The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Sunday, 25 January 2026
Saturday, 24 January 2026
TV
Dexter: Original Sin
1x04 Fender Bender
How I Met Your Mother
1x05 Okay Awesome [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x04 Week 1: Thursday
9x05 Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x04 Fender Bender
How I Met Your Mother
1x05 Okay Awesome [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x04 Week 1: Thursday
9x05 Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
While that All the Anime order I mentioned still hasn't arrived, a package from Australia turned up having only been dispatched at the end of last week. Really highlights the ridiculousness of whatever AtA have done to mismanage their Christmas sale orders. Anyway, it has finally been dispatched now and is due Monday.
Number of titles in collection: 3,660 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 977 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,683 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 502 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,794 [up 12]
Number of films: 4,697 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 483 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
While that All the Anime order I mentioned still hasn't arrived, a package from Australia turned up having only been dispatched at the end of last week. Really highlights the ridiculousness of whatever AtA have done to mismanage their Christmas sale orders. Anyway, it has finally been dispatched now and is due Monday.
Number of titles in collection: 3,660 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 977 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,683 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 502 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,794 [up 12]
Number of films: 4,697 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 483 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 23 January 2026
TV
Dexter: Original Sin
1x03 Miami Vice
Amazing restraint for this franchise to have got through 108 episodes, almost all of them set in Miami, before using this title.
How I Met Your Mother
1x04 Return of the Shirt [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x02 Week 1: Tuesday
9x03 Week 1: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x03 Miami Vice
Amazing restraint for this franchise to have got through 108 episodes, almost all of them set in Miami, before using this title.
How I Met Your Mother
1x04 Return of the Shirt [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x02 Week 1: Tuesday
9x03 Week 1: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Video Games
Hitman: World of Assassination Free Starter Pack
So, the developers of this have made the new James Bond game, First Light, which naturally I'm looking forward to; and this game is widely acclaimed (PC Gamer regularly include it in the top half of their annual top games list), even though I didn't think it was really my kind of thing; but it has a free demo on Steam, so I thought "why not? You never know."
Well, what Steam calls a "demo" the game calls a "starter pack" — it makes you install the full thing, all 60-something GB of it. I guess the idea is you'll love it soooo much you just have to upgrade immediately. I spent 10+ minutes trying to log in online, because you have to before you can actually play anything, and it's not implemented in a Steam Deck friendly way so it took undue effort. But I persevered. Then I had to work out where the hell the actual demo/starter content was — not as clear as you'd think, because you've installed the full game, which after years of support seems to have a tonne of stuff on offer (they're still releasing new content for it regularly). But I found where I had to go eventually.
And then I got killed trying to do the fucking training mission.
I could've had another go at it, of course, but I hadn't really been enjoying it up to that point anyway, so why bother? I was right the first time: this is not a game for me. I hope I enjoy First Light more.
So, the developers of this have made the new James Bond game, First Light, which naturally I'm looking forward to; and this game is widely acclaimed (PC Gamer regularly include it in the top half of their annual top games list), even though I didn't think it was really my kind of thing; but it has a free demo on Steam, so I thought "why not? You never know."
Well, what Steam calls a "demo" the game calls a "starter pack" — it makes you install the full thing, all 60-something GB of it. I guess the idea is you'll love it soooo much you just have to upgrade immediately. I spent 10+ minutes trying to log in online, because you have to before you can actually play anything, and it's not implemented in a Steam Deck friendly way so it took undue effort. But I persevered. Then I had to work out where the hell the actual demo/starter content was — not as clear as you'd think, because you've installed the full game, which after years of support seems to have a tonne of stuff on offer (they're still releasing new content for it regularly). But I found where I had to go eventually.
And then I got killed trying to do the fucking training mission.
I could've had another go at it, of course, but I hadn't really been enjoying it up to that point anyway, so why bother? I was right the first time: this is not a game for me. I hope I enjoy First Light more.
Tabletop Games
Daggerheart:
Dragon Heist in the City of Splendors
&
Curse of Strahd
So much for mentioning these every week! But they've both been continuing non-stop since I last remembered to specifically call them out (which was a month ago yesterday).
Dragon Heist in the City of Splendors
&
Curse of Strahd
So much for mentioning these every week! But they've both been continuing non-stop since I last remembered to specifically call them out (which was a month ago yesterday).
Thursday, 22 January 2026
TV
How I Met Your Mother
1x03 The Sweet Taste of Liberty [2nd watch]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
33x07 Episode 7 [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x01 Week 1: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x03 The Sweet Taste of Liberty [2nd watch]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
33x07 Episode 7 [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x01 Week 1: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
TV
Dexter: Original Sin
1x02 Kid in a Candy Store
How I Met Your Mother
1x02 Purple Giraffe [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x99 Champions Week 2: Thursday
8x100 Champions Week 2: Friday [season finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x02 Kid in a Candy Store
How I Met Your Mother
1x02 Purple Giraffe [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x99 Champions Week 2: Thursday
8x100 Champions Week 2: Friday [season finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x96 Champions Week 2: Monday
8x97 Champions Week 2: Tuesday
8x98 Champions Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x96 Champions Week 2: Monday
8x97 Champions Week 2: Tuesday
8x98 Champions Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
After yesterday's minor disaster, I almost didn't want to go back to Skyrim today — shocker, I know! I considered finding something else to play for a bit. After all, this is the only game I've really engaged with for months now, and I have hundreds of others in my backlog, dozens of which I'd class as "ones I really want to play" — why not finally make time for them? But I was worried it would end up souring me on Skyrim, so I decided I should get back on the metaphorical horse. And, of course, I love it still.
Saw a thread on Reddit today asking how long it takes to complete. Some replies were estimating times of 60–100 hours to do not just the main quest but also most major side quests. Well, I'm over 123 hours now and still haven't properly started the main quest, nor even begun most of those major side quests, nor even visited several major cities (yes, still — in fact, my tally is still three out of ten). Am I doing it wrong... or am I doing it right? I think the latter.
After yesterday's minor disaster, I almost didn't want to go back to Skyrim today — shocker, I know! I considered finding something else to play for a bit. After all, this is the only game I've really engaged with for months now, and I have hundreds of others in my backlog, dozens of which I'd class as "ones I really want to play" — why not finally make time for them? But I was worried it would end up souring me on Skyrim, so I decided I should get back on the metaphorical horse. And, of course, I love it still.
Saw a thread on Reddit today asking how long it takes to complete. Some replies were estimating times of 60–100 hours to do not just the main quest but also most major side quests. Well, I'm over 123 hours now and still haven't properly started the main quest, nor even begun most of those major side quests, nor even visited several major cities (yes, still — in fact, my tally is still three out of ten). Am I doing it wrong... or am I doing it right? I think the latter.
Monday, 19 January 2026
TV
Dexter: Original Sin
1x01 And in the Beginning...
Finally getting round to this third incarnation of Dexter. We considered skipping over it for Resurrection and coming back to it later, but... well, let's just say the opening mintues proved that would've been a poor decision!
How I Met Your Mother
1x01 Pilot [2nd watch]
Having finished Friends, this seemed like a good replacement. Plus, it's over 16 years since I watched it the first time (I wouldn't have said I'd watched it recently at all, but 16 years! Jesus!) Talking of time, what feels even more insane is that the 'far future year' of the framing device is now just a couple of years off in 2030. Eek.
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x95 Champions Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x01 And in the Beginning...
Finally getting round to this third incarnation of Dexter. We considered skipping over it for Resurrection and coming back to it later, but... well, let's just say the opening mintues proved that would've been a poor decision!
How I Met Your Mother
1x01 Pilot [2nd watch]
Having finished Friends, this seemed like a good replacement. Plus, it's over 16 years since I watched it the first time (I wouldn't have said I'd watched it recently at all, but 16 years! Jesus!) Talking of time, what feels even more insane is that the 'far future year' of the framing device is now just a couple of years off in 2030. Eek.
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x95 Champions Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Despite months of play, and now over 120 hours in-game, today I forgot one of the cardinal rules of Skyrim — indeed, of most any game: save regularly. I died in a fight I didn't think was going that poorly, and lost a bunch of progress and some rare loot (at least, stuff I hadn't come across yet) loot. Bit annoying. On the bright side, my horse had also died slightly earlier, and I resigned myself to having to buy another one because it had been so long since my last save (and, yeah, I didn't think to save then! What an idiot), so I got that back for free. Swings and roundabouts, I guess.
Despite months of play, and now over 120 hours in-game, today I forgot one of the cardinal rules of Skyrim — indeed, of most any game: save regularly. I died in a fight I didn't think was going that poorly, and lost a bunch of progress and some rare loot (at least, stuff I hadn't come across yet) loot. Bit annoying. On the bright side, my horse had also died slightly earlier, and I resigned myself to having to buy another one because it had been so long since my last save (and, yeah, I didn't think to save then! What an idiot), so I got that back for free. Swings and roundabouts, I guess.
Sunday, 18 January 2026
TV
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
Part 1 Bundle of Love
Part 2 Battle Commences
Part 3 The Finger Points [finale]
The latest Christie adaptation, this time on Netflix. Apparently reviews have been mixed, but I thought it was rather good overall, with several neat twists in the final episode.
Part 1 Bundle of Love
Part 2 Battle Commences
Part 3 The Finger Points [finale]
The latest Christie adaptation, this time on Netflix. Apparently reviews have been mixed, but I thought it was rather good overall, with several neat twists in the final episode.
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Set out to do something specific today... then got distracted on the way, to the tune of over an hour's playtime. But where I left off, that's where I'd intended to get to — so, next time.
Ah, good old Skyrim.
Set out to do something specific today... then got distracted on the way, to the tune of over an hour's playtime. But where I left off, that's where I'd intended to get to — so, next time.
Ah, good old Skyrim.
Tabletop Games
Good Puppers!
