First Time Watching: Blackadder Goes Forth | Advanced WW1 Tactics | Reaction
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- This is my first time watching Blackadder’s General Melchett on advanced WW1 tactics. I’m thinking of seeing the whole series but should I really skip season 1?
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Blackadder is one of the greatest shows of all time. These clips are funny but the context of the show makes it so much better. Please consider doing the entire series.
yess i would pay for a full watch though
Blackadder totally awesome show
😂😂
yes!
Skip blackadder series 1 - the rest is just brilliant
@@Londoneye57 Blackadder 1 as not as good as the rest, but absolutely do not skip[ it, it sets up the rest.
Each season takes place in a different historical era starting in 1485.
In the first series Blackadder is kind of dumb and conniving, manipulated by his much more clever servant Baldrick.
This relationship is reversed in subsequent seasons.
My personal favorite is season 2 because Miranda Richardson is hilarious as Elizabeth I, but Hugh Laurie's Prince Regent in season 3 is also pretty hilarious.
Enjoy.
People used to seeing Laurie as the sarcastic, dry-witted, manipulative genius House will be super surprised to see him as the relatively unrecognisable moronic buffoon Prince Regent. The guy is an incredible actor.
Rowan basically plays a different character with the same name in S1 the blackadder we know and love was invented for S2+ it really is one of the greatest shows. Each season is a diferent era of history
Season 4 ended with what is consistently voted as one of the greatest scenes in TV history. Probably best if you watch the whole of season 4 to properly build up to it and get a feel for all the characters.
Unfortunately watchinng the final scene clip alone on YT tends to cut off the final 20 seconds or so of the episode leaving out an important aspect of it that is part of what makes the ending so great.
For an 80s British comedic masterclass in politics that remains relevant to this day (timeless, really) and applicable to politics pretty much everywhere, I can't recommend *Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister* highly enough. Brilliant and hilarious, and it'd be totally your kind of thing.
My favourite comedy series ever! With Coupling, Blackadder & Red Dwarf changing posistions behind it on a regular basis. I've even just listened to the entire YM & YPM series audio without video just for all the quips and dead on dialogue! Ps, As someone who worked in the public service in the 90s and 00's I can indeed confirm it's still much like how it was portrayed in the series.. 😂😂😂
You are of course right: "Darling" is the surname of the General's aide, which fact is naturally intended to cause amusing misunderstandings throughout the series. I have to say that, in contrast to some American commentators who have aired their opinions concerning various subjects, your obvious intelligence, educated outlook and general background knowledge all make a very welcome change. Your habit of quietly arriving at informed and perceptive conclusions sets a very enviable standard.
it's ok to use contemporary vernacular
@@earthwormandruw That's very funny (good work)
You need to watch the full season. The season finale is hands down the best piece if television ever written
In the Australian Army (big fans of Blackadder S4), I worked with a Lt Love.
His life was hell in the officers mess.
Season 1 is worth watching, just because a sitcom set in 1485 England is a mad idea. But yes, the series hits its real stride from the very beginning of season 2 and everything is brilliant and perfect from then on. .
For the future, I'll also highly recommend 'Ripping Yarns' (produced/written/directed/acted by Michael Palin and Terry jones, of Monty Python fame). The theme of the series is that of "thrilling adventures for young boys" (as it were), each episode set in the late heyday of the British Empire (basically Victorian/Edwardian Era through to the 1920's). Episode titles include 'Roger of the Raj'. "Tomkinson's School Days" (which parodies 'Tom Brown's Schooldays, published in 1857), 'Escape From Stalag-luft 112b ( World War 1), 'Murder at Moorstone's Manor' , ( a 1920's 'Murder Mystery'), 'Across The Andes by Frog' and 'Golden Gordon' ( a tale of an obsessed soccer fan in the 1930's who persuades the retired members of a once successful local soccer team to take to the field once again). There are plenty of biting jokes about British Imperial Jingoism and social class in all of them).
