Monkeylord
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Took me a while to realise Lord Flasheart was Rik Mayall from the Young Ones
"She's got a tongue like an electric eel, and she likes the taste of a MAN'S tonsils!"
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Blackadder - Appreciation Thread.
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"She's got a tongue like an electric eel, and she likes the taste of a MAN'S tonsils!"
Chuckie
Member
Oh yeah, as the Red Baron right?
Oh yes. I view it as a Bottom crossover episode. It's funnier that way.
toddhunter
Member
Is it so cunning you can brush your teeth with it?
Or
As cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University?
Chuckie
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ThankeeSai
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marvelharvey
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I'm anispeptic, frasmotic, even compunctuous to have caused you such pericombobulation.
toddhunter
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whatsinaname
Member
The " Hello, Darling" line always gets me.
It's the only "cunning" line that has never, ever made me laugh. I guess it's because it's said with such a defeatist tone, in the midst of the characters terrified and ready to face their own deaths.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
"Goes Forth" is the best series by far. And that ending, wow. First time a sitcom has made me feel.
weremichael
Member
Brian Blessed as King Richard IV always makes me laugh. He is infectiously hilarious.
I was obsessed with this show as a kid. The second series will always be my favorite. I always wanted more Blackadder, but I don't really think you could get the magic back if they'd do it now. Speaking of that, there has been talk recently of a new Blackadder movie about the gang having to escape a German prison camp (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/08...ckadder-movie-will-be-a-colditz-escape-story/). Rumours like this have been popping up now and again over the last decade or so, but this is apparently the first time Rowan Atkinson himself is interested again. I never understood why he was so against the idea while he was still willing to make those awful Johnny English/Bean-movies.
If people want a taste of what a modern Blackadder would be like, Atkinson (along with Baldrick) appeared in a sketch in the Royal Albert Hall last November. It was all about the banking crisis, with a present-day Blackadder - an idea I think would actually work pretty well for a new series, seeing as how it's all about greed. Sadly no full recording of it exists as far as I know, although there are short clips on youtube. The entire script is available on blackadderhall.com as well. Not the best Blackadder has ever been, but it was insanely thrilling to Blackadder and Baldrick together again.
Edit: Here's John LLoyd's quote on what the upcoming movie would be like:
I'm not sure if bringing this back would be a good idea (these kind of things fail more often than they succeed - the Blackadder Millenium movie was already a bit below the standards of the original series - but the 10 year-old in me can't wait to see this happen. It's probably a good idea to do it as a movie instead of a new tv-series, although I do miss having BBC comedies of that quality on tv.
If people want a taste of what a modern Blackadder would be like, Atkinson (along with Baldrick) appeared in a sketch in the Royal Albert Hall last November. It was all about the banking crisis, with a present-day Blackadder - an idea I think would actually work pretty well for a new series, seeing as how it's all about greed. Sadly no full recording of it exists as far as I know, although there are short clips on youtube. The entire script is available on blackadderhall.com as well. Not the best Blackadder has ever been, but it was insanely thrilling to Blackadder and Baldrick together again.
Edit: Here's John LLoyd's quote on what the upcoming movie would be like:
I'm not sure if bringing this back would be a good idea (these kind of things fail more often than they succeed - the Blackadder Millenium movie was already a bit below the standards of the original series - but the 10 year-old in me can't wait to see this happen. It's probably a good idea to do it as a movie instead of a new tv-series, although I do miss having BBC comedies of that quality on tv.
The Cowboy
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I do love it, Melchett is my favourite character - BAHHHHH.
Blackadder: Tell me, young crone, is this Putney?
Young Crone: [cackling] That it be! That it be!
Blackadder: "Yes, it is," not "That it be". And you don't have to talk in that stupid voice to me, I'm not a tourist! I seek information about a Wise Woman.
Young Crone: The Wise Woman? The Wise Woman?!
Blackadder: Yes. The Wise Woman.
Young Crone: Two things, my Lord, must ye know of the Wise Woman. First... she is a woman! And second... she is...
Blackadder: Wise?
Young Crone: [normal] You do know her, then?
Blackadder: No, just a wild stab in the dark - which, incidentally, is what you'll be getting if you don't start being a bit more helpful! Do you know where she lives?
Young Crone: 'Course.
Blackadder: Where?
Young Crone: 'Ere. Do you have an appointment?
Blackadder: No.
Young Crone: Oh... you can go in anyway.
Blackadder: Thank you, young crone. Here is a purse of monies... [she tries to grab it] which I'm not going to give to you. [walks in]
Gold.
Young Crone: [cackling] That it be! That it be!
Blackadder: "Yes, it is," not "That it be". And you don't have to talk in that stupid voice to me, I'm not a tourist! I seek information about a Wise Woman.
Young Crone: The Wise Woman? The Wise Woman?!
Blackadder: Yes. The Wise Woman.
Young Crone: Two things, my Lord, must ye know of the Wise Woman. First... she is a woman! And second... she is...
Blackadder: Wise?
Young Crone: [normal] You do know her, then?
