John-Michael

Master of the Possimpible. Ultra nerd. Lover of Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, TMNT, the MCU, DC & Marvel Comics. Big Nightwing & Captain America fan

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After seeing Masters of the Universe last night all I can think about is how I now want Travis Knight to direct a Power Rangers or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.

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I really hate the time in between my hyper fixations. I feel so aimless just reading and watching random things until something hits. I feel like Goldilocks trying to find the thing that is just right.

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@darth_awesome That’s a very good point. Now I’m curious if they’ve done any studies on it and if they haven’t they really should.

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Every time I finish binging a show it flees like my best friend has moved away. Post series depression sounds ridiculous but it happens.

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I just finished watching all of The Mentalist. I’ve been binging it for the last month and a half. I watched the first 3 or 4 seasons as they were originally airing, but for some reason I stopped. This was my first time seeing it all the way through. I quite enjoyed it.

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Looking at this, I think it says a lot about where I was in life during each of these periods. During the Donatello era, I was a nerdy kid who related to him. During the Leonardo era, I was growing up and taking on more leadership roles. Now with Mikey, I just want to enjoy life.

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I was thinking about how my favorite Ninja Turtle has changed over the years.

1990-2011ish - Donatello
2012ish-2023 - Leonardo
2023-present - Michelangelo

I love all the turtles though. And Splinter was, is, and will likely always be my favorite TMNT character overall.

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It’s crazy how little things have changed in 20 years. This is my first time watching it all the way through. About 13 years ago I started it but didn’t finish. Now that I am done it I have the problem I usually have upon finishing a series - I don’t know what to do with my life.

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Tonight I finished up watching all of The West Wing. I’ve been working my way through it for the past few months. I wish our actual president behaved like he did in the show. It’s also depressing how the issues they faced in the show are mostly the same as those faced today.

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I went a month without eating any pizza. Then over the last week and a half I’ve had pizza from Bilbo’s (local place), Bimbo’s (another local place & yes it’s different from Bilbo’s), Pizza Hut, Papa John’s, Little Caesars (twice), and Hungry Howie’s. I fell off the wagon. Hard.

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The first issue of the Waid and Samnee Black Widow run has to be one of my top 5 favorite single issues. Natasha escaping from the Helicarrier is just wonderful.

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What am I looking for in a woman? This.

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I also saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Revenge of the Sith, the Raimi Spider-Man Trilogy, and Toy Story in theaters. I love all those movies. I’m not ranking them among the new releases though since they were rereleases.

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Of the 22 new movies I saw in theaters in 2025 my favorite was definitely Ballerina. I love the John Wick movies & this was no exception. Superman would be a close 2nd. James Gunn really knocked it out of the park. The worst movie I saw was easily Honey Don’t!. I truly hated it.

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Ranking movies released in 2025 I saw in theaters. 

11-22

11. Splitsville
12. Freakier Friday
13. Predator: Badlands
14. Avatar: Fire and Ash
15. The Naked Gun
16. Novocaine
17. Caught Stealing 
18. Black Bag
19. A Working Man
20. Love Hurts
21. The Running Man
22. Honey Don’t!

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Just finished the Len Kaminski run on Iron Man from the early/mid 90s. It was my first time reading it. I really loved it. I wish he had been able to stay on the book longer.

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I realized halfway through the movie that I don’t like a good share of the characters. And while I do like Jake Sully, I was sick of the conflict with him and Lo’ak. Also, no offense to Sigourney Weaver, but having her play/voice a teenage is just super distracting to me.

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I saw Avatar: Fire and Ash yesterday. Just like the previous films, this one had parts I really enjoyed and also parts that bored the shit out of me. The action set pieces were what I most enjoyed. Though, I think Cameron gets too self indulgent in the “spectacle” at times.

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I feel like a good 45 minutes to an hour could’ve been cut out of Fire and Ash and it would have made it a lot more enjoyable. Also, maybe it’s just me, but I feel like the third act was incredibly similar to the third act of the Way of Water.