24
7x16 11:00PM - 12:00AM
From the Earth to the Moon
Part Ten Galileo Was Right
How I Met Your Mother
4x10 The Fight
[Watch it from tomorrow evening on 4oD.]
Tinga Tinga Tales
1x03 Why Tortoise Has a Broken Shell
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
TV
From the Earth to the Moon
Part Nine For Miles and Miles
I was doing rather well getting through this miniseries back in August and September last year -- I got through the first eight parts in just two weeks. I only stalled because I'd reached the episode dealing with Apollo 13 and had been intending to watch the film, something which I clearly failed to find time for. So, five months later, I've decided to just soldier on with the series itself.
Mad Men
3x03 My Old Kentucky Home
[Watch it again in HD on iPlayer.]
QI
7x11 Gifts (extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Review Show
5/2/10 edition
Discussing this year's Oscar nominations, including some interesting critiquing of Avatar.
(Incidentally, completely missed this being rebranded from Newsnight Review (last month, apparently). You'd've thought they'd've used the opportunity to give it some promotion, otherwise what was the point?)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Tinga Tinga Tales
1x02 Why Giraffe Has a Long Neck
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Part Nine For Miles and Miles
I was doing rather well getting through this miniseries back in August and September last year -- I got through the first eight parts in just two weeks. I only stalled because I'd reached the episode dealing with Apollo 13 and had been intending to watch the film, something which I clearly failed to find time for. So, five months later, I've decided to just soldier on with the series itself.
Mad Men
3x03 My Old Kentucky Home
[Watch it again in HD on iPlayer.]
QI
7x11 Gifts (extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Review Show
5/2/10 edition
Discussing this year's Oscar nominations, including some interesting critiquing of Avatar.
(Incidentally, completely missed this being rebranded from Newsnight Review (last month, apparently). You'd've thought they'd've used the opportunity to give it some promotion, otherwise what was the point?)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Tinga Tinga Tales
1x02 Why Giraffe Has a Long Neck
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Articles
24 set to transfer to the big screen by Ben Child
(from guardian.co.uk)
Naturally this story has been all over the web, but I've picked The Guardian's version for this paragraph:
(from guardian.co.uk)
Naturally this story has been all over the web, but I've picked The Guardian's version for this paragraph:
Ironically, the only thing that looks to be standing in the way of 24: The Movie is the further success of 24 the TV show. Producers would be unlikely to green light a big-screen outing while new episodes are still being shot, due to the logistical issues of shooting a film concurrently. In effect, for the movie to live, 24 would first have to die in its current form.As for the news itself... Well, a movie has been in the offing for years, even to the point where the writing team had a story and/or screenplay for it. So though they've gone as far as hiring an established film writer, I'd still say this is a We'll See proposition for the time being.
Monday, 8 February 2010
TV
24
7x15 10:00PM - 11:00PM
Mock the Week
8x03 (4/2/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Survivors [2008]
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Tinga Tinga Tales
1x01 Why Elephant Has a Trunk
Kids get all the best telly. Well, the most fun. And though it may be young-child-orientated (it's on CBeebies, not even CBBC), the commitment to African art and animation plus traditional stories is both commendable and entertaining.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
7x15 10:00PM - 11:00PM
Mock the Week
8x03 (4/2/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Survivors [2008]
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Tinga Tinga Tales
1x01 Why Elephant Has a Trunk
Kids get all the best telly. Well, the most fun. And though it may be young-child-orientated (it's on CBeebies, not even CBBC), the commitment to African art and animation plus traditional stories is both commendable and entertaining.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Articles
Sky responds to Pacific airing criticisms by Simon Reynolds
(from Digital Spy)
Yep, Sky are as good at spinning out a load of BS same as everything else Murdoch owns. Do they think people are going to sign up to watch it? Or do they just not care? Or, most likely, whoever owns the DVD/Blu-ray rights is over the moon it'll be shown on a minority channel -- more sales to those of us who want to see it. Assuming we don't just all pirate it, of course.
(from Digital Spy)
Yep, Sky are as good at spinning out a load of BS same as everything else Murdoch owns. Do they think people are going to sign up to watch it? Or do they just not care? Or, most likely, whoever owns the DVD/Blu-ray rights is over the moon it'll be shown on a minority channel -- more sales to those of us who want to see it. Assuming we don't just all pirate it, of course.
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Helping Haiti
"Single £3.97 ... At least £1 goes to charity."
I'm sure it's not just Simon Cowell profiting from disaster. Sure it isn't.
But still -- why buy a single from a bunch of crap artists when just donating the money directly would give more to where it's needed, rather than to recording studios / CD duplicating facilities /Cowell's pockets / etc?
It's raised awareness, I'm sure; and it's probably getting money from those who can afford to give but wouldn't care enough to donate normally -- yes, despite what you think, you don't actually care if you're only giving because you get a high-profile single in return.
