BLACKADDER DVD REVIEW

I first saw Blackadder on A& E years ago that was heavily edited and at that time thought “This is a very funny show!”. Once I watched the Complete Blackadder Series unedited its even funnier. It also boasts of a couple of very well known faces now. Rowan Atkinson is superb in the ever-changing roles of Blackadder who was in “Never Say Never Again” and the “Mr. Bean” series as well as the “Thin Blue Line”. Hugh Laurie who went onto “Stuart Little” movies and to the TV Show “House”. Other people in the cast are Stephen Fry and Miranda Richardson along with Tim Mcinnerny and of course, Tony Robinson as Baldrick. This DVD set is one of the best sets for a British TV show that Warner Home Video has done apart from Doctor Who. I know that Blackadder as well as Doctor Who are from the BBC and Warner really has nothing to do with them other than converting them to NTSC but they did not edit or leave anything out from the British release.


VIDEO

The video quality is great! The series was done on videotape but there were no dropouts of picture at all. Excellent quality.


Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono on this set.

Disc 1- 1. “The Foretelling” with Peter Cook
2. “Born To Be King”
3. “The Archbishop”
4. “The Queen Of Spain’s Beard” with Jim Broadbent
5. “Witchsmellers Pursuivant”
6. “The Black Seal” with Patrick Allen

Disc 2- 1. “Bells” with Rik Mayall
2. “Head”
3. “Potato” with Tom Baker
4. “Money”
5. “Beer” with Miriam Margolyes
6. “Chains”

Disc 3- 1. “Dish and Dishonesty”
2. “Ink and Incapability ” with Robbie Coltrane
3. “Nob and Nobility”
4. “Sense and Senility” with Kenneth Conner
5. “Amy and Amiability”
6. “Duel and Duality” with Stephen Fry




Disc 4-1. “Captain Cook”
2. “Corporal Punishment”
3. “Major Star”
4. “Private Plane” with Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson
5. “General Hospital” with Miranda Richardson
6. “Goodbyeee” with Geoffrey Palmer

Disc 5- “Blackadder Back & Forth (33 Mins)


Extras

Disc 1: Who’s Who in Blackadder-(Text with Photos)
Footnotes To History- (Text Only)
Blackadder Sing-A-Long (1:10)
Trailers-French and Sanders
Father Ted
BBC America

Disc 2: Who’s Who in Blackadder-(Text with Photos)
Footnotes To History- (Text Only)
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (15 Mins)
Trailers-French and Sanders
Father Ted
BBC America


Disc 3: Who’s Who in Blackadder-(Text with Photos)
Footnotes To History- (Text Only)
Blackadder: A Christmas Carol (43 Mins)
Trailers-French and Sanders
Father Ted
BBC America


Disc 4: Who’s Who in Blackadder-(Text with Photos)
Footnotes To History- (Text Only)
Richard Curtis Interview (24 Mins)
Trailers-French and Sanders
Father Ted
BBC America

Disc 5: Who’s Who in Blackadder-(Text with Photos)
Footnotes To History- (Text Only)
Baldrick’s Diary:The Making Of Back & Forth
Trailers-French and Sanders
Father Ted
BBC America



Verdict

I would defiantly recommend buying this set! The picture and audio quality are great! The extras are adequate. The Who’s Who in Blackadder and Footnotes To History on each disc pertain to that time in history.


Rating; ****!