"I have a cunning plan, sir!" Running gag of the century!
It's beet to watch all seasons.
Black Adder, Hogan's Heroes, Allo Allo! Brilliant shows I've seen that revolved around war. Any other show i didn't mention because I haven't seen them.
British comedy alway hits different! The Vicar Of Dibley is one of my favourites!
Dad's Army = one of my favs
Watch the show.
You can watch season one if you want, but it's like a half-baked version of the final product.
They weren't quite sure what they were doing yet, they just had some ideas, but from season 2 onwards, it's in full stride and every episode is brilliant
I preferred the earlier series, particularly Lizzie 1 era.
come on s01 is fantastic :)
But didn't the first season have Brian Blessed?
@@nathandc and Peter Cook, and Miriam Margolyes
Everyone say “skip series one”. But it’s not bad at all. It’s just very different. It’s not as good as the rest but it has some great moments.
The problem with series one is that, at least to me, it is a lot more serious with a lot less comedy. The first series didn't have Been Elton as a writer and I think this is why it didn't hit so hard comedy wise as all the other series.
Everyone says skip series one for a reason. It's very, very bizarre to watch as an introduction to the show and is simply not as funny as the others. Those few moments aren't worth the constant "wtf am I watching" that the first series induces.
First series is better than 3.
@kevinmcquillan5481 not in terms of its comedy. You can say the overall tone is more appealing, you can say you didn't like the absurdism in 3, but there are more jokes per page in 3, the jokes hit harder and are more accessible in 3, the characters are better written, better acted in 3, and, personally, watching Rowan Atkinson do that performance in series 1 really began to grate on my nerves after a while.
It can't have been bad, otherwise there wouldn't have been series two.
I love Blackadder. Classic British comedy in general, but Blackadder's near the top of my list. Check out the Lord Flashheart clips featuring Rik Mayall. In fact, just look up Rik Mayall, everything he did was grand!
Highly recommend watching the all four seasons of Blackadder. The first season is considered the weakest but it does have a lot of good history jokes, almost worth it just for Brian Blessed chewing the scenery. Each season is set in a particular time period, the first is during the middle ages, 1485 and includes the battle of Bosworth field. A somewhat under the radar historical sitcom is Upstart Crow about Shakespeare played by David Mitchell also with writing from Ben Elton (who did a lot of writing for Blackadder).
If you plan to watch the series, i strongly urge you to not start at season 4 (where these clips are from) but to start at season 2 instead, 1 is not bad, do not get me wrong, but the show came into a perfect groove from season 2 on.
And when you get to season 4 and it's progression, then this final season hits extra hard, especially that final episode.. which is seen as one of the best endings of a tv show ever, it leaves an impact. Truly one of the best comedy shows that the UK has given us.
Sure, a lot of people think the first season is bad. But season 1 of Blackadder is just a little different than the rest. They had a real budget and filmed a lot outside instead of the sets they mostly used in season 2-4. They hadn't really found the format and made a lot of Shakespeare references as it is set in the middle ages, so it helps if you have heard of Richard III and Macbeth. And they used a lot of video that was new technology then and it looks pretty bad sometimes.
But it has Brian Blessed in a big role. That in itself makes it worth watching. "FRESH HORSES!"
In my opinion you will appreciate the whole series better if watching season one too.
I don't know if you don't know the actor or just didn't recognise him, he's very different back then, but George was played by Hugh Laurie, otherwise better known now for his role in House as Dr Gregory House. He had previously had a comedy sketch show with Stephen Fry (A Little Bit of Fry & Laurie) and I think they were/are best friends having been to Cambridge University together (they met through a mutual friend of theirs - Emma Thompson).
Thanks for saving me from writing (most) of that.
The last episode of Goes Fourth is one of the best and most touching episode of any series.
Ooo! Depeche Mode! They were very hot in the 80s. I remember buying their albums back in High school.
