Critical Role
2x64 A Dangerous Chase [2nd half]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#113 'A Dangerous Chase'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Tuesday 15 October 2024
Monday 14 October 2024
Videos
Stephen Colbert's D&D Adventure with Matthew Mercer
For Red Nose Day 2019, Matt Mercer ran this quick solo adventure for popular US chat show host Stephen Colbert.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#112 'Intervention'
Normally I'd've watched this sooner after the episode, but Internet Archive's recent issues prevented me from getting at it. I was going to watch some other CR stuff in the interim (like the above, which I watched anyway (obviously)), and, if I had to, eventually just move on with Campaign 2 and come back to Talks out of order... but then they got things online enough earlier this morning and I was able to access it. Hurrah!
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
For Red Nose Day 2019, Matt Mercer ran this quick solo adventure for popular US chat show host Stephen Colbert.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#112 'Intervention'
Normally I'd've watched this sooner after the episode, but Internet Archive's recent issues prevented me from getting at it. I was going to watch some other CR stuff in the interim (like the above, which I watched anyway (obviously)), and, if I had to, eventually just move on with Campaign 2 and come back to Talks out of order... but then they got things online enough earlier this morning and I was able to access it. Hurrah!
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
Sunday 13 October 2024
TV
Goblin Slayer
1x01 The Fate of Particular Adventurers
1x02 Goblin Slayer
I've got multiple TV series on the go that I should be getting on with. If I wanted to add an anime one to that, I have dozens on disc to choose from (technically, I even have one of those on the go too, I just haven't watched any of it in over six years). But, y'know, sometimes you hear about something and, randomly, get immediately interested and just wanna watch it. Or I do, anyway. Thus it was with Gobin Slayer, which I only really heard about this afternoon; and rather than just outright buy the Blu-rays (the kind of thing I do all too often), I thought I'd watch the first couple of episodes free on Crunchyroll to try it out. I quite liked it. Now I've got to decide: do I give in to my usual Blu-ray buying, or do I just sub to Crunchyroll for a bit and continue it there?
1x01 The Fate of Particular Adventurers
1x02 Goblin Slayer
I've got multiple TV series on the go that I should be getting on with. If I wanted to add an anime one to that, I have dozens on disc to choose from (technically, I even have one of those on the go too, I just haven't watched any of it in over six years). But, y'know, sometimes you hear about something and, randomly, get immediately interested and just wanna watch it. Or I do, anyway. Thus it was with Gobin Slayer, which I only really heard about this afternoon; and rather than just outright buy the Blu-rays (the kind of thing I do all too often), I thought I'd watch the first couple of episodes free on Crunchyroll to try it out. I quite liked it. Now I've got to decide: do I give in to my usual Blu-ray buying, or do I just sub to Crunchyroll for a bit and continue it there?
Films
The Wages of Fear (1953)
[#81 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2024]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2024 #9
[#81 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2024]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2024 #9
Comics
The Uncanny X-Men #2 by Gail Simone & David Marquez
Back on my "reading X-Men comics on Sunday" accidental habit. Need to break that.
When I read issue one, I observed this felt like it was aimed at fans of the animated series, what with it starring Wolverine, Gambit, and Rogue and having plot connections to the (repurposed) X-Mansion and the current whereabouts of Professor Xavier. This issue, Jubilee turns up. I feel my point is further proved. (Sure, there are other animated series staples missing — Storm has a solo series now; Cyclops and Beast are in X-Men, where they're running a very traditional X-Men setup (team of mutants jetting around the world fighting bad guys) — but this book undoubtedly has the greatest concentration of them, and particular fan-favourite ones at that.)
Back on my "reading X-Men comics on Sunday" accidental habit. Need to break that.
When I read issue one, I observed this felt like it was aimed at fans of the animated series, what with it starring Wolverine, Gambit, and Rogue and having plot connections to the (repurposed) X-Mansion and the current whereabouts of Professor Xavier. This issue, Jubilee turns up. I feel my point is further proved. (Sure, there are other animated series staples missing — Storm has a solo series now; Cyclops and Beast are in X-Men, where they're running a very traditional X-Men setup (team of mutants jetting around the world fighting bad guys) — but this book undoubtedly has the greatest concentration of them, and particular fan-favourite ones at that.)
