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Monty Python's Personal Best (http://www.pbs.org/montypython/)
For some of you youngsters here this may be your first chance to see some of the old original sketches. They're going to show all the old episodes in their entirety in April too. http://home.comcast.net/~rnick9/koolsmiley.gif
morea
02-22-2006, 12:10 AM
hooray for Monty Python! :D
jimintn
02-22-2006, 12:31 AM
very cool....about time PBS earned it's tax money!
PrintDriver
02-22-2006, 12:38 AM
When I was in high school there were kids that could quote MP verse for verse verbatim. I think their favorite was Spam. I couldn't get into it back then but now I find MP quite funny.
balou
02-22-2006, 01:10 AM
I love Monty Python. Have been looking forward to the episodes coming up. Did you ever see "The Goodies"?
The_Black_Knight
02-22-2006, 01:44 AM
I don't like Monty Python at all. It's far too silly for my taste, I'm afraid.
Neuro
02-22-2006, 11:53 AM
LOL@The Black Knight
My father used to rave about it when I was little but it wasn't until college that I really knew anything about it. Now I find their stuff hilarious.
Logo-Mechanix
02-22-2006, 12:20 PM
Some of that stuff is pretty funny, like the castle siege. Or the really discusting guy in the restaurant, if you have seen it you will know what I mean.
morea
02-22-2006, 12:23 PM
"the room is full of milkmen, some of whom are very old."
Kirby
02-22-2006, 12:43 PM
Monty Python makes you proud to be British :yes:
The_Black_Knight
02-22-2006, 12:43 PM
Some of that stuff is pretty funny, like the castle siege. Or the really discusting guy in the restaurant, if you have seen it you will know what I mean."But sir, it is only a wafer."
Yes, once one has viewed that scene from The Meaning of Life, it is never forgotten.
Chris79
02-22-2006, 01:02 PM
I love Monty Python :D
"But I'm not dead yet!"
"Oh shut up, you're not fooling anybody with that."
LOL
I love Monty Python. Have been looking forward to the episodes coming up. Did you ever see "The Goodies"?
I'm not familiar with that one, or at least the name. :)
Some of my favorite sketches:
The killer joke.
The ladies club reenactment of Pearl Harbor.
The bicycle tour.
morea
02-22-2006, 01:09 PM
"It's not dead, it's resting".
reuber1
02-22-2006, 01:11 PM
"Nobody suspects the Spanish Inquisition!!!"
Little nod to BuckarooB there.
I've never seen Monty Python before, and I have no idea why...it's on my to-do list. I just remember when they advertised the DVD for it a couple years ago nonstop.
danedawg99
02-22-2006, 02:51 PM
I love their songs. "the Penis Song" and "Always look on the bright side of life," in context are my favorites.
FISHY-FISH! FIIIIISH!
http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_pictures/life/ftf-find.jpg
i love the creature guy on the right. :D
The_Black_Knight
02-22-2006, 02:52 PM
I've never seen Monty Python before, and I have no idea why...it's on my to-do list. I just remember when they advertised the DVD for it a couple years ago nonstop.Monty Python isn't for everyone. It's one of those things that you either really get, or you just don't. Rent a DVD and see if it's something you enjoy.
Just don't watch the DVD with real fans of Monty Python; they'll keep saying all of the lines before they're said on the TV! It's an annoying habit that all fans of Monty Python seem to have (yes, including me).
Mynock
02-22-2006, 02:55 PM
"The Killer Joke" was solid. That was a well crafted and thought out skit. Like anything the Flying Circus is drops off as members leave. The first two or three seasons are pretty solid.
uncle carbunkle
02-22-2006, 08:47 PM
... the really discusting guy in the restaurant...
"mr.creosote"
Craig B
02-22-2006, 10:20 PM
Python is classic. Come on, the dead parrot sketch ... the lumberjack song, the argument clinic, the death of mary queen of scots ... and of course the holy grail.
And the toys are quite good too, such as the killer bunny (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0006FUEDC/qid=1140650365/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-7874525-4937750?v=glance&s=toys)
Rocketpig
02-23-2006, 06:28 AM
My favorite lines of all time (both from Life of Brian):
"I'm Brian of Nazareth and so is my wife!"
and
"You lucky bastard."
I've seen every Monty Python movie and episode and it pains me greatly to hear so many people completely ignore Life of Brian. I think it's brilliant.
Just the crucifixition song by Eric Idol should be enough to convince anyone that it's the best movie... Ever. Well, maybe Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is funnier but that only counts if you've done a prodigious amount of drugs in your life. Plus, it was also directed by a Monty Python cast member so I guess it's just one gigantic circle that revolves around Monty and his little circus.
morea
02-23-2006, 12:06 PM
I quite enjoyed the two hours of Python last night... best of Eric Idle and Graham Chapman. Good stuff. Thanks for the heads up, Kool!
The_Black_Knight
02-23-2006, 01:41 PM
...Well, maybe Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is funnier but that only counts if you've done a prodigious amount of drugs in your life...I've never seen the movie, but I actually found the book to be hilarious, and I've never even so much as smoked a joint in my life.
danedawg99
02-23-2006, 02:51 PM
I've seen every Monty Python movie and episode and it pains me greatly to hear so many people completely ignore Life of Brian. I think it's brilliant.
I'm with you. I love that movie.
LeftBrain Artist
02-23-2006, 06:06 PM
Yeah, I like the United Peoples Front of Judea asking rhetorically "What have the Romans ever done for us?"
"Built bridges . . . and the aqueducts . . . public eductation . . . sewer system . . . public transportation . . . brought peace."
LeftBrain Artist
02-23-2006, 06:08 PM
If you've got digital cable - they've got BBC on-demand with episodes of Flying Circus you can watch at any time. Just saw with one with Mr. Hilter and Bimmler a few weeks ago.
morea
03-02-2006, 12:39 AM
the next edition is on PBS tonight... starts here in about 20 minutes, so I have to get ready to sofa surf for a couple hours. :D
Vikia
03-02-2006, 02:10 AM
Run Away!
http://bogusgold.com/files/killer_rabbit.jpg
OMG, the Terry Gilliam segment of animations had me rollin on the floor last night. The guys a genius and all that stuff was done pre computer.
danedawg99
03-02-2006, 05:05 PM
i watched the John Cleese one last nite. Is he really dead? at the beginning it started out with a dedication to him. or was it just for the bit?
http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/cnames-nf/Cleese+John
morea
03-02-2006, 05:46 PM
yeah, they said in the show that he was 96, lol.