Hooray for Hollywood (1982)
[#25 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Never Back Losers (1961)
[#23 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
[#24 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Saturday, 1 March 2025
Videos
No actual videos watched today, but I wanted to mark the occasion nonetheless, because today is the first anniversary* of my getting into Critical Role. In that time, I've watched 356 hours of Campaign 2, 105 hours of Talks Machina, multiple Daggerheart-based one-shots and related levelling-up videos, and untold hours of clips and other bits & pieces on YouTube that I don't log on here because, c'mon, that would be insane (even more insane than the entire exercise of this blog is in the first place).
As I mentioned last time I actually watched an episode, I've still got a long way to go until I'm caught up (over 200 more hours of C2 itself, never mind Talks, one-shots, and miniseries that I want to watch) — but with Campaign 4 on the horizon, it may not be too long before I just jump ahead to 'live' so I don't feel so out of touch.
* Something I regret about that inaugural post: "I’ll spare you my usual long-winded explanation of how I first heard of it and what made me decide to start now." It seemed smart at the time, but I've long since forgotten what exactly drove me to start watching it (and how much I'd heard of it before), and I wish I could remember. Thwarted myself there.
As I mentioned last time I actually watched an episode, I've still got a long way to go until I'm caught up (over 200 more hours of C2 itself, never mind Talks, one-shots, and miniseries that I want to watch) — but with Campaign 4 on the horizon, it may not be too long before I just jump ahead to 'live' so I don't feel so out of touch.
* Something I regret about that inaugural post: "I’ll spare you my usual long-winded explanation of how I first heard of it and what made me decide to start now." It seemed smart at the time, but I've long since forgotten what exactly drove me to start watching it (and how much I'd heard of it before), and I wish I could remember. Thwarted myself there.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Fun times with maths this week: six new titles arrived, including a DVD-to-4K upgrade, a BD-to-4K upgrade, and a classic Doctor Who season set that upgrades a Blu-ray and a DVD, but is questionable about two other DVDs. Here's how that panned out...
Number of titles in collection: 3,482 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 987 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,495 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 441 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 8,391 [up 9]
Number of films: 4,417 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 439 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,871 [up 13]
Number of short films: 1,224 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Fun times with maths this week: six new titles arrived, including a DVD-to-4K upgrade, a BD-to-4K upgrade, and a classic Doctor Who season set that upgrades a Blu-ray and a DVD, but is questionable about two other DVDs. Here's how that panned out...
Number of titles in collection: 3,482 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 987 [down 2]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,495 [up 4]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 441 [up 5]
Number of discs in collection: 8,391 [up 9]
Number of films: 4,417 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 439 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,871 [up 13]
Number of short films: 1,224 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 28 February 2025
TV
Friends
5x22 The One with Joey's Big Break [5th or so watch]
5x23 The One in Vegas Part 1 [5th or so watch]
5x24 The One in Vegas Part 2 [season finale; 5th or so watch]
5x22 The One with Joey's Big Break [5th or so watch]
5x23 The One in Vegas Part 1 [5th or so watch]
5x24 The One in Vegas Part 2 [season finale; 5th or so watch]
Thursday, 27 February 2025
Videos
Daggerheart First Look: Worldbuilding with Critical Role - Live from PAX Unplugged
Funny to call this a "first look" when it came after the massive open beta and multiple CR Daggerheart streams, but there you go — it's kind of an introduction, though kind of assume viewers already have some knowledge of the basics of the system. Anyway, it's quite a fun mini-adventure (the panel lasts about 90 minutes, including some intro to the game and character building).
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
Funny to call this a "first look" when it came after the massive open beta and multiple CR Daggerheart streams, but there you go — it's kind of an introduction, though kind of assume viewers already have some knowledge of the basics of the system. Anyway, it's quite a fun mini-adventure (the panel lasts about 90 minutes, including some intro to the game and character building).
[Watch it (again) on YouTube.]
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
Videos
Critical Role
2x89 Lingering Wounds [2nd half]
The final episode of 2019 — which is noteworthy because it more-or-less coincides with the end of my first year of watching Critical Role! I started out 6 years & 2 months behind, and have now caught up to 5 years & 2 months behind. Catching up one year in one year sounds like nothing, but it means I've actually caught up on two years (because if I'd only watched one year in one year, I'd still be the same amount behind). If I carry on at that rate, I'll be caught up fully in... 2030. Yeesh. Or I could just jump on to Campaign 4 when it starts (or as soon as I finish C2, whatever). I can always start on Campaign 1 and/or 3 when brand-new content isn't coming out often enough to satiate me.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x89 Lingering Wounds [2nd half]
The final episode of 2019 — which is noteworthy because it more-or-less coincides with the end of my first year of watching Critical Role! I started out 6 years & 2 months behind, and have now caught up to 5 years & 2 months behind. Catching up one year in one year sounds like nothing, but it means I've actually caught up on two years (because if I'd only watched one year in one year, I'd still be the same amount behind). If I carry on at that rate, I'll be caught up fully in... 2030. Yeesh. Or I could just jump on to Campaign 4 when it starts (or as soon as I finish C2, whatever). I can always start on Campaign 1 and/or 3 when brand-new content isn't coming out often enough to satiate me.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Monday, 24 February 2025
Videos
Critical Role
2x88 Unwanted Reunions
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#136 'Unwanted Reunions'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
2x88 Unwanted Reunions
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#136 'Unwanted Reunions'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
Sunday, 23 February 2025
Films
Freaks (1932)
[#20 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Blindspot 2025 #2
Grand Theft Hamlet (2024)
[#21 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
[#20 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Blindspot 2025 #2
Grand Theft Hamlet (2024)
[#21 in The 100 Films in a Year Challenge 2025]
Videos
Critical Role
2x87 Punishment and Politics [1st half]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#135 'Punishment and Politics'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
2x87 Punishment and Politics [1st half]
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Talks Machina
#135 'Punishment and Politics'
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
Saturday, 22 February 2025
Videos
Critical Role
2x87 Punishment and Politics [1st half]
This is the first time Matt has a "how do I want to do this?" Not actually the first time he's sort of said it to himself (that was 28 episodes ago; clip here), but back then the others sort of just treated it as comical that an NPC had dealt the killing blow, whereas this time they make a big deal of Matt achieving it and saying the catchphrase to himself (clip here).
