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The Return Of Blackadder - Good Idea Or Not?
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I remember reading many years ago that there was an idea floated for the proposed fifth series of Blackadder which would have had Edmund managing a 60s beat group, with Sir Tony Robinson playing Bald Rick (geddit), the band's hapless drummer.
But how do you feel about a possible new series?
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And if it goes ahead, what era should it be set in?
But how do you feel about a possible new series?
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And if it goes ahead, what era should it be set in?
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I would love it.
The great thing about Blackadder being set in such various timeframes is that there is no constant frame of reference, so they can move it where they like.
As far as the mention of Hugh Laurie's fees, I am sure that is tongue-in-cheek - plenty of wealthy actors do stage work for scale fees because they want to do the work, and don't need the money.
I think the '60's would be a wonderful era - fingers crossed!
The great thing about Blackadder being set in such various timeframes is that there is no constant frame of reference, so they can move it where they like.
As far as the mention of Hugh Laurie's fees, I am sure that is tongue-in-cheek - plenty of wealthy actors do stage work for scale fees because they want to do the work, and don't need the money.
I think the '60's would be a wonderful era - fingers crossed!
Would love to see a revival but not convinced by the 60s setting.
The previous series – even with the Great War setting – were far enough removed from the experiences of living people to allow the indulgence of some fantasy in the scripts. Many people living now were alive in the 60s, so the script writers will have to be careful. To work, a lot of the humour will have to satirise the period, but to be effective it may have to be a little more cutting because there isn’t much factual variance available. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but it’ll be a different type of humour to the old series.
The previous series – even with the Great War setting – were far enough removed from the experiences of living people to allow the indulgence of some fantasy in the scripts. Many people living now were alive in the 60s, so the script writers will have to be careful. To work, a lot of the humour will have to satirise the period, but to be effective it may have to be a little more cutting because there isn’t much factual variance available. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but it’ll be a different type of humour to the old series.
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