A couple more rounds of this. Beginning to get the hang of it, I think.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
The sequel's out now — need to get ahold of that.
A couple more rounds of this. Beginning to get the hang of it, I think.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
The sequel's out now — need to get ahold of that.
this week on 100Films.co.uk
A trio of posts kicked off my 100 Films in a Year Challenge on 100Films.co.uk at the start of this week.
First, the overview of the structure for 2026's challenge — which is also my 20th time doing all this:
Then, two posts outlining specific 12-film categories. First up, Blindspot:
Finally, what this year I'm calling "What Do You Mean You Haven’t Seen All the Best Sci-fi, Action, Adventure, Mystery, and Thriller Films?"
Now that 2025 is wrapped up and 2026 is begun, will there be anything to report next Sunday? Probably not. But you never know.
First, the overview of the structure for 2026's challenge — which is also my 20th time doing all this:
Then, two posts outlining specific 12-film categories. First up, Blindspot:
Finally, what this year I'm calling "What Do You Mean You Haven’t Seen All the Best Sci-fi, Action, Adventure, Mystery, and Thriller Films?"
Now that 2025 is wrapped up and 2026 is begun, will there be anything to report next Sunday? Probably not. But you never know.
Saturday, 17 January 2026
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
33x06 Does 90s Pop
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x93 Champions Week 1: Wednesday
8x94 Champions Week 1: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
5x05 Circus
5x06 Scars [season finale]
33x06 Does 90s Pop
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x93 Champions Week 1: Wednesday
8x94 Champions Week 1: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
5x05 Circus
5x06 Scars [season finale]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I thought some more stuff would turn up this week (I placed an order in the All the Anime sale back in December, but they're doing a terrible job of catching up on those), but nope, not a sausage.
Number of titles in collection: 3,655 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 977 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,678 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 498 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,782 [no change]
Number of films: 4,691 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 481 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
I thought some more stuff would turn up this week (I placed an order in the All the Anime sale back in December, but they're doing a terrible job of catching up on those), but nope, not a sausage.
Number of titles in collection: 3,655 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 977 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,678 [no change]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 498 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,782 [no change]
Number of films: 4,691 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 481 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 16 January 2026
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
33x05 Episode 5
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x91 Champions Week 1: Monday
8x92 Champions Week 1: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
5x03 Tall Tales
5x04 Missiles
33x05 Episode 5
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x91 Champions Week 1: Monday
8x92 Champions Week 1: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
5x03 Tall Tales
5x04 Missiles
Thursday, 15 January 2026
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x89 Week 18: Thursday
8x90 Week 18: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x89 Week 18: Thursday
8x90 Week 18: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tabletop Games
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
Game 7 (of 7)
When we played this 'level' with the Charms and Potions Expansion stuff the other day, we actually only included about half the villains, because there are so many now. So this was the other half.
Game 7 (of 7)
When we played this 'level' with the Charms and Potions Expansion stuff the other day, we actually only included about half the villains, because there are so many now. So this was the other half.
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x86 Week 18: Monday
8x87 Week 18: Tuesday
8x88 Week 18: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
5x02 Incommunicado
8x86 Week 18: Monday
8x87 Week 18: Tuesday
8x88 Week 18: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
5x02 Incommunicado
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
I feel like I've been doing a lot of faffing about lately — I've done a couple of dungeons, sure, but a lot of general exploring, house stuff, crafting... Almost killing time for the sake of it, because I couldn't decide what to do (there's already a pile of quests in my journal, plus multiple major and minor places I've still not visited... and there's always the main story, of course). So today I... just got on with some actual stuff. Did a quest; carried on to a proper new location. It made almost 2 hours of playtime absolutely fly by, and I could've done a lot more; kept going for a lot longer. This is why I fell in love with the game, not doing random nothing for the sake of it. So, I really should do more of that going forward!
I feel like I've been doing a lot of faffing about lately — I've done a couple of dungeons, sure, but a lot of general exploring, house stuff, crafting... Almost killing time for the sake of it, because I couldn't decide what to do (there's already a pile of quests in my journal, plus multiple major and minor places I've still not visited... and there's always the main story, of course). So today I... just got on with some actual stuff. Did a quest; carried on to a proper new location. It made almost 2 hours of playtime absolutely fly by, and I could've done a lot more; kept going for a lot longer. This is why I fell in love with the game, not doing random nothing for the sake of it. So, I really should do more of that going forward!
Tabletop Games
Good Puppers!
I backed the sequel to this on Kickstarter last May, but it only just came through — along with a copy of the first game, so I thought we'd start there. It seems fun, though also like the kind of thing you have to play a few times to really get its rhythm and tactics.
I backed the sequel to this on Kickstarter last May, but it only just came through — along with a copy of the first game, so I thought we'd start there. It seems fun, though also like the kind of thing you have to play a few times to really get its rhythm and tactics.
Tuesday, 13 January 2026
TV
Leverage: Redemption
1x09 The Bucket Job
If I’d known this was a Christmas episode, I would’ve chosen to watch it a couple of weeks ago!
