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Mike Ryan

@mikeryan.bsky.social

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I used to work for Uproxx, HuffPost, Movieline. I’ve written for New York, Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ and Empire

"He’s fairly normal” — Reddit user CaptainPhantasma21

My newsletter: www.thehardpass.net

contact: michaelwilliamryan at gmail

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@mikeryan.bsky.socialJul 30, 2026, 3:17 PM Pinned

At Comic-Con Kevin Feige was asked about Doctor Doom’s rollout into the MCU compared to Thanos. In his answer he blamed me personally. This is, somehow, a true statement. Also, he makes a really great point

thehardpass.netKevin Feige Blames Doctor Doom’s Rollout On Me Personally, And He Makes A Good PointFirst, yes, this is a real thing that happened and not some vague metaphor. Second, I am as shocked as anyone. Third, as I allude to in my title, I think Kevin Feige may be right. This past weekend a...
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@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:42 PM

(This was for @mhweber.bsky.social)

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:23 PM

I still don’t know how that happened. Situation wise it’s less likely than the 13 second game. Eight seconds, no timeouts

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:18 PM

“I hate rooting for the eagles but I needed you to beat the jags so thanks!” I did not send it.

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:17 PM

I was in the middle of a “congrats” text to an eagles fan

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:15 PM

That’s a “you don’t come back from that one” kind of loss

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:57 AM

No, he said that. I’ve heard that story. I just mean I’ve never been this low on SNL before. Maybe around 94

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:46 AM

I haven’t

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:34 AM

In SNL’s sixth season, after an on air F bomb, they canceled shows (and then there was a writers strike) to retool. Just putting that out there

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:29 AM

SNL is in a bad place

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:08 AM

Kalen DeBoer seems chill

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:40 AM

This reminds me, I had a friend who convinced the phone company he had a kid named, pronounced, Tay Dooday. They didn’t believe him. This went back and forth. He won, then the next time he called me, “The Dude.”

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:37 AM

We may have a Ford Focus about this soon

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:04 AM

I’ve reached the age in which when I’m wearing contacts I basically can’t read. (I’m near sighted and my natural vision is still great close up.)

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:08 AM

I love how I misspelled my own first name

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:10 AM

I rewatched HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHEAL MYERS and on Letterboxd posted the section of my Paul Rudd interview from a few months ago when I asked him about playing the character that finally beat Michael Myers once and for all

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:37 PM

Brent Venables sounds like Super Dave

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:36 PM

Harrison’s Empire trailer narration is AI

@bitterscriptreader.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:11 PMReposted by @mikeryan.bsky.social

Two blog posts this week!

First, a 30th anniversary tribute to THAT THING YOU DO, with a look at the editing lessons you can learn by comparing the Extended Edition to the significantly better-paced theatrical release

thebitterscriptreader.blogspot.com/2026/10/an-a...

@mikeryan.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:01 PM

What? Who still expects this for free?

@briancgrubb.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:59 PMReposted by @mikeryan.bsky.social

friday newsletter is for paid subscribers but i provide value by covering the most pressing issues of the day...

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This week, we will discuss the following:

-- Thoughts on War (the new HBO lawyer show, not the general concept of armed conflict between countries)
-- A character death that wrecked me this week, weirdly
-- Keith David rules
Important news at the intersection of "good bosses" and "ice cream"
-- Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys are freakin adorable

Off we go.
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