Maid Marian Series 1 Release!

Posted by John Hoare on February 10, 2006 01:06 AM

OH. MY. GOD. Do you know how long I've been waiting for this? For more on the episodes, see Barrington's Maid Marian Programme Guide - although anyone who went to DJ this year will remember a couple of the eps.

According to DVD Reviewer, we're even due some extras:

• Commentary on Episode 1 by Tony Robinson - Oh, for a commentary on all six episodes. What an ungrateful bastard I am. I'm still thrilled.
• Quiz: Written by Tony Robinson - Eureka love their quizzes, don't they? Still, with Tony Robinson involved, it should be fun. But not as much fun as...
• Maid Marian Karaoke - ...THIS. No doubt this will be the centrepiece of many a drunken party throughout the land this year. And quite right too.
• Trailer - Please be an original broadcast trailer, not just a pointless one for a Series 2 release.
• How the Germans Saw It - a short compilation of clips, or the Japanese The End? No idea, but should be fun for a limited amount of time.
• An exclusive Booklet: Written by Tony Robinson and drawn by Paul Cemmick - Aceness, as Ian would say. But I just can't carry that off, so I'll settle for "good".

Of course, deleted scenes, outtakes, and all that guff would have been nice, but what's on offer is more than I would have expected, frankly. And we're getting one of the best TV shows ever made on DVD - it doesn't need the children's qualification. Beautifully written, acted, and produced - and with a feel quite unlike anything else I've ever seen. 20th March is the release date - the week before the Region 2 release of Red Dwarf VIII, in fact.

Now, all they have to do is release Woof!, and I'm a happy man...

Comments

So what is it?

By Phil on 10-02-06 @ 01:17

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/m/maidmarianandher_1299001973.shtml

By John Hoare on 10-02-06 @ 01:25

Maid Marian Karaoke

Hurrah!

And just hurrah in general.

My play.com preorder list is looking scary over the next couple of months...

By Kirk on 10-02-06 @ 01:55

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Etc

By Pete Martin on 10-02-06 @ 10:38

I think it's Pancake Day, yes it's Pancake Day, it must be Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pancake Day.

By Seb on 10-02-06 @ 12:42

Brilliant! I loved Maid Marian - in fact, the only bad thing about it, for me, was Maid Marian (Kate Lonergan) herself.
I had two comic books(drawn by the aforementioned Paul Cemmick) - one was The Whitish Knight, god knows what the other was, or where they are now - and I've still got two vids.
This looks like an *excellent* release.

By si on 10-02-06 @ 15:29

The other one was The Beast of Bolsover.

By si on 10-02-06 @ 15:30

I currently have five of the comics in my possession (including the Whitish Knight), lent to me by a housemate...

By Seb on 10-02-06 @ 16:16

!

Me wants!

By Spid on 10-02-06 @ 16:28

I've got one of the comics too - Rabies In Love.

By Ian Symes on 10-02-06 @ 17:07

I had "The Whitish Knight" and "How the Band Got Together". Brilliantly drawn with an incredible amount of detail. Almost as good as the show.

By Pete Martin on 11-02-06 @ 16:44

Does Danny sing in this? I seem to have that memory somehow.

By performingmonkey on 11-02-06 @ 22:38

Yep, his character is the one who sings the songs. Although "sings" is perhaps the wrong word - "raps" would be more appropriate...

By Seb Patrick on 12-02-06 @ 11:44

So once this is released I assume you'll have a review to place under Danny's entry in your Parallel Universe section?

By Phil on 12-02-06 @ 15:56

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