Phil Pirrello
@philpirrello.bsky.social
WGA TV & Film writer and Star Trek enthusiast, with bylines at THR and Emmy Magazine. Once gave Steven Spielberg a donut.
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The Batman: The Animated Series episode "His Silicon Soul" debuted on this day (Nov. 20) in 1992. A fantastic and thrilling follow-up to the "Heart of Steel" two-parter, this gripping episode finds Batman discovering and facing off against his HARDAC duplicant! #BatmanTAS #Batman
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Batman: The Animated Series episode "His Silicon Soul" debuted on this day (Nov. 20) in 1992. A fantastic and thrilling follow-up to the "Heart of Steel" two-parter, this gripping episode finds Batman discovering and facing off against his HARDAC duplicant! #BatmanTAS #Batman
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32 years ago today, Homer Simpson had one of his more iconic hallucinations. “Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood” premiered November 18, 1993.
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
32 years ago today, Homer Simpson had one of his more iconic hallucinations. “Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood” premiered November 18, 1993.
New level of cuteness unlocked
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
New level of cuteness unlocked
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40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
30 years ago today, my dad got me out of school so we could see the first showing of GOLDENEYE.
High school me would be flipping out if he (we?) knew that I’d be talking to Martin Campbell for the film’s 30th anniversary
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
High school me would be flipping out if he (we?) knew that I’d be talking to Martin Campbell for the film’s 30th anniversary
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
“Was Bond Relevant Anymore?” How ‘GoldenEye’ Revamped the Franchise
Thirty after its release, Martin Campbell recalls last-minute castings and self-doubts that came with re-inventing 007 for the 1990s era: "There was uncertainty as to whether Bond still worked."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
30 years ago today, my dad got me out of school so we could see the first showing of GOLDENEYE.
High school me would be flipping out if he (we?) knew that I’d be talking to Martin Campbell for the film’s 30th anniversary
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
High school me would be flipping out if he (we?) knew that I’d be talking to Martin Campbell for the film’s 30th anniversary
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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I'm looking to see not only which Senate Dem candidates oppose this surrender (all of them will) but also where they go beyond this with respect to senate leadership.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
This moment demands fighters, not folders.
Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I'm looking to see not only which Senate Dem candidates oppose this surrender (all of them will) but also where they go beyond this with respect to senate leadership.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.
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“A promise of a vote on healthcare” is nothing
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“A promise of a vote on healthcare” is nothing
I spent the last half hour calling these offices and those of my senators in VA. I left messages where I could, I invite you to do the same.
Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I spent the last half hour calling these offices and those of my senators in VA. I left messages where I could, I invite you to do the same.
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
30 years ago this week, ER aired one of my favorite Doug Ross episodes that made George Clooney a star.
I can't believe I got to talk to the writer of that episode about how he pulled it off
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
I can't believe I got to talk to the writer of that episode about how he pulled it off
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
How ER's 'Hell and High Water' Made George Clooney a Star (Exclusive)
www.televisionacademy.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
30 years ago this week, ER aired one of my favorite Doug Ross episodes that made George Clooney a star.
I can't believe I got to talk to the writer of that episode about how he pulled it off
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
I can't believe I got to talk to the writer of that episode about how he pulled it off
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
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This is why you DON'T stop the shutdown. Clearly the voters know who's responsible for the shutdown and now it's gonna be even worse. Since the news isn't willing to be honest with Americans about what Trump was and is, this will have to do so they can get the message.
U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE 10% CUT OF SCHEDULED CAPACITY AT 40 MAJOR HIGH TRAFFIC AIRPORTS STARTING FRIDAY -- SOURCES
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is why you DON'T stop the shutdown. Clearly the voters know who's responsible for the shutdown and now it's gonna be even worse. Since the news isn't willing to be honest with Americans about what Trump was and is, this will have to do so they can get the message.
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He admitted Republicans are cheating.