If your curious about other British World War comedy series, there's "Dad's Army" about the Home Guard and "Allo Allo" about the French Resistance, both set during WW2 :D
This one episode is one of the greatest if not the greatest series ending of all time. And that's the opinion of just about everybody; who've seen it.
If you haven't done Yes Minister or Yes Prime Minister yet then it's hilarious and still on point today. Plenty of clips on YT.
I haven’t yet, is it from this series?
No it's a show about the British political system and was written by two guys who were excellent writers and had a lot of access to whitehall when writing the show. @@NoProtocol
@@NoProtocol No, "Yes Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister" were nothing to do with Blackadder - they starred Paul Eddington as Jim Hacker, as firstly a government minister and latterly promoted to Prime Minister, together with Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey Appleby, a high ranking mandarin in the Civil Service. Highly recommended.
@@NoProtocolOne of Brirain's greatest comedies and the wordplay by Sir Nigel Hawthorne as " Sir Humphrey" is outstanding. We are talking about the 1980 Series onwards but not the awful 21st Century remake.
Just watch it!
As an Arsenal supporter, Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch is wonderful, the story of which ends the day I became a fan. Naturally being a music lover High Fidelity is also a gem. Pretty good movie adaptations too tbf.
My favorite part of Blackadder is the "I'm scared, sir" scene. It's so real :D
I know you love humour and history,I've always liked this one..."my lack of knowledge for Greek mythology is my Achilles elbow".
The entire Blackadder series is set in different centuries
Series 1 is set in the medieval period
Series 2 is set in the Elizabethan era
Series 3 Edwardian
And the 4th seed him in ww2 for the vast amount of us brits the last episode of series 4 is heartbreaking you will see why when you watch it
WW1....
"His resignation and suicide would seem the obvious solution" is one of the greatest black comedy lines ever 😅
Blackadder is indeed one of thre greatest comedy shows in history. It was a big part of my teenage years growing up. Please watch the entire series starting with season 1.
Truly one of the greatest shows in British history. All 4 Blackadder's, they go through the ages. It really starts to heat up from Blackadder 2. Wonderful stuff, definitely great to see the reaction 😃
You should really give the Blackadder series a view - even the first season (if only to compare and contrast the subsequent Seasons).
I also recommend watching the series Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. Those 5 seasons are a highpoint of intelligent comedy featuring the universal truths of the struggle between the ideas of politicians and the British Civil Services desire for status quo. I revisit many episodes just to hear the spectacular dialogue and experience the inner workings of a bureaucracy. Along the way I find that the series give a multitude of examples of situations I think are very representative of real life.
Do the entire four series. Each series is set in a different era. You'll come to love the characters, and they are always funny.
You gotta look at Captain Flashheart he is freaking crazy I love him Rick Mayhew I hope I spelled it right but he was on the show the brit show the young ones and played drop dead Fred in the movie
Definitely don't skip season 1. Every season is great.
Series one is great. It's set in Medieval England, and is a spoof of Shakespeare. The second season was in Elizabethan England, the third in the Regency, and then this one.
In each incarnation, Blackadder falls in the social ladder. He starts out as a younger prince, then a noble, then a high end royal servant, and in this one he's a working class soldier.
I'd recommend watching the entire show. Season 1 is on the sillier side, but still enjoyable (and they're only six episodes each, anyway). Every season is self-contained, so, it doesn't really matter where you begin. Just make sure you watch season 4 last. It has one of the most brilliant finales ever made.
Season 1 wasn’t filmed like a four camera sitcom, it was shot like an action film, so they said “it looked like a million dollars, but cost a million pounds”, and they hadn’t found their format.
It's from the 1980s. It was broadcast on the BBC. Each season is set in different historical periods. In season one we are introduced to Edmund Blackadder, Duke of Edinburgh, whose ambition is to take the crown. His servant is Baldrick, played by Tony Robinson. Season one is set in the late medieval period. In many ways the characters had not found their footing and it was not the best season. However, the BBC made others.
