Mystery Science Theater 3000
13x01 Santo in the Treasure of Dracula Post-Premiere Q&A
So, although the new season of MST3K premiered two months ago, it also premiered tonight. What? Well, before it was a backer-exclusive preview of an unfinished cut of the episode; tonight was the 'real deal'. I didn't watch the whole thing again, but did tune in for the live chat / Q&A afterwards, which was fun.
Taskmaster
1x03 The Poet and the Egg
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Saturday, 7 May 2022
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Three new titles this week, including a BD-to-4K upgrade so exact (same number of discs, same number of cuts, etc) that it only shows on the UHD stat. It was one of Arrow's Dario Argento titles, which I've mostly been ignoring because I bought all of them on regular BD and, frankly, haven't watched any of them, so forking out the same money again just for the resolution boost, on films I don't actually know if I like, seemed daft.
But the last couple have actually started improving on the BD releases — this one was Deep Red, which adds a whole load of bonus features, as well as packaging more in line with the rest of the range. I couldn't resist. And next up, in a couple of months, is Tenebrae, which is a complete overhaul from the previous edition, so I'll definitely be buying that. Or I could actually watch my current copy and check I really want to...
Number of titles in collection: 2,822 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,767 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 169 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,040 [up 3]
Number of films: 3,367 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 258 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Three new titles this week, including a BD-to-4K upgrade so exact (same number of discs, same number of cuts, etc) that it only shows on the UHD stat. It was one of Arrow's Dario Argento titles, which I've mostly been ignoring because I bought all of them on regular BD and, frankly, haven't watched any of them, so forking out the same money again just for the resolution boost, on films I don't actually know if I like, seemed daft.
But the last couple have actually started improving on the BD releases — this one was Deep Red, which adds a whole load of bonus features, as well as packaging more in line with the rest of the range. I couldn't resist. And next up, in a couple of months, is Tenebrae, which is a complete overhaul from the previous edition, so I'll definitely be buying that. Or I could actually watch my current copy and check I really want to...
Number of titles in collection: 2,822 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,767 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 169 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,040 [up 3]
Number of films: 3,367 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 258 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 6 May 2022
Thursday, 5 May 2022
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
TV
Taskmaster
1x01 Melon Buffet
Thought it was about time (long overdue, even) that I found out what all the fuss was about. It was pretty good — very few things could live up to the hype Taskmaster has accrued down the years, so "pretty good" isn't a bad result. I'll certainly keep watching it (for 10 more days, at least, when it's apparently being removed from All 4).
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
1x01 Melon Buffet
Thought it was about time (long overdue, even) that I found out what all the fuss was about. It was pretty good — very few things could live up to the hype Taskmaster has accrued down the years, so "pretty good" isn't a bad result. I'll certainly keep watching it (for 10 more days, at least, when it's apparently being removed from All 4).
[Watch it (again) on All 4.]
Articles
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo: ‘I’ve never heard us described as an island of joy before!’
by Miranda Sawyer (from the Guardian)
For some reason, I've never really engaged with Kermode & Mayo's show or podcast (beyond watching the odd clip or reading some tweets or whatever). Not sure why. But now they're moving it to a new medium (this is an interview promoting that, FYI), so it seems as good a jumping on point as any. That said, I don't really listen to podcasts (just look at their history of being logged on this blog — few and far between), so we'll see how that goes.
by Miranda Sawyer (from the Guardian)
For some reason, I've never really engaged with Kermode & Mayo's show or podcast (beyond watching the odd clip or reading some tweets or whatever). Not sure why. But now they're moving it to a new medium (this is an interview promoting that, FYI), so it seems as good a jumping on point as any. That said, I don't really listen to podcasts (just look at their history of being logged on this blog — few and far between), so we'll see how that goes.
Tuesday, 3 May 2022
Games
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
And I'm done. Took almost exactly 6 hours in the end, over half of which was spent on the first "35%" — and that was the part of the game I remembered best, so was also the part I worked through the fastest and with the greatest ease. That said, it's also the part with more characters to just chat to and places to just explore, so I was hardly doing a speedrun. Nonetheless, I think those percentages are pretty darn inaccurate, however they're generated.
Anyway, that was a lot of fun. It's a great game — a classic for a reason. On to the sequel next, which I remember as being a much bigger game, so it'll be interesting to see how many hours that takes me.
