Gavin G Whiz - DBD Hyperfixation
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The Gavin G Whiz 2026 New and Noteworthy Movie Review Thread.
Let's watch some stuff this year.
Let's watch some stuff this year.
Welcome back to the Reach-Around podcast, your favorite week by week recap of our favorite show: Reacher.
Folks, I don't like starting episodes like this any more than you do but we really have to stop with the inappropriate sexual comments in the Jack Online Introspection forum we set u-
Folks, I don't like starting episodes like this any more than you do but we really have to stop with the inappropriate sexual comments in the Jack Online Introspection forum we set u-
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Welcome back to the Reach-Around podcast, your favorite week by week recap of our favorite show: Reacher.
Folks, I don't like starting episodes like this any more than you do but we really have to stop with the inappropriate sexual comments in the Jack Online Introspection forum we set u-
Folks, I don't like starting episodes like this any more than you do but we really have to stop with the inappropriate sexual comments in the Jack Online Introspection forum we set u-
tfw the new game of the moment is actively unengaging to watch someone else play and every freaking gaming content creator you follow is playing it so you're screwed for new fun video game videos for at least a week.
February 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
tfw the new game of the moment is actively unengaging to watch someone else play and every freaking gaming content creator you follow is playing it so you're screwed for new fun video game videos for at least a week.
Meal Replacement Bars: For when you want to exchange the chore of preparing breakfast for worse midday bathroom trips.
February 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Meal Replacement Bars: For when you want to exchange the chore of preparing breakfast for worse midday bathroom trips.
Listen, it's not particularly creative or original to play through Bioshock being like "I sure hope there's gods and kings here" just before walking into the NO GODS OR KINGS room, but it's still pretty fuckin' funny in the moment.
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Listen, it's not particularly creative or original to play through Bioshock being like "I sure hope there's gods and kings here" just before walking into the NO GODS OR KINGS room, but it's still pretty fuckin' funny in the moment.
I see Michael Hobbes is doing that evil thing again where he [checks notes] proposes something that would be a net public good and everyone yells at him.
February 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I see Michael Hobbes is doing that evil thing again where he [checks notes] proposes something that would be a net public good and everyone yells at him.
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my names ozymandias and im here to say, look upon my works in a major way
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
my names ozymandias and im here to say, look upon my works in a major way
There's a joke in Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie where Matt stops Jay from humming the Back to the Future theme then spikes the camera to say "if you're watching this in theaters it is a copyright miracle. It'll never be shown again."
My audience of 10 people in a 200 seat theater GUFFAWED.
My audience of 10 people in a 200 seat theater GUFFAWED.
February 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
There's a joke in Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie where Matt stops Jay from humming the Back to the Future theme then spikes the camera to say "if you're watching this in theaters it is a copyright miracle. It'll never be shown again."
My audience of 10 people in a 200 seat theater GUFFAWED.
My audience of 10 people in a 200 seat theater GUFFAWED.
Steam has let companies organize "[niche genre] Fest" sales so many times it's lost all spark.
It's like like when you open Windows and it's like "Today's National Chicken Sandwich Day!" and you feel nothing inside 'cus you're 75% sure Wendy's paid them to make that up five minutes ago.
It's like like when you open Windows and it's like "Today's National Chicken Sandwich Day!" and you feel nothing inside 'cus you're 75% sure Wendy's paid them to make that up five minutes ago.
February 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Steam has let companies organize "[niche genre] Fest" sales so many times it's lost all spark.
It's like like when you open Windows and it's like "Today's National Chicken Sandwich Day!" and you feel nothing inside 'cus you're 75% sure Wendy's paid them to make that up five minutes ago.
It's like like when you open Windows and it's like "Today's National Chicken Sandwich Day!" and you feel nothing inside 'cus you're 75% sure Wendy's paid them to make that up five minutes ago.
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"Don't worry about the Discord thing, it's only NSFW servers and channels that will require age verification! :)"
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"Don't worry about the Discord thing, it's only NSFW servers and channels that will require age verification! :)"
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.
It's not actually about the kids.
I like that instead of having to see the M&M bomb defusal ad before every movie, now I just get to hear J.K. Simmons say "wait, there's a peanut inside me? NICE."
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
I like that instead of having to see the M&M bomb defusal ad before every movie, now I just get to hear J.K. Simmons say "wait, there's a peanut inside me? NICE."
Not to be the boring cynic but the fact that Discord even has a half-assed 18+ channel label despite being actively terrified of NSFW content being posted on the platform was the biggest, boldest writing on the wall that they would be taking the easy way out and pre-emptively complying to face ID.
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Not to be the boring cynic but the fact that Discord even has a half-assed 18+ channel label despite being actively terrified of NSFW content being posted on the platform was the biggest, boldest writing on the wall that they would be taking the easy way out and pre-emptively complying to face ID.
Doing some psychic damage before bed by telling @gemstonejester.bsky.social it's almost been 20 years since Bioshock released.
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Doing some psychic damage before bed by telling @gemstonejester.bsky.social it's almost been 20 years since Bioshock released.
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This hit so fucking hard today.
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This hit so fucking hard today.
For the first time I've heard someone pronounce the Schuylkill River as "the school-kill" and it felt like a gear locked in my head.
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
For the first time I've heard someone pronounce the Schuylkill River as "the school-kill" and it felt like a gear locked in my head.
