Lord Flasheart: All right men, let's do-oo-oo it! The first thing to remember is: always treat your kite [Flashheart taps the picture of the Sopwith Camel with his cane] Lord Flasheart: like you treat your woman! [Flashheart whips the air with his cane]
Lieutenant George: How, how do you mean, Sir? Do you mean, do you mean take her home at weekends to meet your mother?
Lord Flasheart: No, I mean get inside her five times a day and take her to heaven and back.
jayeldee
Broke Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 1:06p
WOOF!
or
Yes, Darling?
leachs225
Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 1:17p
"Your mother is not dead. She is alive and well and living in Droitwich"
OK, that may only be funny to those of you who are actually from Droitwich, as I am.
where in the world is droitwich, and what is black adder?
leachs225
Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 1:25p
Black Adder is one of the most innovative comedy shows ever made, and Droitwich is in the county of Worcestershire, in the magnificent land we call England.
I now live in Houston though, and if you ever get to go to Droitwich, you will understand why I am here and not there
leachs225
Member
posted: Nov. 19, 2009 @ 1:28p
One more thing. Do not let the fact that Rowan Atkinson (aka mr Bean) plays the lead character (Blackadder). He is a truly magnificent in this show as he is awful in Mr Bean.
leachs225 said: One more thing. Do not let the fact that Rowan Atkinson (aka mr Bean) plays the lead character (Blackadder). He is a truly magnificent in this show as he is awful in Mr Bean.
thx OP. Never heard of these movies. I like Monty Python and I like Mr. Bean. So this should be a slam dunk. I just reserved it at my local library for future viewing!!!
osv1 said: where in the world is droitwich, and what is black adder? OSV1 you need to be baptised my son: Just how good is the acting in the BLACK ADDER series? How about Royal Shakespeare Company-trained. These are classically-trained actors, and I completely disagree with (any) insinuation that "Mr. Bean" tars Rowan Atkinson's dramatic chops. As well you might dismiss Orson Welles who could "sell no wine before its time." At the end of the day he remains one of the greatest Shakespearean actors this nation has ever produced. Blame Hollywood, CA, not Great Britain. And on that I am unanimous!
But wait wait, a challenge has been issued and I must perforce defend Rowan Atkinson's honor on perhaps an even more important aspect to this ensemble production, the writing. Rowan Atkinson conceived-of and for the most part wrote this stunning little comedic tour de force and this production is right up there with my other favorite series of Brit Wit, YES MINISTER (and subsequently, YES PRIME MINISTER), classics of droll British humor that are so well cast and so well written they can withstand multiple viewings.
SPOILER ALERT I'm just curious: did anyone beside me find themselves crying at the end of the WWI time arc? The Captain Darling lines are riotously hilarious of course, but the ending affected me in a way that the other time arcs did not.
TYTBUDGET said: osv1 said: where in the world is droitwich, and what is black adder?
SPOILER ALERT I'm just curious: did anyone beside me find themselves crying at the end of the WWI time arc? The Captain Darling lines are riotously hilarious of course, but the ending affected me in a way that the other time arcs did not.
TYTBUDGETYep. See above.
I prolly should have put a spoiler tag on it, though.
wordgirl said: TYTBUDGET said: SPOILER ALERT I'm just curious: did anyone beside me find themselves crying at the end of the WWI time arc? The Captain Darling lines are riotously hilarious of course, but the ending affected me in a way that the other time arcs did not. Yep. See above. I prolly should have put a spoiler tag on it, though. We have to remember of course that the British had the hell bombed out of them in WWII. There is something deeply melancholy about the WWI time arc — a sense that the cast themselves are aware of just how close to home the reality of war can be; a fait acompli quality to this one episode that the others do not have. The outside shots are darker, as well.
On a lighter note, I wanted to say that I also agree with you about Hugh Laurie. Just HILARIOUS! KG may be my favorite time arc. No one does frivolous as well as Hugh Laurie imho. As for the remastering . . . I take your point, but I have to say that almost anything would be better than the first iteration of this series on DVD. The DVDs I viewed from my library years ago were beneath even VHS quality. For $42 I'll take a gamble.
TYTBUDGET
Lithonius
New Member
posted: Nov. 20, 2009 @ 10:52p
This is my favourite shown featuring Atkinson. Mr. Bean and The Thin Blue Line just didn't measure up. Blackadder's Christmas Carol is a riot!
Blackadder: Hah! Got him with my subtle plan! Baldrick: I can't see any subtle plan, m'lord. Blackadder Baldrick, you wouldn't see a subtle plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord singing "Subtle Plans Are Here Again."
__FATHER: I'm sad because, my darling, our poverty has now reached such extremes that I can no longer afford to keep us. I must look to my own dear tiny darling to sustain me in my frail dotage.
DAUGHTER: But father, surely . . .
__FATHER: Yes Kate, I want you to become a prostitute.
DAUGHTER: Father!
__FATHER: Do you defy me?
DAUGHTER: But indeed, I do. For it is better to die poor than to live in shame and ignominy. __FATHER: No, it isn't.
DAUGHTER: I'm young and strong and clever. My nose is pretty. I shall find another way to earn us a living.
__FATHER: Oh, please . . . go on the game. It's a steady job and you'd be working from home.
General Melchett: There is, however, one small problem. Blackadder: That everyone always gets slaughtered in the first ten seconds? General Melchett: That's right. And Field Marshall Haig is worried that this may be depressing the men a tadge. So, he's looking to find a way to cheer them up. Blackadder: Well, his resignation and suicide would seem the obvious suggestion. General Melchett: Interesting thought. Make a note of it, Darling.
Blackadder: That wouldn't be the Jane Harrington? Percy: Yes. Blackadder: Jane "Bury Me in a Y-Shaped Coffin" Harrington? Percy: I think there may be two Jane Harringtons . . . Blackadder: No, no. Tall? Blonde? Elegant? Percy: Yes, that's her. Blackadder: Goes like a privy door when the plague's in town?
jbloggs said: Black Adder is one of the best shows along with Fawlty Towers, Red Dwarf, Only fools and Horses, Porridge, On the Buses and the Carry On Movies
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