Just curious, before watching House had you ever seen him in anything before? I know that I, as an Englishman knew who he was before House, but I'm just curious how his reputation was before House? I remember him mainly from A Bit Of Fry and Laurie, and Blackadder.
shareI knew him very well. Watched Blackadder as a newlywed, diapered and fed my kids to "Jeeves and Wooster", took them to see "101 Dalmations" and "Stuart Little" and then, of course, "House". I had also seen him in "Sense and Sensebility" as my best friend is a huge Jane Austin fan.
I have made the time to explore many of his previous works and whether the material was the best or not, he always shone.
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Yes, I had seen Hugh Laurie in Blackadder and Flight of the Phoenix before House, and although I didn't realize it until a couple months after watching House I'd also seen him in 101 Dalmatians, Sense & Sensibility, Stuart Little, Man in the Iron Mask and The Borrowers. LOL!
Since House I've rented/bought some of HL's other past series like ABOFAL, Jeeves & Wooster and Fortysomething... all of which I love! Great stuff!
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I had only ever seen him in Blackadder and that was years before i ever saw House. So even though i knew his name, it took me a while before i made the connection that it was the same person.
Since discovering House and being blown away by how great Hugh is in it, I started looking for other things he's been in. Luckily most of it is on DVD and now i have quite a few that have become favorites like Sense and Sensibility, Fortysomething, and All or Nothing at All.
I've recently watched the first two series of Fry and Laurie and will probably get the rest. And at some point, will probably give Jeeves and Wooster a try.
Just a couple more months till spring!
I have some very dear English friends and used to watch quite a lot of Fry and Laurie with them. Sometimes Jeeves and Wooster as well. Also Blackadder. So, basically most of the comedy stuff he did in England. Always loved it. Always loved British comedy... Monty Python, Faulty Towers... too funny. Then i watched Flight of the Phoenix and Sense and Sensibility - totally great. Oh, yeah, and Forty-something is amazing. When I saw he was House i was so thrilled.
Sam
I had only seen him in an appearance on Friends.
shareI grew up watching him on Black Adder (Love Black Adder the 3rd!!) and because I'm one of those weird people that once I see an actor I like, I don't forget them, I was almost fangirl crazy when I found out he was coming over! I mean, it's very surreal to see someone in a comedic position come over and then suddenly play a sarcastic American (but I think it's almost like he's playing a Blackadder himself). Though I had seen him lots of other stuff too. I found it amusing too because when he came over, it was like all my favorite British comedians had suddenly moved to American TV! You got Eddie Izzard AND Stephen Fry who were on shows. So as Brit com fan, yep, this made me happy.
I only fear Hugh losing his English accent because that happens to so many Brits when they come over. I hope that when this show is over, maybe he'll get it back lol
Blackadder, of course.
Even here in Ohio, PBS ran Blackadder.
I'm a great fan of Wodehouse and when I read they were making a series of the Bertie storyline, I thought Nooooooo.
Thankfully, I was wrong. Very, very wrong.
Yes...
The Stewart Little Movies
Blackadder