Actually, no, Data Monster. You go ahead and fuck that shit up.

Looking for a new audiobook to listen to in the car. The absolute fucking state of this review of A City On Mars has never made me purchase something quicker, just to spite the prick.

@thebugle.bsky.social Listening to @natogreen.bsky.social talking about hope on the latest Bugle was genuinely uplifting. It was only @zaltzcricket.bsky.social then applying it to cricket that reminded me what podcast I was listening to. So thanks, for both of those things.

Just watched F1 - The Movie and am genuinely astonished they didn’t just call it Top Gun - Grand Prix Edition.

Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns is 40 years old this year, and frankly I have just fucking had it up to here with the whole inexorable march of time bullshit.

Can’t help but feel @gailsimone.bsky.social would have been a perfect expert witness for this. (Btw, a lovely episode.)

What with the actual world going to crap, you could do a lot worse than see Project Hail Mary, a slice of intelligent, thrilling sci-fi that takes the DNA of the likes of The Martian (because it’s Andy Weir) and Silent Running, amongst others.

Just booked tickets to see Rush next year at the O2. Why yes, I *am* old, thank you for asking.

I mean, there’s so much in social media to make you mad, but this evening in particular it’s the prick who wrote the skeet I just read saying a) Robert Aramayo didn’t deserve Best Actor BAFTA for I Swear, but also b) they hadn’t seen I Swear.

Half watching the curling, and genuinely puzzled why, after two camera replays at different angles, that there’s a need for a third angle of the same shot but CGI animated.

Small issue with my Yorkshire pudding batter, in that I appear to have whisked through the bottom of the Pyrex jug.

Oh my heart…

Describe your Bluesky account in a single image

Can’t really understsnd why, with all the technology available, AppleTV doesn’t have an option to watch Hijack season 2 with English subtitles for the German dialogue *only*. Having subtitles on everything is so annoying.

In order: 1 - The DC versus Marvel omnibus. Hefty and lots of crossover fun. 2 - Dr Werthless, the comic autobiography of the man who nearly killed the comics industry. 3 - A goddamn perfect Yorkshire pudding. 4 - A dog with not a shred of dignity left. Happy Christmas…

@alexhorne.bsky.social there’s still a day left but I’m confident in saying the @taskmaster.tv advent calendar has been fantastic. My son has totally forgiven me for not getting him a Lego one like usual. It’s brilliantly constructed.

So, this complete bellend, on the basis of an anonymous email he hasn’t shared, is going to sue the BBC. Fool <———————> money.

Hatless, I remove my cycle clips in awkward reverence.

Testify.

“This is my boss, Jonathan Hart - a self-made millionaire. He's quite a guy. This is Mrs. H. She's gorgeous. She's one lady who knows how to take care of herself. By the way, my name is Max. I take care of *both* of them, which ain't easy; 'cause when they met... it was…”

Tremendous evening at @thebugle.bsky.social 18th birthday show with @zaltzcricket.bsky.social, Nish Kumar, @alicefraser.bsky.social, @podchris.bsky.social and John Oliver. Although my wife, on her first experience of The Bugle, got *two* Zaltzman pun runs, so naturally we are now divorcing.

I meant to see One Battle After Another today but totally screwed up the times and we got there 40 minutes late. So instead we saw I Swear. Please, anyone reading this, go and see it. It’s a remarkable film - warm, funny, heartbreaking and triumphant. Best mistake I’ve made at the cinema.

Amazon Prime Video is recommending for me: Bloodbath At The House Of Death Lifeforce Caligula Why has it turned into the dodgy video store at the top of the high street* when I was a kid? * you know the one. Next to Fine Fare supermarket. That one.

@colleendoran.bsky.social This was a lovely thing to receive this morning. And honestly, the work that’s gone into this is just *astonishing*. It’s hard to turn a page because of taking in every detail that’s on the one you’re reading.

Which movie do you consider to be perfect?

Excited…

“That’s my whole big thing point.”

Someone really needs to let Fox News know that Superman has been woke since June 1938.

@alicefraser.bsky.social - something that neatly encompasses both Realms Unknown and A Passion For Passion

Man, things have changed for the band since Eddie died.

What a find in a National Trust bookshop - Dredd strips from the Daily Star. No idea if it’s worth a fiver, don’t care. Not seen one of these in decades. #2000AD

@gralefrit.bsky.social Yesterday I saw a (terrible) production of Macbeth, where the porter scene is yet again a massive roadblock in the plot. Today I read the Robert McKee bit in Be Funny Or Die and, my God, I was nodding furiously at the refutation.

Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer. Hard mode: No villains.

Didn’t realise Duolingo was a Victoria Wood fan.

Movies you've watched more than six time, gifs only.

No cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist.

Dahn in the West End for a bit’ve culture innit?

In the depths of the Sky Store, and as far as I know not available on anything other than import DVD, is this utter gem of a documentary. Just pure, life-affirming goodness with a peerless funk soundtrack.

Look, I don’t normally post cooking stuff, but just look at those Yorkshires. JUST LOOK AT THEM.

Just watched the finale of Day Of The Jackal and honestly don’t think I’ve seen such bad writing on screen in a good long while.

Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater as a child.

My local council have really gone all out on the festive mood this year. Just magnificent. Awe inspiring.

If anyone out there knows how to block the prompt for me to sign in to Google whenever I do a search on my phone*, for the love of God, please tell me. * yes, I’m sure you’re going ‘ha-ha, private browsing’ but it’s on regular ol’ browsing. All the fucking time.

Just realised I accidentally bough Lurpak Light, and now my day is absolutely fucking ruined.

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now 1 - channel scheduler 2 - tv researcher 3 - crisp factory line worker 4 - hospital operating theatres porter 5 - film reviewer

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? I think I’ll be ok, but I’m only 4 episodes in and a lot of things haven’t gone well for her.

An evening with Mr XKCD, accompanied by my son, who a while back idly picked up my copy of the first What If… book and found out he loved it. Really looking forward to this.

Sainsburys just now - hawking an “AI curated wine”. Honestly, can AI just fuck off into the sea now?

What an incredible fucking coincidence.

A most civilized gig ahead.