Friends
9x05 The One with Phoebe's Birthday Dinner [6th or so watch]
9x06 The One with the Male Nanny [6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x08 Shadow and Flame [season finale]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x33 Week 7: Wednesday
8x34 Week 7: Thursday
8x35 Week 7: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Saturday, 2 August 2025
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Four brand-new titles this week — yes, I managed to avoid any sale purchases!
...apart from the stuff I've purchased in sales that should turn up next week, that is. Ah well.
Three of the four are 4K (yay!), and two are upgrades — one directly, so it replaces my older BD, but the other is Hearts of Darkness, the Apocalypse Now making-of that's included in the Apocalypse Now release. A new standalone 4K edition seemed indulgent for that reason but, in addition to the feature being restored in 4K, it comes with a copy of Eleanor Coppola's behind-the-scenes book Notes, and on disc there's a fairly large selection of special features, including (I believe) Eleanor's complete documentary filmography. Neat. On the bright side, it does replace an old DVD copy I was also hanging on to for special features, so that's a bonus.
Number of titles in collection: 3,588 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 986 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,602 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 451 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,626 [up 6]
Number of films: 4,553 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 451 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,160 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,259 [up 9]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Four brand-new titles this week — yes, I managed to avoid any sale purchases!
...apart from the stuff I've purchased in sales that should turn up next week, that is. Ah well.
Three of the four are 4K (yay!), and two are upgrades — one directly, so it replaces my older BD, but the other is Hearts of Darkness, the Apocalypse Now making-of that's included in the Apocalypse Now release. A new standalone 4K edition seemed indulgent for that reason but, in addition to the feature being restored in 4K, it comes with a copy of Eleanor Coppola's behind-the-scenes book Notes, and on disc there's a fairly large selection of special features, including (I believe) Eleanor's complete documentary filmography. Neat. On the bright side, it does replace an old DVD copy I was also hanging on to for special features, so that's a bonus.
Number of titles in collection: 3,588 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 986 [down 1]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,602 [up 3]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 451 [up 3]
Number of discs in collection: 8,626 [up 6]
Number of films: 4,553 [up 3]
Number of additional cuts: 451 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,160 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,259 [up 9]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 1 August 2025
TV
Friends
9x03 The One with the Pediatrician [6th or so watch]
9x04 The One with the Sharks [6th or so watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x31 Week 7: Monday
8x32 Week 7: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
9x03 The One with the Pediatrician [6th or so watch]
9x04 The One with the Sharks [6th or so watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x31 Week 7: Monday
8x32 Week 7: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Games
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
Continuing our post-'campaign' game. It works pretty well; it's certainly welcome that the game remains playable without having to totally reset it and just play through 'story mode' again.
Continuing our post-'campaign' game. It works pretty well; it's certainly welcome that the game remains playable without having to totally reset it and just play through 'story mode' again.
Thursday, 31 July 2025
Games
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
Chapter 18 Group 2
That completes the 'adventure'/'campaign' portion of the game, but it also provides rules to continue playing (basically by creating your own 'chapter' via a random selection of different card types), so we also started a game following those principles.
Chapter 18 Group 2
That completes the 'adventure'/'campaign' portion of the game, but it also provides rules to continue playing (basically by creating your own 'chapter' via a random selection of different card types), so we also started a game following those principles.
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
TV
Friends
9x01 The One Where No One Proposes [6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x06 Where Is He?
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x30 Week 6: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
9x01 The One Where No One Proposes [6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x06 Where Is He?
