The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Long Call
1x04 Episode 4 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x31 Week 7: Monday
5x32 Week 7: Tuesday
5x33 Week 7: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday 29 November 2021
Sunday 28 November 2021
TV
Blankety Blank
1x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who
39x05 Flux, Chapter Five: Survivors of the Flux
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x03 The Woodworm Men
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
12x06 Pastry Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Long Call
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
1x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who
39x05 Flux, Chapter Five: Survivors of the Flux
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x03 The Woodworm Men
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
12x06 Pastry Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Long Call
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Films
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #32. Watched the "alternate widescreen version" on the Blu-ray's second disc, because it turned out disc 1 was faulty and wouldn't play past a certain point in the film. Although I believe this version is comprised of different takes (rather than just the regular version cropped), it didn't seem strikingly 'wrong' — not that I'm particularly familiar with the film, having only seen it once before, about 15 years ago.
[2nd watch]
Rewatchathon 2021 #32. Watched the "alternate widescreen version" on the Blu-ray's second disc, because it turned out disc 1 was faulty and wouldn't play past a certain point in the film. Although I believe this version is comprised of different takes (rather than just the regular version cropped), it didn't seem strikingly 'wrong' — not that I'm particularly familiar with the film, having only seen it once before, about 15 years ago.
Saturday 27 November 2021
TV
Doctor Who
39x04 Flux, Chapter Four: Village of the Angels [2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Long Call
1x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x28 Week 6: Wednesday
5x29 Week 6: Thursday
5x30 Week 6: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
39x04 Flux, Chapter Four: Village of the Angels [2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Long Call
1x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x28 Week 6: Wednesday
5x29 Week 6: Thursday
5x30 Week 6: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
The forecast 'trickle' begins — all new releases this week. Though I did just cave to some titles in HMV's Black Friday sale, so next week may be a little larger.
Number of titles in collection: 2,719 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,059 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,660 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 133 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,806 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,186 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 241 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,119 [no change]
Number of short films: 891 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
The forecast 'trickle' begins — all new releases this week. Though I did just cave to some titles in HMV's Black Friday sale, so next week may be a little larger.
Number of titles in collection: 2,719 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,059 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,660 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 133 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,806 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,186 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 241 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,119 [no change]
Number of short films: 891 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday 26 November 2021
TV
Doctor Who
39x03 Flux, Chapter Three: Once, Upon Time [2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x02 A Lot to Take In
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
12x05 German Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Long Call
1x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
39x03 Flux, Chapter Three: Once, Upon Time [2nd watch]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x02 A Lot to Take In
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
12x05 German Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Long Call
1x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Thursday 25 November 2021
TV
Blankety Blank
1x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x05 Episode 5
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x27 Week 6: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x05 Episode 5
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x27 Week 6: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Tuesday 23 November 2021
Sunday 21 November 2021
TV
Bo Burnham: Inside
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Doctor Who
39x04 Flux, Chapter Four: Village of the Angels
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
14x11 The Best Bits [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Doctor Who
39x04 Flux, Chapter Four: Village of the Angels
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
14x11 The Best Bits [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday 20 November 2021
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Last week I suggested there might be a trickle of releases each week for the rest of the year, although I did also note I had four new releases on the way plus two packages stuck at an Australian airport. Well, all of those titles turned up throughout this week, plus a couple of packages from America, making for a bumper 13 additions — once again, not quite a record, but certainly more than a trickle! And with some upgrades and whatnot amongst them, this week sees changes to every category tracked below. The last time that happened was only two months ago, but it's not a regular occurence.
Number of titles in collection: 2,716 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,059 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,657 [up 13]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 132 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,802 [up 21]
Number of films: 3,183 [up 17]
Number of additional cuts: 241 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,119 [up 4]
Number of short films: 891 [up 1]
Nonetheless, I do think it'll be back to a trickle from now on. Some weeks will be busier than others, but I'm going to try extra hard to avoid sales and random purchases and just stick to new titles. Though, with quite a few US releases included among those new titles, and the unpredictability of international shipping, they may end up arriving in clumps anyway — just like this week. Time will tell...
See you next week, faithful reader.
Last week I suggested there might be a trickle of releases each week for the rest of the year, although I did also note I had four new releases on the way plus two packages stuck at an Australian airport. Well, all of those titles turned up throughout this week, plus a couple of packages from America, making for a bumper 13 additions — once again, not quite a record, but certainly more than a trickle! And with some upgrades and whatnot amongst them, this week sees changes to every category tracked below. The last time that happened was only two months ago, but it's not a regular occurence.
