TV

Eurovision Song Contest: Stockholm 2016
As the jury vote was coming to a close, I thought, "The new vote-counting method is a good idea, but it looks like we've got a year where it's not actually going to make a difference." Ha ha ha, how wrong was I? Point made, new system. Point made.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Ted 2 (Extended Edition) (2015)
[#94 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]

Collection Count

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

Number of titles in collection: 1,862 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,209 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 653 [up 1]

Number of discs in collection: 4,765 [up 1]
Number of films in collection: 2,036 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 7,214 [up 3]
Number of short films in collection: 472 [no change]

Plus this week it's time for a running time update, so...

Total running time of collection (approx.):
348 days, 8 hours, and 14 minutes.
(Up 20 hours and 38 minutes from last month.)

See you next week, faithful reader.

TV

Elementary
4x21 Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing

The Flash
2x18 Versus Zoom

Gilmore Girls
7x05 The Great Stink

TV

DC's Legends of Tomorrow
1x08 Night of the Hawk

Upstart Crow
1x01 Star Crossed Lovers
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

TV

Arrow
4x17 Beacon of Hope

Gilmore Girls
7x04 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous

Have I Got News For You
51x05 (6/5/2016 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended version (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (2014)
[#93 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]

TV

Elementary
4x20 Art Imitates Art

Game of Thrones
6x03 Oathbreaker

Gilmore Girls
7x03 Lorelai's First Cotillion

TV

Gilmore Girls
7x02 That's What You Get, Folks, For Makin' Whoopee

Person of Interest
4x21 Asylum
4x22 YHWH [season finale]
[Watch Asylum and YHWH (again) on My5.]

Films

Captain America: Civil War (2016)
[#92 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]

TV

The British Academy Television Awards 2016
Magnificently political this year!
Also, more prizes were covered in the usual Extra Time programme.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

Calvary (2014)
[#91 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]

this week on 100 Films

Even though we're now 8 days into a new month, my review of the last for 100 Films in a Year was a little delayed -- so here, now, is my look-back at April:




Elsewise, just 1 brand-new review was published this week:


The Book of Life (2014)

A myth-like animated musical adventure based around Mexico’s Day of the Dead, most notable for its unique art style that presents gorgeous visuals throughout.

Read more here.


But my 100 Favourites series did continue with the regular 2 new posts:


The Game (1997)

I remain a little dubious about its re-watch value — not because it’s poorly made (far from it), but because the twists and reveals are such a big part of its appeal, and once you know them, you know them.

Read more here.


Gangs of New York (2002)

Although he’s a ruthless killer, and the unquestionable villain from the outset, Daniel Day-Lewis manages to render Bill a perversely charming creation, who unavoidably captivates your attention whenever he’s on screen.

Read more here.


More next Sunday.

TV

The Flash
2x17 Flash Back

Gilmore Girls
7x01 The Long Morrow

Person of Interest
4x20 Terra Incognita
[Watch it (again) on My5.]

Films

The Raid 2 (2014)
[#90 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]

Collection Count

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

Birthday haul: couple of new things, couple of upgrades. End result:

Number of titles in collection: 1,861 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,209 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 652 [up 4]

Number of discs in collection: 4,764 [up 9]
Number of films in collection: 2,036 [up 5]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 7,211 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 472 [no change]

See you next week, faithful reader.

TV

DC's Legends of Tomorrow
1x07 Marooned

Gilmore Girls
6x22 Partings [season finale]

Have I Got News For You
51x04 (29/4/2016 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch the extended version (again) on iPlayer.]

Films

The Hateful Eight (2015)
[#89 in 100 Films in a Year 2016]

+ the Blu-ray's mediocre special features.

TV

Arrow
4x16 Broken Hearts

Elementary
4x19 All In

Gilmore Girls
6x21 Driving Miss Gilmore

TV

The Flash
2x16 Trajectory

Gilmore Girls
6x20 Super Cool Party People

Person of Interest
4x19 Search and Destroy
[Watch it (again) on My5.]