Andrew Middleton
@birobasher.bsky.social
Arty nitwit dressed how I damn well please. He/They. Music, Art, writing, cinema. Political posts will expire. Remember: don't argue with *them*, just report/block. Be Seeing You.
My blog: https://birobasher.wordpress.com/
My blog: https://birobasher.wordpress.com/
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Absolutely this.
Also the plot is COMPLETELY different from the film
Also the plot is COMPLETELY different from the film
The original novel, that takes place in "modern" day (1980s), and is about comic *strip* characters who talk in visible word balloons. I love the Zemeckis film, but would be fascinated by a faithful adaptation of the book.
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Absolutely this.
Also the plot is COMPLETELY different from the film
Also the plot is COMPLETELY different from the film
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"Color is too real. It’s limiting. It doesn’t allow too much of a dream. Black has depth. You can go into it. The mind kicks in, a lot of things become manifest. And you start seeing what you’re afraid of. You start seeing what you love, and it becomes like a dream."
#DavidLynch
#DavidLynch
January 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM
"Color is too real. It’s limiting. It doesn’t allow too much of a dream. Black has depth. You can go into it. The mind kicks in, a lot of things become manifest. And you start seeing what you’re afraid of. You start seeing what you love, and it becomes like a dream."
#DavidLynch
#DavidLynch
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Stewart Lee does an amazing job of lifting Steve’s 19 years in The Fall off the page in this brilliant audiobook. One of the great music biographies- no question. Available through Audible & Amazon! @stephenhanley6.bsky.social #TheFall #stewartlee
January 17, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Stewart Lee does an amazing job of lifting Steve’s 19 years in The Fall off the page in this brilliant audiobook. One of the great music biographies- no question. Available through Audible & Amazon! @stephenhanley6.bsky.social #TheFall #stewartlee
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Peter Of The Lake, a comic from 2013, when I was keen to establish with the Guardian that in order for my weekly comic to work, it would have to be about whatever random shit popped into my head that week
![Title panel:
PETER OF THE LAKE
The scene is a small lake in woodland. A fisherman is standing alone, fishing in the lake. From beneath him he is shocked to hear a voice say HALLO.
He looks down, starled. Emerging from the water is thr face of a gigantic sort of frog person named Peter.
PETER:
I AM PETER I WAS ADOPTED BY FROGS AS A CHILD SO I GREW UP ALL WEIRD
FISHERMAN:
Oh… uh… right…
PETER:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR MY SIMPLE SONG OF JOY?
FISHERMAN:
Um… yes?
PETER:
SMASHING
[Peter the giant frog person, still submereged in the lake, closes his eyes and gently sings:
Doo-de-doo-de-doo-de-doo... doo-de-doo-de-doo-doo-doo…
[There follows a series of connecting text panels, interspersed with images of album reviews on the front of magazines and newspapers]:
AND SO:
SONG OF NATURE:
WONDERFUL DEBUT ALBUM BY FROG PERSON
[Five stars]
BUT THEN:
RIBBITING ON:
SECOND RECORD IS MORE OF THE SAME
[Three stars]
AND SADLY:
DOO-DE-DOO-DE-DON'T
PETER'S THIRD EFFORT IS THE SAME OLD CROAK
[One star]
THUS:
[Final panel shows Peter, now a rich recording artist, reading this last review on a private jet, having a tantrum and kicking over his champagne while shouting:
BASTAAAARDS
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreifydbprj2a7baayvxj3fd2r7pexwgdsh7vehxznua4fpwe6kutd6m@jpeg)
January 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Peter Of The Lake, a comic from 2013, when I was keen to establish with the Guardian that in order for my weekly comic to work, it would have to be about whatever random shit popped into my head that week
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bluray.com is a good place for comparing different releases. I've managed to avoid several shitty releases of classic films by comparing reviews there.
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bluray.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
bluray.com is a good place for comparing different releases. I've managed to avoid several shitty releases of classic films by comparing reviews there.
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Just watched Paying For It (2024).
Excellent.
As a sex worker, it’s difficult to articulate just how much I appreciate the way this film navigates and challenges underlying assumptions about “paying for it” in a way that humanizes both sex workers and our clients.
Excellent.
As a sex worker, it’s difficult to articulate just how much I appreciate the way this film navigates and challenges underlying assumptions about “paying for it” in a way that humanizes both sex workers and our clients.
January 11, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Just watched Paying For It (2024).
Excellent.
As a sex worker, it’s difficult to articulate just how much I appreciate the way this film navigates and challenges underlying assumptions about “paying for it” in a way that humanizes both sex workers and our clients.
