2017: The Stats

2017 was the year where I resigned to the fact that I can't watch 400 films in a year, while watching 700 TV-episodes. So I didn't. And I stopped feeling bad about it. Yay me. So, no complaints that I managed less than 300 films in the past year. Besides, the quality is what counts, right?

And so, we've once again reached that time when I have to come up with my lists of the best and worst film experiences of the year, but before we get to those: Here are the stats.....

Number of films watched in 2017:

263

Comparison:
- 2016 (288) - 2015 (307) - 2014 (331) - 2013 (401)
- 2012 (405) - 2011 (343) - 2010 (338) - 2009 (302)

Breakdown:
- Films watched for the first time: 158
- Re-watched films: 105

Films in play for the top/bottom lists:

115

Quality distribution (of new films):
- Good: 63
- Meh: 32
- Bad: 20

Format distribution:

Blu-ray: 167
DVD: 5
VOD: 74
Cinema: 17

Decade-of-release distribution:

1920's: 1 film
1930's: 1 film
1940's: 1 film
1950's: 2 films
1960's: 3 films
1970's: 5 films
1980's: 20 films
1990's: 36 films
2000's: 30 films
2010's: 164 films (2016: 66 / 2017: 62)

Most watched films:

Rogue One (4 times)
Arrival (3 times)
Ghost in the Shell (3 times)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (3 times)

Number of TV-show episodes watched:
(not counting old episodes of Mythbusters or game shows)

735

Number of different TV shows watched:

63

Complete seasons watched:

37

FINAL THOUGHTS

And just like that 2018 is off to a great start! Now, if I can just get those damn Top/Bottom lists online earlier than December.... Watch this space....

2016: The Stats

Well, here we are again. Time for the stats concerning my film consumption last year! Why are we doing this, again? Because I love stats!

I have to admit my movie-watching has been less than impressive last year. I'm way behind my dream goal (365 films) and my realistic goal (more than 300), but that's because I've watched a ton of TV. This, however is not the time for excuses, this post is just about the raw numbers, and here they are:

Number of films watched in 2016

288

Breakdown:

Films watched for the first time: 156
Re-watched films: 133

Films in play for the top/bottom lists:

109

Quality distribution (of new films):

Good: 56
Meh: 24
Bad: 29

Format distribution (overall):

Blu-ray: 170
DVD: 17
VOD: 89
Cinema: 10
Other: 2

Decade-of-release distribution:

1940's: 6 films
1950's: 3 films
1960's: 0 films
1970's: 7 films
1980's: 16 films
1990's: 35 films
2000's: 37 films
2010's: 184 films (2015: 65 / 2016: 67)

Film, seen most times:

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (4 times)

And just to show you I wasn't kidding about watching a lot of TV, here are the TV stats. I didn't start getting serious about watching TV shows until April, but these stats cover the whole year.

Number of TV-show episodes watched:
(not counting old episodes of Mythbusters or game shows like QI)

537

Number of different TV shows watched:

49

Shows abandoned after 1 or 2 episodes:

12

Complete seasons watched:

34

FINAL THOUGHTS

And now we're getting to the part I really love: The lists of the best and worst movies of the year. I'll post those during the next couple of weeks. Until then...

2014: The Stats

Another year, another list.

That's right, time to look back on the year gone by, and thanks to my meticulous list of film experiences from the past year, I'm able to put together a fascinating set of stats. These will lead up to my best and worst of 2014 lists, which we'll get to in a week or two.

I'm sad to see that I've once again been a terrible film geek and checked out far too few older films. That saddens me. I'll have to work to rectify that this year. Oh well, without further ado...

THE STATS

Number of films seen in 2014

331.

Breakdown:
- Films watched for the first time: 178
- Old films watched for the first time: 42
- New films watched for the first time: 136
- Re-watched films: 153

Films in play for the top/bottom lists

136.

Quality distribution:
- Good: 61
- Meh: 32
- Bad: 43

Format distribution

Blu-ray: 191
DVD: 65
VOD: 54
Cinema: 21

Decade-of-release distribution

1930's: 1 film
1950's: 6 films
1960's: 11 films
1970's: 21 films
1980's: 26 films
1990's: 40 films
2000's: 38 films
2010-2013: 188 films

Film seen most times:

Gravity & Edge of Tomorrow (Each 4 times)

FINAL THOUGHTS

That's it! Don't you just love stats?! Now it's time to crunch those numbers and conjure up a list of the best and worst of 2014.

Watch this space...

Or, you know, put a film or two on, while you wait.

2013: The Stats

As regular readers and friends will know I keep a close eye on what films I watch during the year. It's fun to have a complete list of the year's movie experience when all is said and done, plus it makes it way easier to conjure up the obligatory top and bottom lists.

As I get ready to make the lists for 2013, I figured it would be fun to reveal my stats for the past 12 months. Just the numbers, no elaborate explanations, just the raw numbers. So here they are.

THE STATS

Number of films seen in 2013

401.

New films in play for the top/bottom lists

169.

Quality distribution of new films

Good: 69
Meh: 34
Bad: 66

Format distribution

Blu-ray: 172
DVD: 141
VOD: 76
Cinema: 12

Decade of release distribution

1930's: 2 films
1940's: 3 films
1950's: 8 films
1960's: 11 films
1970's: 17 films
1980's: 41 films
1990's: 48 films
2000's: 52 films
2010-2013: 219 films

Film seen most times:

World War Z (3 times)

FINAL THOUGHTS

No thoughts at all. I'm too busy thinking about the best and the worst films of 2013. Stay tuned.

PS: If you have any problems with the numbers, take it up with my accountants.