Chris Comerford
@chriscomerford.bsky.social
Lecturer in Comms & Media, University of Wollongong 📖 | Doctor of screens, fans & Batman 🦇 | Useless Trivia expert 🧠 | Ace Stardew Valley fisherman 🎣 | Views my own | He/Him
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a man and a chewbacca from star wars are standing next to each other in a room .
ALT: a man and a chewbacca from star wars are standing next to each other in a room .
media.tenor.com
Me seeing Bluesky suddenly become the new "Academic Social Media With Blue Mascot" place, and finding all these wonderful folks back and posting again.
We're just two weeks away from the SSAAANZ Online Conference! From Wed 12 to Thurs 13 November we'll be showcasing screen research and creative practice under the theme of "Emerging and Dispersed Scholarship". Rego is free for current SSAAANZ members: More details at ssaaanz.com/2025-online-...
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
We're just two weeks away from the SSAAANZ Online Conference! From Wed 12 to Thurs 13 November we'll be showcasing screen research and creative practice under the theme of "Emerging and Dispersed Scholarship". Rego is free for current SSAAANZ members: More details at ssaaanz.com/2025-online-...
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A reminder that I have "Arkham" embedded in my name.
(not that there's anything wrong with that...)
(not that there's anything wrong with that...)
October 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A reminder that I have "Arkham" embedded in my name.
(not that there's anything wrong with that...)
(not that there's anything wrong with that...)
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Me trying to be hip while teaching but all my references are for people 35 and older
October 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Me trying to be hip while teaching but all my references are for people 35 and older
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The Lost pilot is now old enough to drink.
a close up of a man 's face with the word guys written below him
Alt: Charlie asks, "Guys, where are we?"
media.tenor.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The Lost pilot is now old enough to drink.
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Gentle reminder that in the late '50s, the U.S. government did not censor comics. Comics companies censored themselves.
Not sure why that crossed my mind today but there it is...
Not sure why that crossed my mind today but there it is...
September 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Gentle reminder that in the late '50s, the U.S. government did not censor comics. Comics companies censored themselves.
Not sure why that crossed my mind today but there it is...
Not sure why that crossed my mind today but there it is...
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The first duty is to the truth.
September 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The first duty is to the truth.
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Support independent media, now more than ever. Not just news and politics, but film, TV, fashion and other cultural criticism and commentary, from podcasts to apps to good old-fashioned web sites. Pay for it. Turn your adblocker off so they can keep the lights on. Share it.
September 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Support independent media, now more than ever. Not just news and politics, but film, TV, fashion and other cultural criticism and commentary, from podcasts to apps to good old-fashioned web sites. Pay for it. Turn your adblocker off so they can keep the lights on. Share it.
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It’s destabilizing to realize how fragile it always was.
September 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It’s destabilizing to realize how fragile it always was.
Those who speak, write, create and perform with truth and good faith should be immune from political censorship and despotic overreach.
Support your creators, your artists, your performers and your truth tellers. Especially when those in power wish for their silence.
#JimmyKimmel
Support your creators, your artists, your performers and your truth tellers. Especially when those in power wish for their silence.
#JimmyKimmel
September 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Those who speak, write, create and perform with truth and good faith should be immune from political censorship and despotic overreach.
Support your creators, your artists, your performers and your truth tellers. Especially when those in power wish for their silence.
#JimmyKimmel
Support your creators, your artists, your performers and your truth tellers. Especially when those in power wish for their silence.
#JimmyKimmel
I don't want to pile on, but hopefully this is a sign for the show to switch categories next year. Much better shot at the Drama field for next year.
www.thewrap.com/the-bear-emm...
www.thewrap.com/the-bear-emm...
From Hero to Zero: 'The Bear' Suffers Massive Drop in Emmy Wins in a Single Year
In 2024, "The Bear" broke a record for scoring the most Emmys for a comedy series in a single season. Now, it's tied a less joyous record
www.thewrap.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I don't want to pile on, but hopefully this is a sign for the show to switch categories next year. Much better shot at the Drama field for next year.
www.thewrap.com/the-bear-emm...
www.thewrap.com/the-bear-emm...
