Decent performances all around, but still the usual received series problems of the story being rushed through and painfully underdeveloped characters (Pex Jr and the villain in particular were very 2D, and poor Sash 55 was almost comically formulaic).

Saying that I LOVED Belinda Chandra! I got some serious Barbara Wright vibes from her; she looks like she can can really stand up to the Doctor and be a character in her own right!

Looking forward to seeing where this series goes.

The Sega Mega CD and the 32x were genuinely great pieces of hardware…but nearly all the games were awful. I love the Mega CD in particular, and I say that as a Nintendo kid.

Just to give an update on this now that it’s resolved.

I went to a local jewellers who are also a Tissot stockist and let them have a look over the watch and strap. They couldn’t see anything wrong with the watch or the lugs, nor the strap, so they recommended I get in touch with Tissot.

When I contacted Tissot about it they were very, VERY helpful. They instantly offered me a free like for like replacement on the strap I bought, though pointed out that I may continue to have the same problems with the new one.

Alternatively they offered to send me a replacement of the original strap that came with the watch, essentially for half price. The original strap has an alligator style finish and a butterfly clasp, neither of which I like, but they then offered me the alligator strap with a buckle for free…which I feel was a decent compromise.

Of course, in the time since I contacted Tissot about this the strap didn’t fall off once! The previous week it fell of my wrist three times!

I’ve received the replacement, non-quick release strap and have been wearing it for about a week now and have had no problems. I still preferred the plane black leather strap I originally bought, but it seems it just doesn’t play nice with this watch.

At the end of the day Tissot did right by me and I can rest assured that my watch will stay securely on my wrist!

It’s a shame Google seems to be doing away with the camera bar, I really liked it. A good bit of obvious brand identity, plus it meant that the phone didn’t wobble when placed flat on a table! What a concept! It’s already gone on the Fold 9 and now looks to be gone in upcoming phones. It’s still spans enough of the back on those cases that it might still eliminate phone wobble at least…but it makes the phone look more generic.

I hope this comes to Google’s foldables too. I rarely need more than the two apps I can currently split screen, but something like Open Canvas so would certainly add more flexibility.

Metroid Prime 2 is the only main Metroid game I’ve still not completed. The whole light/dark mechanic was just so joyless and punishing. I’ll still be buying this and giving it another go; a few quality of life tweaks and this could be enjoyable.

In my head the Paul McGann TV Movie is called “The Millennium Clock.”

Better than the meaningless “The Enemy Within” title suggested by the producer.