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I felt the first series definitely had some pretty good moments; the episode where Edwin becomes Archbishop of Canterbury in particular is pretty good. I don't
by Beltalowda 4y ago
I felt the first series definitely had some pretty good moments; the episode where Edwin becomes Archbishop of Canterbury in particular is pretty good. I don't think it's as bad as its sometimes made out to be, but it certainly different than the other three series (and specials) they did.
- smcl 4y agoAh fair, but for someone thinking “I’ll give Blackadder a try, it gets recommended to me a lot…” it’d probably be quite a bad introduction that would likely put someone off rather than encourage them to watch the rest
- melissalobos 4y agoEach series takes place in a different time frame and with entirely different characters so they each stand on their own. Anyone can watch the episode named "Beer" in the second series and find it funny for a 30 minute show.
- cyberferret 4y agoI concur with this. Whenever I recommend Blackadder to friends or family, I encourage them to start with 2, then move forward, then go back to watch 1 if they become a fan. This was the exact path I took when I became familiar with the series. In every instance where I know of people who watched 1 first, they are almost always put off by the silliness and don't continue. I think BA2 will always be my absolute favourite of all as it was the first one I watched, and it also endeared me to the delightful characters that Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry and Tony Robinson brought to the show. Only Hugh Lawrie in BA3 came close.