...I will miss the little gems that you can occasionally stumble across on Sky, like watching Spaceballs on Virgin1 on Saturday night. Still a fab film. Must get it on DVD.
What other films are DVD-must-haves?
The obvious ones, of course - Star Wars (yes, all of them!), Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the Harry Potters and pretty much any Disney animation. Then there's the obligatory TV shows (Babylon 5, Doctor Who).
But what else?
I have a few that others might not agree with. The Devil's Advocate is one of my all-time favourites. (Actually, I only had this on VHS but must get it on DVD soon!) Serenity is another must-see, along with it's Firefly tv series. V for Vendetta, Equilibrium and Reign of Fire are all fabulous. (to name but a few)
What do other people think are must-have DVDs?
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Sunday, 31 January 2010
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
The Sky is Falling
So my significant other and I are thinking about getting rid of Sky and just sticking with standard digital telly.
Here's the thing: I'm a bit of a telly addict. I try to pick and choose my shows, but I do watch quite a lot. With all the choice Sky has to offer, how much of it is of a quality that I should really choose to watch?
For example, I'm a big Stargate fan. Stuck with Atlantis till the end. But is Stargate Universe worth the £20-odd we pay for Sky? On it's own, probably not. Add in 24 and House. Then turn to Living for Medium & Ghost Whisperer (the latter of which we have the entire last two seasons taped and haven't yet gotten around to watching them!)
We're lucky - we are on an old package with Sky that would probably cost us double for the amount of channels we have if we signed up for it today. But is that lucky, or just an extension of poor quality programming?
The one thing I will miss is Playhouse Disney - our daughter loves some of their shows. (I know some people have negative views about Disney from an educational/developmental stand point, but I would defy anyone to find fault with the fabulous Little Einsteins, especially compared to shows like Teletubbies or In the Night Garden)
So if the Sky falls, what am I left with? I've reduced my CSI viewing on Five down to just CSI:Miami (Horatio Caine should be in every show, but I just can't enjoy Laurence Fishburne after Grissom), and I'm looking forward to the remainder of Flash Forward. Closer to home good old Auntie is keeping me entertained with the enjoyable Being Human on BBC3 and of course I'm feeling a mixture of excitement and dread as the new series of Doctor Who looms on the Saturday night horizon.
The surprise in the bag for me was Channel 4's wonderful Shameless, which started back tonight. Only got into it last year, but definitely worthy of my couch time!
Beyond those, though, not a lot to write home about.
I'll miss Sky, but to misquote a famous UK kids show (from my era), maybe it's time for me to "turn off my tv and go and do something less boring instead".
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Here's the thing: I'm a bit of a telly addict. I try to pick and choose my shows, but I do watch quite a lot. With all the choice Sky has to offer, how much of it is of a quality that I should really choose to watch?
For example, I'm a big Stargate fan. Stuck with Atlantis till the end. But is Stargate Universe worth the £20-odd we pay for Sky? On it's own, probably not. Add in 24 and House. Then turn to Living for Medium & Ghost Whisperer (the latter of which we have the entire last two seasons taped and haven't yet gotten around to watching them!)
We're lucky - we are on an old package with Sky that would probably cost us double for the amount of channels we have if we signed up for it today. But is that lucky, or just an extension of poor quality programming?
The one thing I will miss is Playhouse Disney - our daughter loves some of their shows. (I know some people have negative views about Disney from an educational/developmental stand point, but I would defy anyone to find fault with the fabulous Little Einsteins, especially compared to shows like Teletubbies or In the Night Garden)
So if the Sky falls, what am I left with? I've reduced my CSI viewing on Five down to just CSI:Miami (Horatio Caine should be in every show, but I just can't enjoy Laurence Fishburne after Grissom), and I'm looking forward to the remainder of Flash Forward. Closer to home good old Auntie is keeping me entertained with the enjoyable Being Human on BBC3 and of course I'm feeling a mixture of excitement and dread as the new series of Doctor Who looms on the Saturday night horizon.
The surprise in the bag for me was Channel 4's wonderful Shameless, which started back tonight. Only got into it last year, but definitely worthy of my couch time!
Beyond those, though, not a lot to write home about.
I'll miss Sky, but to misquote a famous UK kids show (from my era), maybe it's time for me to "turn off my tv and go and do something less boring instead".
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Monday, 11 January 2010
Avatar 3D
The missus and I went to see Avatar 3D at the weekend (the young 'un was visiting relatives!), and I have to say it blew me away. Absolutely awesome film.
This is the first 3D film I've seen in the recent batch, and I have to say I'm glad I chose that to be the first one. It just seemed to do everything right! What a fantastic movie. A definite for my DVD collection (although I doubt it will ever measure up to seeing it in 3D on the big screen!)
DunK rating: 5 stars!
This is the first 3D film I've seen in the recent batch, and I have to say I'm glad I chose that to be the first one. It just seemed to do everything right! What a fantastic movie. A definite for my DVD collection (although I doubt it will ever measure up to seeing it in 3D on the big screen!)
DunK rating: 5 stars!
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