Yes Minister
3x05 The Bed of Nails
Saturday, 26 March 2011
Friday, 25 March 2011
TV
Doctor Who
32x00a The Prequel to Episode 1
Doctor Who returns to our screens in a month's time, on Saturday 23rd April, but here's a short (under two minutes) prequel to the first story, The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon. It's more teaser trailer than mini-episode, but then they can hardly go putting an essential scene here -- it'll only be seen by a small fraction of the audience for the real episode. Still, nice little tease.
[Watch it on the BBC Doctor Who website.]
Family Guy
2x20 Wasted Talent
2x21 Fore Father [season finale]
3x22 When You Wish Upon a Weinstein [season finale; 2nd watch]
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x16 Day 16
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Mentalist
3x13 Red Alert
Having earlier this season downloaded it because Five -- sorry, Channel 5 -- weren't showing it quickly enough, I now find myself catching up on them again. C'est la vie.
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
Yes Minister
3x04 The Moral Dimension [2nd watch]
32x00a The Prequel to Episode 1
Doctor Who returns to our screens in a month's time, on Saturday 23rd April, but here's a short (under two minutes) prequel to the first story, The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon. It's more teaser trailer than mini-episode, but then they can hardly go putting an essential scene here -- it'll only be seen by a small fraction of the audience for the real episode. Still, nice little tease.
[Watch it on the BBC Doctor Who website.]
Family Guy
2x20 Wasted Talent
2x21 Fore Father [season finale]
3x22 When You Wish Upon a Weinstein [season finale; 2nd watch]
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x16 Day 16
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Mentalist
3x13 Red Alert
Having earlier this season downloaded it because Five -- sorry, Channel 5 -- weren't showing it quickly enough, I now find myself catching up on them again. C'est la vie.
[Watch it (again) on Demand Five.]
Yes Minister
3x04 The Moral Dimension [2nd watch]
Films
The Three Musketeers Teaser Trailer
I know what I should think, but I can't decide if this actually looks bloody awful or bloody awesome.
I know what I should think, but I can't decide if this actually looks bloody awful or bloody awesome.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Two TV series make the number-boosting this week. Should be some more next week too.
Number of titles in collection: 1,285 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,102 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 183 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 3,199 [up 7]
Number of films in collection: 1,353 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,759 [up 22]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Two TV series make the number-boosting this week. Should be some more next week too.
Number of titles in collection: 1,285 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,102 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 183 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 3,199 [up 7]
Number of films in collection: 1,353 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,759 [up 22]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 24 March 2011
TV
10 O'Clock Live
1x09 (17/3/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Family Guy
2x16 There's Something About Paulie
2x17 He's Too Sexy for His Fat
2x18 E. Peterbus Unum
2x19 The Story on Page One
Monroe
1x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Yes Minister
3x03 The Skeleton in the Cupboard
1x09 (17/3/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Family Guy
2x16 There's Something About Paulie
2x17 He's Too Sexy for His Fat
2x18 E. Peterbus Unum
2x19 The Story on Page One
Monroe
1x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Yes Minister
3x03 The Skeleton in the Cupboard
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
TV
Christopher and His Kind
Quite good, though I have to say I wasn't that enamoured with Matt Smith in it. Good work from Imogen Poots and Pip Carter though.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Extraordinary Dogs
1x08 Critical Sight
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x15 Day 15
OK, this is definitely the final story arc now... right?
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Quite good, though I have to say I wasn't that enamoured with Matt Smith in it. Good work from Imogen Poots and Pip Carter though.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Extraordinary Dogs
1x08 Critical Sight
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
The Killing [aka Forbrydelsen]
1x15 Day 15
OK, this is definitely the final story arc now... right?
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
TV
24 Hour Panel People
Episode 5 (of 5)
As the highlights series reaches its end, we've had clips from every game played except for two. I can only presume Room 101 and What's My Line just weren't funny enough.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
$#*! My Dad Says
1x02 Wi-Fight
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Silk
1x04 Episode 4
Tough night for Clive in this episode! I imagine it'll all work out in his favour though, it usually seems to.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Twenty Twelve
1x02 Episode 2
I won't be surprised if this turns out to be the best thing to come of next year's London Olympics.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Episode 5 (of 5)
As the highlights series reaches its end, we've had clips from every game played except for two. I can only presume Room 101 and What's My Line just weren't funny enough.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
$#*! My Dad Says
1x02 Wi-Fight
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Silk
1x04 Episode 4
Tough night for Clive in this episode! I imagine it'll all work out in his favour though, it usually seems to.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Twenty Twelve
1x02 Episode 2
I won't be surprised if this turns out to be the best thing to come of next year's London Olympics.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Monday, 21 March 2011
TV
The Event
1x11 And Then There Were More
1x12 Inostranka
A few people still seem to slag off The Event. Not entirely sure why -- it's not the greatest show ever, but it's better than something like FlashForward and it moves at a fair lick. I've missed it a little bit these past three months, and this double-bill return (only a week behind the US, as it turns out) certainly hits the ground running and keeps the pace up, so hurrah.
[Watch And Then There Were More and Inostranka (again) on 4oD.]
The Graham Norton Show
8x20 (11/3/11 edition) [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
House
7x14 Recession Proof
Law & Order: UK
4x02 Denial
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Yes Minister
3x02 The Challenge
1x11 And Then There Were More
1x12 Inostranka
A few people still seem to slag off The Event. Not entirely sure why -- it's not the greatest show ever, but it's better than something like FlashForward and it moves at a fair lick. I've missed it a little bit these past three months, and this double-bill return (only a week behind the US, as it turns out) certainly hits the ground running and keeps the pace up, so hurrah.
