Blockstream NPC (meme)
Blockstream NPC (meme)
The non-player character (NPC) meme was used to pillory. Then someone realized that it applies perfectly to Blockstream and their acolytes. “Bcash bad. BTC good.” Repeat after awakening each morning, and if anyone disagrees on Twitter, be sure to block and report.
The Mandalorian (television series)
The Mandalorian (television series)
The Mandalorian is an American space Western television series created by Jon Favreau for the streaming service Disney+.
It is the first live-action series in the Star Wars franchise, beginning five years after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983). It stars Pedro Pascal as the title character, a lone bounty hunter who goes on the run after being hired to retrieve "The Child".
Star Wars creator George Lucas had begun developing a live-action Star Wars television series by 2009, but this project was deemed too expensive to produce. He sold Lucasfilm to Disney in October 2012. Subsequently, work on a new Star Wars series began for Disney+. Favreau signed on in March 2018, serving as writer and showrunner. He executive produces alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. The series' title was announced in October 2018, with filming starting at Manhattan Beach Studios in California. Visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic developed the StageCraft technology for the series, using virtual sets and a 360-degree video wall to create the series' environments. This has since been adopted by other film and television productions.
The Mandalorian premiered with the launch of Disney+ on November 12, 2019. The eight-episode first season was met with positive reviews, was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, and won seven Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. A second season premiered on October 30, 2020, to positive reviews, and a third season, which is currently filming, is expected to be released in 2022. Several spin-off series will expand on the series' timeframe, including The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka.
November 12, 2019
The Mandalorian (television series)
American space opera streaming television series from 2019
Sad Keanu (meme)
Sad Keanu Sad Keanu (meme)
Sad Keanu is a photoshop meme based on a paparazzi photograph of the Canadian American actor Keanu Reeves sitting on a park bench and enjoying a sandwich by himself.
Origin
The paparazzi photograph of sullen-looking Reeves eating a sandwich was taken sometime in May 2010 by the Splash News photographer Ron Asadorian. The earliest known "Sad Keanu" photoshop thread can be found on 4chan-like archive called Green-ovale.net, from the /tv/ (television & films) board, dating May 23th 2010. Another thread would pop-up on 4chan imageboard's /a/ (anime) board dating back to June 1st, 2010
On June 3rd, 2010, Reddit user rockon4life posted an image with the phrase "I really enjoy acting…Because when I act, I'm no longer me" in a thread entitled "Keanu. More sadness in comments". The thread quickly made it to Reddit's front page, gathering over 281,000 page views.
Keanu Reeves' Response
On January 18th, 2011, the Hollywood actor briefly addressed his newfound internet fame in a studio interview with BBC, quoted as saying:
- Do I wish that I didn't get my picture taken while I was eating a sandwich on the streets of New York? Yeah.
