Did you realise that your hero metions "Hartlepool" in the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth whilst he is pretending to go mad!

Made my day, it did ....
Blackadder, everything I admire in a person.

Also Oi, You! Snowy...I hope you won't take this amiss, but have you ever read 'The Oldie'?
Read it for the first time yesterday and quite liked it. Am sure some of the writers/contributors must have plagiarised your posts.

.... I'm a Private Eye reader, but sometimes like a read of the Spectator ... isn't the Oldie the one started by Richard Ingrams, ex editor of Private Eye...?

he also mentions Hartlepool in the very first series of Blackadder... when he suggests Lord Percy goes to Hartlepool to buy some exploding trousers!!!!

Funny thing is, i couldn't stand the first series and have only seen bits of two episodes. The other three series were brilliant and I can't say I have a real favourite.

For me the last episode of Blackadder Goes Forth cannot be topped. Which is why I think that, well apart from the Christmas Special, they decided to end the character at his peak.

You have to admire the writers and directors. The actors get the plaudits, but Rowan Atkinson made the Thin Blue Line crap which was as amusing as our lass in a mood.

And Mr Bean.

And Mr Bean.

I think you might have something there Snowy. The first series was written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, the others where Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. I know some people on here don't like Ben Elton as a performer, or his politics, but as a comedy writer, well you can't really argue against his credentials in those series of Blackadder.

edit: Sh*t, just ruined my argument, Ben Elton wrote The Thin Blue Line cr*p.

The first series also cost a packet and was going to be the last, as well as the first, if you follow my logic.... and best of all, it made my middle name acceptable.

Surely Hillary made your middle name acceptable, when he stuck his flag in Everest.

Before my time, it was a family tradition for the first born, went on for generations .. I soon ended that crap.

1953 was before your time, are you sure?

Well I'll have been under the age of one, so my interest in such events will have been ....'limited'

I was thinking more of your parents name choosing time.

That would have required imagination on their part, it was my dads name, my granda's name, my great granda's name.... you get the picture.

My Dad was similarly christened with the same two names as his Dad, who he hated, and as a result never liked his christian names. Apparently I was named after a friend of the family, which has always worried me a little!

Look on the bright side, he could have been called Adolf...... or....Cornelius

Who said he wasn't!!

That's the one. The best bit this week was the problem page. Elderly persons wrote in with senior citizen problems, and the agony aunt creased up laughing.

The tank on your front garden and the leopard skin industrial safety thong on the clothes line, may give you a dilemma choice wise.

Funnily enough, my favourite episode was the one where Baldrick became the MP for Dunny on the Wold....just like politics today.

When it first came out, the second series that is, our lass said..." I don't know what you find funny in that..."

blackadder is on my list of 'comedy i really should have watched but never have' along with monty python

Monty Python is, on reflection, hit and miss. When it cam out it had no competition and there were 3 channels. As a result, it became the must watch programme, but sadly, was at times like the kings new clothes and just naff at times, but you could never say that.

Although to be fair even the Pythons say that too.

The films are another matter, they're outstanding.

ahem.... Python had a series as well? I was talking about the films?

I dont know owt me

I'm highlighting the attitude of people who slavishly proclaimed the TV series was all funny, for appearances sake, when it wasn't. It had its moments, but doesn't really stand the test of time.

Then of course, there's the Young Ones and Bottom, violent slapstick and satire, there's something compelling about it....anyone remember Mayall and Edmonsons debut as 'The Dangerous Brothers'....?

is that the one where they kidnapped nicholas parsons?

No, they took out Nicholas Parsons in the comic strip...

Dreamytime Escorts ..

how many series of blackadder are there? I can get the full lot in a boxset for 28 squid.

you can buy individually
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackadder-2-En ... 388&sr=8-5

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackadder-Enti ... 388&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackadder-Fort ... 388&sr=8-2

for £17.94 it says or throw in an extra 3 squids and get

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Blacka ... 388&sr=8-7

As many have already said the first series is very different from the other three maybe not as slick and the charecter of Blackadder is more gormless and Baldrick is a bit more intelligent .

I watched it recently I've decided its more pythonesque in many ways and is definitely worth the extra 3 squids

No intention of being an aduly but I'm going to make a new years resolution to watch the Python Films.

So we do exist, those that have not yet worshipped at the feet of Python.

i must admit, the Python films made me smile... but not laugh.