How I Met Your Mother
1x20 Best Prom Ever [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x84 Redemption Week 2: Thursday
9x85 Redemption Week 2: Friday
9x86 Champions Week 1: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
7x14 Mad About Murder
7x15 A Deadly Secret
Sunday, 5 April 2026
Tabletop Games
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
Really should get round to buying the Two Towers game they released...
Really should get round to buying the Two Towers game they released...
this week on 100Films.co.uk
For the first time this year (well, unless you count December 2025's posts being in January), both parts of a 100Films.co.uk monthly review have arrived in the same week!
As always, it begins with a general overview of the month...
...and concludes with my "failures"...
More next Sunday? Stranger things happen at sea...
As always, it begins with a general overview of the month...
...and concludes with my "failures"...
More next Sunday? Stranger things happen at sea...
Saturday, 4 April 2026
TV
How I Met Your Mother
1x19 Mary the Paralegal [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x80 Redemption Week 1: Friday
9x81 Redemption Week 2: Monday
9x82 Redemption Week 2: Tuesday
9x83 Redemption Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
7x12 April Fools
7x13 Three Billboards
1x19 Mary the Paralegal [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x80 Redemption Week 1: Friday
9x81 Redemption Week 2: Monday
9x82 Redemption Week 2: Tuesday
9x83 Redemption Week 2: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
7x12 April Fools
7x13 Three Billboards
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I expected a bunch of preorders to turn up today, but I guess yesterday's Bank Holiday has delayed them. Next week, then — along with the preorders for the week after, I'd hope. It won't be anything like a record-breaker, but it could be my biggest week since... um, a couple of weeks ago.
Number of titles in collection: 3,676 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 965 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,711 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 518 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,825 [up 1]
Number of films: 4,726 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 487 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,134 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,293 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
I expected a bunch of preorders to turn up today, but I guess yesterday's Bank Holiday has delayed them. Next week, then — along with the preorders for the week after, I'd hope. It won't be anything like a record-breaker, but it could be my biggest week since... um, a couple of weeks ago.
Number of titles in collection: 3,676 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 965 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,711 [up 1]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 518 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,825 [up 1]
Number of films: 4,726 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 487 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,134 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,293 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 3 April 2026
TV
How I Met Your Mother
1x17 Life Among the Gorillas [2nd watch]
1x18 Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x77 Redemption Week 1: Tuesday
9x78 Redemption Week 1: Wednesday
9x79 Redemption Week 1: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
7x10 Chaos Agent
7x11 Speed
1x17 Life Among the Gorillas [2nd watch]
1x18 Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM [2nd watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x77 Redemption Week 1: Tuesday
9x78 Redemption Week 1: Wednesday
9x79 Redemption Week 1: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
The Rookie
7x10 Chaos Agent
7x11 Speed
Thursday, 2 April 2026
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
9x76 Redemption Week 1: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
9x76 Redemption Week 1: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Fiction
The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle
Part 2, Chapters 6–8 [the end]
Well, I enjoyed that a good deal more than its reputation would suggest. It's still probably the lesser of the four novels, and so short that it barely warrants calling that; and the Sherlock Holmes-starring first part is really an aggrandised short story, which could have been considerably brisker if it didn't repeat iself so often; and the second half is very pulpy, not that that's necessarily a bad thing. So, perhaps it borders on "guilty pleasure" territory, but hey, at least I enjoyed it.
Part 2, Chapters 6–8 [the end]
Well, I enjoyed that a good deal more than its reputation would suggest. It's still probably the lesser of the four novels, and so short that it barely warrants calling that; and the Sherlock Holmes-starring first part is really an aggrandised short story, which could have been considerably brisker if it didn't repeat iself so often; and the second half is very pulpy, not that that's necessarily a bad thing. So, perhaps it borders on "guilty pleasure" territory, but hey, at least I enjoyed it.
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Monday, 30 March 2026
Video Games
Inertial Drift
Completed 'story mode' in just over 2 hours. There's a lot of other content, though — in some respects, the story just feels like an extended tutorial.
Completed 'story mode' in just over 2 hours. There's a lot of other content, though — in some respects, the story just feels like an extended tutorial.
Sunday, 29 March 2026
TV
Peaky Blinders
6x06 Lock and Key [series finale]
Hmm. This does feel like a series finale... but also, there are quite a few things left unresolved, so it's no surprise they've always said there'd be a movie continuation. I had somehow garnered the impression that the series per se had ended and the movie was a kind of additional story and/or epilogue, but from this it feels like it would be necessary to actually end things. Well, I guess I'll see when I watch it.
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer or Netflix.]
6x06 Lock and Key [series finale]
Hmm. This does feel like a series finale... but also, there are quite a few things left unresolved, so it's no surprise they've always said there'd be a movie continuation. I had somehow garnered the impression that the series per se had ended and the movie was a kind of additional story and/or epilogue, but from this it feels like it would be necessary to actually end things. Well, I guess I'll see when I watch it.
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer or Netflix.]
Fiction
The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle
Part 1, Chapters 1–5
There are 60 canonical Sherlock Holmes stories (56 short stories and four novels) and I've read 44 of them, including three of the novels. So what better way to mark reaching 75% — or, to put it another way, arriving at the final quarter — than by reading that fourth novel.
