Chris Cantwell
@ifyoucantwell.bsky.social
Co-Creator of HALT AND CATCH FIRE.
Showrunner of THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER, premiering on AMC soon.
And I write comic books.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Showrunner of THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER, premiering on AMC soon.
And I write comic books.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Wrath of Khan is the apotheosis of the 16-year mythos of James Kirk as a character. It’s a referendum on Kirk himself—his construction and his identity. It’s beautiful.
He’s cheated death his whole life. Not this time. Juxtaposed against the reveal of David and the birth of Genesis—it’s perfect.
He’s cheated death his whole life. Not this time. Juxtaposed against the reveal of David and the birth of Genesis—it’s perfect.
February 17, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Wrath of Khan is the apotheosis of the 16-year mythos of James Kirk as a character. It’s a referendum on Kirk himself—his construction and his identity. It’s beautiful.
He’s cheated death his whole life. Not this time. Juxtaposed against the reveal of David and the birth of Genesis—it’s perfect.
He’s cheated death his whole life. Not this time. Juxtaposed against the reveal of David and the birth of Genesis—it’s perfect.
Texas chili. No beans, no tomatoes.
February 17, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Texas chili. No beans, no tomatoes.
RIP to one of the all-timers. I hope Robert Duvall finally reached the surface.
February 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
RIP to one of the all-timers. I hope Robert Duvall finally reached the surface.
“The dreamers died a slow and unnoticed death. The workers traded reason and responsibility for numbing contentment.
The plentiful fell into hands ringed with power but soiled with greed, insensitivity and incompetence.”
The plentiful fell into hands ringed with power but soiled with greed, insensitivity and incompetence.”
February 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
“The dreamers died a slow and unnoticed death. The workers traded reason and responsibility for numbing contentment.
The plentiful fell into hands ringed with power but soiled with greed, insensitivity and incompetence.”
The plentiful fell into hands ringed with power but soiled with greed, insensitivity and incompetence.”
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Lotta “art shouldn’t be political” takes going around (including from faculty at my art program) and I just have to say: wow fuck that
February 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Lotta “art shouldn’t be political” takes going around (including from faculty at my art program) and I just have to say: wow fuck that
I've done far worse than kill you.
I've hurt you.
And I wish to go on hurting you.
I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her—marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet.
Buried alive...
Buried alive...
I've hurt you.
And I wish to go on hurting you.
I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her—marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet.
Buried alive...
Buried alive...
February 16, 2026 at 5:18 AM
I've done far worse than kill you.
I've hurt you.
And I wish to go on hurting you.
I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her—marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet.
Buried alive...
Buried alive...
I've hurt you.
And I wish to go on hurting you.
I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her—marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet.
Buried alive...
Buried alive...
Four days of breaking the 1960 MacGregor Mays and the ‘37 style Shoeless Joe and they should be ready for the field
February 16, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Four days of breaking the 1960 MacGregor Mays and the ‘37 style Shoeless Joe and they should be ready for the field
“I knew these people…
Great artists. They examined American culture, and human strife.
But then the one who made The American Friend—he had a dream. His voice got quieter and quieter. And when he woke up… he was on fire.
And so he ran… and he ran…
…all while Neil Patrick Harris remained empty.”
Great artists. They examined American culture, and human strife.
But then the one who made The American Friend—he had a dream. His voice got quieter and quieter. And when he woke up… he was on fire.
And so he ran… and he ran…
…all while Neil Patrick Harris remained empty.”
February 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM
“I knew these people…
Great artists. They examined American culture, and human strife.
But then the one who made The American Friend—he had a dream. His voice got quieter and quieter. And when he woke up… he was on fire.
And so he ran… and he ran…
…all while Neil Patrick Harris remained empty.”
Great artists. They examined American culture, and human strife.
But then the one who made The American Friend—he had a dream. His voice got quieter and quieter. And when he woke up… he was on fire.
And so he ran… and he ran…
…all while Neil Patrick Harris remained empty.”
17 Valentines in (at a nitrate print of My Man Godfrey)
February 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
17 Valentines in (at a nitrate print of My Man Godfrey)
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“The trouble is, there will always be more details, and when the details run out, there will always be more dots to connect, and when the connections become worn, there will always be more patterns.” - @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social on ZODIAC
Hurdy-Gurdy Man - Zodiac (2007) | Bright Wall/Dark Room
From the first frame, there is dread. We bought the ticket, we know what Zodiac is about. We know it really happened. Even if we don’t know the details, we have an idea.
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February 15, 2026 at 6:26 AM
“The trouble is, there will always be more details, and when the details run out, there will always be more dots to connect, and when the connections become worn, there will always be more patterns.” - @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social on ZODIAC
I made this list. And I made a tv series about people trying to better connect with each other and change the world through technological innovation.
What does that tell you about how I view the latest tech trends?
What does that tell you about how I view the latest tech trends?
February 15, 2026 at 5:50 AM
I made this list. And I made a tv series about people trying to better connect with each other and change the world through technological innovation.
What does that tell you about how I view the latest tech trends?
What does that tell you about how I view the latest tech trends?
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Happy Valentine’s Day from the most in-love couple in cinematic history
February 15, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Happy Valentine’s Day from the most in-love couple in cinematic history
Was definitely not ready for the 24-hour psychological thriller of my fridge not having enough Freon
February 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Was definitely not ready for the 24-hour psychological thriller of my fridge not having enough Freon
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I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
Rockford Files episode “Sleight of Hand” was heavy. Pure modernist filmmaking . Rockford has feelings for a woman and her child. Woman’s seen too much. No good outcomes. Melancholy. Tough stuff. My favorite so far.
February 14, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Rockford Files episode “Sleight of Hand” was heavy. Pure modernist filmmaking . Rockford has feelings for a woman and her child. Woman’s seen too much. No good outcomes. Melancholy. Tough stuff. My favorite so far.
“THIS IS CETI ALPHA V! Ceti Alpha VI exploded six months after we were left here. The shock shifted the orbit of this planet and everything was laid waste.
Admiral Kirk never bothered to check on our progress…”
Me by summer 2026
Admiral Kirk never bothered to check on our progress…”
Me by summer 2026
February 14, 2026 at 5:12 AM
“THIS IS CETI ALPHA V! Ceti Alpha VI exploded six months after we were left here. The shock shifted the orbit of this planet and everything was laid waste.
Admiral Kirk never bothered to check on our progress…”
Me by summer 2026
Admiral Kirk never bothered to check on our progress…”
Me by summer 2026
Shout out to Glove Reviver. After losing my glove of 33 years, it was hard to replace. But how about this like new-but broken in —MacGregor Willy Mays LHT infielder. Gorgeous
February 14, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Shout out to Glove Reviver. After losing my glove of 33 years, it was hard to replace. But how about this like new-but broken in —MacGregor Willy Mays LHT infielder. Gorgeous
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CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
Googling “what year did Romulus blow up” yet again
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Googling “what year did Romulus blow up” yet again
Me saluting another fucked up week
February 13, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Me saluting another fucked up week
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I’m just going to say that I presaged this:
February 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I’m just going to say that I presaged this:
This was posted in response to Jim Starlin using AI, and it’s exactly how I feel considering I just started rereading Dreadstar YESTERDAY
February 12, 2026 at 5:46 AM
This was posted in response to Jim Starlin using AI, and it’s exactly how I feel considering I just started rereading Dreadstar YESTERDAY