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x83 Redemption Week 2: Wednesday
8x84 Redemption Week 2: Thursday
8x85 Redemption Week 2: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x09 The Bucket Job
If I’d known this was a Christmas episode, I would’ve chosen to watch it a couple of weeks ago!
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x83 Redemption Week 2: Wednesday
8x84 Redemption Week 2: Thursday
8x85 Redemption Week 2: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 12 January 2026
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x81 Redemption Week 2: Monday
8x82 Redemption Week 2: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
5x01 Bad Dates
8x81 Redemption Week 2: Monday
8x82 Redemption Week 2: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
5x01 Bad Dates
Sunday, 11 January 2026
Tabletop Games
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
Game 7 (of 7)
Now with all the extra stuff added by the Charms and Potions Expansion. It certainly took a lot of time and brainpower!
Game 7 (of 7)
Now with all the extra stuff added by the Charms and Potions Expansion. It certainly took a lot of time and brainpower!
this week on 100Films.co.uk
It was all about wrapping up 2025 on 100Films.co.uk this week, with the final couple of end-of-year review posts (and no sign of anything about 2026 yet), supplementing the ones from last week.
First up, my favourite part of every year: the statistics post...
And finally, my favourites from this year's viewing...
Next Sunday, 2026 finally kicks off.
First up, my favourite part of every year: the statistics post...
And finally, my favourites from this year's viewing...
Next Sunday, 2026 finally kicks off.
Saturday, 10 January 2026
Tabletop Games
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
The Charms and Potions Expansion
Pack 4 (of 4)
Fun, but did take all afternoon to play thanks to so much to do to complete it.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
The Charms and Potions Expansion
Pack 4 (of 4)
Fun, but did take all afternoon to play thanks to so much to do to complete it.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Ohh yeah, that's the good stuff! After almost three weeks (virtually) cold turkey, it felt great to get back into Tamriel for an hour-and-a-half, explore a bit, find some locations, clear a dungeon, sell some loot... Oh Skyrim, how I've missed thee!
Ohh yeah, that's the good stuff! After almost three weeks (virtually) cold turkey, it felt great to get back into Tamriel for an hour-and-a-half, explore a bit, find some locations, clear a dungeon, sell some loot... Oh Skyrim, how I've missed thee!
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Number of titles in collection: 3,655 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 977 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,678 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 498 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,782 [up 3]
Number of films: 4,691 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 481 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Number of titles in collection: 3,655 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 977 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,678 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 498 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,782 [up 3]
Number of films: 4,691 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 481 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 9 January 2026
Thursday, 8 January 2026
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x80 Week 16: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
10x04 Episode 4
[Watch series 10 (again) on iPlayer.]
8x80 Week 16: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
10x04 Episode 4
[Watch series 10 (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x78 Week 16: Wednesday
8x79 Week 16: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
10x03 Episode 3
[Watch series 10 (again) on iPlayer.]
8x78 Week 16: Wednesday
8x79 Week 16: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
10x03 Episode 3
[Watch series 10 (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x76 Week 16: Monday
8x77 Week 16: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x76 Week 16: Monday
8x77 Week 16: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 5 January 2026
TV
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games
4x10 Week 2: Friday [season finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
10x02 Episode 2
[Watch series 10 (again) on iPlayer.]
4x10 Week 2: Friday [season finale]
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
10x02 Episode 2
[Watch series 10 (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 4 January 2026
TV
Not Going Out
14x05 Dragon Castle
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games
4x09 Week 2: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
10x01 Episode 1
[Watch series 10 (again) on iPlayer.]
14x05 Dragon Castle
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games
4x09 Week 2: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
10x01 Episode 1
[Watch series 10 (again) on iPlayer.]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
As was the case for the entirety of 2025, no new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week... but my review of the year did kick off! Hurrah!
Today's post should be the statistics one. I haven't had time to finish that yet. But so far we've had the December monthly review...
Plus, of course, the December 'failures'...
And, for the review of 2025 proper, the full and final list of what I watched to complete the Challenge...
As well as the full and final list of all my first-time watches last year...
For once, I'm confident in saying there'll be more next Sunday, as my review of last year continues — and hopefully concludes!
Today's post should be the statistics one. I haven't had time to finish that yet. But so far we've had the December monthly review...
Plus, of course, the December 'failures'...
And, for the review of 2025 proper, the full and final list of what I watched to complete the Challenge...
As well as the full and final list of all my first-time watches last year...
For once, I'm confident in saying there'll be more next Sunday, as my review of last year continues — and hopefully concludes!
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Although it's now 2026, this is really the final update for 2025, so the tallies include counts for how much my collection has changed over the last 12 months. More about that in a moment.
In terms of what's new, four titles from Australia (that I pre-ordered months ago) arrived in the dying days of last year, while titles from UK and US sales that I ordered in December itself are still either on their way or not even dispatched. C'est la vie.
