American Reacts Blackadder Goes Forth - Episode 1 (PART 1)

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

In June, the 40th Anniversary of the first series of Black Adder, the Royal Mail is issuing a set of commemorative postage stamps featuring many characters from the various series.

[@AmethystDew]

That is when you have really arrived in U.K. culture.

[@MrDaiseymay]

Yes, I saw that add on Sunday--UN BELIEVABLE. Shame, I thought a new series was coming.

[@ingoatwetrust8086]

Postage stamps? Royal mail trying to stay relevant 😂😂

[@221b-Maker-Street]

​@@ingoatwetrust8086 People have been collecting postage stamps for decades. I've always thought FDCs to be rather lovely and very affordable collectables, tbh. They make people smile...

[@221b-Maker-Street]

FYI: anyone wanting a Blackadder FDC set needs to buy them this Wed 17th May only. Postmarked *Cunningsborough;* frank reads: _"I have a cunning plan."_ 😆 Sadly no sign of Flasheart on any of the stamps though... Woof!

[@jasonkey3494]

Cooking in the Trenches with Baldrick. The best idea for a cooking show ever!

[@liamcorrigan3158]

Probably my favourite series of my favourite show. Ever. Watched it over and over and it still makes me laugh out loud. The running ‘Darling’ joke might be one of the best ever written.

[@donaldb1]

Yes, 'Hun' is slang for German at this time. I think it comes from a speech the Kaiser had made some years previously in which he compared the military might of Germany to that of Huns against the Roman Empire, a comparison that rather backfired when, for the Allies 'Hun' came to stand for German brutality and barbarism.

[@eddiewillers1]

Howard Goodall's theme is a masterful piece - the "March of The Grenadiers' segues into the Blackadder theme seamlessly.

[@alanreynolds4944]

Doctor Crippin that was referred to earlier was a renowned murderer

[@2eleven48]

Connor, bless you, I don't think you actually 'get' it. This is truly masterful writing and mastery of all the range of British humour- it can be both be very subtle and very broad. But, yes, do please continue; your reaction is always worth watching.

[@anitahargreaves9526]

My dad died at 62, he fought Normandy too. Sadly HE never saw this. He would have loved this show, set in first war, imo. 👵😀🇬🇧

[@maverick627uk]

Great choice Connor! You will love the six episodes. I won't say any more her but it is just such a great mix of comedy talent 😊 (Im in England and still have a VHS copy of the goes forth series)

[@davebirch1976]

It was definitely a darker humour, but with a hidden anti-war message. During the first World War there was a notion of the army being "Lions led by Donkeys" The theme tune is slightly different to the usual theme, it's a mix of the traditional Grenadiers March and the Blackadder theme.

[@finncullen]

The anti-war message is not exactly hidden, it's front and centre. In fact as Captain Blackadder might say "It's about as well hidden as Colonel Albert "Whitey" Beaner, the albino artilleryman from Aberystwyth was he tried to hide in the front line of the zulu horde attacking Rorkes Drift"

[@andrewspraggon3331]

I think if you watch black adder in this series you'll see a dirt if way of understanding depression and anxiety. The fact he says stuff like his resignation and suicide would be a strat... And if course melchett hears what he wants to hear... Kinda like children political parties and activists.

[@bigenglishmonkey]

whats funny is the whole they will never expect it strategy was the reasoning they gave when planning the greatest raid of all, so perhaps it can actually be a valid strategy.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love this show 😂

[@martinconnors6200]

I think the Bernard they're referring to is Monty (Later Field Marshal Montgomery)

[@colinharbinson8284]

when German soldiers were sent to assist in the relief of the European diplomats and their families, besieged in peking during the boxer rebellion at the start of the 20th century, they were told by kaiser wilhelm II to behave "like the Huns of old".

[@tonybaker55]

I just sneezed and had to wipe the screen sort of sneeze? They just got better and better throughout. Maybe people appreciated the fourth series, as their grandfathers had gone through this era and I studied this period of history at school.. Dr Crippins, famous poisoner/murderer.