Bravo to The Pitt for a much-deserved Best Drama Emmy win!
a man standing in front of a computer with a paper on the screen
ALT: a man standing in front of a computer with a paper on the screen
media.tenor.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bravo to The Pitt for a much-deserved Best Drama Emmy win!
Whatever else happens at the Emmys tonight, Dan Gilroy rightly gets a bow for Andor's writing. 100% deserved.
a close up of a man 's face with the word andor on the bottom right
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the word andor on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Whatever else happens at the Emmys tonight, Dan Gilroy rightly gets a bow for Andor's writing. 100% deserved.
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✨I’m recruiting for a research project on game monetisation!✨
I’m keen to chat to game devs about how monetisation shapes the dev process. Interviews will be 60mins via Zoom. To learn more, head to bit.ly/40mOB3f
if you'd like to participate, shoot me a DM or email taylor.hardwick@sydney.edu.au 😊
I’m keen to chat to game devs about how monetisation shapes the dev process. Interviews will be 60mins via Zoom. To learn more, head to bit.ly/40mOB3f
if you'd like to participate, shoot me a DM or email taylor.hardwick@sydney.edu.au 😊
September 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
✨I’m recruiting for a research project on game monetisation!✨
I’m keen to chat to game devs about how monetisation shapes the dev process. Interviews will be 60mins via Zoom. To learn more, head to bit.ly/40mOB3f
if you'd like to participate, shoot me a DM or email taylor.hardwick@sydney.edu.au 😊
I’m keen to chat to game devs about how monetisation shapes the dev process. Interviews will be 60mins via Zoom. To learn more, head to bit.ly/40mOB3f
if you'd like to participate, shoot me a DM or email taylor.hardwick@sydney.edu.au 😊
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Next up on #EMMYSWATCH2025, @chriscomerford.bsky.social compares the blend of comedy and drama in #TheBear and #Shrinking to explore the complexities of effective ‘dramedy’ storytelling.
EMMYS WATCH 2025 — Shrinking The Bear: A Closer Look at Two Divergent Outstanding Comedy Nominees — Pop Junctions
‘Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to t...
henryjenkins.org
September 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Next up on #EMMYSWATCH2025, @chriscomerford.bsky.social compares the blend of comedy and drama in #TheBear and #Shrinking to explore the complexities of effective ‘dramedy’ storytelling.
In the lead-up to the Emmys, I wrote for Pop Junctions about two big contenders for Outstanding Comedy Series - and why one of them really isn't funny anymore.
henryjenkins.org/blog/2025/9/...
henryjenkins.org/blog/2025/9/...
EMMYS WATCH 2025 — Shrinking The Bear: A Closer Look at Two Divergent Outstanding Comedy Nominees — Pop Junctions
‘Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to t...
henryjenkins.org
September 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
In the lead-up to the Emmys, I wrote for Pop Junctions about two big contenders for Outstanding Comedy Series - and why one of them really isn't funny anymore.
henryjenkins.org/blog/2025/9/...
henryjenkins.org/blog/2025/9/...
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I meant “banality of evil” but just texted “banality of email”
August 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I meant “banality of evil” but just texted “banality of email”
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I hope you continue to enjoy #Superman in theaters and at home, but next up is #Peacemaker Season 2 streaming tomorrow on HBO Max!
August 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I hope you continue to enjoy #Superman in theaters and at home, but next up is #Peacemaker Season 2 streaming tomorrow on HBO Max!