Number of titles in collection: 3,654 [up 3 this week; up 208 in 2025]
Of which DVDs: 977 [down 1 this week; down 15 in 2025]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,677 [up 4 this week; up 223 in 2025]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 497 [up 4 this week; up 78 in 2025]
In every respect, my collection has grown less in 2025 than it did in 2024, with fewer new Blu-rays (both regular and 4K) and a lower decrease in DVDs not covering the gap. Well, that's a good thing, because I'm already out of storage space as it is.
Number of discs in collection: 8,779 [up 8 this week; up 467 in 2025]
Number of films: 4,690 [up 7 this week; up 324 in 2025]
Number of additional cuts: 481 [up 3 this week; up 55 in 2025]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change this week; up 332 in 2025]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change this week; up 83 in 2025]
Despite the lower increases in titles, the number of discs has gone up by almost the same amount as last year. And though I feel like I buy a lot less TV nowadays (for one thing, it feels like a lot less TV gets released nowadays), my collection grew considerably more than in the last couple of years (332 episodes vs 188 in 2024 and 160 in 2023) — indeed, the most in one year since 2019 — and crossed the 10,000 episode mark.
I guess thanks to all that TV, the annual running time increase is only 4.3% less than last year's...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
614 days and 27 minutes.
(Up 14 hours and 44 minutes from last month.)
(Up 30 days, 4 hours, and 17 minutes from last year.)
Well, that was fun. See you next week for a return to business as usual, faithful reader.
Although it's now 2026, this is really the final update for 2025, so the tallies include counts for how much my collection has changed over the last 12 months. More about that in a moment.
In terms of what's new, four titles from Australia (that I pre-ordered months ago) arrived in the dying days of last year, while titles from UK and US sales that I ordered in December itself are still either on their way or not even dispatched. C'est la vie.
Number of titles in collection: 3,654 [up 3 this week; up 208 in 2025]
Of which DVDs: 977 [down 1 this week; down 15 in 2025]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,677 [up 4 this week; up 223 in 2025]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 497 [up 4 this week; up 78 in 2025]
In every respect, my collection has grown less in 2025 than it did in 2024, with fewer new Blu-rays (both regular and 4K) and a lower decrease in DVDs not covering the gap. Well, that's a good thing, because I'm already out of storage space as it is.
Number of discs in collection: 8,779 [up 8 this week; up 467 in 2025]
Number of films: 4,690 [up 7 this week; up 324 in 2025]
Number of additional cuts: 481 [up 3 this week; up 55 in 2025]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change this week; up 332 in 2025]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change this week; up 83 in 2025]
Despite the lower increases in titles, the number of discs has gone up by almost the same amount as last year. And though I feel like I buy a lot less TV nowadays (for one thing, it feels like a lot less TV gets released nowadays), my collection grew considerably more than in the last couple of years (332 episodes vs 188 in 2024 and 160 in 2023) — indeed, the most in one year since 2019 — and crossed the 10,000 episode mark.
I guess thanks to all that TV, the annual running time increase is only 4.3% less than last year's...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
614 days and 27 minutes.
(Up 14 hours and 44 minutes from last month.)
(Up 30 days, 4 hours, and 17 minutes from last year.)
Well, that was fun. See you next week for a return to business as usual, faithful reader.
Saturday, 3 January 2026
TV
Poker Face
2x02 Last Looks
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games
4x06 Week 2: Monday
4x07 Week 2: Tuesday
4x08 Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
2x02 Last Looks
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games
4x06 Week 2: Monday
4x07 Week 2: Tuesday
4x08 Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 2 January 2026
TV
Biggest Night of Musicals
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Not Going Out
14x04 Oasis
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Not Going Out
14x04 Oasis
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 1 January 2026
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
33x04 Episode 4
New Year's Eve Fireworks
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games
4x03 Week 1: Day 3
4x04 Week 1: Day 4
4x05 Week 1: Day 5
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Ronan Keating and Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party
Part 2 (of 2)
"Watched" in the sense of "left on in the background after the fireworks".
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
33x04 Episode 4
New Year's Eve Fireworks
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games
4x03 Week 1: Day 3
4x04 Week 1: Day 4
4x05 Week 1: Day 5
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Ronan Keating and Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party
Part 2 (of 2)
"Watched" in the sense of "left on in the background after the fireworks".
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Tabletop Games
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
The Charms and Potions Expansion
Pack 1 (of 4)
Finally getting on to that expansion I've been mentioning.
The Charms and Potions Expansion
Pack 1 (of 4)
Finally getting on to that expansion I've been mentioning.
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
TV
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2025
[Watch it (again) on Channel 4.]
Friends
10x17 The Last One Part 1 [6th or so watch]
10x18 The Last One Part 2 [series finale; 6th or so watch]
It's normal to end the year with Friends, right?
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
33x03 Does the 80s
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games
4x02 Week 1: Day 2
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Ronan Keating and Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party
Part 1 (of 2)
Well, what else am I meant to bung on while waiting for the fireworks?
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
[Watch it (again) on Channel 4.]
