Dexter: Original Sin
1x09 Blood Drive
1x10 Code Blues [series finale]
It was originally announced that this had been picked up for a second season, before they walked that back and cancelled it. I don't know if they knew about the recommission while writing/filming, but either way, thank goodness it doesn't end on a cliffhanger or with a bunch of stuff unresolved! Indeed, the ending is almost perfectly setup to flow into Dexter season one.
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x16 Week 4: Monday
9x17 Week 4: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 29 January 2026
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Today, cleared a fort to find a spell tome I wanted... only to discover I don't have high enough magic (because I've focused my skills elsewhere) to actually use that spell. I guess I should probably follow the game more naturally and stop seeking stuff out with outside knowledge.
Today, cleared a fort to find a spell tome I wanted... only to discover I don't have high enough magic (because I've focused my skills elsewhere) to actually use that spell. I guess I should probably follow the game more naturally and stop seeking stuff out with outside knowledge.
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
TV
How I Met Your Mother
1x06 The Slutty Pumpkin [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x12 Week 3: Tuesday
9x13 Week 3: Wednesday
9x14 Week 3: Thursday
9x15 Week 3: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x06 The Slutty Pumpkin [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x12 Week 3: Tuesday
9x13 Week 3: Wednesday
9x14 Week 3: Thursday
9x15 Week 3: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
I keep thinking I should start a proper quest/storyline, and I keep ending up exploring and discovering random places and doing random dungeons. There's just so much to see and do! But it also feels a little aimless right now. But I'm also wary about 'committing' to a plot when there's still swathes of the world I haven't seen and could still explore. But do I really want to keep going at that til I've seen everywhere, then do all the proper stories (aside from the small handful I've already done)? I mean, I'm already well past the average completion time for the entire game (today I reached 132 hours).
Well, we'll see.
I keep thinking I should start a proper quest/storyline, and I keep ending up exploring and discovering random places and doing random dungeons. There's just so much to see and do! But it also feels a little aimless right now. But I'm also wary about 'committing' to a plot when there's still swathes of the world I haven't seen and could still explore. But do I really want to keep going at that til I've seen everywhere, then do all the proper stories (aside from the small handful I've already done)? I mean, I'm already well past the average completion time for the entire game (today I reached 132 hours).
Well, we'll see.
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Monday, 26 January 2026
TV
Dexter: Original Sin
1x06 The Joy of Killing
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x10 Week 2: Friday
9x11 Week 3: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x06 The Joy of Killing
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x10 Week 2: Friday
9x11 Week 3: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tabletop Games
Daggerheart:
Dragon Heist in the City of Splendors
&
Curse of Strahd
A new routine of actually remembering to mention these every Monday (because they're ongoing all the time but doing it every day feels excessive) begins... here.
Dragon Heist in the City of Splendors
&
Curse of Strahd
A new routine of actually remembering to mention these every Monday (because they're ongoing all the time but doing it every day feels excessive) begins... here.
Sunday, 25 January 2026
TV
Dexter: Original Sin
1x05 F is for Fuck Up
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x06 Week 2: Monday
9x07 Week 2: Tuesday
9x08 Week 2: Wednesday
9x09 Week 2: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x05 F is for Fuck Up
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x06 Week 2: Monday
9x07 Week 2: Tuesday
9x08 Week 2: Wednesday
9x09 Week 2: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday, 24 January 2026
TV
Dexter: Original Sin
1x04 Fender Bender
How I Met Your Mother
1x05 Okay Awesome [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x04 Week 1: Thursday
9x05 Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x04 Fender Bender
How I Met Your Mother
1x05 Okay Awesome [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x04 Week 1: Thursday
9x05 Week 1: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
While that All the Anime order I mentioned still hasn't arrived, a package from Australia turned up having only been dispatched at the end of last week. Really highlights the ridiculousness of whatever AtA have done to mismanage their Christmas sale orders. Anyway, it has finally been dispatched now and is due Monday.
Number of titles in collection: 3,660 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 977 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,683 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 502 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,794 [up 12]
Number of films: 4,697 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 483 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
While that All the Anime order I mentioned still hasn't arrived, a package from Australia turned up having only been dispatched at the end of last week. Really highlights the ridiculousness of whatever AtA have done to mismanage their Christmas sale orders. Anyway, it has finally been dispatched now and is due Monday.
Number of titles in collection: 3,660 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 977 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,683 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 502 [up 4]
Number of discs in collection: 8,794 [up 12]
Number of films: 4,697 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 483 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 10,188 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,280 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 23 January 2026
TV
Dexter: Original Sin
1x03 Miami Vice
Amazing restraint for this franchise to have got through 108 episodes, almost all of them set in Miami, before using this title.
How I Met Your Mother
1x04 Return of the Shirt [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x02 Week 1: Tuesday
9x03 Week 1: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x03 Miami Vice
Amazing restraint for this franchise to have got through 108 episodes, almost all of them set in Miami, before using this title.
How I Met Your Mother
1x04 Return of the Shirt [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x02 Week 1: Tuesday
9x03 Week 1: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Video Games
Hitman: World of Assassination Free Starter Pack
So, the developers of this have made the new James Bond game, First Light, which naturally I'm looking forward to; and this game is widely acclaimed (PC Gamer regularly include it in the top half of their annual top games list), even though I didn't think it was really my kind of thing; but it has a free demo on Steam, so I thought "why not? You never know."
Well, what Steam calls a "demo" the game calls a "starter pack" — it makes you install the full thing, all 60-something GB of it. I guess the idea is you'll love it soooo much you just have to upgrade immediately. I spent 10+ minutes trying to log in online, because you have to before you can actually play anything, and it's not implemented in a Steam Deck friendly way so it took undue effort. But I persevered. Then I had to work out where the hell the actual demo/starter content was — not as clear as you'd think, because you've installed the full game, which after years of support seems to have a tonne of stuff on offer (they're still releasing new content for it regularly). But I found where I had to go eventually.
And then I got killed trying to do the fucking training mission.
I could've had another go at it, of course, but I hadn't really been enjoying it up to that point anyway, so why bother? I was right the first time: this is not a game for me. I hope I enjoy First Light more.
So, the developers of this have made the new James Bond game, First Light, which naturally I'm looking forward to; and this game is widely acclaimed (PC Gamer regularly include it in the top half of their annual top games list), even though I didn't think it was really my kind of thing; but it has a free demo on Steam, so I thought "why not? You never know."
Well, what Steam calls a "demo" the game calls a "starter pack" — it makes you install the full thing, all 60-something GB of it. I guess the idea is you'll love it soooo much you just have to upgrade immediately. I spent 10+ minutes trying to log in online, because you have to before you can actually play anything, and it's not implemented in a Steam Deck friendly way so it took undue effort. But I persevered. Then I had to work out where the hell the actual demo/starter content was — not as clear as you'd think, because you've installed the full game, which after years of support seems to have a tonne of stuff on offer (they're still releasing new content for it regularly). But I found where I had to go eventually.
And then I got killed trying to do the fucking training mission.
I could've had another go at it, of course, but I hadn't really been enjoying it up to that point anyway, so why bother? I was right the first time: this is not a game for me. I hope I enjoy First Light more.
Tabletop Games
Daggerheart:
Dragon Heist in the City of Splendors
&
Curse of Strahd
So much for mentioning these every week! But they've both been continuing non-stop since I last remembered to specifically call them out (which was a month ago yesterday).
Dragon Heist in the City of Splendors
&
Curse of Strahd
So much for mentioning these every week! But they've both been continuing non-stop since I last remembered to specifically call them out (which was a month ago yesterday).
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