Fawlty Towers

toastedbagel · 11-03-2009, 04:22 AM

Fawlty Towers has a contest right now on Facebook where John Cleese will be picking the winners! Linkage to details

jmcharries · 11-03-2009, 08:16 AM

I love Fawlty Towers! Basil Fawlty is one of the funniest characters ever. They used to play this on Comedy Central all of the itme, but I have not seen it in a long time!

chromiumman · 11-05-2009, 01:02 AM

and they're releasing (or re-releasing?) fawlty towers on dvd - great show

Taminar · 11-05-2009, 11:07 PM

It's a great show, which I already have on DVD. I saw the new "remastered" release at the store, but I haven't figured out what's different about it. I wonder if the "remastering" makes a really big difference in the quality of the video and/or audio?

patymmigo · 11-06-2009, 07:28 AM

I once watched Fawlty Towers's interview on an entertainment band, her charm give me deep impression, I also like her shows.

jmcharries · 11-06-2009, 08:55 AM

According to an article I read there will be a lot of new features. John Cleese has recorded brand new commentaries for every single episode. There are also new interviews from when the cast got together last spring, including the first time Cleese's co-writer and former wife, Connie Booth (Polly Sherman), has spoken on record about the series.

Taminar · 11-06-2009, 11:23 PM

Wow, I would love to hear those commentaries. Unfortunately, I don't look like any of the characters to enter the Facebook contest. Although sometimes I think I have an ingrown toenail, like Sybil.

FawltyRyan · 11-09-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Taminar

Wow, I would love to hear those commentaries. Unfortunately, I don't look like any of the characters to enter the Facebook contest. Although sometimes I think I have an ingrown toenail, like Sybil.

Well, then take a picture of the toenail.

I'm helping the BBC spread the word about Fawtly Towers and their 'lookalike' contest, and it's great to find people already talking about it. The box set has completely new commentaries by John Cleese which are fascinating to listen too. He basically breaks down the science of a comedy scene.

In regards to the contest, there aren't that many entries so you stand a really good chance of winning signed stuff from John Cleese (including the DVD set). You don't necessarily need to look like a character; does your dog or a wall stain resemble anything from Fawlty Towers? John Cleese is going to pick the winners, so I'm guessing he is just going to pick whoever makes him laugh the most!

The direct link is this - Fawlty Towers Contests | Facebook - good luck!

elionwyr · 12-22-2009, 01:45 AM

I'd love to see Fawlty Towers gain a new audience - I wonder if some of the humour would hold up, time-wise, but it was such unique comedy..

Taminar · 12-22-2009, 11:22 PM

I still get huge laughs out of it, and I think that most of the situations do hold up. Of course, the episode with the Germans might not make sense to kids growing up now who have no memory of WWII. Not that I have a memory of WWII, but that was my grandfather's generation, and I remember my mom talking about the German family they knew and the kids were kind of embarrassed to be heard speaking German because of the anti-German sentiment during and after the war. Situations like Basil picking up the wrong platter and delivering a plate of bones to the waiting guests, stuff like that never gets old. I don't think.

11-03-2009, 04:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
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11-03-2009, 08:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
jmcharries Extra Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moore, OK (Oklahoma City suburb) Posts: 287	I love Fawlty Towers! Basil Fawlty is one of the funniest characters ever. They used to play this on Comedy Central all of the itme, but I have not seen it in a long time!

11-05-2009, 01:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
chromiumman Extra Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 159	and they're releasing (or re-releasing?) fawlty towers on dvd - great show

11-05-2009, 11:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Taminar Intern Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pensacola, The Hurricane State Posts: 916	It's a great show, which I already have on DVD. I saw the new "remastered" release at the store, but I haven't figured out what's different about it. I wonder if the "remastering" makes a really big difference in the quality of the video and/or audio?

11-06-2009, 07:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
patymmigo Groupie Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	I once watched Fawlty Towers's interview on an entertainment band, her charm give me deep impression, I also like her shows.

11-06-2009, 08:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
jmcharries Extra Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Moore, OK (Oklahoma City suburb) Posts: 287	According to an article I read there will be a lot of new features. John Cleese has recorded brand new commentaries for every single episode. There are also new interviews from when the cast got together last spring, including the first time Cleese's co-writer and former wife, Connie Booth (Polly Sherman), has spoken on record about the series.

11-06-2009, 11:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Taminar Intern Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pensacola, The Hurricane State Posts: 916	Wow, I would love to hear those commentaries. Unfortunately, I don't look like any of the characters to enter the Facebook contest. Although sometimes I think I have an ingrown toenail, like Sybil.

12-22-2009, 01:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
elionwyr Groupie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 11	I'd love to see Fawlty Towers gain a new audience - I wonder if some of the humour would hold up, time-wise, but it was such unique comedy..

12-22-2009, 11:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Taminar Intern Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pensacola, The Hurricane State Posts: 916	I still get huge laughs out of it, and I think that most of the situations do hold up. Of course, the episode with the Germans might not make sense to kids growing up now who have no memory of WWII. Not that I have a memory of WWII, but that was my grandfather's generation, and I remember my mom talking about the German family they knew and the kids were kind of embarrassed to be heard speaking German because of the anti-German sentiment during and after the war. Situations like Basil picking up the wrong platter and delivering a plate of bones to the waiting guests, stuff like that never gets old. I don't think.