This is an extraordinarily comprehensive reference work, filled with things you never knew or never knew you wanted to know. While Flying Circus is hailed as a pioneering comedy, in truth its constituent parts existed in the work of their peers — particularly Spike Milligan’s short-lived series Q… (1969), which was just as irreverent as Python and likewise toyed with the conventions of television itself. ...I swear I have laughed at MONTY PYTHONS stuff for years. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Clarity is impressive too, with little to complain about but the odd bit of analog contrast haloing or aliasing, both relatively minor. But my first impression is that, for fans of this programme, this is the best thing to happen to comedy since Monty Python was originally conceived. But rather than leave it there, the Pythons take the concept to imaginative heights others wouldn’t have bothered to explore, with WWII soldiers using the gag as a deadly weapon after it’s been safely translated into German and can slaughter Nazis on the battlefield just by being spoken aloud. The four slipcases are, in turn, stored in vertical slots inside the larger box. It’s not a favourite of mine, as I think it’s a half-amusing idea that goes on too long. To all those concerned and in error nothing is being censored. Editor in Chief: The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used except with the prior written permission of The Digital Bits, Inc. All logos, images, names and trademarks are the property of the respective trademark owners. *(The brief bit of Tonight from West Side Story originally sung in this episode by Graham Chapman has not been restored, no doubt due to rights issues, but it is included in the extras on Season Three – Disc Two as an extended scene.
Eric Idle, whose musical talents yielded SPAMALOT and was the driving force behind the 02 reunion. We certainly wouldn’t see someone in brownface today, which happens when Idle plays a Red Indian for another sketch; a clear sign of how times have changed since 1969.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2015. The only thing exclusive about it is it came damaged inside. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Each season is in a separate box with its own book. The whole Python gang is at it's best and on their game. Finally, there’s a 1971 audio recording of an interview of the show’s producer/director, Ian MacNaughton, conducted at Imperial College London and set to a montage of period photographs. Years in the making, Network is proud to present the entire original television series of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, fully rejuvenated for the first time. And the trouble is, if you take those raw tapes and you just upscale them and put them on one of these modern screens, you’re going to see all the faults. And it's really, really funny. John Cleese with FAWLTY TOWERS, consistently voted the greatest ever UK comedy series of all time thanks to twelve enduring episodes that have yielded some memorable moments, coupled with A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988) on the big-screen, in which Cleese’s lawyer Archie Leach (homaging British expatriate Cary Grant’s real name) falls in love with jewel thief Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) whilst dealing with her psychotic brother Otto (Oscar-winner Kevin Kline). The discs and books were not damaged. It seems I never get tired of it! He provides a number of interesting anecdotes on the show and its production. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2014. But the overall collector's box was not designed to handle the weight of these books, and was damaged on arrival, similar to other's reviews. “Surviving live action film for the series was sporadic, with 16mm original negative being available for only a few episodes for series 1 to 3 but existing for all episodes of series 4. It’s a brilliant way for the writers to effectively stop themselves from taking things too far, by having a literal disciplinarian step in to save them from themselves. For the animation sections, there was more 16mm footage available on negative (as well as print) and these were scanned in HD, graded and restored before being dropped into the episode timeline to replace the archive transfers used for the original broadcast.
The outer box was just fine, its the ill conceived inside thats horribly designed. Animated menus aren’t as popular these days, so anyone hoping for Gilliamesque animations inspired by the episodes will be sorely disappointed. The housing for the individual seasons is a little fragile, but not worth taking a star off the review. Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019. If you hadn’t nailed ‘im to the perch ‘e’d be pushing up the daisies!”) This is a cornerstone of Python. Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, John Cleese. "But I'm not the messiah! There’s a bit of a dark streak to this episode, actually, as there’s also a recurring “Undertakers Film” with pallbearers offloading a corpse to lighten the load of a heavy coffin. Network Distributing have remastered series 1 from its original elements, in celebration of Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ s 50th anniversary. Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2018, Hysterical, irreverent, poignant and just as fresh as the day it came out, Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2018. “Being Harley Quinn” Review, Star Trek needs conflict in order to keep going. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. The complete TV series, beautifully restored on blu-ray.