inflation #costco

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Hope springs eternal, but it’s probably an appropriate time to repost this one:

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Tom Riggin @tomrig.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

It’s been a few weeks since I posted one of these. Putting a few comments in the replies below. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Art cards for “The Frisco Kid” (1979), “Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story” (2025), “Zootopia 2” (2025) and “Blue Moon” (2025).

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