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Operation Certain Death: Angel s5 vs Blackadder s4

What's that? You need two volunteers for a mission into No Man's Land? Codename Operation Certain Death? Yes, I think I have just the fellows...

OK, here’s a weird thought. We know that Joss & Co like their Monty Python, but... I’m not sure that’s the only British comedy show they’ve watched. Cheap laughs aside, doesn’t season 5 of Angel remind you a heck of a lot of season 4 of Rowan Atkinson’s Blackadder? Really, there are some parallels that seem a little too close to be pure coincidence... especially that much-debated and supposedly oh-so-original final scene of “Not Fade Away”.

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OK, so I’m not saying Joss stole season 5 from Blackadder. Then again, I’m not saying he stole Gnarl from Lord of the Rings either... ;-)

Questions? Comments?

Meta: Operation Certain Death

Operation Certain Death: Angel s5 vs Blackadder s4

What's that? You need two volunteers for a mission into No Man's Land? Codename Operation Certain Death? Yes, I think I have just the fellows...

OK, here’s a weird thought. We know that Joss & Co like their Monty Python, but... I’m not sure that’s the only British comedy show they’ve watched. Cheap laughs aside, doesn’t season 5 of Angel remind you a heck of a lot of season 4 of Rowan Atkinson’s Blackadder? Really, there are some parallels that seem a little too close to be pure coincidence... especially that much-debated and supposedly oh-so-original final scene of “Not Fade Away”.

( More behind the cut )

OK, so I’m not saying Joss stole season 5 from Blackadder. Then again, I’m not saying he stole Gnarl from Lord of the Rings either... ;-)

Questions? Comments?