Saturday, 2 November 2024
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
So, after last week turned out to be considerably smaller than expected, it all came pouring in this week instead — just in time for the monthly running time update.
Indeed, there was even more than I'd expected, thanks to an early arrival for Eureka's Louis Feuillade box set (which should replace three DVDs, but they have extras I'm not yet ready to ditch) and Indicator throwing up a sale, from which I ordered two big box sets (and a couple of regular titles), which also managed to arrive before week's end.
Altogether, it makes for a bunch of very sizeable increases — including a frankly ludicrous 48 new feature films! I feel like that must be some kind of record, but I don't have the energy to check.
Number of titles in collection: 3,397 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 995 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,402 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 397 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,211 [up 34]
Number of films: 4,265 [up 48]
Number of additional cuts: 414 [up 10]
Number of TV episodes: 9,837 [up 40]
Number of short films: 1,175 [up 4]
I always have a dilemma with film serials: are they one film; or a bunch of TV episodes; or a bunch of films? Because they're not really one film; but counting each episode as a film is a bit daft; but they're not really TV episodes either. I tend to end up counting them there, though, because it seems like the fairest option. That's what I've done with this new Feuillade set, anyway — no 'actual' TV was added to the collection this month.
No debate about where to count the running time, at least: it all goes into the same massive pile...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
577 days, 4 hours, and 40 minutes.
(Up 6 days, 8 hours, and 11 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
So, after last week turned out to be considerably smaller than expected, it all came pouring in this week instead — just in time for the monthly running time update.
Indeed, there was even more than I'd expected, thanks to an early arrival for Eureka's Louis Feuillade box set (which should replace three DVDs, but they have extras I'm not yet ready to ditch) and Indicator throwing up a sale, from which I ordered two big box sets (and a couple of regular titles), which also managed to arrive before week's end.
Altogether, it makes for a bunch of very sizeable increases — including a frankly ludicrous 48 new feature films! I feel like that must be some kind of record, but I don't have the energy to check.
Number of titles in collection: 3,397 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 995 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,402 [up 10]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 397 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,211 [up 34]
Number of films: 4,265 [up 48]
Number of additional cuts: 414 [up 10]
Number of TV episodes: 9,837 [up 40]
Number of short films: 1,175 [up 4]
I always have a dilemma with film serials: are they one film; or a bunch of TV episodes; or a bunch of films? Because they're not really one film; but counting each episode as a film is a bit daft; but they're not really TV episodes either. I tend to end up counting them there, though, because it seems like the fairest option. That's what I've done with this new Feuillade set, anyway — no 'actual' TV was added to the collection this month.
No debate about where to count the running time, at least: it all goes into the same massive pile...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
577 days, 4 hours, and 40 minutes.
(Up 6 days, 8 hours, and 11 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 1 November 2024
Music
The Guest II: Original Soundtrack
I vaguely remember them releasing this a couple of years ago. It's a soundtrack album for a film that doesn't exist; a kind of concept album in lieu of any sequel to The Guest actually getting made. I never got round to listening to it before because, you know, it's not actually a sequel to The Guest; but having rewatched The Guest yesterday and been reminded of how awesome and essential the soundtrack is, I thought I'd finally stick this on.
Warriors
by Lin-Manuel Miranda & Eisa Davis
I feel like I should have something significant to say about this — as someone who loves both The Warriors and Hamilton — but, well, not for now. Maybe after I listen to it a few more times. What I will say is: at the start I wasn't convinced — the more of Miranda's work you listen to, it begins to feel like he only has so many ideas and tricks to deploy — but I did get into it the more it went on and liked lots of it.
I vaguely remember them releasing this a couple of years ago. It's a soundtrack album for a film that doesn't exist; a kind of concept album in lieu of any sequel to The Guest actually getting made. I never got round to listening to it before because, you know, it's not actually a sequel to The Guest; but having rewatched The Guest yesterday and been reminded of how awesome and essential the soundtrack is, I thought I'd finally stick this on.
