Eric Pierce

Writer, gamer, pop culture nerd. Probably thinking about Star Wars. Words at /Film, Den of Geek, Medium, others.

[Eric Pierce @ew_pierce]

I'm seriously in love with D&D’s 2024 update/refresh/glow up.

#ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragons

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I'm so torn about this. It seems like such a bad idea, but I have to admit this is the first time in years I've actually felt intrigued about the MCU.
#mcu #marvel #movies

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Is Tecmo Super Bowl the greatest sports game ever? The best NES game? I've been obsessively replaying it and I have some surprising answers. #nes #nintendo #videogames #tecmo

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"Lore isn’t chiseled onto stone tablets, it’s hastily scrawled on coffee-stained napkins. Which is how you get Luke and Leia kissing in The Empire Strikes Back and being outed as siblings in Return of the Jedi."

#starwars #TheAcolyte

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Alternate title: Author finds another way to procrastinate working on his book.

#grrm #asoiaf #gameofthrones #TV
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In This Episode:
What do you think happened to spoon boy?

The ‘What is the Matrix?’ ad campaign

Working at Blockbuster Video in 99

What is The Matrix?

Exploring the mystery

The chosen one narrative

Problems with the movie

#movies #popculture
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Included:
The story behind Duel of the Fates

My favorite lightsaber fights

The dark times

Seeing Episode 1 the first time

My favorite TPM things

Top 5 TPM one-hit wonders

Unanswered questions

The legacy of TPM

#starwars #ThePhantomMenace #movies

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Breaking down the reasons I consider Captain America: The Winter Soldier the best MCU #film. Plus some irreverent commentary. #movies #popculture #marvel #mcu

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Just finished #Fallout and grappling with heady things like end game capitalism and silly things like why do ghouls lose their nose but not their ears.

#television #popculture

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This week's podcast is all about #dnd!

#ttrpg

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The podcast is coming! The podcast is coming!

All the necessary links are on the announcement. 🙃

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Star Wars has always been much more than a movie to me.

#starwars #maythe4th #movies #popculture

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@ruialves_RnH @fanfarepub @Medium Great piece!

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The best rom-coms have a few things in common, including a willingness to stray outside the typical confines of the genre.

#movies #popculture

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Reflecting on this beautiful mess of a movie on the eve of the NFL Draft.

#movies #NFLDraft

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Dune 2 is as good as advertised, but the whole time I couldn't figure out how one dismounts from a sand worm. #Dune

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@zero_the_source It's really something.

Can you imagine being the developer tasked with that?? 🤣

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I'm just now getting into Baldur’s Gate 3 but why didn't anyone tell me about the dong physics!?

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It wouldn't be a big NFL game if the Lions didn't get screwed by bad officiating. #nfl #detroitlions

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Will anyone be watching the NFL playoff games today?

I've shared that I'm a sports fanatic, yet here's one perspective I've held for years without knowing how to express it.

Eric Pierce, @ew_pierce, in his newsletter ALL THE FANFARE, has laid it out perfectly for me.

His team won the College Football National Championship, and he says, "What did I win? Bragging rights? Over whom? For what purpose?

The idea of getting wound up over the fortunes or failures of people who don't even know I exist suddenly feels a little silly."

This perspective also serves me with ALL celebrity awards shows.

Do you have an opinion/perspective on this?