Monday, 30 September 2024
Videos
Critical Role
2x61 Agreements
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#110 'Agreements'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
2x61 Agreements
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#110 'Agreements'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
Sunday, 29 September 2024
Comics
X-Men #2 by Jed MacKay & Ryan Stegman
I'm not deliberately reading these one each Sunday, it's just how it happens to be panning out. I am still a total of four issues behind across all three books, but considering what US comics publishing schedules are like, I'd still probably catch up in a month or two even if I maintained this pace.
As well as the feature story, this issue includes the eighth and concluding part of Deadpool/Wolverine crossover Weapon X-Traction. It looks like the first seven parts were to be found in random other comics ("random" in the sense that, for example, no other X-Men books featured an instalment). I guess it was all about promoting Deadpool & Wolverine as widely as possible rather than telling a story in a reasonably accessible manner. Anyway, I didn't read it. What would be the point?
I'm not deliberately reading these one each Sunday, it's just how it happens to be panning out. I am still a total of four issues behind across all three books, but considering what US comics publishing schedules are like, I'd still probably catch up in a month or two even if I maintained this pace.
As well as the feature story, this issue includes the eighth and concluding part of Deadpool/Wolverine crossover Weapon X-Traction. It looks like the first seven parts were to be found in random other comics ("random" in the sense that, for example, no other X-Men books featured an instalment). I guess it was all about promoting Deadpool & Wolverine as widely as possible rather than telling a story in a reasonably accessible manner. Anyway, I didn't read it. What would be the point?
Articles
10 Years In, Critical Role is Still Just Getting Started
by Casey Epstein-Gross (from Paste)
Nice piece based around an interview with Travis, Marisha and Sam about the current state of CR and its future.
by Casey Epstein-Gross (from Paste)
Nice piece based around an interview with Travis, Marisha and Sam about the current state of CR and its future.
this week on 100Films.co.uk
3 new reviews were published to 100Films.co.uk this week...
Cecil M. Hepworth shorts
See you next Sunday for the monthly reviews.
Cecil M. Hepworth shorts
Featuring...Read more here.
- Alice in Wonderland (1903)
- Explosion of a Motor Car (1900)
- The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder (1901)
See you next Sunday for the monthly reviews.
Saturday, 28 September 2024
TV
The 1% Club
3x10 Episode 10
[Watch it (again) on ITVX.]
The Hollow Crown
1x02 Henry IV Part 1
[Watch the entire series (again) on iPlayer.]
3x10 Episode 10
[Watch it (again) on ITVX.]
The Hollow Crown
1x02 Henry IV Part 1
[Watch the entire series (again) on iPlayer.]
Fiction
NPCs by Drew Hayes
Prologue
Chapters 1–3
Someone recommended this in a thread I was reading on Twitter — I forget who or the exact context, but it appealed to me so I bought it. So far... not wholly convinced. It definitely has some clear markers/faults of being self published, which is unfortunate, but it also has some neat-enough ideas.
Prologue
Chapters 1–3
Someone recommended this in a thread I was reading on Twitter — I forget who or the exact context, but it appealed to me so I bought it. So far... not wholly convinced. It definitely has some clear markers/faults of being self published, which is unfortunate, but it also has some neat-enough ideas.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
4K-a-go-go this week, with five new additions and every one of them UHD — and they all turned up this afternoon!
Number of titles in collection: 3,383 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 998 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,385 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 395 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 8,140 [up 11]
Number of films: 4,177 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 401 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,800 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,167 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
4K-a-go-go this week, with five new additions and every one of them UHD — and they all turned up this afternoon!
Number of titles in collection: 3,383 [up 5]
Of which DVDs: 998 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,385 [up 5]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 395 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 8,140 [up 11]
Number of films: 4,177 [up 4]
Number of additional cuts: 401 [up 4]
Number of TV episodes: 9,800 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,167 [up 2]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 27 September 2024
Films
Cutthroat Island (1995)
[3rd watch]
[#74 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2024]
After I last watched this back in 2008, I disliked it so much I thought I'd never watch it again. I'm not even sure what changed my mind. But I'm glad I did, because I actually really enjoyed it, and feel like a lot of what I wrote last time is poppycock. I don't know what changed, but there we go. It's far from a perfect film, but as a piratical action-adventure it hits most of the right beats and is a lot of fun. Plus, it's nice to see a film that truly looks and feels like a Film nowadays, rather than aggrandised digital video — that's a bonus a lot of '90s flicks benefit from when watched now, I think.
