Fawlty towers question....
08-08-01, 09:17 PM
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Fawlty towers question....
How many episodes of Fawlty towers are there in total? The dvd box set at amazon mentions 12 episodes, but amazon also lists 3 individual dvd's that only seem to have a total of 9 episodes. What's the deal here? Were there only 12 episodes ever made?
here's the link to amazon's boxset:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...05LC1H/dvdtalk
here's the link to amazon's boxset:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...05LC1H/dvdtalk
08-09-01, 12:01 AM
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There's 4 episodes on each disc, not 3.
Disc 1) Touch Of Class, Builders, Wedding Party, Hotel Inspectors
Disc 2) Gourmet Night, Germans, Communication Problems, Psychiatrist
Disc 3) Waldorf Salad, Kipper And The Corpse, Anniversery, Basil The Rat
Disc 1) Touch Of Class, Builders, Wedding Party, Hotel Inspectors
Disc 2) Gourmet Night, Germans, Communication Problems, Psychiatrist
Disc 3) Waldorf Salad, Kipper And The Corpse, Anniversery, Basil The Rat
08-09-01, 07:25 AM
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Yes, huzefa, there were only 12 episodes made, six episodes for each of two seasons, with those seasons separated by 4 years. The first run was in 1975, with the second in 1979.
Ain't British television grand?
Disc one is entirely first "season" episodes, disc two is split between the two and disc 3 has the final four eps of the 1979 run.
Ain't British television grand?
Disc one is entirely first "season" episodes, disc two is split between the two and disc 3 has the final four eps of the 1979 run.
08-09-01, 07:48 AM
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Originally posted by Fanboy
Yes, huzefa, there were only 12 episodes made, six episodes for each of two seasons, with those seasons separated by 4 years. The first run was in 1975, with the second in 1979.
Ain't British television grand?
Disc one is entirely first "season" episodes, disc two is split between the two and disc 3 has the final four eps of the 1979 run.
Yes, huzefa, there were only 12 episodes made, six episodes for each of two seasons, with those seasons separated by 4 years. The first run was in 1975, with the second in 1979.
Ain't British television grand?
Disc one is entirely first "season" episodes, disc two is split between the two and disc 3 has the final four eps of the 1979 run.
08-09-01, 11:06 AM
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Does any know why only 12 were made?
Does any know why only 12 were made?
08-09-01, 11:44 AM
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Originally posted by Sierra Disc
Quality, not quantity, I'd say. The Brits seem pretty good about knowing when to stop with classic shows (Black Adder, The Young Ones, etc.) and not running them into the ground like we have a tendency to do (Friends, 3rd Rock from Sun, Mad About You, etc.) While it's a bummer there aren't more episodes I do like that every single one of the 12 is a classic, I'd rather have the 12 episodes they really put their heart into than 30 ones that were more average.
Quality, not quantity, I'd say. The Brits seem pretty good about knowing when to stop with classic shows (Black Adder, The Young Ones, etc.) and not running them into the ground like we have a tendency to do (Friends, 3rd Rock from Sun, Mad About You, etc.) While it's a bummer there aren't more episodes I do like that every single one of the 12 is a classic, I'd rather have the 12 episodes they really put their heart into than 30 ones that were more average.
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Originally posted by Sierra Disc
Quality, not quantity, I'd say. The Brits seem pretty good about knowing when to stop with classic shows (Black Adder, The Young Ones, etc.) and not running them into the ground like we have a tendency to do (Friends, 3rd Rock from Sun, Mad About You, etc.) While it's a bummer there aren't more episodes I do like that every single one of the 12 is a classic, I'd rather have the 12 episodes they really put their heart into than 30 ones that were more average.
Quality, not quantity, I'd say. The Brits seem pretty good about knowing when to stop with classic shows (Black Adder, The Young Ones, etc.) and not running them into the ground like we have a tendency to do (Friends, 3rd Rock from Sun, Mad About You, etc.) While it's a bummer there aren't more episodes I do like that every single one of the 12 is a classic, I'd rather have the 12 episodes they really put their heart into than 30 ones that were more average.
I've only ever watched 2 episodes of this show and those two were great. I'm glad to hear that they all should be at this high level. I preordered this set as soon as it went up just to get the one episode I saw. I was amazed that this small set was the entire series but I guess I'm in for 12 really good shows. I'm looking forward to this set.
