Doctor Who
8x18 Colony in Space Episode Four
Saturday, 6 July 2024
Articles
Doctor Who boss opens up about that surprising Richard E. Grant cameo that made an obscure Doctor canon
by Emily Murray & Darren Scott (from SFX)
Interesting to get some more info on this, considering it was a pretty monumental thing to just chuck in there, which I don't think has been discussed by anyone involved before now.
by Emily Murray & Darren Scott (from SFX)
Interesting to get some more info on this, considering it was a pretty monumental thing to just chuck in there, which I don't think has been discussed by anyone involved before now.
Videos
Critical Role
2x37 Dangerous Liaisons
Can't believe I've, almost voluntarily, waited a week between Crit Role episodes! It's a combination of factors: after-work work events; watching live election coverage; and knowing this episode had a poor recording, so I'd need to give it 100% attention throughout to read the subtitles (which aren't present on the Twitch version, unfortunately, so I've switched back to YouTube and endured its adverts just for this episode). Plus, as a live show, it feels Special (based on how much I enjoyed the last one), so I kind of viewed it as a treat to be saved rather than just another episode to burn through (otherwise I might've watched it in bits and pieces over the last week).
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x37 Dangerous Liaisons
Can't believe I've, almost voluntarily, waited a week between Crit Role episodes! It's a combination of factors: after-work work events; watching live election coverage; and knowing this episode had a poor recording, so I'd need to give it 100% attention throughout to read the subtitles (which aren't present on the Twitch version, unfortunately, so I've switched back to YouTube and endured its adverts just for this episode). Plus, as a live show, it feels Special (based on how much I enjoyed the last one), so I kind of viewed it as a treat to be saved rather than just another episode to burn through (otherwise I might've watched it in bits and pieces over the last week).
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or Twitch, or Beacon.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
I thought there was going to be a bit more to report this week, but the Australian titles I mentioned last time have spent most of the week sat at an airport waiting to be loaded. Still, some newer domestic purchases managed to make their way through the postal network, giving me three new additions this week. They're actually all BD-to-4K upgrades, though two aren't directly replacing anything (one because my BD copy is in a box set, the other because the BD has more special features).
Number of titles in collection: 3,313 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,002 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,311 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 364 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,011 [up 3]
Number of films: 4,084 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 389 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,720 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,148 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader, when those Aussie titles should definitely be here — just in time for the monthly running time update.
I thought there was going to be a bit more to report this week, but the Australian titles I mentioned last time have spent most of the week sat at an airport waiting to be loaded. Still, some newer domestic purchases managed to make their way through the postal network, giving me three new additions this week. They're actually all BD-to-4K upgrades, though two aren't directly replacing anything (one because my BD copy is in a box set, the other because the BD has more special features).
Number of titles in collection: 3,313 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 1,002 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,311 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 364 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,011 [up 3]
Number of films: 4,084 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 389 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,720 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,148 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader, when those Aussie titles should definitely be here — just in time for the monthly running time update.
Friday, 5 July 2024
TV
Doctor Who
8x17 Colony in Space Episode Three
The Last Leg
31x00 Election Special
[Watch it (again) on Channel 4.]
8x17 Colony in Space Episode Three
The Last Leg
31x00 Election Special
[Watch it (again) on Channel 4.]
Thursday, 4 July 2024
TV
Doctor Who
8x16 Colony in Space Episode Two
The Season 8 Blu-ray comes with a choice of restorations for this serial: the one done for DVD back in 2011, or a new one for the Blu-ray release, completed in 2021. I remember them explaining why both were included back when the set came out, but I forget now and they don't bother to explain in the booklet (maybe there's an explanation attached to the older restoration, but I haven't looked). Anyway, I've plumped for the newer restoration, because I remember thinking at the time that it sounded preferable and the previous one was included for completion's sake. Also, surely if the team hadn't thought the new one was better in some way, they wouldn't have undertaken or included it.
8x16 Colony in Space Episode Two
The Season 8 Blu-ray comes with a choice of restorations for this serial: the one done for DVD back in 2011, or a new one for the Blu-ray release, completed in 2021. I remember them explaining why both were included back when the set came out, but I forget now and they don't bother to explain in the booklet (maybe there's an explanation attached to the older restoration, but I haven't looked). Anyway, I've plumped for the newer restoration, because I remember thinking at the time that it sounded preferable and the previous one was included for completion's sake. Also, surely if the team hadn't thought the new one was better in some way, they wouldn't have undertaken or included it.
