The 96th Annual Academy Awards
aka the Oscars. Actually starting on Sunday this year here in the UK for once, because of the US just switching to summer time, while we don't change for a few more weeks. Wow. More significantly, for the first time in about 20 years, it's airing on a free channel! Why Sky gave up the rights I don't know, but it's nice not having to pay for it. And, as a new broadcaster, ITV have put some effort in (I don't think Sky even had a studio commentary team last year, if I remember rightly). Obviously, the show still continues until the early hours of the morning, so thoughts on the actual ceremony tomorrow.
[Watch a selection of Oscars-related programmes and films on ITVX.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x29 Week 6: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 10 March 2024
Saturday, 9 March 2024
TV
Friends
1x22 The One with the Ick Factor [many-th watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x28 Week 6: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x22 The One with the Ick Factor [many-th watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x28 Week 6: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
March is looking like a fairly quiet month... until the end, when a massive pile of titles flood out for the 25th. I haven't preordered most of them, mainly because it's going to total well over £200 and that causes even me to pause. But it seems inevitable that I will...
In the meantime, I am still expecting a title or two each week, starting with just one this week. Of note: I'm just 10 films away from 4,000. Will I get there before April? We'll see...
Number of titles in collection: 3,247 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,016 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,231 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 331 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,889 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,990 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 358 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,678 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,128 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
March is looking like a fairly quiet month... until the end, when a massive pile of titles flood out for the 25th. I haven't preordered most of them, mainly because it's going to total well over £200 and that causes even me to pause. But it seems inevitable that I will...
In the meantime, I am still expecting a title or two each week, starting with just one this week. Of note: I'm just 10 films away from 4,000. Will I get there before April? We'll see...
Number of titles in collection: 3,247 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,016 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,231 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 331 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,889 [up 1]
Number of films: 3,990 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 358 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,678 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,128 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 8 March 2024
TV
Friends
1x21 The One with the Fake Monica [many-th watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x27 Week 6: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x21 The One with the Fake Monica [many-th watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x27 Week 6: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 7 March 2024
TV
Death in Paradise
12x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
1x19 The One Where the Monkey Gets Away [many-th watch]
1x20 The One with the Evil Orthodontist [many-th watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x26 Week 6: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
12x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
1x19 The One Where the Monkey Gets Away [many-th watch]
1x20 The One with the Evil Orthodontist [many-th watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x26 Week 6: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
Films
Alice in Wonderland (1903)
You can watch this short on the BFI's official YouTube channel... but it's only in SD, whereas there's a full HD version here.
Explosion of a Motor Car (1900)
You can watch this short on the BFI's official YouTube channel... but it's only in SD, whereas there's a full HD version here.
Explosion of a Motor Car (1900)
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Monday, 4 March 2024
Games
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
Another hour-and-a-half or so of play. (I note this purely because, come the end of the game, I'm going to be mildly curious how long it took me.) Today, I learnt it's possible to die in this game. I sometimes forget that's possible in some adventure games, considering Lucasarts were (rightly) dead set against it. So, must make sure to save regularly.
The Leaf Riders of Wrenwood
4 March 2024
Another hour-and-a-half or so of play. (I note this purely because, come the end of the game, I'm going to be mildly curious how long it took me.) Today, I learnt it's possible to die in this game. I sometimes forget that's possible in some adventure games, considering Lucasarts were (rightly) dead set against it. So, must make sure to save regularly.
The Leaf Riders of Wrenwood
4 March 2024
Videos
Critical Role
2x02 A Show of Scrutiny [1st half]
Should I be listing these under TV? They're not, strictly speaking; but is streaming something on Twitch or YouTube fundamentally any different to streaming it on Netflix or iPlayer? Am I just old-fashioned here? (It doesn't really matter, but this is the kind of thing I think about sometimes.)
