Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
[#33 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
Friday, 20 May 2022
Thursday, 19 May 2022
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
TV
For All Mankind
1x05 Into the Abyss
Crikey: it’s over a year since I last watched an episode of this! And apparently I only watched four — I thought I’d got a bit further through than that. Thing is, I didn’t intend to stop watching, it just… happened. It’s, weirdly, a show I think is great while it’s on, but don’t feel much drive to watch in between episodes; and when there’s always so much else to watch, that can end up with it falling by the wayside. Anyway, here I am making a concerted effort to finally get on with it. I thought this was another great episode, by the way.
1x05 Into the Abyss
Crikey: it’s over a year since I last watched an episode of this! And apparently I only watched four — I thought I’d got a bit further through than that. Thing is, I didn’t intend to stop watching, it just… happened. It’s, weirdly, a show I think is great while it’s on, but don’t feel much drive to watch in between episodes; and when there’s always so much else to watch, that can end up with it falling by the wayside. Anyway, here I am making a concerted effort to finally get on with it. I thought this was another great episode, by the way.
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Video
Doctor Who: The Fan Show
- Steven Moffat On Writing, Weeping Angels, and More
- Steven Moffat On Matt Smith's Era, Writing The 50th Anniversary & MORE!
- The Steven Moffat Interview: Part 3
When Steven Moffat stepped down as showrunner of Doctor Who, he did a three-part over-an-hour-long interview with The Fan Show YouTube series, covering his entire time on the show. I'd meant to watch it at the time but kind of forgot. Something brought it to mind the other day, and so I've finally watched it. It's interesting and with some insightful observations, although you may have heard them repeated or retold elsewhere in the intervening years. And, in fact, he worked on the show for so long that even an hour-or-so doesn't feel like long enough to cover everything worth covering. But they do their best.
[Watch them (again) at the above YouTube links.]
- Steven Moffat On Writing, Weeping Angels, and More
- Steven Moffat On Matt Smith's Era, Writing The 50th Anniversary & MORE!
- The Steven Moffat Interview: Part 3
When Steven Moffat stepped down as showrunner of Doctor Who, he did a three-part over-an-hour-long interview with The Fan Show YouTube series, covering his entire time on the show. I'd meant to watch it at the time but kind of forgot. Something brought it to mind the other day, and so I've finally watched it. It's interesting and with some insightful observations, although you may have heard them repeated or retold elsewhere in the intervening years. And, in fact, he worked on the show for so long that even an hour-or-so doesn't feel like long enough to cover everything worth covering. But they do their best.
[Watch them (again) at the above YouTube links.]
Sunday, 15 May 2022
Podcasts / Audio Drama
Doctor Who: Redacted
1x04 Angels
[Listen (again) on BBC Sounds.]
Kermode & Mayo's Take
13/5/2022 The one with Gaspar Noé, The Essex Serpent, Everything Everywhere All at Once
1x04 Angels
[Listen (again) on BBC Sounds.]
Kermode & Mayo's Take
13/5/2022 The one with Gaspar Noé, The Essex Serpent, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Video
RetroAhoy
The Secret of Monkey Island
Stumbled across this on Letterboxd, so thought I might end up logging it as a film, but eh, not really. It's very slickly produced, though, even if it does stray from its ostensible title: the part about The Secret of Monkey Island is actually only 10 or 15 minutes of the 74-minute video, proceeded by a potted history of the birth of the adventure game genre, and followed by a look at the sequels, other LucasArts adventure games, and what's happened to the genre since. All very interesting, mind, and I've ended up with about half-a-dozen titles to look up.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
The Secret of Monkey Island
Stumbled across this on Letterboxd, so thought I might end up logging it as a film, but eh, not really. It's very slickly produced, though, even if it does stray from its ostensible title: the part about The Secret of Monkey Island is actually only 10 or 15 minutes of the 74-minute video, proceeded by a potted history of the birth of the adventure game genre, and followed by a look at the sequels, other LucasArts adventure games, and what's happened to the genre since. All very interesting, mind, and I've ended up with about half-a-dozen titles to look up.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
7 new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week...
Fast & Furious 9 (2021)
West Side Story (2021)
2022 | Weeks 12–13
More next Sunday.
Fast & Furious 9 (2021)
before long they're racing around (literally) after one Macguffin or another, plus all the requisite shooting stuff and blowing stuff up and performing physics-defying CGI-aided stunts that have become The Fast Saga’s hallmarks. If that makes it sound a bit tired — just “more of the same” — well, remember, we’ve reached film #9.Read more here.
West Side Story (2021)
I remember when I first heard about this remake, I couldn’t quite understand what they were going to add by redoing it. The original is a widely-acclaimed classic — why remake it? I should’ve remembered one of the golden rules of cinema: always trust Spielberg.Read more here.
2022 | Weeks 12–13
Featuring...Read more here.
- Muriel's Wedding (1994)
- Cobra (1986)
- Django & Django (2021)
- A Man Escaped (1956)
- Death on the Nile (2022)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 14 May 2022
TV
Eurovision Song Contest: Turin 2022
The first time I've been able to watch Eurovision live since 2018! And thank goodness I could, because what a show to experience live! So close...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The first time I've been able to watch Eurovision live since 2018! And thank goodness I could, because what a show to experience live! So close...