That's the long and the short of it: if you actually care about the charity, not Simon Cowell's latest money-making scheme, you'd donate £3.97 directly instead of buying the single.
I'm sure it's not just Simon Cowell profiting from disaster. Sure it isn't.
But still -- why buy a single from a bunch of crap artists when just donating the money directly would give more to where it's needed, rather than to recording studios / CD duplicating facilities /
It's raised awareness, I'm sure; and it's probably getting money from those who can afford to give but wouldn't care enough to donate normally -- yes, despite what you think, you don't actually care if you're only giving because you get a high-profile single in return.
That's the long and the short of it: if you actually care about the charity, not Simon Cowell's latest money-making scheme, you'd donate £3.97 directly instead of buying the single.
Saturday, 6 February 2010
TV
24
7x13 8:00PM - 9:00PM
Oh, that's Main Plot #2 over already. As it moves into Main Plot #3, one has to hope it'll last til the end of the season. Resolution is nice, but the show's history shows that two or three main plots are plenty.
How I Met Your Mother
4x09 The Naked Man
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
7x13 8:00PM - 9:00PM
Oh, that's Main Plot #2 over already. As it moves into Main Plot #3, one has to hope it'll last til the end of the season. Resolution is nice, but the show's history shows that two or three main plots are plenty.
How I Met Your Mother
4x09 The Naked Man
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week. It's a pretty light week, for whatever reason; so light I even delayed it til today in case anything turned up in the post (it didn't).
Probably for the best -- it's not like I don't own many. I mean, I have:
Number of titles in collection: 1,136 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,074 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 62 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 2,784 [up 3]
Number of films in collection: 1,202 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 3,876 [no change]
Statistic of the week:
Near the start of this series, stat of the week was the number of titles I owned rated 18. So, in a sort of mirror image to that, this week we have...
Number of titles rated U:
36
(3.2% of the total)
A lot fewer, as it turns out.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Probably for the best -- it's not like I don't own many. I mean, I have:
Number of titles in collection: 1,136 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,074 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 62 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 2,784 [up 3]
Number of films in collection: 1,202 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 3,876 [no change]
Statistic of the week:
Near the start of this series, stat of the week was the number of titles I owned rated 18. So, in a sort of mirror image to that, this week we have...
Number of titles rated U:
36
(3.2% of the total)
A lot fewer, as it turns out.
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 5 February 2010
TV
24
7x12 7:00PM - 8:00PM
The problem with watching 24 a year late is that I know who's in the next series, removing the tension from some situations. Oh well. I suppose it's nice to have some surety in the world of 24, actually... other than all the plot points they recycle every season.
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
18x03 (29/1/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
7x12 7:00PM - 8:00PM
The problem with watching 24 a year late is that I know who's in the next series, removing the tension from some situations. Oh well. I suppose it's nice to have some surety in the world of 24, actually... other than all the plot points they recycle every season.
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
18x03 (29/1/10 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 4 February 2010
TV
24
7x11 6:00PM - 7:00PM
Immediately, 24 launches too-quickly into a new plot. Ho hum. Something I believe I've forgotten to mention, however, is how well it's doing examining Jack's methods. He's been allowed free reign to torture and kill for six seasons and now, following criticism in the real-world press, the show's doing a good job of debating and discussing how right his methods may or may not be. A good case of life imitating art. Well, sort of.
Law & Order: UK
2x04 Sacrifice
A surprisingly un-grim episode of what's been a rather depressing series of late. Next week's looks like a return to that downbeat form though.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
QI
7x10 Greats (extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
7x11 6:00PM - 7:00PM
Immediately, 24 launches too-quickly into a new plot. Ho hum. Something I believe I've forgotten to mention, however, is how well it's doing examining Jack's methods. He's been allowed free reign to torture and kill for six seasons and now, following criticism in the real-world press, the show's doing a good job of debating and discussing how right his methods may or may not be. A good case of life imitating art. Well, sort of.
Law & Order: UK
2x04 Sacrifice
A surprisingly un-grim episode of what's been a rather depressing series of late. Next week's looks like a return to that downbeat form though.
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
QI
7x10 Greats (extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
TV
24
7x10 5:00PM - 6:00PM
And so Main Plot #1 draws to a close, a move that very much harks back to the earlier -- better -- seasons of the show. It's rather odd, actually, feeling very much like a season finale by the closing minutes. The first few seasons can very much be split into two or three major plot arcs (while the last few degenerated into a raft of shorter ones we were meant to believe were part of One Big Bad Thing), but they always had a slight bit of overlap. Here, it basically stops... and then has a clear signal that Main Plot #2 is about to begin. Still, better that than the other.
24 may not be quite back to its very best with season seven, but it's certainly closer than it's been for a good while. Fingers crossed it keeps (or, rather, kept, as I'm a year later on this) it up.
