Eric Buchman
@ebuchman.bsky.social
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Dad to 3, TV writer to thee
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2527230/
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Hi. I’m Eric. Writer of the medium formerly known as television. My current project is an audio drama for Audible (non-IP, based on an original idea of mine), set to be released sometime in the very near future. My next project after that is…who knows! Will linear time even continue exist anymore!?!
over 1 year ago
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25 days ago
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Not gonna lie, we picked this because I figured it’d be more fun talking about a president played by Richard Belzer — and his truly unique TV career — than the movie itself. And I wasn’t wrong! (The movie does have its, uh, moments though!)
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25 days ago
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Silly me. I thought the only pests at the Peninsula Beverly Hills were the cheating husbands
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Beverly Hills Rooftop Restaurant Closed Due To Vermin: Report
The health department issued several violations, according to The California Post.
https://patch.com/california/beverlyhills/beverly-hills-rooftop-restaurant-closed-due-vermin-report
about 1 month ago
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Leo is the new Fauci
about 1 month ago
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It’s almost as if one company created what they think is a god that must not be restrained, and the other thinks they created a new young life that must be given a curfew… maybe? I dunno. This is all dumb.
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about 1 month ago
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The inclusion of the discarded TOY STORY titles at the end feels like a stretch (a couple of those CLEARLY feel like jokes that would never seriously be considered), but the rest of this video is truly great. Love seeing how animated stories evolve.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nvK...
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Pixar Did You Know? | Scrapped Film Ideas
YouTube video by Pixar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nvK-Hw_vUI
about 2 months ago
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I miss local celebrities. Like, the whole concept of them. The idea that within a certain region, you could be considered "famous" to 90% of the population, but people outside that region there's zero awareness you even exist... because those places have their own local celebrities!
about 2 months ago
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wow this meeting of the no chairs society is standing room only
about 2 months ago
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The lack of self-awareness of the self-described “pro-life” crowd right now is as appalling as it is (sadly) unsurprising
about 2 months ago
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Marisa Kabas
about 2 months ago
yet another reason to leave substack (before they make it even harder to leave):
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Depluralize a movie: American Graffito
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about 2 months ago
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Lot of confusion right now so let’s clear this up: Oscars are moving to the Peacock Theater in LA but not the Peacock service, you’ll still need to watch them on YouTube, the service, not at the YouTube Theater (also in LA) They’re not in the Dolby Theater, but possibly still in Dolby surround sound
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2 months ago
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sure, crap on sora now, but don’t forget when it first came out Siskel & Ebert gave it three thumbs up
2 months ago
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Really need some stat heads to do some sabremetrics on CEOs cause I really need to know the VOR on this guy
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2 months ago
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Claire Cameron
2 months ago
Listening to the Jonathan Haidts of the world, it's easy to get sucked into the idea that kids today are not ok. But the (admittedly sparse) evidence doesn't back that up: by many measures, kids are actually doing better now. Read why in
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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The kids are all right
Surprising studies show young people are doing better than previous generations in many ways
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-kids-are-all-right/
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“Fan,” singular
2 months ago
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Moving from Substack needs to be HIGHLY encouraged. Feel free to stop subscribing to a newsletter still hosted on Substack in order to free up $$ to subscribe to ones like Drew’s, which moved off that morally reprehensible “platform.” I give you permission!!
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2 months ago
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My favorite moment in the entirety of The Sopranos is during a poker game to close out an episode, when Tony makes a half-hearted joke at the table, all his lackeys laugh uproariously, and then the camera lingers on Tony's face as he realizes his joke wasn't that funny... and then cut to credits.
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2 months ago
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Alex Epstein
3 months ago
And after the play, they should remind you to turn your ringer back on.
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Good question: How well do fake president movies do at the Oscars? Better question: How well does
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do in the little game I cooked up based on the Oscar-history of all the movies we've covered? Best question: Why have you not already downloaded this ep?!
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3 months ago
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Nothing screams “romantic getaway” like jetting off with the woman you love to a place where women are a second class citizen
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3 months ago
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For some reason I’m now thinking of the old adage: if your brand of activism is, in fact, a brand, and it’s so lucrative you get to fly around on private jets, then what you’re doing isn’t activism, it’s performance
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3 months ago
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Fun fact: if just ONE player had been picked up on mic saying anything to the effect of “why wouldn’t you want to invite the women’s team? They fucking rocked” that dude would have the best selling jersey in the NHL right now
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Charlie McAvoy apologizes for Team USA’s reaction to Trump joke about US women’s team
Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy apologized for Team USA's reaction to Donald Trump's joke about the US women's hockey team.
