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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Emmy-winning Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Showrunner. WINGS OF FIRE (Amazon), STAR TREK: PRODIGY (CBS Studios), GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S TROLLHUNTERS / WIZARDS (Netflix), DC COMICS. Secret stuff!</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social</link><title>@goodaaron.bsky.social - Aaron J. Waltke</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mlalzf7suk2a</link><description>I know the word “agonist” is just a medical term for a kind of neurotransmitter…&#xA;&#xA;But to me, it will forever sound like some kind of demon necromancer D&amp;D monster that specializes in magical torment.</description><pubDate>07 May 2026 06:36 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlalzf7suk2a</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mkycop2chc2p</link><description>Since a few folks are curious, TV animation often takes a surprisingly long time. &#xA;&#xA;From development to greenlight to production usually lasts years, as scripts to character designs to environments and style are meticulously created from scratch! 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Check it out if you are so inclined!&#xA;&#xA;https://youtu.be/oHAPyq8OgN4?si=8OJDp0mMmZZ1uLqZ</description><pubDate>20 Apr 2026 17:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwyctfg6k22</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mjiur2rees2c</link><description>When I was in college, I entered a “Lost” Sweepstakes. Grand prize? A trip to Hawaii.&#xA;&#xA;I forgot about it ‘til 5 months later when a box appeared in my garage. My roommate put it there “because it was suspicious.”&#xA;&#xA;Inside was a “Lost” DVD and 10 bags of popcorn. 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Less human-made art, especially big swings, are a huge loss for everybody.</description><pubDate>12 Apr 2026 16:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcqt2yhks2t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3miytucxx4s2e</link><description>Are you a fan of STAR TREK, TROLLHUNTERS, TRANSFORMERS ONE or WINGS OF FIRE? &#xA;&#xA;Love animation or TV or film  — or want advice on your own projects?&#xA;&#xA;I’m auctioning a virtual one-on-one chat where we can do that AND fight cancer! &#xA;Proceeds to Blood Cancer United.&#xA;&#xA;https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/auction-virtual-call-with-emmy-winning-executive-3358505</description><pubDate>08 Apr 2026 17:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3miytucxx4s2e</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mig232zbqc2g</link><description>QUESTION FOR ANIME FANS:&#xA;&#xA;How mainstream is Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End?&#xA;&#xA;I’m really enjoying it — but I can’t help wondering if when I recommend it, it’s like telling someone “Hey, there’s this band called The Beatles…”&#xA;&#xA;Do I have good taste?&#xA;https://media.tenor.com/FkELNdTE-l8AAAAC/frieren-sip-frieren.gif?hh=378&amp;ww=498</description><pubDate>01 Apr 2026 06:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mig232zbqc2g</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mi5jgndhqk2j</link><description>Years ago, I was speaking with a friend of a friend from Provence who insisted there was no French equivalent of “geek, nerd, or dork.”&#xA;&#xA;She said “we just call those smart or passionate people,” and mocking someone for that was an American thing.&#xA;&#xA;Maybe she was messing with me…?&#xA;https://media.tenor.com/FOaQdoYY9t0AAAAC/nerd-zone-colbert.gif?hh=280&amp;ww=498</description><pubDate>28 Mar 2026 20:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5jgndhqk2j</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mhmvgwfggc2h</link><description>I find it interesting how difficult it is for some Star Trek audiences to grapple with one fact…&#xA;&#xA;By the 24th century, property doesn’t hold the same value as now. Living in a fancy house/location with stuff means far less in a post-scarcity era with replicators and transporters. A novelty at best.</description><pubDate>22 Mar 2026 06:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmvgwfggc2h</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mhmdjcjlc225</link><description>I’m often asked what inspired #TROLLHUNTERS while we were writing it.&#xA;&#xA;80s films we loved. Amblin, Goonies, ET, Monster Squad, Lost Boys. Excalibur. Evil Dead, etc.&#xA;&#xA;In TV, ambitious worldbuilding like Star Trek, Gargoyles, even Steven Universe and TMNT.&#xA;&#xA;Games? D&amp;D and Legend of Zelda!</description><pubDate>22 Mar 2026 00:55 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmdjcjlc225</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mhlenha7gc2w</link><description>Here’s another great indie animation project — STRAWBERRY VAMPIRE from @emilybrundige.bsky.social (creator of GOLDIE, PUBERTINA).&#xA;&#xA;Link below. 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What stands in the way becomes the way.”&#xA;&#xA;  - Marcus Aurelius, “Meditations”, Book 5</description><pubDate>14 Mar 2026 22:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2j6otafc2p</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mgivmhskn22g</link><description>Found this in my notes app. &#xA;&#xA;I have no memory of writing it…  likely half-asleep.&#xA;&#xA;Was I onto something?</description><pubDate>07 Mar 2026 22:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgivmhskn22g</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mgfyf5fabs2c</link><description>Stories are like gardens that are nurtured — twisting along unanticipated paths, as they reveal themselves to even the authors.&#xA;&#xA;If you relinquish all choices too early, give them up in the name of efficiency, fully formed from the outset — you lose something.&#xA;&#xA;Wander curiously.</description><pubDate>06 Mar 2026 18:54 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfyf5fabs2c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mgao7p66yk2q</link><description>A huge congrats to Bastien Grivet for winning a Children’s and Family Emmy Award for STAR TREK: PRODIGY!&#xA;&#xA; He was recognized for “Individual Achievement in Animation - Background Design”.&#xA;&#xA;Very well deserved! 🖖</description><pubDate>04 Mar 2026 16:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgao7p66yk2q</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mg46g3ro6s2x</link><description>This was a fun conversation! 🖖 &#xA;&#xA;Always a pleasure to chat with the folks at @trekculture.bsky.social.&#xA;&#xA;https://youtu.be/nwN67_mrArk?si=XINaVco3fRii23ES</description><pubDate>02 Mar 2026 21:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg46g3ro6s2x</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mfufyttmbk23</link><description>Notable people I’ve been told I resemble over the years:&#xA;&#xA;- Actors Jake Gyllenhaal &amp; Tobey Maguire&#xA;- Teemu Selänne, Finnish Hockey Legend&#xA;- Sam Riegel, Director, Actor, TTRPG Player&#xA;&#xA;Some I kind of see — some I really don’t. &#xA;&#xA;Maybe it’s the eyes?</description><pubDate>27 Feb 2026 19:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:ayb3kws2htgxjm5fu3wi65zx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfufyttmbk23</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/goodaaron.bsky.social/post/3mfslqd75hc2z</link><description>To impregnate people with good requires a long time. 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