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
2x02 A Show of Scrutiny [1st half]
Should I be listing these under TV? They're not, strictly speaking; but is streaming something on Twitch or YouTube fundamentally any different to streaming it on Netflix or iPlayer? Am I just old-fashioned here? (It doesn't really matter, but this is the kind of thing I think about sometimes.)
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
Sunday, 3 March 2024
Games
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
So, after yesterday's woes, I managed to play a proper chunk. Off to a promising start, though I'm not a fan of long conversations that just carry on without any player input, like a cutscene without actually cutting to a scene. Hope there's not too much of that going forward.
The Leaf Riders of Wrenwood
1–3 March 2024
Should I have separate posts for computer games and board games? I don't think I have before, but I also don't think it's come up before...
So, after yesterday's woes, I managed to play a proper chunk. Off to a promising start, though I'm not a fan of long conversations that just carry on without any player input, like a cutscene without actually cutting to a scene. Hope there's not too much of that going forward.
The Leaf Riders of Wrenwood
1–3 March 2024
Should I have separate posts for computer games and board games? I don't think I have before, but I also don't think it's come up before...
this week on 100Films.co.uk
A new month began this week, and so, as always, 100Films.co.uk looked back at the previous one. First, through all the films I did watch...
And then, all the ones I failed to...
Plus, 1 new review was published too...
Dune: Part One (2021)
More next Sunday.
And then, all the ones I failed to...
Plus, 1 new review was published too...
Dune: Part One (2021)
Trying to write about a film like Dune in a critical context over two years after it was released feels a bit pointless... Of course, yay/nay recommendations are not the only reason for critical writing — far from it — but, if you’re looking to do more than that, you better have something to say. So I confess here and now, for the sake of any readers looking for that kind of article, that I don’t think I have a unique or revelatory or even particularly insightful take on Dune... All I can offer is how the film struck me personally, from my particular perspective; which is not nothing, but is what it is.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 2 March 2024
Comics
2000 AD #2362
aka the Christmas Prog 2023. Yes, that's how far behind I still am. On the bright side, I didn't read 2022's Chrismas edition until the middle of May '23, so I'm a couple of months up on last year. Also, as always, this is a bumper-length issue, so really it's like reading three Progs in one go.
aka the Christmas Prog 2023. Yes, that's how far behind I still am. On the bright side, I didn't read 2022's Chrismas edition until the middle of May '23, so I'm a couple of months up on last year. Also, as always, this is a bumper-length issue, so really it's like reading three Progs in one go.
Games
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
The original Broken Sword is a game I've wanted to play for decades (I don't know when I first heard of it, but it came out in 1996), but haven't ever got round to it for various reasons. I even bought the Director's Cut version years ago, but still didn't start it. That version doesn't run on Macs anymore (giving you some idea of how long ago I must've purchased it!), so instead I'm finally playing the original version. Today, I played... the first couple of minutes, after spending hours trying to get the darned thing to work (the amount of time I wasted on the Director's Cut before learning it simply doesn't run anymore...)
So, why am I finally playing it at all now? Because there's a Kickstarter for a fully remastered version currently running, and I thought I actually ought to play the darn thing and see if I like it before I go throwing money into that. Of course, I'll have to get further into the game than the opening cut scene and first location before I make any decisions.
The original Broken Sword is a game I've wanted to play for decades (I don't know when I first heard of it, but it came out in 1996), but haven't ever got round to it for various reasons. I even bought the Director's Cut version years ago, but still didn't start it. That version doesn't run on Macs anymore (giving you some idea of how long ago I must've purchased it!), so instead I'm finally playing the original version. Today, I played... the first couple of minutes, after spending hours trying to get the darned thing to work (the amount of time I wasted on the Director's Cut before learning it simply doesn't run anymore...)
So, why am I finally playing it at all now? Because there's a Kickstarter for a fully remastered version currently running, and I thought I actually ought to play the darn thing and see if I like it before I go throwing money into that. Of course, I'll have to get further into the game than the opening cut scene and first location before I make any decisions.
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