A question for any hardcore Monty Python fan...

I'm another Python fan here! :D I've not been able to see a lot of it lately but BBCAmerica has started showing repeats again so... :D.
hehe Claudia can you help direct me to where you found addresses to write all those lovely gents? :) hehe I'd be sooooo grateful.
Also, anyone know a good place to find autographs of the guys from Kids in the Hall? :)

Ooooooooh Eric does look old in that pic, but still he looks great :)
I've been reading his diary on pythonline about his Greedy Bastard Tour, it sheds a lot of light about who he is which is very nice. :)

Try searching for autographs of KITH on ebay Cat.

I try Shoujo, but sometimes they get so high. :S I'll keep working on it! :)

I love MP!!

"Gay Boys in Bondage?" "Yes, it's about man's love for his... fellow man..."

yes I love Graham too but my favorite has to be John Cleese! he rules!

Sorry to rehash this thread :P

But I'm bored, and decided to read some old threads.

Now, I was reading FGT's post about the "Gays Boys in Bondage" sketch of the series, and it reminded how I'm a bit pissed off with A & E for making unnecessary edits in the Monty Python Flying Circus series.

See, for my birthday, this past Monday, I got the 14 DVD set of the series by the people from A&E.

Since Monday, I've been watching the episodes, and I was kind of pissed off at some episodes. For example, the infamous "Masturbating" word from the "Summarise Proust" sketch.

For the people that perhaps never heard or do not remember this sketch, Terry Jones plays the role of a host in a Summarize Proust competition, in which consisted in summarising a book written by Proust in 15 seconds. The first contestant was Graham Chapman. He didn't summarise the book in 15 seconds. After the defeat, Terry asked him what are his hobbies outside summarising. Graham answered the hilarious, but infamous line

"Straggling animals, golf and masturbating".

The people from A & E (I think they did the editing, correct me if I'm wrong please) screwed the line "Straggling animals, golf and masturbating". They changed the audio putting Golf first, then straggling animals, cutting masturbating. Thus delaying the audio for a few seconds! Sheesh, it’s ridiculous!

I don't understand why for a DVD release they had to make this unnecessary edit?! For TV, okay sure, but for a DVD release?! Ridiculous!

I remember in 87 when MTV used to air the series, and that particular sketch wasn't edited. When I watched the series again, back in 91, when Comedy Central, before it was the HA! channel, aired the series unedited.

Another case of unnecessary edit in the series is

-Gay Boys in Bondage sketch:
In the original sketch, Carol Cleveland was reading the book, and you can see the cover of the book for about 5 or 6 seconds. In the edited version, that was cut out.

It's a shame really, I'd always wanted to know who wrote that book ;) :P

There are others, but I can't recall at the moment. Still the question still stands, I don't understand why would A&E do such a shoddy job in editing one of the funniest sketches in the series for this DVD collection!?

LOL! This is hilarious!

A parody of the song "It's Late" using the Dead Parrot Sketch.

http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/queen98.shtml

It must be Graham. He was so very, very lovely... *sighs*

Love and Michael Palin naked,
Mrs. G

Oooooh Mrs. Groucho don't get me started! Don't make me start to fantasise about Michael Palin naked!

*Thinks about the pic in which 5 out of the 6 Pythons are naked whilst their naughty bits covered, darn*

Ooooooooooer!

Mmm...Michael Palin covered in honey...He is good enough to eat...*melts at the very thought*

Love and I am a puddle,
Mrs. G

*gets a towel*

*puts a sign*

KEEP QUEENZONE CLEAN OF ALL FLUIDS

:P

for a little bit I thought you girls where thinking about me..

I think you'll find that it's not A&E - all they're doing is reissuing the syndicated versions of the shows.

You'll also notice that in one animation someone ignores a spot on their face and dies of a very badly dubbed whooping cough - heaven forbid anyone should say cancer on TV....

The "maturbating" bit was censored by BBC...

Thanks for clarifying that P_G. I found out, through the magic of the Internet, that they are airing the shows that the BBC edited in the late 80's. In which incl. the MARVELOUS "gangrene" word. :S Although, in the film, "And Now For Something Completetly Different", the word "cancer" is used. It was for film, it was understandable for that medium.

Fenderek, yes the BBC did edit out the "masturbating" originally. However, there is an unedited version that had been circulating since the mid 80's. That contains the full line from the "Summarise Proust Competition". That version is the one that I reffered to when I said that I saw this back in 87' on MTV, and again in 91'.

Another edit that I found out was the "Coreographer Politician" (from the ep. Book At Bedtime) sketch, a sketch that I never had seen before. I don't know why it was necessary to edit that. I read the sketch, it seemed harmless.

Grrrr censorship grrrr