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Tricky Hippo
@thetrickyhippo.bsky.social
· Dec 31
Good evening, and happy new year's eve!
At this time of the year, I always like to make a long, rather self-indulgent thread on here about all the best films I've watched this year.
Which means it's time for...
The Fifth Annual Tricky Hippo film awards!
At this time of the year, I always like to make a long, rather self-indulgent thread on here about all the best films I've watched this year.
Which means it's time for...
The Fifth Annual Tricky Hippo film awards!
Me when I want to find a film on Mubi that isn't about "sensual longing and animal instincts"
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Me when I want to find a film on Mubi that isn't about "sensual longing and animal instincts"
Oh so this is all fine but being critical of Donald Trump means everyone has to resign
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Oh so this is all fine but being critical of Donald Trump means everyone has to resign
Gonna be absolutely devastating if Alex Kingston goes out of #Strictly because they gave a song without lyrics to someone with dyscalculia
Feels like a failure to make reasonable adjustments to me.
Feels like a failure to make reasonable adjustments to me.
November 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Gonna be absolutely devastating if Alex Kingston goes out of #Strictly because they gave a song without lyrics to someone with dyscalculia
Feels like a failure to make reasonable adjustments to me.
Feels like a failure to make reasonable adjustments to me.
BAN FIREWORKS
IT'S NOT EVEN THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER
IT'S NOT EVEN 6 O'CLOCK
IT'S NOT EVEN THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER
IT'S NOT EVEN 6 O'CLOCK
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
BAN FIREWORKS
IT'S NOT EVEN THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER
IT'S NOT EVEN 6 O'CLOCK
IT'S NOT EVEN THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER
IT'S NOT EVEN 6 O'CLOCK
Florence Welch is on record now that her favourite season of Buffy is Season 6 and her favourite season of Doctor Who is Series 6
What an icon. What a legend. The ultimate taste.
Also her new album rocks
What an icon. What a legend. The ultimate taste.
Also her new album rocks
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Florence Welch is on record now that her favourite season of Buffy is Season 6 and her favourite season of Doctor Who is Series 6
What an icon. What a legend. The ultimate taste.
Also her new album rocks
What an icon. What a legend. The ultimate taste.
Also her new album rocks
They should bring back all the stuff I was into when I was 9, and also make it so that my life is more like how it was when I was 9 (but without all the negative parts that my brain has forgotten about due to highly directional nostalgia)
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
They should bring back all the stuff I was into when I was 9, and also make it so that my life is more like how it was when I was 9 (but without all the negative parts that my brain has forgotten about due to highly directional nostalgia)
Doctor Who is alive!!!
Christmas is saved
Wahoo
Christmas is saved
Wahoo
October 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Doctor Who is alive!!!
Christmas is saved
Wahoo
Christmas is saved
Wahoo
Tess and Claudia announced their departure from #Strictly and now the show is reminding us every few minutes, quite accurately, that they are ICONS
October 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Tess and Claudia announced their departure from #Strictly and now the show is reminding us every few minutes, quite accurately, that they are ICONS
I think it's impossible to overstate how devastating a loss Tess Daly will be for #Strictly
Claudia Winkleman is an astonishing talent, but, like with Brucie, you can replace the "showy" presenter
But Tess Daly is the glue. She's at once a safe pair of hands, and halfway invisible. A unique vibe.
Claudia Winkleman is an astonishing talent, but, like with Brucie, you can replace the "showy" presenter
But Tess Daly is the glue. She's at once a safe pair of hands, and halfway invisible. A unique vibe.
October 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I think it's impossible to overstate how devastating a loss Tess Daly will be for #Strictly
Claudia Winkleman is an astonishing talent, but, like with Brucie, you can replace the "showy" presenter
But Tess Daly is the glue. She's at once a safe pair of hands, and halfway invisible. A unique vibe.
Claudia Winkleman is an astonishing talent, but, like with Brucie, you can replace the "showy" presenter
But Tess Daly is the glue. She's at once a safe pair of hands, and halfway invisible. A unique vibe.
Maybe I'm a crazy dreamer, a radical socialist, a dangerous extremist, but MAYBE, if we had elected Jeremy Corbyn, I wouldn't have to wait TEN WEEKS for a GP appointment that my GP TOLD ME to BOOK
October 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Maybe I'm a crazy dreamer, a radical socialist, a dangerous extremist, but MAYBE, if we had elected Jeremy Corbyn, I wouldn't have to wait TEN WEEKS for a GP appointment that my GP TOLD ME to BOOK
The British public can't cope with women of colour being on #Strictly Come Dancing: episode 958372
October 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Absolutely wild to me that people actually dress up in silly outfits for halloween
That's so much EFFORT
I didn't believe it was actually a thing, but last year I was in London on halloween and I saw it for myself. So many people dressed up. Where do they get the money? The time? The inclination??
