Jack Woodgate
@jackwoodgate.bsky.social
Blue collar bohemian, aging hipster.
He/him
He/him
Jolly good. It's Iron, isn't it?
June 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Jolly good. It's Iron, isn't it?
Morning Jim! Owt planned for the weekend?
June 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Morning Jim! Owt planned for the weekend?
Anyway, Sorry Peter for the essay. If you made it this far, thanks for reading.
Love-love, kiss-kiss, byeeee!
Love-love, kiss-kiss, byeeee!
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Anyway, Sorry Peter for the essay. If you made it this far, thanks for reading.
Love-love, kiss-kiss, byeeee!
Love-love, kiss-kiss, byeeee!
nostalgia!" when you're doing the very thing you're criticising them for doing!
I don't even think if it fails that the fans would have an emperor's new clothes moment and realise the original film wasn't that good in the first place.
They'll just blame "woke"
I don't even think if it fails that the fans would have an emperor's new clothes moment and realise the original film wasn't that good in the first place.
They'll just blame "woke"
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
nostalgia!" when you're doing the very thing you're criticising them for doing!
I don't even think if it fails that the fans would have an emperor's new clothes moment and realise the original film wasn't that good in the first place.
They'll just blame "woke"
I don't even think if it fails that the fans would have an emperor's new clothes moment and realise the original film wasn't that good in the first place.
They'll just blame "woke"
and I doubt he'll be actually directing. I've heard it's going to be Josh Gad calling the shots.
Will it have president commentary on modern film-making, particularly over Star Wars?
Did the first one?
Even if it did, you can't point and laugh and say "Haha Star Wars is corporate slop that relies on
Will it have president commentary on modern film-making, particularly over Star Wars?
Did the first one?
Even if it did, you can't point and laugh and say "Haha Star Wars is corporate slop that relies on
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
and I doubt he'll be actually directing. I've heard it's going to be Josh Gad calling the shots.
Will it have president commentary on modern film-making, particularly over Star Wars?
Did the first one?
Even if it did, you can't point and laugh and say "Haha Star Wars is corporate slop that relies on
Will it have president commentary on modern film-making, particularly over Star Wars?
Did the first one?
Even if it did, you can't point and laugh and say "Haha Star Wars is corporate slop that relies on
originally only meant to be temporary, but he found peace in his family life.
Sorry Rick, we interrupt your happy ending for you to put on a stupid spandex body-stocking and oversized helmet again.
Will it be any good?
Fuckin' doubt it.
I hope and pray that Brooks involvement is kept to a minimum
Sorry Rick, we interrupt your happy ending for you to put on a stupid spandex body-stocking and oversized helmet again.
Will it be any good?
Fuckin' doubt it.
I hope and pray that Brooks involvement is kept to a minimum
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
originally only meant to be temporary, but he found peace in his family life.
Sorry Rick, we interrupt your happy ending for you to put on a stupid spandex body-stocking and oversized helmet again.
Will it be any good?
Fuckin' doubt it.
I hope and pray that Brooks involvement is kept to a minimum
Sorry Rick, we interrupt your happy ending for you to put on a stupid spandex body-stocking and oversized helmet again.
Will it be any good?
Fuckin' doubt it.
I hope and pray that Brooks involvement is kept to a minimum
SEQUELS TO FUCKING SPACEBALLS!
I think it's sick.
I actually think it's sick.
Mel Brooks is 98 years old and these fuckers want him to don green make up and ears and shuffle around on his knees again making jokes.
Rick Moranis. He quit acting in 1997 after his wife died to look after his family. It
I think it's sick.
I actually think it's sick.
Mel Brooks is 98 years old and these fuckers want him to don green make up and ears and shuffle around on his knees again making jokes.
Rick Moranis. He quit acting in 1997 after his wife died to look after his family. It
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
SEQUELS TO FUCKING SPACEBALLS!
I think it's sick.
I actually think it's sick.
Mel Brooks is 98 years old and these fuckers want him to don green make up and ears and shuffle around on his knees again making jokes.
Rick Moranis. He quit acting in 1997 after his wife died to look after his family. It
I think it's sick.
I actually think it's sick.
Mel Brooks is 98 years old and these fuckers want him to don green make up and ears and shuffle around on his knees again making jokes.