Blackadder: No, just a wild stab in the dark - which, incidentally, is what you'll be getting if you don't start being a bit more helpful! Do you know where she lives?
Young Crone: 'Course.
Blackadder: Where?
Young Crone: 'Ere. Do you have an appointment?
Blackadder: No.
Young Crone: Oh... you can go in anyway.
Blackadder: Thank you, young crone. Here is a purse of monies... [she tries to grab it] which I'm not going to give to you. [walks in]
Gold.
dreamcastmaster
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Slackbladder
Member
Of course. Goes Forth is brilliant. Hell, they all are! Pure excellence.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Corporal Blackadder is completely innocent and he most certainly did not eat this delicious, plump-breasted pigeon.
digoutyoursoul
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"You would stick out like a.."
"Like a man standing in a lake with a small painted wooden duck on his head ?"
"Like a man standing in a lake with a small painted wooden duck on his head ?"
CAPTAIN BLACKADDER
I was wondering whether, after being tortured by the most vicious sadist in the German army, I might be allowed a week's leave to recuperate.
GENERAL MELCHETT
Excellent idea. Your commanding officer would have to be stark raving mad to refuse you.
CAPTAIN BLACKADDER
You are my commanding officer.
GENERAL MELCHETT
Well?
CAPTAIN BLACKADDER
Can I have a week's leave to recuperate, sir?
GENERAL MELCHETT
Certainly not!
CAPTAIN BLACKADDER
Thank you sir.
GENERAL MELCHETT
Baaa!
I was wondering whether, after being tortured by the most vicious sadist in the German army, I might be allowed a week's leave to recuperate.
GENERAL MELCHETT
Excellent idea. Your commanding officer would have to be stark raving mad to refuse you.
CAPTAIN BLACKADDER
You are my commanding officer.
GENERAL MELCHETT
Well?
CAPTAIN BLACKADDER
Can I have a week's leave to recuperate, sir?
GENERAL MELCHETT
Certainly not!
CAPTAIN BLACKADDER
Thank you sir.
GENERAL MELCHETT
Baaa!
I love the great booze up edmund scene from season 2. The look on edmunds face as he's trying to think of an explanation infront of is aunt is awesome.
another great scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY41eD4lS28
Though it leaves out the ending reply from edmund
Blackadder: Oh, yes. We are proud of our comic serving-wench voice, aren't we? Just because we can say 'Zur' instead of 'Sir,' it seems at all social gatherings the tedious little turd who keeps putting on amusing voices.
another great scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY41eD4lS28
Though it leaves out the ending reply from edmund
Blackadder: Oh, yes. We are proud of our comic serving-wench voice, aren't we? Just because we can say 'Zur' instead of 'Sir,' it seems at all social gatherings the tedious little turd who keeps putting on amusing voices.
Henchmen21
Banned
Love that line. One day I hope to use it.
the_sufferer
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Seasons 2 and 3 are the apex of British comedy. There are some really well-written punchlines that often get overlooked as well. My favourite:
'Look, cretins. The bag is there in order to obscure Baldrick's own features, and many might think incidentally that that would be reason enough for him to wear it.'
'Look, cretins. The bag is there in order to obscure Baldrick's own features, and many might think incidentally that that would be reason enough for him to wear it.'
An absolute classic. Blackadder Goes Forth is my favourite, but 2 and 3 are close, the first series didn't click for me at all though. I do like the pilot episode, which is basically "Born to be King" from series 1 only with Rowan Atkinson playing Blackadder the way he does in 2.
Wibble.
Wibble.
I have a thing for OFAH, I watch it repeatedly and never, never get tired of it. So many years of great episodes
shadow_shogun
Member
Sad that there isn't any love for series one, it was pretty darn funny.
Chuckie
Member
Read the thread again. Lots of people expressed love. It's just that the other seasons were better.
I feel it went on far too long. Should never had come back after Time On Our Hands either.
Betta Lines
Member
Like the hat?
Banned
I need to watch this. Be never seen it, but I've always heard good things. I saw that its on Netflix now.
The Super Bob
Member
Series 2, 3 & 4 are brilliant, making Blackadder one of the greatest sitcoms of all time.
The Super Bob
Member
Brian Blessed is great in the first series.
To be honest the first series isn't that bad. It just isn't up to the quality of the later series.
Henchmen21
Banned
"Yay It's the Scarlett Pimpernel coming to save us!"
"Yes Baldrick"
"And you killed him!"
"Yes Baldrick"
"Yes Baldrick"
"And you killed him!"
"Yes Baldrick"
BassForever
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Goes forth will always be my favorite but they were all hilarious
"God it's a barren featureless wasteland out there"
'Sir that's the wrong side of the map'
XD
"What do the mushrooms stand for"
'Well it says mine... So whoever owns this map owns this part of the field'
/dead
"God it's a barren featureless wasteland out there"
'Sir that's the wrong side of the map'
XD
"What do the mushrooms stand for"
'Well it says mine... So whoever owns this map owns this part of the field'
/dead
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