Well, we've come to it, the first lineup announcements for #SNL season 52, and...ehhh... Not to say that my opinions matter, but here's a pic of me going long rather than 3 or 4 posts: (As for the musical guests, I've only heard of the 2 who've done the show, but...music is none of my business.)

SNL Nerds@snlnerds.bsky.social · 17h ago

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!! 🚨🚨🚨 #SNL #SNLNerds

"A Good Day to Die Hard" is the enemy of "A GREAT Day to Die Hard."

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Cinematrix No. 897: September 9, 2026

Can you name an Olivia Wilde or Greta Lee movie with a number or punctuation in the title?

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"...to tear the flesh, to wear the flesh, to be born unto new worlds where his flesh becomes my key..." High on my list of favorite sketches ever.

Alan Sepinwall@sepinwall.bsky.social · yesterday

You know who we don't talk enough about? Brocktoon.

Look at this, "Star Trek Day" is - still - on the day the original series premiered, the franchise's birthday. It's almost like that way makes the most sense and "Star WARS Day" should follow suit! I'm more a Star WARS guy, but in this way...advantage: Trek. #StarTrek60

Hey, I hadn't said "EWWW" as many times or as heartily as I just did when a Meta pro-A.I. commercial interrupted my video on YouTube. How...lovely.

IMDb, Hey, how are ya? Yeah, we're all shitty. Listen... Stop having the "producer" credits at the top of the page for people who are DEFINITELY actors first and have WAY more acting credits than producing credits. You can't make that make sense.

(a) Behold the SNL Nerds and their always-strong command of British idioms and accents. (2) Given this version's smaller episode order (because British!), I'm even more nervous about SNL UK adding new people when a season starts than I am with SNL Prime, so...this truly IS #SNL!

SNL Nerds@snlnerds.bsky.social · 3d ago

Oi, YA TOSSER! WE GOT BREAKIN' NEWZ FROM OVA IN THE UK! CRIKEY!!!! #SNL #SNLNerds 🚨🚨🚨 deadline.com/2026/09/snl-...

Well, I do believe this is the best I've ever done at Wordle - I don't play every day, but I've gotten back into playing most days over the last couple weeks after a long fallow period - and I got today's in 2, and with a word that directly applies to myself.

Fair of me or not, I just became WAY less interested in seeing PRIMETIME when I read that Jeff Zucker plays himself. He's probably not much of a factor in it, but...ugh.

The "Whose Line..." YouTube channel is playing the UK edition's final-series Hollywood episodes, and I'd forgotten that Catherine O'Hara was on one of those, but...it's really always great to be surprised by a Catherine O'Hara appearance in something!

The first rule about The Whisper Man is: Don't shout about The Whisper Man.

Given my love of the actor + the movie that was my giveaway title, I quite like that I got today's Actorle in 1.

Re: today's Hollywoodle... The one-degree connection that I felt I HAD to go to for was, I do believe the second movie I ever heard of [first actor in this Hollywoodle pairing] being in, I remember the EW summer movie preview issue that...previewed it.

You watch ONE 1989 commercial for the Taco Bell BATMAN tie-in cups, and YouTube wants to keeeeeeep sending fast-food tie-in commercials for that era of Batman movies your way. "You" is me - and I will keep watching said commercials.

I don't say this because I lack discernment or because I'm in the MCU tank (neither's true), but: Actors who've made MANY other movies in between/around their Marvel movies were not "swallowed up by the Marvel machine" - especially if those other movies were of varying genres/modes/tones. (1/2)

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Cinematrix No. 892: September 4, 2026

Can you name an Oscar-nominated movie starring Javier Bardem or Penélope Cruz?

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It's always a good time to share... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0...

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes (Official 4K Video)

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It was real weird that there's a romantic comedy starring DOLLY PARTON and JAMES WOODS before last week, but..it's only gotten weirder. That's a real "study in contrast" kind of pairing.

Every time you see a “millennials and Gen Z don’t [x thing, like owning a house or going out to dinner or broadway shows]”, go ahead and mentally substitute “can’t afford” for don’t. I have tons of friends who’d love to go to plays or mid-scale restaurants or buy napkins, but we are broke.

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Cinematrix No. 891: September 3, 2026

Can you name a Christopher Lloyd movie with a title that contains “to,” “for,” or “with”?

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I've recently started rewatching VERONICA MARS again, and how I love that within the first 5 episodes, you have appearances from both the boy from JUNGLE 2 JUNGLE (Sam Huntington, a guest star*) and the boy from KAZAAM (Francis Capra, a series regular)! '90s kids' movies of SHAKY quality represent!

Behold, the CORRECT way to say this kind of thing! It's not "BRAND NEW DAY announces home release date" or "TOY STORY 5 announces streaming premiere" or "STREET FIGHTER releases ____," because movies/shows don't do these things themselves! (Re-)Learn how to talk! And get off my lawn!

I don't know what a "baby rave" is or WHY it is, but (outside of a Tr*** rally), there's nothing I'd want to go to less than a "baby rave."

Sharing this again for the night owls & others overseas. If you come across this at the ideal time for your country & are willing, please be a Marshmallow & repost this for others in your area. Thanks so much!

Veronica Mars: Chillin' Like a Villain (Kristen Bell)

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For most of 2026, I've been working to secure a contract to write a comprehensive book about TV's Veronica Mars. I've come close, but publishers fear there just aren't enough Marshmallows left who would be interested. Let's prove 'em wrong! Join me & please share: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...

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A book on this show would most definitely have my readership - it's one of my favorites, even when it was a bit wobbly.

Jen Johans@filmintuition.bsky.social · last wk.

For most of 2026, I've been working to secure a contract to write a comprehensive book about TV's Veronica Mars. I've come close, but publishers fear there just aren't enough Marshmallows left who would be interested. Let's prove 'em wrong! Join me & please share: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...