Noise To Signal: Hippies Commentaries!

» Hippies Commentaries!

Posted by John Hoare on Thursday, February 7, 2008 @ 02:50 | TV | Responses (6)

So, Hippies, one of my favourite underrated sitcoms, is actually getting a release! This is excellent news, obviously. Unfortunately, most of this didn't happen - but seeing as I was just expecting a vanilla set, I was pleased to read the following:

"Extras include audio commentaries by writer Arthur Mathews, 'Hippy Invasion' (1970 archive footage from the notorious edition of the David Frost Show) and a photo gallery."

Arthur Matthews commentaries? EXCELLENT. (Let's hope he does all six.) Lovely cover, too. (Oddly enough, it reminds me of this kind of atrocity - but actually done well.) Sure, I could wind myself up wishing that it had been a huge two-disc release - but I'll take what I can get, especially for a show that is relatively unknown (although there is the Pegg factor to take into account with sales). To be honest, I didn't think we'd get commentaries in a million years.

It's just a shame the pilot isn't included. I wish the BBC would schedule a season of unbroadcast pilots on BBC FOUR, or something...

Responses

Hah, you noticed.

By Marleen on Thursday, February 7, 2008 @ 09:16

Oh, I'd noticed it was getting a DVD release for ages. I just never got round to writing about it.

Then I found out about the commentaries, and just had to mention it...

By John Hoare on Thursday, February 7, 2008 @ 12:42

I never actually saw it. Might now!

By Marleen on Thursday, February 7, 2008 @ 15:42

I think it's fantastic - but it *is* an acquired taste, I think. Well worth you giving it a go, though.

Although i'd skip episode 1 to start with, as it's by far the worst. I'd watch episode 4 (first in production order), followed by 2, 3, 5, 6 (the best episode by far of the run) - and only go back to the first episode at the end.

By John Hoare on Thursday, February 7, 2008 @ 23:30

Speaking of great DVD news...

All four series! Plus extras! I never thought I'd see the day. Fabulous.

Now all we need a proper release of Smith & Jones. (And a proper NTNON release - the original episodes, not the edited compilations.) A shame that their recent Sketchbook shows didn't make more people realise exactly how great they are, as with what happened with The Two Ronnies...

By John Hoare on Friday, February 8, 2008 @ 00:06

MY HIPPIES DVD IS IN THE POST.

By John Hoare on Saturday, March 8, 2008 @ 17:45

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