If you like Monty Python and have Netflix....

[thewayne]

I found a documentary called Before The Flying Circus and got around to watching it tonight. It's only 55 minutes, made in 2000, and was quite good. Takes them through their school years, up through the inception of Python and the broadcast of the first episode. It had a lot more detail that I was previously unaware of.

If you're not a fan of Monty Python, then don't bother. If you don't have Netflix, then you can bug a nearby friend who does!

Comments

[seasonoftowers]

Sounds interesting, I'll try to see it when I have the time

[thewayne]

While I didn't see Python when it was first on the air, I saw it when Public Broadcasting were showing early reruns in the late '70s and it hooked me quick.  I've been seriously interested ever since, and quite enjoyed this.  And since it's just under an hour, not a huge time sink.  I bought the complete box set twice - when they originally released it, it was like four discs per season and the entire series took like 3-4' of shelf space!  Then they released the small case sets and you could get the whole series in about 4".  But I think, aside from getting it all on DVD, I was most happy when the two volumes of All The Words came out and I was able to get the scripts to the shows.