Friends
10x17 The Last One Part 1 [6th or so watch]
10x18 The Last One Part 2 [series finale; 6th or so watch]
It's normal to end the year with Friends, right?
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
33x03 Does the 80s
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games
4x02 Week 1: Day 2
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Ronan Keating and Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party
Part 1 (of 2)
Well, what else am I meant to bung on while waiting for the fireworks?
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 30 December 2025
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
33x02 Episode 2
Not Going Out
14x03 Campervan
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games
4x01 Week 1: Day 1
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Part 4 The Witch of the Waterfall
Part 5 The End of the War [finale]
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
33x02 Episode 2
Not Going Out
14x03 Campervan
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games
4x01 Week 1: Day 1
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Part 4 The Witch of the Waterfall
Part 5 The End of the War [finale]
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 29 December 2025
TV
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Part 2 Plastic Apocalypse
Part 3 The Deep
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Watson
1x13 My Life's Work Part 2 [season finale]
Would I Lie To You?
19x00 At Christmas
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Only programmes beginning with W today, for some reason.
Part 2 Plastic Apocalypse
Part 3 The Deep
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Watson
1x13 My Life's Work Part 2 [season finale]
Would I Lie To You?
19x00 At Christmas
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Only programmes beginning with W today, for some reason.
Comics
2000 AD
Prog 2463
And that's 2025's 2000 AD complete — which means I'm finally all caught up! ("Finally" because I've been working on this goal since September.)
I hadn't really processed it, because at the time I was just doing what I could to catch up, but reading the 'recap of the year' feature they run nowadays brought home to me that I've raced through an entire year's worth of 2000 AD in about 2½ months (and over a year's worth in about 3 months of dedicated effort). When I started this push, it was no more than a semi-desperate attempt to catch-up, reduce my backlog, not feel like I wasted my money... but, in some respects, it's been quite a nice way to read it. It certainly condenses storylines, which sometimes makes it easier to remember what's going on in them, especially with long-runners. So, even though I've now caught up, I wonder if I should deliberately get behind again — save up all 2026's Progs until September/October time and do another massive catch-up? Hmm, I'm not sure doing it deliberately is such a good idea... though, knowing me, once I get out of the habit of regular reading (which I will, whether I like it or not, now that I don't have a literal pile of Progs to work through), I might end up doing it accidentally.
What I should do is apply this method to the massive stack of unread US comics I've accumulated over the past three years... or even just catch up on X-Men (unread since May!) or Absolute Batman (unread since July!)
Prog 2463
And that's 2025's 2000 AD complete — which means I'm finally all caught up! ("Finally" because I've been working on this goal since September.)
I hadn't really processed it, because at the time I was just doing what I could to catch up, but reading the 'recap of the year' feature they run nowadays brought home to me that I've raced through an entire year's worth of 2000 AD in about 2½ months (and over a year's worth in about 3 months of dedicated effort). When I started this push, it was no more than a semi-desperate attempt to catch-up, reduce my backlog, not feel like I wasted my money... but, in some respects, it's been quite a nice way to read it. It certainly condenses storylines, which sometimes makes it easier to remember what's going on in them, especially with long-runners. So, even though I've now caught up, I wonder if I should deliberately get behind again — save up all 2026's Progs until September/October time and do another massive catch-up? Hmm, I'm not sure doing it deliberately is such a good idea... though, knowing me, once I get out of the habit of regular reading (which I will, whether I like it or not, now that I don't have a literal pile of Progs to work through), I might end up doing it accidentally.
What I should do is apply this method to the massive stack of unread US comics I've accumulated over the past three years... or even just catch up on X-Men (unread since May!) or Absolute Batman (unread since July!)
Sunday, 28 December 2025
Saturday, 27 December 2025
TV
Not Going Out
14x02 Doll
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
QI
23x09 Winter Wonderland (XL version) [Christmas special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x74 Redemption Week 1: Thursday
8x75 Redemption Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Part 1 Homo Aqua
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Watson
1x11 The Dark Day Deduction
14x02 Doll
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
QI
23x09 Winter Wonderland (XL version) [Christmas special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x74 Redemption Week 1: Thursday
8x75 Redemption Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Part 1 Homo Aqua
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Watson
1x11 The Dark Day Deduction
Tabletop Games
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
Game 1 (of 7)
So, turns out I misunderstood that expansion and, rather than adding to the entire game, it's extra rounds to be played after Game 6. Oh well, we'd been wanting to go through it all again anyway.
Game 1 (of 7)
So, turns out I misunderstood that expansion and, rather than adding to the entire game, it's extra rounds to be played after Game 6. Oh well, we'd been wanting to go through it all again anyway.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Just a couple of additions from my Christmas Day haul this week, although a few more titles should turn up before the end-of-year tally next week.
Number of titles in collection: 3,651 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 978 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,673 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 493 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,771 [up 2]
Number of films: 4,683 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 478 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Just a couple of additions from my Christmas Day haul this week, although a few more titles should turn up before the end-of-year tally next week.
