Celebrity Mastermind
2013-14 Episode 9 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Elementary
2x11 Internal Audit
Friends
7x10 The One with the Holiday Armadillo [5th or so watch]
Veronica Mars
3x09 Spit & Eggs
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Monday, 13 January 2014
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2013-14 Episode 10 (of 10)
Accidentally skipped episode 9. Oops. But then, according to the BBC Programmes page, this isn't on until Friday, whereas it was available on Virgin Media's iPlayer. Perhaps it wasn't my fault, then.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x08 The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs [5th or so watch]
7x09 The One with All the Candy [5th or so watch]
aka The One with the 50 States Game and The One Where Rachel Writes a Silly Version of Tag's Personnel Assessment That He Nonetheless Sends to Human Resources.
Veronica Mars
3x08 Lord of the π's
2013-14 Episode 10 (of 10)
Accidentally skipped episode 9. Oops. But then, according to the BBC Programmes page, this isn't on until Friday, whereas it was available on Virgin Media's iPlayer. Perhaps it wasn't my fault, then.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x08 The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs [5th or so watch]
7x09 The One with All the Candy [5th or so watch]
aka The One with the 50 States Game and The One Where Rachel Writes a Silly Version of Tag's Personnel Assessment That He Nonetheless Sends to Human Resources.
Veronica Mars
3x08 Lord of the π's
DVD Extras
No Time to Lose: The Making of Pelham 123
In several regards more interesting than the film itself, this half-hour making-of shows the extraordinary amount of research, planning, and complex filming that went into the production of what is, ultimately, quite a straightforward thriller. Waste of good effort? Maybe...
In several regards more interesting than the film itself, this half-hour making-of shows the extraordinary amount of research, planning, and complex filming that went into the production of what is, ultimately, quite a straightforward thriller. Waste of good effort? Maybe...
Articles
The Magnificent Forty-Seven
by Stephen Turnbull (from Manga)
A professor of Japanese Studies (and the film's historical advisor) on why 47 Ronin has been unfairly maligned by reviewers. "It must be a hard life being a film critic when you can’t just have fun!"
by Stephen Turnbull (from Manga)
A professor of Japanese Studies (and the film's historical advisor) on why 47 Ronin has been unfairly maligned by reviewers. "It must be a hard life being a film critic when you can’t just have fun!"
Sunday, 12 January 2014
TV
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
5x02 (10/1/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Sherlock
3x03 His Last Vow [season finale]
Well well well, that was neat: "ah, there's the cliffhanger... oh no, there's the cliffhanger... no, THERE'S the cliffhanger!"
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Veronica Mars
3x07 Of Vice and Men
5x02 (10/1/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Sherlock
3x03 His Last Vow [season finale]
Well well well, that was neat: "ah, there's the cliffhanger... oh no, there's the cliffhanger... no, THERE'S the cliffhanger!"
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Veronica Mars
3x07 Of Vice and Men
Fiction
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Volume I: Mr Norrell, Chapters 1-4
Been meaning to read this for years (I have a nice box set of the novel in its three volumes as individual paperbacks (apparently 'worth' over £450!) which is from 2005, so about 9 years to be precise), and the TV version that's on the way has inspired me to get started.
I'm only 61 pages into its 1,004-page length, but it's great so far -- enticing, intriguing, and surprisingly funny and witty, in a very dry way. The adaptation has a lot to live up to already, but if it can it will be very exciting.
Volume I: Mr Norrell, Chapters 1-4
Been meaning to read this for years (I have a nice box set of the novel in its three volumes as individual paperbacks (apparently 'worth' over £450!) which is from 2005, so about 9 years to be precise), and the TV version that's on the way has inspired me to get started.
I'm only 61 pages into its 1,004-page length, but it's great so far -- enticing, intriguing, and surprisingly funny and witty, in a very dry way. The adaptation has a lot to live up to already, but if it can it will be very exciting.
this week on 100 Films
Firstly, this week on 100 Films in a Year saw me announce a new year of What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?, my challenge-within-a-challenge to watch a film a month that I really should have seen by now.
You can learn about this year's selection here, including what the 12 films are, as well as the ridiculous process used to select them.
Otherwise, only archive reviews were (re-)published this week, but there were three of those...
Let the Right One In (2008)
Let Me In (2010)
Make/Remake: Let the Right Me In
More next Sunday.
You can learn about this year's selection here, including what the 12 films are, as well as the ridiculous process used to select them.
Otherwise, only archive reviews were (re-)published this week, but there were three of those...
Let the Right One In (2008)
Let the Right One In isn’t your typical vampire movie. If you’ve somehow managed to avoid hearing anything about it in that time, I encourage you to watch it before reading more — it’s hard to discuss any of it without spoiling at least some. Knowing it’s a vampire movie is too much, to be frank — it’d be grand to be able to see this completely cold.Read more here.
Let Me In (2010)
it’s so much the same that one’s thoughts naturally gravitate to the occasions where it does differ. This may be doing the film a disservice, but I’m tempted to say “serves them right” for remaking it so damn fast and making it so damn similar. Some have asserted that it’s the same film for those who can’t handle reading subtitles. It’s not that bad, but you can see where they’re coming from.Read more here.
Make/Remake: Let the Right Me In
The most recent example of this speedy-remake phenomenon is Swedish vampire drama Let the Right One In, remade by the recently-relaunched Hammer Films as Let Me In. Or, if you prefer, “re-adapted”, as they’re both based on a 2004 novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. A film of a Swedish novel produced by a British company set in America with a US cast & crew? Globalised indeed.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 11 January 2014
TV
Friends
7x07 The One with Ross's Library Book [5th or so watch]
Veronica Mars
3x06 Hi, Infidelity
The Voice UK
3x01 The Blind Auditions 1
I've never disliked The Voice, but I think this line-up of coaches has clicked much better than the old one. It certainly felt more fun to me, anyway.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
7x07 The One with Ross's Library Book [5th or so watch]
Veronica Mars
3x06 Hi, Infidelity
The Voice UK
3x01 The Blind Auditions 1
I've never disliked The Voice, but I think this line-up of coaches has clicked much better than the old one. It certainly felt more fun to me, anyway.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Fiction
The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
7 The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
This short story is said to be a key inspiration for tomorrow's final episode of Sherlock, for reasons beyond just the name of the villain. So I thought I'd read it.
You can read it, too, on Wikisource (and I'm sure other places, if you prefer).
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
8 His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes [the end]
This short story is also said to be a key inspiration for tomorrow's episode, for reasons beyond just the title. So I thought I'd read it too. It's harder to see what they'll have used from it, but that's half the fun.
And, of course, you can read a version of it on Wikisource (I happened to notice it's in American, as I'd wager Charles Augustus Milverton is as well).
7 The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
This short story is said to be a key inspiration for tomorrow's final episode of Sherlock, for reasons beyond just the name of the villain. So I thought I'd read it.
You can read it, too, on Wikisource (and I'm sure other places, if you prefer).
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
8 His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes [the end]
This short story is also said to be a key inspiration for tomorrow's episode, for reasons beyond just the title. So I thought I'd read it too. It's harder to see what they'll have used from it, but that's half the fun.
And, of course, you can read a version of it on Wikisource (I happened to notice it's in American, as I'd wager Charles Augustus Milverton is as well).
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
This week, a few post-Christmas treats -- i.e. things I wanted and didn't get, or sale bargains. Coming soon (i.e. in the next week or two): 2014 new releases.
That's "new releases for the year 2014", not "I've ordered 2,014 new releases".
Number of titles in collection: 1,648 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,198 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 450 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 4,124 [up 4]
Number of films in collection: 1,776 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,098 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 406 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
This week, a few post-Christmas treats -- i.e. things I wanted and didn't get, or sale bargains. Coming soon (i.e. in the next week or two): 2014 new releases.
That's "new releases for the year 2014", not "I've ordered 2,014 new releases".
Number of titles in collection: 1,648 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,198 [up 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 450 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 4,124 [up 4]
Number of films in collection: 1,776 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,098 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 406 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 10 January 2014
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2013-14 Episode 8 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins
7x01 (4/1/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Veronica Mars
3x05 President Evil
2013-14 Episode 8 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins
7x01 (4/1/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Veronica Mars
3x05 President Evil
Articles
Steven Moffat on Sherlock movie: "How does it make it better?"
by Morgan Jeffery (from Digital Spy)
Veronica Mars Is on the Case in the First Poster Reveal
by Bryan Enk (from Yahoo! Movies)
Click to enlarge.
by Morgan Jeffery (from Digital Spy)
"The Doctor Who special we did, The Day of the Doctor, we put in the cinemas and on that weekend it came number two at the American box office," Moffat said.
"That's a TV programme - number two at the American box office for the weekend it came out, with limited distribution. That's television handing cinema its own arse!"
Veronica Mars Is on the Case in the First Poster Reveal
by Bryan Enk (from Yahoo! Movies)
Click to enlarge.
Thursday, 9 January 2014
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2013-14 Episode 7 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x06 The One with the Nap Partners [5th or so watch]
Veronica Mars
3x04 Charlie Don't Surf
2013-14 Episode 7 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x06 The One with the Nap Partners [5th or so watch]
Veronica Mars
3x04 Charlie Don't Surf
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2013-14 Episode 6 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Veronica Mars
3x03 Wichita Linebacker
Guest starring the Lone Ranger!
Yonderland
1x05 Closing the Portal
"I'm going to leave this world forever!" No you're not, there's three more episodes left. Why do shows do that?!
2013-14 Episode 6 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Veronica Mars
3x03 Wichita Linebacker
Guest starring the Lone Ranger!
Yonderland
1x05 Closing the Portal
"I'm going to leave this world forever!" No you're not, there's three more episodes left. Why do shows do that?!
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
TV
Celebrity Mastermind
2013-14 Episode 5 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x05 The One with the Engagement Picture [4th or so watch]
The Sarah Millican Slightly Longer Television Programme
3x07 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Veronica Mars
3x02 My Big Fat Greek Rush Week
2013-14 Episode 5 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x05 The One with the Engagement Picture [4th or so watch]
The Sarah Millican Slightly Longer Television Programme
3x07 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Veronica Mars
3x02 My Big Fat Greek Rush Week
Monday, 6 January 2014
TV
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
5x01 (3/1/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Celebrity Mastermind
2013-14 Episode 4 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x03 The One with Phoebe's Cookies [4th or so watch]
7x04 The One with Rachel's Assistant [4th or so watch]
Veronica Mars
3x01 Welcome Wagon
With the movie out in March, it seemed like it was time to crack on with the third (and final) season.
5x01 (3/1/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Celebrity Mastermind
2013-14 Episode 4 (of 10)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Friends
7x03 The One with Phoebe's Cookies [4th or so watch]
7x04 The One with Rachel's Assistant [4th or so watch]
Veronica Mars
3x01 Welcome Wagon
With the movie out in March, it seemed like it was time to crack on with the third (and final) season.
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