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From: Gold Coast Australia
Registered: May 2012
posted November 20, 2013 06:41 PM
On the subject of Python and super 8, there was a Python sketch featuring Terry Jones as a hopeless film maker who shot some very bad productions of classic films on his super 8 camera.
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From: Gold Coast Australia
Registered: May 2012
posted November 21, 2013 09:12 AM
I love Milligan and the Goons, too, in terms of radio. I respect their stuff enormously. The surreal anarchic humour is very similar. However, Python understood how to send up the mediums of television and film in a slightly more structured way. Maurice, watch the fish slapping sketch on Youtube. You can't not laugh at that.
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From: Kvinnherad, Norway
Registered: Oct 2009
posted November 21, 2013 01:43 PM
This is great, really really great, and I will definately do my best to get tickets for it.
I've been a Python fan since I learned English really, and I'm glad to say I have "The Holy Grail" on 16mm
-------------------- Well who’s on first? Yeah. Go ahead and tell me. Who. The guy on first. Who. The guy playin’ first base. Who. The guy on first. Who is on first! What are you askin’ me for? I’m askin’ you!
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From: Gold Coast Australia
Registered: May 2012
posted November 25, 2013 01:38 PM
Did anyone get a ticket? I was lucky to get one for opening night, a long way from the stage. Will need binoculars. Big ones!
posted November 25, 2013 02:14 PM
I was unlucky as the initial batch of tickets sold out in 43 seconds By the time I saw the second wave of tickets available for the other 4 night they had all sold out:(
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From: Gold Coast Australia
Registered: May 2012
posted November 25, 2013 02:34 PM
Sorry you missed out, Mark. They put me in a queue at 9.50am and I got my first night tickets after waiting 35 minutes. Not sure how that happened if they sold out after 45 seconds. Anyway, i'm very happy with the result!
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From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
Registered: Oct 2012
posted November 26, 2013 12:52 PM
Having watched the Goons only film (I think) 'Down among the Z Men' the Goons were obviously much more suited to radio. The film was absolutely dire. I couldn't raise a smile once. At least I can laugh at the Python stuff. Having said that Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers were brilliant comedians. But in that film - oh dear - wasted talent.
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From: Gold Coast Australia
Registered: May 2012
posted November 26, 2013 02:47 PM
I agree, Terry. Milligan's ideas were better suited to radio.None of the Goon-inspired films are terribly good. GHOST IN THE NOONDAY SUN must be the worst. I think Peter Sellers realised this during filming as he seemed to do his best to sabotage it.However, moments of the Q series were brilliant and I can understand why Milligan felt the Pythons had copied his format.