Wednesday, July 14, 2004
The Mighty Boosh
Let me tell you about the world of The Mighty Boosh. It's this incredibly weird comedy show that comes on every evening on BBC3. It's about two zookeepers, Vince Noir and Howard Moon. Sounds simple enough, except that Howard is usually full of himself and Vince is stuck in the late 70s early 80s.
The conversation between the two is brilliant, usually because it reminds me of the sort of conversations I'd have with a friend: Pointless and inane, and endlessly poking fun at each other.
The set designs are always really good, and any animal they have looks awesome. The stories are always really fun, usually involving traveling somewhere and fighting with some really weird creature or animal. Also, every episode has a modern musical number, from rap to jazz to rock.
Just some quotes from the show that I can remember off the top of my head:
A conversation between Vince and a strange man he meets in the woods:
Man: "He is a giant green man, and very evil. Some say he is the devil himself!"
Vince: "Really?"
Man: "Others say he is just a man painted green, with special lighting."
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Howard: "You just lost your book deal, man. How can you be so happy?"
Vince: "Cause I'm wearing a Mexican poncho! How could anyone be sad in a poncho?"
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Anyway, hopefully this strange series will come to dvd soon, so I can share it with the Clemson folk.
