😴 A little Sunday afternoon nap is the best sort of nap.

📺 Finished watching Masters of the Air (Apple TV+ 2024) ★★½

A review of the Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air (2024). Rated “Average”, the review reads “Pitched as Band of Brothers but for aircrew it misses the mark. The production itself is excellent as you'd expect from Apple and its deep pockets. The flying sequences, albeit with lots of CGI, are well done and you can't fault the sets or the costumes. However, I struggled to care about the characters. I know the mortality rate was high but when a character appears and then is gone the next episode I can't get invested. Overall, I preferred the Rosie Rosenthal and Harry Crosby characters to Buck and Bucky although the romantic subplot for Harry added nothing to the overall story. A generally enjoyable watch but not binge worthy.”

📺 Finished watching The Gentlemen (Netflix 2024) ★★★

A review of the Netflix series The Gentlemen (2024). Rated “Liked it”, the review “A spinoff of the movie of the same name it has a bit less violence, although it's still there, and leans more into the humour than the movie. The goofy brother being bailed out by the smart brother works as a plot device to allow for the slow descent into criminality that occurs. The pairing of the Duke and the daughter of the crime boss is good and they play off each pretty well. Vinnie Jones as the groundskeeper with the hinted at criminal past plays the part perfectly. I enjoyed it for what it is, a good bit of fun that doesn't require any effort to follow the plot lines.”

👢 Who knew when I went out tonight there would be boot scootin’

Good thing I wore my RM Williams boots tonight.

📚 Librarians on 20 easy, enjoyable ways to read more. I think number 11 “remove any distractions” is my main impediment to reading these days. I need to put the devices out of reach.

📺 Finished watching Shogun (2024) ★★★★★

A rectangular image with a review of the television series Shogun (Season 1). The show poster is on the left and the review on the right side. Across the bottom is a rating of Poor Okay Good Great with Great selected. The review reads: This may end up being my favourite show for 2024. The use of subtitles rather than all characters speaking English makes you pay attention but doesn’t distract at all from the show, it’s as much a part of what makes this great viewing as anything else. Stunning settings and attention to detail with costumes and buildings provide a wonderful backdrop to the complex and dramatic story as it plays out across the season. I very much hope there is a second season.

📺 Time to watch the Shogun finale. Held over last week’s so I could finish with a double episode.

📺 Vera is ending after 14 seasons. My mother is going to be very upset.

Brenda Blethyn to Leave ‘Vera’ as Detective Show Announces Final Season

I’ve been thinking about where to post longer thoughts as I have both Scribbles and micro blog. I quite like the way @amerpie has linked to his longer Scribbles post within the shorter micro blog post but I’m undecided on whether I want to maintain two platforms or not.

🌧️ Caught in the rain, no piña coladas though.