[Watch And Then There Were More and Inostranka (again) on 4oD.]
The Graham Norton Show
8x20 (11/3/11 edition) [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
House
7x14 Recession Proof
Law & Order: UK
4x02 Denial
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Yes Minister
3x02 The Challenge
Sunday, 20 March 2011
TV
Family Guy
2x11 A Picture is Worth a 1,000 Bucks
2x12 Fifteen Minutes of Shame
2x13 Road to Rhode Island [2nd watch]
2x14 Let's Go to the Hop
2x15 Dammit Janet!
2x11 A Picture is Worth a 1,000 Bucks
2x12 Fifteen Minutes of Shame
2x13 Road to Rhode Island [2nd watch]
2x14 Let's Go to the Hop
2x15 Dammit Janet!
this week on 100 Films
5 new reviews were posted to 100 Films in a Year this week, including three from 1953 (for no particular reason). And they were...
The Big Heat (1953)
Genevieve (1953)
Let Me In (2010)
Let the Right One In (2008)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Having posted reviews of both Let the Right One In and its remake, I also did a bit of a comparison, which you can read here.
More next Sunday.
The Big Heat (1953)
The cast are excellent. Glenn Ford is a suitably square-jawed lead; Alexander Scourby a detestable gentleman-villain; Lee Marvin a truly brutal thug. The best part goes to Gloria Grahame however, in a role that moves from a ditzy minor broad to so much more. In the performance stakes, it’s certainly her film.
Genevieve (1953)
The titular Genevieve is a classic car — bearing in mind this was made in the early ’50s, we’re talking properly classic — that takes part in a two-day drive from London to Brighton and back again. It’s not a race, though competing friends turn it into one. That’s about the gist of it.
Let Me In (2010)
The nighttime scenes are bathed in the orange glow of street-lighting, a nice choice of colour scheme as it’s evocative of the real world, especially as it’s not unnaturally overdone: the colour is abundant where there is such lighting, but more natural tones are used in forests, etc.
Let the Right One In (2008)
We’re used to vampire films being Dark, visually, due to the necessity of a nighttime setting, but here the snow-covered locale makes most of the night scenes bright and white. Alfredson emphasises this with wide compositions that fill the frame with the white stuff.
Roman Holiday (1953)
Hepburn seems to be effortlessly likeable, and it’s easy to sympathise with the idea that seeing the sights and having fun in an iconic city is a lot more better than meeting a bunch of stuffy old men.
Having posted reviews of both Let the Right One In and its remake, I also did a bit of a comparison, which you can read here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 19 March 2011
TV
Comic Relief 2011
The post-midnight bit, obviously, which (unlike Children in Need) actually includes new, good stuff. Particularly liked the celeb version of Newport State of Mind.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Jack and Kevin's Comic Relief Lock In
Comic Relief's regular "the main show's over so here's a pre-recorded clip show" bit, featuring some familiar sketches/sitcom clips alongside some never-shown-on-TV-before bits. Personally I hadn't see the majority, so that was nice.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Outcasts
1x08 Episode 8 [series finale]
And that's that. I shan't really miss it, and neither will most people, though it did get better towards the end. Nonetheless, I'm sure it'll be largely forgotten. Some mysteries left hanging though -- damn the makers' assumption they'd get a second run! Maybe someone will answer them at some point, somehow...
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Yes Minister
3x01 Equal Opportunities
The post-midnight bit, obviously, which (unlike Children in Need) actually includes new, good stuff. Particularly liked the celeb version of Newport State of Mind.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Jack and Kevin's Comic Relief Lock In
Comic Relief's regular "the main show's over so here's a pre-recorded clip show" bit, featuring some familiar sketches/sitcom clips alongside some never-shown-on-TV-before bits. Personally I hadn't see the majority, so that was nice.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Outcasts
1x08 Episode 8 [series finale]
And that's that. I shan't really miss it, and neither will most people, though it did get better towards the end. Nonetheless, I'm sure it'll be largely forgotten. Some mysteries left hanging though -- damn the makers' assumption they'd get a second run! Maybe someone will answer them at some point, somehow...
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Yes Minister
3x01 Equal Opportunities
Articles
The First Films by Peter Bogdanovich
(from Blogdanovich)
(from Blogdanovich)
Today is the 116th anniversary of the first day ever a film was shot: March 19, 1895, in Lyon, France.Good piece on this subject, basically.
Friday, 18 March 2011
TV
Comic Relief 2011
Very good one this year, I think -- lots of entertaining sketches and powerful films.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Very good one this year, I think -- lots of entertaining sketches and powerful films.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A couple of numbers go a couple up this week. Lovely.
Number of titles in collection: 1,283 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,101 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 182 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 3,192 [up 3]
Number of films in collection: 1,353 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,737 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A couple of numbers go a couple up this week. Lovely.
Number of titles in collection: 1,283 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,101 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 182 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 3,192 [up 3]
Number of films in collection: 1,353 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 4,737 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Thursday, 17 March 2011
TV
10 O'Clock Live
1x08 (10/3/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
24 Hour Panel People
Episode 4 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Extraordinary Dogs
1x07 Instinct: The Sixth Sense 1
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friday Night Dinner
1x03 The Curtains
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
1x08 (10/3/11 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
24 Hour Panel People
Episode 4 (of 5)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Extraordinary Dogs
1x07 Instinct: The Sixth Sense 1
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friday Night Dinner
1x03 The Curtains
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
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