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David Heslop

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Producer and writer of TV and online video, as well as some marketing, social, and events stuff. Once won a BAFTA, which was nice. Currently writing a book.

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I will actively be cheering AGAINST any Firefly anything that includes Adam Baldwin.

06.03.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm just angry we got whatever the fuck this is before a Don Cheadle MCU movie.

06.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I like all the MCU movies, but Iron Man 3 is probably the best.

06.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I absolutely adored Firefly back in the day but no good can come of a reboot.

Even if there weren't seriously problematic people involved, its time came and went. It sucks that it was cancelled too early but bringing it back now won't give us extra seasons in 2003.

We need to learn to let go.

05.03.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jaws poster changed to Laws with Bruce wearing a Dredd helmet

Jaws poster changed to Laws with Bruce wearing a Dredd helmet

You’re gonna need a bigger iso cube

05.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Jeff Goldblum told my daughter I was a great dad.

05.03.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kids should only be allowed to dress up as characters from UK/Irish authors, and then in April only as characters from the rest of the world.

05.03.2026 09:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

New addition, but Invisible Thread by the Divine Comedy.

05.03.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was very funny, if I'd seen it six hours ago I'd have given it a like.

04.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of several cast members from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, posing on the set. On the far left is Bradley Whitford and on the far right is Jimmy Smits.

Photo of several cast members from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, posing on the set. On the far left is Bradley Whitford and on the far right is Jimmy Smits.

My favourites will always be in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Jake's dad being played by Bradley Whitford and Amy's by Jimmy Smits, just because I enjoyed the Josh/Santos reunion from The West Wing.

04.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm this goon from Iron Man 3.

04.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ha, I just had someone offering me a job writing for an AI-produced animated series on YouTube. Ha!

Bloody hell.

04.03.2026 09:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Such fantastic cartooning as well. The incredibly subtle eyebrow lift.

04.03.2026 07:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyway, this was such a fantastic way for me to find new things. And I seem to remember the choice being vast.

I know things change, kids consume media differently, and there are other options nowadays, but "periodicals for kids" does seem like a once-flourishing industry that's now super niche.

03.03.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Back in the Olden Days, when my mum when to Asda, they had a separate newsagent behind the tills, that sold books as well. So while my mum was paying, I'd be flicking through all sorts.

That's where I discovered Garfield, they sold those little paperback collections that they used to do.

03.03.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As us Transformers fans know, "boy kibble" is what you call the human-looking bits on an Autobot Pretender.

03.03.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from the 1990s adventure game Toonstruck. The scene is a bar of some kind with a huge organ in the background. The style is very cartoony, angular and surreal. There are some weird cartoon characters sat around the bar, including two embracing bunnies and a man who appears to be made of cheese. The player's character is a human, represented in-game as actual photography of the actor Christopher Lloyd, so he stands out against the cartoon background and looks wildly out of place; he's on the left, approaching the bar.

Screenshot from the 1990s adventure game Toonstruck. The scene is a bar of some kind with a huge organ in the background. The style is very cartoony, angular and surreal. There are some weird cartoon characters sat around the bar, including two embracing bunnies and a man who appears to be made of cheese. The player's character is a human, represented in-game as actual photography of the actor Christopher Lloyd, so he stands out against the cartoon background and looks wildly out of place; he's on the left, approaching the bar.

That's like my desire for someone to make a modern Toonstruck equivalent with 4K video footage.

02.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry for your loss, Scott.

01.03.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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an older man wearing a hat and bow tie looks at the camera ALT: an older man wearing a hat and bow tie looks at the camera

No (other) spoilers, but Rick Baker features twice!

01.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Post by @britesparc Β· 1 image πŸ’¬ 0Β Β πŸ” 0  ❀️ 0Β Β·Β Weekend Top Ten #730Β Β·Β Top Ten Special Effect Makeups in the Movies Okay, let’s get it out of the way: is it makeups or makesup? I mean, is it like attorneys general? Courts marti…

In my slightly new-look Top Ten, I rank my favourite examples of "special makeup effects" in the movies, and basically bend my own rules just so I can stick Worf in there.
www.tumblr.com/britesparc/8...

01.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Every Psyduck or just, like, one Psyduck. Like Misty's Psyduck just sitting alone in the ruin of the world.

27.02.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How on earth did I not know that Bill Duke directed Sister Act 2?

27.02.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I imagine the idea is to get out ahead of possible leaks, but surely in that case the better option is to do what James Gunn did and just release a staged image that you can control.

27.02.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine if we've all got the wrong end of the stick and Simon Farnaby and Matthew Baynton and the rest of them are just making an Ibsen adaptation.

27.02.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's heartbreaking that, even outside of the fantastic back catalogue both studios hold, both Star Trek and the DC Universe are gonna be in this guy's hands.

27.02.2026 08:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely devastated to hear about Rob Grant. Red Dwarf was a foundational pillar of my childhood. I watched the first episode air when I was six years old. I made friends at school almost entirely due to a shared love of the show. It basically defined my sense of humour.

RIP Rob.

26.02.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I assume at the other end you'll find a vast cavern with a dragon sleeping on a horde of treasure. Whatever you do, don't steal his cup.

26.02.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Post by @britesparc Β· 1 image πŸ’¬ 0Β Β πŸ” 0  ❀️ 0Β Β·Β Weekend Top Ten #729Β Β·Β Top Ten Houses in Film & TV I've had houses on my mind a lot recently. And do you know where the best houses are? In the movies. And, er, on the telly too,…

My top ten this week sees me ranking the best houses in film and TV, based on how nice I think they'd be to live there. Features: hobbits! Superheroes! Ooky kooky spooky stuff! www.tumblr.com/britesparc/8...

22.02.2026 09:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think both things are probably true.

She was, I imagine, required to deliver on a corporate-mandated programme.

But her plans weren't successful.

Now, to draw a line under the past, they're pinning all the failures on her.

25.02.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have to confess, having seen it exactly once, that I really did not like it. But a lot of people whose opinions I respect do like it, so I feel I should revisit it at some point.

I definitely remember it getting a very negative critical response when it came out though, here in the UK at least.

25.02.2026 06:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0