I bought an assload of DVDs recently and tonight I got the remastered complete series of Blackadder. Which is pretty awesome. Like capital ‘A’ AWESOME.
I realize that the genre I always get drawn back to is comedy and it is that group of British comics from Blackadder that I continually go to and rewatch most often. And I was thinking, this is how I first knew of Stephen Fry (best ever) and Hugh Laurie (best ever)… and where I realized that Rowan Atkinson is something of a comic genius.
Best thing about buying it in DVD is having the opportunity to listen to them talk about their art. British entertainers can talk really well — cerebral — about anything, everything, but especially about writing and acting. So, boy, can those Brits talk! And they use more words in English involving more than 3 syllables than anyone else!
Not to be completely flippant but in some ways, the effort that went into reworking the script (re: how the actors would sit for hours going over the writing) reminded me of the effort my boss goes into reading and editing my reports. She really is so focused. Sigh. Sometimes I feel like I would never quite get to her level. But one must still try.
And he takes my breath away
Today one of the IT guys I usually only communicate by email came down and I forgot how handsome he is in person. Sigh. Too bad he hides away on the 2nd floor…