Showing posts with label the young ones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the young ones. Show all posts
Thursday, July 5, 2007
THE DAMNED - NASTY - THE YOUNG ONES APPEARANCE
"CATCH CATCH..... THE HORROR TAXI -- FREEZE FRAME
GONNA DRIVE YOU INSANE!"
This is a clip from THE YOUNG ONES - one of the most innovated BBC comedy shows of all time. The other innovative comedy shows come from the same comedy troupe that produced this one. The COMIC STRIP and of course FULL BOTTOM is absolutely brilliant. Anything with Adrian Edmonson and Nigel Planner is worth watching. These episodes came out in 1983 and I am still watching them. They are still entertaining.
This series was also responsible for breaking up a few marriages. No doubt - the guys love this stuff. Especially if you grew up during this amazing time in music. THE DAMNED popped up on this episode called.... NASTY... The plot involved the boys in the house renting a sex tape and a VCR. The night is interrupted by a parcel which contains a wise cracking vampire from Johanesburg, South Africa and of course the musical act, THE DAMNED, which automatically appears in the kitchen unannounced.
Lots of bad one liners and great upbeat camera angles makes this clip a winner.
Posted by Cantu 2007
Saturday, December 9, 2006
The Young Ones - TIME
The Young Ones - "TIME" is probably one of my favorite episodes in the series. Well, I do like them all but the opening is definately my favorite.
Despite the rapid fire insults and jokes and curious one liners these guys were extrememly talented. Edmonson, (the guy who played Vivian) went on to create quite a few rock videos for Squeeze and directed some 1 hour comedy segments. The cast has also popped up in feature films and television shows like, "Absolutely Fabulous".
This show loses something when you interject it with commercials. The recent episodes on BBC America have been slightly cleaned up a bit. I am a big one for the two second edit. I swear I have noticed some editing on certain scenes but maybe its my imagination.
I dont know if this show works on commercial television anymore with so much competition. It seems that America is brilliant at shouting above anything around it with absolutely nothing.... that is.. no substance. That in itself is disturbing. Perhaps these episodes are best enjoyed on DVD in crystal clear quality with no interuptions and in blazing full color.
The bands they featured on this show were monumental, they had real character. Bands like Motorhead, Madness, 11 Below Zero, and Shakazulu.
This show was featured as Monty Python meets the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and they were right. Its that over the top...... We need more of this type of vibrancy today in comedy. I hear Little Britain is supposed to be very good.
Despite the rapid fire insults and jokes and curious one liners these guys were extrememly talented. Edmonson, (the guy who played Vivian) went on to create quite a few rock videos for Squeeze and directed some 1 hour comedy segments. The cast has also popped up in feature films and television shows like, "Absolutely Fabulous".
This show loses something when you interject it with commercials. The recent episodes on BBC America have been slightly cleaned up a bit. I am a big one for the two second edit. I swear I have noticed some editing on certain scenes but maybe its my imagination.
I dont know if this show works on commercial television anymore with so much competition. It seems that America is brilliant at shouting above anything around it with absolutely nothing.... that is.. no substance. That in itself is disturbing. Perhaps these episodes are best enjoyed on DVD in crystal clear quality with no interuptions and in blazing full color.
The bands they featured on this show were monumental, they had real character. Bands like Motorhead, Madness, 11 Below Zero, and Shakazulu.
This show was featured as Monty Python meets the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and they were right. Its that over the top...... We need more of this type of vibrancy today in comedy. I hear Little Britain is supposed to be very good.
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