I don't watch a ton of tv compared to movies/books, but fwiw, it would be nice to see a list less obsessed with peak tv antiheroism? 1
Just a bizarre top end of the list. Parks and Rec at #50, 30 Rock as the best comedy of the 21st century at #8? Fleabag at #5? Game of Thrones at #6? Girls at #13? White Lotus at #21? Black Mirror at #26?
And I loved Succession, but #4?
And I loved Succession, but #4?
September 25, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I don't watch a ton of tv compared to movies/books, but fwiw, it would be nice to see a list less obsessed with peak tv antiheroism? 1
nomadic cyclebreaking warrior siren of anarchy and antiheroism
May 17, 2026 at 7:59 PM
nomadic cyclebreaking warrior siren of anarchy and antiheroism
Learning that Frank Herbert (an Irish Catholic) wrote "Dune" in part to argue that JFK (also an Irish Catholic) should not be President because he could be easily manipulated by scary nuns was my personal St. Patrick's Day miracle: slate.com/culture/2024...
The Problem With Dune: Part Two
TikTok is full of people tediously explaining Paul’s antiheroism. That’s the kind of treatment this movie deserves.
slate.com
March 20, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Learning that Frank Herbert (an Irish Catholic) wrote "Dune" in part to argue that JFK (also an Irish Catholic) should not be President because he could be easily manipulated by scary nuns was my personal St. Patrick's Day miracle: slate.com/culture/2024...
The Dune movies are big dumb spectacles that strip out everything that was interesting in the books. But, everything that was interesting in the books was inseparable from their dour reactionary politics. Good essay by @zunguzungu.bsky.social. slate.com/culture/2024...
The Problem With Dune: Part Two
TikTok is full of people tediously explaining Paul’s antiheroism. That’s the kind of treatment this movie deserves.
slate.com
March 18, 2024 at 7:21 PM
The Dune movies are big dumb spectacles that strip out everything that was interesting in the books. But, everything that was interesting in the books was inseparable from their dour reactionary politics. Good essay by @zunguzungu.bsky.social. slate.com/culture/2024...
TONIGHT @ 7 PM EST:
RED40 MONDAY RETURNS WITH OUR FIRST BADASS LONG PLAYTHRU… I HOPE YOURE READY FOR SOME EPIC ANTIHEROISM… HERE WE GO BUDDY…
www.twitch.tv/heytheretyler
RED40 MONDAY RETURNS WITH OUR FIRST BADASS LONG PLAYTHRU… I HOPE YOURE READY FOR SOME EPIC ANTIHEROISM… HERE WE GO BUDDY…
www.twitch.tv/heytheretyler
July 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
TONIGHT @ 7 PM EST:
RED40 MONDAY RETURNS WITH OUR FIRST BADASS LONG PLAYTHRU… I HOPE YOURE READY FOR SOME EPIC ANTIHEROISM… HERE WE GO BUDDY…
www.twitch.tv/heytheretyler
RED40 MONDAY RETURNS WITH OUR FIRST BADASS LONG PLAYTHRU… I HOPE YOURE READY FOR SOME EPIC ANTIHEROISM… HERE WE GO BUDDY…
www.twitch.tv/heytheretyler
Lrt I've tried to put a certain level of...I don't know, 'ugliness' or 'discomfort' around Morgan in this one, push against the boundaries of Acceptable Antiheroism without also going full edgy heel. From early reactions that balance seems to have been successful!
July 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Lrt I've tried to put a certain level of...I don't know, 'ugliness' or 'discomfort' around Morgan in this one, push against the boundaries of Acceptable Antiheroism without also going full edgy heel. From early reactions that balance seems to have been successful!
apropros of hmmmmmm nothing, i am thinking about how poison ivy's evolution from supervillainy to antiheroism can be directly linked to her near-consistent portrayal as an ecoterrorist over the last 30 years
February 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
apropros of hmmmmmm nothing, i am thinking about how poison ivy's evolution from supervillainy to antiheroism can be directly linked to her near-consistent portrayal as an ecoterrorist over the last 30 years
i think that this is a losing proposition. if you are selling "we are corrupt and we suck but the other guy sucks more" why would anyone choose the lesser of two evils. sell heroism. sell antiheroism. sell anything but "i am slightly less worthless than the other guy"
May 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
i think that this is a losing proposition. if you are selling "we are corrupt and we suck but the other guy sucks more" why would anyone choose the lesser of two evils. sell heroism. sell antiheroism. sell anything but "i am slightly less worthless than the other guy"
oh my god it’s vicious antiheroism
March 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
oh my god it’s vicious antiheroism
Is this a classic of the so-called "golden age" that stands up? This week's classic SF essay is a look at the Venusian antiheroism of Fury (1947) by power couple Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore.
Under the domes: Fury (1947) by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore
An influential classic of power and revenge on Venus
www.andyjohnson.xyz
April 12, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Is this a classic of the so-called "golden age" that stands up? This week's classic SF essay is a look at the Venusian antiheroism of Fury (1947) by power couple Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore.
Thanks for the words about it! I agree there's definitely a sense of antiheroism that some players will struggle with breaking into, given that the mechanics push you one way and the setting pushes you another, but I think therein lies a lot of the best parts of the game's thesis.
