30 Days of Television: Day 9
Best scene ever: George in Drag/Going Over the Top (both from Blackadder Goes Forth)
OH HAY LOOK ANOTHER TIE. I honestly couldn't decide between these, so I figured I'd have a best Comedy scene and a best Drama scene.
Again, YouTube has partially failed me (GEORGE IN DRAG USED TO BE THERE. I KNOW BECAUSE OF MY LEARNINGS.), but this scene cannot go completely un-experienced, so here's a screencap:
Seriously. I die a little every time he does that. Last year, I would show this to all my House-fan friends to freak them out. "This is what Hugh Laurie was doing in the '80s!" It was awesome. I still don't quite understand what was so right about this scene, but it's probably the only drag scene I've ever seen that made me squee and feel like everything was right with the world instead of making me reach for the brain bleach.
And now for context: this scene happens in the middle of Major Star while Lieutenant George is participating in the morale show as the token drag act. General Melchett (Stephen Fry, of course) thinks he's a real woman and falls in love with him. And asks to marry him. And George accepts. And he doesn't seem to have much of a problem with that at all. Blackadder does, so he fakes "Georgina's" death.
And now for something completely different.
I have to admit that this scene looses a good deal of impact without the whole episode to build up to it, but it doesn't really need an explanation. It just needs to be seen.
30 Days of Telly Meme
Day 01 - A Show That Should Never Have Been Canceled: Higher Ground
Day 02 - A Show That You Wish More People Were Watching: Oban Star-Racers
Day 03 - Your Favorite New Show (aired this TV season): Doctor Who: Season 5/31/1/Fnarg
Day 04 - Your Favorite Show Ever: Samurai Jack
Day 05 - A Show You Hate: Father of the Pride
Day 06 - Favorite Episode of Your Favorite TV Show: Jack and the Scotsman (1 and 2)
Day 07 - Least Favorite Episode of Your Favorite TV Show: Jack and the Three Blind Archers/Robo-Samurai vs. Mondo-Bot
Day 08 - A Show Everyone Should Watch: Cowboy Bebob (with runner-up: Now and Then, Here and There)
Day 09 - Best Scene Ever:
Day 10 - A Show You Thought You Wouldn't Like But Ended Up Loving:
Day 11 - A Show That Disappointed You:
Day 12 - An Episode You've Watched More Than 5 Times:
Day 13 - Favorite Childhood Show:
Day 14 - Favorite Male Character:
Day 15 - Favorite Female Character:
Day 16 - Your Guilty Pleasure Show:
Day 17 - Favorite Mini Series:
Day 18 - Favorite Title Sequence:
Day 19 - Best TV Show Cast:
Day 20 - Favorite Kiss:
Day 21 - Favorite Ship:
Day 22 - Favorite Series Finale:
Day 23 - Most Annoying Character:
Day 24 - Best Quote:
Day 25 - A Show You Plan On Watching (Old or New):
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season Finale:
Day 27 - Best Pilot Episode:
Day 28 - First TV Show Obsession:
Day 29 - Current TV Show Obsession:
Day 30 - Saddest Character Death:
OH HAY LOOK ANOTHER TIE. I honestly couldn't decide between these, so I figured I'd have a best Comedy scene and a best Drama scene.
Again, YouTube has partially failed me (GEORGE IN DRAG USED TO BE THERE. I KNOW BECAUSE OF MY LEARNINGS.), but this scene cannot go completely un-experienced, so here's a screencap:
Seriously. I die a little every time he does that. Last year, I would show this to all my House-fan friends to freak them out. "This is what Hugh Laurie was doing in the '80s!" It was awesome. I still don't quite understand what was so right about this scene, but it's probably the only drag scene I've ever seen that made me squee and feel like everything was right with the world instead of making me reach for the brain bleach.
And now for context: this scene happens in the middle of Major Star while Lieutenant George is participating in the morale show as the token drag act. General Melchett (Stephen Fry, of course) thinks he's a real woman and falls in love with him. And asks to marry him. And George accepts. And he doesn't seem to have much of a problem with that at all. Blackadder does, so he fakes "Georgina's" death.
And now for something completely different.
I have to admit that this scene looses a good deal of impact without the whole episode to build up to it, but it doesn't really need an explanation. It just needs to be seen.
Click to view30 Days of Telly Meme
Day 01 - A Show That Should Never Have Been Canceled: Higher Ground
Day 02 - A Show That You Wish More People Were Watching: Oban Star-Racers
Day 03 - Your Favorite New Show (aired this TV season): Doctor Who: Season 5/31/1/Fnarg
Day 04 - Your Favorite Show Ever: Samurai Jack
Day 05 - A Show You Hate: Father of the Pride
Day 06 - Favorite Episode of Your Favorite TV Show: Jack and the Scotsman (1 and 2)
Day 07 - Least Favorite Episode of Your Favorite TV Show: Jack and the Three Blind Archers/Robo-Samurai vs. Mondo-Bot
Day 08 - A Show Everyone Should Watch: Cowboy Bebob (with runner-up: Now and Then, Here and There)
Day 09 - Best Scene Ever:
Day 10 - A Show You Thought You Wouldn't Like But Ended Up Loving:
Day 11 - A Show That Disappointed You:
Day 12 - An Episode You've Watched More Than 5 Times:
Day 13 - Favorite Childhood Show:
Day 14 - Favorite Male Character:
Day 15 - Favorite Female Character:
Day 16 - Your Guilty Pleasure Show:
Day 17 - Favorite Mini Series:
Day 18 - Favorite Title Sequence:
Day 19 - Best TV Show Cast:
Day 20 - Favorite Kiss:
Day 21 - Favorite Ship:
Day 22 - Favorite Series Finale:
Day 23 - Most Annoying Character:
Day 24 - Best Quote:
Day 25 - A Show You Plan On Watching (Old or New):
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season Finale:
Day 27 - Best Pilot Episode:
Day 28 - First TV Show Obsession:
Day 29 - Current TV Show Obsession:
Day 30 - Saddest Character Death: