Steve Gibson
@fazor3d.bsky.social
Handsome and witty rapscallion. Exactly one half of the Nonessential Podcast, but which half?
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JAWS turns 50 this year and while it's full of effective examples of suspense filmmaking, I would argue that this particular shot is one of the most terrifying things ever captured in cinema.
March 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
JAWS turns 50 this year and while it's full of effective examples of suspense filmmaking, I would argue that this particular shot is one of the most terrifying things ever captured in cinema.
Following up a Red Bull with an espresso first thing this morning was a mistake.
I feel like my brain is cooking in my skull.
I feel like my brain is cooking in my skull.
December 27, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Following up a Red Bull with an espresso first thing this morning was a mistake.
I feel like my brain is cooking in my skull.
I feel like my brain is cooking in my skull.
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It has been a, uh, difficult week but I have not laughed louder and harder at something in a very long time than at this.
December 15, 2024 at 11:58 PM
It has been a, uh, difficult week but I have not laughed louder and harder at something in a very long time than at this.
I remember fighting these guys in El Shaddai.
December 7, 2024 at 3:08 AM
I remember fighting these guys in El Shaddai.
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The hawk tuah girl launching and crashing a cryptocurrency in the span of a few minutes has me convinced we’re in a future that is a mash-up of Snow Crash and the “I’d Buy That for a Dollar” show on Robocop
December 5, 2024 at 9:47 PM
The hawk tuah girl launching and crashing a cryptocurrency in the span of a few minutes has me convinced we’re in a future that is a mash-up of Snow Crash and the “I’d Buy That for a Dollar” show on Robocop
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"Iyanu" the animated series is coming to @cartoonnetworkhd.bsky.social @streamonmax.bsky.social and Showmax Soring 2025! Our theme song is sung by the legendary Afropop star Yemi Alade! Give us a follow! #Iyanu #animation #cartoonnetwork #kidsshow #lionforgeent
November 29, 2024 at 7:45 PM
"Iyanu" the animated series is coming to @cartoonnetworkhd.bsky.social @streamonmax.bsky.social and Showmax Soring 2025! Our theme song is sung by the legendary Afropop star Yemi Alade! Give us a follow! #Iyanu #animation #cartoonnetwork #kidsshow #lionforgeent
Margit the Fell Omen on third try.
I'm much better at this the second time around.
I'm much better at this the second time around.
November 24, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Margit the Fell Omen on third try.
I'm much better at this the second time around.
I'm much better at this the second time around.
Just one of those days
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November 22, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Just one of those days
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Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
November 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
If a toucan evolves, does it become a threecan or a toulitre?
November 17, 2024 at 12:39 AM
If a toucan evolves, does it become a threecan or a toulitre?
NBA: Cavs, I guess
NFL: Begrudgingly Browns
NHL: Blue Jackets
College: Buckeyes
MLB: Guards
WNBA: death by snu-snu
Soccer: C-Bus Crew
NFL: Begrudgingly Browns
NHL: Blue Jackets
College: Buckeyes
MLB: Guards
WNBA: death by snu-snu
Soccer: C-Bus Crew
November 15, 2024 at 2:08 AM
NBA: Cavs, I guess
NFL: Begrudgingly Browns
NHL: Blue Jackets
College: Buckeyes
MLB: Guards
WNBA: death by snu-snu
Soccer: C-Bus Crew
NFL: Begrudgingly Browns
NHL: Blue Jackets
College: Buckeyes
MLB: Guards
WNBA: death by snu-snu
Soccer: C-Bus Crew
Started a new game in Dark Souls 3 and also in Elden Ring and honestly I don't know how I ever had the fortitude for these games.
November 12, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Started a new game in Dark Souls 3 and also in Elden Ring and honestly I don't know how I ever had the fortitude for these games.
Despite my ennui I am still just a bee in a tree.
November 12, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Despite my ennui I am still just a bee in a tree.
Here's another thing that will get lost but...
I've largely distanced myself from social media. Still, I'm stoked and love all of you who have recently moved from that other site and found me here. Even if it's just some automated follow thing.
Seriously, I missed you all.
I've largely distanced myself from social media. Still, I'm stoked and love all of you who have recently moved from that other site and found me here. Even if it's just some automated follow thing.
Seriously, I missed you all.
November 6, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Here's another thing that will get lost but...
I've largely distanced myself from social media. Still, I'm stoked and love all of you who have recently moved from that other site and found me here. Even if it's just some automated follow thing.
Seriously, I missed you all.
I've largely distanced myself from social media. Still, I'm stoked and love all of you who have recently moved from that other site and found me here. Even if it's just some automated follow thing.
Seriously, I missed you all.
There's a lady big trying to get into my Jack Daniels, and I can't even be mad at it.
Imbibe and enjoy, gross little beatle.
