Black Adder - The Complete Collector's Set

This is the best collection of medieval/renaissance historical comedy ever! I've been waiting for the collection to come out on DVD, after having the tapes for ages.

The collection is a set of situational sketches...much the same as "Yes, Minister" (and "Yes, Prime Minister").

Do not be turned off by Mr Bean goofiness. This is intelligent comedy for the tongue-n-cheek connoisseurs.

I have a cunning plan...buy this set for more of my friends. I love all of the Blackadder characters and liked how their stations and relationships ebbed and flowed from year to year. It is a hoot to see Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson and Brian Blessed in ensemble with Rowan Atkinson. I particularly enjoyed the extra goodies on the disc.

I positively LOVE British comedy... Benny Hill, Fawlty Towers, `Allo `Allo, Mr. Bean, Monty Python, Mind Your Language etc. The best of these is Black Adder.

Black Adder turns history upside down on its head. Forget whatever you learnt of the Tudors because you will have to re-learn it when you watch the "real history" of Black Adder.

For those who are unfamiliar with this series, it may take you a while to understand the nuances and "read between the lines". But this ability to understand the humor will increase as you watch the series. A general underlying truth is that each episode gets funnier as you move forward in this series.

Rowan Atkinson is positively brilliant! Honestly speaking, I think that his performance in this series is just head and shoulders above his comedy in Mr. Bean.

You cannot go wrong buying this DVD set.
One of the funniest comedies ever.

I've always enjoyed the "Blackadder" series, and was happy to find it on dvd....

Side note: The series "Blackadder the third" is unreadable on any dvd player... It is the series with a title called "Bells"... Can that one disk be replaced?