Archer
2x07 Movie Star
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Injustice
Episode 3 (of 5)
Some TV series have to be sliced right back if Hollywood latches on to them for an adaptation (see: State of Play), but I could imagine this quite comfortably squidging down into a two-hour version. Still two episodes to go, mind, but so little has happened that it doesn't feel over halfway through.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Mock the Week
10x01 (9/6/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
$#*! My Dad Says
1x15 Ed Goes to Court
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Articles
Duke Nukem's PR threatens to punish sites that run negative reviews by Ben Kuchera
(from Opposable Thumbs at Ars Technica)
It's a little startling that the idea of blacklisting outlets that give negative reviews seems to just be an accepted part of gaming PR. It's things like that that prove it's an industry still not half as grown-up as it likes to think it is.
Lee Mack 'winces at early Not Going Out' by Morgan Jeffery
(from Digital Spy)
I thought early Not Going Out was funnier and more original than the recent series have been, probably for the reasons Mack dislikes it. Oh well.
(Also, I think I missed at the time (back in April) that it's been commissioned for two more series. Even if it's not as good as it was, this is still good news.)
Oscars to allow five to ten 'Best Picture' nominees by Simon Reynolds
(from Digital Spy)
(from Opposable Thumbs at Ars Technica)
It's a little startling that the idea of blacklisting outlets that give negative reviews seems to just be an accepted part of gaming PR. It's things like that that prove it's an industry still not half as grown-up as it likes to think it is.
Lee Mack 'winces at early Not Going Out' by Morgan Jeffery
(from Digital Spy)
I thought early Not Going Out was funnier and more original than the recent series have been, probably for the reasons Mack dislikes it. Oh well.
(Also, I think I missed at the time (back in April) that it's been commissioned for two more series. Even if it's not as good as it was, this is still good news.)
Oscars to allow five to ten 'Best Picture' nominees by Simon Reynolds
(from Digital Spy)
'Best Picture' nominees will now need to receive at least 5% of first-place votes from AMPAS members to make the cut, meaning between five and ten movies will be nominated.Good plan, thinks I. Also adds to the fun of predicting the Oscars -- "how many nominations will there be this year?", etc.
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
TV
Injustice
Episode 2 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Lead Balloon
4x02 Dead
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Episode 2 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Lead Balloon
4x02 Dead
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Articles
No full series for Doctor Who in 2012 by Chuck Foster
(from Doctor Who News Page)
(from Doctor Who News Page)
[BBC1 Controller] Danny Cohen says there won't be a full series of Doctor Who in 2012, but a special run for the anniversary in 2013.So goes the report. Not entirely sure what I feel about this; depends a little on exactly how many episodes we see in 2012 and what exactly a "special run" in 2013 means.
Monday, 13 June 2011
TV
Injustice
Episode 1 (of 5)
New five-part thriller by Anthony Horowitz, which was shown one-per-day last week. Last time ITV had a five-part Horowitz-penned drama in one week it was a bit rubbish, but Injustice gets off to a more promising start bit doesn't hold a candle to recent high-quality output in the genre (the likes of The Shadow Line, for instance), with it's irritatingly clichéd characters and leaden expositional speeches, but it holds promise in some of it's mysteries. It remains to be seen if certain elements have relevance or if that's just a side effect of he odd/sluggish pace.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Robot Chicken
3x16 Boo Cocky
3x17 Bionic Cow
3x18 Monstourage
3x19 President Evil
3x20 Chirlaxx [season finale]
And that's that done too. Now I need to find another comedy series to fill my lazy late nights...
Episode 1 (of 5)
New five-part thriller by Anthony Horowitz, which was shown one-per-day last week. Last time ITV had a five-part Horowitz-penned drama in one week it was a bit rubbish, but Injustice gets off to a more promising start bit doesn't hold a candle to recent high-quality output in the genre (the likes of The Shadow Line, for instance), with it's irritatingly clichéd characters and leaden expositional speeches, but it holds promise in some of it's mysteries. It remains to be seen if certain elements have relevance or if that's just a side effect of he odd/sluggish pace.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Robot Chicken
3x16 Boo Cocky
3x17 Bionic Cow
3x18 Monstourage
3x19 President Evil
3x20 Chirlaxx [season finale]
And that's that done too. Now I need to find another comedy series to fill my lazy late nights...
