Sunday, 21 December 2025

TV

Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Enjoyed it more than the last one. I mean, it was still utterly ridiculous tosh, but I laughed with surprising regularity and kind of admired how daft it was prepared to be. These have never been truly “good”, but I’ll be damned if I’m always gonna watch 'em.

Films

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
[#100 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Blindspot 2025 #12

And there we have it: for the second year in a row, my 100 Films Challenge is complete. Hooray!

Comics

2000 AD
Prog 2463

Beginning the 100-page Christmas issue. Today: a one-off Judge Dredd that sees legally-distinct 'Tintin' visit Mega-City One. Fun.

Fiction

Doctor Who: Ten Days of Christmas by Steve Cole
7. Gifts from Afar
8. The Big Store

Although I started this at just the right time for its ten stories to serve as a kind of mini advent calendar leading up to the 24th, I didn't necessarily intend to treat it that way (I've already got two on the go, after all), so I'm happy to get 'ahead' on the weekend.

On a more "about the actual book" note: with no Doctor Who Christmas special this year, it's been nice to have something Who-y and Christmassy in the season.

Tabletop Games

EXIT: The Game Advent Calendar:
The Silent Storm
December 21st