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Games
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge: Special Edition
And that's the end. Took me pretty much exactly the same time it took to complete the first one, a little to my surprise.
I find it hard to say which of the two is better. The first has more classic memorable moments, but the second feels more expansive, and does have its fair share of great bits. They're both great classics, ultimately.
And that's the end. Took me pretty much exactly the same time it took to complete the first one, a little to my surprise.
I find it hard to say which of the two is better. The first has more classic memorable moments, but the second feels more expansive, and does have its fair share of great bits. They're both great classics, ultimately.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I had one of my "carried away" weeks this week, with 9 new additions here and a bunch more in the post for next week. Of this week's lot, four are new releases (out next Monday); two were titles I happened to see recommended; one I thought was a recent release (it actually came out last September), but I'd been waiting for a sale price and now I got it; and the other two were just a bit random... and they're also DVDs.
That's right, I bought DVDs! And not one, but two! It does still happen, once in a blue moon; and only for titles not available on Blu-ray, and not likely to be available on Blu-ray, of course. (It'd be just my luck for someone to announce BD releases of them next month now. But they cost less than £4 each, so it'd be no true hardship.)
Number of titles in collection: 2,831 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,057 [up 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,774 [up 7]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 169 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,050 [up 10]
Number of films: 3,376 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 260 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 958 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
I had one of my "carried away" weeks this week, with 9 new additions here and a bunch more in the post for next week. Of this week's lot, four are new releases (out next Monday); two were titles I happened to see recommended; one I thought was a recent release (it actually came out last September), but I'd been waiting for a sale price and now I got it; and the other two were just a bit random... and they're also DVDs.
That's right, I bought DVDs! And not one, but two! It does still happen, once in a blue moon; and only for titles not available on Blu-ray, and not likely to be available on Blu-ray, of course. (It'd be just my luck for someone to announce BD releases of them next month now. But they cost less than £4 each, so it'd be no true hardship.)
Number of titles in collection: 2,831 [up 9]
Of which DVDs: 1,057 [up 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,774 [up 7]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 169 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 7,050 [up 10]
Number of films: 3,376 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 260 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 958 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 13 May 2022
Games
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge: Special Edition
My opinion is now swinging the other way: I feel like I'm nearly at the end, and I've got there quicker than in Secret. Possibly I've just been playing it in a more condensed timeframe, though, because I'm at about five-and-a-half hours of playtime for 87% complete.
My opinion is now swinging the other way: I feel like I'm nearly at the end, and I've got there quicker than in Secret. Possibly I've just been playing it in a more condensed timeframe, though, because I'm at about five-and-a-half hours of playtime for 87% complete.
Thursday, 12 May 2022
Games
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge: Special Edition
Just over 3 hours playtime and apparently 37% complete. Might be worth mentioning that I don’t remember this one as well as I did Secret, so I am having to actually solve more of the puzzles. Still, the game feels bigger, with more stuff to look at, more characters to talk to and for longer, and the need to traverse multiple islands with multiple locations on each.
Just over 3 hours playtime and apparently 37% complete. Might be worth mentioning that I don’t remember this one as well as I did Secret, so I am having to actually solve more of the puzzles. Still, the game feels bigger, with more stuff to look at, more characters to talk to and for longer, and the need to traverse multiple islands with multiple locations on each.
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Games
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge: Special Edition
Setting sail on game #2! The save game once again charts my progress, so after an hour's play I'm allegedly 10% of the way through. If that's true, MI2 is a much longer game than the first, as I thought. But the first game's progress percentage was poppycock, so we'll see.
Setting sail on game #2! The save game once again charts my progress, so after an hour's play I'm allegedly 10% of the way through. If that's true, MI2 is a much longer game than the first, as I thought. But the first game's progress percentage was poppycock, so we'll see.
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Monday, 9 May 2022
Sunday, 8 May 2022
TV
The British Academy Television Awards 2022
I used to watch religiously, but it turns out this is the first time I've watched the TV BAFTAs since 2017 — that's five years! This year, It's a Sin deserved to sweep up, with multiple nominations, but in the end it didn't win a single thing. Tsk.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Taskmaster
1x04 Down an Octave
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
I used to watch religiously, but it turns out this is the first time I've watched the TV BAFTAs since 2017 — that's five years! This year, It's a Sin deserved to sweep up, with multiple nominations, but in the end it didn't win a single thing. Tsk.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Taskmaster
1x04 Down an Octave
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Podcasts
Kermode & Mayo's Take
5/5/2022 The one with Tom Hiddleston, Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Cabaret
As I said the other day, I've long been aware of Kermode & Mayo's popular film radio show / podcast but never joined in listening, so this new start seemed as good a time as any.
5/5/2022 The one with Tom Hiddleston, Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Cabaret
As I said the other day, I've long been aware of Kermode & Mayo's popular film radio show / podcast but never joined in listening, so this new start seemed as good a time as any.
