The Room Two
Popped back onto this for the first time in a while. Accidentally finished it. The narrative's not up to much, but the puzzles are quite fun. I expect I'll get the next one, too.
Thursday, 21 July 2022
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x69 Episode 69
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x02 Work Drinks
4x69 Episode 69
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x02 Work Drinks
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
TV
Leverage
4x13 The Girls' Night Out Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x68 Episode 68
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x01 Failure's Contagious
We're already guaranteed at least four seasons of this spy thriller on Apple TV+, so it's a good thing it's off to a strong start. With its grounded, washed-up spooks, it's a bit like a more dryly humourous version of Le Carré. Let's hope it's got the same smarts to pull that off all the way to the finish.
Ten Percent
1x04 Episode 4
4x13 The Girls' Night Out Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x68 Episode 68
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x01 Failure's Contagious
We're already guaranteed at least four seasons of this spy thriller on Apple TV+, so it's a good thing it's off to a strong start. With its grounded, washed-up spooks, it's a bit like a more dryly humourous version of Le Carré. Let's hope it's got the same smarts to pull that off all the way to the finish.
Ten Percent
1x04 Episode 4
Monday, 18 July 2022
TV
Leverage
4x12 The Office Job
Not Going Out
12x05 Jury
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x67 Episode 67
If you were wondering why I'm watching such a random week of House of Games (no one was, but still), it's because it's the only week still available on iPlayer that I've never seen. But once it's done, I do have a load of older ones downloaded.
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
4x12 The Office Job
Not Going Out
12x05 Jury
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x67 Episode 67
If you were wondering why I'm watching such a random week of House of Games (no one was, but still), it's because it's the only week still available on iPlayer that I've never seen. But once it's done, I do have a load of older ones downloaded.
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 17 July 2022
Saturday, 16 July 2022
Comics
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures #47 by CRC Payne & StarBite
Someone posted a gag from this on Twitter, which led me to the full thing (which I'd never heard of before), and... well, the gag they shared was the primary punchline to the whole comic, so there wasn't much point reading it. But it's a decent gag.
[Read it (again) on Webtoon.]
Someone posted a gag from this on Twitter, which led me to the full thing (which I'd never heard of before), and... well, the gag they shared was the primary punchline to the whole comic, so there wasn't much point reading it. But it's a decent gag.
[Read it (again) on Webtoon.]
Games
Flight of the Amazon Queen
Having enjoyed my replay of the Monkey Island games, I've been looking for more point-and-click-style adventure games to play — and, thanks to sales and whatnot, I've ended up with quite a few to choose from. So, this is where I've decided to start. Why? Not sure, really. It was originally released in 1995, and I vaguelly remember being aware of it back in the day and wanting to play it (because it's Indiana Jones-inspired and I've always loved Indiana Jones), but I never did. So now I finally am. Hurrah!
Having enjoyed my replay of the Monkey Island games, I've been looking for more point-and-click-style adventure games to play — and, thanks to sales and whatnot, I've ended up with quite a few to choose from. So, this is where I've decided to start. Why? Not sure, really. It was originally released in 1995, and I vaguelly remember being aware of it back in the day and wanting to play it (because it's Indiana Jones-inspired and I've always loved Indiana Jones), but I never did. So now I finally am. Hurrah!
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
When this week began, it was possible it was going to be a completely dead one. Well, that's... not how things turned out. Between preorders turning up early and some quick-shipping sale buys, there's a grand total of 12 new acquisitions this week. Four of them are upgrades to previous editions, including the second Dalek movie in 4K meaning, my old double-film BD set is removed from the stats (as mentioned when I got the first film in 4K).
Number of titles in collection: 2,882 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,050 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,832 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 186 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,166 [up 11]
Number of films: 3,446 [up 8]
Number of additional cuts: 273 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,323 [no change]
Number of short films: 993 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
When this week began, it was possible it was going to be a completely dead one. Well, that's... not how things turned out. Between preorders turning up early and some quick-shipping sale buys, there's a grand total of 12 new acquisitions this week. Four of them are upgrades to previous editions, including the second Dalek movie in 4K meaning, my old double-film BD set is removed from the stats (as mentioned when I got the first film in 4K).
Number of titles in collection: 2,882 [up 8]
Of which DVDs: 1,050 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,832 [up 9]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 186 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 7,166 [up 11]
Number of films: 3,446 [up 8]
Number of additional cuts: 273 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,323 [no change]
Number of short films: 993 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 15 July 2022
TV
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Part VI (of 6)
As I mentioned at the start, throughout the series I've been posting some thoughts to Letterboxd, if you're interested.
Part VI (of 6)
As I mentioned at the start, throughout the series I've been posting some thoughts to Letterboxd, if you're interested.
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Tuesday, 12 July 2022
Monday, 11 July 2022
Sunday, 10 July 2022
TV
Wimbledon 2022
Men's Final
I've watched bits of Wimbledon on and off this year, but not enough to feel it merited logging. I only half-watched this too, but I did have the full thing on, and it was worth it for the touching tribute to Sue Barker after the match. Even though I don't watch a huge amount of Wimbledon (I haven't bothered to log it since 2014!), I'm always aware of it, and she's been presenting it for as long as I can remember. Definitely an emotional farewell.
[You can watch all of the BBC's coverage of Wimbledon on iPlayer.]
Men's Final
I've watched bits of Wimbledon on and off this year, but not enough to feel it merited logging. I only half-watched this too, but I did have the full thing on, and it was worth it for the touching tribute to Sue Barker after the match. Even though I don't watch a huge amount of Wimbledon (I haven't bothered to log it since 2014!), I'm always aware of it, and she's been presenting it for as long as I can remember. Definitely an emotional farewell.
[You can watch all of the BBC's coverage of Wimbledon on iPlayer.]
this week on 100Films.co.uk
7 new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week...
Bank Holiday (1938)
Lupin the Third: Is Lupin Still Burning? (2018)
2022 | Week 22
More next Sunday.
Bank Holiday (1938)
To call this a “forgotten classic” or similar would be to overstate the point somewhat, but it does seem to be a largely forgotten film that merits being better known.Read more here.
Lupin the Third: Is Lupin Still Burning? (2018)
Appropriately for a 50th anniversary special, Is Lupin Still Burning is loaded with references (both major and minor) for diehard fans to enjoy. As someone who has enjoyed a couple of Lupin’s adventures but is a long way from being well-versed in his world, I could tell a load of stuff was flying over my head — almost everything, in fact — which was unfortunate, but understandable. This is clearly a celebration that’s primarily aimed at dyed-in-the-wool fans rather than pleasing or initiating newcomers.Read more here.
2022 | Week 22
Featuring...Read more here.
- This Means War (2012)
- To Be or Not to Be (1942)
- An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)
- The Pajama Game (1957)
- The Contender (2000)
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 9 July 2022
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