Blackadder Goes Forth...
So I was totally going to write a silly post today, do some rambling, do some Pros-ing, but... I just watched Blackadder Goes Forth again - the whole series, because it was on sale for silly price and I felt like being cheered up earlier today, but...
Isn't it just one of the saddest shows about WWI ever? I mean, obviously not for 5/6 of the eps, but that last...thirty seconds - doesn't it just get you every time? Even when you've seen it a billion times, showed it to rooms full of teenagers, and know it backwards?
Oh, and I was looking for clips, and just read (which I think I did know...) that it was voted one of the greatest British television moments ever. Which is about right...
Here's a youtube of the start of the ep for anyone who's not seen it (they're quite old now - 1989!) - I expect it links to the rest... I mean, really you should watch all six eps to meet the characters, but...
Isn't it just one of the saddest shows about WWI ever? I mean, obviously not for 5/6 of the eps, but that last...thirty seconds - doesn't it just get you every time? Even when you've seen it a billion times, showed it to rooms full of teenagers, and know it backwards?
Oh, and I was looking for clips, and just read (which I think I did know...) that it was voted one of the greatest British television moments ever. Which is about right...
Here's a youtube of the start of the ep for anyone who's not seen it (they're quite old now - 1989!) - I expect it links to the rest... I mean, really you should watch all six eps to meet the characters, but...
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