Mike Johnson: "I think the midterm is gonna be a great one for us. We have a very favorable election map on the Republican side and it will be even more favorable once all the redistricting, uh, stuff has settled out."
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
He admitted Republicans are cheating.
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Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
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#OnThisDay November 4, 1992, "Oprah: Behind The Scenes" aired on ABC. In this special, she went behind the scenes of TV shows including #TheSimpsons and, at the end of the Simpsons segment, she visited the characters.
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#OnThisDay November 4, 1992, "Oprah: Behind The Scenes" aired on ABC. In this special, she went behind the scenes of TV shows including #TheSimpsons and, at the end of the Simpsons segment, she visited the characters.
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🚨BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger WINS Virginia! She ran on a pro-democracy platform that included supporting constitutional amendments on redistricting and voting rights restoration.
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
🚨BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger WINS Virginia! She ran on a pro-democracy platform that included supporting constitutional amendments on redistricting and voting rights restoration.
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One of the best episodes of Batman: The Animated Series ever, "Beware The Gray Ghost" debuted on this day (Nov. 4) in 1992. Featuring a truly heartfelt performance by Adam West, Batman teams with The Gray Ghost, his childhood hero, in this tearjerker of a tale. #BatmanTAS #Batman
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
One of the best episodes of Batman: The Animated Series ever, "Beware The Gray Ghost" debuted on this day (Nov. 4) in 1992. Featuring a truly heartfelt performance by Adam West, Batman teams with The Gray Ghost, his childhood hero, in this tearjerker of a tale. #BatmanTAS #Batman
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For the Television Academy, I spoke to Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti about #WelcometoDerry, why they were so excited to return to the world of IT and explore Pennywise's origins, that swerve that ended the first episode, and the gore in the series
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
It: Welcome to Derry's The Muschiettis on Why Their Prequel Series Started As a Movie
www.televisionacademy.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
For the Television Academy, I spoke to Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti about #WelcometoDerry, why they were so excited to return to the world of IT and explore Pennywise's origins, that swerve that ended the first episode, and the gore in the series
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
30 years ago this week, I was 1 of 48 million people who watched ER's George Clooney emerge from a flooded culvert, carrying a drowned child, to become a star.
Here's how writer Neal Baer pulled it off - with a surprise visit from Cameron Diaz
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
Here's how writer Neal Baer pulled it off - with a surprise visit from Cameron Diaz
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
How ER's 'Hell and High Water' Made George Clooney a Star (Exclusive)
www.televisionacademy.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
30 years ago this week, I was 1 of 48 million people who watched ER's George Clooney emerge from a flooded culvert, carrying a drowned child, to become a star.
Here's how writer Neal Baer pulled it off - with a surprise visit from Cameron Diaz
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
Here's how writer Neal Baer pulled it off - with a surprise visit from Cameron Diaz
www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
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#OnThisDay November 3, 1996, "You Only Move Twice" (S08E02) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mike B. Anderson. Wr: John Swartzwelder. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Albert Brooks as Hank Scorpio. #TheSimpsons
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#OnThisDay November 3, 1996, "You Only Move Twice" (S08E02) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mike B. Anderson. Wr: John Swartzwelder. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Albert Brooks as Hank Scorpio. #TheSimpsons
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31 years ago today, Homer Simpson went on a murderous rampage. “Treehouse of Horror V” premiered October 30, 1994.
October 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
31 years ago today, Homer Simpson went on a murderous rampage. “Treehouse of Horror V” premiered October 30, 1994.
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#OnThisDay October 30, 1994, "Treehouse of Horror V" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, David X. Cohen, Bob Kushell. EP: @davidmirkin.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#OnThisDay October 30, 1994, "Treehouse of Horror V" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, David X. Cohen, Bob Kushell. EP: @davidmirkin.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
A vampire that‘s not Dracula
October 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
A vampire that‘s not Dracula
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As the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs.
Monday Air Traffic Staffing Issues Cause Flight Delays In Atlanta, Los Angeles
As the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
As the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs.