Theo Priestley
@tprstly.com
Author of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror stories. Narrative designer, world builder, lore wrangler. Scriptwriter and independent film producer.
Retro/futurist and cassette futurism enthusiast.
Rep: Mic Cheetham/ United Talent
Banner: @coldesign.bsky.social
Retro/futurist and cassette futurism enthusiast.
Rep: Mic Cheetham/ United Talent
Banner: @coldesign.bsky.social
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If you’re old enough, you can hear this image.
November 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If you’re old enough, you can hear this image.
I’d like a Ben Solo movie to cap that whole arc off.
And then the next Star Wars stories should be set a good 2,000+ years later so we’re no longer talking about the Skywalker saga anymore.
And then the next Star Wars stories should be set a good 2,000+ years later so we’re no longer talking about the Skywalker saga anymore.
November 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I’d like a Ben Solo movie to cap that whole arc off.
And then the next Star Wars stories should be set a good 2,000+ years later so we’re no longer talking about the Skywalker saga anymore.
And then the next Star Wars stories should be set a good 2,000+ years later so we’re no longer talking about the Skywalker saga anymore.
“Instead of trying to solve cancer….it’s going after storytelling, it’s going after illustrations, it’s gonna write your song for you. It’s like saying it’s gonna breathe for you, it’s gonna fuck for you. It’s gonna take away.”
www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/go...
www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/go...
Gore Verbinski on how Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die deals with “terrifying” prospect of AI - Dexerto
Gore Verbinski says his new movie Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a timely story about the terrifying prospect of AI.
www.dexerto.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
“Instead of trying to solve cancer….it’s going after storytelling, it’s going after illustrations, it’s gonna write your song for you. It’s like saying it’s gonna breathe for you, it’s gonna fuck for you. It’s gonna take away.”
www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/go...
www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/go...
Personal Jesus
“reach out and text faith”
my god it was right there, who’s in charge of marketing here?!
“reach out and text faith”
my god it was right there, who’s in charge of marketing here?!
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Personal Jesus
“reach out and text faith”
my god it was right there, who’s in charge of marketing here?!
“reach out and text faith”
my god it was right there, who’s in charge of marketing here?!
November 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Big cat is serenading the water fountain…
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Big cat is serenading the water fountain…
I can’t wait for Eastenders to become a vertical drama.
/s
/s
November 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I can’t wait for Eastenders to become a vertical drama.
/s
/s
The MSNOW rebrand sounds more like another failed IM tool from Microsoft than anything TV.
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The MSNOW rebrand sounds more like another failed IM tool from Microsoft than anything TV.
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Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Black Friday deals took a dark turn.
Epstein’s reading list: Emails reveal pedophile’s wide-ranging Amazon picks
Epstein’s reading list: Emails reveal pedophile’s wide-ranging Amazon picks
Epstein’s reading list: Emails reveal pedophile’s wide-ranging Amazon picks
www.independent.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Black Friday deals took a dark turn.
This has got to be stolen from The Onion.
Teletubbies creator warns parents over ‘empty’ YouTube programmes for children
Teletubbies creator warns parents over ‘empty’ YouTube programmes for children
Anne Wood says algorithms bypass ‘the responsibility of art’ and have failed to support high-quality children’s content
Lots of programmes for children on YouTube are “empty” and do “nothing to encourage the imaginative life of children”, the Teletubbies creator has cautioned parents.
Anne Wood, the veteran children’s producer who devised the popular TV show for preschool children, said children’s television had long been undervalued and she feared “we’re losing a tremendous amount and nobody can see it because it’s not considered important”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
This has got to be stolen from The Onion.
I don’t know who Nuzzi is but she sounds like a chocolate spread you’d find in Aldi.
November 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I don’t know who Nuzzi is but she sounds like a chocolate spread you’d find in Aldi.
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Day 3 of games ground.
No more meetings. Public days only now. Let's see what the kids think of the game.
youtu.be/3o4OvOg8ueg?...
No more meetings. Public days only now. Let's see what the kids think of the game.
youtu.be/3o4OvOg8ueg?...
Insectica Vindicta - Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by NOTHING MATTERS
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Day 3 of games ground.
No more meetings. Public days only now. Let's see what the kids think of the game.
youtu.be/3o4OvOg8ueg?...
No more meetings. Public days only now. Let's see what the kids think of the game.
youtu.be/3o4OvOg8ueg?...
Next time I take a dump I’m going to visit the bathroom three times before doing it, then once I’m finished I’ll run around the flat like Usain Bolt.
See how the cats like it.
See how the cats like it.
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Next time I take a dump I’m going to visit the bathroom three times before doing it, then once I’m finished I’ll run around the flat like Usain Bolt.
See how the cats like it.
See how the cats like it.
Chalking up one chase dream during Xmas and another dream hiding from Godzilla by running to the basement in an office building in Tokyo.
Not a bad haul last night.
Not a bad haul last night.
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Chalking up one chase dream during Xmas and another dream hiding from Godzilla by running to the basement in an office building in Tokyo.
Not a bad haul last night.
Not a bad haul last night.
“you’ve got more rabbit than Sainsburys…”
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“you’ve got more rabbit than Sainsburys…”
Reposted by Theo Priestley
Then why do I keep talking to devs in the US whose salary is suddenly $0
The average salary for games industry professionals based in the United States was $142,000 in 2025, according to a new report from GDC Festival of Gaming.
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
GDC Survey: Average salary for US games professionals was $142,000 in 2025
Findings reveal 33% of workers feel employers are "working to close existing pay gaps," while one-tenth report no efforts are being made
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Then why do I keep talking to devs in the US whose salary is suddenly $0
Would you change your GP doctor if you found out they were using ChatGPT or some other AI and fed all your patient notes into it?
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Would you change your GP doctor if you found out they were using ChatGPT or some other AI and fed all your patient notes into it?
Jesus Christ
We’re speed-running into a mental health crisis and societal oblivion.
We’re speed-running into a mental health crisis and societal oblivion.
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Jesus Christ
We’re speed-running into a mental health crisis and societal oblivion.
We’re speed-running into a mental health crisis and societal oblivion.
Reposted by Theo Priestley
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Reposted by Theo Priestley
Reality Rift, no 2 in the Dark Shepherd trilogy is now available for preorder from Newcon press.
I hope you enjoy RR as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Check out the website for a chance to own a Gambino original AW.
#writing #SciFi #darkshepherd #spaceships
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
I hope you enjoy RR as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Check out the website for a chance to own a Gambino original AW.
#writing #SciFi #darkshepherd #spaceships
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Reality Rift, no 2 in the Dark Shepherd trilogy is now available for preorder from Newcon press.
I hope you enjoy RR as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Check out the website for a chance to own a Gambino original AW.
#writing #SciFi #darkshepherd #spaceships
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
I hope you enjoy RR as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Check out the website for a chance to own a Gambino original AW.
#writing #SciFi #darkshepherd #spaceships
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
CROM!
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
CROM!
A succubus invites the idea that there’s a blowubus too.
November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A succubus invites the idea that there’s a blowubus too.
aaaaaaand it's already started over on X where people are posting their AI clips of how Star Wars would have been better if they made it...
Can’t wait to see the mudslide of AI generated videos on Disney+ made by raving Star Wars fanboys of their *better* versions of the movies…
November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
aaaaaaand it's already started over on X where people are posting their AI clips of how Star Wars would have been better if they made it...