Saturday, 7 May 2022
TV
Mystery Science Theater 3000
13x01 Santo in the Treasure of Dracula Post-Premiere Q&A
So, although the new season of MST3K premiered two months ago, it also premiered tonight. What? Well, before it was a backer-exclusive preview of an unfinished cut of the episode; tonight was the 'real deal'. I didn't watch the whole thing again, but did tune in for the live chat / Q&A afterwards, which was fun.
Taskmaster
1x03 The Poet and the Egg
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
13x01 Santo in the Treasure of Dracula Post-Premiere Q&A
So, although the new season of MST3K premiered two months ago, it also premiered tonight. What? Well, before it was a backer-exclusive preview of an unfinished cut of the episode; tonight was the 'real deal'. I didn't watch the whole thing again, but did tune in for the live chat / Q&A afterwards, which was fun.
Taskmaster
1x03 The Poet and the Egg
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Three new titles this week, including a BD-to-4K upgrade so exact (same number of discs, same number of cuts, etc) that it only shows on the UHD stat. It was one of Arrow's Dario Argento titles, which I've mostly been ignoring because I bought all of them on regular BD and, frankly, haven't watched any of them, so forking out the same money again just for the resolution boost, on films I don't actually know if I like, seemed daft.
But the last couple have actually started improving on the BD releases — this one was Deep Red, which adds a whole load of bonus features, as well as packaging more in line with the rest of the range. I couldn't resist. And next up, in a couple of months, is Tenebrae, which is a complete overhaul from the previous edition, so I'll definitely be buying that. Or I could actually watch my current copy and check I really want to...
Number of titles in collection: 2,822 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,767 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 169 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,040 [up 3]
Number of films: 3,367 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 258 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Three new titles this week, including a BD-to-4K upgrade so exact (same number of discs, same number of cuts, etc) that it only shows on the UHD stat. It was one of Arrow's Dario Argento titles, which I've mostly been ignoring because I bought all of them on regular BD and, frankly, haven't watched any of them, so forking out the same money again just for the resolution boost, on films I don't actually know if I like, seemed daft.
But the last couple have actually started improving on the BD releases — this one was Deep Red, which adds a whole load of bonus features, as well as packaging more in line with the rest of the range. I couldn't resist. And next up, in a couple of months, is Tenebrae, which is a complete overhaul from the previous edition, so I'll definitely be buying that. Or I could actually watch my current copy and check I really want to...
Number of titles in collection: 2,822 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,767 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 169 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,040 [up 3]
Number of films: 3,367 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 258 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 6 May 2022
Thursday, 5 May 2022
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
TV
Taskmaster
1x01 Melon Buffet
Thought it was about time (long overdue, even) that I found out what all the fuss was about. It was pretty good — very few things could live up to the hype Taskmaster has accrued down the years, so "pretty good" isn't a bad result. I'll certainly keep watching it (for 10 more days, at least, when it's apparently being removed from All 4).
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
1x01 Melon Buffet
Thought it was about time (long overdue, even) that I found out what all the fuss was about. It was pretty good — very few things could live up to the hype Taskmaster has accrued down the years, so "pretty good" isn't a bad result. I'll certainly keep watching it (for 10 more days, at least, when it's apparently being removed from All 4).
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Articles
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo: ‘I’ve never heard us described as an island of joy before!’
by Miranda Sawyer (from the Guardian)
For some reason, I've never really engaged with Kermode & Mayo's show or podcast (beyond watching the odd clip or reading some tweets or whatever). Not sure why. But now they're moving it to a new medium (this is an interview promoting that, FYI), so it seems as good a jumping on point as any. That said, I don't really listen to podcasts (just look at their history of being logged on this blog — few and far between), so we'll see how that goes.
by Miranda Sawyer (from the Guardian)
For some reason, I've never really engaged with Kermode & Mayo's show or podcast (beyond watching the odd clip or reading some tweets or whatever). Not sure why. But now they're moving it to a new medium (this is an interview promoting that, FYI), so it seems as good a jumping on point as any. That said, I don't really listen to podcasts (just look at their history of being logged on this blog — few and far between), so we'll see how that goes.
Tuesday, 3 May 2022
Games
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
And I'm done. Took almost exactly 6 hours in the end, over half of which was spent on the first "35%" — and that was the part of the game I remembered best, so was also the part I worked through the fastest and with the greatest ease. That said, it's also the part with more characters to just chat to and places to just explore, so I was hardly doing a speedrun. Nonetheless, I think those percentages are pretty darn inaccurate, however they're generated.
Anyway, that was a lot of fun. It's a great game — a classic for a reason. On to the sequel next, which I remember as being a much bigger game, so it'll be interesting to see how many hours that takes me.
And I'm done. Took almost exactly 6 hours in the end, over half of which was spent on the first "35%" — and that was the part of the game I remembered best, so was also the part I worked through the fastest and with the greatest ease. That said, it's also the part with more characters to just chat to and places to just explore, so I was hardly doing a speedrun. Nonetheless, I think those percentages are pretty darn inaccurate, however they're generated.
Anyway, that was a lot of fun. It's a great game — a classic for a reason. On to the sequel next, which I remember as being a much bigger game, so it'll be interesting to see how many hours that takes me.
