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I really liked the songs over the closing credits of Blackadder II, sung in medieval ballad style. The words can be quite tricky to make out, but they’re all in the script book.
From “Bells”:
From Potato:
Ah, Bells. Thanks to that episode, it’s an effort for me to say ‘Bob’ properly.
Not much to add except that Blackadder rocks, and Good-byee was truly painful. Blackadder Back and Forth was mediocre, but it had its moments.
Hear hear. I always love it when a nasty character finds redemption towards the end of a literary work, and Captain Darling’s redemption is brillliantly done.
Does any fictional character use sarcasm better than old Slackbladder? My favourite: “The path of my life is strewn with cowpats from the Devil’s own satanic herd.”
You may be interested to know that in real life Baldrick (Tony Robinson) is a very senior Labour Party official.
It is a bit odd.
“Darling ?? That’s a funny name for a guy! The last person I called “Darling” was pregnant twenty seconds later! Woof!”
Percy’s finest hour IMO is when he managed to construct a brooch of “purest green”.
And I also second the fact that Rowan Atkinson looked rather dishy in that series.
You’re kidding right? Everyone knows that Oxford’s a complete dump!
Seriously, few things can equal the joy of wearing an Elizabethean doublet, working at a Renaissance Faire, and and spouting ‘Blackadder’ lines at the bloody Queen of England, Ha! Watching her face twist in annoyance but also knowing that there’s nothing she can do because, unlike me, she was a semi-professional actress and took her duties seriously.
Put me down as another fan of the 1st series. It had it’s own charm.
Philip of Burgundy, known to his enemies as ‘The Hawk’! Of course, in those days he was known as ‘The Thrush’
Angus McDoodle.
“Dwarf?” “here m’lord”
Not really, You see, Baldrick may look like a monkey who’s been put in a suit and then strategically shaved, but he is a brillant politician. The number of votes I cast is simply a reflection of how firmly I believe in his policies.
As usual, I’m late getting to the thread. So I’ll just pop in to say that Blackadder is brilliant! I too, have all of the episodes on DVD.
“Oh God! What a way to die! Shot by a transvestite on an unrealistic
grassy knoll!”
I’m a huge fan of season 3 and 4.
"People may say I’m stark raving mad and say the word Pengvin after each sentence, but I believe that we two can make Britain Great - you as the Prince Regent and I as King Pengvin.
One of my favorite lines is actually one of Lord Melchett’s: “We are but private parts of the gods–they play with us for their sport!”
Do you think that one of the reasons that General Melchett is so fond of saying “Baaaaaa” is because his ancestor had such an affinity for sheep? Perhaps there’s even some sheep DNA in there…hmmmmm…
I have heard that the original pilot for the first season had Rowan playing Edmund much closer to the clever rascal of the later series, but for whatever reason, they decided to change that later. I think that the first series would have many more fans had they left that alone.
However, there are things to like about the original Edmund as well…“Dear Lord, who made the birds and the bees… and the snails, presumably, erm, please help me, a little animal too, in my despair. I have been a sinner, but now I intend to follow the path of the saints: particularly the very religious ones.” The more sarcastic Edmund could not have delivered that line.
That’s cos he always always wore very very tight tights…
Fair enough…I am actually a fully rounded human being with a degree from the university of life, a diploma from the school of hard knocks, and three gold stars from the kindergarten of getting the sh1t kicked out of me.
I’m a complicated person, you see…sometimes I’m nice, and sometimes I’m nasty…and sometimes I just like to sing little songs, like:
'See the little Goblin, see his little –
You know, a chat with you and death suddenly seems to lose it’s sting.
Awww…you’re girl-bait, sir. Pure bloody girl-bait…chipmonk.
Moustache? Bushy enough?
Like a privet hedge, sir…you’ll be combing me out of your moustache for weeks, sir.
I love Blackadder! And after reading this thread full of humorous quotes I may just have to go and watch it.
“I want to make you happy, darling…”