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Didn’t expect Waterstones to back down so quickly, good news for small businesses in Leith.

I thought it couldn’t get any better, then Dan Hedaya turned up! Love that there are still undiscovered gems like this out there.

I’d say take a punt on it if you can afford it, it’s a lot of fun. Maybe it’ll stay in print until the next sale.

That was fantastic, a mad joy ride around NYC that gets crazier by the minute. The 4K looks stunning, looking forward to getting stuck into the extras. Would love to see this on the big screen in a double bill with Die Hard with a Vengeance.

Same.

Felt I should support a new imprint, and 70s NYC is right up my street. Sadly I’m not a huge fan of Stunt Man, a film I couldn’t get into at all, so doubt I’ll be getting TX #2.

Tonight’s viewing will be the new Radiance release of Night of the Juggler, not one I’ve seen before. An ex-cop chasing a psychotic kidnapper through grimy 70s New York sounds like fun.

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From Daphne Oram to Laurie Anderson… only 15mins each night, before NightTracks kicks in

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Shame the pilot isn’t on there, Mrs Mack as Willie’s mum!

Oh, and Gwyneth Guthrie as Willie’s mum!

Very different tone to the series, not darker but definitely a bit more “realistic”, with added John Hannah and Alan Cumming.

Cheers Iain, very happy to be involved. So many great lines and scenes to choose from.

Nice work! Great to see more episodes escaping the archive.

The first three series of City Lights are now on iPlayer, looks like series three hasn’t been repeated since 1988 according to the BBC website. It deserved a long life on VHS, DVD and iPlayer, sadly that wasn’t to be.

This is on the BBC Scotland channel and iPlayer tonight from 9pm, a trip back to the 80s and 90s in the company of cast, crew and creator of City Lights.

A few rarely seen bits of archive, including clips from the pilot with Billy Greenlees as Chancer and no studio audience.

Sounds like a plan!

No idea where to start with it all, but I thought Lioness and Landman first and maybe some Yellowstone?

A beautiful sight! Will you be picking up the Excalibur set? Oh, and I subscribed to Paramount+ to try out the Sheridanverse.

AppleTV has all 356 eps of the original Dallas for just £33.99 right now, the HD remasters that have never appeared on Blu-ray. Hard to say no at that price. The revival series is also worth checking out.

I’ve stocked up on copies of my Jim Henson and Hamish Macbeth books, plus I have some Tremors books in the house… if anyone wants signed copies for Christmas presents, just give me a shout.

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Watching the 1984 City Lights pilot, with Billy Greenlees as Chancer rather than Andy Gray, I spotted both Alan Cumming and John Hannah in non-speaking roles. No mention on IMDb for either of them. Sadly no clips of them in Sunday’s doc, but Billy can be seen alongside Gerard Kelly.

A good double bill with In Bruges.

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City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant on BBC One Scotland, 9pm 30th November

Set your videos for this one on Sunday night (Chancer’s selling them cheap down the Barras).

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