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So as a life-long Monty Python fan (okay, since I saw The Meaning of Life when I was 13), I felt "late-to-the-party" when I learned thst this set existed (in early 2022). I had put the American/NTSC box set into my public wish list. But in looking for information about the contents, I learned that there was a more deluxe European set for each season (including a book). And that there was a limited edition box containing all four of those season deluxe editions. It was at this point, I learned that not only had this "Norwegian Blu-Ray Edition" been released back in 2019, but that Amazon itself only had one last copy across its many European warehouses. I placed my order immediately and the copy made its way from Turin, Italy to Colorado.
There had been much chatter online about the flimsy cardstock cutouts for the individual box sets to slip into. The flimsy comment comes with the roughness of shipping, because those thin cardstock dividers would often break, allowing the season boxes to flop around inside, causing more damage to the packaging. Well I was nervous, but happy that either Amazon or Netwerk had a bubble wrap "tube" wound around and between each season box and that my cardstock slots were 95% intact (just a teeny corner tear).
As for the discs, they are Region-Free and 1080i-50. Maybe your Blu-Ray player can play them or maybe not. I used my laptop's drive to rip them into MKV files for my Plex server and they look great. There is no audio commentary or production note captions and there are very limited bonus features. But the remastering quality on the video, filmed elements and audio are superb.
The books included with eaxh season's box are very detailed and well-researched. Even if you don't get the limited edition box, try to get the deluxe season boxes just to get these books.
Unfortunately, non-Amazon sellers of this box set are charging much more than the MSRP pricing. But if it is close to the $129 I paid, then that might be worthwhile to you.
It was a frivolous spend for me, but I am proud to own this collection.
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From the manufacturer
Series 1 | Special Features
- Sex and Violence: Reinstated content, studio outtakes
- Full Frontal Nudity: Studio outtakes
- The Ant, an Introduction: Studio outtakes
- Untitled: Extended Ron Obvious filmed material and clean end titles footage
Series 2 | Special Features
- The Buzz Aldrin Show: Extended & unused filmed material
- Live from the Grill-O-Mat: Extended Ken Clean-Air System filmed material
- It’s a Living: Reinstated content & alternative, censored sketch audio, extended Election Night Special and School Prizes filmed material
- How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body: Reinstated content & alternative, censored sketch audio
- Scott of the Antarctic: Extended filmed material
- How Not to Be Seen: Restored animation, unused film material, extended Conquistador Coffee sketch
And Now For Something Completely Different: Vic Jamison’s 1970 student film shot
- on location with the Python team
- Interview with Ian MacNaughton: Recorded in November 1971 at Imperial College London
Series 3 | Special Features
- Whicker's World: Extended Mrs Premise & Mrs Conclusion Travel to Paris filmed material
- Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror: Extended The Pantomime Horse is a Secret Agent filmed material and Bus Conductor extended scene
- The All-England Summarize Proust Competition: Reinstated content
- Salad Days: Reinstated content
- The Nude Organist: Reinstated content with extended Trees animation, studio outtakes, alternative Terry Gilliam-approved sound mix
- E Henry Thripshaw's Disease: Extended Gay Boys in Bon-dage animation and Sir Philip Sidney filmed material
- Dennis Moore: Extended Redistribution of Wealth filmed material
- A Book at Bedtime: Reinstated content, original opening, extended Heath Tango animation
- Grandstand: extended Grandstand filmed material, studio outtakes, extended Charwoman animation, unused Betty Blood Donor animation
- Series 3 Monologue Rushes (mostly mute)
Series 4 | Special Features
- The Golden Age of Ballooning: Extended Barry Zeppelin filmed material
- Michael Ellis: Deleted Icelandic Honey Week filmed material, extended Toupee Department and Football Pundits filmed material
- LE War: Repeats extended voiceover & unused M2 filmed material, When Does a Dream Begin (clean closing titles)
- Hamlet: Extended Queen Victoria Handicap filmed material
- Mr Neutron: Reinstated content, extended Mr Neutron Takes Tea filmed material
- Party Political Broadcast: Extended Fanshawe-Chumleigh Dinner Party filmed material, deleted Ursula Hitler filmed material
- Restoring Flying Circus with Terry Gilliam
- In Vision archive interview from December 1974
- Birds Eye Peas, Harmony Hairspray and Close-Up Toothpaste product relaunches
Top reviews from other countries
Graeme
Wonderfully Presented Box Set
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2020Alexander.29
Ein Muss für alle Python Fans!
Reviewed in Germany on December 18, 2019Rob Mallows
What can you time. Timeless
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2020