(Not that it's really an occasion that needs "marking". But that's probably for the best, considering this novel is widely regarded as one of the weaker adventures. Either way, it comes next in publication order (more or less), considering I last finished Return; although I've jumped around plenty in the past (I've already read four stories from the remaining two books), so that's immaterial as well.)
Part 1, Chapters 1–5
There are 60 canonical Sherlock Holmes stories (56 short stories and four novels) and I've read 44 of them, including three of the novels. So what better way to mark reaching 75% — or, to put it another way, arriving at the final quarter — than by reading that fourth novel.
(Not that it's really an occasion that needs "marking". But that's probably for the best, considering this novel is widely regarded as one of the weaker adventures. Either way, it comes next in publication order (more or less), considering I last finished Return; although I've jumped around plenty in the past (I've already read four stories from the remaining two books), so that's immaterial as well.)
Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition
I crossed the 200-hour mark today. And to think the fact it would take at least 27 hours once gave me pause, and I could scarcely conceive of spending 130+ hours finishing it. And yet I’m still nowhere near done — here’s a little “state of the game”…
I have:
• visited 4 major cities and 2 minor cities
• cleared 5 Civil War forts
• bought 2 ‘vanilla’ player houses
• bought 2 plots of land and fully built houses on them
• acquired 2 Creation Club houses
• joined the Companions.
I have not:
• visited 1 major city and 3 minor cities
• visited the island of Solstheim
• cleared 4 Civil War forts
• bought 3 ‘vanilla’ player houses
• bought the 3rd plot of land
• acquired 8 Creation Club houses
• progressed the main quest beyond the very beginning (there are no dragons flying around my Skyrim)
• become a werewolf
• joined the Imperials, nor the Stormcloaks
• joined the Thieves Guild
• joined the College of Winterhold
• joined the Dark Brotherhood
• joined the Dawnguard nor become a vampire.
Obviously a whole bunch of very specific stuff could be added to both of those lists, but that’s an overview — the point being: I have done quite a lot, but there’s still so much to do. I wonder where I’ll be at 300 hours? Because, based on what I haven’t done, it’s hard to imagine I won’t hit that mark — at least.
Great game.
I crossed the 200-hour mark today. And to think the fact it would take at least 27 hours once gave me pause, and I could scarcely conceive of spending 130+ hours finishing it. And yet I’m still nowhere near done — here’s a little “state of the game”…
I have:
• visited 4 major cities and 2 minor cities
• cleared 5 Civil War forts
• bought 2 ‘vanilla’ player houses
• bought 2 plots of land and fully built houses on them
• acquired 2 Creation Club houses
• joined the Companions.
I have not:
• visited 1 major city and 3 minor cities
• visited the island of Solstheim
• cleared 4 Civil War forts
• bought 3 ‘vanilla’ player houses
• bought the 3rd plot of land
• acquired 8 Creation Club houses
• progressed the main quest beyond the very beginning (there are no dragons flying around my Skyrim)
• become a werewolf
• joined the Imperials, nor the Stormcloaks
• joined the Thieves Guild
• joined the College of Winterhold
• joined the Dark Brotherhood
• joined the Dawnguard nor become a vampire.
Obviously a whole bunch of very specific stuff could be added to both of those lists, but that’s an overview — the point being: I have done quite a lot, but there’s still so much to do. I wonder where I’ll be at 300 hours? Because, based on what I haven’t done, it’s hard to imagine I won’t hit that mark — at least.
Great game.
Saturday, 28 March 2026
Fiction
The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
13 The Adventure of the Second Stain [the end]
Considering I only opened this up as an interim measure between novels, it feels like an achievement to finish off another volume — and a very good story to end on, too... although I might just read some more Holmes next.
13 The Adventure of the Second Stain [the end]
Considering I only opened this up as an interim measure between novels, it feels like an achievement to finish off another volume — and a very good story to end on, too... although I might just read some more Holmes next.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
The headliner this week, as far as I'm concerned, is John Woo's Hard Boiled on 4K UHD from Arrow. There was a time when Woo's movies from that time were among a whole bunch of classics that seemed like they might never get released again due to rights reasons. I even caved and bought some bootlegs a while ago, just to get them in HD (I do still have DVDs knocking around). It's wonderful that we now get proper restorations in full UHD.
Number of titles in collection: 3,675 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 965 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,710 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 518 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,824 [up 6]
Number of films: 4,724 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 487 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,134 [up 2]
Number of short films: 1,293 [no change]
Also, it's time for the latest monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
616 days, 8 hours, and 16 minutes.
(Up 13 hours and 30 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
The headliner this week, as far as I'm concerned, is John Woo's Hard Boiled on 4K UHD from Arrow. There was a time when Woo's movies from that time were among a whole bunch of classics that seemed like they might never get released again due to rights reasons. I even caved and bought some bootlegs a while ago, just to get them in HD (I do still have DVDs knocking around). It's wonderful that we now get proper restorations in full UHD.
Number of titles in collection: 3,675 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 965 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,710 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 518 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,824 [up 6]
Number of films: 4,724 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 487 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,134 [up 2]
Number of short films: 1,293 [no change]
Also, it's time for the latest monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
616 days, 8 hours, and 16 minutes.
(Up 13 hours and 30 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
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