31st January 2025

Watched: Dark Matter

Another really good show on Apple TV+ that I'd heard and seen little to no promo for ahead of time. Another compelling premise that's well acted, well produced, and well told. Apple just really doesn't want to market how good their shows are do they?

Amy did nope out half-way through this one. She liked the idea but says it all got a ‘bit too sci-fi’ — which is probably a fair comment, I did feel like I needed a science refresher more than once — but, as the nerd of the house I kept the faith and enjoyed it.

The big question is, what's next? ‘Severance’, or ‘For All Mankind’?

27th January 2025

Listening: Kendrick Lamar

Like most of the planet, I can't stop listening to GNX. Kendrick is absolutely on top of the game right now. The Super Bowl half-time show is really going to be something. I'm absolutely betting on K-dot being petty enough to (at the very least) get the crowd singing 'Not like us', rounding off his victory lap from the Drake beef in serious style.

23rd January 2025

Watched: Silo

The amount of quality content on Apple TV+ that Apple seemingly can't be bothered to market is incredible. I've binged through both seasons of Silo to start the year and, though it's a slow burn, it's tense, and gripping, and utterly compelling. To the point that I'm probably going to have to read the books to find out what happens next, as I'm not entirely sure I have the patience to wait and find out.

Complaints, if I have any:
1. Would it have killed them to light the scenes a little brighter? Yes, it's set in a silo, and by its nature it's underground. But still, I can't help but feel if a TV program has you turning the house lights off and the TV brightness up just to see what's going on, then there's room for improvement here.
2. Common. Incredible rapper. Genre defining albums. Not sold on him as an actor.

6th January 2025

Listening: Linkin Park

It’s great to have Linkin Park back making music after Chester’s tragic passing. It’s even better that they sound like they’re having fun doing it. They occasionally come across a bit too self referential and tip into fan-service, sounding somewhat like a cover band of themselves. But by-and-large, ‘From Zero’ is a pretty solid offering.