Richard Osman's House of Games
5x53 Week 11: Wednesday
5x54 Week 11: Thursday
5x55 Week 11: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 5 January 2022
Tuesday, 4 January 2022
TV
The Great British Bake Off
12x10 The Final [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x52 Week 11: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
12x10 The Final [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x52 Week 11: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Shetland
6x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 3 January 2022
TV
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x50 Week 10: Friday
5x51 Week 11: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x50 Week 10: Friday
5x51 Week 11: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 2 January 2022
TV
Agatha Raisin
4x01 Kissing Christmas Goodbye [Christmas special]
The Great British Bake Off
12x09 Pâtisserie Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x48 Week 10: Wednesday
5x49 Week 10: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
4x01 Kissing Christmas Goodbye [Christmas special]
The Great British Bake Off
12x09 Pâtisserie Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x48 Week 10: Wednesday
5x49 Week 10: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
It's the last Collection Count of the year! No, not of 2022 — I know it's already January 2nd, but I didn't get anything new this year (yet), so this is really the last count for 2021. (Also, it was meant to be posted yesterday, but sorting out all the numbers took time.)
The big addition this week is Severin's box set of folk horror, All the Haunts Be Ours, which across 12 discs (plus 3 CDs) contains a whopping 22 films and 14 shorts (not to mention all the other special features). There's also Fim Detective's The Sherlock Holmes Vault, containing four films from the 1930s plus a bunch of shorts. Together, they represent some significant increases for the final update of the year.
Also this week, as well as the usual stats, it's time for a monthly running time update. Plus, as I said, it's the annual wrapup, so we can also see how things have increased since 2020's final count.
Number of titles in collection: 2,750 [up 3 this week; up 240 in 2021]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change this week; down 26 in 2021]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,695 [up 3 this week; up 266 in 2021]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 141 [up 1 this week; up 48 in 2021]
Ending the year on a nice rounded number of 2,750 titles? I like it. But that increase... Last year's title increase was 234, which I described as "mad" because the previous high was 154 — and now there's a new high! Oh dear. Moving on...
Number of discs in collection: 6,905 [up 18 this week; up 459 in 2021]
Number of films: 3,264 [up 27 this week; up 363 in 2021]
Number of additional cuts: 247 [up 1 this week; up 44 in 2021]
Number of TV episodes: 9,226 [up 1 this week; up 244 in 2021]
Number of short films: 930 [up 21 this week; up 119 in 2021]
459 discs in one year?! Bloody hell! But last year it was over 500, so... As for 244 episodes of TV, that's a new low, down from last year's then-new low of 289. I think it's partly me buying less TV, but also less TV making it to disc nowadays (whither a Blu-ray box set of The Americans, hmm?), not to mention a lot of the 'best' TV having shorter seasons.
Total running time of collection (approx.):
497 days, 5 hours, and 20 minutes.
(Up 6 days, 13 hours, and 12 minutes from last month.)
(Up 30 days, 14 hours, and 48 minutes from last year.)
That's a massive increase for just one month (all those many-film box sets, I guess), but last year's annual increase was larger (over 32 days). Still, the average is around 23 days, so 2021 was no shirk. Last year I said "I do hope I manage to calm it down again next year" and, well, I guess I did... but not much, eh? Maybe next year...
And that begins next week, when I'll definitely have more stuff to add. There's no stopping me! See you then, faithful reader.
It's the last Collection Count of the year! No, not of 2022 — I know it's already January 2nd, but I didn't get anything new this year (yet), so this is really the last count for 2021. (Also, it was meant to be posted yesterday, but sorting out all the numbers took time.)
The big addition this week is Severin's box set of folk horror, All the Haunts Be Ours, which across 12 discs (plus 3 CDs) contains a whopping 22 films and 14 shorts (not to mention all the other special features). There's also Fim Detective's The Sherlock Holmes Vault, containing four films from the 1930s plus a bunch of shorts. Together, they represent some significant increases for the final update of the year.
Also this week, as well as the usual stats, it's time for a monthly running time update. Plus, as I said, it's the annual wrapup, so we can also see how things have increased since 2020's final count.