Excellent.
As a sex worker, it’s difficult to articulate just how much I appreciate the way this film navigates and challenges underlying assumptions about “paying for it” in a way that humanizes both sex workers and our clients.
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Hate when this guy shows up in my feed
December 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hate when this guy shows up in my feed
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Actual Fact That Sounds Like a Dad Joke:
Did they really have color in old movies?
Yes, they painted it on with tiny brushes
Did they really have color in old movies?
Yes, they painted it on with tiny brushes
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Actual Fact That Sounds Like a Dad Joke:
Did they really have color in old movies?
Yes, they painted it on with tiny brushes
Did they really have color in old movies?
Yes, they painted it on with tiny brushes
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Merry Christmas from all at the Tripe Marketing Board!
December 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Merry Christmas from all at the Tripe Marketing Board!
"A candy coloured clown they call the Sandman..."
Found for a quid at #recordcollector in #Sheffield. Despite a torn cover, once cleaned the vinyl is surprisingly good, with no locks, jumps or clicks.
It's a 'dreams' concept album almost. #RoyOrbison was streets ahead of his contemporaries.
Found for a quid at #recordcollector in #Sheffield. Despite a torn cover, once cleaned the vinyl is surprisingly good, with no locks, jumps or clicks.
It's a 'dreams' concept album almost. #RoyOrbison was streets ahead of his contemporaries.
December 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"A candy coloured clown they call the Sandman..."
Found for a quid at #recordcollector in #Sheffield. Despite a torn cover, once cleaned the vinyl is surprisingly good, with no locks, jumps or clicks.
It's a 'dreams' concept album almost. #RoyOrbison was streets ahead of his contemporaries.
Found for a quid at #recordcollector in #Sheffield. Despite a torn cover, once cleaned the vinyl is surprisingly good, with no locks, jumps or clicks.
It's a 'dreams' concept album almost. #RoyOrbison was streets ahead of his contemporaries.
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As Mark Gatiss readies his latest BBC ghost story for Christmas, join Empire as we head on set for The Room In The Tower.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/tv/fea...
Read more: www.empireonline.com/tv/fea...
December 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As Mark Gatiss readies his latest BBC ghost story for Christmas, join Empire as we head on set for The Room In The Tower.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/tv/fea...
Read more: www.empireonline.com/tv/fea...
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My full page comic for the @prospectmagazine.co.uk Christmas issue. With sincere apologies.
![This is a comic pate drawn in the soft pencil style of The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
Basically the story is this:
- Keir Starmer in dressing gown presses face up to window, excited that it is snowing
- He runs outside, builds a snowman
- It comes to life, taps on his window
- He invites it in, gives it clothes (yellow trouser, green jacket, flat cap) and we realise (face close up) it looks like Nigel Farage
- Snowman takes him outside, launches off the ground
- They fly over the landscape, we see a town below
- A man ziptying a St George’s Flag to a lamp post waves at them as they pass
- As in the original, they head for the sea - we see a light by the coast
- Instead of Brighton pier as in the original, it is an Asylum Detention Center
- They land, we see people queuing behind a fence
- Snowman Farage points excitedly at a large bin marked VALUABLES
- Snowman Farage pulls a child's E-scooter out of the bin, he and Starmer look excited
- They take off again and go back to Keir’s home
- Farage resumes his place in the garden, Starmer walks back inside to go back to bed
- The next day Snowman Farage has melted, leaving only his clothes and the scooter - now with a bow and label attached to show it is a Christmas gift.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My full page comic for the @prospectmagazine.co.uk Christmas issue. With sincere apologies.
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Sorry, I didn’t get to any Christmas posts earlier. Here’s one.
December 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Sorry, I didn’t get to any Christmas posts earlier. Here’s one.
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EYOOOOOOOOO! Ol' Sooz has wormed her way in to this line-up!
Nine Lessons starts tomorrow in London! On stage will be @robinince.bsky.social, Stewart Lee, Dr Julia Shaw, @soozaphone.bsky.social, @jengupta.bsky.social, @flygirlnhm.bsky.social, @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social, @tomshakespeare.bsky.social & more! Last balcony tix www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin...
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
EYOOOOOOOOO! Ol' Sooz has wormed her way in to this line-up!
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Rob Reiner has sadly died at the age of 78.
The legendary filmmaker was beloved for such films as This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally, and A Few Good Men among many, many others.
Read Empire's obituary: www.empireonline.com/movies...
The legendary filmmaker was beloved for such films as This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally, and A Few Good Men among many, many others.
