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50th anniversary: Monty Python's Flying Circus Blu-ray

posted 6 years ago by Satan2016 (26186)
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This is the UK edition, which ships Oct 8.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Monty-Pythons-Flying-Circus-Blu-ray/78922/
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=319001
https://montypython.networkonair.com/flyingcircushd (mail list)

Network Distributing will release all 45 episodes of "Monty Python’s Flying Circus", on Blu-ray and DVD, fully restored for the first time ever. Each episode has been painstakingly restored using the original video and film elements exclusively for this release. All four series, along with unseen and excised footage, sketches and much more, will be presented in an exclusive 50th anniversary limited-edition box set available exclusively here from 29th July, with all four individual series available to purchase separately at a later date.

[–] Satan2016 (26186) 6 years ago

Pre order now, £100! Mix of PAL videotape and 2K film scans. Will this be the PC edition?

The All New Monty Python's Flying Circus Norwegian Blue Ray DVD Box-set https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61bCnLtcnW4
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Monty-Pythons-Flying-Circus-Blu-ray/246961/

Years in the making, Network is proud to present the entire original television series of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, fully rejuvenated for the first time. Sketches, some edited for timing, taste and copyright reasons, have been carefully restored to their intended length and the majority of Terry Gilliam’s animations have been newly scanned in High Definition and restored to a specification way beyond their original format. Hitherto unseen outtakes, film inserts and studio recordings have been retrieved, adding yet another dimension to this exclusive release. This is the ultimate television restoration and a must for every generation of Python fan.

Previously unseen outtakes. Extended scenes and sketches.
Restored-to-full-length sketches including Ursula Hitler, Cartoon Religions, A Book At Bedtime and more.

[–] Satan2016 (26186) 6 years ago

Ursula Hitler is a conspiracy theory. Apparently 30 seconds was cut from Cartoon Religions.
http://momentaryfascinations.com/entertainment/the.lost.monty.python.cartoon.html

Why was the cartoon cut? I don't know for certain, but it seems extraordinarily likely that it was cut by BBC censors; showing Jesus Christ crucified on a telephone pole, surrounded by models in much the same position, was surely seen as going "too far", even for Monty Python. Still, I find it delightful that they neglected to remove it from the ending montage!

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Wow, it's 50 years old. I'm getting so old!

[–] Satan2016 (26186) 5 years ago

The box set will now be released worldwide on 4th November.

https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/7682/monty-python-rarities

The in-house team at Network have said: 'Firstly the not-so-good news that we have had to delay the release date of Monty Python’s Flying Circus Norwegian Blu-ray Edition. The absolutely spiffing news, however, is that during the course of the restoration, just as we thought we’d seen everything, more cans of film material emerged from other quarters that could, frankly, have been anything. Our team is painstakingly going through every frame of the archive and have discovered a wealth of Python nuggets. It would be impossible to include this material and still make the original release date, but it was an easy decision as not only is a lot of the material being seen for the first time, it is all being restored and presented in HD.’

[–] Satan2016 (26186) 5 years ago

First review: https://www.avforums.com/review/monty-python-s-flying-circus-season-1-blu-ray-review.16798