Number of titles in collection: 2,750 [up 3 this week; up 240 in 2021]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change this week; down 26 in 2021]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,695 [up 3 this week; up 266 in 2021]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 141 [up 1 this week; up 48 in 2021]
Ending the year on a nice rounded number of 2,750 titles? I like it. But that increase... Last year's title increase was 234, which I described as "mad" because the previous high was 154 — and now there's a new high! Oh dear. Moving on...
Number of discs in collection: 6,905 [up 18 this week; up 459 in 2021]
Number of films: 3,264 [up 27 this week; up 363 in 2021]
Number of additional cuts: 247 [up 1 this week; up 44 in 2021]
Number of TV episodes: 9,226 [up 1 this week; up 244 in 2021]
Number of short films: 930 [up 21 this week; up 119 in 2021]
459 discs in one year?! Bloody hell! But last year it was over 500, so... As for 244 episodes of TV, that's a new low, down from last year's then-new low of 289. I think it's partly me buying less TV, but also less TV making it to disc nowadays (whither a Blu-ray box set of The Americans, hmm?), not to mention a lot of the 'best' TV having shorter seasons.
Total running time of collection (approx.):
497 days, 5 hours, and 20 minutes.
(Up 6 days, 13 hours, and 12 minutes from last month.)
(Up 30 days, 14 hours, and 48 minutes from last year.)
That's a massive increase for just one month (all those many-film box sets, I guess), but last year's annual increase was larger (over 32 days). Still, the average is around 23 days, so 2021 was no shirk. Last year I said "I do hope I manage to calm it down again next year" and, well, I guess I did... but not much, eh? Maybe next year...
And that begins next week, when I'll definitely have more stuff to add. There's no stopping me! See you then, faithful reader.
this week on 100 Films
No reviews on 100 Films in a Year this week, but my look back at 2021 is underway...
2021: The Full List
My Most-Read Posts of 2021
There was also the December monthly review, which obviously has a year-end-y aspect to it...
And tomorrow on 100 Films, a new era begins...
2021: The Full List
As revealed in my December review, 2021 finished on a tally of 207 new films — my third highest ever. They’re all listed below, in alphabetical orderRead more here.
My Most-Read Posts of 2021
2021 was a relatively quiet year for me, review-wise — I made just 55 posts, vs. over 120 in each of 2019 and 2020, and over 200 in 2018 and 2017. Nonetheless, that’s still enough from which to draw a Top 5, right?Read more here.
There was also the December monthly review, which obviously has a year-end-y aspect to it...
And tomorrow on 100 Films, a new era begins...
Saturday, 1 January 2022
TV
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2021
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Big New Years & Years Eve Party
Part 2 (of 2)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who
39x07 Eve of the Daleks [New Year's Day special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Happy New Year Live!
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x46 Week 10: Monday
5x47 Week 10: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Big New Years & Years Eve Party
Part 2 (of 2)
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Doctor Who
39x07 Eve of the Daleks [New Year's Day special]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Happy New Year Live!
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x46 Week 10: Monday
5x47 Week 10: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Friday, 31 December 2021
Films
23 Walks (2020)
[#207 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
A Study in Scarlet (1933)
[#206 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
That's it for another year of 100 Films. The last year? Well, we'll see...
[#207 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
A Study in Scarlet (1933)
[#206 in 100 Films in a Year 2021]
That's it for another year of 100 Films. The last year? Well, we'll see...
Thursday, 30 December 2021
TV
Death in Paradise
11x00 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
12x08 Free-From Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x08 Episode 8
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x44 Week 9: Thursday
5x45 Week 9: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
11x00 Christmas Special
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
The Great British Bake Off
12x08 Free-From Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x08 Episode 8
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x44 Week 9: Thursday
5x45 Week 9: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Wednesday, 29 December 2021
TV
Blankety Blank
1x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x06 Part of the Family [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x40 Week 8: Friday
5x41 Week 9: Monday
5x42 Week 9: Tuesday
5x43 Week 9: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x06 Part of the Family [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x40 Week 8: Friday
5x41 Week 9: Monday
5x42 Week 9: Tuesday
5x43 Week 9: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 28 December 2021
TV
Anything Goes
I suppose I could count this as a film, as it was screened in cinemas, but it does feel like a filmed stage production (cf. One Man, Two Guvnors, Hamilton). Whatever you count it as, it's really good fun.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x37 Week 8: Tuesday
5x38 Week 8: Wednesday
5x39 Week 8: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
I suppose I could count this as a film, as it was screened in cinemas, but it does feel like a filmed stage production (cf. One Man, Two Guvnors, Hamilton). Whatever you count it as, it's really good fun.