Argumental
3x01 (2/2/10 edition)
How I Met Your Mother
4x08 Woooo!
Lo and behold, I've caught up with E4. Woo! And now I'll surely overtake it...
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Richard Dimbleby Lecture
34 Shaking Hands with Death
By Sir Terry Pratchett. Important and brilliant.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
7x10 5:00PM - 6:00PM
And so Main Plot #1 draws to a close, a move that very much harks back to the earlier -- better -- seasons of the show. It's rather odd, actually, feeling very much like a season finale by the closing minutes. The first few seasons can very much be split into two or three major plot arcs (while the last few degenerated into a raft of shorter ones we were meant to believe were part of One Big Bad Thing), but they always had a slight bit of overlap. Here, it basically stops... and then has a clear signal that Main Plot #2 is about to begin. Still, better that than the other.
24 may not be quite back to its very best with season seven, but it's certainly closer than it's been for a good while. Fingers crossed it keeps (or, rather, kept, as I'm a year later on this) it up.
Argumental
3x01 (2/2/10 edition)
How I Met Your Mother
4x08 Woooo!
Lo and behold, I've caught up with E4. Woo! And now I'll surely overtake it...
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Richard Dimbleby Lecture
34 Shaking Hands with Death
By Sir Terry Pratchett. Important and brilliant.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Articles
First Smith Doctor Who titles confirmed by Mayer Nissim
(from Digital Spy)
Spoilers at the above link, obviously, so rather than repeat them I'll just offer my opinion on each:
1) Nice. Not a great Who title per se, but a neat use of a common phrase.
2) Mediocre, though there have been worse.
3) Evocative, considering the setting of the episode. Interesting to see the titular, er, things turning up so early.
Royal premiere for Alice In Wonderland movie
(from BBC News)
It's been shot in 3D, so will it be screened in it? It amuses one to imagine the Queen having to don 3D specs.
(from Digital Spy)
Spoilers at the above link, obviously, so rather than repeat them I'll just offer my opinion on each:
1) Nice. Not a great Who title per se, but a neat use of a common phrase.
2) Mediocre, though there have been worse.
3) Evocative, considering the setting of the episode. Interesting to see the titular, er, things turning up so early.
Royal premiere for Alice In Wonderland movie
(from BBC News)
It's been shot in 3D, so will it be screened in it? It amuses one to imagine the Queen having to don 3D specs.
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
TV
How I Met Your Mother
4x07 Not a Father's Day
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Survivors [2008]
2x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
4x07 Not a Father's Day
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Survivors [2008]
2x02 Episode 2
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Articles
The Oscar Nominations Are Announced! by Chris Hewitt
(from Empire)
Today was, of course, Oscar nominations day. It's been covered pretty widely, naturally, but here's some of Empire's thoughts, plus the full list of nominees.
(from Empire)
Today was, of course, Oscar nominations day. It's been covered pretty widely, naturally, but here's some of Empire's thoughts, plus the full list of nominees.
Monday, 1 February 2010
TV
How I Met Your Mother
4x06 Happily Ever After
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Mad Men
3x01 Out of Town
3x02 Love Among the Ruins
Great opening to the third season. Having a time-leap, but not one as thoroughly radical as season two's, works excellently (whereas season two's was a bit much), while the writing shows all its usual subtly and style -- not everything makes sense yet, but it surely will before the season's out.
[Watch Out of Town and Love Among the Ruins again in HD on iPlayer.]
4x06 Happily Ever After
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Mad Men
3x01 Out of Town
3x02 Love Among the Ruins
Great opening to the third season. Having a time-leap, but not one as thoroughly radical as season two's, works excellently (whereas season two's was a bit much), while the writing shows all its usual subtly and style -- not everything makes sense yet, but it surely will before the season's out.
[Watch Out of Town and Love Among the Ruins again in HD on iPlayer.]
Articles
Sky runs world-first live 3D TV sport by Andrew Laughlin
(from Digital Spy)
A report on how the above went; or, rather, initial impressions from the journalist, because no public survey data is back yet. Suffice to say, football doesn't look that different in 3D -- but "other stuff might, honest" seems to be Sky's line.
Transformers leads Razzies worst films contest
(from BBC News)
Pleasing to see lots of noms for Twirubbish: New Tosh (or, y'know, whatever it's called), though they seem to have forgotten Avatar in the screenplay category.
(from Digital Spy)
A report on how the above went; or, rather, initial impressions from the journalist, because no public survey data is back yet. Suffice to say, football doesn't look that different in 3D -- but "other stuff might, honest" seems to be Sky's line.
Transformers leads Razzies worst films contest
(from BBC News)
Pleasing to see lots of noms for Twirubbish: New Tosh (or, y'know, whatever it's called), though they seem to have forgotten Avatar in the screenplay category.
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