Number of titles in collection: 3,651 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 978 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,673 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 493 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,771 [up 2]
Number of films: 4,683 [up 1]
Number of additional cuts: 478 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 26 December 2025
TV
Live at the Apollo
20x01 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
33x08 Christmas Special
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x71 Redemption Week 1: Monday
8x72 Redemption Week 1: Tuesday
8x73 Redemption Week 1: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Sea Devils
The latest in an occasional series of feature-length re-edits of classic Doctor Who stories, this one as a tie-in / sorta-prequel to miniseries The War Between the Land and the Sea. I'm not a huge fan of the original serial (which I watched recently — just 3½ years ago), so cutting out 40% makes it somewhat more entertaining — certainly, I didn't feel anything significant was missing, but you can tell it's been sped up in places. As someone who's absolutely fine with watching classic Who at full length, I don't need these re-edits; but if they help introduce new viewers to older episodes of the show, that's a net good.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
6x10 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
20x01 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
33x08 Christmas Special
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x71 Redemption Week 1: Monday
8x72 Redemption Week 1: Tuesday
8x73 Redemption Week 1: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Sea Devils
The latest in an occasional series of feature-length re-edits of classic Doctor Who stories, this one as a tie-in / sorta-prequel to miniseries The War Between the Land and the Sea. I'm not a huge fan of the original serial (which I watched recently — just 3½ years ago), so cutting out 40% makes it somewhat more entertaining — certainly, I didn't feel anything significant was missing, but you can tell it's been sped up in places. As someone who's absolutely fine with watching classic Who at full length, I don't need these re-edits; but if they help introduce new viewers to older episodes of the show, that's a net good.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Wheel
6x10 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Audio Drama
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures
1.3 Lionesses in Winter
Although released in November, this is a de facto Christmas special, what with it... being set at Christmas. I mean, that's plenty enough to qualify, really, but it also feels thematically pretty Christmassy, so it really nails the objective. And without one on TV this year, it's especially welcome.
1.3 Lionesses in Winter
Although released in November, this is a de facto Christmas special, what with it... being set at Christmas. I mean, that's plenty enough to qualify, really, but it also feels thematically pretty Christmassy, so it really nails the objective. And without one on TV this year, it's especially welcome.
Thursday, 25 December 2025
TV
Blankety Blank
5x01 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x70 Week 14: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
5x01 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x70 Week 14: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tabletop Games
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
Game 7 (of 7)
One final round of the vanilla final game, before we break out that expansion I mentioned.
Game 7 (of 7)
One final round of the vanilla final game, before we break out that expansion I mentioned.
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
TV
Friends
10x16 The One with Rachel's Going Away Party [6th or so watch]
Not Going Out
14x01 House Move
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Poker Face
2x01 The Game Is a Foot
I'd kind of forgotten how good this show could be it (it is over two years since I finished season one, after all). It's feels a step above other 'murder mystery' shows, quality-wise.
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x68 Week 14: Wednesday
8x69 Week 14: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Watson
1x10 The Man with the Alien Hand
10x16 The One with Rachel's Going Away Party [6th or so watch]
Not Going Out
14x01 House Move
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Poker Face
2x01 The Game Is a Foot
I'd kind of forgotten how good this show could be it (it is over two years since I finished season one, after all). It's feels a step above other 'murder mystery' shows, quality-wise.
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x68 Week 14: Wednesday
8x69 Week 14: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Watson
1x10 The Man with the Alien Hand
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Only really booted it up today because there were reports saying it was now Unsupported on Steam Deck. Ran fine for me. Decided to also play around with the graphics too, basically bumping them up... and it still ran fine. So that was nice.
Still spent half-an-hour in it just testing that.
Only really booted it up today because there were reports saying it was now Unsupported on Steam Deck. Ran fine for me. Decided to also play around with the graphics too, basically bumping them up... and it still ran fine. So that was nice.
Still spent half-an-hour in it just testing that.
Tabletop Games
EXIT: The Game Advent Calendar:
The Silent Storm
December 24th [the end]
Although this has been more disappointing than I'd hoped, I've still seen it through to the end, so that's nice.
The Silent Storm
December 24th [the end]
Although this has been more disappointing than I'd hoped, I've still seen it through to the end, so that's nice.
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x66 Week 14: Monday
8x67 Week 14: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x66 Week 14: Monday
8x67 Week 14: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 22 December 2025
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Can't believe I went a whole weekend without playing Skyrim! But I had other stuff I wanted/needed to do (like finishing off the 100 Films Challenge), so it made sense. How much I'll play it over Christmas (lots more non-work time, but also lots more family time required) remains to be seen.
I feel like I'm at a bit of a crossroads anyway. Today, I spent an hour-and-a-half basically just doing admin (collecting / buying / selling resources, making stuff for my house, changing followers around) rather than actually persuing any quests or storylines; in part because that's stuff I wanted and planned to do, but I was noodling around with it because I'm not quite sure which region / questline I fancy engaging with next. Maybe a break is a good idea?
