Seth Finkelstein

@rowsdower92

Writer for @paletteswap.net | Comedian | Co-Creator of @lilmisskatepod | Willing to delete any of these skeets if it will get me hired | .

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Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Jul 2

Moon Maid is real.

The piece blends Little Orphan Annie–style adventure with the absurdity of Monty Python, Airplane!, and The Naked Gun. What drew you to this particular era of American storytelling, and how do you navigate the politics of nostalgia—celebrating the past while acknowledging its cultural absurdities and blind spots?

The American pulp adventurers that inspire Lil’ Miss Kate that have survived into modern pop culture have generally been sanded down to their most iconic element. Most people probably know Little Orphan Annie best from the Broadway musical, where she goes from precocious orphan to precocious daughter of a wealthy industrialist. But did you know the final Little Orphan Annie comic strip features her kidnapped by Balkan gangsters while Daddy Warbucks resigns himself to her death? That strip came out in 2010! Crimebuster detective Dick Tracy went to the Moon in 1964 and met an alien named Moon Maid, who went on to marry Dick Tracy Jr. before dying in a car crash in 1978. It’s so much fun to tap into this tradition with Lil’ Miss Kate and place her in any sort of genre. We’ve had her solve a murder mystery, stop bandits in the old west, and even fight in The War of 1812 II. Anytime you start to think “does it make sense for Kate to do this?,” you can find some old piece of radio drama or comic strip that shows her inspirations going just as far.

Moon Maid, who is real, from a Dick Tracy strip

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Jun 6

Obsession (2026, dir. Curry Barker)

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· May 30

Simpsons quote from And Maggie Makes Three but edited to say This is getting very abstract, but thank you.
I do enjoy "The Bible" by Joe Kubert.

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· May 21

brutal

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· May 1

We all know guest stars are canon when a black and white publicity photo is held aloft by our heroes.

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Mar 23

frinkiac.com/meme/S08E19/...

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Feb 18

One of them will play Big The Cat

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Feb 5

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Dec 31

I don’t care how much you want to pay me, I will never do this.

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Dec 25

Merry Christmas

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Dec 20

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Nov 20

Not going to bed until I’ve grounded out enough coins for the Donki Star

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Nov 12

You better not be a cunty Steam Machine when I get home

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Oct 16

Homelessness in the Pokemon universe confirmed

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Sep 21

Lil Miss Kate - Ward of the State LIVE is next week! We've got a fantastic radio play for you to SEE and HEAR! Two senses for the price of one! www.brooklyncc.com/show-schedul...

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Sep 9

Cuomo could win if he just gets the vote of Trump supporters! That's the foundation of a strong campaign strategy.

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Jul 16

You can really tell the director is passionate about the series

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Jul 16

frinkiac.com/meme/S08E06/...

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Jul 8

Thanking my friends at The Walt Disney Company today

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Jul 1

In conclusion

Seth Finkelstein@rowsdower92· Jul 1

For the majority of its existence, R&M has taken 1.5-2 years to release a new season, and often not at the same time of year as the last one. There's no getting hyped or excited for the show's return because you don't know when it's going to happen until like a month before.