Arrow
2x16 Suicide Squad
Shetland
2x06 Blue Lightning Part 2 [season finale]
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
TV
The Guess List
1x01 Episode 1
It's basically just Blankety Blank with a twist, but it works, so why not?
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Shetland
2x05 Blue Lightning Part 1
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
1x01 Episode 1
It's basically just Blankety Blank with a twist, but it works, so why not?
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Shetland
2x05 Blue Lightning Part 1
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Monday, 14 April 2014
TV
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1x01 Meet Rin Tin Tin
1x03 Rin Tin Tin in the Flaming Forest
On DVD, 'remastered' into colour with new music and (some) dialogue. It seems less than half of the episodes have been 'restored' in this way, and these are the first two. (Not that I'm likely to end up watching many/any more, but I thought I'd point this out anyway.)
1x01 Meet Rin Tin Tin
1x03 Rin Tin Tin in the Flaming Forest
On DVD, 'remastered' into colour with new music and (some) dialogue. It seems less than half of the episodes have been 'restored' in this way, and these are the first two. (Not that I'm likely to end up watching many/any more, but I thought I'd point this out anyway.)
Sunday, 13 April 2014
TV
Castle
3x16 Setup
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
1x06 Episode 6
Friends
9x19 The One with Rachel's Dream [5th or so watch]
Even at this stage, I remember some episodes better than others. This is one I recall well.
Have I Got News For You
47x01 (4/4/2014 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
3x16 Setup
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
1x06 Episode 6
Friends
9x19 The One with Rachel's Dream [5th or so watch]
Even at this stage, I remember some episodes better than others. This is one I recall well.
Have I Got News For You
47x01 (4/4/2014 edition; extended repeat)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Films
Alter Egos (2012)
[#30 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
[#31 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
[#30 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
[#31 in 100 Films in a Year 2014]
this week on 100 Films
Three new reviews were published to 100 Films in a Year this week, and they were...
The Box (2009)
Chicken Little (2005)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
And new to the new blog...
Kinky Boots (2005)
More next Sunday.
The Box (2009)
I believe the short story is all of six pages long — not exactly feature-length. Kelly has bulked it up by expanding the characters, who are now based on his parents to an almost freakish degree, and a massive back-end extension (the short story accounts for 30 to 40 minutes of the two-hour film) that heads deep into the same “what the…?” territory that he mined in his previous directorial efforts.Read more here.
Chicken Little (2005)
The director of Disney's woeful The Emperor's New Groove re-tells the well-known centuries-old folk take about a chicken who became a middle school baseball champ before foiling an alien invasion.Read more here.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
If the first instalment was indulgent in setting up the adventure we were about to embark on, this middle part is restless to the point of distraction. It buffets us from action sequence to action sequence with barely a chance to catch our breath. Rather than making time fly, however, this has the unfortunate side effect of making everything feel much longer than it actually is.Read more here.
And new to the new blog...
Kinky Boots (2005)
If nothing else it’s worth seeing for Chiwetel Ejiofor (who you may recognise from films such as Serenity, Inside Man and Children of Men [and this year Oscar nominated for 12 Years a Slave]) as a drag queen.Read more here.
More next Sunday.
Saturday, 12 April 2014
TV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x13 The Bet
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
How I Met Your Mother
9x10 Mom and Dad
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Person of Interest
2x15 Booked Solid
1x13 The Bet
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
How I Met Your Mother
9x10 Mom and Dad
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Person of Interest
2x15 Booked Solid
DVD Extras
Special Features on The Sweeney
I didn't watch everything the disc had to offer, but interesting short featurettes on the Top Gear-assisted climactic car chase (shot in just two days!) and the Trafalgar Square shoot-out (shot in just six hours!)
I didn't watch everything the disc had to offer, but interesting short featurettes on the Top Gear-assisted climactic car chase (shot in just two days!) and the Trafalgar Square shoot-out (shot in just six hours!)
Comics
Anne Bonnie #1 by Tim Yates
I quite enjoyed that. A bit like anime-like -- or, rather, like those Western kids' TV series that are anime-inspired (e.g. Avatar: The Last Airbender), but promising nonetheless. We'll see how it goes. #2 is out in June.
I quite enjoyed that. A bit like anime-like -- or, rather, like those Western kids' TV series that are anime-inspired (e.g. Avatar: The Last Airbender), but promising nonetheless. We'll see how it goes. #2 is out in June.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Absolutely no changes this week. Not expecting any next week either, but at least that's the running time update.
Number of titles in collection: 1,664 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 465 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 4,156 [no change]
Number of films in collection: 1,790 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Absolutely no changes this week. Not expecting any next week either, but at least that's the running time update.
Number of titles in collection: 1,664 [no change]
Of which DVDs: 1,199 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 465 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 4,156 [no change]
Number of films in collection: 1,790 [no change]
Number of TV episodes in collection: 6,126 [no change]
Number of short films in collection: 409 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 11 April 2014
TV
Elementary
2x18 The Hound of the Cancer Cells
Bit of a waste of that title-reference.
Friends
9x18 The One with the Lottery [5th or so watch]
The Graham Norton Show
15x01 (4/4/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
2x18 The Hound of the Cancer Cells
Bit of a waste of that title-reference.
Friends
9x18 The One with the Lottery [5th or so watch]
The Graham Norton Show
15x01 (4/4/14 edition)
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 10 April 2014
TV
Dave Gorman: Modern Life is Goodish
1x05 I Like Eggs
I didn't think I liked Dave Gorman, but I caught this episode by accident and really liked it. So that's nice. Obviously I don't know if other episodes are up to the same standard, but his deconstruction of ridiculous advertising practices in this one was bang-on and very amusing.
[Watch it (again) on Dave On Demand.]
