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Rob Bricken was the Editor of io9 from 2016-18, the creator of the poorly named but fan-favorite news site Topless Robot, and now writes nerd stuff for many places, because it's all he's good at.

I didn't make myself especially clear — my bad — so let me try again. In no way do I dispute that the Governor is a bad, creepy dude. I'm just saying all of his acts — however heinous — can be construed as being for the good of Woodbury. The show has gone out its way to show that no matter the Guv's intentions, his Read more

Sad to say, but FFF notwithstanding, I'm enjoying it here and I'm enjoying what I'm writing, too. I love TR and my time there, but I'm also happy I'm here. Read more

Only reading me for FFF is the equivalent of only loving me for my body. And my body is terrrrible. Read more

I would love to figure out a way to riff shitty sci-fi short stories from the '50s, but I don't know 1) where I'd find them, 2) how many would fit in the ~3000 word range and 3) what the legality of that might be. For now, all I can suggest is you get your riffing straight from the masters at Rifftrax. Read more

I really appreciate all the kind words. For what it's worth, I'm writing what I want to write and how I want to write it — with one exception — here, in ways that TR didn't afford me. I hope you'll stick around and see what else I come up with, but if not, just know that I'm okay with all this. Read more

Greetings, folks! I was trying to stay out of this, because I don't want to make this a bigger deal than it is. Read more

"Drama crusaders" is a wonderful and wonderfully apt term. Read more

Batman is a vigilante, which is against the law. I'm just sayin'. Read more

Too many players don't realize being crazy doesn't make murdering a bunch of people for no reason any less evil. Read more

Yeah, it's kind of weird to have a Trek movie poster without any hint of space or stars. Read more

I would imagine you're right, although I have to wonder if modern audiences can accept a genocidal maniac named Garth. Read more

I love that he genuinely knows pretty much all that shit, for no other reason than he is an enormous nerd. Read more

Well, it'll be accepted, it just won't get to me. I don't work in the NY office. Also, I'm riding a horse back and forth across the country, you know. Read more