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Besides the great writing, ''Blackadder'''s success rests on the shoulders of stars Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson, whose comic instincts combine to produce some of the most delightfully snarky wit that has ever been seen on television. A similarly skilled supporting cast, including Miranda Richardson, [[Hugh Laurie]], Tim McInnerny, Rik Mayall, and [[Stephen Fry]] just added to the pleasure and the outrage. |
Besides the great writing, ''Blackadder'''s success rests on the shoulders of stars Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson, whose comic instincts combine to produce some of the most delightfully snarky wit that has ever been seen on television. A similarly skilled supporting cast, including Miranda Richardson, [[Hugh Laurie]], Tim McInnerny, Rik Mayall, and [[Stephen Fry]] just added to the pleasure and the outrage. |
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'''The original four seasons of ''Blackadder'' are:''' |
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* ''The Black Adder''. An alternate history set during the period of the [[Wars of the Roses]]. |
* ''The Black Adder''. An alternate history set during the period of the [[Wars of the Roses]]. |
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* ''Blackadder Goes Forth''. [[World War I]], in the trenches of the Western Front. |
* ''Blackadder Goes Forth''. [[World War I]], in the trenches of the Western Front. |
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'''There were also several one-shot ''Blackadder'' specials:''' |
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* ''Blackadder: The Cavalier Years''. Set during the English Civil War |
* ''Blackadder: The Cavalier Years''. Set during the English Civil War |
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There exists an unaired pilot episode of the first season, which can with some luck be found floating around on the internet. It featured Prince Black Adder as a [[Deadpan Snarker]] and Baldrick as the idiot dogsbody the fans came to know from season two onwards; unfortunately this direction was not kept, and instead the characters were rewritten and the humour based on inane physical [[Slapstick]]. Several jokes and scenes of the unaired pilot were recycled in various first season episodes. |
There exists an unaired pilot episode of the first season, which can with some luck be found floating around on the internet. It featured Prince Black Adder as a [[Deadpan Snarker]] and Baldrick as the idiot dogsbody the fans came to know from season two onwards; unfortunately this direction was not kept, and instead the characters were rewritten and the humour based on inane physical [[Slapstick]]. Several jokes and scenes of the unaired pilot were recycled in various first season episodes. |
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Came second in ''[[Britain's |
Came second in ''[[Britain's Best Sitcom]]''. |
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[[Blackadder/Recap|Recap]] still under construction, help will be much appreciated. |
[[Blackadder/Recap|Recap]] still under construction, help will be much appreciated. |
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== Tropes Present Across the Series == |
== Tropes Present Across the Series == |
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* [[The Ace]]: Lord Flashheart |
* [[The Ace]]: Lord Flashheart |
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