From: "ptdivh" <ptdivh@optusnet.com.au>

What's the best series of Monty Python's Flying Circus? 1, 2, 3 or 4?

Is there a general conscensus among fans?


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"ptdivh" <ptdivh@optusnet.com.au> schreef in bericht news:48ee757c$0$4448$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...

What's the best series of Monty Python's Flying Circus? 1, 2, 3 or 4?

Is there a general conscensus among fans?

A simple question?

Of course there is no consensus.
You are a stupid english kenigget and your grandmother drinks elderberry
wine.
I fart in your general direction. Now go away while I insult you some more.



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From: "ptdivh" <ptdivh@optusnet.com.au>


"Herman" <tenklooster.herman@home.nl> wrote in message news:bf215$48efec87$5ed52512$10975@cache1.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...

"ptdivh" <ptdivh@optusnet.com.au> schreef in bericht news:48ee757c$0$4448$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...

What's the best series of Monty Python's Flying Circus? 1, 2, 3 or 4?

Is there a general conscensus among fans?

A simple question?

Of course there is no consensus.

Good, then it was a simple question!

But how can this be the case?

There is a general consensus over which two of the four films, and which two rocked, anyone with a basic knowledge of Monty Python knows that.
So it is ridiculous of you to think that there wouldn't be general agreement over which series sucked more or less than others.
If you don't know the answer, what did you post for?

You are a stupid english kenigget and your grandmother drinks elderberry wine.
I fart in your general direction. Now go away while I insult you some
more.

You must be very lonely with those people skills.



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"ptdivh" <ptdivh@optusnet.com.au> schreef in bericht
news:48ee757c$0$4448$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...

What's the best series of Monty Python's Flying Circus? 1, 2, 3 or 4?

Is there a general conscensus among fans?

A simple question?

Of course there is no consensus.

Good, then it was a simple question!

But how can this be the case?

There is a general consensus over which two of the four films, and which
two rocked, anyone with a basic knowledge of Monty Python knows that.
So it is ridiculous of you to think that there wouldn't be general
agreement over which series sucked more or less than others.
If you don't know the answer, what did you post for?

You are a stupid english kenigget and your grandmother drinks elderberry
wine.
I fart in your general direction. Now go away while I insult you some
more.

You must be very lonely with those people skills.

You probably have never seen any Monty Python,


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From: "Analda Anglin" <analda@nospam.hiwaay.net>

ptdivh wrote:

What's the best series of Monty Python's Flying Circus? 1, 2, 3 or 4?

Is there a general conscensus among fans?

Wow, such hostility. I guess you caught someone on a bad day.

To answer your question, I have never heard of a consensus among fans
about a "best" series. I don't think I've ever really seen it debated
aside from many fans feeling that the fourth series suffered due to the
absence of John Cleese. It may be because fans tend to think of the
collective series as one element within a body of works -- TV show,
Holy Grain movie, Life of Brian movie, stage shows, etc.

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From: "ptdivh" <ptdivh@optusnet.com.au>


"Analda Anglin" <analda@nospam.hiwaay.net> wrote in message news:SLOdnQNO4pQMIm_VnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@posted.hiwaay2...

ptdivh wrote:

What's the best series of Monty Python's Flying Circus? 1, 2, 3 or 4?

Is there a general conscensus among fans?

Wow, such hostility. I guess you caught someone on a bad day.

To answer your question, I have never heard of a consensus among fans
about a "best" series. I don't think I've ever really seen it debated
aside from many fans feeling that the fourth series suffered due to the absence of John Cleese. It may be because fans tend to think of the collective series as one element within a body of works -- TV show,
Holy Grain movie, Life of Brian movie, stage shows, etc.

--
Analda aka Sergeant of the FAQ
analda@nospam.hiwaay.net

I don't understand the hostility either. I thought it would be quite a
simple question about Monty Python. I didn't expect a kind of Spanish inquisition!

I'm watching the series from start to finish, and I'm liking series 2 much better than series one. And the studio audience seems to be much more "in"
on the whole show.
I should be up to series 3 in the next couple of days, and i can't wait to
see if there's a noticeable "Jumping the Shark" point before series 4
starts.

I love the job interview sketch... 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! zero... goodniiiiightdingdingding. I've had a few job interviews just like that!


Also i just found the 1948 Four Yorkshiremen "Luxury!" sketch in it's most original form.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSQeMBzHR0o

Thanks for the reply.



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From: "Analda Anglin" <analda@nospam.hiwaay.net>

ptdivh wrote:

I'm watching the series from start to finish, and I'm liking series 2
much better than series one. And the studio audience seems to be much
more "in" on the whole show.

One of the old Python books explained that in the beginning, audiences
didn't know *what* to think of the show, so the response was usually
stunned silence.

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From: "ptdivh" <ptdivh@optusnet.com.au>

I'm watching the series from start to finish, and I'm liking series 2 much better than series one. And the studio audience seems to be much more "in"
on the whole show.
I should be up to series 3 in the next couple of days, and i can't wait to see if there's a noticeable "Jumping the Shark" point before series 4
starts.

I love the job interview sketch... 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! zero... goodniiiiightdingdingding. I've had a few job interviews just like that!

Also i just found the 1948 Four Yorkshiremen "Luxury!" sketch in it's most original form.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSQeMBzHR0o

Thanks for the reply.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Good, keep us posted. The Job Interview sketch is one of my favorites
as well.



I've made it through to the end of series four.

Series 3 was looking ok to start with, but started going downhill in the second half.
They seemed to be too aware that they were repeating themselves, and tried changing the formula eg. by making single themed shows.
John's absense in S4 wasn't that noticable, but that fact that he wasn't writing probably had more of an effect overall.

I was hoping to see (and hear) more of Terry Gilliam in the forth series,
and it was funny to see him finally get a line or two.
They should have made more on-air use of him earlier.

But it sure was fun watching the whole lot straight through. Flawty Towers next...




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In article <48f8f1ac$0$4453$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, ptdivh@optusnet.com.au says...

"Analda Anglin" <analda@nospam.hiwaay.net> wrote in message news:SLOdnQNO4pQMIm_VnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@posted.hiwaay2...

ptdivh wrote:

What's the best series of Monty Python's Flying Circus? 1, 2, 3 or 4?

Is there a general conscensus among fans?

Wow, such hostility. I guess you caught someone on a bad day.

To answer your question, I have never heard of a consensus among fans
about a "best" series. I don't think I've ever really seen it debated aside from many fans feeling that the fourth series suffered due to the absence of John Cleese. It may be because fans tend to think of the collective series as one element within a body of works -- TV show,
Holy Grain movie, Life of Brian movie, stage shows, etc.

--
Analda aka Sergeant of the FAQ
analda@nospam.hiwaay.net

I don't understand the hostility either. I thought it would be quite a simple question about Monty Python. I didn't expect a kind of Spanish inquisition!

I'm watching the series from start to finish, and I'm liking series 2 much better than series one. And the studio audience seems to be much more "in" on the whole show.
I should be up to series 3 in the next couple of days, and i can't wait to see if there's a noticeable "Jumping the Shark" point before series 4 starts.

I love the job interview sketch... 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! zero... goodniiiiightdingdingding. I've had a few job interviews just like that!

Also i just found the 1948 Four Yorkshiremen "Luxury!" sketch in it's most original form.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSQeMBzHR0o

Thanks for the reply.

Watched this episode not last night, and what a brillinat scene it was
:)
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