Monday, 2 May 2022
Games
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Officially at 69% now, although I think I'm actually much nearer the end than that. We'll see.
Officially at 69% now, although I think I'm actually much nearer the end than that. We'll see.
this week on 100Films.co.uk
No new reviews this week, again, but it was a new month for 100Films.co.uk (er, as well as for everyone else). I've held this post back a day to get in both of the April-focused columns: the review of the month...
...and its failures...
More next Sunday, hopefully.
...and its failures...
More next Sunday, hopefully.
Sunday, 1 May 2022
TV
The 1% Club
1x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Scouting for Toys
1x05 Charlie Bears
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
Would I Lie To You?
15x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Scouting for Toys
1x05 Charlie Bears
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
Would I Lie To You?
15x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday, 30 April 2022
TV
Mystery Science Theater 3000
13x03 Beyond Atlantis
Scouting for Toys
1x03 Toy Theatres
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
13x03 Beyond Atlantis
Scouting for Toys
1x03 Toy Theatres
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Two new titles this week, both new-ish releases, and, coincidentally, both containing three films — one is Eureka's set of three classic Universal monster movies; the other is Kino's 4K UHD release of In the Heat of the Night, which comes bundled with its two sequels on regular Blu-ray.
Also, this week it's time for the monthly running time update, so that's always fun.
Number of titles in collection: 2,820 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,765 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 168 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,037 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,365 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 258 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
505 days, 5 hours, and 12 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 21 hours, and 26 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Two new titles this week, both new-ish releases, and, coincidentally, both containing three films — one is Eureka's set of three classic Universal monster movies; the other is Kino's 4K UHD release of In the Heat of the Night, which comes bundled with its two sequels on regular Blu-ray.
Also, this week it's time for the monthly running time update, so that's always fun.
Number of titles in collection: 2,820 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,765 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 168 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,037 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,365 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 258 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
505 days, 5 hours, and 12 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 21 hours, and 26 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 29 April 2022
Audio Drama / Podcasts
Doctor Who: Redacted
1x02 Hysteria
This is released on Sundays but it's taking me 'til Fridays to get round to listening to them because... well, I'm not particularly enjoying it. Maybe it'll improve... but as I find most of the main characters quite irritating, that seems unlikely.
[Listen (again) on BBC Sounds.]
1x02 Hysteria
This is released on Sundays but it's taking me 'til Fridays to get round to listening to them because... well, I'm not particularly enjoying it. Maybe it'll improve... but as I find most of the main characters quite irritating, that seems unlikely.
[Listen (again) on BBC Sounds.]
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Games
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Completed Part One, on Mêlée Island. This section of the game dominates my memory of it, so it's kinda surprising to learn I'm only 35% of the way through. I've found it easy, too, because I remember all of the puzzles and their solutions. It'll be interesting to see if I find the rest harder, or if it all comes back to me as and when I get there.
Edit: After writing the above, I continued on a bit further, and soon had reached 57% complete. So, that's 22% done in 1/7th the time it took me to do the first 35%. However these percentages are calculated, it's clearly not time-based!
Completed Part One, on Mêlée Island. This section of the game dominates my memory of it, so it's kinda surprising to learn I'm only 35% of the way through. I've found it easy, too, because I remember all of the puzzles and their solutions. It'll be interesting to see if I find the rest harder, or if it all comes back to me as and when I get there.
Edit: After writing the above, I continued on a bit further, and soon had reached 57% complete. So, that's 22% done in 1/7th the time it took me to do the first 35%. However these percentages are calculated, it's clearly not time-based!
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Games
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Another hour-and-a-half’s play and I’m at 22%. I’ve gotta be honest, I’m not so much solving the puzzles as remembering them. But the Melee Island portion of the game is the bit I remember the most clearly by far, so it’ll be interesting to see if I still remember what to do later on — I could’ve told you a bunch of the Melee Island puzzles and their solutions before even starting to play the game, but I can remember very little of what comes later with such clarity.
Another hour-and-a-half’s play and I’m at 22%. I’ve gotta be honest, I’m not so much solving the puzzles as remembering them. But the Melee Island portion of the game is the bit I remember the most clearly by far, so it’ll be interesting to see if I still remember what to do later on — I could’ve told you a bunch of the Melee Island puzzles and their solutions before even starting to play the game, but I can remember very little of what comes later with such clarity.
Articles
Ron Gilbert’s Monkey Island Announcement Was a Joke ‘18 Years in the Making’
by Jay Peters (from The Verge)
In rare interview, Monkey Island designers tell Ars about long-awaited Return
by Kyle Orland (from Ars Technica)
Two more pieces about the forthcoming sixth Monkey Island game. The basic content is the same across all three interviews, because it's still early in the promotion cycle (they all share the same handful of screenshots, for example), but there are differing titbits in each if you're after all the information you can get.
Possibly the best quote from any of them comes at the end of the Verge piece, when Gilbert says:
by Jay Peters (from The Verge)
In rare interview, Monkey Island designers tell Ars about long-awaited Return
by Kyle Orland (from Ars Technica)
Two more pieces about the forthcoming sixth Monkey Island game. The basic content is the same across all three interviews, because it's still early in the promotion cycle (they all share the same handful of screenshots, for example), but there are differing titbits in each if you're after all the information you can get.