Season two is set in the time of Elizabeth I. Edmund Blackadder is a favoured courtier. Unfortunately the Queen randomly executes those who lose her favour.
Season three finds Blackadder as the butler to Prince George. This is the 18th century. Including appearances by Robbie Coltrane as Dr Johnson and Baldrick being elected to Parliament during a time of fraud and bribery.
Season four is set in the First World War. Mostly in trenches. He is mostly trying to avoid going over the top and death.
There was a Christmas special where Ebenzer Blackadder follows the plot of Dickens Christmas Carol.
The other actors involved were Stephen Fry, Hugh Lawrie (who played House on US TV), Rick Mayall and others.
It was comedy with a message.
Other comedy at the time includes Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister, These series followed the relationship between a Cabinet Minister and his Civil Servants. In a comedic way it explains how the British Government works. You never find out which party the minister belongs to. Written by Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Jonathan Lynn also directed Hollywood movies. If memory serves he directed My Cousim Vinny with Joe Pesci.
I vote for you just watch a full episode on the channel now and again.
I've never seen the show before right now and it would be fun to watch along with you, as it always is. You're insights, recall of info, and a whole lot more are "ahead of your years" I don't think it workes that way really but you get what I mean. You're awesome! Keep up the good work and I appreciate you. Much and one love to everyone.
I recommend watching the series. My favourite is Season 4 (WW1) followed very closely by season 2 (Elizabeth 1st) and then Season 3. Season 1 which was set in the 1400's is my least favourite and I will advise watching last but still worth taking a look at it as it is a very different type of humour to the other seasons.
Definitely watch more Blackadder. And, preferably on the channel. I think a lot of us would be interested in seeing your reaction to it. As other people have said, it's best to skip season one; you won't be missing anything of importance, if you do. Also, another British comedy worth watching is a series called 'Yes Minister'. If you like clever writing and top performances, you'll enjoy this one.
one of the smartest and funniest shows ever. this was from the 4th of 4 full series plus assorted special events. the first series is just as funny but the accents are sometimes harder to understand and it may be a challenge to find a good quality recording of it. another great series of the historical satire genre is *_"Upstart Crow",_* a sit-com on the day to day life of william shakespeare … not kidding. another absurd bbc comedy was "The Young Ones" for which there is no way to accurately describe. My book recommendation is typically "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"
Check out the british comedy TV series "Allo Allo", also from the 80s. It tells about the predicaments of a cafè owner in the german occupied part of France during WW2. At least as good as Blackadder, absolutely hilarious.
Another good "historical" comedy, but very different. I think the historical content is lower, perhaps because Allo Allo sticks to a shorter timeframe. It is a nice counterpart to Hogan's Heroes, which the writers were well aware of.
Book wise, David Mitchell has a book called Unruly which covers the history of the English monarchs. Stephen Fry has a series of three on Greek Mythology called Mythos, Heroes and Troy. They are all available in audio format read by themselves. I thoroughly enjoyed all of them.
I would have to say the Dr Johnson and his dictionary episode, I think called Ink and Incapability is genius and a must watch, as are seasons 2-4. You can still watch season one but it's not a just, completely different in style, and not as funny, but with doubt for completeness. Been Elton didn't join the writing team until the second season and I think he really made the difference.
You would need to watch all seasons. They were fantastic. Fawlty Towers is another series.
fawlty tower episode where germans comes to customer is friking hilarious....
@@MKitchen75 Regrettably The Germans episode is now being heavily censored, the section where the Major discusses cricket and uses the terms
wogs and niggers is now omitted from repeats
My fave is season 3, set in the Georgian period (French Revolution, etc.), where he is the conniving butler to the Prince Regent (Hugh Laurie).
I watched Mr Bean as a kid. This is the first time am watching something from a show with him speaking.
I come here to learn something new and a see the beautiful smile 😊
JRR Tolkien was at the battle of the Somme
It's well worth spending 30 minutes each episode with Edmund & Baldrick your be so glad you did
The character of Blackadder develops better after the first series but its still worth a watch 👍
the whole series is fantastic ,but i think the last episode of Blackadder Goes Forth is the most iconic correct Kasabian are an English band great video Thanks 😃
The last episode was heart breaking.
"Blackadder Is Court-Martialed" is a great one, in my opinion. It's a short clip though.
Please don't skip the first series, it is different and less polished then the later series' but is still very funny and as an added bonus has Brian Blessed as King Richard IV.
i'd love to watch your reactions for all seasons of Blackadder!
most people suggest skipping S1 because it's a completely different character played by Rowan Atkinson than the witty and sarcastic one that Blackadder is generally known for
Sad Truths about ww1 hits the nail on the head.
I'm going to go a lil off-road with my songs although they are British songs from that era.
These are the parade songs for The British Army and The Royal Navy.
Colonel Bogey March
Heart of Oak
Definitely worth just watching these episodes one by one… DONT skip season one
I hope you've watched the rest of this series, at least. After watching the series, the closing scene is quite amazing.
On the issue of the first series, I never quite got into that, but then again I am not so steeped in UK history and thus I am sure to be missing 90% of the meaning.
Blackadder is a truly great program.
I think you would love Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister, The Vicar of Dibley and Absolutely Fabulous for a start.
I highly recommend the 1930 version of "Journey's End" available on CZcams for more WW1 material.
Work of genius, start at the beginning (season one, it's a lot better than many give it credit for) You'll enjoy it, I'm sure.
I used to watch Blackadder religously. Yes, it's definitely one where you need to watch whole episodes to keep up with the total story. ✌
Awesome show.
"The League of Gentlemen" was a very good sitcom, but quite dark!
There are two seasons 1 and also special episodes. It's worth watching just to see Brian Blessed expressions. But humor there is quite thick, not for everyone. In a way its similar to Black Adder Goes Forth. Best and most clever skits are in season 2 and 3.
This is the best one in my mind. Worth watching.
I love Blackadder, but like a lot of 60s-80s WWI shows/ books it followed the idea that tactics never changed. In many ways, the Brits bigger problem was throwing new technologies into the fight before they were ready (in desperate attempts to reduce casualty numbers - many of the generals were horrified by the losses)
4:51 "Yes, I did just mistakenly say 'halved baked.'"
I didn't notice
Definitely watch the whole thing, regardless of whether you do it on camera or by yourself.
Yes. Definitely watch the show. Series 1 is not so good but season 2 onwards is bloody hilarious.
You have a good head for history so you'll love the ridiculousness of the banter and circumstances of each episode.
✌❤🇬🇧
Definitely start from BA2 and watch full episodes. BA3 and BA4 were absolutely fantastic
black adder the complete collection on dvd is worth owning. Also the thin blue line is very underrated , coupling is another great british tv series as well.
defenatly best to watch the full episodes im sure youll enjoy.
Season 1 is underrated, but I think it's most fun to watch it last, to appreciate e.g. the formation of the characters.
Satirical British books - you can't beat Tom Sharpe. Try the "Wilt" series. Easy reads. He almost creates a world that may mesh with ours, but not quite...you never quite know how the person beside you sees the world. He went to South Africa as a young man to teach & bye-and-bye was ejected for "consorting'. He took his revenge on the South African government of the time in a two-book series: Riotous Assembly and Indecent Exposure. The first is savagely satirical - but I think you might enjoy it. If not - it can always be put down.
Season 1 is my favorite season, as it deals with Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth Field, and feels something like a comical Macbeth, but seasons 2 and 4 are the best seasons. There's also a one off parody of Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
There’s a British show that totally flew under the radar called Borderline and it’s basically The Office but with border security agents in an airport. It’s one of the funniest shows I’ve ever seen 😂 totally caught me off guard and blew me away!
You definitely should watch the whole show, whether on your channel or not. I definitely over watched the show when I was a teenager. Prince George in Blackadder the 3rd is my favorite character
The end of this season is beautifully done in its horror. They knew that the series could only end in one way without dishonoring those who fell, and they ended strong.
if you like history then watch the lot from series 1, it starts in the elizabethan era and shows the development of Blackadder from then right through to the end of the first worl war. pay special attention to the last scenes of the last series, stopped us all in our tracks
I love the parallels between Blackadder and a Warhammer 40k character Ciaphas Cain (there's a whole book series on his adventures). Kind of failing upwards type of deal.
Great show
As much as I would enjoy your reactions to all the Blackadder series, it seems a little selfish to deny you the fun of seeing them for yourself unencumbered. Perhaps you could watch them, then do a recap video with your thoughts accompanying some favorite clips? However you choose to proceed, I would suggest watching all of the series, it would be a sacriledge not to start at the beginning. Thanks for all your lovely videos, you're a delight!
Each season of Blackadder takes place in a different time period so they can be watched in any order. The first season is quite different from the others so whilst I don’t agree with skipping it I do suggesting watching 2-3 first (and personally Blackadder the Third is my favourite so I gave suggested to others before they can start there).
I think you're absolutely right. Full episodes in their proper context would be far more enjoyable to you I think.
Blackadder was made as a period sitcom, because Atkinson didn't want to make something anyone would compare to Fawlty Towers (the most successful and beloved British sitcom of the era). But after season 1 didn't do particularly well, season 2 was made on a shoestring budget, and that's when the show really started to work.
Blackadder is great but it massively shaped how people view WWI and the concept of "lions led by donkeys". There is a great video by the Imperial War Museum on YT that talks about this being a bit of a modern myth and how respected Field Marshall Haig actually was in his time. Well worth watching
"Black Adder " is the many lives of Edmond back adder form 1485 to 1916 each series is a different era of English history Richard the 3nd Elizabethan , Georgian and as you've seen the first world war . Based on the first world war try Motor head's "1916" heart breaking sad and very moving .
Thank you for this explanation!
@@NoProtocol BTW - did you spot 'House'?
Music recommendation: "Do the Strand" by Roxy Music. For Blackadder, save season 1 for last.
I honestly don't know how you fit all this in with all the other things you know. You'd be great in a pub quiz 😊
I always enjoy your videos :-)
But honestly, I am getting really annoyed that, in every youtube channel reacting to Blackadder, there is always someone saying to avoid series one! Don't believe them! Series One is good too! It might not be as polished as later series, but it is really funny too! There is nothing wrong with series one!
About which series to watch: you can watch any series in any order, it does not matter at all. Every series is a single point in history with different characters, so each series stands alone, and doesn't connect with any other series. So therefore, you can jump about from series to series and not spoil anything. Just start at the beginning of each series, and watch the episodes in order. Yes, if you can, I would recommend watching whole episodes, if you can find them. Enjoy! Blackadder was huge when I was younger.
You're right, he's called Captain Darling - it's a running joke. Also agree, the first series of Blackadder is a skip. It was written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, but Ben Elton joined from series 2. They didn't get the character right in the first season
these clips are from the very last episode of the show, and the ending is genuinely heartbreaking. season 3 blackadder is also great
It is a great series that one and worth watching the full Goes Forth. Especially the ending scene which for the show it was was very well done.
YES do all of blackadder from s01 :)
The actor playing the soldier that was as excited as an excited person is Hugh Laurie, AKA Dr House.
6:26 Among The Thugs sounds a lot like the film Green Street Hooligans with Elijah Wood
Haven’t heard of it, will look it up!
I love black adder really funny humor
I think a person like you would enjoy "Yes, Minister" (3 seasons with 7 episodes) and "Yes, Prime Minister" (2 seasons with 8 episodes. It's from the early 80s and quite witty as well as clever.
Black Adder has a few seasons, each set in a different time period. The WWI season is well liked, but I enjoyed them all.