Fiction
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Games by Jacqueline Rayner
Chapters 7–16 [the end]
Well, I can't say the twist truly surprised me, but it is a pretty dark novel, especially by the standards of this era of Who (when it was being more kid-friendly again). It's partly thanks to how much the Sontarans were treated as humorous by the show — the very fact they're in it leads you to expect a light-ish romp, but instead they're vicious, murderous, and genuinely threatening. As one of the series' most-recurring villains, it's only appropriate, really.
Chapters 7–16 [the end]
Well, I can't say the twist truly surprised me, but it is a pretty dark novel, especially by the standards of this era of Who (when it was being more kid-friendly again). It's partly thanks to how much the Sontarans were treated as humorous by the show — the very fact they're in it leads you to expect a light-ish romp, but instead they're vicious, murderous, and genuinely threatening. As one of the series' most-recurring villains, it's only appropriate, really.
this week on 100Films.co.uk
1 new review was published to 100Films.co.uk this week...
Incendies (2010)
More next Sunday.
Incendies (2010)
Incendies is, on the surface, one of those films that can sound off-puttingly heavy: it’s about generational trauma caused by a long-running war in the Middle East. Sure, that kind of thing can be Worthy and Great filmmaking, but egads, hard going. But while Incendies is all those things, it’s also a compelling mystery, which leads to twists worthy of a great thriller.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday 12 October 2024
Fiction
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Games by Jacqueline Rayner
Chapters 1–6
I haven't abandoned NPCs, but a tweet about this came up on my feed last night, talking about the shocking darkness of its ending. So, as it's a Quick Read (a series that, in my experience, lives up to its name), I thought I'd just dive through it and see what they were alluding to.
Chapters 1–6
I haven't abandoned NPCs, but a tweet about this came up on my feed last night, talking about the shocking darkness of its ending. So, as it's a Quick Read (a series that, in my experience, lives up to its name), I thought I'd just dive through it and see what they were alluding to.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
After nothing at all last week, my collecting returns with a bang thanks to several multi-film sets. In fact, only one of this week's four new additions is a single-film release. And there would've been even more, but a big Amazon Prime Day purchase is only due to arrive tomorrow. That'll be an interesting one for next week...
Number of titles in collection: 3,387 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 998 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,389 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 396 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,154 [up 14]
Number of films: 4,199 [up 22]
Number of additional cuts: 403 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,800 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,170 [up 3]
See you next week, faithful reader.
After nothing at all last week, my collecting returns with a bang thanks to several multi-film sets. In fact, only one of this week's four new additions is a single-film release. And there would've been even more, but a big Amazon Prime Day purchase is only due to arrive tomorrow. That'll be an interesting one for next week...
Number of titles in collection: 3,387 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 998 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,389 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 396 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,154 [up 14]
Number of films: 4,199 [up 22]
Number of additional cuts: 403 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,800 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,170 [up 3]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday 11 October 2024
Thursday 10 October 2024
Videos
Critical Role
2x63 Intervention [2nd half]
"A small translucent cat appears hovering just above the horse... for a split second, then there is a giant orange claw floating just above them."
"Alrighty."
"I love the 'alrighty'. 'Yep, course there is.'"
...
"She's running as hard as she can because her horse just got killed by a giant floating ethereal arcane cat claw. That'll make you run. And maybe piss yourself a little."
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x63 Intervention [2nd half]
"A small translucent cat appears hovering just above the horse... for a split second, then there is a giant orange claw floating just above them."
"Alrighty."
"I love the 'alrighty'. 'Yep, course there is.'"
...
"She's running as hard as she can because her horse just got killed by a giant floating ethereal arcane cat claw. That'll make you run. And maybe piss yourself a little."
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
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