Number of titles in collection: 2,716 [up 11]
Of which DVDs: 1,059 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,657 [up 13]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 132 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,802 [up 21]
Number of films: 3,183 [up 17]
Number of additional cuts: 241 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,119 [up 4]
Number of short films: 891 [up 1]
Nonetheless, I do think it'll be back to a trickle from now on. Some weeks will be busier than others, but I'm going to try extra hard to avoid sales and random purchases and just stick to new titles. Though, with quite a few US releases included among those new titles, and the unpredictability of international shipping, they may end up arriving in clumps anyway — just like this week. Time will tell...
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday 19 November 2021
Thursday 18 November 2021
Wednesday 17 November 2021
Tuesday 16 November 2021
Sunday 14 November 2021
TV
Doctor Who
39x03 Flux, Chapter Three: Once, Upon Time
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Moriarty the Patriot
1x15 The Phantom of Whitechapel Act 1
1x16 The Phantom of Whitechapel Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
Squid Game
Part 2 Hell
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
39x03 Flux, Chapter Three: Once, Upon Time
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Moriarty the Patriot
1x15 The Phantom of Whitechapel Act 1
1x16 The Phantom of Whitechapel Act 2
[Watch it (again) on Funimation.]
Squid Game
Part 2 Hell
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Saturday 13 November 2021
TV
Squid Game
Part 1 Red Light, Green Light
I sat out 2020’s Netflix craze because, frankly, I couldn’t care less; but this one seems more up my street (it was recommended to me even before it was everywhere), so I’ve finally given in / found the time to start it. It's a promising first episode, so we'll see how it goes. At the very least, the colourful production design looks superb in UHD+HDR.
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Part 1 Red Light, Green Light
I sat out 2020’s Netflix craze because, frankly, I couldn’t care less; but this one seems more up my street (it was recommended to me even before it was everywhere), so I’ve finally given in / found the time to start it. It's a promising first episode, so we'll see how it goes. At the very least, the colourful production design looks superb in UHD+HDR.
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
New additions continue to come in — not exactly a flood, but more than a trickle. I think it might be this way for the rest of the year now, I've got so much on preorder (and quite a few things in the post, including half-a-dozen titles from Australia that have been sat at Melbourne airport or weeks).
This week, almost everything's a new release, including one that isn't out 'til next Monday. And, talking of things in the post, I've got four more titles out on Monday already on their way to me, hopefully to arrive on release day. Just got to find time to actually watch them now...
Number of titles in collection: 2,705 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,061 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,644 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 131 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 6,781 [up 12]
Number of films: 3,166 [up 12]
Number of additional cuts: 237 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,115 [no change]
Number of short films: 890 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
New additions continue to come in — not exactly a flood, but more than a trickle. I think it might be this way for the rest of the year now, I've got so much on preorder (and quite a few things in the post, including half-a-dozen titles from Australia that have been sat at Melbourne airport or weeks).
This week, almost everything's a new release, including one that isn't out 'til next Monday. And, talking of things in the post, I've got four more titles out on Monday already on their way to me, hopefully to arrive on release day. Just got to find time to actually watch them now...
Number of titles in collection: 2,705 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 1,061 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,644 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 131 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 6,781 [up 12]
Number of films: 3,166 [up 12]
Number of additional cuts: 237 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,115 [no change]
Number of short films: 890 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Tuesday 9 November 2021
Sunday 7 November 2021
TV
Death in Paradise
10x08 Episode 8 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who
39x02 Flux, Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Goes Wrong Show
2x05 The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2 [season finale]
I wasn't convinced this "drama festival" concept would work — I thought it might be too sketch-show-y — but I still enjoyed it on the whole. Bring on series 3, please!
[Watch it (again and again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
10x08 Episode 8 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who
39x02 Flux, Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Goes Wrong Show
2x05 The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2 [season finale]
I wasn't convinced this "drama festival" concept would work — I thought it might be too sketch-show-y — but I still enjoyed it on the whole. Bring on series 3, please!
[Watch it (again and again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
this week on 100 Films
Wonders will never cease: there was a new review published to 100 Films in a Year this week!
The Fear of God: 25 Years of “The Exorcist” (1998)
Just the one, though.
Hopefully, more next Sunday.
