by Preston 6 Replies latest social entertainment
I watched "The Meaning of Life" not too long ago because I had watched most of the other MP films and came to the scene in the film that... I dunno can't describe. Most people here in United States don't like British Sketch comedy because it is a "different" kind of humor but I think this was done with the intent of confusing us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWlUu54muOs
And ever since then I'm still wondering where that damn fish is.
- Preston
Ummmm 
I think I'd have to go and watch the rest of them that go along with this to get it......
Strangest damn thing I ever saw...
h4o
I absolutely love and quote that sketch.
...does that mean I can't be in your club?
The Meaning of Life didn't work for me. I thought it was drawn out, tedious and, in spots, boring. I preferred "Life of Bryan" and "The Holy Grail" which were, in my poor opinion, tighter, more focused, hit the comedic beat and moved on without losing the overall theme. I thought by the time of "Meaning of Life" the Pythons had kind of said what they had to say as a troupe. I think by 1983, they needed to move on. And they did.
Chris
I can't remember if it was Family Guy or The Simpsons, but one of them had a recent gag where somebody was forced to watch all the unfunny MP sketches as a form of torture or something. I said to meself "spot on and thank you for recognising that a bloody good lot of it was shite.".
I can't remember if it was Family Guy or The Simpsons, but one of them had a recent gag where somebody was forced to watch all the unfunny MP sketches as a form of torture or something.
Family Guy. Meg was forced to watch.
Yeah...I'm all for giving British or Canadian sketch comedy a go, but forgive me and my lowbrow American humor, but some of your jokes just go right over my head.
I thought their shows bested their cinematic material BigTex,
However, even though they aren't MP films per se, my favorites with those actors are Time Bandits and A Fish Called Wanda.
- Preston