You can tell The Pitt has the juice to be the best show on TV by how there are 206 Langdon x Robinavich fics on AO3 in a little over a year, and more are rolling in as season 2 convinces more people to get into the show.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
You can tell The Pitt has the juice to be the best show on TV by how there are 206 Langdon x Robinavich fics on AO3 in a little over a year, and more are rolling in as season 2 convinces more people to get into the show.
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happy Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil everybody
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 AM
happy Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil everybody
If we're about "posting facts" you could just say it's Weekend Update and post the clip. It took all of 20 minutes for me to grab the actual April 7th, 2001 footage instead of screenshotting a hand-typed fan transcript.
Let him be gross in true context: him nervously reading a teleprompter.
Let him be gross in true context: him nervously reading a teleprompter.
February 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
If we're about "posting facts" you could just say it's Weekend Update and post the clip. It took all of 20 minutes for me to grab the actual April 7th, 2001 footage instead of screenshotting a hand-typed fan transcript.
Let him be gross in true context: him nervously reading a teleprompter.
Let him be gross in true context: him nervously reading a teleprompter.
Animal crackers just don't hit the same if you don't have the smell of the cardboard box too.
February 6, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Animal crackers just don't hit the same if you don't have the smell of the cardboard box too.
I love the semi-intentional running bit that Homer is surprisingly well-read, just in hyper-specific ways he never talks about.
youtu.be/rKHyaMy2BEM
youtu.be/rKHyaMy2BEM
February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I love the semi-intentional running bit that Homer is surprisingly well-read, just in hyper-specific ways he never talks about.
youtu.be/rKHyaMy2BEM
youtu.be/rKHyaMy2BEM
Out here winning every day*
*the tuna casserole I baked a few days ago has made for excellent work lunches during an incredibly stressful week.
*the tuna casserole I baked a few days ago has made for excellent work lunches during an incredibly stressful week.
February 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Out here winning every day*
*the tuna casserole I baked a few days ago has made for excellent work lunches during an incredibly stressful week.
*the tuna casserole I baked a few days ago has made for excellent work lunches during an incredibly stressful week.
"I can't believe Hans Zimmer is doing the Harry Potter soundtrack!"
Why? He's the James Patterson or Brandon Sanderson of music composition. He's the kind of rich where he has a team whose job is to do the grunt work of scouting sounds/instruments so he can JUST assembly-line compose projects.
Why? He's the James Patterson or Brandon Sanderson of music composition. He's the kind of rich where he has a team whose job is to do the grunt work of scouting sounds/instruments so he can JUST assembly-line compose projects.
February 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
"I can't believe Hans Zimmer is doing the Harry Potter soundtrack!"
Why? He's the James Patterson or Brandon Sanderson of music composition. He's the kind of rich where he has a team whose job is to do the grunt work of scouting sounds/instruments so he can JUST assembly-line compose projects.
Why? He's the James Patterson or Brandon Sanderson of music composition. He's the kind of rich where he has a team whose job is to do the grunt work of scouting sounds/instruments so he can JUST assembly-line compose projects.
Having seen him do Shakespeare live I can confirm this is really close to being there. He's not pulling out any stops or adding a extra mustard 'cus he's on a talk show.
His monologues to the audience as Falstaff in Player Kings (modernized Richard IV) felt like this, it was electric.
His monologues to the audience as Falstaff in Player Kings (modernized Richard IV) felt like this, it was electric.
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Having seen him do Shakespeare live I can confirm this is really close to being there. He's not pulling out any stops or adding a extra mustard 'cus he's on a talk show.
His monologues to the audience as Falstaff in Player Kings (modernized Richard IV) felt like this, it was electric.
His monologues to the audience as Falstaff in Player Kings (modernized Richard IV) felt like this, it was electric.
My car goals in life are to always have a fun lil' manual transmission at my disposal. If I can keep that up, I'm doin' alright.
My MKV Jetta may have a loud exhaust leak that sounds like I deleted the muffler and a busted CD player, but it's fun as fuck to drive.
My MKV Jetta may have a loud exhaust leak that sounds like I deleted the muffler and a busted CD player, but it's fun as fuck to drive.
February 5, 2026 at 1:21 AM
My car goals in life are to always have a fun lil' manual transmission at my disposal. If I can keep that up, I'm doin' alright.
My MKV Jetta may have a loud exhaust leak that sounds like I deleted the muffler and a busted CD player, but it's fun as fuck to drive.
My MKV Jetta may have a loud exhaust leak that sounds like I deleted the muffler and a busted CD player, but it's fun as fuck to drive.
Shoutout to the conservative at AMC who's fuming so hard about Woke they took the poster for Glory and cropped it to JUST to Matthew Broderick's face. A crop so tight to take the two Black men out of the poster that you see THE EDGE OF THE POSTER.
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Shoutout to the conservative at AMC who's fuming so hard about Woke they took the poster for Glory and cropped it to JUST to Matthew Broderick's face. A crop so tight to take the two Black men out of the poster that you see THE EDGE OF THE POSTER.
Sony patented the idea of a gen-AI "podcast" (fake news report) that pops up on your PS5 in the morning to give a rundown of "news" about the gaming you did the day before.
One idea was a newscaster insulting you for not beating a boss.
"Try a spin attack next time!"
One idea was a newscaster insulting you for not beating a boss.
"Try a spin attack next time!"
February 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Sony patented the idea of a gen-AI "podcast" (fake news report) that pops up on your PS5 in the morning to give a rundown of "news" about the gaming you did the day before.
One idea was a newscaster insulting you for not beating a boss.
"Try a spin attack next time!"
One idea was a newscaster insulting you for not beating a boss.
"Try a spin attack next time!"