[@paulmurphy5648]

Hi Connor, I know you have to do the overlays because of copyright but is there any way to make the Blackadder a bit bigger, it is very hard to watch.

[@McJibbin]

I think I could make it a bit bigger. I’ll give it a try. Thanks Paul

[@paulmurphy5648]

@@McJibbin Thanks, mate. Much appreciated.

[@Obi-J]

Erm, what happened to the rest of series 2 and series 3?

[@pontinrob]

the released a box set dvd of every season I have maybe worth a look into

[@the16shirtbenyo97]

Hey, you should make note of all of the name drops in Blackadder and wiki them. All historical figures that add to the joke.

[@Cba409]

Yes, the Huns were an asiatic barbarian horde who overran the Western Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Valentinian III. Their leader, Attila the Hun, was finally defeated by Roman General Flavius Aetius in 451 A.D. In a battle of epic proportions, in the Catalaunian Plains (modern day France) a combined army of Roman and Germanic men (Visigoths) defended Europe against the nomadic hordes of the east. It is considered a civilizing moment in history. Yes the Germans would eventually topple Rome but they would no longer seek to destroy Roman Civilization. They would emulate it and claim it as their own. The Germans had been civilized. Europe had matured. During WW1 the word Hun was typically used by the British press as a slander against the Germans. Portraying the image that the Germans wanted to destroy civilization and the British would protect it.

[@Megara1989]

Aww did u not do the rest of 2 and 3

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

Um.. are we skipping three completely? It's my favourite series

[@bigkuriboh3814]

My favourite too

[@tobytaylor2154]

All Germans, the hun, gerry, kraut and fritz.

[@paulhadfield7909]

hun is th eold word for germans, jerry was also used

[@Cba409]

And btw, the other day some troll asked me : “What is Western civilization?” I think you can guess my answer. #MAKEISTANBULCONSTANTINOPLEAGAIN #DEUSVULT

[@jerryhayes9497]

Hun , Jerry and kraut were all derogatory slang terms for germans

[@MrDaiseymay]

Whereas, TOMMY, was friendly, pally and respectful

[@stevehartley7504]

The Hun were an ancient German tribe

[@raifthemad]

"My name is Connor, if you're new." - Ok so if I'm not new, what is your name then? :P

[@rnw2739]

So you just thought 'bollocks' to the rest of season 1, the rest of season 2 and the entire season 3? lol

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

My thoughts exactly... Connor is NOT listening to the comments or, is just ignoring them completely!? He SAYS "I read the comments..." - But doesn't appear to actually care what they say??? He FIRST watched 'Best of' snippets of shows, was told DON'T! (He was recommended "Please watch a whole episode, to appreciate the comedic 'build-up' etc".) - He followed the advice.. So he then started Blackadder S1, and seemed to appreciate it - DUH! Stopped, then started a completely new series, without finishing the FIRST - WTF!? He even 'jumped' into S2, but now is in S4... WHY??? Sorry, but he is losing subs due to his lack of consistency... SMH

[@reallivebluescat]

He JUST said that its really hard to find the previous series . Now who isnt listening

[@rnw2739]

@@reallivebluescat Funny how every other reactor has found them.

[@ReaperZa23]

Black Adder 3

[@garyford3533]

the hun is german or savage.

[@Cba409]

You can compare the use of the word “hun” at the time, to the use of modern propaganda terms like “racist”, “nazi” or “extremist”. Remember, “nazi” was’nt a word yet in 1914, so they had to come up with something clever. It goes to show how little we have evolved as a species in the last 100 years.

[@philjones45]

Connor find it impossible to stay still for more than 5 minutes. He's like an attention seeking five year old that's secretly drank 10 cups of coffee.

[@alabama1413]

This is simply not worth watching. You’ve managed to block out the majority of the video with these ridiculous overlays. How come other people can deal with it by other means which do not ruin the picture but you cannot be bothered. A waste of time