Subj : Re: a Simple Question
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From : David Trail
Date : Sun May 03 2009 11:52 am

From: David Trail <[email protected]>

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> "Analda Anglin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > 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
> > [email protected]
>
> 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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