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Jan. 3rd, 2008 06:53 am
fajrdrako: ([Doctor Who] - Nine)
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If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1900 - 1944


Date: 2008-01-04 09:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sparklebutch.livejournal.com
My recent troubles, with friends and otherwise, I have been drowning in the Mighty Boosh and its branches. It's near two weeks now, and it's affected my conduct, ways of thinking, and possibly speech patterns.

Date: 2008-01-04 09:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fajrdrako.livejournal.com
So what is Mighty Boosh?

Date: 2008-01-04 09:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sparklebutch.livejournal.com
A show so strange - some would say silly - that is defies explanation. When its creators are asked to explain it in interviews, they tend to reply things like, "uh, it's... a documentary... about penguins".

It isn't.

It is a show about Howard Moon and Vince Noir (http://www.doctorvee.co.uk/images/boosh5.jpg), and their adventures. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/content/images/2007/05/16/lakeshine_396x222.jpg) With songs.

Its third series is on youtube under the secret identity name "The Maightee Bewsh" [production company's a bitch], and the Live Show DVD is also on youtube almost in its entirety. Although since it's relying on the show quite a lot, I wonder what it would look like to a newcomer. I believe the answer to that is, "strange".

Date: 2008-01-04 10:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fajrdrako.livejournal.com
Yes, I've seen screencaps - and it looked strange. Mighty strange.

Date: 2008-01-04 10:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sparklebutch.livejournal.com
Ah, but is it your cup of strange tea, or not?

Date: 2008-01-04 10:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fajrdrako.livejournal.com
That's the question. Of course, 'strange' is always in the eye of the beholder. I don't think anything I like is 'strange' but other people seem to think so.

Date: 2008-01-04 10:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sparklebutch.livejournal.com
There's rabbits and unicorns and a man with a polo for an eye.

I think you can admit to strangeness when you talk about a show you like and you say things like "I love the bit where he's so ice princess dancing with the Yeti".

Date: 2008-01-04 10:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fajrdrako.livejournal.com
A polo? You mean, like a peppermint candy?

I like ice princesses. Just on principle.

Date: 2008-01-04 10:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sparklebutch.livejournal.com
Yes, the candy.

I like ice princesses too! Even more when they're Vince.

Date: 2008-01-04 10:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fajrdrako.livejournal.com
Vince is the guy in the show?

I'm having brunch with a guy named Vince tomorrow. I don't think he's an ice princess, but it's possible. It might just not show.

Date: 2008-01-04 10:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sparklebutch.livejournal.com
Yes (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/30/97888121_ebc69ff2f7.jpg). It's the guy (http://www.leepowers.co.uk/mighty_boosh/the_mighty_boosh.5.jpg) from the show (http://www.uwm.edu/~mcengel/uploaded_images/boosh_large-774177.jpg).

Your Vinces may vary.

Date: 2008-01-04 02:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fajrdrako.livejournal.com
Looks as if variation is a theme.

Date: 2008-01-04 02:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sparklebutch.livejournal.com
Of the show, or Vince's wardrobe?

Date: 2008-01-04 04:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sparklebutch.livejournal.com
Cat said you might like this. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=QlPMef1xKyI) For the budgies. Also she said I might as well give you the ice princess (http://youtube.com/watch?v=eZVzp43peYU).

These are obviously the live show ones, not the telly ones.

Date: 2008-01-04 05:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fajrdrako.livejournal.com
Well - thank you, I look forward to this. Can't look at the links now because I'm at work. And... unsurprisingly... tired. But okay. About to have lunch. Lunch is good.

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