Imbibe and enjoy, gross little beatle.
November 6, 2024 at 4:19 AM
There's a lady big trying to get into my Jack Daniels, and I can't even be mad at it.
Imbibe and enjoy, gross little beatle.
Imbibe and enjoy, gross little beatle.
This will get completely lost tonight, but nearing the end of my latest "Great Courses" lecture series, and so lost as to what to dig into next.
Leading contender is Vonnegut's 'Sirens of Titan', but totally open to suggestions.
Leading contender is Vonnegut's 'Sirens of Titan', but totally open to suggestions.
November 6, 2024 at 4:17 AM
This will get completely lost tonight, but nearing the end of my latest "Great Courses" lecture series, and so lost as to what to dig into next.
Leading contender is Vonnegut's 'Sirens of Titan', but totally open to suggestions.
Leading contender is Vonnegut's 'Sirens of Titan', but totally open to suggestions.
I don't remember what the first game I reviewed on my own was, but my first formal review was Dungeon Seige 3.
Current and former games media: What was the first video game you ever reviewed?
October 28, 2024 at 10:13 PM
I don't remember what the first game I reviewed on my own was, but my first formal review was Dungeon Seige 3.
Okay. I forgot the problem with finishing a game is that you then have to figure out wtf to play next.
Just popping in to say that in this, the year 2024, Steve actually finished* a video game. (Sea of Stars)
*As in completed the main storyline. I have no plans to go back and 100% it.
*As in completed the main storyline. I have no plans to go back and 100% it.
October 23, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Okay. I forgot the problem with finishing a game is that you then have to figure out wtf to play next.
Just popping in to say that in this, the year 2024, Steve actually finished* a video game. (Sea of Stars)
*As in completed the main storyline. I have no plans to go back and 100% it.
*As in completed the main storyline. I have no plans to go back and 100% it.
October 21, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Just popping in to say that in this, the year 2024, Steve actually finished* a video game. (Sea of Stars)
*As in completed the main storyline. I have no plans to go back and 100% it.
*As in completed the main storyline. I have no plans to go back and 100% it.
F'n wild that in The Murders in the Rue Morgue, two women get absolutely mutilated and everyone is like, "Oh, it was a monkey. No crime here." and just went about thier lives.
October 7, 2024 at 12:50 AM
F'n wild that in The Murders in the Rue Morgue, two women get absolutely mutilated and everyone is like, "Oh, it was a monkey. No crime here." and just went about thier lives.
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I don't really have a good reason to post this but I'm doing it anyway.
September 26, 2024 at 8:15 PM
I don't really have a good reason to post this but I'm doing it anyway.
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Just when you thought we were done, we post another. Check out our latest episode, in which Ben reads 'Scribblings in the Well'
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September 18, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Just when you thought we were done, we post another. Check out our latest episode, in which Ben reads 'Scribblings in the Well'
thenonessential.libsyn.com/episode-263-...
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Hey. Everyone tell @bennybucks.bsky.social to have a happy birthday (mostly because I think the attention is probably the opposite of what he'd want.)
September 13, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Hey. Everyone tell @bennybucks.bsky.social to have a happy birthday (mostly because I think the attention is probably the opposite of what he'd want.)
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Sometimes you want to get away from the place where everybody knows your name. This week, Steve reads a story about a man trapped in a kind of purgatory that... well, actually sounds pretty okay? Check out The Bar, by Alparos-Lilah.
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August 20, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Sometimes you want to get away from the place where everybody knows your name. This week, Steve reads a story about a man trapped in a kind of purgatory that... well, actually sounds pretty okay? Check out The Bar, by Alparos-Lilah.
thenonessential.libsyn.com/episode-262-...
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As a special treat, we're posting this on time this week. How retro.
Check out the exciting conclusion to 'Lost Episodes Can Be Found', originally written by Hopelessnightowl, and expertly read by Ben.
thenonessential.libsyn.com/episode-261-...
Check out the exciting conclusion to 'Lost Episodes Can Be Found', originally written by Hopelessnightowl, and expertly read by Ben.
thenonessential.libsyn.com/episode-261-...
The Nonessential Podcast: Episode 261: Lost Episodes Can Be Found, Pt 2
This week, Ben reads the exciting conclusion, or is excited to conclude, the mystery thriller creepypasta Lost Episodes Can Be Found, originally written by Hopelessnightowl. As the protagon...
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August 6, 2024 at 3:23 PM
As a special treat, we're posting this on time this week. How retro.
Check out the exciting conclusion to 'Lost Episodes Can Be Found', originally written by Hopelessnightowl, and expertly read by Ben.
thenonessential.libsyn.com/episode-261-...
Check out the exciting conclusion to 'Lost Episodes Can Be Found', originally written by Hopelessnightowl, and expertly read by Ben.
thenonessential.libsyn.com/episode-261-...