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x37 Week 8: Tuesday
5x38 Week 8: Wednesday
5x39 Week 8: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 27 December 2021
TV
The Great British Bake Off
12x07 Caramel Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
12x07 Caramel Week
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
8x07 Episode 7
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Sunday, 26 December 2021
TV
Blankety Blank
1x10 Christmas Special [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x05 Something to Share?
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Michael Ball & Alfie Boe: Back Together
[Watch it (again) on My5.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x07 Episode 7 [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x35 Week 7: Friday
5x36 Week 8: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
1x10 Christmas Special [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Ghosts
3x05 Something to Share?
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Michael Ball & Alfie Boe: Back Together
[Watch it (again) on My5.]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x07 Episode 7 [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
5x35 Week 7: Friday
5x36 Week 8: Monday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A bunch of new box sets turned up this week, just befoe Christmas... and their impact was completely wiped out by two of them being partial upgrades. One was Cartoon Saloon's Irish Folklore Trilogy, replacing my copy of the only one of trilogy I owned (Song of the Sea). Another was the latest classic Doctor Who Blu-ray release, which this time replaced three DVDs (and maybe another Blu-ray, Shada, although as there are some special feature differences, I'm hanging on to that for now). Take all that into account and the net increase in titles was... zero. Of course, evidence of the new arrivals exists elsewhere. For example, another was Arrow's Shawscope: Volume One box set, which alone added 12 films to that tally.
But then Christmas came, and with it a couple of Blu-rays as pressies, and so things ended up like this...
Number of titles in collection: 2,747 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,692 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 140 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,887 [up 19]
Number of films: 3,237 [up 17]
Number of additional cuts: 246 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,225 [up 38]
Number of short films: 909 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
A bunch of new box sets turned up this week, just befoe Christmas... and their impact was completely wiped out by two of them being partial upgrades. One was Cartoon Saloon's Irish Folklore Trilogy, replacing my copy of the only one of trilogy I owned (Song of the Sea). Another was the latest classic Doctor Who Blu-ray release, which this time replaced three DVDs (and maybe another Blu-ray, Shada, although as there are some special feature differences, I'm hanging on to that for now). Take all that into account and the net increase in titles was... zero. Of course, evidence of the new arrivals exists elsewhere. For example, another was Arrow's Shawscope: Volume One box set, which alone added 12 films to that tally.
But then Christmas came, and with it a couple of Blu-rays as pressies, and so things ended up like this...
Number of titles in collection: 2,747 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [down 3]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,692 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 140 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 6,887 [up 19]
Number of films: 3,237 [up 17]
Number of additional cuts: 246 [up 3]
Number of TV episodes: 9,225 [up 38]
Number of short films: 909 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
this week on 100 Films
Just a brief one from 100 Films in a Year this week...
Merry Christmas from 100 Films in a Year
Big changes are coming soon...
Merry Christmas from 100 Films in a Year
this is — officially speaking — 100 Films in a Year’s last Christmas. I’ve been stuffing it with more Christmas films than I usually watch, but, ironically, not Last Christmas. Maybe tomorrow. (Maybe not, too.)Read more here.
Big changes are coming soon...
Saturday, 25 December 2021
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
29x08 Christmas Special
Old Jack's Boat
2x00 The Christmas Quest
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
9x11 at Christmas
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Pointless Celebrities
14x17 Christmas Special 2021
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
29x08 Christmas Special
Old Jack's Boat
2x00 The Christmas Quest
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
9x11 at Christmas
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Pointless Celebrities
14x17 Christmas Special 2021
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
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