Articles
Robert Downey Jr, Jon Favreau: 'Iron Man 3 will be tricky' by Tara Fowler
(from Digital Spy)
(from Digital Spy)
on how the release of The Avengers will affect Iron Man 3... "I guess in comics you can say that it's an individual storyline and you can break it off into a group," said Favreau. "But in movies, it's hard not to take into consideration what just happened. What are you gonna say? 'They all just lost their cell phones and you can't get help?' So it's going to take a lot of ingenuity to make it make sense to a mainstream film audience"
Sunday, 12 June 2011
TV
Case Histories
1x01 Case Histories Part 1
1x02 Case Histories Part 2
Adaptation of Kate Atkinson's novel -- she's having a good month! Pretty decent, though the best thing about it was the cute little dog owned by the sisters... so why did they kill him off?! Poor doggy.
For the interested, the official BBC site (linked above) has a tonne of articles about the series, many more than they normally bother with.
[Watch parts one and two (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
1x01 Case Histories Part 1
1x02 Case Histories Part 2
Adaptation of Kate Atkinson's novel -- she's having a good month! Pretty decent, though the best thing about it was the cute little dog owned by the sisters... so why did they kill him off?! Poor doggy.
For the interested, the official BBC site (linked above) has a tonne of articles about the series, many more than they normally bother with.
[Watch parts one and two (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Articles
The Artist Uggie wins 2011 'Palm Dog' by Mayer Nissim
(from Digital Spy)
They have an award for the best dog in a film at Cannes! That's brilliant!
(from Digital Spy)
They have an award for the best dog in a film at Cannes! That's brilliant!
Saturday, 11 June 2011
TV
Have I Got News For You
41x09 (10/6/11 edition; extended repeat) [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Mentalist
3x24 Strawberries & Cream Part II [season finale]
Holy moly, that was a good ending! Where does it go from here though? We'll have to wait ages to find out. Damn you television, with your seasons!
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood
Part 2 (of 3)
Part 3 (of 3)
It's hard not to be angry with the way the industry and press treated Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, as documented in the middle part of Paul Merton's typically interesting series about the rise of Hollywood, though it comes as no surprise to learn William Randolph Hearst was one of the chief villains.
The final part, meanwhile, details the end of the silent era and the birth of sound, amongst other things. Merton doesn't make a point of it, but it's a little depressing for those of us who like silent cinema how many of the classics on display here are unavailable on DVD, even after about a decade and a half of the format's existence.
[Watch parts two and three (again) on iPlayer.]
41x09 (10/6/11 edition; extended repeat) [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Mentalist
3x24 Strawberries & Cream Part II [season finale]
Holy moly, that was a good ending! Where does it go from here though? We'll have to wait ages to find out. Damn you television, with your seasons!
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood
Part 2 (of 3)
Part 3 (of 3)
It's hard not to be angry with the way the industry and press treated Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, as documented in the middle part of Paul Merton's typically interesting series about the rise of Hollywood, though it comes as no surprise to learn William Randolph Hearst was one of the chief villains.
The final part, meanwhile, details the end of the silent era and the birth of sound, amongst other things. Merton doesn't make a point of it, but it's a little depressing for those of us who like silent cinema how many of the classics on display here are unavailable on DVD, even after about a decade and a half of the format's existence.
[Watch parts two and three (again) on iPlayer.]
Articles
Leicester City Council 'not ready' for zombie attack
(from BBC News)
This whole article is excellent -- as The Kids say, "ROFLMAO".
Tom Hanks' Playtone Productions Announces Neil Gaiman's American Gods, Mattel's Major Matt Mason, Green Day's American Idiot by Karen Chu
(from The Hollywood Reporter)
You might think they're turning Gaiman's novel into a film, but oh no:
(from BBC News)
This whole article is excellent -- as The Kids say, "ROFLMAO".
Tom Hanks' Playtone Productions Announces Neil Gaiman's American Gods, Mattel's Major Matt Mason, Green Day's American Idiot by Karen Chu
(from The Hollywood Reporter)
You might think they're turning Gaiman's novel into a film, but oh no:
set to produce a six-season, open-ended series, American Gods, for HBO, based on Neil Gaiman’s award-winning novel... Each of the six seasons will be of 10-12, hour-long episodes with a budget of around $35-40 million per season, targeted to debut on the cable powerhouse in 2013 at the earliest.Well, crikey.
Friday, 10 June 2011
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A complete five-season TV series adds some big boosts this week.
Number of titles in collection: 1,324 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,114 [up 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 210 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 3,287 [up 27]
Number of films in collection: 1,396 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,908 [up 68]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A complete five-season TV series adds some big boosts this week.
Number of titles in collection: 1,324 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,114 [up 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 210 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 3,287 [up 27]
Number of films in collection: 1,396 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,908 [up 68]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 9 June 2011
TV
The Graham Norton Show
9x08 (3/6/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Robot Chicken
3x09 Celebutard Mountain
3x10 Moesha Poppins
3x11 Ban on the Fun
3x12 Losin' the Wobble
3x13 Slaughterhouse on the Prairie
9x08 (3/6/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Robot Chicken
3x09 Celebutard Mountain
3x10 Moesha Poppins
3x11 Ban on the Fun
3x12 Losin' the Wobble
3x13 Slaughterhouse on the Prairie
Films
Ip Man (2008)
[#62 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
[#61 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
[#62 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
[#61 in 100 Films in a Year 2011]
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
TV
Archer
2x06 Tragical History
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Scott & Bailey
1x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
$#*! My Dad Says
1x14 Corn Star
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
2x06 Tragical History
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Scott & Bailey
1x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
$#*! My Dad Says
1x14 Corn Star
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Articles
BBC confirms fourteen new episodes of Doctor Who by Chuck Foster
(from Doctor Who News Page)
Hurrah! One would assume this means a Christmas special plus a regular thirteen-episode series, but rumblings seem to suggest it may mean something else...
First Conan Doyle novel to be published by Emma Saunders
(from BBC News)
Written before he created Sherlock Holmes, the first novel penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is to finally be published for the first time. This bit of the article amused me:
(from Doctor Who News Page)
Hurrah! One would assume this means a Christmas special plus a regular thirteen-episode series, but rumblings seem to suggest it may mean something else...
First Conan Doyle novel to be published by Emma Saunders
(from BBC News)
Written before he created Sherlock Holmes, the first novel penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is to finally be published for the first time. This bit of the article amused me:
Rachel Foss, lead curator of modern literary manuscripts at the British Library, is set to publish The Narrative of John Smith this autumn. She said it had been part of the British Library's Conan Doyle collection since 2007 and realised it would make a good publishing project.So, how long did it take them to realise an unpublished novel by an immensely and enduringly popular novelist would make a "good publishing project"?!
Monday, 6 June 2011
TV
Have I Got News For You
41x08 (3/6/11 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Robot Chicken
3x01 Werewolf vs. Unicorn
3x15 Tubba-Bubba's Now Hubba-Hubba
3x02 Squaw Bury Shortcake
3x03 Rabbits on a Roller Coaster
3x04 Tapping a Hero
3x05 Shoe
41x08 (3/6/11 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Robot Chicken
3x01 Werewolf vs. Unicorn
3x15 Tubba-Bubba's Now Hubba-Hubba
3x02 Squaw Bury Shortcake
3x03 Rabbits on a Roller Coaster
3x04 Tapping a Hero
3x05 Shoe
Fiction
Carte Blanche by Jeffery Deaver
Tuesday: Death in the Sand, Chapters 25-31
Picking this back up after an accidental near-week-long break. This time: a twist! Ah-ha! While it's moderately effective, it also makes the whole escapade feel like an aside and so much padding... but maybe it has some as-yet-unrevealed significance. We shall, of course, see.
Tuesday: Death in the Sand, Chapters 25-31
Picking this back up after an accidental near-week-long break. This time: a twist! Ah-ha! While it's moderately effective, it also makes the whole escapade feel like an aside and so much padding... but maybe it has some as-yet-unrevealed significance. We shall, of course, see.
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