Monty Python: love it or hate it?

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:53 am

After our discussion on the TV thread...

I voted 'love it'!

EDIT: Dammit, I meant to add a 'haven't seen it' option - how do I add new ones now?

Edit: Like that. - BS :wink:

by **welshben23** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:54 am

Dorset Girl wrote:After our discussion on the TV thread...

I voted 'love it'!

Seconded.

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:58 am

From the TV thread...

Agides wrote:
Dorset Girl wrote:
welshben23 wrote::) I can't believe you don't like MP at all.

In all seriousness, although I love it, I can see why people wouldn't, it's a very surreal type of humour that definitely wouldn't appeal to everyone.

The thing is, I do like surreal humour, just not MP - I find it incredibly dated.

Dated in terms of viewing it now, in 2008, or dated for the time it was made?

by **Wezzo** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:06 am

I'm with Agides and Paul B, not a fan.

by **Karin** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:09 am

Absolutely love them. Those sketches you mentioned on the TV thread DG, are classics indeed. Just thinking of them now makes me laugh :lol:

by **Agides** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:46 am

Dorset Girl wrote:From the TV thread...

Agides wrote:
Dorset Girl wrote:
welshben23 wrote::) I can't believe you don't like MP at all.

In all seriousness, although I love it, I can see why people wouldn't, it's a very surreal type of humour that definitely wouldn't appeal to everyone.

The thing is, I do like surreal humour, just not MP - I find it incredibly dated.

Dated in terms of viewing it now, in 2008, or dated for the time it was made?

Dated in terms of when I first remember seeing it and "understanding" it, aged about 13/14.

I don't like The Goons either.

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:48 am

Agides wrote:Dated in terms of when I first remember seeing it and "understanding" it, aged about 13/14.

I don't like The Goons either.

Fair enough. Like I said on the TV thread, I can see why people wouldn't like it. My mum hates it - she just doesn't find it funny at all. My dad, on the other hand, loves it!

EDIT: I've never seen The Goons. Is Spike Milligan part of that? I could never stand him!

by **Agides** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:12 pm

Dorset Girl wrote:
Agides wrote:Dated in terms of when I first remember seeing it and "understanding" it, aged about 13/14.

I don't like The Goons either.

Fair enough. Like I said on the TV thread, I can see why people wouldn't like it. My mum hates it - she just doesn't find it funny at all. My dad, on the other hand, loves it!

EDIT: I've never seen The Goons. Is Spike Milligan part of that? I could never stand him!

Yep and that the reason why I don't like them.

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:33 pm

Agides wrote:Yep and that the reason why I don't like them.

We agree on something then! I tried to read his version of 'Wuthering Heights' and it just made me cringe and want to throw it at the wall. :lol:

by **Agides** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:54 pm

Dorset Girl wrote:
Agides wrote:Yep and that the reason why I don't like them.

We agree on something then! I tried to read his version of 'Wuthering Heights' and it just made me cringe and want to throw it at the wall.

I absolutely ADORE The Two Ronnies but there's one 'sketch' I've never enjoyed - The Phantom Raspberry Blower. Turns out SM co-wrote it! :roll:

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:05 pm

Agides wrote:
Dorset Girl wrote:
Agides wrote:Yep and that the reason why I don't like them.

We agree on something then! I tried to read his version of 'Wuthering Heights' and it just made me cringe and want to throw it at the wall.

I absolutely ADORE The Two Ronnies but there's one 'sketch' I've never enjoyed - The Phantom Raspberry Blower. Turns out SM co-wrote it!

We agree on that too then! I hated TPRB, it made no sense whatsoever. In general, I love The Two Ronnies.

by **Agides** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:20 pm

Dorset Girl wrote:
Agides wrote:
Dorset Girl wrote:
Agides wrote:Yep and that the reason why I don't like them.

We agree on something then! I tried to read his version of 'Wuthering Heights' and it just made me cringe and want to throw it at the wall.

I absolutely ADORE The Two Ronnies but there's one 'sketch' I've never enjoyed - The Phantom Raspberry Blower. Turns out SM co-wrote it!

We agree on that too then! I hated TPRB, it made no sense whatsoever. In general, I love The Two Ronnies.

