Nanook of the North (1922)
[#64 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2026]
Thursday, 1 October 2026
Fiction
The Legend of Drizzt: The Dark Elf Trilogy Book 1
Homeland by R.A. Salvatore
Chapters 3–5
End of Part One.
Homeland by R.A. Salvatore
Chapters 3–5
End of Part One.
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Fiction
The Legend of Drizzt: The Dark Elf Trilogy Book 1
Homeland by R.A. Salvatore
Foreword by Matt Chapman
Prelude
Chapters 1–2
As if I don't already have more than enough books to read or hobbies to spend my limited income on, I've subscribed to the new Dungeons & Dragons Novel Collection partwork. Rather than just let up to 100 more novels accumulate on my shelves, I decided to actually start reading them immediately (what a shocking idea!) With a new one out every fortnight, it remains to be seen if I'll keep up, but at least I'm starting with good intentions.
Partworks being the way they are, the release schedule is jumping around throughout the series (this is issue #1 but volume 18), which could get a bit annoying in terms of completing trilogies and whatnot. Luckily, I'm not averse to having multiple series on the go (at this point, I probably need to write a list of which book series I'm in the middle of, like I have for films), but I hope they don't spread them out too thinly. The first three issues all start trilogies, and issues 4 and 5 (at least) continue them, so that bodes well, I hope. At least there's no need to start reading with volume 1! (It would be a pretty dumb release schedule if that was necessary.)
As for this particular book, it's the chronologically-first adventure for popular character Drizzt and (as the intro explains) the recommended starting point for the character, so that's good.
Homeland by R.A. Salvatore
Foreword by Matt Chapman
Prelude
Chapters 1–2
As if I don't already have more than enough books to read or hobbies to spend my limited income on, I've subscribed to the new Dungeons & Dragons Novel Collection partwork. Rather than just let up to 100 more novels accumulate on my shelves, I decided to actually start reading them immediately (what a shocking idea!) With a new one out every fortnight, it remains to be seen if I'll keep up, but at least I'm starting with good intentions.
Partworks being the way they are, the release schedule is jumping around throughout the series (this is issue #1 but volume 18), which could get a bit annoying in terms of completing trilogies and whatnot. Luckily, I'm not averse to having multiple series on the go (at this point, I probably need to write a list of which book series I'm in the middle of, like I have for films), but I hope they don't spread them out too thinly. The first three issues all start trilogies, and issues 4 and 5 (at least) continue them, so that bodes well, I hope. At least there's no need to start reading with volume 1! (It would be a pretty dumb release schedule if that was necessary.)
As for this particular book, it's the chronologically-first adventure for popular character Drizzt and (as the intro explains) the recommended starting point for the character, so that's good.
Monday, 28 September 2026
Sunday, 27 September 2026
TV
How I Met Your Mother
2x17 Arrivederci, Fiero [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x66 Episode 66 [2nd watch]
Couldn't remember which episode we needed to jump to next, so just watched the first one we came across that we didn't remember. Still didn't remember it by the end. Turns out we watched it four years ago. Oh well!
2x17 Arrivederci, Fiero [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x66 Episode 66 [2nd watch]
Couldn't remember which episode we needed to jump to next, so just watched the first one we came across that we didn't remember. Still didn't remember it by the end. Turns out we watched it four years ago. Oh well!
Films
The Set up (1963)
[#61 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2026]
That's not a typo — "up" doesn't have a capital U on the title card. Stickler for accuracy, me.
Topper (1937)
[#60 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2026]
[#61 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2026]
That's not a typo — "up" doesn't have a capital U on the title card. Stickler for accuracy, me.
Topper (1937)
[#60 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2026]
Saturday, 26 September 2026
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
This week was almost a quiet one, but then a large stack of seven titles (including two three-film box sets, so it looked more like 11) turned up this morning. Most of those were thanks to Radiance's current sale, where I mopped up a load of "maybe" releases at bargain prices. Hurrah!
Number of titles in collection: 3,742 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 960 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,782 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 564 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,983 [up 15]
Number of films: 4,834 [up 12]
Number of additional cuts: 517 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 10,145 [up 1]
Number of short films: 1,337 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
This week was almost a quiet one, but then a large stack of seven titles (including two three-film box sets, so it looked more like 11) turned up this morning. Most of those were thanks to Radiance's current sale, where I mopped up a load of "maybe" releases at bargain prices. Hurrah!
Number of titles in collection: 3,742 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 960 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,782 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 564 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,983 [up 15]
Number of films: 4,834 [up 12]
Number of additional cuts: 517 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 10,145 [up 1]
Number of short films: 1,337 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 25 September 2026
Thursday, 24 September 2026
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