Disagree (as in my post immediately above yours) I liked the way it was produced and when I watched the eagerly anticipated second series I just kept thinking some of the scenery was going to fall down pantomime style.
I like the first series too, but I do think it's a bit less accessible, what with all the liberal borrowing from Shakespeare, and the character of Blackadder is very different than in the other 3 series.
I like the way Baldrick was the clever one and Edmund was a dim wit, it was quite symbolic
I mean saved as in rowan Atkinson didn't want to write another series. It was filmed on film not video tape and wasn't in front of an audience.
Apologies. My use of the word “disagree” was misplaced, your points are correct, I was beating the same drum that I preferred the first series. I was aware early on there was never any plans to make a second series in the same style
Blackadder the character was the same from series 2 to series 4.
And BRIAN BLESSED
Wasnt it more to do with Ben Elton coming on board as writer?
Loved the first series. Very different of course until budgets were cut and they were forced to turn it into a sitcom. The rest is history.
Blimey, I always found Flashheart incredibly tiresome with crap over acting (I know that was part of it) and probably the worst character in any episode that he appeared. I would watch an episode and be grateful when he'd finished shouting.