That's so much EFFORT
I didn't believe it was actually a thing, but last year I was in London on halloween and I saw it for myself. So many people dressed up. Where do they get the money? The time? The inclination??
October 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Absolutely wild to me that people actually dress up in silly outfits for halloween
That's so much EFFORT
I didn't believe it was actually a thing, but last year I was in London on halloween and I saw it for myself. So many people dressed up. Where do they get the money? The time? The inclination??
That's so much EFFORT
I didn't believe it was actually a thing, but last year I was in London on halloween and I saw it for myself. So many people dressed up. Where do they get the money? The time? The inclination??
This #Strictly Mulan dance and piece would be a lot more moving and lovely to me if I didn't have a sneaking suspicion that this lovely arrangement comes from the crappy, unnecessary sell-out Disney remake
October 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This #Strictly Mulan dance and piece would be a lot more moving and lovely to me if I didn't have a sneaking suspicion that this lovely arrangement comes from the crappy, unnecessary sell-out Disney remake
Not #Strictly doing a minecraft movie number 💀
I think Strictly has to tread the line between camp and embarrassing. I can see how they would get to something like this. But what they forget is that the route to embarrassment is Corporate things - so Minecraft Movie, Mufasa etc are that.
I think Strictly has to tread the line between camp and embarrassing. I can see how they would get to something like this. But what they forget is that the route to embarrassment is Corporate things - so Minecraft Movie, Mufasa etc are that.
October 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Not #Strictly doing a minecraft movie number 💀
I think Strictly has to tread the line between camp and embarrassing. I can see how they would get to something like this. But what they forget is that the route to embarrassment is Corporate things - so Minecraft Movie, Mufasa etc are that.
I think Strictly has to tread the line between camp and embarrassing. I can see how they would get to something like this. But what they forget is that the route to embarrassment is Corporate things - so Minecraft Movie, Mufasa etc are that.
It wouldn't be a #Strictly movie week without the BBC shilling for one of those godawful Disney "live action" films, and whatever the newest crappy west end adaptation of a movie is
But at least there are still some deeer cuts to be had
But at least there are still some deeer cuts to be had
October 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It wouldn't be a #Strictly movie week without the BBC shilling for one of those godawful Disney "live action" films, and whatever the newest crappy west end adaptation of a movie is
But at least there are still some deeer cuts to be had
But at least there are still some deeer cuts to be had
October 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
People don't talk about Invasion of the Dinosaurs enough
It's SO good
We should be talking about how good it is every single day
It's SO good
We should be talking about how good it is every single day
October 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
People don't talk about Invasion of the Dinosaurs enough
It's SO good
We should be talking about how good it is every single day
It's SO good
We should be talking about how good it is every single day
Still not sure what Marina was doing with that new album
What was all that about
Why is it Like That
What was all that about
Why is it Like That
October 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Still not sure what Marina was doing with that new album
What was all that about
Why is it Like That
What was all that about
Why is it Like That
They finally gave me what I wanted (sort of)
I propose a spinoff of #TheTraitors where there's no cash prize and all the contestants are experts in game theory so we can see the game played properly
There's so much potential in this show but the players are just a bit too... reality TV
There's so much potential in this show but the players are just a bit too... reality TV
October 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
They finally gave me what I wanted (sort of)
Reposted by Tricky Hippo
US #Traitors casts sneaky & backstabbing celebrities to amp up drama. UK celeb version already feels smart for the opposite instinct: national treasures, Olympians and overall sound types. Their liking for each other makes the game more challenging and the programme funnier & warmer. Great first ep.
October 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
US #Traitors casts sneaky & backstabbing celebrities to amp up drama. UK celeb version already feels smart for the opposite instinct: national treasures, Olympians and overall sound types. Their liking for each other makes the game more challenging and the programme funnier & warmer. Great first ep.
If the BBC had its seasonal scheduling right, we would now be settling into the post-Strictly season opener of Doctor Who
Imagine how much better it would be if The Robot Revolution had aired tonight, instead of in high summer
Imagine how much better it would be if The Robot Revolution had aired tonight, instead of in high summer
September 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If the BBC had its seasonal scheduling right, we would now be settling into the post-Strictly season opener of Doctor Who
Imagine how much better it would be if The Robot Revolution had aired tonight, instead of in high summer
Imagine how much better it would be if The Robot Revolution had aired tonight, instead of in high summer
Apologies to my followers. I will be Strictlyposting every Saturday for the foreeseable
September 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Apologies to my followers. I will be Strictlyposting every Saturday for the foreeseable
The whiplash between the instantly iconic queen that is La Voix and the toxic apprentice loser boris johnson wannabe Thomas Skinner is as extreme as it gets on #Strictly
September 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The whiplash between the instantly iconic queen that is La Voix and the toxic apprentice loser boris johnson wannabe Thomas Skinner is as extreme as it gets on #Strictly