Can't believe I went a whole weekend without playing Skyrim! But I had other stuff I wanted/needed to do (like finishing off the 100 Films Challenge), so it made sense. How much I'll play it over Christmas (lots more non-work time, but also lots more family time required) remains to be seen.
I feel like I'm at a bit of a crossroads anyway. Today, I spent an hour-and-a-half basically just doing admin (collecting / buying / selling resources, making stuff for my house, changing followers around) rather than actually persuing any quests or storylines; in part because that's stuff I wanted and planned to do, but I was noodling around with it because I'm not quite sure which region / questline I fancy engaging with next. Maybe a break is a good idea?
Tabletop Games
Daggerheart:
Dragon Heist in the City of Splendors
&
Curse of Strahd
Maybe I should just aim to mention these fortnightly, as last Monday I forgot them again! They're still both very much ongoing, it's only logging them here I forget about.
EXIT: The Game Advent Calendar:
The Silent Storm
December 22nd
Dragon Heist in the City of Splendors
&
Curse of Strahd
Maybe I should just aim to mention these fortnightly, as last Monday I forgot them again! They're still both very much ongoing, it's only logging them here I forget about.
EXIT: The Game Advent Calendar:
The Silent Storm
December 22nd
Sunday, 21 December 2025
TV
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Enjoyed it more than the last one. I mean, it was still utterly ridiculous tosh, but I laughed with surprising regularity and kind of admired how daft it was prepared to be. These have never been truly “good”, but I’ll be damned if I’m always gonna watch 'em.
Enjoyed it more than the last one. I mean, it was still utterly ridiculous tosh, but I laughed with surprising regularity and kind of admired how daft it was prepared to be. These have never been truly “good”, but I’ll be damned if I’m always gonna watch 'em.
Films
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
[#100 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Blindspot 2025 #12
And there we have it: for the second year in a row, my 100 Films Challenge is complete. Hooray!
[#100 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Blindspot 2025 #12
And there we have it: for the second year in a row, my 100 Films Challenge is complete. Hooray!
Fiction
Doctor Who: Ten Days of Christmas by Steve Cole
7. Gifts from Afar
8. The Big Store
Although I started this at just the right time for its ten stories to serve as a kind of mini advent calendar leading up to the 24th, I didn't necessarily intend to treat it that way (I've already got two on the go, after all), so I'm happy to get 'ahead' on the weekend.
On a more "about the actual book" note: with no Doctor Who Christmas special this year, it's been nice to have something Who-y and Christmassy in the season.
7. Gifts from Afar
8. The Big Store
Although I started this at just the right time for its ten stories to serve as a kind of mini advent calendar leading up to the 24th, I didn't necessarily intend to treat it that way (I've already got two on the go, after all), so I'm happy to get 'ahead' on the weekend.
On a more "about the actual book" note: with no Doctor Who Christmas special this year, it's been nice to have something Who-y and Christmassy in the season.
Saturday, 20 December 2025
Films
Out of Sight (1998)
[#99 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2025 #12
[#99 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2025 #12
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
In the final update before Christmas, just two additions, both foreign releases (one a French Kickstarter, one a US-only 4K) that I ordered a while back and have taken a while to wing their way to me. In a similar situation: a pile of Australian 4Ks that I'll be very surprised (flabbergasted, even) if they reach me before Christmas now. In time to be included in the final totals of 2025? We'll see...
Number of titles in collection: 3,650 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 979 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,671 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 492 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,769 [up 2]
Number of films: 4,682 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 478 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader, for whatever I get for Chrismas (as nothing else is likely to turn up between now and then at this point!)
In the final update before Christmas, just two additions, both foreign releases (one a French Kickstarter, one a US-only 4K) that I ordered a while back and have taken a while to wing their way to me. In a similar situation: a pile of Australian 4Ks that I'll be very surprised (flabbergasted, even) if they reach me before Christmas now. In time to be included in the final totals of 2025? We'll see...
Number of titles in collection: 3,650 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 979 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,671 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 492 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 8,769 [up 2]
Number of films: 4,682 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 478 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader, for whatever I get for Chrismas (as nothing else is likely to turn up between now and then at this point!)
Friday, 19 December 2025
Films
How to Train Your Dragon 2 3D (2014)
[2nd watch]
[#98 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
It's over 10 years since I last watched this?! Jeez, where does time go!?
[2nd watch]
[#98 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
It's over 10 years since I last watched this?! Jeez, where does time go!?
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
An hour-and-a-half today spent entirely messing around in the console trying to clear a completed-but-bugged quest, collecting materials to build stuff, and building my house. I feel like this isn't what the game's meant to be about... (It's all my choice, of course. I just need to go back to choosing to do adventure-y stuff instead of home-build-y stuff!)
An hour-and-a-half today spent entirely messing around in the console trying to clear a completed-but-bugged quest, collecting materials to build stuff, and building my house. I feel like this isn't what the game's meant to be about... (It's all my choice, of course. I just need to go back to choosing to do adventure-y stuff instead of home-build-y stuff!)
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