Have you read the Jeeves books?

[dug777]

Inspired by my AskJeeves thread

Very funny books, much funnier than the search engine (and arguably a lot more informative )

 

[rahul]

Wodehouse>*

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: rahul
Wodehouse>*

indeed

 

[So]

Jeeves books? Is that where all the internet bubble venture capital money went? They tried to print off the internet?

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: So
Jeeves books? Is that where all the internet bubble venture capital money went? They tried to print off the internet?

:laugh:

no.

 

[vshah]

of course...i love them

P.G. Wodehouse is a comic genius

 

[oboeguy]

P.G. Wodehouse is fantastic. I've probably read the same stories ten times over. There's more to him than just Jeeves, BTW.

There were a few of the Jeeves & Wooster stories made into TV programs maybe 10 years ago. The usually combined two stories in one and took some liberties, but they were very well done.

 

[Mickey Eye]

Originally posted by: oboeguy
P.G. Wodehouse is fantastic. I've probably read the same stories ten times over. There's more to him than just Jeeves, BTW.

There were a few of the Jeeves & Wooster stories made into TV programs maybe 10 years ago. The usually combined two stories in one and took some liberties, but they were very well done.

Steven Fry and Hugh Laurie wasn't it? They were great. I kinda want to read the books now.

 

[knyghtbyte]

The TV series did good justice to the books...

Fry and Laurie have always worked well together, absolutely fantastic in the Blackadder series....

 

[Mickey Eye]

I recently worked my way through the Blackadder box set, absolutly fantastic stuff, especially Goes Forth.

 

[AtlantaBob]

Where were all of you guys when people were whining about the uselessness and utter boredom of books last week?

 

[dug777]

Banned IIRC

 

[AtlantaBob]

Well, in that case, welcome back!

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: AtlantaBob
Well, in that case, welcome back!

Cheers

 

[knyghtbyte]

that last scene of Black Adder Goes Forth final episode was a really powerful scene for a comedy, very well done in direction and the music choice etc......unusual for a comedy to bother to try something like that, nevermind pull it off so well...

i think overall i prefer the 2nd series.....then 4th, then third, then 1st....

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: knyghtbyte
that last scene of Black Adder Goes Forth final episode was a really powerful scene for a comedy, very well done in direction and the music choice etc......unusual for a comedy to bother to try something like that, nevermind pull it off so well...

i think overall i prefer the 2nd series.....then 4th, then third, then 1st....

yeah the final one is IMO brilliant, glad they resisted the urge to do something cheesy...I have to admit my preferences are in the same order as your :Q

 

[rahul]

Blackadder's christmas carol>season2>season4/3>season1