Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

Number of titles in collection: 1,710 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,205 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 505 [up 1]

Number of discs in collection: 4,277 [up 9]
Number of films in collection: 1,845 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,322 [up 24]
Number of short films in collection: 438 [no change]

One of these actually replaces an existing DVD set, but I haven't had time to factor that in. Next week, then... provided I don't forget.

See you then, faithful reader.

TV

Gilmore Girls
2x19 Teach Me Tonight [2nd watch]

Have I Got News For You
48x08 (28/11/2014 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended version (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Oldboy (2003)
[#123 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...? 2014 #11

TV

Arrow
3x05 The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak

Forever
1x09 6 A.M.

Miranda
3x01 It Was Panning [2nd watch]
Thought they were starting a repeat run of this before the new episodes at Christmas, but it appears to be airing as a one-off. Oh well.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Gilmore Girls
2x18 Back in the Saddle Again [2nd watch]

Live at the Apollo
10x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

The Newsroom
3x02 Run

Films

Series 7: The Contenders (2001)
[#122 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

TV

The Flash
1x05 Plastique

The Missing
Part 5 Molly
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Gotham
1x07 Penguin's Umbrella
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
28x08 Episode 8
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Not Going Out
7x06 Alcohol
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
[#121 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

this week on 100 Films

Two brand-new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...


The Secret of Kells (2009)

Based on the true story of the creation of the Book of Kells, albeit with a fantastical spin involving forest spirits, the film’s most striking element is its animation style: clean and modern, but inspired by the famed illustrations in the original illuminated manuscript. The result is endlessly beautiful.

Read more here.


Union Station (1950)

this isn’t some noir-era single-location-thriller, but a kidnap procedural with a significant role for trains and their locales. The best sequence isn’t even in the station: cops tail a suspect, get noticed, and the ensuing chase reaches a memorably grisly end.

Read more here.


Plus three were new to the new blog...


Diner (1982)

There are no big turning points or revelations or developments for any of these characters. One is in trouble thanks to deep gambling debts, but there’s the equivalent of a magic wand that wipes them all out; another is permanently drunk with serious family issues, but neither of those go anywhere

Read more here.


The Star Wars Series

Featuring reviews of all six episodes so far: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.

Read more here.


White Christmas (1954)

surprisingly un-Christmassy. Yes, it’s set at the right time of year, and the plot concerns itself with do-gooding and charity and other such vaguely seasonal themes; but, crucially, there’s a distinct absence of snow (until the very end) and little else actually inspires much Christmas feeling.

Read more here.


Starting tomorrow, it's the annual 100 Films Advent Calendar -- hooray! So, all being well, there should be a tonne of reviews to report on next Sunday.

TV

Have I Got News For You
48x07 (21/11/2014 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended version (again) on iPlayer.]

Pointless Celebrities
6x26 Dance
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Collection Count

Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.

Said there'd be something this week. It's also the monthly running time update, which is always fun.

Number of titles in collection: 1,708 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,204 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 504 [up 2]

Number of discs in collection: 4,268 [up 17]
Number of films in collection: 1,844 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,298 [up 44]
Number of short films in collection: 438 [no change]

Plus...

Total running time of collection (approx.):
307 days, 9 hours, and 47 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 2 hours and 22 minutes from last month.)

See you next week, faithful reader.

TV

Forever
1x08 The Ecstasy of Agony

Films

Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)
Not strictly a film, but as a filmed concert on DVD, where else does it belong?

The Thin Man (1934)
[#120 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

TV

Elementary
3x03 Just a Regular Irregular

Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction
Part 1 Space
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Arrow
3x04 The Magician
Not sure "actor you won't recognise in non-iconic costume" counts as a big reveal. The character's a big deal, but as the aforementioned reveal is not of who he is (even if you know, as many/most/all will, no one even says his name or something when he turns round), the fact he's a big deal doesn't count toward it being a big reveal.
Rest of it was alright, at least.

Miranda
1x04 Holiday [4th watch]
Classic.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Puppy Love
1x02 Episode 2
Giving up on this. The characters are all unlikeable (all of them), most of them are incredibly irritating, and it's just not funny enough. There are cute dogs, but that's not enough to save it.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Rear Window (1954)
[#119 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...? 2014 #10

TV

The Missing
Part 4 Gone Fishing
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Mock the Week
13x12 (21/11/14 edition)
The regular highlights-and-outtakes episode, for some reason divorced from the rest of the series and broadcast on a random November night.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
[#118 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]

TV

The Newsroom
3x01 Boston

Pointless Celebrities
6x25 (22/11/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]