And I'm done. Took almost exactly 6 hours in the end, over half of which was spent on the first "35%" — and that was the part of the game I remembered best, so was also the part I worked through the fastest and with the greatest ease. That said, it's also the part with more characters to just chat to and places to just explore, so I was hardly doing a speedrun. Nonetheless, I think those percentages are pretty darn inaccurate, however they're generated.
Anyway, that was a lot of fun. It's a great game — a classic for a reason. On to the sequel next, which I remember as being a much bigger game, so it'll be interesting to see how many hours that takes me.
Monday, 2 May 2022
Games
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Officially at 69% now, although I think I'm actually much nearer the end than that. We'll see.
Officially at 69% now, although I think I'm actually much nearer the end than that. We'll see.
this week on 100Films.co.uk
No new reviews this week, again, but it was a new month for 100Films.co.uk (er, as well as for everyone else). I've held this post back a day to get in both of the April-focused columns: the review of the month...
...and its failures...
More next Sunday, hopefully.
...and its failures...
More next Sunday, hopefully.
Sunday, 1 May 2022
TV
The 1% Club
1x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Scouting for Toys
1x05 Charlie Bears
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
Would I Lie To You?
15x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
1x01 Episode 1
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Scouting for Toys
1x05 Charlie Bears
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
Would I Lie To You?
15x09 Episode 9
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday, 30 April 2022
TV
Mystery Science Theater 3000
13x03 Beyond Atlantis
Scouting for Toys
1x03 Toy Theatres
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
13x03 Beyond Atlantis
Scouting for Toys
1x03 Toy Theatres
[Watch the series (again) on UKTV Play.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Two new titles this week, both new-ish releases, and, coincidentally, both containing three films — one is Eureka's set of three classic Universal monster movies; the other is Kino's 4K UHD release of In the Heat of the Night, which comes bundled with its two sequels on regular Blu-ray.
Also, this week it's time for the monthly running time update, so that's always fun.
Number of titles in collection: 2,820 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,765 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 168 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,037 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,365 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 258 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
505 days, 5 hours, and 12 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 21 hours, and 26 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Two new titles this week, both new-ish releases, and, coincidentally, both containing three films — one is Eureka's set of three classic Universal monster movies; the other is Kino's 4K UHD release of In the Heat of the Night, which comes bundled with its two sequels on regular Blu-ray.
Also, this week it's time for the monthly running time update, so that's always fun.
Number of titles in collection: 2,820 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,055 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,765 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 168 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,037 [up 4]
Number of films: 3,365 [up 6]
Number of additional cuts: 258 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,268 [no change]
Number of short films: 957 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
505 days, 5 hours, and 12 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 21 hours, and 26 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 29 April 2022
Audio Drama / Podcasts
Doctor Who: Redacted
1x02 Hysteria
This is released on Sundays but it's taking me 'til Fridays to get round to listening to them because... well, I'm not particularly enjoying it. Maybe it'll improve... but as I find most of the main characters quite irritating, that seems unlikely.
[Listen (again) on BBC Sounds.]
1x02 Hysteria
This is released on Sundays but it's taking me 'til Fridays to get round to listening to them because... well, I'm not particularly enjoying it. Maybe it'll improve... but as I find most of the main characters quite irritating, that seems unlikely.
[Listen (again) on BBC Sounds.]
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Games
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Completed Part One, on Mêlée Island. This section of the game dominates my memory of it, so it's kinda surprising to learn I'm only 35% of the way through. I've found it easy, too, because I remember all of the puzzles and their solutions. It'll be interesting to see if I find the rest harder, or if it all comes back to me as and when I get there.
Edit: After writing the above, I continued on a bit further, and soon had reached 57% complete. So, that's 22% done in 1/7th the time it took me to do the first 35%. However these percentages are calculated, it's clearly not time-based!
Completed Part One, on Mêlée Island. This section of the game dominates my memory of it, so it's kinda surprising to learn I'm only 35% of the way through. I've found it easy, too, because I remember all of the puzzles and their solutions. It'll be interesting to see if I find the rest harder, or if it all comes back to me as and when I get there.
Edit: After writing the above, I continued on a bit further, and soon had reached 57% complete. So, that's 22% done in 1/7th the time it took me to do the first 35%. However these percentages are calculated, it's clearly not time-based!
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