Warriors
by Lin-Manuel Miranda & Eisa Davis
I feel like I should have something significant to say about this — as someone who loves both The Warriors and Hamilton — but, well, not for now. Maybe after I listen to it a few more times. What I will say is: at the start I wasn't convinced — the more of Miranda's work you listen to, it begins to feel like he only has so many ideas and tricks to deploy — but I did get into it the more it went on and liked lots of it.
Thursday, 31 October 2024
Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Films
Eyeball (1975)
Possession (1981)
[#84 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2024]
Blindspot 2024 #10 — the second horror film I mentioned.
Possession (1981)
[#84 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2024]
Blindspot 2024 #10 — the second horror film I mentioned.
Games
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
I've never been that fussed about Pokémon. When I got my first GameBoy (it was a Color, if I remember correctly) back in the '90s, I did have one of whichever iteration of the game was then-current, but I didn't play it a huge amount in the end. I mean, the fact I can't even remember which game it was tells you something. But now my nephew is the right age to be really into it, so when I saw this app was coming out today, I thought I'd give it a go.
It's based around opening packs to collect cards (all digitally), which after a couple of levels you can use to build decks and battle (a slightly simplified version of the real card game's rules, I believe). I ended up spending all morning on it, and then some time in the afternoon too. Oh dear... I mean, that's probably a good sign to the developers and the Pokémon company, but not so much for my free time.
I've never been that fussed about Pokémon. When I got my first GameBoy (it was a Color, if I remember correctly) back in the '90s, I did have one of whichever iteration of the game was then-current, but I didn't play it a huge amount in the end. I mean, the fact I can't even remember which game it was tells you something. But now my nephew is the right age to be really into it, so when I saw this app was coming out today, I thought I'd give it a go.
It's based around opening packs to collect cards (all digitally), which after a couple of levels you can use to build decks and battle (a slightly simplified version of the real card game's rules, I believe). I ended up spending all morning on it, and then some time in the afternoon too. Oh dear... I mean, that's probably a good sign to the developers and the Pokémon company, but not so much for my free time.
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Monday, 28 October 2024
Games
Syberia
Hadn't forgotten nor given up on this, just been busy with other stuff. Played about another hour-and-a-quarter until I ran out of immediately-obvious things to do. There's a fair bit of back-and-forthing and 'puzzles' that amount to "figure out the right order to pull random levers", with little conversation and no monologuing from our 'hero', which makes the character feel rather distant and bland. In other words, it's no LucasArts game.
Hadn't forgotten nor given up on this, just been busy with other stuff. Played about another hour-and-a-quarter until I ran out of immediately-obvious things to do. There's a fair bit of back-and-forthing and 'puzzles' that amount to "figure out the right order to pull random levers", with little conversation and no monologuing from our 'hero', which makes the character feel rather distant and bland. In other words, it's no LucasArts game.
Sunday, 27 October 2024
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x72 Week 15: Tuesday
7x73 Week 15: Wednesday
7x74 Week 15: Thursday
7x75 Week 15: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
4x05 Grave Danger
4x06 Hello Goodbye [season finale]
7x72 Week 15: Tuesday
7x73 Week 15: Wednesday
7x74 Week 15: Thursday
7x75 Week 15: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
4x05 Grave Danger
4x06 Hello Goodbye [season finale]
Saturday, 26 October 2024
TV
Friends
4x09 The One Where They're Going to Party! [5th or so watch]
4x10 The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie [5th or so watch]
The Rookie
5x21 Going Under
The Rookie: Feds
1x21 Bloodline
The final Rookie / Rookie: Feds crossover — which was barely that, more two scenes in Going Under that led into Bloodline, and gave them an excuse to feature Nolan in the latter. Anyway, the show got cancelled, so this is the last episode of Feds I'll ever have to watch.
Slow Horses
4x03 Penny for Your Thoughts
4x04 Returns
4x09 The One Where They're Going to Party! [5th or so watch]
4x10 The One with the Girl from Poughkeepsie [5th or so watch]
The Rookie
5x21 Going Under
The Rookie: Feds
1x21 Bloodline
The final Rookie / Rookie: Feds crossover — which was barely that, more two scenes in Going Under that led into Bloodline, and gave them an excuse to feature Nolan in the latter. Anyway, the show got cancelled, so this is the last episode of Feds I'll ever have to watch.
Slow Horses
4x03 Penny for Your Thoughts
4x04 Returns
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I alluded last week to a deluge of stuff turning up this week. Well, it didn't. Fair enough — it was all preorders due out on Monday, anyway. So, next week should have a pile of stuff (just in time for the monthly running time update, which means I've got one week to work out how long the Lars von Trier box set runs — unusually, it doesn't say on the packaging).
This week does have one new title: Doctor Who Season 25. We've reached something of a tipping point in the Doctor Who Blu-ray range at last: as well as upgrading DVDs of stories from season 25 itself, this allows me to also officially pass on stories from seasons 12 and 24. How? Those seasons are already out on Blu-ray, but the DVD editions are in box sets with stories from season 25, so I'd been hanging on to them. There should be more of this kind of thing going forward; as well as, hopefully, special features that have gone walkabout turning up again, meaning even more DVDs can officially be 'removed'.
Number of titles in collection: 3,387 [down 2]
Of which DVDs: 995 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,392 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 397 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,177 [up 3]
Number of films: 4,217 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 404 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,797 [down 3]
Number of short films: 1,171 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
I alluded last week to a deluge of stuff turning up this week. Well, it didn't. Fair enough — it was all preorders due out on Monday, anyway. So, next week should have a pile of stuff (just in time for the monthly running time update, which means I've got one week to work out how long the Lars von Trier box set runs — unusually, it doesn't say on the packaging).
This week does have one new title: Doctor Who Season 25. We've reached something of a tipping point in the Doctor Who Blu-ray range at last: as well as upgrading DVDs of stories from season 25 itself, this allows me to also officially pass on stories from seasons 12 and 24. How? Those seasons are already out on Blu-ray, but the DVD editions are in box sets with stories from season 25, so I'd been hanging on to them. There should be more of this kind of thing going forward; as well as, hopefully, special features that have gone walkabout turning up again, meaning even more DVDs can officially be 'removed'.
Number of titles in collection: 3,387 [down 2]
Of which DVDs: 995 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,392 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 397 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,177 [up 3]
Number of films: 4,217 [no change]
Number of additional cuts: 404 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,797 [down 3]
Number of short films: 1,171 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 25 October 2024
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
7x71 Week 15: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
4x01 Identity Theft
4x02 A Stranger Comes to Town
7x71 Week 15: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
4x01 Identity Theft
4x02 A Stranger Comes to Town
Thursday, 24 October 2024
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
TV
Goblin Slayer
1x11 A Gathering of Adventurers
1x12 The Fate of an Adventurer [season finale]
Great two-part finale. Glad I stumbled across this show.
1x11 A Gathering of Adventurers
1x12 The Fate of an Adventurer [season finale]
Great two-part finale. Glad I stumbled across this show.
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
TV
Goblin Slayer
1x10 Dozing
1x10a Adventure Sheet aka Recap: Adventurer's Record
The second episode here is a summary of the main story so far, retold in mostly chronological order (i.e. some flashbacks from later episodes are moved to the start), which aired between episodes 10 and 11 during the series' original run. It's not been dubbed into English (even though it's 100% clips from previous episodes, so presumably they could've just edited the existing soundtracks) and I don't think it's included on any DVD/Blu-ray releases. Which is fair enough, really — I thought it might have a new framing device to link the clips or something, but no. It's entirely skippable.
1x10 Dozing
1x10a Adventure Sheet aka Recap: Adventurer's Record
The second episode here is a summary of the main story so far, retold in mostly chronological order (i.e. some flashbacks from later episodes are moved to the start), which aired between episodes 10 and 11 during the series' original run. It's not been dubbed into English (even though it's 100% clips from previous episodes, so presumably they could've just edited the existing soundtracks) and I don't think it's included on any DVD/Blu-ray releases. Which is fair enough, really — I thought it might have a new framing device to link the clips or something, but no. It's entirely skippable.
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