Favourite Python?
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Topic: Favourite Python?
Posted By: Adams Bolero
Subject: Favourite Python?
Date Posted: November 19 2010 at 18:07
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The late great Graham Chapman gets my vote. He features prominently in nearly all my favourite sketches including my all-time favourite ''Flying Lessons''. I love how one minute he could be playing a very serious General and the next be dressed up in drag as Mrs Conclusion. Of course all the Pythons are wonderful in their own way so it was not an easy decision to make. ------------- ''Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.'' - Albert Camus |
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 19 2010 at 18:14
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Always had a soft spot for Sheffield's own Mr Palin. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 19 2010 at 18:33
Oh crap that's hard. I'll go with Gilliam for the animations. Oh, and for not being from the UK.  A shout out for Carol Cleveland! ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: November 19 2010 at 20:01
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Idle's the only one I've seen in person. And he seems like he'd be fun to have a beer with. Jones and Palin fighting it out for second and third. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: November 19 2010 at 20:59
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Eric Idle is my favorite, but Cleese is close behind.
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: November 19 2010 at 22:15
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Tough to decide between Cleese and Palin for me... I'll probably go Palin for this alone:
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 19 2010 at 22:18
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The cheeky one -- Ilde!
Palin and Cleese are close ties for second. ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 19 2010 at 22:21
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I love them all equally for their Python work. But Gilliam by a long shot for career body of work. But I think I like Palin most as a human being. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 19 2010 at 22:26
 ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Tapfret wrote:Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 00:04
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Wow. All are, of course, brilliant, but I have a soft spot for Cleese. Idle would be my next choice |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 00:05
| Reticulated. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 00:14
Beyond Cleese, I'd choose the "love them all equally" option. But he gets my vote...plays in two of my absolute favorites, Argument Clinic and Ministry of Silly Walks.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 02:25
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All are great in their own way. Can't decide. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 07:16
TriviaPython skin is used to manufacture the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhu - Erhu , a popular Chinese instrument. Wiki ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 07:51
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Terry Jones How can he have no votes! ?
All of them really.
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 08:42
All of them  But if I could vote for two I'd vote for Palin and Cleese for the Fish Slapping Dance.------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA! 
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 12:25
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But I don't like spam.......
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 17:26
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Cleese with Chapman in a close second. Idle is close as well is Palin. The two terrys would round out the bottom, but are still quite brilliant in their own right. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 18:21
A factoid you may not know, Spam sushi is popular in Hawaii. One of the weirder things I have heard of in my life. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 18:22
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I like the Monty Boa e twee bit more -------------  
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 20 2010 at 20:27
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Monty Anaconda...
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: November 21 2010 at 08:59
| Cleese for me, but they were all wonderful. I still will quote Python bits and people look at me like I'm mad-I love it! Lemon curry? |
Posted By: caretaker
Date Posted: November 21 2010 at 09:35
| They're all great of course but my favorite is John Cleese. He's hilarious in everything he's in. Love Fawlty Towers. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 21 2010 at 09:57
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I like them all and can't think of Monty Python without any of them missing, it is like the Beatles without a Beatle or Roling Stones withaout a Stone, their must by all Pythons or else it is no Monty at all -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 21 2010 at 10:02
You didn't like Monty Python seires 4? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 21 2010 at 10:13
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I have not seen them all but for me Python is sort of emty without Graham, there is just something that is missing -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 21 2010 at 10:14
To my knowledge Python was finished long before Chapman died. But series 4 was without Cleese. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 21 2010 at 10:19
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ok, I am not that knowledgeable regarding Python only thorugh Documentarys and some sketches I have seen and two films. so their is Python stuff I haven seen -------------
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Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: November 21 2010 at 10:24
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I think season 4 is a pale ghost of what came before. The first two episodes were especially painful to watch, but there were a couple of good bits later on. ------------- http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42652" rel="nofollow - It's on PA!
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: November 21 2010 at 10:42
The bit about woody and tinny words is pure brilliance.  As for the poll, I chose not to decide.
