Elementary
2x18 The Hound of the Cancer Cells
Bit of a waste of that title-reference.
Friends
9x18 The One with the Lottery [5th or so watch]
The Graham Norton Show
15x01 (4/4/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Friday, 11 April 2014
Thursday, 10 April 2014
TV
Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish
1x05 I Like Eggs
I didn't think I liked Dave Gorman, but I caught this episode by accident and really liked it. So that's nice. Obviously I don't know if other episodes are up to the same standard, but his deconstruction of ridiculous advertising practices in this one was bang-on and very amusing.
[Watch it (again) on Dave On Demand.]
Friends
9x16 The One with the Boob Job [5th or so watch]
9x17 The One with the Memorial Service [5th or so watch]
The Mentalist
6x15 White as the Driven Snow
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
1x05 I Like Eggs
I didn't think I liked Dave Gorman, but I caught this episode by accident and really liked it. So that's nice. Obviously I don't know if other episodes are up to the same standard, but his deconstruction of ridiculous advertising practices in this one was bang-on and very amusing.
[Watch it (again) on Dave On Demand.]
Friends
9x16 The One with the Boob Job [5th or so watch]
9x17 The One with the Memorial Service [5th or so watch]
The Mentalist
6x15 White as the Driven Snow
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Audio Drama
Doctor Who [Big Finish]
19x03 Minuet in Hell Part Three
I'm beginning to wonder if this is meant to be a comedy... but it's not funny enough for that, and does seem to be taking itself seriously most of the time. Weirdly, there are some potentially good ideas in there, but none of them are explored; it's just a laughable run-around.
19x03 Minuet in Hell Part Three
I'm beginning to wonder if this is meant to be a comedy... but it's not funny enough for that, and does seem to be taking itself seriously most of the time. Weirdly, there are some potentially good ideas in there, but none of them are explored; it's just a laughable run-around.
Comics
Wolverine #3-4 by Chris Claremont & Frank Miller
I wonder how much this actually inspired the movie, and how much it's just coincidence that some bits are kind of alike.
I wonder how much this actually inspired the movie, and how much it's just coincidence that some bits are kind of alike.
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
TV
Arrow
2x15 The Promise
Friends
9x15 The One with the Mugging [5th or so watch]
There seem to be an exceptionally high number of Famous Guest Stars in this season. I guess they knew the end was in sight.
How I Met Your Mother
9x09 Platonish
It's episodes like this that prove why people shouldn't've been so surprised when it all ended how it did. (Yeah, E4 are months away from getting there, but I accidentally found out what happens anyway.)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
The Trip to Italy
Part 1 Il Cenobio dei Dogi, Camogli
I didn't bother with the first series of The Trip (way back in 2010 now) because I wasn't sure I could take three hours of Steve Coogan. Some good reviews tempted me in for this sequel, though, and I found it to be quite enjoyable. Mainly thanks to Rob Brydon, but Coogan wasn't so bad.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
2x15 The Promise
Friends
9x15 The One with the Mugging [5th or so watch]
There seem to be an exceptionally high number of Famous Guest Stars in this season. I guess they knew the end was in sight.
How I Met Your Mother
9x09 Platonish
It's episodes like this that prove why people shouldn't've been so surprised when it all ended how it did. (Yeah, E4 are months away from getting there, but I accidentally found out what happens anyway.)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
The Trip to Italy
Part 1 Il Cenobio dei Dogi, Camogli
I didn't bother with the first series of The Trip (way back in 2010 now) because I wasn't sure I could take three hours of Steve Coogan. Some good reviews tempted me in for this sequel, though, and I found it to be quite enjoyable. Mainly thanks to Rob Brydon, but Coogan wasn't so bad.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Comics
Wolverine #1-2 by Chris Claremont & Frank Miller
No, not the Wolverine #1&2 I read recently; nor the Wolverine #1&2 that have been published since then; but, in fact, the first ever Wolverine #1&2 from 1982, aka Wolverine vol.1 1&2 -- half of the story that (loosely) inspired last summer's Wolverine movie, The Wolverine.
Much like its titular character (that'd be Wolverine), its reputation precedes it. Fortunately, it is very good.
No, not the Wolverine #1&2 I read recently; nor the Wolverine #1&2 that have been published since then; but, in fact, the first ever Wolverine #1&2 from 1982, aka Wolverine vol.1 1&2 -- half of the story that (loosely) inspired last summer's Wolverine movie, The Wolverine.
Much like its titular character (that'd be Wolverine), its reputation precedes it. Fortunately, it is very good.
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
TV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x12 Pontiac Bandit
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Friends
9x14 The One with the Blind Dates [5th or so watch]
Law & Order: UK
8x04 Pride
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
1x12 Pontiac Bandit
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Friends
9x14 The One with the Blind Dates [5th or so watch]
Law & Order: UK
8x04 Pride
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Monday, 7 April 2014
TV
Friends
9x12 The One with Phoebe's Rats [5th or so watch]
9x13 The One Where Monica Sings [5th or so watch]
Killer Magic
1x00 Pilot
I swear they used clips from other episodes in the opening montage, but this is a pilot with a six-episode series set to follow later in the year. Which makes me happy because it was really rather good.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Silk
3x06 Episode 6 [series finale]
A lot of people seemed to think this was clearly a season finale that someone thought they could get away with leaving as the last-ever episode. Personally, I thought it rounded quite a lot off, just not in a very cheery way -- essentially, all the bad guys won and our heroes lost. Perhaps writer-creator Peter Moffat was making a point about the justice system?
9x12 The One with Phoebe's Rats [5th or so watch]
9x13 The One Where Monica Sings [5th or so watch]
Killer Magic
1x00 Pilot
I swear they used clips from other episodes in the opening montage, but this is a pilot with a six-episode series set to follow later in the year. Which makes me happy because it was really rather good.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Silk
3x06 Episode 6 [series finale]
A lot of people seemed to think this was clearly a season finale that someone thought they could get away with leaving as the last-ever episode. Personally, I thought it rounded quite a lot off, just not in a very cheery way -- essentially, all the bad guys won and our heroes lost. Perhaps writer-creator Peter Moffat was making a point about the justice system?
Sunday, 6 April 2014
TV
Castle
3x15 The Final Nail
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friends
9x10 The One with Christmas in Tulsa [5th or so watch]
9x11 The One Where Rachel Goes Back to Work [5th or so watch]
Friends does a clip show and it has a big-name guest star and a major plot development that affects the rest of the series. Win.
Person of Interest
2x14 One Percent
3x15 The Final Nail
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friends
9x10 The One with Christmas in Tulsa [5th or so watch]
9x11 The One Where Rachel Goes Back to Work [5th or so watch]
Friends does a clip show and it has a big-name guest star and a major plot development that affects the rest of the series. Win.
Person of Interest
2x14 One Percent
this week on 100 Films
April kicked off last Tuesday, meaning it was time to look back at what happened on 100 Films in a Year in March. Quite a lot, as it turned out. Also there: a list of 5 cancelled TV series that continued on the big screen.
It was also a good week for reviews, with four shiny new ones published. They were...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition) (2012/2013)
The Next Three Days (2010)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Trance (2013)
And finally, new to the new blog...
Michael Clayton (2007)
More next Sunday.
It was also a good week for reviews, with four shiny new ones published. They were...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition) (2012/2013)
looking back over what was added in the wake of seeing the second film, I can’t help but feel that, when viewed as a trilogy, the little extensions that feed into events of The Desolation of Smaug make the extended edition a marginally preferable version.Read more here.
The Next Three Days (2010)
it’s inherently quite a daft concept: prisons are (rightfully) incredibly secure places — no ordinary Joe is breaking anyone out of there in a couple of weeks. By rights, a film of this ilk should probably be a Taken-esque slightly-OTT action-thriller... Haggis’ film is a mix of that, and an attempt at depicting a serious, plausible, realistic version of what might happen if a regular, intelligent guy set his mind to such a task.Read more here.
On the Waterfront (1954)
So much more than one famous scene, On the Waterfront is a movie about a magic jacket, which causes anyone who owns it to stand up for what’s morally right even in the face of oppression, but also to suffer badly when they do.Read more here.
Trance (2013)
Boyle comments that “it’s more classical than you might expect.” Though it has a storyline that blurs the line between what’s actually happening and what’s happening inside a character’s head, the overall tone and style is actually quite Hollywood. It’s just Hollywood jazzed up with storytelling trickery, a quirky score, dashes of extreme gore and surprising nudityRead more here.
And finally, new to the new blog...
Michael Clayton (2007)
If this sounds more legal drama than legal thriller, it is. Where this comes unstuck is that director Tony Gilroy does seem to want it to be a legal thriller, and so uncomfortably squidged into the mix are a pair of surveillance experts/assassins and one of the least-tense car chases in movie historyRead more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 5 April 2014
TV
Friends
9x09 The One with Rachel's Phone Number [5th or so watch]
The Mentalist
6x14 Grey Water
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
The Voice UK
3x15 The Final [series finale]
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
9x09 The One with Rachel's Phone Number [5th or so watch]
The Mentalist
6x14 Grey Water
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
The Voice UK
3x15 The Final [series finale]
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
DVD Extras
Special Features on The Box
A selection of cursorily short featurettes, the main revelation being just how much CGI there is in the film (for things like creating a '70s skyline, '70s cars, and covering everything with snow).
A selection of cursorily short featurettes, the main revelation being just how much CGI there is in the film (for things like creating a '70s skyline, '70s cars, and covering everything with snow).
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
One disc with three films?! No, it's one disc with two films... and I also noticed a mistake in my cataloguing, hence the other.
Number of titles in collection: 1,664 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 465 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 4,156 [up 1]
Number of films in collection: 1,790 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
One disc with three films?! No, it's one disc with two films... and I also noticed a mistake in my cataloguing, hence the other.
Number of titles in collection: 1,664 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 465 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 4,156 [up 1]
Number of films in collection: 1,790 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 4 April 2014
TV
Friends
9x07 The One with Ross's Inappropriate Song [5th or so watch]
9x08 The One with Rachel's Other Sister [5th or so watch]
I like these episodes and I cannot lie,
you other viewers can't deny
that Friends was still damn funny even at this point.
Law & Order: UK
8x02 Safe from Harm
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
9x07 The One with Ross's Inappropriate Song [5th or so watch]
9x08 The One with Rachel's Other Sister [5th or so watch]
I like these episodes and I cannot lie,
you other viewers can't deny
that Friends was still damn funny even at this point.
Law & Order: UK
8x02 Safe from Harm
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Thursday, 3 April 2014
TV
Arrow
2x14 Time of Death
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x11 Christmas
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Friends
9x06 The One with the Male Nanny [5th or so watch]
2x14 Time of Death
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x11 Christmas
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Friends
9x06 The One with the Male Nanny [5th or so watch]
Films
Trance (2013)
[#25 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
Coming to Sky Movies tomorrow, as I write this, but probably today when you're reading it (or in the past, of course). I'll try to have a review up soon.
[#25 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
Coming to Sky Movies tomorrow, as I write this, but probably today when you're reading it (or in the past, of course). I'll try to have a review up soon.
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