Possibly the best quote from any of them comes at the end of the Verge piece, when Gilbert says:
when we were bringing people on, and we’d talk to them, the minute I mentioned, “I’m making a new Monkey Island…,” one person literally started crying. They were so happy that this was happening.
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Music
Loud Like Love
by Placebo
Being that one I mentioned I'd missed. I enjoyed this one a little more. Would probably benefit to listen to them both a couple more times.
by Placebo
Being that one I mentioned I'd missed. I enjoyed this one a little more. Would probably benefit to listen to them both a couple more times.
Monday, 25 April 2022
Games
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
I've been meaning to re-play this for years — decades, even — and the news of the new one has finally spurred me to do it. Well, there are up to five games to (re)play before it comes out! (The new one is going to pick up where #2 left off though, so 3 to 5 are hardly essentially; but I'd like to revisit them all — or visit for the first time, in the case of most of #5, as I only played the first of its five chapters.)
Anyway, according to the save game file I played for just under an hour and have completed 12% of the game so far.
I've been meaning to re-play this for years — decades, even — and the news of the new one has finally spurred me to do it. Well, there are up to five games to (re)play before it comes out! (The new one is going to pick up where #2 left off though, so 3 to 5 are hardly essentially; but I'd like to revisit them all — or visit for the first time, in the case of most of #5, as I only played the first of its five chapters.)
Anyway, according to the save game file I played for just under an hour and have completed 12% of the game so far.
Articles
Interview: Ron Gilbert, Dave Grossman – Return to Monkey Island
by Emily Morganti (from Adventure Gamers)
This piece has been out for over a week now, but I've only just found the time to dedicate to reading it. I wanted to make sure I took it in fully, because it's the first details — and screenshots! — about the new Monkey Island game (outside of what was revealed in its announcement trailer). Exciting stuff.
by Emily Morganti (from Adventure Gamers)
This piece has been out for over a week now, but I've only just found the time to dedicate to reading it. I wanted to make sure I took it in fully, because it's the first details — and screenshots! — about the new Monkey Island game (outside of what was revealed in its announcement trailer). Exciting stuff.
Sunday, 24 April 2022
TV
The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood
Part 1 Birth of a Titan
A six-part series from 1987, currently being repeated on BBC Four, detailing the history of the film studio. I've seen a lot of RKO movies, and of course their ident is famous, but I know next to nothing about the studio itself, so hopefully this is going to fill in the blanks.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
15x04 Episode 4
15x05 Episode 5
Here's the fun thing with stuff being on iPlayer for months/years now: these episodes aired back in January and February, but I can still easily catch up with them now, when I'm in the mood.
[Watch these episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Part 1 Birth of a Titan
A six-part series from 1987, currently being repeated on BBC Four, detailing the history of the film studio. I've seen a lot of RKO movies, and of course their ident is famous, but I know next to nothing about the studio itself, so hopefully this is going to fill in the blanks.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Would I Lie To You?
15x04 Episode 4
15x05 Episode 5
Here's the fun thing with stuff being on iPlayer for months/years now: these episodes aired back in January and February, but I can still easily catch up with them now, when I'm in the mood.
[Watch these episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Theatre
Hamlet
Starring Maxine Peake. I've been wanting to see this version for years, which possibly did it no favours; or maybe I just wasn't in the right mood today (I watched it because my Digital Theatre free trial was expiring rather than through any burning desire to spend 3 hours on Shakespeare this afternoon). Whatever the reason, I found this a bit of a slog; and though Peake is a great actress, to be sure, I found her interpretation a bit… shouty.
[Watch it (again) on Digital Theatre.]
Starring Maxine Peake. I've been wanting to see this version for years, which possibly did it no favours; or maybe I just wasn't in the right mood today (I watched it because my Digital Theatre free trial was expiring rather than through any burning desire to spend 3 hours on Shakespeare this afternoon). Whatever the reason, I found this a bit of a slog; and though Peake is a great actress, to be sure, I found her interpretation a bit… shouty.
[Watch it (again) on Digital Theatre.]
Saturday, 23 April 2022
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A solid week this time, made up entirely of new releases — although one was delayed by shipping from the US so isn't really 'new' anymore, and two are actually out next week. What does it matter, eh?
Number of titles in collection: 2,818 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,763 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 167 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,033 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,359 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 257 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A solid week this time, made up entirely of new releases — although one was delayed by shipping from the US so isn't really 'new' anymore, and two are actually out next week. What does it matter, eh?
Number of titles in collection: 2,818 [up 4]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,763 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 167 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,033 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,359 [up 5]
Number of additional cuts: 257 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 22 April 2022
Audio Drama / Podcasts
Doctor Who: Redacted
1x01 SOS
This is an audio drama released as a podcast, which seemed to confuse some people initially. Well, that's people for you.
[Listen (again) on BBC Sounds.]
1x01 SOS
This is an audio drama released as a podcast, which seemed to confuse some people initially. Well, that's people for you.
