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Re: Black Adder: Corrections and explanations
Posted By: wintermute, on host 195.153.64.90
Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at 05:18:34
In Reply To: Black Adder: Corrections and explanations posted by Beasty on Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at 02:22:43:

> > Blackadder (13th Century)
> > Blackadder II (17th Century)
> No, the 16th. Remember, it was Queen Elizabeth I

Ah. Correct. I got my monarchs in the wrong order for some reason.

> > Blackadder The Third (18th Century)
> > Blackadder Goes Forth (WWI)
> >
> > In addition, there were 2 one-off episodes made:
>
> >
> > winter"one of the finest British comedies ever"mute
>
> The Cavalier Years was a twenty minute one-off produced for Comic Relief (A British TV charity appeal night, held bi-annually) It dealt with Blackadder as an assistant to King Charles I and trying to get him off being beheaded.

Hm. Missed that one completely. Wonder how that happened.

Also, the poll lists Blackadder and Blackadder II with the wrong titles. Perhaps those were the US titles?

> Bea"Blackadder was nearly The Black Vegetable, you know..."sty

winter"'The Black Turnip' was also suggested"mute