Tally Ho

[tealin]

I have just rediscovered how much I love Blackadder Goes Forth. It's wonderfully silly but really quite dark, with occasional moments of surprising poignancy that prove how well the actors have filled their otherwise comic roles.* Now, in the vein of Scary Mary, comes a 'trailer' for the epic, tragic tale of Capt. E. Blackadder & Co.

Needless to say, it's funnier if you're familiar with the series, and most funny if you've watched it recently enough to remember the context for most of the scenes they used. But it's better than all of the trailers I saw in front of Children of Men which were a real crop of duds...

*Or how well it's written. Or both. Or neither, and I'm finding something where there isn't anything really. Suits me fine, whatever.

Comments

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

I am glad at the lack of Flashheart ... his only redeeming quality is that he is an amusing parody of the sort of character Captain Jack is in Dr Who (there are TOO MANY CAPTAIN JACKs -- there should be a moratorium on naming characters Captain Jack) which puts him slightly above them in my mind. Arr, irritating oversexed cocky Americans.

The end of the series. YES. Oh my gosh. It's amazing. It's the most incredible thing, you spend three hours laughing at these people and then when it comes right down to it you discover you actually care about them, even the annoying twat ... how many shows can do that? I love that, taking a comedy seriously, but not so seriously that it's not funny. They're geniuses.

[pyri-prongs.livejournal.com]

I'm biased for Flashheart because he's Rick Mayall, and he would sort of ruin the faux-seriousness of that trailer just a bit :D *woof woof!*

It is very sobering, and very touching seeing them all (even cowerdly Blackadder) step up in the name of duty and jump over that front line. Geeeeeniuses :)