[Listen (again) on BBC Sounds.]
Music
Never Let Me Go
by Placebo
Placebo's first album for eight years... not that I have the last one (I listened to them a lot when I was a teen in the '00s, but obviously wasn't paying attention by 2013). Anyway, this was... fine. Like, I didn't dislike listening to it, but nor did any track really stand out to me.
by Placebo
Placebo's first album for eight years... not that I have the last one (I listened to them a lot when I was a teen in the '00s, but obviously wasn't paying attention by 2013). Anyway, this was... fine. Like, I didn't dislike listening to it, but nor did any track really stand out to me.
Thursday, 21 April 2022
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x123 Week 21: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
5x123 Week 21: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
TV
The Crown
3x09 Imbroglio
3x10 Cri de Coeur [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x121 Week 21: Monday
5x122 Week 21: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
3x09 Imbroglio
3x10 Cri de Coeur [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x121 Week 21: Monday
5x122 Week 21: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
TV
The Crown
3x07 Moondust
3x08 Dangling Man
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x119 Week 20: Thursday
5x120 Week 20: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
3x07 Moondust
3x08 Dangling Man
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x119 Week 20: Thursday
5x120 Week 20: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 18 April 2022
Theatre
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Enthusiastic performances and a breathless pace can’t disguise the fact that there simply aren’t enough gags in this comedic adaptation of Sherlock Holmes’ most famous adventure — although they do mean that, when one does land, it’s momentarily delightful.
[Watch it (again) on Original Theatre Online.]
Enthusiastic performances and a breathless pace can’t disguise the fact that there simply aren’t enough gags in this comedic adaptation of Sherlock Holmes’ most famous adventure — although they do mean that, when one does land, it’s momentarily delightful.
[Watch it (again) on Original Theatre Online.]
Sunday, 17 April 2022
TV
The Crown
3x05 Coup
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Doctor Who
39x08 Legend of the Sea Devils [Easter special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x116 Week 20: Monday
5x117 Week 20: Tuesday
5x118 Week 20: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
3x05 Coup
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Doctor Who
39x08 Legend of the Sea Devils [Easter special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x116 Week 20: Monday
5x117 Week 20: Tuesday
5x118 Week 20: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing
The version starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. I've wanted to see this since it was announced (over a decade ago, apparently!), so it's great to finally have had the chance.
[Watch it (again) on Digital Theatre.]
The version starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate. I've wanted to see this since it was announced (over a decade ago, apparently!), so it's great to finally have had the chance.
[Watch it (again) on Digital Theatre.]
Saturday, 16 April 2022
TV
The Crown
3x03 Aberfan
3x04 Bubbikins
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Is It Cake?
1x03 Fake by the Ocean
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
3x03 Aberfan
3x04 Bubbikins
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Is It Cake?
1x03 Fake by the Ocean
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
With some stuff randomly stuck in the post, there's just one new addition this week. Technically it's an upgrade from DVD straight to 4K, but there are some special features on the DVD I might want to keep, so that stays counted for now.
Number of titles in collection: 2,814 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,759 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 166 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,028 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,354 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 256 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
With some stuff randomly stuck in the post, there's just one new addition this week. Technically it's an upgrade from DVD straight to 4K, but there are some special features on the DVD I might want to keep, so that stays counted for now.
Number of titles in collection: 2,814 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,759 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 166 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,028 [up 2]
Number of films: 3,354 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 256 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 15 April 2022
TV
The Crown
3x01 Olding
3x02 Margaretology
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Is It Cake?
1x02 Phony Fashion
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x115 Week 19: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
3x01 Olding
3x02 Margaretology
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Is It Cake?
1x02 Phony Fashion
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x115 Week 19: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 14 April 2022
TV
Is It Cake?
1x01 Fast Food Fakeout
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x114 Week 19: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x01 Fast Food Fakeout
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x114 Week 19: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
TV
Doctor Who
21x04 Warriors of the Deep Part Four
Leverage
4x07 The Grave Danger Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x112 Week 19: Tuesday
5x113 Week 19: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
21x04 Warriors of the Deep Part Four
Leverage
4x07 The Grave Danger Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x112 Week 19: Tuesday
5x113 Week 19: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
TV
Doctor Who
21x02 Warriors of the Deep Part Two
21x03 Warriors of the Deep Part Three
Trivia Quest
1x01 Reel Talk
1x02 Tune In
Is this really a TV show? It's a trivia game... but it's on Netflix, presented as an interactive series, with a new episode each day. So it's kind of a hybrid, I guess... but, really, it's more of a game — you can even replay episodes in "Hard Mode" — just presented using Netflix's interactivity tech. (FWIW, on the first, movies-themed episode, I scored full points on both standard and hard modes first time through.)
[Watch every episode (again) on Netflix.]
21x02 Warriors of the Deep Part Two
21x03 Warriors of the Deep Part Three
Trivia Quest
1x01 Reel Talk
1x02 Tune In
Is this really a TV show? It's a trivia game... but it's on Netflix, presented as an interactive series, with a new episode each day. So it's kind of a hybrid, I guess... but, really, it's more of a game — you can even replay episodes in "Hard Mode" — just presented using Netflix's interactivity tech. (FWIW, on the first, movies-themed episode, I scored full points on both standard and hard modes first time through.)