Rick Moranis. He quit acting in 1997 after his wife died to look after his family. It
#RestoreTheSnyderVerse A world in which dipshit movie execs see memes mocking their flop movie and go "oh, they actually liked Morbius! Let's release it again!" only for it to flop a second time.
They make Ironheart and doofuses go "Nobody asked for this!"
Really? Do you know what people ask for?
They make Ironheart and doofuses go "Nobody asked for this!"
Really? Do you know what people ask for?
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#RestoreTheSnyderVerse A world in which dipshit movie execs see memes mocking their flop movie and go "oh, they actually liked Morbius! Let's release it again!" only for it to flop a second time.
They make Ironheart and doofuses go "Nobody asked for this!"
Really? Do you know what people ask for?
They make Ironheart and doofuses go "Nobody asked for this!"
Really? Do you know what people ask for?
would buy every action figure, t-shirt, place mat and flamethrower if someone actually got the licence to make them!
Now, they're finally getting a sequel.
FML.
This is the world we live in.
A world where entitled idiots yell #ReleaseTheSnyderCut then when by some fluke they get it they yell
Now, they're finally getting a sequel.
FML.
This is the world we live in.
A world where entitled idiots yell #ReleaseTheSnyderCut then when by some fluke they get it they yell
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
would buy every action figure, t-shirt, place mat and flamethrower if someone actually got the licence to make them!
Now, they're finally getting a sequel.
FML.
This is the world we live in.
A world where entitled idiots yell #ReleaseTheSnyderCut then when by some fluke they get it they yell
Now, they're finally getting a sequel.
FML.
This is the world we live in.
A world where entitled idiots yell #ReleaseTheSnyderCut then when by some fluke they get it they yell
The one commentary veracious to Star Wars was how it basically pathed the way in turning movies into adverts. That a movie as an artform unto itself is secondary to it being a vehicle to shift merchandise.
But you just know, You Just Know [stabs desk emphatically with finger] that these fanboys
But you just know, You Just Know [stabs desk emphatically with finger] that these fanboys
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The one commentary veracious to Star Wars was how it basically pathed the way in turning movies into adverts. That a movie as an artform unto itself is secondary to it being a vehicle to shift merchandise.
But you just know, You Just Know [stabs desk emphatically with finger] that these fanboys
But you just know, You Just Know [stabs desk emphatically with finger] that these fanboys
And I can't help feeling that they're missing the point!
One of my issues with Spaceballs is that it doesn't really address the context of Star Wars itself (It's not really a Star Wars spoof, but I wont get into that as this is an essay already) apart from one aspect- Merchandising.
One of my issues with Spaceballs is that it doesn't really address the context of Star Wars itself (It's not really a Star Wars spoof, but I wont get into that as this is an essay already) apart from one aspect- Merchandising.
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
And I can't help feeling that they're missing the point!
One of my issues with Spaceballs is that it doesn't really address the context of Star Wars itself (It's not really a Star Wars spoof, but I wont get into that as this is an essay already) apart from one aspect- Merchandising.
One of my issues with Spaceballs is that it doesn't really address the context of Star Wars itself (It's not really a Star Wars spoof, but I wont get into that as this is an essay already) apart from one aspect- Merchandising.
To me, it comes across as needy.
"Validate me! Validate my fandom! Validate how much attention I put into this film I watched when I was 9! You validated Star Wars fans, and Star Trek fans and Doctor Who fans! MY fandom is just as important as theirs!"
"Validate me! Validate my fandom! Validate how much attention I put into this film I watched when I was 9! You validated Star Wars fans, and Star Trek fans and Doctor Who fans! MY fandom is just as important as theirs!"
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
To me, it comes across as needy.
"Validate me! Validate my fandom! Validate how much attention I put into this film I watched when I was 9! You validated Star Wars fans, and Star Trek fans and Doctor Who fans! MY fandom is just as important as theirs!"
"Validate me! Validate my fandom! Validate how much attention I put into this film I watched when I was 9! You validated Star Wars fans, and Star Trek fans and Doctor Who fans! MY fandom is just as important as theirs!"
Kids quickly moved on to the next big things, He-Man, Ghostbusters, Transformers, whatever. Four years is a long time when you're a kid.
Also consider how fleeting fandoms were back then without the Internet to sustain them.
Which is why everyone went "What? A Star Wars spoof? Now?"
Also consider how fleeting fandoms were back then without the Internet to sustain them.