September 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Thanks for the words about it! I agree there's definitely a sense of antiheroism that some players will struggle with breaking into, given that the mechanics push you one way and the setting pushes you another, but I think therein lies a lot of the best parts of the game's thesis.
quite liked this @zunguzungu.bsky.social what's wrong with Dune 2 / what's wrong with Frank Herbert piece
It's a fine popcorn movie but
slate.com/culture/2024...
It's a fine popcorn movie but
slate.com/culture/2024...
The Problem With Dune: Part Two
TikTok is full of people tediously explaining Paul’s antiheroism. That’s the kind of treatment this movie deserves.
slate.com
March 16, 2024 at 12:27 PM
quite liked this @zunguzungu.bsky.social what's wrong with Dune 2 / what's wrong with Frank Herbert piece
It's a fine popcorn movie but
slate.com/culture/2024...
It's a fine popcorn movie but
slate.com/culture/2024...
i am a comics casual but i feel like i would bet that if i looked for visual analogy to this in golden age comics this is a traditionally evil presentation being used for antiheroism, ie, a dude in black with a skull on him and dramatic lighting from above.
February 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
i am a comics casual but i feel like i would bet that if i looked for visual analogy to this in golden age comics this is a traditionally evil presentation being used for antiheroism, ie, a dude in black with a skull on him and dramatic lighting from above.
8/10
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
8/10
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
8/10
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
8/10
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
Geuss’s “unpopularity” stems from his refusal to simplify. Ott notes his resistance to media spectacle and normative blueprints, making him a philosopher’s philosopher - challenging, not comforting.
#PublicIntellectuals #Philosophy #AntiHeroism
Which makes it even weirder that Millar wrote Wolverine the way he did. I'm not sure what his intention was: did he mean for Logan to be a villain? Or did he think he was still on the more sympathetic side of antiheroism?
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Which makes it even weirder that Millar wrote Wolverine the way he did. I'm not sure what his intention was: did he mean for Logan to be a villain? Or did he think he was still on the more sympathetic side of antiheroism?
Like, there's a wealth of really fascinating antiheroism that gels with a lot of the mood of the time, to say nothing of opportunities to put the sidekick in a more active role
and yet.
and yet.
May 14, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Like, there's a wealth of really fascinating antiheroism that gels with a lot of the mood of the time, to say nothing of opportunities to put the sidekick in a more active role
and yet.
and yet.
'megamind sopranos' is likely a misremembering of the Dreamworks animated movie Megamind, which did not feature content or characters from The Sopranos, an HBO drama series about mafia life. Despite a shared theme of antiheroism, the worlds and stories of Megamind and The Sopranos are not connected.
November 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
'megamind sopranos' is likely a misremembering of the Dreamworks animated movie Megamind, which did not feature content or characters from The Sopranos, an HBO drama series about mafia life. Despite a shared theme of antiheroism, the worlds and stories of Megamind and The Sopranos are not connected.
One of many things I like about Taylor Swift is that both of my kids now find it funny to swoop in and own their mistakes & messes by yelling “ME!! I’m the problem, it’s ME!” and they get to smirk & think they’re all clever and I get to say GREAT, clean it up BYEEE #SwiftParenting #AntiHeroism
January 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
One of many things I like about Taylor Swift is that both of my kids now find it funny to swoop in and own their mistakes & messes by yelling “ME!! I’m the problem, it’s ME!” and they get to smirk & think they’re all clever and I get to say GREAT, clean it up BYEEE #SwiftParenting #AntiHeroism
Like Ishmael, Kyon possesses zero supernatural abilities. His "antiheroism" is his endurance—he is the buffer that prevents Haruhi's volatile emotional whims from tearing the universe apart.
August 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Like Ishmael, Kyon possesses zero supernatural abilities. His "antiheroism" is his endurance—he is the buffer that prevents Haruhi's volatile emotional whims from tearing the universe apart.
I'll say it: DUNE is beautiful boring nonsense.
The Problem With Dune: Part Two
TikTok is full of people tediously explaining Paul’s antiheroism. That’s the kind of treatment this movie deserves.
slate.com
March 18, 2024 at 2:31 PM
I'll say it: DUNE is beautiful boring nonsense.
There are so many resets/pickups in this scene, so Tripplehorn prob spent days nearly nude on set with a fully-clothed Costner, shooting all of these
Mariner gives Helen's naked body a DISGUSTING, lengthy once-over, drawling, "Know what I was really thinkin?"
This is reprehensible 😑
#Waterworld 📽️
Mariner gives Helen's naked body a DISGUSTING, lengthy once-over, drawling, "Know what I was really thinkin?"
This is reprehensible 😑
#Waterworld 📽️
April 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
There are so many resets/pickups in this scene, so Tripplehorn prob spent days nearly nude on set with a fully-clothed Costner, shooting all of these
Mariner gives Helen's naked body a DISGUSTING, lengthy once-over, drawling, "Know what I was really thinkin?"
This is reprehensible 😑
#Waterworld 📽️
Mariner gives Helen's naked body a DISGUSTING, lengthy once-over, drawling, "Know what I was really thinkin?"
This is reprehensible 😑
#Waterworld 📽️