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x30 Week 6: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
TV
Friends
8x23 The One Where Rachel Has a Baby Part 1 [6th or so watch]
8x24 The One Where Rachel Has a Baby Part 2 [season finale; 6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x05 Halls of Stone
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x29 Week 6: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x23 The One Where Rachel Has a Baby Part 1 [6th or so watch]
8x24 The One Where Rachel Has a Baby Part 2 [season finale; 6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x05 Halls of Stone
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x29 Week 6: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Monday, 28 July 2025
TV
Friends
8x21 The One with the Cooking Class [6th or so watch]
8x22 The One Where Rachel Is Late [6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x04 Eldest
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x28 Week 6: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x21 The One with the Cooking Class [6th or so watch]
8x22 The One Where Rachel Is Late [6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x04 Eldest
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x28 Week 6: Wednesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Sunday, 27 July 2025
TV
Friends
8x19 The One with Joey's Interview [6th or so watch]
8x20 The One with the Baby Shower [6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x03 The Eagle and the Sceptre
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x26 Week 6: Monday
8x27 Week 6: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x19 The One with Joey's Interview [6th or so watch]
8x20 The One with the Baby Shower [6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x03 The Eagle and the Sceptre
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x26 Week 6: Monday
8x27 Week 6: Tuesday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Games
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
Chapter 16
It took literally hours attempting it over and over, but we finally beat Chapter 16!
Chapter 16
It took literally hours attempting it over and over, but we finally beat Chapter 16!
Saturday, 26 July 2025
TV
Friends
8x17 The One with the Tea Leaves [6th or so watch]
8x18 The One in Massapequa [6th or so watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x25 Week 5: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x17 The One with the Tea Leaves [6th or so watch]
8x18 The One in Massapequa [6th or so watch]
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x25 Week 5: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Games
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Trick-Taking Game
Chapters 15–16
Chapter 16 multiple times over, because it's hard and we couldn't win it. Try again another day.
Chapters 15–16
Chapter 16 multiple times over, because it's hard and we couldn't win it. Try again another day.
Collection Count
Collection Count tracks my DVD/Blu-ray collection via a number of statistics every week.
Just two new additions this week. Not 100% sure if this slow-down is due to fewer releases of interest or HMV cutting their 20% discount so I'm being more circumspect. Maybe it's a bit of both. Still, I have at least one or two titles preordered for next week... and the week after... and the week after that... and the week after that... So, yeah, there's no danger of my collection's growth stopping entirely.
Number of titles in collection: 3,586 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 987 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,599 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 488 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,620 [up 2]
Number of films: 4,550 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 451 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,160 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,250 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Just two new additions this week. Not 100% sure if this slow-down is due to fewer releases of interest or HMV cutting their 20% discount so I'm being more circumspect. Maybe it's a bit of both. Still, I have at least one or two titles preordered for next week... and the week after... and the week after that... and the week after that... So, yeah, there's no danger of my collection's growth stopping entirely.
Number of titles in collection: 3,586 [up 2]
Of which DVDs: 987 [no change]
Of which Blu-rays: 2,599 [up 2]
— of which Ultra HD Blu-rays: 488 [no change]
Number of discs in collection: 8,620 [up 2]
Number of films: 4,550 [up 2]
Number of additional cuts: 451 [no change]
Number of TV episodes: 10,160 [no change]
Number of short films: 1,250 [no change]
See you next week, faithful reader.
Friday, 25 July 2025
TV
Friends
8x16 The One Where Joey Tells Rachel [6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x02 Where the Stars are Strange
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x21 Week 5: Monday
8x22 Week 5: Tuesday
8x23 Week 5: Wednesday
8x24 Week 5: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x16 The One Where Joey Tells Rachel [6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x02 Where the Stars are Strange
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x21 Week 5: Monday
8x22 Week 5: Tuesday
8x23 Week 5: Wednesday
8x24 Week 5: Thursday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
Thursday, 24 July 2025
TV
Friends
8x14 The One with the Secret Closet [6th or so watch]
8x15 The One with the Birthing Video [6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x01 Elven Kings Under the Sky
11 months late (has it really been so long?!), finally getting round to this.
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x20 Week 4: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
8x14 The One with the Secret Closet [6th or so watch]
8x15 The One with the Birthing Video [6th or so watch]
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2x01 Elven Kings Under the Sky
11 months late (has it really been so long?!), finally getting round to this.
Richard Osman's House of Games
8x20 Week 4: Friday
[Watch various episodes (again) on iPlayer.]
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