h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

You forgot one installment in the Blackadder series, Blackadder's Christmass Carol, where he meets the 3 spirits.
In the beggining the current (and by current I mean the one that lived in the time of the original X-mass Carol) Blackadder is a kind and giving man, gradualy (by meeting the ghosts of XMass) he returns to his forfathers ways (just the oposite of the real XMass Carol).

Now as for Back and Forth, I just saw it yesterday, it is very nice,
Long Live the King (King Edmond Blackadder the 3rd, that is).

Hello there and welcome to h2g2 I was just poping by to say hello as you are new here but i love blackadder and thougt i would ask if you had seen the caveraller years it was a one off done for comic relief.

Was it in the latest (this year's) Comic Relief?
If so I missed it (actually, even if not so), too bad.
I realy do love Blackadder, BBCPrime is showing it every day (except for sunday), yesterday was the episode where the german prince (or whatever he was, the one whoslept with every one) killed all of them (Blackadder 2), I guess today will be the first episode of Blackadder the 3rd.

Just thought I'd let you know that the Cavalier episodes of Blackadder were (i think) about 3 Comic Reliefs ago - which was about 1997. Might have been the one before though..........anyone have a cunning plan on how to find out??

I have to say, I did like Blackadder Back & Forth......shame there won't be another series.

I was under the belief they were making a new series set in biblical times, with Blackadder as the 13Th disciple (spelt wrong I know), I am a huge. Blackadder fan as well, I especially like the plastic box the video tapes come in; Did you detect the sarcasm there.. Do you know what sarcasm is; like goldy and silvery only... Ha Ha..


** I, must; appolagize. for- my speling, and: use. of .punctuation,

I know the rest of this thread was written a while ago but...

I think the Comic Relief episode was probably about 1995, because I have a video which I got from PG Tips with it on. This was ages ago, so I'm guessing 1995.

I also heard the 13th disciple rumour, but I don't think it got off the ground. The latest rumour I heard was Tony Robinson saying that they were going to do an Oxbridge University type thing in the year 2009! And that Richard Curtis was happy to leave it that long.

The Comic Relief episode was from 1988 (first Comic Relief telethon I think) so you're way out

Me being such an "oldster" I remember watching it

I did say it was ages ago!
If it was 1988 then I'd only be 3 at the time

Jonny

It was Blackadder: The Cavalier Years

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0137390

i am a huge fan of blackadder but am only 15 so have only been able to see them on video. i was wondering if there have been any other episodes other than the 4 series, back and forth and the christmas charol, and also if the christmas charol is availible on video

The only other significant Blackadder "espisodes" are the original Pilot from the early 80's (I have no idea if this is available) and Blackadder: The Cavelier Years, a 15-minute Comic Relief (British bi-yearly Telethon) special from 1988. It was set during the English Civil War.

If you look in this weeks H2G2 post i have done a Blackadder quiz don't be put off if you don't know them all last week the quiz was one by some one who got every question wrong(second place went to someone who only got one wrong work that out if you can)

Hi!
I must say its great to find out that there are more Blackadder fans out there than just me. If you have any info as to where I could get some of the extra shows etc on video i would be exstatic. im a hugh fan but ive only scene about half the episodes cause im only 14 and ive been watching them on the bbc recently before they went off again. id like them all on vid. but dunno where to get them. if u have any ideas, email:
[email protected]

Im also only 14 andd i Think blackadder so funny.
I own the box set wich includes a christmas carol, you can get them at any HMV store i think there about £19.99.

i too am a Blackadder fan. I'm 18 but have only really got into blackadder in the last 2 years. i got all my videos from MVC but i dont think you will have any difficulty getting the 4 main series from any good video shop.
i love all the series and my opinions on fave episodes etc are forever changing, but recently ive been watching loads of series 1 and i think its the overall best.

The four main series on VHS are in buy-one-get-one-free in HMV. Cghristmas Carol is also available on VHS, as is Back and forth.

The DVD box set of all four series is about fifty quid, while Christmas CArol is 12.99, as is Back and Forth, which also features the CAvalier years as an extra.

also MVC are doing a buy one get one free on blackadder videos, so a series will only cost about 12 quid instead of a hefty 24 quid or so.

same in HMV.

Baldrick's old Hovel was Haunted (Blackadder 3)By a ghoul that left mysteriously when Baldrick left

Egon in Hovel's a Nosy old b*****d