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Home of Nick Knacks, a show-by-show retrospective on Nickelodeon. You can call me Gregiffer. Bi, they/them. youtube.com/user/poparena

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The apartment I lived in for ten years that I was loophole evicted from is back in the listings for twice the rent.

Feels bad.

10.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I tried, but I really couldn't connect with Demy's "normal dialogue in a sing-songy voice" brand of musical.

10.03.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

worth remembering, David Lynch directed β€œfix your hearts or die” specifically at transphobes. it wasn’t a generic β€œno mean people allowed” statement, it was said by his Twin Peaks character in defense of a trans woman he cared for and deeply respected.

10.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 8788 πŸ” 3664 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Are carousels for children? #carousel #history #merrygoround
Are carousels for children? #carousel #history #merrygoround YouTube video by Carousels and Coasters

Love me a fun, history-driven hyperfixation from the young folks
www.youtube.com/shorts/nG_6s...

10.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A β˜…β˜…β˜…Β½ review of Shin Ultraman (2022) 1) My mom used to watch the English dub of the 1966 Ultraman series, just loved it. In fact, it's the only show of her youth that I've heard her bring up nostalgically, making her own disdain for me g...

I watched Shin Ultraman! It's Japanese baby boomer nostalgia, but it's tokusatsu silliness, so it's hard not have a good time.

This is fun! I might make Follower Choice Movie Monday a thing. Maybe.
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10.03.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Aw, I was hoping my cinephile butt could extend this game longer, but I haven't seen it, and it's on Tubi, so that's what I'll watch tonight. Thank you!
bsky.app/profile/bust...

10.03.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Seen it! Fantastic film, I think it's even better then the 1953 original.
bsky.app/profile/dung...

10.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Alright, I want to watch a movie. I will watch the first movie somebody names that a) I haven't seen, and b) is readily available at home.

10.03.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi bug! Here's leaf for u. πŸ‚

10.03.2026 01:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
a guide to flaming out
a guide to flaming out YouTube video by Innuendo Studios

new video

youtu.be/zv1SFurxwbE

09.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 533 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 36

Women.

So cool.

09.03.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Things are tough, I might be entering my "living in my car" era soon."
*US goes to war with Iran and drives up gas prices*
"Oh come the fuck on!"

09.03.2026 05:09 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 2803 πŸ” 1116 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 20

To the best of my knowledge, it didn't air on Nickelodeon.

08.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
TV Listing for Wednesday, January 19, 1994. "DIS: [2 stars] "The Voyage of Melonia" (1989, Fantasy) Voices of Allen Edwall, Robin Carisson. Animated. An island kingdom's enemies plot against it."

TV Listing for Wednesday, January 19, 1994. "DIS: [2 stars] "The Voyage of Melonia" (1989, Fantasy) Voices of Allen Edwall, Robin Carisson. Animated. An island kingdom's enemies plot against it."

And, in fact, the first United States airing of Voyage of Melonia I could find my my TV listing archives was a Disney Channel broadcast on January 19th, 1994.

08.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Not quite true, back in their premium cable days the Disney Channel had a decent amount of acquisitions to fill in time, like Care Bears and Pound Puppies reruns, and they did bring in non-Disney foreign films.

08.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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happy international women's day

08.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 1505 πŸ” 503 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Carmen Sandiego from the 90s cartoon

Carmen Sandiego from the 90s cartoon

Happy International Women's Day to the original International Woman

08.03.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 11579 πŸ” 3289 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 21
VOYAGE TO MELONIA (1989) - This Movie Exists
VOYAGE TO MELONIA (1989) - This Movie Exists YouTube video by moviebob

Because YOU, the viewers, demanded it! ...which does NOT typically happen for Swedish animated movies from the 1980s! πŸ‘€

THIS MOVIE EXISTS: "VOYAGE TO MELONIA" (1989)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSQs...

08.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

One of the best things I ever bought for my kitchen

07.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You don't believe Claude is actually conscious and neither does anyone else. Because if you actually considered it a living intellect, you would feel some pause and shame about exploiting for labor and personal amusement. You would be horrified by its status as property.

07.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 482 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 3

i'm very used to the idea that writing is thinking but it doesn't stop being funny to sit down to a blank page and be like "i'm not sure what this game was saying" and then over a couple of hours and 1200 words to be like "oh. it was eco-fascism"

07.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Robert Altman's Baccano!

07.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

Just watched a Youtuber do an ad read for one of those meal delivery services in the middle of their "I'm struggling with mental illness and a death in the family" video, and that's weird, right? That's a weird thing to do?

07.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3

(Helps that, even with the Disney acquisition, Doug had, like, 10% of the behind-the-scenes drama Rugrats or Ren & Stimpy had)

06.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't have a timeline, because I'm always wrong and it takes longer than I think BUT, the Doug script is coming along pretty well I think.

06.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Shame they have to go to war and not just spend all day making out with each other and me.

06.03.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cishet? In THIS economy?

22.03.2025 04:05 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Some issues have come up with my apartment that require me to spend more money than I am used to for this pay period in addition to rent. Anything helps and it will make gas & groceries for the next two weeks less stressful.

27.02.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0