Fawlty Towers: Fully Booked |
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BBC Worldwide: London, 2001 |
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[Vienna. A room in the court of justice.] Angelo:Condemn the fault, and not the actor of it? Fawlty Towers: Fully Booked, by Morris Bright and Robert Ross, is a reference and photo-book to the British television series, Fawlty Towers, which ran for a total of twelve episodes in 1975 and 1979. You may ask if there is method behind the madness at Fawlty Towers? Is there innocent logic behind the devious loquaciousness? Since this little review of the book is stood on its head, so to speak, before we mention the contents of Fawlty Towers: Fully Booked we shall consult a famous English expert on the logic of tourism, applying this to the Fawlty Towers series itself. Let's postulate that you blithely are tourist-tripping toward Torquay, and the logic of your situation suggests staying at the notorious hostel, Fawlty Towers? Oh, these towering, tourist-tripping times! Oh, the Faulty Premises! Dear tourist, this path that you follow is false logic, and the premises of Fawlty Towers constitute an uproarious nexus of faulty logic. Run, don't walk, in any other direction.
That's logic, after all. But you may — and I hope you shall — safely enjoy Fawlty Towers on television, video, or DVD. In a way, Fawlty Towers: Fully Booked is the appendix of notes, commentary, cast interviews, and illustrations for the text, which latter unadorned may be found in John Cleese and Connie Booth's The Complete Fawlty Towers. And of course, logic compels us to admit — and remind you — there also are the twelve delightful performances. Without such logics, but with thoughtful appreciation, in Fawlty Towers: Fully Booked , Morris Bright and Robert Ross tell and show us many supporting Circumstances in and around the harrowed Premises of Fawlty Towers to further our enjoyment.
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© 2004 Robert Wilfred Franson |
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