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π I highly recommend this video of the Yip Yip Invasion at Phoenix Comicon 2017, in which a group of cosplayers dress as The Martians from Sesame Street and hilarity ensues. πΊ
I’m not saying I’m just saying I kind of wish the Season 2 finale of Picard would be Picard and Q’s wedding is all. ππ»πΊ
Which Muppet do I most identify with? Well… πΊπΏ
Don’t mind me, I’m just over here flailing in response to the Picard Season 2 Teaser Trailer. ππ»πΊπ
My kid’s over here telling his dad a Magic Treehouse/Wild Kratts crossover story. ππππΊ
π I love this take. I’d love to see it even more fleshed out: WandaVision Is Basically a Retelling of the Scarlet Letter (LitHub) πΊ
π This piece about WandaVision & fan theories has me musing on the difference between trying to figure out who will make a cameo and, say, analyzing the cinematography in Veronica Mars to see how it draws on the visual language of noir. via Elizabeth Minkel. πΊ
I remember when MCU fans were clamoring for WandaVision to reveal its big bad already & Ashley Esqueda said “maybe grief is enough” & it turns out it totally is. πΊ
π Check out Riana Mckeith’s period-appropriate cartoon homages to WandaVision. So great! It will surprise no one that the 80s one is my fave. (via kottke.org) πΊ
What I’m learning from the MCU (caught up on WandaVision & currently watching Agents of SHIELD 3x15) is that everyone with a PhD in the natural sciences is good at hacking and creating algorithms. Scientists, is this true? πΊπΏ
The latest episode of WandaVision has given me a new cosplay goal… πΊ
Give Kathryn Hahn an Emmy. πΊ
Every once in a while early Sesame Street drops in a random Carol Burnett segment and it brings me such joy. πΊ
πΊ Ugh, Dr. Pulaski is the worst. π
π The Deep Sadness of Marvelβs WandaVision: This is the kind of WandaVision thinkpiece I want. πΊ
π In “The Black Casting Choices in BRIDGERTON Wereβ¦A Choice”, Jessica Pryde explains the ways this was very much NOT colorblind casting. I especially appreciate her acknowledgement of the trauma related to maternal health outcomes. πΊ
πΊ I know the consensus is that Season 1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation is Not Good, but I find a lot in it to love. Q! The beginning of Data’s obsession with Sherlock Holmes! Dixon Hill! Lore & the crystalline entity! The introduction of the Borg! Geordi being hilarious! β₯οΈπ
πΊ Me, a former educator, watching the new Saved by the Bell: This is really good, but I feel like with a doctorate, it makes more sense for Jessie to be a school psychologist than a counselor.
πΊ I’ve been watching Bridgerton & aside from the obvious fact that Lady Danbury & Eloise are the best, my biggest takeaway is that I really need to up my velvet coat game.
Kimberly Hirsh Presents: Things of Bronze Episode 3 - Teacher's Pet
It’s here! The long-awaited all-librarian episode of my Buffy the Vampire Slayer podcast! Transcript & show notes forthcoming.
Kimberly Hirsh Presents: Things of Bronze - Witch
Iβm experimenting with podcasting about whatever I want. Here’s episode 2 of my Buffy podcast, Things of Bronze. This is episode 2, “Witch.” Or is it episode 3? IS IT TWO OR THREE? I know what Wikipedia says, but what do you think?
Kimberly Hirsh Presents: Things of Bronze - Welcome to the Hellmouth and The Harvest
I’m experimenting with podcasting about whatever I want. I’ve got 3 finished episodes of a planned Buffy the Vampire Slayer podcast called Things of Bronze, so I thought I’d go on and upload the pilot for it and see how it goes. Show notes and transcript coming soon!
In recent weeks I have watched all of Sherlock, finished tonight. It was fun, then it wasn’t fun, and then it was really upsetting and made me feel bad. Now I can’t sleep until I do something else that makes me feel better. πΊ
πΊ M. and I are watching MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC and I am reminded of the extent to which I am Twilight Sparkle, who owns a reference book about slumber parties but has never had one.
π Katie Yee’s Very Good Writing Advice from New Girl’s Nick Miller is the most delightful thing I’ve read this week, and makes me want to re-watch New Girl. ππΊ