Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
2x05 Episode 5
The Good Life
2x04 The Day Peace Broke Out
The Matt Lucas Awards
2x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Starlings
1x07 Episode Seven
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
TV
Arrow
1x15 Dodger
Heading Out
1x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
The Hour
2x05 Episode 5
The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins
6x01 (23/3/13 edition)
A National Lottery game show that's lasted six series! I believe, statistically, they've done well if they get a second, so that's testament to how simply addictive and play-along-at-home-able this format is.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x15 Dodger
Heading Out
1x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
The Hour
2x05 Episode 5
The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins
6x01 (23/3/13 edition)
A National Lottery game show that's lasted six series! I believe, statistically, they've done well if they get a second, so that's testament to how simply addictive and play-along-at-home-able this format is.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 25 March 2013
TV
Anna & Katy
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Broadchurch
Part 3 (of 8)
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Pointless Celebrities
4x02 Doctor Who Special
I only got four the answers on the Torchwood question, despite the fact I used to love that sketch show. Which goes to show how good Driftwood was as a sketch, I guess.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Xcalibur
1x01 The Sword of Justice
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Broadchurch
Part 3 (of 8)
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Pointless Celebrities
4x02 Doctor Who Special
I only got four the answers on the Torchwood question, despite the fact I used to love that sketch show. Which goes to show how good Driftwood was as a sketch, I guess.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Xcalibur
1x01 The Sword of Justice
Sunday, 24 March 2013
TV
The Lady Vanishes (2013)
I've never seen Hitchcock's film and I've managed to go this long without finding out the solution. Which I guess is blown now. Rather curious to see how this material was handled in the '30s though.
The Mentalist
5x14 Red in Tooth and Claw
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
I've never seen Hitchcock's film and I've managed to go this long without finding out the solution. Which I guess is blown now. Rather curious to see how this material was handled in the '30s though.
The Mentalist
5x14 Red in Tooth and Claw
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Films
Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness (2012)
[#33 in 100 Films in a Year 2013]
The Italian Job (2003)
[#34 in 100 Films in a Year 2013]
[#33 in 100 Films in a Year 2013]
The Italian Job (2003)
[#34 in 100 Films in a Year 2013]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Apologies for this week's delayed post. I'm sure you were all terribly cut up about it.
While there's only one new DVD to count, there is at least the monthly running time update, so stick around for that.
Number of titles in collection: 1,545 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,158 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 387 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 3,871 [up 1]
Number of films in collection: 1,663 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 5,738 [up 1]
Number of short films in collection: 377 [no change]
And the monthly running time update tells us that...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
279 days, 4 hours, and 13 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 5 hours, and 46 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Apologies for this week's delayed post. I'm sure you were all terribly cut up about it.
While there's only one new DVD to count, there is at least the monthly running time update, so stick around for that.
Number of titles in collection: 1,545 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,158 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 387 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 3,871 [up 1]
Number of films in collection: 1,663 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 5,738 [up 1]
Number of short films in collection: 377 [no change]
And the monthly running time update tells us that...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
279 days, 4 hours, and 13 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 5 hours, and 46 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
this week on 100 Films
Three new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Read more here.
Meet the Parents (2000)
Read more here.
The Raven (2012)
Read more here.
No old reviews new to the new blog this week, so see you next Sunday.
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
I watched the film in two halves, and while the first almost bored me (to be blunt, I fell asleep halfway through; though it wasn’t wholly the film’s fault), the second was more entertaining. The first is episodic, a series of near-disconnected sequences telling Conan’s life story. Towards the middle, the last few of these coalesce into a series of events that drive the film into a proper narrative
Read more here.
Meet the Parents (2000)
Some may find it too cruel, but there’s a requisite soppy ending… though I can’t be alone wishing Stiller abandoned Polo and her awkward family.
Read more here.
The Raven (2012)
Dark and gruesome with the killer having a clear line to follow in his murders? Wannabe Se7en, see. Unfortunately, it doesn’t follow up on that notion too well. Screenwriters Hannah Shakespeare and Ben Livingston don’t seem to know what to do with Poe’s tales, so there’s no rhyme nor reason to the killings
Read more here.
No old reviews new to the new blog this week, so see you next Sunday.
Saturday, 23 March 2013
TV
Pointless Celebrities
3x03 (3/11/12 edition)
There was a Doctor Who special on tonight. It wasn't up on iPlayer quickly enough, so instead I get... a soap star special. Wow.
3x03 (3/11/12 edition)
There was a Doctor Who special on tonight. It wasn't up on iPlayer quickly enough, so instead I get... a soap star special. Wow.
Friday, 22 March 2013
TV
The Good Life
2x03 Mr Fix-It
The Graham Norton Show
11x06 (18/5/12 edition)
Now that Graham's off on a break, it's time to catch up on the big pile of old episodes I have downloaded. This one, as you can see, is from last May... so nearly a year ago now. 11 more to go (plus the rest of his Comic Relief one).
2x03 Mr Fix-It
The Graham Norton Show
11x06 (18/5/12 edition)
Now that Graham's off on a break, it's time to catch up on the big pile of old episodes I have downloaded. This one, as you can see, is from last May... so nearly a year ago now. 11 more to go (plus the rest of his Comic Relief one).
Thursday, 21 March 2013
TV
The Hour
2x04 Episode 4
How I Met Your Mother
8x08 Twelve Horny Women
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
The Matt Lucas Awards
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Pointless
6x45 (15/5/12 edition)
2x04 Episode 4
How I Met Your Mother
8x08 Twelve Horny Women
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
The Matt Lucas Awards
2x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Pointless
6x45 (15/5/12 edition)
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
TV
Elementary
1x18 Deja Vu All Over Again
Heading Out
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
The Hour
2x03 Episode 3
1x18 Deja Vu All Over Again
Heading Out
1x03 Episode 3
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
The Hour
2x03 Episode 3
Podcasts
Nerd Poker: Dungeons and Dragons with Brian Posehn & Friends
Episode 1 Let the Game Begin!
I don't normally do podcasts, but this was recommended (by a couple of tweets) and sounded interesting. And it was indeed good fun. If you've ever been curious about the world of playing D&D, this is definitely something to check out: it's mostly newbie friendly (designed as such) and is frequently funny and entertaining rather than dry and po-faced. There's a fair chance it'll make you want to have a go.
If you want to find the podcast on iTunes, it's here.
Episode 1 Let the Game Begin!
I don't normally do podcasts, but this was recommended (by a couple of tweets) and sounded interesting. And it was indeed good fun. If you've ever been curious about the world of playing D&D, this is definitely something to check out: it's mostly newbie friendly (designed as such) and is frequently funny and entertaining rather than dry and po-faced. There's a fair chance it'll make you want to have a go.
If you want to find the podcast on iTunes, it's here.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)