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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A weighty and impressive-looking coffee-table book, The Pythons makes excellent reading for devoted fans, though it's probably too in-depth for those who aren't interested in the nuts and bolts of how the series were produced. Although they don't deal with everything—understandably, after four decades I'm sure there are some things that can't be recalled, and everyone needs some measure of privacy for themselves—what is discussed is frank and honest, even if that honesty seems to have led to some tension and contradiction. (  ) siriaeve | Nov 1, 2008 |  Awesome book chronicling the comedy genuises Monty Python. You'll find tons of info on each Python, from when they were born to how they grew up and eventually formed Monty Python and became the legends that they are. The book also tells you of how the four seasons of Python went, who was responsible for what, how they went on to make four cult films, and beyond. It's a pity it doesn't touch more on each one's individual achievements after Python but as a book on MPFC and nothing but, this is the definitive thing. A must read (and own) for every Python fan. (  ) the_abbeys | Aug 27, 2007 | gwyneira | Sep 26, 2006 | I thought, after all the interviews and directors' commentaries, that this one might be a bit old hat. Instead, it's frank and interesting. The relationship between Cleese and the others is very tense, and the simmering resentments are still evident. ( ) wonderlanded | Aug 1, 2006 | This is sort of like "The Python Anthology." The remaining members of Monty Python, as well as Graham Chapman's brother, sister-in-law, and longtime partner David Sherlock, tell the history of Monty Python in their own words. There are a lot of contradictions; no one can seem to remember who actually picked "The Liberty Bell March" as the theme, for example, and some things have become so legendary that one gets the feeling that everyone is telling the version that makes the best story (case in point: everyone loves to tell the story that Graham Chapman invited his fiancee to the party where he announced he was gay, but according to David Sherlock, she wasn't actually his fiancee anymore at that point. What's true? Who knows.) You get to learn a lot about their personalities and their working relationships, which is always interesting, even if it means finding out that John Cleese is kind of a git. Good stuff for fans of Monty Python, probably utterly boring for anyone else (although there's lots of great pictures of Terry Gilliam's cartoon work). ( ) Crowyhead | Jan 12, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
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