Michael Hein
@michael-hein.bsky.social
Writer, formerly at PopCulture.com and Comicbook.com. Half-elf Rock Lee @attemptedadventure.bsky.social. Reluctant new app joiner. He/him.
The glass-half-full perspective is that this is the only kind of job market where you might legitimately hit it big off writing a novel before you manage to land a new job.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The glass-half-full perspective is that this is the only kind of job market where you might legitimately hit it big off writing a novel before you manage to land a new job.
LETS GOOO BURY EM GEORGE 👊
October 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
LETS GOOO BURY EM GEORGE 👊
Re-reading Dunk & Egg and just realized for the first time that Maeker Targaryen COULD theoretically go by Mike for short. I have no choice but to stan the Valyrian version of Michael.
October 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Re-reading Dunk & Egg and just realized for the first time that Maeker Targaryen COULD theoretically go by Mike for short. I have no choice but to stan the Valyrian version of Michael.
Maaan I can’t write articles right now which means I’m just standing out in the street hollering about Demon Slayer at full volume.
September 12, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Maaan I can’t write articles right now which means I’m just standing out in the street hollering about Demon Slayer at full volume.
Obviously, don’t buy HP stuff because Rowling is a bigot, but also, full cast audiobooks are lame 🤮
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Harry Potter's New Series Cast Can Learn a Major Lesson from This Blockbuster
The Harry Potter franchise was pitched into an uproar last week with the announcement of an all-new audiobook series with a full cast, including many A-list actors and lauded performers. It makes sens...
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August 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Obviously, don’t buy HP stuff because Rowling is a bigot, but also, full cast audiobooks are lame 🤮
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Another successful year of Cousin-Con 😎
August 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Another successful year of Cousin-Con 😎
Fantastic Four First Steps no context:
July 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Fantastic Four First Steps no context:
I saw Superman without my wife, and her biggest concern was whether they got Lex Luthor right this time, so I was trying to describe Hoult’s portrayal to her. She was like “Oh I get it, so he was basically doing Seto Kaiba?” Now we’ve spent all week swapping dialogue between them and it ALWAYS works
July 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I saw Superman without my wife, and her biggest concern was whether they got Lex Luthor right this time, so I was trying to describe Hoult’s portrayal to her. She was like “Oh I get it, so he was basically doing Seto Kaiba?” Now we’ve spent all week swapping dialogue between them and it ALWAYS works
Man that was a really good Mister Terrific movie.
July 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Man that was a really good Mister Terrific movie.
We’ve come a long way, and a whole app, from this defeated tweet to this triumphant article.
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July 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We’ve come a long way, and a whole app, from this defeated tweet to this triumphant article.
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Happy bird day old man
June 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Happy bird day old man
Imagine paying yourself millions of dollars to delay HOTD by merging WBD, then three years later, paying yourself millions of dollars again to delay Dunk & Egg by breaking up WBD.
June 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Imagine paying yourself millions of dollars to delay HOTD by merging WBD, then three years later, paying yourself millions of dollars again to delay Dunk & Egg by breaking up WBD.
Do I think I’m the first person to come up with this subheader? No. Am I unreasonably pleased with myself? Yes.
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May 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Do I think I’m the first person to come up with this subheader? No. Am I unreasonably pleased with myself? Yes.
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Reposted by Michael Hein
The #WheelOfTime has been canceled after 3 seasons...so how bad did viewership really get...and is the lack of honesty from the showrunners the real reason amazon axed the show?
youtu.be/VCjqeuogZaU
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The Real Reason The Wheel Of Time Was Canceled...
YouTube video by The Character Sheet on ComicBook.com
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May 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The #WheelOfTime has been canceled after 3 seasons...so how bad did viewership really get...and is the lack of honesty from the showrunners the real reason amazon axed the show?
youtu.be/VCjqeuogZaU
youtu.be/VCjqeuogZaU
Me: I’ll just re-read Realm of the Elderlings for a while because I already know the quality is excellent, plus it’ll be familiar and comforting.
Me finishing Fool’s Errand:
Me finishing Fool’s Errand:
May 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Me: I’ll just re-read Realm of the Elderlings for a while because I already know the quality is excellent, plus it’ll be familiar and comforting.
Me finishing Fool’s Errand:
Me finishing Fool’s Errand:
My new sweater turned up just in time for Murderbot day 😎
May 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
My new sweater turned up just in time for Murderbot day 😎
So excited to see Matt Smith play a Team Yell Grunt in the live-action Pokemon Sword and Shield.
May 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
So excited to see Matt Smith play a Team Yell Grunt in the live-action Pokemon Sword and Shield.
WE WERE A GOLDMINE, THEY GUTTED US 🥹
April 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
WE WERE A GOLDMINE, THEY GUTTED US 🥹
Murderbot trailer more than makes up for my shattered hope for a Dunk & Egg trailer yesterday 🤡
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Murderbot Trailer Introduces Alexander Skarsgård as Socially Awkward Killer Robot
The first trailer for Murderbot is here, bringing us into an epic sci-fi world for an awkward personal story. The series stars Alexander Skarsgård as a corporate-owned security cyborg who has hacked i...
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April 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Murderbot trailer more than makes up for my shattered hope for a Dunk & Egg trailer yesterday 🤡
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We’re gonna have fan-made alternate season-numbering schemes for House of the Dragon just like the fan-made remixed reading orders for Feast for Crows and Dance with Dragons
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House of the Dragon's Cut Battle May Explain What Went Wrong With Season 2
Director Alan Taylor spoke about his time on Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon in an interview with Gold Derby last week, and he may have given us some new insight on why the latest season in We...
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April 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We’re gonna have fan-made alternate season-numbering schemes for House of the Dragon just like the fan-made remixed reading orders for Feast for Crows and Dance with Dragons
comicbook.com/tv-shows/new...
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