[Watch every episode (again) on Netflix.]
Monday, 11 April 2022
Sunday, 10 April 2022
TV
Doctor Who
9x14 The Sea Devils Episode Six
An all-action climax, with gunfights and speedboat chases galore — not the kind of thing you typically expect from classic Who. While it’s all suitably thrilling, it seems to mainly be there to provide cover for the rather thin plot, which rehashes The Silurians to diminishing effect. Fun in places, but hardly one of Who’s greatest narratives.
9x14 The Sea Devils Episode Six
An all-action climax, with gunfights and speedboat chases galore — not the kind of thing you typically expect from classic Who. While it’s all suitably thrilling, it seems to mainly be there to provide cover for the rather thin plot, which rehashes The Silurians to diminishing effect. Fun in places, but hardly one of Who’s greatest narratives.
Films
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
I'm a bit behind and out of sync with the MCU at this point. But this movie was so widely acclaimed, it seems worth skipping a couple of other films and TV series to see what all the fuss is about. Their continuity isn't that intertwined, after all.
I'm a bit behind and out of sync with the MCU at this point. But this movie was so widely acclaimed, it seems worth skipping a couple of other films and TV series to see what all the fuss is about. Their continuity isn't that intertwined, after all.
this week on 100Films.co.uk
6 new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week...
2022 | Weeks 9–11
More next Sunday.
2022 | Weeks 9–11
Featuring...Read more here.
- Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (1969)
- Los Olvidados (1950)
- The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)
- The King's Man (2021)
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
- Nothing Like a Dame (2018)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 9 April 2022
TV
Doctor Who
9x12 The Sea Devils Episode Four
9x13 The Sea Devils Episode Five
Pros: oh look, it’s most of the plot!
Cons: it’s just the same as The Silurians.
The Wheel
2x15 Episode 15
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
9x12 The Sea Devils Episode Four
9x13 The Sea Devils Episode Five
Pros: oh look, it’s most of the plot!
Cons: it’s just the same as The Silurians.
The Wheel
2x15 Episode 15
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
And lo, as was foretold, this week is indeed "a fairly large one". I said it would be thanks to both new releases and sales orders, and I was correct: three new releases from last week, an early arrival from next week, catching up on two other fairly-recent releases, plus four titles and from sales. And not an upgrade among 'em!
Number of titles in collection: 2,813 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,758 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 165 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,026 [up 15]
Number of films: 3,353 [up 16]
Number of additional cuts: 256 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [up 2]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
And lo, as was foretold, this week is indeed "a fairly large one". I said it would be thanks to both new releases and sales orders, and I was correct: three new releases from last week, an early arrival from next week, catching up on two other fairly-recent releases, plus four titles and from sales. And not an upgrade among 'em!
Number of titles in collection: 2,813 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,758 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 165 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,026 [up 15]
Number of films: 3,353 [up 16]
Number of additional cuts: 256 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [up 2]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 8 April 2022
TV
Doctor Who
9x11 The Sea Devils Episode Three
I guess this episode must’ve been running short: it begins by recapping the entire sword fight from the end of the last one, taking up almost 10% of the running time.
9x11 The Sea Devils Episode Three
I guess this episode must’ve been running short: it begins by recapping the entire sword fight from the end of the last one, taking up almost 10% of the running time.
Thursday, 7 April 2022
TV
Doctor Who
9x10 The Sea Devils Episode Two
Scouting for Toys
1x01 Declan's Star Wars
1x02 Graham Hamilton Matchbox Sale
[Watch these episodes (again) on UKTV Play.]
9x10 The Sea Devils Episode Two
Scouting for Toys
1x01 Declan's Star Wars
1x02 Graham Hamilton Matchbox Sale
[Watch these episodes (again) on UKTV Play.]
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
TV
Doctor Who
9x09 The Sea Devils Episode One
It’s been almost two years since I last watched any Classic Who (when I caught up on all the animations released to that point, and semi-randomly watched The Time Meddler too). Well, time has felt ever so distorted these past few years...
That said, considering I’ve been an affirmed Doctor Who fan for over a quarter of a century now, it’s ridiculous how many classic-era stories I still haven’t seen (heck, at this point it’s ridiculous there are any classic-era stories I haven’t seen, especially after I diligently bought them all on DVD). The Sea Devils is one of them, obviously, and my viewing has been provoked by, naturally, the eponymous villains’ imminent return in the forthcoming Easter special.
Not that you see a great deal of them in this first episode, which is almost all set-up. Well, there were six episodes to fill, I suppose.
9x09 The Sea Devils Episode One
It’s been almost two years since I last watched any Classic Who (when I caught up on all the animations released to that point, and semi-randomly watched The Time Meddler too). Well, time has felt ever so distorted these past few years...
That said, considering I’ve been an affirmed Doctor Who fan for over a quarter of a century now, it’s ridiculous how many classic-era stories I still haven’t seen (heck, at this point it’s ridiculous there are any classic-era stories I haven’t seen, especially after I diligently bought them all on DVD). The Sea Devils is one of them, obviously, and my viewing has been provoked by, naturally, the eponymous villains’ imminent return in the forthcoming Easter special.
