Chris Gumprich

@gumprich.bsky.social

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Writing about things I read and watch because somebody, somewhere might care.
Used to make comics, but that was a long time ago. Now my hobbies are OSINT and poker.

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NOW PLAYING: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

The Y2K bug was not a catastrophe because PEOPLE WORKED TO PREVENT IT BECOMING ONE, a fact that seems lost on folks today.

it’s exhausting to have to point this out every time the Y2K bug is brought up, but hey: it didn’t do as much damage as was feared because *lots of people worked very hard to raise awareness, prepare, and fix it*

Hi, I’m Ed Winchester!

NOW PLAYING: Slayground (1983). The fourth of the English-language Parker adaptations.

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One way we could maybe stop being like Twitter (derogatory) is to not fucking termsearch or reply to strangers with your own bullshit baggage? I mean, you’re gonna catch a block from any responsible user anyway, but stop ruining people’s moods because you can’t be arsed to mind your business.

NOW PLAYING: The Hunter (1980).

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Farewell and thanks to Bob Newhart (1929-2024) "As I get older, people come up to me and say, 'Thank you for all the laughter.' And my standard answer is, 'It was my pleasure.' But that's the truth." #RIPBobNewhart

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Bob Newhart in a publicity photo for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)

NOW PLAYING: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)

Texas

NOW PLAYING: The Boogens (1981), because today feels like an “Anne-Marie Martin double feature” kind of day.

NOW PLAYING: Dr Strange (1978)

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More faithful to the spirit of the original Philip Marlowe stories than their official adaptations, IMO.

NOW PLAYING: Banyon (1971). Robert Forster as a 1920s private eye, leading into a too-short series that’s really tough to find episodes in watchable condition.

NOW PLAYING: Werewolf By Night (2022). Don’t you dare judge me.

NOW PLAYING: Airplane! (1980). Because that last movie desperately needed a chaser.

NOW PLAYING: The Concorde… Airport ‘79 (1979)

Moxon writes like I wish I could, which is one reason why I’m a supporter. Someone needs to be the one who says it.

Well I'm given to understand that today & for a VERY limited time, our nation's political violence party is shocked—shocked!—to learn that we currently live in a world of normalized political violence, and would like very much to know who is to blame. Full Essay: www.the-reframe.com/gambling-in-...

Gambling In Casablancawww.the-reframe.com Being blamed for a world of political violence by the people who force us to live in it, and are now shocked-shocked!—by it. Navigating the daily trauma of living in a bully's paradise.

NOW PLAYING: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

NOW PLAYING: Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em (1926). My Louise Brooks tour continues.

As much as the MCU bores me to tears, I can’t help but enjoy seeing El Aguila fighting Man-Bull in this episode of SHE-HULK.

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Goodbye, she’s Shelley Duvall. RIP

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Shelley Duvall has passed away. It should be noted her performance as Olive Oyl in the POPEYE movie is an all-timer...absolutely transcendent.

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If you've been thinking of hitting the LCS, buying a comic from a small presser, throwing a buck at a creator's Patreon, take a breath and go do it. Not my stuff, I'll still be here a while, I have a following, and my parents got me a car to replace the beater. Make someone's day who could use it.

NOW PLAYING: The Thing (1982)

NOW PLAYING: The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) Based on the IMDB plot description, this is gonna be sweet.

Spotted in the window of an antique store, and by damn am I getting tired of the constant reminder that I am An Old.

Working my way through season three of HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET, first viewing. I know all of the actors’ names and remember none of the character names. Amazing.

“This kid on GOLDEN GIRLS looks familiar, what else has she done?” “Died at 21 of a heroin overdose.”