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Almost from its first broadcast in 1970, Monty Python's Flying Circus has been hailed as a classic of British comedy. Of course, for some the phrase itself is an oxymoron--and these books are obviously not their cup of tea. But for the legions of folks for whom Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, and the rest can do no wrong, All the Words are the equivalent of holy writ: the complete scripts for the BBC series created from 1970-74, before Python mania went worldwide. Besides showing off the Pythons' enviable skill with the language (particularly Chapman and Cleese, who delighted in thesaurus-powered torrents of abuse), the scripts allow readers to see just how each episode hung together. Or not--often what little linking there was fell to the delightful animation of Terry Gilliam; the scripts often say "some Gilliam cartoons" and leave it at that. Often the problem with printed scripts is that they pale in comparison to the visual version; that's not such a problem with these collections. Both volumes of All the Words merely stoke one's enthusiasm for the show; once you've seen an episode, you'll have no trouble conjuring it in your mind as you read. Students of sketch comedy need look no further to find out how it's done. If you haven't yet memorized any of Monty Python's scripts, here's your chance. It's difficult to read this book without breaking into a broken English accent -- or at least without laughing aloud. Alarm luckless pedestrians as you gesticulate wildly with an halibut, learn how to determine whether a parrot is really dead or not... "Nudge, nudge. Snap snap. Grin, grin, wink, wink, say no more". Book Description
Forty-five classic episodes of the most entertaining writing to have gone into television anywhere. The minister of silly walks, the dead parrot, banter in a cheese shop - here is every silly, satirical skit, every snide insult, every saucy aside. The publisher, Michael Earley, Publisher: mearley@methuen.co.uk , June 11, 1999
Methuen reissues all the classic Monty Python books in Oct
Methuen Publishing (London) is reissueing all the Monty Python books, TV scripts and screenplays, plus the new A Pocketful of Python series, to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the first broadcast Monty Mython's Fliying Circus.
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A book, on paper, in fact, that will make your sides ache.
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December 8, 1998
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For all you folks who have ever been engaged in a wonderfully intense conversation about Monty Python, but didn't know all the words to their sketches...READ THIS BOOK! Believe me, your friends who all know the words are probably snickering behind your back at this very moment at how pathetic a rendition you do of the "Cheese Shop"sketch, or perhaps it's the famous "Pet Shop" sketch, that everyone else knows incredibly well, that you keep messing up. Just think, with this published companion, you too can enter the realm of the Python, making others laugh, and helping your social life at the same time. Oh, and the book is incredibly hilarious too.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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All the words
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March 28, 1999
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PythonDrummer@juno.com
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All the words. There need be no more said. This is a book full of all the words. All the words that ever mattered (besides, perhaps, some rather important ones, like "romanticism," "noradrenalin," and "trabecula," which, in fact, aren't included in this particular volume, but can be found in many other books). This amazing and comprehensive collection of the scripts of the first 23 Monty Python episodes is a must for anyone who wishes to own an amazing and comprehensive collection of the scripts of the first 23 Monty Python episodes.
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May 11, 2000
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Ashley Pomeroy
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Originally known as 'Just the Words', this is exactly what it says on the tin - the scripts for every single show (minus the two German episodes), plus some amusingly-crude photographs, and an index. There isn't really a way of reviewing this book without straying from the brief and reviewing the show itself, so I'll stop here. For a short while. Actually, reading the scripts you start to spot bits you miss during the programme - and, best of all, you can practice reciting the amazingly-long [insert name here] of Ulm.
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Probably appeals to most Monty fans!
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February 16, 2000
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Ole Bentsen
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I somehow hope you're not like me, because I usually buy every book written by any of the Monty Pythons. DON'T DO LIKE I DO! It's expensive! Sure, this book is a wonderful read, even if you already know most Monty dialogue by heart. This book will look nice next to your other Monty Python litterature, but know this. This book will most likely not last long, before you put it on the shelf and start watching the episodes again. Buy this book only if you're an insane Monty fan, in which case you probably haven't read any of these reviews anyway.
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