The Fear of God: 25 Years of “The Exorcist” (1998)
As with almost any documentary about a specific film, your interest in it is likely to depend on your interest in the original film. So, assuming you care to know the behind-the-scenes story of The Exorcist, this is definitely a good film. I get the impression it’s the original source for a lot of interviews and stories that have been repeated around the place; ones that I’ve personally picked up through osmosis down the years. Despite that, I still learnt new stuffRead more here.
Just the one, though.
Hopefully, more next Sunday.
Saturday 6 November 2021
TV
The Great British Bake Off
12x04 Dessert Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Lucifer
6x10 Partners 'Til the End [series finale]
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x26 Week 6: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games Night
2x06 Group 2: Final [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
12x04 Dessert Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Lucifer
6x10 Partners 'Til the End [series finale]
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x26 Week 6: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games Night
2x06 Group 2: Final [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Another load of new additions this week, again thanks to sales. It's made up of two Criterions from the current UK 2-for-£25 offer; three Masters of Cinema titles from Zavvi's 20% off offer; and six Indicator titles from Powerhouse's 5th anniversary sale. That's 11 newcomers — one of them a DVD upgrade (two of them, actually, but in one case I'm hanging onto the DVD for now), so a net total of 10 new titles. That's actually a fairly large increase for a single week, but after last time's record-pushing 13, it's doesn't seem quite so busy.
Oh, and I've landed on exactly 2,700 titles, which is a nice round number. Cool.
Number of titles in collection: 2,700 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,061 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,639 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 129 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,779 [up 10]
Number of films: 3,154 [up 10]
Number of additional cuts: 235 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,115 [no change]
Number of short films: 890 [up 3]
Also this week, it's time for the monthly running time update. Well, it's more than time, because it's two weeks late — making this more like the month-and-a-half-ly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
487 days, 19 hours, and 8 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 22 hours, and 6 minutes from last month.)
That's a pretty large increase... except it's got 1½ times as many weeks in it as normal, so it's not a fair comparison. Ho hum.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Another load of new additions this week, again thanks to sales. It's made up of two Criterions from the current UK 2-for-£25 offer; three Masters of Cinema titles from Zavvi's 20% off offer; and six Indicator titles from Powerhouse's 5th anniversary sale. That's 11 newcomers — one of them a DVD upgrade (two of them, actually, but in one case I'm hanging onto the DVD for now), so a net total of 10 new titles. That's actually a fairly large increase for a single week, but after last time's record-pushing 13, it's doesn't seem quite so busy.
Oh, and I've landed on exactly 2,700 titles, which is a nice round number. Cool.
Number of titles in collection: 2,700 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,061 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,639 [up 11]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 129 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 6,779 [up 10]
Number of films: 3,154 [up 10]
Number of additional cuts: 235 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,115 [no change]
Number of short films: 890 [up 3]
Also this week, it's time for the monthly running time update. Well, it's more than time, because it's two weeks late — making this more like the month-and-a-half-ly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
487 days, 19 hours, and 8 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 22 hours, and 6 minutes from last month.)
That's a pretty large increase... except it's got 1½ times as many weeks in it as normal, so it's not a fair comparison. Ho hum.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday 5 November 2021
TV
The Goes Wrong Show
2x04 The Cornley Drama Festival Part 1
[Watch it (again and again) on iPlayer.]
Lucifer
6x09 Goodbye, Lucifer
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x04 Episode 4
Richard Osman's House of Games Night
2x05 Group 2: Week 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
2x04 The Cornley Drama Festival Part 1
[Watch it (again and again) on iPlayer.]
Lucifer
6x09 Goodbye, Lucifer
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x04 Episode 4
Richard Osman's House of Games Night
2x05 Group 2: Week 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday 4 November 2021
TV
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Lucifer
6x08 Save the Devil, Save the World
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x25 Week 5: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games Night
2x04 Group 2: Week 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
8x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Lucifer
6x08 Save the Devil, Save the World
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x25 Week 5: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games Night
2x04 Group 2: Week 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday 3 November 2021
TV
Blankety Blank
1x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
12x03 Bread Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Lucifer
6x07 My Best Fiend's Wedding
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
1x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
12x03 Bread Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Lucifer
6x07 My Best Fiend's Wedding
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Tuesday 2 November 2021
TV
The Goes Wrong Show
2x03 There Is No Escape
[Watch it (again and again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x03 Episode 3
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x24 Week 5: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x03 There Is No Escape
[Watch it (again and again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x03 Episode 3
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x24 Week 5: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday 1 November 2021
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