Time Drops #115: Week of August 24, 2025

Content Calendar Announcement,
Week of August 24, 2025
by Sean Wilkinson,
a.k.a. The Ticketmaster.

It's been awhile since I've had anything personal to talk about, and this is going to sound like a pathetic ego flex (because it kind of is), but earlier this week, I was chosen as Employee Of the Month at my store. I've been doing a lot of random tasks around the store in addition to working in the deli (where my attitude is mostly improved compared to previous stints in the department), throwing grocery and frozen freight (the latter of which also involves separating out the meat and deli freight and dropping it off in those departments), and this week, counting inventory. So, I suppose I've earned the honor (even if it is by random draw) with all that I've contributed, even though I know my attitude isn't always the best and I butt heads with my manager on days that end in "-day" and start with letters. It's kind of unbelievable. Like, I'm proud of it and I know I earned it, but I clearly also have this weird, probably normal feeling that I am unworthy of an honor that isn't worth taking seriously. Or maybe I should just shut up and enjoy the extra twenty-five dollars.
The next thing I want to talk about is Reddit. Whether they are done with me or it's just a bug, I made the decision that I am done with Reddit. I have deleted my account, uninstalled the app, and will no longer include links to the platform in my call to action going forward. I am at peace with the decision, and best riddance.
Moving on...Samurai Week.
You may recall that theming won the day on short notice (as I was writing my Elusive Samurai review), and I scrapped most of last week's Time Drops calendar to make room for Snow White & The 7 Samurai and Seven Samurai, while keeping the Yojimbo review as scheduled, thus leading to a more thematically appropriate lineup, but also hurting my traffic numbers (in addition to whatever else I lost to the Reddit breakup). So, for the last full week of Anime August, there's no theme...but also no regular content right off the bat.
But I'll still endeavor to squeeze in as many Anime Spotlight issues and Japanese or anime-inspired film reviews as possible, analytics be damned!
And finally, no further progress on Dexter: Resurrection, but I'm still on board after the first two episodes; the review will have to wait.

Keep reading after the calendar for more on my future content plans, and please remember to comment at the bottom of my Blogger posts, Become A Ticketholder because I know you haven't already, help out my ad revenue as you read because I can't rely on Employee Of the Month prizes to clear my debts, and follow me on BlueSky, Tumblr, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn to like what you see and to receive the latest news on my content and calendars thereof.
Here it is:
  • Monday (August 25) - Anime Spotlight #55: Solo Leveling - Arise From Shadow
  • Tuesday (August 26) - Anime Spotlight #56: Tower Of God Update
  • Wednesday (August 27) - Anime Spotlight #57: Possibly the World's Greatest Alchemist 
  • Thursday (August 28) - Anime Spotlight #58: Unaware Atelier Meister
  • Friday (August 29) - Anime Spotlight #59: The Brilliant Healer's New Life In the Shadows
  • Saturday (August 30) - Time Drops #116: Week of September 1, 2025
  • Sunday (August 31) - Just the Ticket #194 × Anime Spotlight #60: Cutie Honey Double-Feature
Yes, I am being that insane this week. For my own mental health and SMART-ness going forward, and your information, here's what the future holds:
  • GFT Retrospective
    • GFT Retrospective #107: Giant-Size 2012
    • Zenescope - Omnibusted Volume 11 & 12
    • Future
  • Anime Spotlight
    • Go, Go, Loser Ranger!
    • Teogonia
    • Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
  • Stay Tuned
    • Dexter: Resurrection
  • Just the Ticket
    • Knives Out & Glass Onion
    • I [Still] Know What You Did Last Summer, 2025, & Book
    • When A Stranger Calls
    • Black Christmas
    • Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare
    • Bambi: The Reckoning
    • Shin Godzilla
  • December & Christmas
    • Stay Tuned: X-Men TAS & '97 Season 1
    • Just the Ticket: It's Alive!
  • Big Projects
    • Cover Charge: Harmon Universe
    • AniMonday Original: Darkness In Crimson - I Reincarnated As Prey In A Fantasy World, So I Charmed the Vampire Queen
And though I've yet to make any progress for various work, home, laziness, and writing other stuff reasons, I'd still like to cut together e-books of my GFT Retrospective reviews, with Zenescope's blessing.

Ticketmaster,
Out.

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