This is some horrific Black Mirror BS. Going through this upheaval and suspending over 100 courses is traumatising enough without being told to bake a dessert or do the laundry. Thinking of my friends and colleagues at UTS who are going through this nightmare.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Uni staff told to 'wash delicates' for stress management as 146 courses suspended
The University of Technology Sydney is suspending more than 100 courses as it prepares for a controversial redundancy program to save $100 million.
www.abc.net.au
August 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This is some horrific Black Mirror BS. Going through this upheaval and suspending over 100 courses is traumatising enough without being told to bake a dessert or do the laundry. Thinking of my friends and colleagues at UTS who are going through this nightmare.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
We are long past "gone too far". What is happening in Gaza is a humanitarian crisis fomented in part by Western political antipathy. Recognition is a positive step, but more must be done so those responsible for starving children are held to account.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Albanese announces Palestinian recognition, saying war in Gaza has gone too far
Australia will move to recognise a state of Palestine at the next United Nations General Assembly next month, with a condition that terror group Hamas plays no role in its governance.
www.abc.net.au
August 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
We are long past "gone too far". What is happening in Gaza is a humanitarian crisis fomented in part by Western political antipathy. Recognition is a positive step, but more must be done so those responsible for starving children are held to account.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Excited to announce that the Screen Studies Association of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (SSAAANZ) Online CFP has been EXTENDED until Friday 15 August - send in your screen studies abstracts and bios for what will be an excellent conference! Details below:
ssaaanz.com/2025-online-...
ssaaanz.com/2025-online-...
July 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Excited to announce that the Screen Studies Association of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (SSAAANZ) Online CFP has been EXTENDED until Friday 15 August - send in your screen studies abstracts and bios for what will be an excellent conference! Details below:
ssaaanz.com/2025-online-...
ssaaanz.com/2025-online-...
Tron: Ares looks bugnuts in the best way, and that NIN soundtrack is going to be a *vibe*.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YShV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YShV...
Tron: Ares | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Disney
www.youtube.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Tron: Ares looks bugnuts in the best way, and that NIN soundtrack is going to be a *vibe*.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YShV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YShV...
The new #Superman rules.
Big-hearted, brightly-coloured and blatantly fun. As a film in its own right and as James Gunn and Peter Safran's mission statement for the new DCU, it excels amazingly. Flowers for Corenswet and Brosnahan as outstanding Supes and Lois, and Krypto who is the *goodest* boy.
Big-hearted, brightly-coloured and blatantly fun. As a film in its own right and as James Gunn and Peter Safran's mission statement for the new DCU, it excels amazingly. Flowers for Corenswet and Brosnahan as outstanding Supes and Lois, and Krypto who is the *goodest* boy.
a picture of a man and woman looking out a window with the word kepler on the bottom
ALT: a picture of a man and woman looking out a window with the word kepler on the bottom
media.tenor.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The new #Superman rules.
Big-hearted, brightly-coloured and blatantly fun. As a film in its own right and as James Gunn and Peter Safran's mission statement for the new DCU, it excels amazingly. Flowers for Corenswet and Brosnahan as outstanding Supes and Lois, and Krypto who is the *goodest* boy.
Big-hearted, brightly-coloured and blatantly fun. As a film in its own right and as James Gunn and Peter Safran's mission statement for the new DCU, it excels amazingly. Flowers for Corenswet and Brosnahan as outstanding Supes and Lois, and Krypto who is the *goodest* boy.
Excited to formally announce the SSAAANZ Online conference, to be held on Nov 12-13, 2025! This year's theme, "Emerging and Dispersed Scholarship", invites academics from all screen disciplines and experience levels. PhD students and ECRs especially encouraged. See below!
ssaaanz.com/cfp-events
ssaaanz.com/cfp-events
CFPs and Events — SSAAANZ
CFPs and Events
ssaaanz.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Excited to formally announce the SSAAANZ Online conference, to be held on Nov 12-13, 2025! This year's theme, "Emerging and Dispersed Scholarship", invites academics from all screen disciplines and experience levels. PhD students and ECRs especially encouraged. See below!
ssaaanz.com/cfp-events
ssaaanz.com/cfp-events
Exciting news - the Screen Studies Association of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (SSAAANZ) is holding its first ever online conference in November 2025. CfP coming soon! - ssaaanz.com
SSAAANZ
ssaaanz.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Exciting news - the Screen Studies Association of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (SSAAANZ) is holding its first ever online conference in November 2025. CfP coming soon! - ssaaanz.com