Friends
9x16 The One with the Boob Job [5th or so watch]
9x17 The One with the Memorial Service [5th or so watch]
The Mentalist
6x15 White as the Driven Snow
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
1x05 I Like Eggs
I didn't think I liked Dave Gorman, but I caught this episode by accident and really liked it. So that's nice. Obviously I don't know if other episodes are up to the same standard, but his deconstruction of ridiculous advertising practices in this one was bang-on and very amusing.
[Watch it (again) on Dave On Demand.]
Friends
9x16 The One with the Boob Job [5th or so watch]
9x17 The One with the Memorial Service [5th or so watch]
The Mentalist
6x15 White as the Driven Snow
[Watch it (again) on Demand 5.]
Audio Drama
Doctor Who [Big Finish]
19x03 Minuet in Hell Part Three
I'm beginning to wonder if this is meant to be a comedy... but it's not funny enough for that, and does seem to be taking itself seriously most of the time. Weirdly, there are some potentially good ideas in there, but none of them are explored; it's just a laughable run-around.
19x03 Minuet in Hell Part Three
I'm beginning to wonder if this is meant to be a comedy... but it's not funny enough for that, and does seem to be taking itself seriously most of the time. Weirdly, there are some potentially good ideas in there, but none of them are explored; it's just a laughable run-around.
Comics
Wolverine #3-4 by Chris Claremont & Frank Miller
I wonder how much this actually inspired the movie, and how much it's just coincidence that some bits are kind of alike.
I wonder how much this actually inspired the movie, and how much it's just coincidence that some bits are kind of alike.
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
TV
Arrow
2x15 The Promise
Friends
9x15 The One with the Mugging [5th or so watch]
There seem to be an exceptionally high number of Famous Guest Stars in this season. I guess they knew the end was in sight.
How I Met Your Mother
9x09 Platonish
It's episodes like this that prove why people shouldn't've been so surprised when it all ended how it did. (Yeah, E4 are months away from getting there, but I accidentally found out what happens anyway.)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
The Trip to Italy
Part 1 Il Cenobio dei Dogi, Camogli
I didn't bother with the first series of The Trip (way back in 2010 now) because I wasn't sure I could take three hours of Steve Coogan. Some good reviews tempted me in for this sequel, though, and I found it to be quite enjoyable. Mainly thanks to Rob Brydon, but Coogan wasn't so bad.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
2x15 The Promise
Friends
9x15 The One with the Mugging [5th or so watch]
There seem to be an exceptionally high number of Famous Guest Stars in this season. I guess they knew the end was in sight.
How I Met Your Mother
9x09 Platonish
It's episodes like this that prove why people shouldn't've been so surprised when it all ended how it did. (Yeah, E4 are months away from getting there, but I accidentally found out what happens anyway.)
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
The Trip to Italy
Part 1 Il Cenobio dei Dogi, Camogli
I didn't bother with the first series of The Trip (way back in 2010 now) because I wasn't sure I could take three hours of Steve Coogan. Some good reviews tempted me in for this sequel, though, and I found it to be quite enjoyable. Mainly thanks to Rob Brydon, but Coogan wasn't so bad.
[Watch it (again) in HD on iPlayer.]
Comics
Wolverine #1-2 by Chris Claremont & Frank Miller
No, not the Wolverine #1&2 I read recently; nor the Wolverine #1&2 that have been published since then; but, in fact, the first ever Wolverine #1&2 from 1982, aka Wolverine vol.1 1&2 -- half of the story that (loosely) inspired last summer's Wolverine movie, The Wolverine.
Much like its titular character (that'd be Wolverine), its reputation precedes it. Fortunately, it is very good.
No, not the Wolverine #1&2 I read recently; nor the Wolverine #1&2 that have been published since then; but, in fact, the first ever Wolverine #1&2 from 1982, aka Wolverine vol.1 1&2 -- half of the story that (loosely) inspired last summer's Wolverine movie, The Wolverine.
Much like its titular character (that'd be Wolverine), its reputation precedes it. Fortunately, it is very good.
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
TV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1x12 Pontiac Bandit
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Friends
9x14 The One with the Blind Dates [5th or so watch]
Law & Order: UK
8x04 Pride
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
1x12 Pontiac Bandit
[Watch it (again) on 4oD.]
Friends
9x14 The One with the Blind Dates [5th or so watch]
Law & Order: UK
8x04 Pride
[Watch it (again) on ITV Player.]
Monday, 7 April 2014
TV
Friends
9x12 The One with Phoebe's Rats [5th or so watch]
9x13 The One Where Monica Sings [5th or so watch]
Killer Magic
1x00 Pilot
I swear they used clips from other episodes in the opening montage, but this is a pilot with a six-episode series set to follow later in the year. Which makes me happy because it was really rather good.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Silk
3x06 Episode 6 [series finale]
A lot of people seemed to think this was clearly a season finale that someone thought they could get away with leaving as the last-ever episode. Personally, I thought it rounded quite a lot off, just not in a very cheery way -- essentially, all the bad guys won and our heroes lost. Perhaps writer-creator Peter Moffat was making a point about the justice system?
9x12 The One with Phoebe's Rats [5th or so watch]
9x13 The One Where Monica Sings [5th or so watch]
Killer Magic
1x00 Pilot
I swear they used clips from other episodes in the opening montage, but this is a pilot with a six-episode series set to follow later in the year. Which makes me happy because it was really rather good.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Silk
3x06 Episode 6 [series finale]
A lot of people seemed to think this was clearly a season finale that someone thought they could get away with leaving as the last-ever episode. Personally, I thought it rounded quite a lot off, just not in a very cheery way -- essentially, all the bad guys won and our heroes lost. Perhaps writer-creator Peter Moffat was making a point about the justice system?
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