Friends
9x01 The One Where No One Proposes [5th or so watch]
How I Met Your Mother
9x08 The Lighthouse
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
The Last Leg
4x08 (21/3/14 edition) [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
The Mentalist
6x13 Black Helicopters
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friday, 28 March 2014
Thursday, 27 March 2014
TV
Arrow
2x13 Heir to the Demon
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x10 Thanksgiving
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Friends
8x23 The One Where Rachel Has a Baby Part 1 [5th or so watch]
8x24 The One Where Rachel Has a Baby Part 2 [season finale; 5th or so watch]
2x13 Heir to the Demon
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x10 Thanksgiving
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Friends
8x23 The One Where Rachel Has a Baby Part 1 [5th or so watch]
8x24 The One Where Rachel Has a Baby Part 2 [season finale; 5th or so watch]
Audio Drama
Doctor Who [Big Finish]
19x01 Minuet in Hell Part One
The fourth (and final) story in Big Finish's first 'season' of 8th Doctor adventures.
When BF started their Doctor Who stories, their stated aim was to re-create the style of classic Doctor Who in audio drama form, right down to the 25-minute episodes. Perfect for double CD, in many respects -- two episodes per disc making a standard-length Who story, hooray. Such constrictions went out the window right from the first release, of course: if you've got space on the CD for episodes up to around 40 minutes each, why force it down to 25? But by this release (which, as you can see, was only the 19th) it had gone so far out the window that Part One lasts just shy of 45 minutes -- a distinctly nuWho length (though the aforementioned revival was years away at this point).
Not a distinctly nuWho story, though. The deliberately oblique plot plods along, mired in implausible American accents and caricatures, before finally revealing itself to be somehow about a machine that can reprogram the human brain -- a bit of an unfortunate coincidence with which play I just listened to, that.
19x01 Minuet in Hell Part One
The fourth (and final) story in Big Finish's first 'season' of 8th Doctor adventures.
When BF started their Doctor Who stories, their stated aim was to re-create the style of classic Doctor Who in audio drama form, right down to the 25-minute episodes. Perfect for double CD, in many respects -- two episodes per disc making a standard-length Who story, hooray. Such constrictions went out the window right from the first release, of course: if you've got space on the CD for episodes up to around 40 minutes each, why force it down to 25? But by this release (which, as you can see, was only the 19th) it had gone so far out the window that Part One lasts just shy of 45 minutes -- a distinctly nuWho length (though the aforementioned revival was years away at this point).
Not a distinctly nuWho story, though. The deliberately oblique plot plods along, mired in implausible American accents and caricatures, before finally revealing itself to be somehow about a machine that can reprogram the human brain -- a bit of an unfortunate coincidence with which play I just listened to, that.
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
TV
Friends
8x22 The One Where Rachel is Late [5th or so watch]
Law & Order: UK
8x01 Flaw
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
8x22 The One Where Rachel is Late [5th or so watch]
Law & Order: UK
8x01 Flaw
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Audio Drama
Doctor Who [Big Finish]
34x04 Spare Parts Part Four
Cracking. They should've just done a straight adaptation of this on telly, to be frank.
34x04 Spare Parts Part Four
Cracking. They should've just done a straight adaptation of this on telly, to be frank.
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Monday, 24 March 2014
Sunday, 23 March 2014
Films
Chicken Little (2005)
[#16 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition) (2012/2013)
[#16a in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
I watched and reviewed the theatrical version of the first instalment of The Hobbit trilogy around this time last year. Now, with Part 2 about to debut on DVD/Blu-ray (and especially as I already have my copy), I thought I'd finally get round to this extended version before seeing what happens next. And I'll be reviewing it too, of course.
[#16 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition) (2012/2013)
[#16a in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
I watched and reviewed the theatrical version of the first instalment of The Hobbit trilogy around this time last year. Now, with Part 2 about to debut on DVD/Blu-ray (and especially as I already have my copy), I thought I'd finally get round to this extended version before seeing what happens next. And I'll be reviewing it too, of course.
this week on 100 Films
In an improvement on the last few weeks, one new review was published to 100 Films in a Year...
World War Z: Extended Action Cut (2013)
Hopefully, more next Sunday.
World War Z: Extended Action Cut (2013)
things turn from claustrophobic to post-apocalyptic. The storyline feels moderately fresh, showing us the global scope of such an outbreak, rather than how a global event impacts a small group of people... However, what’s new to the zombie genre isn’t necessarily new in any other respect, and by the time we get to Jerusalem and the characters are again being chased through crowded streets, it begins to feel a tad repetitive.Read more here.
Hopefully, more next Sunday.
Saturday, 22 March 2014
TV
Friends
8x20 The One with the Baby Shower [5th or so watch]
The Voice UK
3x12 The Quarter-Finals
3x13 The Quarter-Finals Results
[Watch the Quarter-Finals and the Results (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
8x20 The One with the Baby Shower [5th or so watch]
The Voice UK
3x12 The Quarter-Finals
3x13 The Quarter-Finals Results
[Watch the Quarter-Finals and the Results (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week
The second Hobbit film, The Desolation of Smaug, is out on DVD & Blu-ray on 7th April in the UK and 9th April in the US... but my copy turned up earlier this week (hehehe).
And that's it for additions this time... although there is the monthly running time update to keep things lively.
Number of titles in collection: 1,662 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,198 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 464 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 4,152 [up 3]
Number of films in collection: 1,787 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,118 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
Last but not least...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
297 days, 10 hours, and 3 minutes.
(Up 11 hours and 36 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
The second Hobbit film, The Desolation of Smaug, is out on DVD & Blu-ray on 7th April in the UK and 9th April in the US... but my copy turned up earlier this week (hehehe).
And that's it for additions this time... although there is the monthly running time update to keep things lively.
Number of titles in collection: 1,662 [up 1]
Of which DVDs: 1,198 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 464 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 4,152 [up 3]
Number of films in collection: 1,787 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,118 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
Last but not least...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
297 days, 10 hours, and 3 minutes.
(Up 11 hours and 36 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 21 March 2014
TV
Castle
3x13 Knockdown
Light fun Castle is back with... kind of a grim episode. Surely it would've been better to make this the last one before a break rather than the first one back, C5?
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friends
8x18 The One in Massapequa [5th or so watch]
8x19 The One with Joey's Interview [5th or so watch]
How I Met Your Mother
9x07 No Questions Asked
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
The Last Leg
4x07 (14/3/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
3x13 Knockdown
Light fun Castle is back with... kind of a grim episode. Surely it would've been better to make this the last one before a break rather than the first one back, C5?
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Friends
8x18 The One in Massapequa [5th or so watch]
8x19 The One with Joey's Interview [5th or so watch]
How I Met Your Mother
9x07 No Questions Asked
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
The Last Leg
4x07 (14/3/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Thursday, 20 March 2014
TV
Friends
8x17 The One with the Tea Leaves [5th or so watch]
The Mentalist
6x12 The Golden Hammer
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Only Connect
Sport Relief: Scribblers v Terriers
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
X-Men
1x11 Days of Future Past Part 1 [2nd watch]
1x12 Days of Future Past Part 2 [2nd watch]
See today's Comics.
8x17 The One with the Tea Leaves [5th or so watch]
The Mentalist
6x12 The Golden Hammer
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Only Connect
Sport Relief: Scribblers v Terriers
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
X-Men
1x11 Days of Future Past Part 1 [2nd watch]
1x12 Days of Future Past Part 2 [2nd watch]
See today's Comics.
Audio Drama
Doctor Who [Big Finish]
34x03 Spare Parts Part Three
Ooh, it gets good here -- finally really seeing what everyone's on about. And so much better than the TV version.
34x03 Spare Parts Part Three
Ooh, it gets good here -- finally really seeing what everyone's on about. And so much better than the TV version.
Comics
X-Men: Days of Future Past by Chris Claremont & John Byrne
The seminal two-part X-Men tale, just released in a lovely hardback edition with all of its sequels. It's the inspiration for the new film coming this summer, of course, so I thought I might do some kind of retrospective on 100 Films looking back at previous versions.
The seminal two-part X-Men tale, just released in a lovely hardback edition with all of its sequels. It's the inspiration for the new film coming this summer, of course, so I thought I might do some kind of retrospective on 100 Films looking back at previous versions.
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
TV
Friends
8x16 The One Where Joey Tells Rachel [5th or so watch]
Room 101
14x08 Episode 8 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Shetland
2x02 Raven Black Part 2
Well, I thought that was really good. Weird lack of trailer for the next story, though -- why put one after a cliffhanger but not after something that looks like it could be the end of the series if you didn't know better?!
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
8x16 The One Where Joey Tells Rachel [5th or so watch]
Room 101
14x08 Episode 8 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Shetland
2x02 Raven Black Part 2
Well, I thought that was really good. Weird lack of trailer for the next story, though -- why put one after a cliffhanger but not after something that looks like it could be the end of the series if you didn't know better?!
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
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