All this agreeing is making me feel giddy and lightheaded, DG - can you start listening to some music so we can go back to 'normal'!!! :lol:

The TR musical finales were always a fave of mine, especially The Plumstead Ladies Male Voice Choir and The St Batolph's Country Dance Team!!

PS - Also liked 'Swedish Made Simple' (F.U.N.E.X??)

by **Wezzo** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:31 pm

Agides wrote:PS - Also liked 'Swedish Made Simple' (F.U.N.E.X??)

That was on The Two Ronnies Sketchbook last Saturday - hilarious! S.I.L.L.Y. C.O.W. :lol:

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:50 pm

Agides wrote:All this agreeing is making me feel giddy and lightheaded, DG - can you start listening to some music so we can go back to 'normal'!!!

The TR musical finales were always a fave of mine, especially The Plumstead Ladies Male Voice Choir and The St Batolph's Country Dance Team!!

PS - Also liked 'Swedish Made Simple' (F.U.N.E.X??)

Well, that's all right, we can disagree again - because although the musical finales were quite funny, they definitely weren't my favourites.

Favourites that come to mind are the 'fork handles' sketch (predictable I know, but I really do think that's the funniest few moments of TV ever!), the heiroglyphics, the two old men / tramps and pretty much any sketch where Ronnie B uses his amazing ability to play with words! I love 'Swedish made simple' as well!

by **Agides** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:59 pm

Dorset Girl wrote:
Agides wrote:All this agreeing is making me feel giddy and lightheaded, DG - can you start listening to some music so we can go back to 'normal'!!!

The TR musical finales were always a fave of mine, especially The Plumstead Ladies Male Voice Choir and The St Batolph's Country Dance Team!!

PS - Also liked 'Swedish Made Simple' (F.U.N.E.X??)

Well, that's all right, we can disagree again - because although the musical finales were quite funny, they definitely weren't my favourites.

*sighs with relief*
The world makes sense again!! :wink:

Favourites that come to mind are the 'fork handles' sketch (predictable I know, but I really do think that's the funniest few moments of TV ever!), the heiroglyphics, the two old men / tramps and pretty much any sketch where Ronnie B uses his amazing ability to play with words! I love 'Swedish made simple' as well!

'News At Ton' (where something's wrong with the newsroom typewriter keys) is incredibly clever and very funny!

PS - F.U.N.E.M.??

PPS - D'you like Morecombe and Wise?? (If the answer's 'No', don't let MM see it!)

by **Agides** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:01 pm

Wezzo wrote:S.I.L.L.Y. C.O.W.

If you think I'm answering your question now, you can jog on!!

:wink:

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:18 pm

Agides wrote:PS - F.U.N.E.M.??

9.

PPS - D'you like Morecombe and Wise?? (If the answer's 'No', don't let MM see it!)

[spoiler]Not keen. [/spoiler]

by **Agides** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:22 pm

Dorset Girl wrote:
Agides wrote:PS - F.U.N.E.M.??

9.

V.F.M.

PPS - D'you like Morecombe and Wise?? (If the answer's 'No', don't let MM see it!)

[spoiler]Not keen. [/spoiler]

[spoiler]You should've typed that in smaller font just to make sure he doesn't see it![/spoiler]

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:23 pm

Agides wrote:V.F.M.

V. F. N. 10. E. M!

by **Agides** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:26 pm

Dorset Girl wrote:
Agides wrote:V.F.M.

V. F. N. 10. E. M!

F.U.N.E.T.??

See, this is far more fun than MP!!

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:42 pm

Agides wrote:F.U.N.E.T.??

O.K. M.X.N.T.4.1.

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:43 pm

Hehe, I found it on YouTube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkWMcRlE1mQ

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:49 pm

Heiroglyphics

Fork Handles

Ice cream

Your nuts, m'lord

This is turning into the Two Ronnies thread! :lol:

by **Agides** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:51 pm

Dorset Girl wrote:Heiroglyphics

Fork Handles

Ice cream

Your nuts, m'lord

This is turning into the Two Ronnies thread!

What's wrong with that??!! :wink:

by **Dorset Girl** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:53 pm

Agides wrote:What's wrong with that??!!

That was your plan all along, wasn't it - to hijack the thread?!

I do prefer the Two Ronnies to Monty Python, actually, although it's kind of hard to compare them as they're so different. I think I've written on another thread somewhere about why I don't really like Ronnie Corbett though.