Subj : Re: a Simple Question To : All From : David Trail Date : Sun May 03 2009 11:52 am From: David Trail In article <48f8f1ac$0$4453$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, ptdivh@optusnet.com.au says... > > "Analda Anglin" 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 :) --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 - Meridian, MS - USA (1:396/4) .