Which is why everyone went "What? A Star Wars spoof? Now?"
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Kids quickly moved on to the next big things, He-Man, Ghostbusters, Transformers, whatever. Four years is a long time when you're a kid.
Also consider how fleeting fandoms were back then without the Internet to sustain them.
Which is why everyone went "What? A Star Wars spoof? Now?"
Also consider how fleeting fandoms were back then without the Internet to sustain them.
Which is why everyone went "What? A Star Wars spoof? Now?"
Another post credits Spaceballs with the demise of Star Wars until 1997. That George Lucas was so devastated by how on the nose Spaceballs was that nobody would take any additional films seriously.
This is clearly utter cobblers.
Star Wars was done for four years before Spaceballs came out.
This is clearly utter cobblers.
Star Wars was done for four years before Spaceballs came out.
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Another post credits Spaceballs with the demise of Star Wars until 1997. That George Lucas was so devastated by how on the nose Spaceballs was that nobody would take any additional films seriously.
This is clearly utter cobblers.
Star Wars was done for four years before Spaceballs came out.
This is clearly utter cobblers.
Star Wars was done for four years before Spaceballs came out.
cunningly based Lone Starr's costume on Indiana Jones instead! Hahaha! Suck it, Lucas!
Really? I can sort of see it, but Lone Starr's costume looks like a generic trucker as much as it does Indiana Jones', which is what, when coupled with Barf's overalls is what I thought he was going for.
Really? I can sort of see it, but Lone Starr's costume looks like a generic trucker as much as it does Indiana Jones', which is what, when coupled with Barf's overalls is what I thought he was going for.
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
cunningly based Lone Starr's costume on Indiana Jones instead! Hahaha! Suck it, Lucas!
Really? I can sort of see it, but Lone Starr's costume looks like a generic trucker as much as it does Indiana Jones', which is what, when coupled with Barf's overalls is what I thought he was going for.
Really? I can sort of see it, but Lone Starr's costume looks like a generic trucker as much as it does Indiana Jones', which is what, when coupled with Barf's overalls is what I thought he was going for.
Also, I've seen a few posts giving Spaceballs more credit than I think it deserves.
A meme stating that supposedly when Brooks showed Lucas the script for Spaceballs, Lucas approved on the condition that he didn't make Lone Starr look like Han Solo, as the character was special to him. So Brooks
A meme stating that supposedly when Brooks showed Lucas the script for Spaceballs, Lucas approved on the condition that he didn't make Lone Starr look like Han Solo, as the character was special to him. So Brooks
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Also, I've seen a few posts giving Spaceballs more credit than I think it deserves.
A meme stating that supposedly when Brooks showed Lucas the script for Spaceballs, Lucas approved on the condition that he didn't make Lone Starr look like Han Solo, as the character was special to him. So Brooks
A meme stating that supposedly when Brooks showed Lucas the script for Spaceballs, Lucas approved on the condition that he didn't make Lone Starr look like Han Solo, as the character was special to him. So Brooks
deep cut reference only real fans would get!
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
deep cut reference only real fans would get!
comments were full of pics from 'Escape from New York', 'The Thing' and 'Big Trouble in Little China' for Russel? How about 'Independence Day' for Pullman (granted, his genre filmography is limited compared to Russel's)
Nah... full of Lone Starr pics and quotes.
Oh yeah great! Thanks for that
Nah... full of Lone Starr pics and quotes.
Oh yeah great! Thanks for that
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
comments were full of pics from 'Escape from New York', 'The Thing' and 'Big Trouble in Little China' for Russel? How about 'Independence Day' for Pullman (granted, his genre filmography is limited compared to Russel's)
Nah... full of Lone Starr pics and quotes.
Oh yeah great! Thanks for that
Nah... full of Lone Starr pics and quotes.
Oh yeah great! Thanks for that
Since then, they keep popping up. Usually in Star Wars posts, using Spaceballs to bash Disney era stuff and recently in posts about Thunderbolts* when they ran stories about how Wyatt Russel and Lewis Pullman being the sons of Kurt Russel and Bill Pullman respectively. Now, do you think the
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Since then, they keep popping up. Usually in Star Wars posts, using Spaceballs to bash Disney era stuff and recently in posts about Thunderbolts* when they ran stories about how Wyatt Russel and Lewis Pullman being the sons of Kurt Russel and Bill Pullman respectively. Now, do you think the