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Simon Pegg Says Star Wars Has the Most Toxic Fanbase
In a recent installment of Sirius XM’s Jim and Sam Show, actor Simon Pegg was asked which franchise has the most toxic fandom. Pegg is quite familiar with fandom and geek culture, having appeared in Star Trek, Star Wars, Mission: Impossible, Doctor Who, and The Boys, among other things. With lit...
Read MoreAnti-Fantasy Sentiment is Back, Connects Role-Playing to Jan. 6th
Matthew Carmosino | Jul 26, 2022 | 0
Does anyone remember the “Satanic Panic,” the nonsense campaign of the 1980s to smear Dungeons and Dragons as an evil gateway to the occult? That never made much sense, even from an evangelical Christian perspective. Though back in the 80s, D&D was still fresh and new; societies thro...
Read MoreRussel T. Davies Attacks a Doctor Who Fan – No Republicans Allowed
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Jul 19, 2022 | 0
Some fans of popular British sci-fi series Doctor Who have fought their instincts, holding off full rejection of the franchise’s future. They’ve hoped that the returning king, Russell T. Davies, would restore the series to its former glory. However, it appears the series’ politic...
Read MoreTaika Waititi Mocks Thor: Love and Thunder Effects
If I already didn’t like Taika Waititi, I really can’t stand him now. The director of Thor: Love and Thunder made a video with Valkyrie actress Tessa Thompson for Vanity Fair in which they give a sort of running commentary on a scene from the new film. Part of the video – which I’m sure &hel...
Read MoreJohnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial May Get a Sequel
If you thought the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard legal battle was over, you don’t know how Hollywood works. After losing her suit against Depp, as well as Depp’s countersuit, Heard has now filed a motion to have the trial declared a mistrial and for a new trial to be held. The reason she gives is that...
Read MoreElon Musk Ends Twitter Bid
Well, it was fun while it lasted. It’s being widely reported that Elon Musk is no longer seeking to buy Twitter. Musk cites what he calls Twitter’s failure to provide adequate information on the number of bot and spam accounts plaguing the social media website. Twitter has claimed that these pho...
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