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Some of you might be familiar with this blog's title. For the others, here's the reason behind the name...
'I Have a Cunning Plan!' is a trademark statement delivered by Baldrick, one of the many wonderful characters from the successful Blackadder franchise.
Blackadder is a half satirical half subtle British sitcom that was aired way back in the 80s. Comprising a star cast which included Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny, Brian Blessed and many others, it was a comical take on historical events. All shows featured Edmund Blackadder (Atkinson) as their protagonist. Other recurring characters were his faithful and bird-brained servant Baldrick (Robinson) and colleague/subordinate Percy (in seasons 1 and 2, played by McInnerny) and George (in seasons 3 and 4, played by Laurie).
Blackadder was portrayed as a cynical human being who cared about himself more than anyone else. His intelligence was depicted to be on a steady increase as the sitcom progressed. As for Baldrick and the other characters, it was quite the opposite.
The sitcom was a integrated collection of 4 seasons namely:
Season I: The Black Adder
Season II: Blackadder II
Season III: Blackadder the Third
Season IV: Blackadder goes Forth
Season I followed the reign of King Richard IV. It was Queen Elizabeth's reign in Season II. Season III portrayed the late 18th century with the Prince of Wales. Finally, Season IV was set during the World War I era.
The series was authored by the script-writing trio of Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Atkinson himself. The first season was scripted by Curtis and Atkinson and the consequent ones by Curtis and Elton. As for credentials, in 2000, Blackadder Goes Forth ranked at #16 in the '100 Greatest British Television Programmes', a list created by the British Film Institute. Also in the 2004 TV poll to find 'Britain's Best Sitcom', Blackadder was voted the second best British sitcom of all time.
Blackadder is one of the many recommendations that this space is bound to fill up with. If you haven't seen it yet, what're you waiting for??
PS: For all that emphasis on cinema, don't you find it odd that the first post with any semblance to content describes a sitcom? Oh well...
Some of you might be familiar with this blog's title. For the others, here's the reason behind the name...
'I Have a Cunning Plan!' is a trademark statement delivered by Baldrick, one of the many wonderful characters from the successful Blackadder franchise.
Blackadder is a half satirical half subtle British sitcom that was aired way back in the 80s. Comprising a star cast which included Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny, Brian Blessed and many others, it was a comical take on historical events. All shows featured Edmund Blackadder (Atkinson) as their protagonist. Other recurring characters were his faithful and bird-brained servant Baldrick (Robinson) and colleague/subordinate Percy (in seasons 1 and 2, played by McInnerny) and George (in seasons 3 and 4, played by Laurie).
Blackadder was portrayed as a cynical human being who cared about himself more than anyone else. His intelligence was depicted to be on a steady increase as the sitcom progressed. As for Baldrick and the other characters, it was quite the opposite.
The sitcom was a integrated collection of 4 seasons namely:
Season I: The Black Adder
Season II: Blackadder II
Season III: Blackadder the Third
Season IV: Blackadder goes Forth
Season I followed the reign of King Richard IV. It was Queen Elizabeth's reign in Season II. Season III portrayed the late 18th century with the Prince of Wales. Finally, Season IV was set during the World War I era.
The series was authored by the script-writing trio of Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Atkinson himself. The first season was scripted by Curtis and Atkinson and the consequent ones by Curtis and Elton. As for credentials, in 2000, Blackadder Goes Forth ranked at #16 in the '100 Greatest British Television Programmes', a list created by the British Film Institute. Also in the 2004 TV poll to find 'Britain's Best Sitcom', Blackadder was voted the second best British sitcom of all time.
Blackadder is one of the many recommendations that this space is bound to fill up with. If you haven't seen it yet, what're you waiting for??
PS: For all that emphasis on cinema, don't you find it odd that the first post with any semblance to content describes a sitcom? Oh well...
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