December 08, 2009.

This show is hilarious.

Rating: 5
I haven't watched more than 3 episodes so i don't know yet how the rest of the show pans out but so far so great!

December 05, 2009.

A Truly Great Series.

Rating: 5
I brought Black Books with me from the UK it wasn't available in the US at that time.
My American wife and all her family have thoroughly enjoyed watching this series many times it never seems to become old, the jokes and situations never cease to make us laugh.
Through this series my sister in law has become a great Bill Bailey fan and has watched Half Troll well over a dozen times.
The down side, we are the only members of the family with a multi region DVD player and until these DVD's were available in the US they could only watch when they visited.
Also, US prices do not seem to have any parity with UK prices probably because demand is less here. However, sometimes the relatively high prices must dissuade many people purchasing DVD's like this on speculation.
I read once that DVD prices were based the economy of each country where they were sold and the maximum the distributers thought that they could get away with charging in those countries therefore, reigonal coding was introduced to prevent people buying the same product a lot cheaper from elsewhere in the world.
Unlike analog reproduction digital reproduction is not area / system specific, its just that the players are coded to make it that way. However, that coding can very easily be removed.
Now DVD producers are encoding the DVD's so that they will not work in multi region players, seems freedom of choice and real commercial competition is only an illusion.

December 27, 2008.

Best Show Ever.

Rating: 5
So, a friend of mine told me to watch this since I had just picked up Spaced when it came to DVD in the US finally. I decided I would give it a download and see how it was--only to realize I had already seen half of the first season. Apparently they showed this at god awful times of the morning on Comedy Central way back in the day.

Each season of this show it great, and worth watching over and over again. After watching my downloaded versions of this, I decided to check it out on Amazon and see if they had it. Lo and Behold, they had it... and it was on sale. So, needless to say, I picked it up and eagerly waited for its arrival--just so I could watch it again.

This is seriously one of the best shows to ever come out of England, and it makes me sad that there's only 3 seasons of this.

Even picking this up at the normal price, you won't be disappointed. It's well worth it and then some.

December 25, 2008.

Black Books is Clopened for Business.

Rating: 5
I would give this show a million stars if I could. It has become one of my new favourites. Dylan Moran is a comic genius. Bill Baily and Tamsin Greig round out this hysterical and talented ensemble. If you're not familiar with Dylan or Bill, check out some of their stand-up clips on YouTube or better yet, pick-up their CD's here on Amazon. You absolutely will laugh you arse off. From here I would suggest going to Spaced with Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson Hynes, if you haven't already experienced this show.

Dylan Moran Monster

Bill Bailey Part Troll

Spaced Spaced: The Complete Series

December 12, 2008.

A Brit Comedy Must Have.

Rating: 5
If you are someone who fancies themselves as someone who appreciates classic British comedy, this is one of the best. Anything Graham Lineham does seems to be golden, but it's a bloody shame that Dylan Moran isn't the huge star that others have become as their British shows end up on American TV. Worth every penny, if only to hear the three main characters razz each other in the commentary tracks