Not that you see a great deal of them in this first episode, which is almost all set-up. Well, there were six episodes to fill, I suppose.
Sunday, 3 April 2022
this week on 100Films.co.uk
It's been all quiet recently at 100Films.co.uk, but a new month began this week, and that means a review of the previous one...
And with it, March's failures...
More next Sunday.
And with it, March's failures...
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 2 April 2022
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Another moderate week this time, with three new additions, all imports from the US. It's also time for the monthly running time udpate, where all those 'moderate' weeks can sometimes add up to something bigger... though, with all the "surprisingly big" weeks I've had in the past couple of years, I guess a gradual build-up isn't what it once was.
Number of titles in collection: 2,803 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,748 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 163 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,011 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,337 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 254 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,266 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [up 2]
Plus this week it's time for a running time update, so...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
503 days, 7 hours, and 46 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 21 hours, and 42 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader, when the confluence of new releases and sales orders should make it a fairly large one.
Another moderate week this time, with three new additions, all imports from the US. It's also time for the monthly running time udpate, where all those 'moderate' weeks can sometimes add up to something bigger... though, with all the "surprisingly big" weeks I've had in the past couple of years, I guess a gradual build-up isn't what it once was.
Number of titles in collection: 2,803 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,748 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 163 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,011 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,337 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 254 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,266 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [up 2]
Plus this week it's time for a running time update, so...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
503 days, 7 hours, and 46 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 21 hours, and 42 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader, when the confluence of new releases and sales orders should make it a fairly large one.
Thursday, 31 March 2022
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Films
Cobra (1986)
[#23 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2022 #3
[#23 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2022]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2022 #3
Monday, 28 March 2022
TV
The 94th Annual Academy Awards
aka the Oscars. Well, they're certainly being talked about, though I'd guess not in the way the Academy wanted. For me, it was a mixed bag: some of the jokes and whatnot were fine, but a lot were dreadful; there were some nice wins and sweet moments, but the show overall was a bizarre mishmash that didn't work; and The Slap... was The Slap.
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x110 Week 18: Friday
5x111 Week 19: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
aka the Oscars. Well, they're certainly being talked about, though I'd guess not in the way the Academy wanted. For me, it was a mixed bag: some of the jokes and whatnot were fine, but a lot were dreadful; there were some nice wins and sweet moments, but the show overall was a bizarre mishmash that didn't work; and The Slap... was The Slap.
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x110 Week 18: Friday
5x111 Week 19: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 27 March 2022
TV
Oscars Night Live
Sky's two-hour Oscars pre-show, with very little red carpet gumph (hurrah!) but also the surprising revelation that Alex Zane and his guests wouldn't continue chatting to us throughout the US's ad breaks this year. I know the UK studio stuff isn't to everyone's taste, but I kinda missed it, especially given how much there it turned out there was to talk about during this year's show.
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x109 Week 18: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sky's two-hour Oscars pre-show, with very little red carpet gumph (hurrah!) but also the surprising revelation that Alex Zane and his guests wouldn't continue chatting to us throughout the US's ad breaks this year. I know the UK studio stuff isn't to everyone's taste, but I kinda missed it, especially given how much there it turned out there was to talk about during this year's show.
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x109 Week 18: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Four additions this week — two brand-new, two in an offer — but one is also an upgrade, meaning I land on a nice round 2,800 titles. I'll be at 3K before we know it!
Number of titles in collection: 2,800 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,745 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 161 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,006 [up 6]
Number of films: 3,334 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 254 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,266 [no change]
Number of short films: 955 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Four additions this week — two brand-new, two in an offer — but one is also an upgrade, meaning I land on a nice round 2,800 titles. I'll be at 3K before we know it!
Number of titles in collection: 2,800 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,745 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 161 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,006 [up 6]
Number of films: 3,334 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 254 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,266 [no change]
Number of short films: 955 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Saturday, 26 March 2022
TV
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
Basic overview of the works of Agatha Christie. If you're a diehard fan, I doubt you'll learn anything, but it's a solid primer for newcomers — and, crucially, doesn't spoil any of the twists!
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Leverage
4x06 The Carnival Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x107 Week 18: Tuesday
5x108 Week 18: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Basic overview of the works of Agatha Christie. If you're a diehard fan, I doubt you'll learn anything, but it's a solid primer for newcomers — and, crucially, doesn't spoil any of the twists!
[Watch it (again) on Netflix.]
Leverage
4x06 The Carnival Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x107 Week 18: Tuesday
5x108 Week 18: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 25 March 2022
TV
Leverage
4x05 The Hot Potato Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x106 Week 18: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
4x05 The Hot Potato Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x106 Week 18: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Monday, 21 March 2022
TV
University Challenge
2021/22 Episode 35 (aka Semi-Final 1)
[Watch the 2021/22 series (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
2x14 Episode 14
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2021/22 Episode 35 (aka Semi-Final 1)
[Watch the 2021/22 series (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
2x14 Episode 14
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
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