The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Chapters 5–20
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Sunday, 25 June 2023
TV
The 1% Club
2x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on ITVX.]
Glastonbury 2023
Elton John
Farewell (again), Elton. A pretty spectacular send-off it was, too.
[Find the BBC's complete Glastonbury TV coverage on iPlayer.]
Mystery Science Theater 3000
13x09 The Million Eyes of Sumuru
So much for watching MST3K more regularly (it's been almost four months), but, hey, there's no season 14 in sight (yet), so I'll get there eventually (only four more to go now).
2x04 Episode 4
[Watch it (again) on ITVX.]
Glastonbury 2023
Elton John
Farewell (again), Elton. A pretty spectacular send-off it was, too.
[Find the BBC's complete Glastonbury TV coverage on iPlayer.]
Mystery Science Theater 3000
13x09 The Million Eyes of Sumuru
So much for watching MST3K more regularly (it's been almost four months), but, hey, there's no season 14 in sight (yet), so I'll get there eventually (only four more to go now).
Fiction
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Chapters 1–4
I've been meaning to read this since everyone really started talking about it, which I guess was sometime after the paperback came out, which was in mid-2021, i.e. over two years ago. But I had other books to read and finish first, and so here I am, finally, with there now being three of the things (and a fourth imminent). Anyway, it's off to a fun and promising start.
Chapters 1–4
I've been meaning to read this since everyone really started talking about it, which I guess was sometime after the paperback came out, which was in mid-2021, i.e. over two years ago. But I had other books to read and finish first, and so here I am, finally, with there now being three of the things (and a fourth imminent). Anyway, it's off to a fun and promising start.
Comics
2000 AD #2326
Skipping another Regened Prog, for the time being.
Incidentally, the 'end' of my catchup period is beginning to feel in sight now. When I started, I was five months behind, and for a long while I was only managing to more-or-less maintain that. But now, I've got it down to less than three months; only ten issues. And the gap continues to narrow — hurrah!
Skipping another Regened Prog, for the time being.
Incidentally, the 'end' of my catchup period is beginning to feel in sight now. When I started, I was five months behind, and for a long while I was only managing to more-or-less maintain that. But now, I've got it down to less than three months; only ten issues. And the gap continues to narrow — hurrah!
Saturday, 24 June 2023
Films
Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
[#46 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Blindspot 2023 #6
[#46 in The All-New 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2023]
Blindspot 2023 #6
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Another smaller week by my standards, with two brand-new releases (arriving early, of course), and one slightly older title I bought to get free postage (also because it had been recommended).
Number of titles in collection: 3,104 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,076 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 263 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,609 [up 3]
Number of films: 3,802 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 318 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,055 [up 1]
Next week might be a slightly bigger one (back up towards my average levels), and should include my first 3D title from a major studio in a while (because those releases are a massive rarity these days, sadly).
See you then, faithful reader.
Another smaller week by my standards, with two brand-new releases (arriving early, of course), and one slightly older title I bought to get free postage (also because it had been recommended).
Number of titles in collection: 3,104 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,076 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 263 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,609 [up 3]
Number of films: 3,802 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 318 [up 2]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,055 [up 1]
Next week might be a slightly bigger one (back up towards my average levels), and should include my first 3D title from a major studio in a while (because those releases are a massive rarity these days, sadly).
See you then, faithful reader.
Friday, 23 June 2023
TV
Glastonbury 2023
Foo Fighters
As everyone had deduced, mystery act The Churnups actually turned out to be Foo Fighters. Imagine being whiny li'l Royal Blood and having to follow them (I didn't watch that, obv).
[Find the BBC's complete Glastonbury TV coverage on iPlayer.]
Foo Fighters
As everyone had deduced, mystery act The Churnups actually turned out to be Foo Fighters. Imagine being whiny li'l Royal Blood and having to follow them (I didn't watch that, obv).
[Find the BBC's complete Glastonbury TV coverage on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 22 June 2023
Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Monday, 19 June 2023
Sunday, 18 June 2023
TV
Poker Face
1x02 The Night Shift
Staged
3x05 Future
3x06 Knock Knock [series finale]
3x07 Staged Unseen
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
1x02 The Night Shift
Staged
3x05 Future
3x06 Knock Knock [series finale]
3x07 Staged Unseen
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday, 17 June 2023
TV
Poker Face
1x01 Dead Man's Hand
Staged
3x02 Who's Playing Who
3x03 Past
3x04 Present
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
1x01 Dead Man's Hand
Staged
3x02 Who's Playing Who
3x03 Past
3x04 Present
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
A trio of brand-new releases this week, including John Wick 4 on 4K and two Japanese Masters of Cinema titles that arrived a whole week early. Always feels nice getting stuff early, but it rarely means I actually watch them early anymore, so kinda doesn't matter.
Also this week, it's once again time for for the monthly running time update. It's actually been a fairly quiet few weeks (well below my average that I was on about... I thought recently, but turns out it was 8 months ago), with no big purchase (no many-film box sets or entire TV series; no TV series at all, in fact), so it's only a modest increase — it doesn't even get into days!
Number of titles in collection: 3,101 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,073 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 262 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,606 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,799 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,054 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
540 days, 17 hours, and 38 minutes.
(Up 18 hours and 33 minutes from last month.)
I do the running time update every four weeks (as opposed to literally monthly), which I always think means they should come at the end or start of a month, and yet the fact most months aren't actually four weeks means they gradually drift until, like right now, they're happening mid-month. Maybe I should change how I do them? I mean, no one actually cares, do they?
Anyway, see you next week, faithful reader.
A trio of brand-new releases this week, including John Wick 4 on 4K and two Japanese Masters of Cinema titles that arrived a whole week early. Always feels nice getting stuff early, but it rarely means I actually watch them early anymore, so kinda doesn't matter.
Also this week, it's once again time for for the monthly running time update. It's actually been a fairly quiet few weeks (well below my average that I was on about... I thought recently, but turns out it was 8 months ago), with no big purchase (no many-film box sets or entire TV series; no TV series at all, in fact), so it's only a modest increase — it doesn't even get into days!
Number of titles in collection: 3,101 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,028 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,073 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 262 [up 1]
Number of discs in collection: 7,606 [up 5]
Number of films: 3,799 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 316 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,589 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,054 [no change]
Total running time of collection (approx.):
540 days, 17 hours, and 38 minutes.
(Up 18 hours and 33 minutes from last month.)
I do the running time update every four weeks (as opposed to literally monthly), which I always think means they should come at the end or start of a month, and yet the fact most months aren't actually four weeks means they gradually drift until, like right now, they're happening mid-month. Maybe I should change how I do them? I mean, no one actually cares, do they?
Anyway, see you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 16 June 2023
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x60 Week 12: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Staged
3x01 A Version of This
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
6x60 Week 12: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Staged
3x01 A Version of This
[Watch the whole series (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 15 June 2023
TV
Leverage
5x04 The French Connection Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x59 Week 12: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
5x04 The French Connection Job
Richard Osman's House of Games
6x59 Week 12: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
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