Jeff Ryan
@jeffryan1.bsky.social
Books on the pop culture histories of Super Mario, Mickey Mouse, Spider-man and Princess Leia. Better in person.
This week on: TIKTOK MINI DRAMA!
"hey..."
"oh, hey you."
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR ANOTHER EXCITING INSTALLMENT!
"hey..."
"oh, hey you."
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR ANOTHER EXCITING INSTALLMENT!
December 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This week on: TIKTOK MINI DRAMA!
"hey..."
"oh, hey you."
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR ANOTHER EXCITING INSTALLMENT!
"hey..."
"oh, hey you."
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR ANOTHER EXCITING INSTALLMENT!
REVERSE ZOIDBERG:
YOUR COMEDY IS GOOD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD!
YOUR COMEDY IS GOOD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD!
December 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
REVERSE ZOIDBERG:
YOUR COMEDY IS GOOD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD!
YOUR COMEDY IS GOOD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD!
[lights up MYTHBUSTERS signal over Gotham City]
December 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
[lights up MYTHBUSTERS signal over Gotham City]
Mark Watney: "So, yeah, I blew myself up."
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Mark Watney: "So, yeah, I blew myself up."
I didn't need this explanation for "Christmas in July."
December 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I didn't need this explanation for "Christmas in July."
I believe its full title is "esteemed character actor Mango Wensleydale"
December 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I believe its full title is "esteemed character actor Mango Wensleydale"
In a perfect world people would only be at upset at you over your opinions of Spider-Man 3 and Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
December 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In a perfect world people would only be at upset at you over your opinions of Spider-Man 3 and Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
"What is this, a Führerbunker for ants?"
December 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"What is this, a Führerbunker for ants?"
Technically we're all the world's tallest teenager once in our lives.
December 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Technically we're all the world's tallest teenager once in our lives.
They ended a family comedy with the hero incinerating 100 children.
December 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
They ended a family comedy with the hero incinerating 100 children.
Alan Ritchson takes out a remote detonator, presses it, and THE ENTIRE WAREHOUSE OF CLONE BOYS EXPLODES, as the main cast walks away all cool.
December 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Alan Ritchson takes out a remote detonator, presses it, and THE ENTIRE WAREHOUSE OF CLONE BOYS EXPLODES, as the main cast walks away all cool.
(You are seriously never going to guess how this resolves.)
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
(You are seriously never going to guess how this resolves.)
They find the right clone, rescue him, and leave the facility. Someone askes what's going to happen to the other 100 clones, all bred to be feral? (We know with a little bit of affection they turn into regular kids.)
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
They find the right clone, rescue him, and leave the facility. Someone askes what's going to happen to the other 100 clones, all bred to be feral? (We know with a little bit of affection they turn into regular kids.)
Action comedy stuff ensues, the clone gets taken back by the cloners, and the dad break in to save the clone kid. There they're attacked by a ARMY of ten-year-old Baby Reacher clones.
December 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Action comedy stuff ensues, the clone gets taken back by the cloners, and the dad break in to save the clone kid. There they're attacked by a ARMY of ten-year-old Baby Reacher clones.
Ritchson's son turned out to be a kid he found and saved when working as a security guard. When then turns out to be...his adolescent clone! (This is a WILD movie.)
December 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Ritchson's son turned out to be a kid he found and saved when working as a security guard. When then turns out to be...his adolescent clone! (This is a WILD movie.)
PLAYDATE is a comedy about a normal guy™ and a crazy guy™, played by Kevin James and Alan Ritchson. They're dads.
December 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
PLAYDATE is a comedy about a normal guy™ and a crazy guy™, played by Kevin James and Alan Ritchson. They're dads.
Scrooge gets visited by Red Ghost and the Super Apes
December 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Scrooge gets visited by Red Ghost and the Super Apes
Want me to give it a look over the weekend? I know that fear of the typo.
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Want me to give it a look over the weekend? I know that fear of the typo.
I had SO MUCH MONEY riding on it being "potato."
December 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I had SO MUCH MONEY riding on it being "potato."
Looking forward to the buddy-comedy MOBY-DICK retelling where Ahab and Moby patch things up and surf into the finale to Colbie Caillait's Brighter Than the Sun.
December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Looking forward to the buddy-comedy MOBY-DICK retelling where Ahab and Moby patch things up and surf into the finale to Colbie Caillait's Brighter Than the Sun.