Agatha Raisin
4x03 A Spoonful of Poison
Cracker
1x03 To Say I Love You Part 1 [2nd watch]
1x04 To Say I Love You Part 2 [2nd watch]
1x05 To Say I Love You Part 3 [2nd watch]
Belatedly continuing the Cracker (re)watch I started in January. Then I noted that the DVDs present each multi-episode story as a single movie, without obvious episode breaks. Perhaps that was just the first story, because there were clear fade-to-blacks for the end of each part this time. Still watched it one sitting, though. Formal considerations aside, it's a really good show, donchaknow.
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x11 Episode 11
4x12 Episode 12
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday, 30 July 2022
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Oh, this week was so nearly a small quiet one... and then a big package of Blu-rays from the US turned up. Can't pretend I'm not excited about that! Combined with a couple of other purchases, that made for a total of 14 new titles — not a record-breaker, but at the upper end of single week increases. Some were upgrades, mind (one DVD to BD, one BD to 4K, and one DVD to 4K!), so the net total is... well, below...
Number of titles in collection: 2,895 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,048 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,847 [up 12]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 193 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 7,189 [up 17]
Number of films: 3,463 [up 15]
Number of additional cuts: 273 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,336 [no change]
Number of short films: 996 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Oh, this week was so nearly a small quiet one... and then a big package of Blu-rays from the US turned up. Can't pretend I'm not excited about that! Combined with a couple of other purchases, that made for a total of 14 new titles — not a record-breaker, but at the upper end of single week increases. Some were upgrades, mind (one DVD to BD, one BD to 4K, and one DVD to 4K!), so the net total is... well, below...
Number of titles in collection: 2,895 [up 10]
Of which DVDs: 1,048 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,847 [up 12]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 193 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 7,189 [up 17]
Number of films: 3,463 [up 15]
Number of additional cuts: 273 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,336 [no change]
Number of short films: 996 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 29 July 2022
TV
Grantchester
6x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Neighbours
1x8903 The Finale [series finale]
I haven't watched Neighbours in over 20 years, but I was a regular viewer back in the day — it's part of my childhood — so I had to tune in for this final goodbye! Obviously I had no idea who most of the characters were (of course I didn't know the young people; the oldies was a constant game of "do I recognise them or not?") and I had to infer most of the storylines, but hey-ho, that is what it is. Overall, quite a sweet goodbye.
[Watch it (again) on the My5.]
Neighbours Made Me a Star
I hadn't intended to watch this — I assumed it was going to be an empty clip show of Neighbours actors in other productions — but the title actually belied that this was a kind of history of the soap through the lens of the people it made famous, so it was a fitting part of the finale evening. Glad I stuck around for it.
[Watch it (again) on the My5.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x10 Episode 10
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
6x06 Episode 6
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Neighbours
1x8903 The Finale [series finale]
I haven't watched Neighbours in over 20 years, but I was a regular viewer back in the day — it's part of my childhood — so I had to tune in for this final goodbye! Obviously I had no idea who most of the characters were (of course I didn't know the young people; the oldies was a constant game of "do I recognise them or not?") and I had to infer most of the storylines, but hey-ho, that is what it is. Overall, quite a sweet goodbye.
[Watch it (again) on the My5.]
Neighbours Made Me a Star
I hadn't intended to watch this — I assumed it was going to be an empty clip show of Neighbours actors in other productions — but the title actually belied that this was a kind of history of the soap through the lens of the people it made famous, so it was a fitting part of the finale evening. Glad I stuck around for it.
[Watch it (again) on the My5.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x10 Episode 10
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 28 July 2022
TV
Grantchester
6x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x09 Episode 9
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Ten Percent
1x08 Episode 8 [season finale]
Overall, this series wasn't as good as I'd hoped it would be, but it's not bad. I feel like if they'd tightened each episode up to 30 minutes (instead of the c.48 they do run) it would've been better. Still, if they bother to make a second series, I'll watch it.
6x05 Episode 5
[Watch it (again) on the ITV Hub.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x09 Episode 9
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Ten Percent
1x08 Episode 8 [season finale]
Overall, this series wasn't as good as I'd hoped it would be, but it's not bad. I feel like if they'd tightened each episode up to 30 minutes (instead of the c.48 they do run) it would've been better. Still, if they bother to make a second series, I'll watch it.
Wednesday, 27 July 2022
TV
Agatha Raisin
4x02 Love, Lies and Liquor
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x06 Episode 6
4x07 Episode 7
4x08 Episode 8
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
4x02 Love, Lies and Liquor
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x06 Episode 6
4x07 Episode 7
4x08 Episode 8
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
TV
Leverage
4x17 The Radio Job
4x18 The Last Dam Job [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
3x78 Episode 78
3x79 Episode 79
3x80 Episode 80
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Ten Percent
1x07 Episode 7
4x17 The Radio Job
4x18 The Last Dam Job [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
3x78 Episode 78
3x79 Episode 79
3x80 Episode 80
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Ten Percent
1x07 Episode 7
Monday, 25 July 2022
TV
Leverage
4x16 The Gold Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
3x76 Episode 76
3x77 Episode 77
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x06 Follies [season finale]
Enjoyed that. Looking forward to more.
Ten Percent
1x06 Episode 6
4x16 The Gold Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
3x76 Episode 76
3x77 Episode 77
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x06 Follies [season finale]
Enjoyed that. Looking forward to more.
Ten Percent
1x06 Episode 6
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A solid but not huge update this week, with four new additions (one a BD-to-4K upgrade). But this post is a couple of days late because it was also time for the monthly running time update, including all the busy last few weeks, and I needed a bit of time to add all that up. Results below...
Number of titles in collection: 2,885 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,050 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,835 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 188 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,172 [up 6]
Number of films: 3,448 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 273 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,336 [up 13]
Number of short films: 994 [up 1]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
513 days, 12 hours, and 10 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 15 hours, and 17 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
A solid but not huge update this week, with four new additions (one a BD-to-4K upgrade). But this post is a couple of days late because it was also time for the monthly running time update, including all the busy last few weeks, and I needed a bit of time to add all that up. Results below...
Number of titles in collection: 2,885 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,050 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 1,835 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 188 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 7,172 [up 6]
Number of films: 3,448 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 273 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,336 [up 13]
Number of short films: 994 [up 1]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
513 days, 12 hours, and 10 minutes.
(Up 1 day, 15 hours, and 17 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Sunday, 24 July 2022
TV
Leverage
4x15 The Lonely Hearts Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x09 Episode 9
2x10 Episode 10
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x05 Fiasco
4x15 The Lonely Hearts Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x09 Episode 9
2x10 Episode 10
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x05 Fiasco
Saturday, 23 July 2022
Theatre
Les Misérables
UK & Ireland Tour at Bristol Hippodrome
I've seen Les Mis on stage before — before this blog began, in 2006 (if I remember rightly). This was a 'new' staging ('new' in 2009), which was pretty impressive. The film is good 'n' all, but I think the show plays best on stage.
UK & Ireland Tour at Bristol Hippodrome
I've seen Les Mis on stage before — before this blog began, in 2006 (if I remember rightly). This was a 'new' staging ('new' in 2009), which was pretty impressive. The film is good 'n' all, but I think the show plays best on stage.
Friday, 22 July 2022
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
2x06 Episode 6
2x07 Episode 7
Digging into my archive of unwatched episodes now (i.e. these aren't available on iPlayer).
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x04 Visiting Hours
Ten Percent
1x05 Episode 5
2x06 Episode 6
2x07 Episode 7
Digging into my archive of unwatched episodes now (i.e. these aren't available on iPlayer).
[Watch various (other) episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x04 Visiting Hours
Ten Percent
1x05 Episode 5
Thursday, 21 July 2022
TV
Leverage
4x14 The Boys' Night Out Job
Not Going Out
12x06 Tent [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x70 Episode 70
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x03 Bad Tradecraft
4x14 The Boys' Night Out Job
Not Going Out
12x06 Tent [season finale]
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x70 Episode 70
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x03 Bad Tradecraft
Games
The Room Two
Popped back onto this for the first time in a while. Accidentally finished it. The narrative's not up to much, but the puzzles are quite fun. I expect I'll get the next one, too.
Popped back onto this for the first time in a while. Accidentally finished it. The narrative's not up to much, but the puzzles are quite fun. I expect I'll get the next one, too.
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x69 Episode 69
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x02 Work Drinks
4x69 Episode 69
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x02 Work Drinks
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
TV
Leverage
4x13 The Girls' Night Out Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x68 Episode 68
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x01 Failure's Contagious
We're already guaranteed at least four seasons of this spy thriller on Apple TV+, so it's a good thing it's off to a strong start. With its grounded, washed-up spooks, it's a bit like a more dryly humourous version of Le Carré. Let's hope it's got the same smarts to pull that off all the way to the finish.
Ten Percent
1x04 Episode 4
4x13 The Girls' Night Out Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x68 Episode 68
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Slow Horses
1x01 Failure's Contagious
We're already guaranteed at least four seasons of this spy thriller on Apple TV+, so it's a good thing it's off to a strong start. With its grounded, washed-up spooks, it's a bit like a more dryly humourous version of Le Carré. Let's hope it's got the same smarts to pull that off all the way to the finish.
Ten Percent
1x04 Episode 4
Monday, 18 July 2022
TV
Leverage
4x12 The Office Job
Not Going Out
12x05 Jury
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x67 Episode 67
If you were wondering why I'm watching such a random week of House of Games (no one was, but still), it's because it's the only week still available on iPlayer that I've never seen. But once it's done, I do have a load of older ones downloaded.
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
4x12 The Office Job
Not Going Out
12x05 Jury
[Watch it (again) on iPlayer.]
Richard Osman's House of Games
4x67 Episode 67
If you were wondering why I'm watching such a random week of House of Games (no one was, but still), it's because it's the only week still available on iPlayer that I've never seen. But once it's done, I do have a load of older ones downloaded.
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 17 July 2022
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