Read Empire's obituary: www.empireonline.com/movies...
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Rob Reiner has sadly died at the age of 78.
The legendary filmmaker was beloved for such films as This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally, and A Few Good Men among many, many others.
Read Empire's obituary: www.empireonline.com/movies...
The legendary filmmaker was beloved for such films as This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally, and A Few Good Men among many, many others.
Read Empire's obituary: www.empireonline.com/movies...
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I have a very strong memory of being about 8 and being in physical pain from how much I laughed at Brian Conley singing "You better not shout, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why...Santa Claus is dead!"
December 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I have a very strong memory of being about 8 and being in physical pain from how much I laughed at Brian Conley singing "You better not shout, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why...Santa Claus is dead!"
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actual bluesky challenge: post your favorite work of art from fifty years before you were born.
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
actual bluesky challenge: post your favorite work of art from fifty years before you were born.
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IT’S HAPPENING! The original theatrical version of Star Wars is coming to theaters in 2027: youtu.be/qfXvdFcvhNY?...
IT'S HAPPENING! The Star Wars THEATRICAL EDITION is Coming to Theaters!
YouTube video by Star Wars Explained
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December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
IT’S HAPPENING! The original theatrical version of Star Wars is coming to theaters in 2027: youtu.be/qfXvdFcvhNY?...
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Blackpool, I just did my bit about painting England flags on roundabouts and their collective arseholes clenched as a waft of “what’s wrong with that?” Drifted to the stage.
December 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Blackpool, I just did my bit about painting England flags on roundabouts and their collective arseholes clenched as a waft of “what’s wrong with that?” Drifted to the stage.
#BBCRadio heavily promoting 'Anatomy of A Cancellation', about Kate Clanchy copping flak for stereotypical racial and ableist language in her poetry. Given the language in the trailer, it seems pretty obvious that it's going to be a piece that will warm the nether regions of the Daily Telegraph.
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
#BBCRadio heavily promoting 'Anatomy of A Cancellation', about Kate Clanchy copping flak for stereotypical racial and ableist language in her poetry. Given the language in the trailer, it seems pretty obvious that it's going to be a piece that will warm the nether regions of the Daily Telegraph.
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#FallFriday
Here comes your weekend. Me, I've got work to do! 🙂
"In Britain the scream of electric pumps in a renovated pub
Your stomach swells up before you get drunk
Don't call me, Peter, I can't go
Salem's just up the road
I've got work to do...#
youtu.be/tJASuCpF3D4?...
Here comes your weekend. Me, I've got work to do! 🙂
"In Britain the scream of electric pumps in a renovated pub
Your stomach swells up before you get drunk
Don't call me, Peter, I can't go
Salem's just up the road
I've got work to do...#
youtu.be/tJASuCpF3D4?...
The Fall "New Puritan"
YouTube video by fidale rebbec
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December 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
#FallFriday
Here comes your weekend. Me, I've got work to do! 🙂
"In Britain the scream of electric pumps in a renovated pub
Your stomach swells up before you get drunk
Don't call me, Peter, I can't go
Salem's just up the road
I've got work to do...#
youtu.be/tJASuCpF3D4?...
Here comes your weekend. Me, I've got work to do! 🙂
"In Britain the scream of electric pumps in a renovated pub
Your stomach swells up before you get drunk
Don't call me, Peter, I can't go
Salem's just up the road
I've got work to do...#
youtu.be/tJASuCpF3D4?...
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Ever thought those screenwriting books all seemed a bit... the same? Here's why! #screenwiting #Scriptsky #UKscriptsky
Screenwriting Explained in 2 Minutes - Every Screenwriting Book Summarised
YouTube video by James Moran
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November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Ever thought those screenwriting books all seemed a bit... the same? Here's why! #screenwiting #Scriptsky #UKscriptsky
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They'll get yer
So Queen Victoria is a large black slug in Piccadilly, Manchester
The Fall - City Hobgoblins
#FallFriday
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So Queen Victoria is a large black slug in Piccadilly, Manchester
The Fall - City Hobgoblins
#FallFriday
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The Fall - City Hobgoblins (1980)
YouTube video by Philippe Duhoux
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November 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
They'll get yer
So Queen Victoria is a large black slug in Piccadilly, Manchester
The Fall - City Hobgoblins
#FallFriday
youtu.be/s13YC7RsimE?...
So Queen Victoria is a large black slug in Piccadilly, Manchester
The Fall - City Hobgoblins
#FallFriday
youtu.be/s13YC7RsimE?...