Media in Review

Inspired by a few blog-owners doing a year in review, I'm going through some of my stats I collect. What happened this year from a paid media point?

Kids stuff

• Trolls - 2.5/5
• Muppet Treasure Island - 3.5/5
• Treasure Planet - 3/5
• The Emperor's New Groove - 2/5
• SCOOB! - 4.5 /5
• The Muppet Christmas Carol - 3.5/5

Two versions of the Treasure Island story, that are different yet recognisable.

Scoob! was great fun, a nice harkening back to the cartoon. I really enjoyed the original-opening-sequence-redone montage near the start and the resolve was great. Dick Dastardly was magnificent. Falcon was... pointless. As was Captain Caveman, but he was at least entertaining.

I can at least say I've seen The Emperor's New Groove now.

The two muppet movies was a nostalgia trip. Still fun. Kids enjoyed em.

Indiegogo campaign delivers

• Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears - 3/5

This year we finally recieved the Miss Fisher movie and I enjoyed it greatly. I participated in the original Indiegogo campaign to fund the movie and it was delicious to see the end result. Good show.

Superheroes

• Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn - 2/5

Fun but... I don't think it lived up to all the hype.

Steampunk, or

Without Clockwork Cabaret I'd listen to very little

• Bad Guy (The Cog is Dead) - 5/5
  • Incognito: Cog Covers, Vol 1 - 5/5
• Haunted Phonograph (ThouShaltNot) - 5/5
  • A Dark Cabaret 2 - 3/5
• Cures What Ails Ya (The Longest Johns) - 4/5
• Welcome (The Littmus Steampunk Band) - 3.5/ 5
• A Forest of Crumbs; Iron Terror; Remastered Instrumental; Warts and All (The Clockwork Dolls) - 3/5
• The Love Apocalypse (Unwoman) - 4.5/5
• Go Home Drama, You're Drunk (A Halo Called Fred) - 4/5
• A Thoroughly Modern Existential Crisis (Mr B) - 3/5

Just a few albums bought this year, and all because I heard one of their tracks on the Clockwork Cabaret and went "More of this please". Except Mr B who I heard from a friend first. Bad Guy is a super-singable villain-sed version of the original. Haunted Phonograph keeps my foot tapping. Hoist up the Thing has had me laughing all day. All of the above are worth a listen, your time and your investments.

To watch

• Knives Out

Heard good things. Hope it doesn't suffer hypeisis like Harley did.