Blackadder

Which season do you like best? For me, it's Season 3 because Edmund actually got what he wanted in the end, and it was awesome.

edited 16th Feb '11 4:57:25 PM by Nightwire

I definitely agree that 3 is the best

the episode with Dr Johnson(I can't remember what it's called) is my favourite

I love Blackadder Goes Forth the best, if only because the Downer Ending is so powerful. I do love the third season, however, because Hugh Laurie as Prince George never fails to amuse.

Ink and Incability I think (don't judge my spelling).

I like every season but the first. Dumb Edmund just doesn't sit right.

Aye. What'd you lot think of the Time Travel movie?

Pretty meh. Not as funny as the others, but Edmund as king of England is pretty awesome.

But you have to admit that the first season's closing credit music is epic.

edited 16th Feb '11 4:57:37 PM by Nightwire

I loved the ending of Blackadder goes forth more than the the third though and General Melchett and Darling are good fun(well until the last episode when they become A complete monster and A woobie respectively)

the stupid Edmund in the first is so jarring I can barely watch it plus the humours just not that good, Brian Blessed isn't bad though

edited 15th Feb '11 10:35:12 PM by faradayangel

I think the third season was the funniest, but honestly it's hard to choose between the second, third, and fourth.

Fourth is my favourite, but they are all so wonderful. I like the setting, I like Captain Darling, and I like how Blackadder is just mean, not evil.

I didn't mind season 1 so much. Dumb Edmund was annoying, but it had its moments, especially the ham of Brian Blessed. I think the Black Adder movie should have had all the Blackadders meet, then beat the crap out of the first Black Adder. It wasn't a terrible movie, but I think it lost some of the sharpness of the humor from the series.

2 or 3 were my favorites. Probably 3 because Edmund here is definitely evil and seeing him get what he wants kind of amused me. 2 had a rather weird Downer Ending, to me anyway. 4 was good too, even before the ending, the whole season had a melancholy feel to it and sort of took away the feeling of "this guy is a bit of an asshole and it's fun to watch him wallow in his schemes." Most of those were for power/money, 4 was sad because he was failing at a more..sympathetic goal.

edited 17th Feb '11 12:47:39 PM by Jumpingzombie

^Hm, that might explain why some viewers didn't appreciate Goes Forth as much. Particularly those who usually like to like watching characters fail etc.

Anyhow, II is my favourite. I suppose that's mainly since it was the one that was repeated the most as I grew up, but also as the first with Ben Elton scripts, so plenty of ideas to play with.. for the record, I'm not sure I buy the ending, personal canon and all. I couldn't really decide between The Third and Goes Forth, I did like Hugh Laurie being a regular.

Back and Forth was alright, a happier conclusion. I saw it at the Millennium Dome, and considering the circumstances of it's creation, the premise isn't too surprising.

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^Is this what you're thinking of?

Blackadder may be, without a doubt, one of my favorite comedies of all time. Eminently quotable, hilariously clever, etc.

I sadly didn't enjoy forth. to me it's between Season 2 nd 3. And they're equally awesome to me.

@Jumpingzombie That would be The Cavalier Years. As I say, it could be my imagination- cheers though.

I've watched the first series and it never ceases me to laugh.

I don't think the first season deserves all the hate it gets. Sure the it is not as good as the following seasons and the humor is a bit stroppy, but it's pretty funny in its own right. And have I mentioned earlier, the closing credit music is awesome.

My favorite is the second season, though I like them all, even the first one. I only have the first and second seasons on DVD though, and a VHS with the last three episodes of season 4.

I have the whole DVD collection of all four seasons plus the specials. Cost me 100 bucks, but worth it.

I love the series, though I haven't seen the first season yet. I really can't decide whether I like 3 or 4 more, though. 3 had the best history gags, more deranged plots, and some of Hugh Laurie's funniest work. On the other hand, 4 was in WWI (one of my favourite historical topics), more Stephen Fry, and the beautifully tragic ending. So, do I prefer 3 or 4? The answer, of course, is 'yes'.

Goes Forth is awesome, but season 3 is the finiest comedy amongst them.

I have just rewatched the third series. Edmund was such a delicious Magnificent Bastard, too bad things never worked out for him until the end.

Anyone notices that there is a butt load of Ho Yay between Blackadder and Baldrick in all four series?

...can't say I did. No.

I thought that'd count as No Yay, anyway Baldrick being Baldrick I don't want to think about that

edited 20th Mar '11 9:27:58 PM by faradayangel

Screw that, Baldrick has Ho Yay with every character in the show.

well we know the OT Ps Melchett/Sheep/Percy and Baldrick/Turnip

edited 20th Mar '11 9:39:18 PM by faradayangel