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
TV
Doctor Who
8x15 Colony in Space Episode One
I recently bought one of Big Finish's Third Doctor adventures, Revolution in Space, which its writer, Jonathan Morris, describes thus: “If you think of Colony in Space and Frontier in Space as the first two thirds of a trilogy... then here's the final third.” So, as I've never seen either of those serials, I thought I ought to watch them first. (If I do my usual daily thing, which I'm intending to, that's the next three weeks or so of Who viewing/listening sorted.)
8x15 Colony in Space Episode One
I recently bought one of Big Finish's Third Doctor adventures, Revolution in Space, which its writer, Jonathan Morris, describes thus: “If you think of Colony in Space and Frontier in Space as the first two thirds of a trilogy... then here's the final third.” So, as I've never seen either of those serials, I thought I ought to watch them first. (If I do my usual daily thing, which I'm intending to, that's the next three weeks or so of Who viewing/listening sorted.)
Sunday, 30 June 2024
Saturday, 29 June 2024
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Three new additions this week. I really thought it was going to be zero — only one is a new release, and that was coming from HMV, who usually get things to me for Monday these days. The other two were a bit of an impulse buy from an Amazon offer ending tomorrow (which I only learnt about because I happened to browse the Blu-ray.com forums for something else). One of those is the extras-less 4K of The Fifth Element, which I've avoided in the hopes of a proper edition with special features. I finally caved for a reasonable price... so I bet they finally announce a proper edition now.
Number of titles in collection: 3,311 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,002 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,309 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 361 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,008 [up 5]
Number of films: 4,082 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 388 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,720 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,146 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader, when hopefully there'll be three more additions — all the way from Australia!
Three new additions this week. I really thought it was going to be zero — only one is a new release, and that was coming from HMV, who usually get things to me for Monday these days. The other two were a bit of an impulse buy from an Amazon offer ending tomorrow (which I only learnt about because I happened to browse the Blu-ray.com forums for something else). One of those is the extras-less 4K of The Fifth Element, which I've avoided in the hopes of a proper edition with special features. I finally caved for a reasonable price... so I bet they finally announce a proper edition now.
Number of titles in collection: 3,311 [up 3]
Of which DVDs: 1,002 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,309 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 361 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,008 [up 5]
Number of films: 4,082 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 388 [up 1]
Number of TV episodes: 9,720 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,146 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader, when hopefully there'll be three more additions — all the way from Australia!
Friday, 28 June 2024
Videos
Critical Role
2x36 O Captain, Who's Captain? [2nd half]
"Even though we've made some mistakes, and will probably continue to, feels like we're a little bit better when we're together. This other fellow in the group, Mollymauk, he sort of showed us that... by dying."
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#84 'O Captain, Who's Captain?'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
2x36 O Captain, Who's Captain? [2nd half]
"Even though we've made some mistakes, and will probably continue to, feels like we're a little bit better when we're together. This other fellow in the group, Mollymauk, he sort of showed us that... by dying."
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#84 'O Captain, Who's Captain?'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
Thursday, 27 June 2024
Films
A Separation (2011)
[#48 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2024]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2024 #5
[#48 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2024]
"What Do You Mean You Haven't Seen...?" 2024 #5
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Videos
Critical Role
2x36 O Captain, Who's Captain? [1st half]
"I am an actor in real life, you should probably ask Matt."
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x36 O Captain, Who's Captain? [1st half]
"I am an actor in real life, you should probably ask Matt."
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or Twitch, or Beacon.]
Monday, 24 June 2024
Videos
Critical Role
2x35 Dockside Diplomacy [2nd half]
"The guards are going, 'hey! Hey! Halt!' And they're drawing and loading crossbows. You are not stopping, you are not hailing, you are not listening to anything they're saying. They assume you are stealing a ship... which you are." 🤣
"This is the stupidest thing."
"This is great. This is D&D, motherfuckers."
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#83 'Dockside Diplomacy'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
2x35 Dockside Diplomacy [2nd half]
"The guards are going, 'hey! Hey! Halt!' And they're drawing and loading crossbows. You are not stopping, you are not hailing, you are not listening to anything they're saying. They assume you are stealing a ship... which you are." 🤣
"This is the stupidest thing."
"This is great. This is D&D, motherfuckers."
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, or Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#83 'Dockside Diplomacy'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
Sunday, 23 June 2024
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