https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-bruins/2026/02/26/charlie-mcavoy-team-usa-mens-hockey-donald-trump-joke-olympics-us-womens-hockey-boston-bruins/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=cdaqeagakgcicjdswdmlmlrd6gmw5oocbq&utm_content=rundown&gaa_at=la&gaa_n=awetsqch3nsruzw90veewljuhj-x7meb02e_txl9zr_lv_4enslvmnmowdr9xytmupal3u-ijhtaz4nqaiyt&gaa_ts=69a1fd73&gaa_sig=dgb8fpw6o21lcopkqr0mzjzqzyxweks-_v1ocndxh1jsyb7er6wmudjjg1tzenq2i8t7i-iawcdupdwoazjwya%3D%3D
3 months ago
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Oh he’s totally one of those douches who still complains about “poor people” having “flatscreen TVs”
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3 months ago
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And after taping this one SOTU, it’ll be shown again and again, at least once a month at 2am on a local CBS affiliate for the next 15 years
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3 months ago
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And, uh, what happens if all seven die after he’s convicted but before he’s officially removed from the line of succession? Do they have to release him from jail to be king? Asking for a screenwriter
3 months ago
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Turns out the secret ingredient to making democracy stick is… …simply making it more lucrative to be a former president than a current one
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3 months ago
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Kai Ryssdal
3 months ago
They…can’t handle the truth
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3 months ago
Of course this will get but a tiny fraction of the original coverage.
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Fake Presidents Podcast
3 months ago
Our first P-Day ep was also our first real break in format. Instead of covering a single fictional potus, we went through 45 years of SNL history to create a SWEET 16 TOURNAMENT BRACKET to find the best presidential impersonator in the show's history.... and then Lorne hired James Austin Johnson
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Fake Presidents Podcast
3 months ago
Happy Presidents Day to all who celebrate! No new episode today, as we solemnly observe this most sacred of days (praying, fasting, atoning, etc.) But might we suggest some gems from our catalog?
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New sport, or someone in Italy didn’t get their venue ready in time?
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3 months ago
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look, all I’m saying is that it’d be a little more interesting to watch the Olympics if the losers weren’t allowed back into their home countries
3 months ago
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Kirk Rudell
almost 2 years ago
Government did this, not “the free market” or “unregulated business.”
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Happy Presidents Day!
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3 months ago
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could be worse the score could be 6-7
4 months ago
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my new pet theory: there used to be a natural divide between old money and new money, and things started getting really, really bad when they realized they were on the same side
4 months ago
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I'm sorry, but if your last name is Bone, there are certain first names you just gotta leave off the baby naming list
4 months ago
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Is Netflix’s 2026 movie WAR MACHINE a remake of Netflix’s 2017 movie WAR MACHINE?
4 months ago
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He's not in Project Hail Mary, but the Project Hail Mary Lego set should also include Benny from the Lego Movie because, well, you know...
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4 months ago
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I'm genuinely curious about this -- does anyone have any data that links the price of crypto to headline-making bitcoin ransoms? Like, does reading about how kidnappers and hospital hackers deal exclusively in BTC make crypto bros want to buy more? or sell more? or take a shower at least?
4 months ago
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Anyone else keep a note in their notes app that’s just the bathroom codes of all the coffee shops they frequent?
4 months ago
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Uh-oh, just got an email about changes to Starbucks reward program. Considering Sbux is desperate to turn their financials around, its either— A) actually changing for the better, to better reward loyal customers and encourage more visits Or B) who are we kidding, it’s definitely not that
4 months ago
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#FirstKidKnew
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4 months ago
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Fake Presidents Podcast
4 months ago
What happens when Disney hires the director of THE SANDLOT to make a Sinbad comedy in 1996? You get a podcast ep in 2026 where the (alleged) crimes of the cast derail the discussion! Come for our take on a fake potus in a kids movie, stay to find out which actor is in the latest Epstein file dump!
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Belichick snubbed again
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4 months ago
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I see the new California Post is making a full court press at local newsstands, and I guess it makes sense to appeal to a Cali audience with some awards drama… but this is the page 1 “scandal” they’re hoping to move papers with? Of all the “splits” in Hollywood? Cc:
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4 months ago
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i dunno, at first I thought the Crichton estate lawsuit against THE PITT producers for "unauthorized adaption" was a bit of a stretch, but seeing the new Dr. Vela C. Raptor in season two is starting to raise questions...
5 months ago
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Fake Presidents Podcast
5 months ago
Friendly reminder that our podcast lives in an alternate reality where the insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol to usurp the will of the voters was stopped by Ice Cube
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CUBE-Anon (XXX: STATE OF THE UNION, 2005)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/455FGliELbpVXfp5fk1vfp?si=45d29555e438440d
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This movie has suddenly become oddly topical.
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5 months ago
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