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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
Hooray for the Scarlet Pimpernel!
Hooray for having all the words to the entire series of Blackadder!
This is utter brilliance. Not only do you get all the words to the scripts they used in the show you get little things in the stage directions like the descriptions. The entire thing is utterly hilarious. It's great. A must for any Blackadder fan. If you can find it.
Hooray for having all the words to the entire series of Blackadder!
This is utter brilliance. Not only do you get all the words to the scripts they used in the show you get little things in the stage directions like the descriptions. The entire thing is utterly hilarious. It's great. A must for any Blackadder fan. If you can find it.
This collection of scripts is quite easy to read, and, like the performances, pure genius. It's worth buying for the all the extras, like Baldrick's family tree.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Now, don't get me wrong I am a huge fan of this series and ca't help but kill myself laughing whenever I watch them (even when I know what's going to happen), but I just couldn't get into the reading of this at all. I loved the extra scenes and lines that have been kept in comparison to the final cut and I really enjoyed the bonus material (especially the Index of Blackadder's Finest Insults) but I just find without the actual actors portraying these characters something is lost (this could just be my inability to really picture it as I read it, or the speed at which I read, who knows) and I just didn't find it as laugh out loud funny as the TV series itself. Having said that though, if you're one for reading scripts and other such material and/or and avid fan of the show I would certainly recommend you get stuck in.
Blackadder: “Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words ‘I have a cunning plan’ marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?”
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
It's a TV series script, not a book, so difficult to judge the traditional questions above. It is hilarious though.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Racial slurs
"A man may fight for many things: his country, his principles, his friends, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally I'd mud wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock, and a sack of French porn."
-- Edmund Blackadder
Blackadder is this jingle in my head that is stuck on repeat. It can't NOT keep popping up now and then, playfully intruding on my life on a regular basis. Infinitely quotable, highly rewatchable, it is a British comedy series I pretty much know by heart by now. I'd even go as far as proclaiming my sense of humour in early childhood initially was solely derived from Blackadder's peculiar brand of witticisms and sarcastic insults. For that reason alone, to me it towers above all its peers -Fawlty Towers, Bottom, The Office , among others- with ease.
With the highest level of anxiety since Adolf found out his personal chef was of half-Jewish descent after having nibbled on an off-ish smelling Bratwurst, I decided to delve into the scripts of the original run, which comprises four historical periods. Would it hold up in written form, or fall flat like the scripts for say, Fawlty Towers did? The suspense was killing me.
Disclaimer: for once, I found the use of the normally irritating GIF format justified
I'm delighted to report it doesn't. In fact, it even manages to add to it. Odin be praised! Apart from the deadpan, often hilarious descriptions of actions and reactions from the viewpoint of an omniscient observer, there is also extra materal included ( aptly titled "The Other Bits" ): short overviews of how the Blackadder clan fared in the space between the various historical periods covered, a humorous piece on Medieval torture techniques, the lovable troglodyte Baldrick's family tree (nothing to boast about, naturally) etc..
I'll hold on to this volume until the day I die. In case of a catastrophic electrical grid failure, I'll still have my Blackadder to peruse with glee.
P.S. Also, is there a more poignant ending to a comedy show in existence than the anti-war episode "Goodbyee"? Just as strong and impactful in written form.
-- Edmund Blackadder
Blackadder is this jingle in my head that is stuck on repeat. It can't NOT keep popping up now and then, playfully intruding on my life on a regular basis. Infinitely quotable, highly rewatchable, it is a British comedy series I pretty much know by heart by now. I'd even go as far as proclaiming my sense of humour in early childhood initially was solely derived from Blackadder's peculiar brand of witticisms and sarcastic insults. For that reason alone, to me it towers above all its peers -Fawlty Towers, Bottom, The Office , among others- with ease.
With the highest level of anxiety since Adolf found out his personal chef was of half-Jewish descent after having nibbled on an off-ish smelling Bratwurst, I decided to delve into the scripts of the original run, which comprises four historical periods. Would it hold up in written form, or fall flat like the scripts for say, Fawlty Towers did? The suspense was killing me.
Disclaimer: for once, I found the use of the normally irritating GIF format justified
I'm delighted to report it doesn't. In fact, it even manages to add to it. Odin be praised! Apart from the deadpan, often hilarious descriptions of actions and reactions from the viewpoint of an omniscient observer, there is also extra materal included ( aptly titled "The Other Bits" ): short overviews of how the Blackadder clan fared in the space between the various historical periods covered, a humorous piece on Medieval torture techniques, the lovable troglodyte Baldrick's family tree (nothing to boast about, naturally) etc..
I'll hold on to this volume until the day I die. In case of a catastrophic electrical grid failure, I'll still have my Blackadder to peruse with glee.
P.S. Also, is there a more poignant ending to a comedy show in existence than the anti-war episode "Goodbyee"? Just as strong and impactful in written form.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced