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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Sherlock Season 3

 


++++WARNING, this review contains spoilers about the end of Season 2, but no major Season 3 spoilers.++++

The third season of Sherlock aired in January 2014. It picks up after a time jump of approximately two years. Most everyone in England (including Watson) believes Sherlock to be dead after jumping off the building. Of course, the audience knows he survived from the season two closing shot of the third episode. We do not, however, know exactly how he survived. That question is answered in a fairly humorous form in the first episode, with the writers working in different guesses that the fans came up with in the intervening couple of years between seasons 2 and 3. We find that Watson has moved on (mostly) with his life, having entered a relationship with Mary. Lestrade is still on the force but is not as effective when not benefiting from Sherlock's help. Mycroft is keeping tabs on Sherlock until he needs his help. I will not say too much about the season to keep from spoiling it. Still, as you can imagine, John finds out Sherlock is alive, which does not go over too well, and the show still manages to make use of Moriarty, even after he shot himself on the roof at the end of season two.

The Blu-Ray set is a two-disc set. The show still looks and sounds great in the HD format, but this season's Blu-Ray release is much lighter on extras than what was provided in physical media releases for the first two seasons. There are no commentary tracks in this season's release. There is just one making-of featurette on the second disc. If you only get the physical discs if there are a ton of extras, this does not fit into that category. Overall, I would say that if you liked or loved the prior seasons, you will probably like this one. On the other hand, if you were not a big fan of the prior seasons (or lukewarm to them), there is probably not anything about this season that is likely to change your mind. The acting is still top-notch, and the writing, while a bit more uneven this season, is still good on the whole.

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