[Watch the whole episode (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x87 Punishment and Politics [1st half]
This is the first time Matt has a "how do I want to do this?" Not actually the first time he's sort of said it to himself (that was 28 episodes ago; clip here), but back then the others sort of just treated it as comical that an NPC had dealt the killing blow, whereas this time they make a big deal of Matt achieving it and saying the catchphrase to himself (clip here).
[Watch the whole episode (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Seven additions this week (including two upgrades from BD to 4K, one of which doesn't replace my existing copy). Last week I said there should be seven, as a remainder from the 12 I mentioned the week before (after five of them arrived last time) — and, clearly, there are... but there shouldn't be! I'd confused myself with my own maths: an additional title turned up last week, and two due this week were delayed, so that would make 13 total with two still outstanding; but then something else turned up this week, and it's back up to seven, with two outstanding, for that 12 to now be a 14.
Not that it really matters or anyone cares.
Number of titles in collection: 3,480 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 989 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,491 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 436 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,382 [up 10]
Number of films: 4,414 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 439 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,858 [up 2]
Number of short films: 1,224 [up 4]
Combined with the 18 titles that arrived before the 12/13/14 fiasco, it's been a fairly hefty month — and it's time to look at that in totality, courtesy of the monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
587 days, 14 hours, and 47 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 20 hours, and 36 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Seven additions this week (including two upgrades from BD to 4K, one of which doesn't replace my existing copy). Last week I said there should be seven, as a remainder from the 12 I mentioned the week before (after five of them arrived last time) — and, clearly, there are... but there shouldn't be! I'd confused myself with my own maths: an additional title turned up last week, and two due this week were delayed, so that would make 13 total with two still outstanding; but then something else turned up this week, and it's back up to seven, with two outstanding, for that 12 to now be a 14.
Not that it really matters or anyone cares.
Number of titles in collection: 3,480 [up 6]
Of which DVDs: 989 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,491 [up 6]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 436 [up 2]
Number of discs in collection: 8,382 [up 10]
Number of films: 4,414 [up 9]
Number of additional cuts: 439 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 9,858 [up 2]
Number of short films: 1,224 [up 4]
Combined with the 18 titles that arrived before the 12/13/14 fiasco, it's been a fairly hefty month — and it's time to look at that in totality, courtesy of the monthly running time update...
Total running time of collection (approx.):
587 days, 14 hours, and 47 minutes.
(Up 2 days, 20 hours, and 36 minutes from last month.)
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 21 February 2025
Thursday, 20 February 2025
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Videos
Critical Role
2x86 The Cathedral [1st half]
For what it's worth, with this episode I've switched to watching on Beacon. They've cut the ad break out there, as well as the fan art galleries, so the episodes are shorter than their usually-listed running time (which is based on YouTube), whereas on Twitch they were longer (because that also includes the pre-stream, which was cut from the YouTube version). All of which is immaterial to most people, but somewhat interesting to stat-nerd types like me.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
2x86 The Cathedral [1st half]
For what it's worth, with this episode I've switched to watching on Beacon. They've cut the ad break out there, as well as the fan art galleries, so the episodes are shorter than their usually-listed running time (which is based on YouTube), whereas on Twitch they were longer (because that also includes the pre-stream, which was cut from the YouTube version). All of which is immaterial to most people, but somewhat interesting to stat-nerd types like me.
[Watch it (again) on YouTube, Twitch, or Beacon.]
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Articles
‘A New Age Begins’ for Critical Role. Let’s hope it’s one for actual play and TTRPGs, too
by Em Friedman (from Polygon)
An interesting analysis of the Critical Role Campaign 3 finale, and what it might signify not only for the future of CR, but for the actual-play genre as a whole.
by Em Friedman (from Polygon)
An interesting analysis of the Critical Role Campaign 3 finale, and what it might signify not only for the future of CR, but for the actual-play genre as a whole.
Videos
Talks Machina
#133 'The Threads Converge'
The three-year anniversary of Talks is about the 200th episode of Critical Role, and no one noticed? Tsk.
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
#133 'The Threads Converge'
The three-year anniversary of Talks is about the 200th episode of Critical Role, and no one noticed? Tsk.
[Watch it (again) on Internet Archive.]
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