Monday 19 November 2012

TV

1001 Things You Should Know
1x01 (12/11/12 edition)
Weirdly, Virgin put it on eventually. Handy. It's a nice show, because most of the questions are so easy it makes you feel quite clever.
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]

Elementary
1x03 Child Predator

The Hour
2x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
26x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]

Yes, Prime Minister
2x06 The Patron of the Arts

Films

The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
[#89 in 100 Films in a Year 2012]

DVD Extras

Extras on The Call of Cthulhu DVD

These are headed up by half-hour making-of Hearing "The Call", which is both informative and entertaining, with good insight on how they made this quite fascinating production for virtually no money. It's better put together than some behind-the-scenes features on professional releases and definitely worth a watch for anyone who enjoyed the film.

The disc also houses eight minutes of deleted footage, including more of the stop-motion monster; a few easter eggs in the same vein; galleries of both behind-the-scenes photos and production stills; and the obligatory trailer, which doesn't sell the film quite as well as it could in my opinion.