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Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: November 22 2010 at 13:32
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Love them all, but one of them get my vote for some reason: WARNING, If you haven't watched "Life of Brian" , be aware that this video contain the end of the film. And remember: Always Look On The Proooog Side of Life ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 22 2010 at 17:02
I steal a lot of jokes from them for my postings. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Heathcliffe
Date Posted: November 22 2010 at 18:23
| Michael Palin - love his Swamp King in Holy Grail. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 12:34
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 18:02
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^ I have seen that many times before, but it never fails to make me laugh. Truly some brilliant editing there.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 18:31
I've never seen that before. Quite good.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: November 24 2010 at 09:32
I love that skit.  ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: November 24 2010 at 11:30
| Cleese, but all are excellent. |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: November 24 2010 at 15:57
| I'm voting for the great Michael Palin, but take any of them away (not just Graham) and it isn't the same. |
Posted By: Tychovski
Date Posted: November 28 2010 at 19:34
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Graham seemed to have pure surreality in his humour. He definitely gets my vote. ------------- Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974, it's a scientific fact. |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: November 28 2010 at 19:50
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Posted By: Lozlan
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 11:13
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Poor Terry Jones. He seems forever doomed to being the least regarded Python. I haven't the faintest idea why this is the case: the man is one of the funniest human beings to ever walk the earth. Admittedly, he doesn't really have the poise/swagger of Cleese or Chapman; I blame it on his comparatively short stature and his preference for gratuitous nudity and drag. I do think that, more than any of the others, he is completely willing to commit to humiliating roles, which is why I adore him. No shame, no dignity spared. That being ranted, I had to vote for Chapman. ------------- Certified Obscure Prog Fart. http://scottjcouturier.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - The Loose Palace of Exile - My first novel, The Mask of Tamrel, now available on Amazon and Kindle |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 12:33
I just think it takes more time to appreciate Jones. He doesn't jump out at you with the immediacy of Idle and Cleese. The more Python I watch, the closer he moves to the top of my list. -------------
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Posted By: LSDisease
Date Posted: December 27 2010 at 03:02
| John Cleese kicks ass! |
Posted By: grado
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 01:53
I like Palin too.
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Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: March 15 2011 at 10:54
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I missed this one. All of them are ( were ) geniuses. ------------- |
Posted By: RoyFairbank
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 14:17
| As for myself Palin is a personal favorite with the other chaps nearly alongside. I just think Palin is a riot though. |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 15:32
You gotta love Jones when he plays a sicilian mobster trying to blackmail the British Grenadier Guards Colonel played by straightman Chapman . Or The Bishop. Hillarious. ------------- |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 18 2011 at 16:00
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Hi,
I don't think that Monty Python, would have made it were it not for the visuals, and that work mostly came from Terry Gilliam and then Terry Jones, both of whom conspired to also work the direction on their scripts ... which helped define their work a lot more.
I remember once, an interview with Spike Milligan, and he was talking about the Goons and how it all appeared 10 years later ... and he said that in the radio days, we had to do it in your mind. In the TV days, they show it to you, and He didn't think it was as funny, which I have to admit I agreed and still do. The best part of any MP for me, is the one that is very surrealistic and stays there, and that is usually the parts that have the cartoons or the multi media stuff.
That is not to say that the Parrot bit is not funny, I don't think it is, but if there was no dialogue and it was a silent film, I DO think it would be funnier! ... but many of the bits are not that great, but they are much more fun to watch then they are to listen to. And if you had the LP's you will know what I mean ... when you don't see the visuals, some of this stuff is not as funny!
I think that the films forced them to get better and more centered on better material, and I think they improved. But as that went on, they also went apart more and more.
I like the albums, but I have to tell you that the movies are more fun for me, and in the end, Terry Gilliam is my numero uno, because him and I share the same birthday, madness and insanity ... that no one understands and constantly tell us that we're wrong! ... see, Dean, I told you I'm not the only one! ... and Terry's films make unbelievably good sense for me, even in an internal or psychic level ... it is so clear as to what he is trying to do sometimes that it is scary! And to me, it's so obvious!
I want him to do a movie, and I am his alter ego ... but I think his dream project of the Man of La Mancha All That Moolah is what he will die for more than anything else. I don't think he wants to do anything else anymore ... when your dream is gone, you might as well die ... but Terry should take a hint from the video crowd and the special effects and tell the movie folks to get f**ked and simply create his own wierdness with all the software and computers out there and sell it ... and I bet it will be better than some cinematic bullsh*t that studios are going to screw with!
Live your dream ... what else is life worth for?
Best actor of the bunch? - Hard to not go with John Cleese
Best Musician? - Eric Idle ... and remember that he was a part, and one fo the founders of the Bonzo Dog Band! So, you know that MP was looking to add music to their "show", or possibility of a live show!
Best director? - Terry Gilliam
Best un-director? - Terry Jones, because he was trying to tell Terry that his directing was all sideways, and they wanted to go backwards!
Best intelectual? --- leaving that one to The Goons! MP intelectual? ... wow! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |