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QI: The B Series
What structure there is to Q.I. proves simply to be a platform for questions about obscure topics, and the equally obscure, and quite interesting, answers that follow. It’s a simple idea, majestically realised. With panelists who are genuinely funny and interesting--series regular Alan Davies is joined by the likes of Dara O’Briain, Sean Lock, Rich Hall and the late Linda Smith--each episode is a glorious slice of comedy that you could never accuse of dumbing down. The theme for this series of Q.I., as you probably guessed from the DVD title, is the letter B, and that’s the glue that holds all the answers together. Yet guiding the show is the quite brilliant Stephen Fry, in a show he was simply made to host. Very funny, quick and--yes!--quite interesting too, he’s simply superb here. A terrific antidote to the lazy panel show that too often infests our screens, Q.I. is priceless television, and this B series is simply not to be missed. --Jon Foster Behold QI's big-sized "B" bundle, benevolently blending bug-eyed bafflement and brilliant badinage by Britain's brightest babble-meisters. Bananas! Bamboo! Baguettes! Baldness! Bagpipes! Biscuits! Bernards! This beauteous boxset brims bountifully Brian could somebody please rewrite the copy from this point on? This idea is fantastically tedious and unfunny. Yes leave it with me no problem I'll have a go at it after lunch. Does the Pope eat beaver? Where did the Greeks put their blackberries? How big is a barnacle's boner? Discover answers to questions you never dreamt of asking and find that everything you think you know is wrong. This complete second series is devoted entirely to the letter beloved by Balzac, Bertolt Brecht and the Brontës you can take those out too I've never heard of any of them and all 12 glorious episodes are included. Your beaming host, QI Master Stephen Fry, winner of the 'Golden Rose of Montreux' for best game-show host, quizzes the likes of Bill Bailey, Brand (Jo), Barry (Cryer) and Briain (Dara O') in a quite interesting and unquestionably hilarious trawl through the world of bugs, beetles, bangs, Bermuda shorts, Brownian motion, Bombay duck, Irving Berlin the list is OK but take out the word 'beaming' please and Birmingham. Starring Alan Davies and a lot of other people without a B in their name: Sean Lock, Rich Hall, Phil Kay, Clive Anderson, Mark Gatiss, Phill Jupitus, Jeremy Hardy, Jeremy Clarkson, Jimmy Carr, Anneka Rice, Arthur Smith, Linda Smith, Fred MacAulay, Josie Lawrence, John Sessions and Mark Steel. SPECIAL FEATURES Banter (with backroom boys) Bonus Bits Bloopers Buzzers Batteries not included.
RRP: £19.99
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Fortunately, you don’t have to be anywhere near as clever and quick-witted as Stephen Fry to enjoy the majesty of Q.I.’s second series. Brought together in its entirety in this DVD set, it’s that rarest of things: a timeless panel show that can be enjoyed over and over again.
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DVD Description
Have QI for pudding. Your cultural digestive system will feel both energised and soothed." - The Times "Utterly irresistible" Daily Telegraph QI: THE B SERIES STARRING THE WORLD'S BEST HOST AND SOMEONE FROM ESSEX
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Synopsis
Stephen Fry presents this comedy panel game where artistic licence is king. Fry is joined by four others each episode and the point of the game is to come up with the most elaborate answer, as opposed to actually being right.
The Alan Factor
Review date: 2008-08-31 Rating: 10 out of 10
Amen to the other reviews here. For me it's all enhanced by the Alan factor. The poor man only has to open his mouth to set the "urban myth" alarm off, and there's something slightly occult about the way his buzzer noise is always marginally more ridiculous than everyone else's! One of the saving graces of digital age TV.
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Reviews
Terrible mess
Review date: 2008-08-22 Rating: 2 out of 10
This program is utter rubbish. Irritating music at the start, Alan's 'funny' quiz bell/sound, Stephen's homo-erotic banter with Alan and debunked assumptions of what thought we already knew but didn't. The justifications for us all being so wrong about certain things are tenuous to say the least. I hope Alan bites Stephens ears when he eventually move's to sitting on his knee. What a waste of license payer's money, read a book instead. Or do some ironing. Or carve soap. Anything but this mind numbing hour wasting tedious parlour game.
A real comic gem
Review date: 2008-08-15 Rating: 10 out of 10
How wonderful to see the BBC finally giving up complete season box sets. At least with QI. (Now just do the same, Auntie, with Mock The Week and I'll be your fan for life).
QI is one of my favourite comedy shows. It lacks the smugness and sometimes unpleasant undertang of meanness that comes with Paul Merton and Ian Hislop in Have I Got News For You (I enjoy HIGNFY but prefer the sight of panellists just having sheer fun with each other and obviously loving every minute that you get with QI and MTW). And watching Stephen Fry - the walking encyclopedia - expound on fascinating facts is a wonder. His sheer love of language and facts sweeps you up in his enthusiasm every time.
Alan Davies plays the patsy and foil to Fry very well and is often very amusing. He's never been my favourite comedian, but in this he shines. I love the way the panellists banter with Fry and each other, especially when they tease Fry about his upper crust manners and drive him to exasperation at times, like a frustrated schoolmaster.
I'm delighted to finally see season two arrive. Here's hoping the Beeb brings out the others, post haste!
Whahay
Review date: 2008-08-02 Rating: 10 out of 10
QI is a class act in every way, shape and form. It continues to be as entertaining as it is informative and damned worth a watch whoever you are and whatever your interests might be.
Blazingly brilliant but..........
Review date: 2008-05-18 Rating: 10 out of 10
The DVD packaging has changed from series 'A' which had the letter on the spine. I was expecting the 'B' series to follow suit keeping a nice uniform row for the 26 DVD series........ or perhaps I have been watching too much QI !
Mr Fry, Mr Davies and crew are all on tip top form in the actual shows so worry not about the content, but the DVD menu is not as classy as series A.
Roll on C, D and E.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Alan Davies
Stephen Fry
Creators:
Stephen Fry (Primary Contributor)
Alan Davies (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: Warner Music Entertainment
Manufacturer: Warner Music Entertainment
EAN: 5051442692020
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-03-17
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 410 minutes
Language: English (Original Language)