[3rd watch]
[#74 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2024]
After I last watched this back in 2008, I disliked it so much I thought I'd never watch it again. I'm not even sure what changed my mind. But I'm glad I did, because I actually really enjoyed it, and feel like a lot of what I wrote last time is poppycock. I don't know what changed, but there we go. It's far from a perfect film, but as a piratical action-adventure it hits most of the right beats and is a lot of fun. Plus, it's nice to see a film that truly looks and feels like a Film nowadays, rather than aggrandised digital video — that's a bonus a lot of '90s flicks benefit from when watched now, I think.
Music
Yesterwynde
by Nightwish
[2nd listen]
My copy of the official store exclusive edition turned up yesterday, which includes a Blu-ray copy with the whole album mixed in Dolby Atmos (along with versons in 5.1 and uncompressed stereo), so I listened to that today. I don't know much difference it made, to be honest, other than that listening to stuff through high-quality sound equipment is always good (and I did notice a few definite surround elements).
by Nightwish
[2nd listen]
My copy of the official store exclusive edition turned up yesterday, which includes a Blu-ray copy with the whole album mixed in Dolby Atmos (along with versons in 5.1 and uncompressed stereo), so I listened to that today. I don't know much difference it made, to be honest, other than that listening to stuff through high-quality sound equipment is always good (and I did notice a few definite surround elements).
Thursday, 26 September 2024
Fiction
Doctor Who: The New Adventures
Timewyrm: Apocalypse by Nigel Robinson
Chapters 16–21
Epilogue [the end]
Well, this wasn't as terrible as I'd been led to believe, but nor is it much cop. It's not fundamentally flawed — there are some decent ideas here, especially with the reveal of how the Timewyrm is involved this time (a writer like Steven Moffat could probably work wonders with that storyline) — but there are myriad lesser issues that add up to an unsatisfying whole. It's not outright bad, it's just aggressively adequate.
Timewyrm: Apocalypse by Nigel Robinson
Chapters 16–21
Epilogue [the end]
Well, this wasn't as terrible as I'd been led to believe, but nor is it much cop. It's not fundamentally flawed — there are some decent ideas here, especially with the reveal of how the Timewyrm is involved this time (a writer like Steven Moffat could probably work wonders with that storyline) — but there are myriad lesser issues that add up to an unsatisfying whole. It's not outright bad, it's just aggressively adequate.
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Videos
Critical Role
2x59 Perspective [2nd half]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#108 'Perspective'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
2x59 Perspective [2nd half]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#108 'Perspective'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Videos
Critical Role
2x59 Perspective [1st half]
This episode was on the night their Kickstarter campaign finished, so it's like Nerd² as Sam does a parody of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 theme and MST3k creator Joel Hodgson pops by.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x59 Perspective [1st half]
This episode was on the night their Kickstarter campaign finished, so it's like Nerd² as Sam does a parody of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 theme and MST3k creator Joel Hodgson pops by.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Monday, 23 September 2024
Videos
Critical Role
Critical Role Creates Characters in Daggerheart aka Daggerheart Open Beta: Session Zero
Critical Role Plays Daggerheart aka Daggerheart Open Beta: Live One-Shot [2nd half]
Session Zero not being on their Twitch channel meant I missed it before diving into the one-shot proper, but I'm glad I went back to it. You might think two hours of watching seven people fill out gaming paperwork sounds boring, but this is anything but: it's a nice insight into the system and how it works, and these guys are just fun to hang out with.
As for the one-shot itself, I wasn't sure about the Menagerie as a team at first (it all seemed a bit too whimsical for my personal taste), but once I settled into it, it was a lot of fun. The team seemed really energised by the new system and new story, too. I'm glad there are at least two more of these (though I'll have to think about when to fit them in around my regular Campaign 2 viewing, because I don't want to slip on that — I'm still so far behind...)
[Watch Session Zero on YouTube or Beacon, and the Live One-Shot on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talking of not dropping behind on Campaign 2...
Talks Machina
#107 'Wood and Steel'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
Critical Role Creates Characters in Daggerheart aka Daggerheart Open Beta: Session Zero
Critical Role Plays Daggerheart aka Daggerheart Open Beta: Live One-Shot [2nd half]
Session Zero not being on their Twitch channel meant I missed it before diving into the one-shot proper, but I'm glad I went back to it. You might think two hours of watching seven people fill out gaming paperwork sounds boring, but this is anything but: it's a nice insight into the system and how it works, and these guys are just fun to hang out with.
As for the one-shot itself, I wasn't sure about the Menagerie as a team at first (it all seemed a bit too whimsical for my personal taste), but once I settled into it, it was a lot of fun. The team seemed really energised by the new system and new story, too. I'm glad there are at least two more of these (though I'll have to think about when to fit them in around my regular Campaign 2 viewing, because I don't want to slip on that — I'm still so far behind...)
[Watch Session Zero on YouTube or Beacon, and the Live One-Shot on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talking of not dropping behind on Campaign 2...
Talks Machina
#107 'Wood and Steel'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
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