James Whitbrook
@jwhitbrook.bsky.social
Lead Editor at @io9.com and @gizmodo.com. Questionable taste in puns, sci-fi, and video games. 🏳️🌈│He/Him │Icon by @joehunter.bsky.social ❤️
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Turned these thoughts into Blog
January 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Turned these thoughts into Blog
He looks like the most stressed man in the galaxy attempting to relax
January 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
He looks like the most stressed man in the galaxy attempting to relax
It was nice having at least part of a day this week without the snow, I guess
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
It was nice having at least part of a day this week without the snow, I guess
it's giving cheer-worthy moment
The Emmys Create a New 'Legacy Award' to Honor Old Favorites
The Emmys Create a New 'Legacy Award' to Honor Old Favorites
The nostalgia-fueled prize is designed to honor shows that have made 'a profound and lasting impact' on culture.
gizmodo.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM
it's giving cheer-worthy moment
Starfighter as a Starkiller/Skywalker-esque name is the kind of dumb fun I can get behind conceptually though
Ryan Gosling IS Chad Starfighter IN Star Wars: Starfighter, and he's GOTTA fight them stars, in some kind of war
Ryan Gosling IS Chad Starfighter IN Star Wars: Starfighter, and he's GOTTA fight them stars, in some kind of war
Deeply funny to me that we know so little about Star Wars: Starfighter at the moment, but every time we DO learn something it makes it seem like the movie has, in fact, very little to do with starfighters at all
January 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Starfighter as a Starkiller/Skywalker-esque name is the kind of dumb fun I can get behind conceptually though
Ryan Gosling IS Chad Starfighter IN Star Wars: Starfighter, and he's GOTTA fight them stars, in some kind of war
Ryan Gosling IS Chad Starfighter IN Star Wars: Starfighter, and he's GOTTA fight them stars, in some kind of war
I've seen the first six episodes of Starfleet Academy: it's pretty good!
Very much succeeding Discovery in setting and style, it has some of that series' weaknesses, but builds on its strengths.
Some will hate it for silly reasons, some valid ones. But if you stick with it there's great stuff.
Very much succeeding Discovery in setting and style, it has some of that series' weaknesses, but builds on its strengths.
Some will hate it for silly reasons, some valid ones. But if you stick with it there's great stuff.
'Starfleet Academy' Is a Solid Successor to the 'Star Trek' Legacy
'Starfleet Academy' follows on in the style of 'Discovery,' for better and occasionally worse—but builds something interesting of its own out of inheriting the legacy of 'Star Trek.'
gizmodo.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I've seen the first six episodes of Starfleet Academy: it's pretty good!
Very much succeeding Discovery in setting and style, it has some of that series' weaknesses, but builds on its strengths.
Some will hate it for silly reasons, some valid ones. But if you stick with it there's great stuff.
Very much succeeding Discovery in setting and style, it has some of that series' weaknesses, but builds on its strengths.
Some will hate it for silly reasons, some valid ones. But if you stick with it there's great stuff.
more like the leviathan of piss, imo
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 AM
more like the leviathan of piss, imo
looks like shit, see you in 5 months
January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
looks like shit, see you in 5 months
Yes, I somehow figured out a way to write about the gay hockey show with a genre angle—a little bit about Heated Rivalry's Mystique sight gag, both a fun tribute to Canada's history with X-Men moviemaking but also Mystique's own story of having to spend decades in a glass closet in the comics.
The 'Heated Rivalry' Mystique Reference Is More Than Just a Movie Gag
The gay hockey romance sensation has a brief nod to Canada's superhero moviemaking history—one that has a wonderfully queer comics legacy behind it, too.
gizmodo.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Yes, I somehow figured out a way to write about the gay hockey show with a genre angle—a little bit about Heated Rivalry's Mystique sight gag, both a fun tribute to Canada's history with X-Men moviemaking but also Mystique's own story of having to spend decades in a glass closet in the comics.
the fun thing about being the one doing the star wars portion of our yearly previews is that ever since we started doing them a few years ago my longshot predictions have been catastrophically wrong because they were things I wanted
this year I fear my longshot bet will happen because I *don't*
this year I fear my longshot bet will happen because I *don't*
The Year Ahead in 'Star Wars'
2026 marks another major transitory period for the galaxy far, far away—as it tries to return to movie theaters for the first time in almost seven years.
gizmodo.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
the fun thing about being the one doing the star wars portion of our yearly previews is that ever since we started doing them a few years ago my longshot predictions have been catastrophically wrong because they were things I wanted
this year I fear my longshot bet will happen because I *don't*
this year I fear my longshot bet will happen because I *don't*
I don't go here and I never will but "I learned teamwork might be good from Baldur's Gate 3" might be the craziest thing I have ever heard from anyone involved in this show
The Stranger Things finale was inspired by Baldur's Gate 3
Stranger Things' Big Finale Fight Was Inspired By Baldur's Gate 3
The fan-favorite Dungeons & Dragons video game played a key role in the Netflix show's last boss battle
kotaku.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I don't go here and I never will but "I learned teamwork might be good from Baldur's Gate 3" might be the craziest thing I have ever heard from anyone involved in this show
unfortunately cyclops bait works on me
The X-Men Are Back in the Next 'Avengers: Doomsday' Trailer
Marvel's latest look at its next 'Avengers' adventure teases the arrival of mutants into the MCU proper.
gizmodo.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
unfortunately cyclops bait works on me
just learned about star wars pink milk and am having a terrible time, thanks
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
just learned about star wars pink milk and am having a terrible time, thanks
very ambivalent by lego's new smart bricks, much less ambivalent about them launching with a bunch of Star Wars sets that look really bad and cost a shitton more than they should, tbh
Lego's New 'Star Wars' Smart Brick Sets Look Like a Big Risk
Lego is using the galaxy far, far away to launch one of its biggest innovations in years... and it's already raising eyebrows.
gizmodo.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM
very ambivalent by lego's new smart bricks, much less ambivalent about them launching with a bunch of Star Wars sets that look really bad and cost a shitton more than they should, tbh
an unwavering distrust of systems of power, including the very machine they pilot, matched only by their unwaveringly homoerotic vibe
What does every Gundam protagonist need? We asked Iron-Blooded Orphans director Tatsuyuki Nagai!
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
an unwavering distrust of systems of power, including the very machine they pilot, matched only by their unwaveringly homoerotic vibe
all roads - well, one of three possible roads - lead back to Mass Effect 3
Does anyone know where the "we hate this finale and there must be a secret extra episode" thing started? I know fans speculated hard with Sherlock in 2017, and I remember it happening for Killing Eve as well. Peacemaker, too, though mostly everyone treated that like a joke.
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
all roads - well, one of three possible roads - lead back to Mass Effect 3
125 hours later, we have achieved CANON GAY
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
125 hours later, we have achieved CANON GAY
something something my heated rivalry something something
January 3, 2026 at 3:35 AM
something something my heated rivalry something something
new year, new opportunities to keep yapping about cassian jeron andor
'Andor' Season 2's Opening Remains One of Its Best Moments
Welcome to the circle.
gizmodo.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
new year, new opportunities to keep yapping about cassian jeron andor
Tuchanka nights with the very model of a scientist salarian 😭
January 2, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Tuchanka nights with the very model of a scientist salarian 😭
I'm normal I'm normal I'm normal I'm normal I'm normal I'm so normal
January 2, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I'm normal I'm normal I'm normal I'm normal I'm normal I'm so normal
you can have this or you can have the digital homunculus of mark hamill
January 2, 2026 at 1:35 AM
you can have this or you can have the digital homunculus of mark hamill