- Come with us now on a journey through time and space to the world of theMighty Boosh. Visit Bob Fossil’s Zooniverse where you’ll meet Howard Moon (jazz maverick), Vince Noir (king of the mods) and Naboo (the enigma). Sit back and strap yourself in coz the Boosh is loose and it’s comin’ at ya like a flannel. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION Rating: NR Age: 883929086467
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/13/2009 Run time: 588 minutes Rating: NrCome along for an extended journey through time and space with the Mighty Boosh Special Edition DVD, a seven-disc compilation of the surreal UK comedy series’ first three seasons, plus a bonus disc of live material and behind-the-scenes footage that’s sure to please the show’s growing legion of fans. Those who own the double-disc standalone editions of Boosh‘s first three seasons will find all of that material repeated here in six of the special edition’s discs, including all episodes and supplemental features, so for those wishing to get up to speed in a hurry on the adventures of zookeepers Howard Moon and Vince Noir (creators Julian Barrett and Noel Fielding), or complete their collection in one fell swoop, here’s the set to do it. It’s the seventh disc that makes the special edition a must-have for first-timers and Boosh faithful alike; chief among its many extras is The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space, a lighthearted but comprehensive hour-long documentary about Barrett and Fielding’s trajectory from humble standups to certifiable pop culture icons, with plenty of commentary by fellow UK comics like series producer Steve Coogan. Barrett and Fielding are also front and center for an interview at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and as hosts of a Mighty Boosh night on BBC Three from 2008, complete with their live linking segments. There’s also a glimpse at a proto-Boosh in sketches from a 1997 unreleased TV pilot called (Un)Natural Acts, which also finds the pair in a zoo setting, albeit without the outlandish props. Deleted scenes, outtakes, and a look at the creation of the berserk Sammy the Crab puppet also await the faithful; the special features have been arranged in an appropriately psychedelic manner on the disc (none are labeled, and many simply lead to visual non sequiturs), with some only available as Easter eggs, so patience is most definitely required. –Paul Gaita
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March 5, 2010
#1
I love British comedies, and for me, the jury is still out on this one. I thought this would be a sideways move from the IT Crowd, but it’s not.
I will say that this is one of the strangest comedies I ever seen and can see why so many people like it. For me, though, not so much…
March 5, 2010
#2
If you can get past the low production values and mediocre acting, this is a great series. It’s hard to describe but I would say its a mix of Monty Python, Saturday Night Live and South Park. There is lots of dry English wit, puns, slapstick, obsurd and over the top characters and costumes, surprisingly good musical bits… If you aren’t sure it’s for you, check it out on the Adult Swim website before buying the set. But everyone I have shared it with has loved The Mighty Boosh.
March 5, 2010
#3
Sometimes I wonder what they have in the water in England. First they produced “Monty Python,” and now they have “The Mighty Boosh.”
And while the basic description sounds like a slightly-out-of-the-ordinary sitcom, the reality is anything but. “The Mighty Boosh: The Special Edition Seasons 1-3″ is a sitcom drizzled with acid and punched through with the surreal, where the most mundane activities become freakishly bizarre. Lots of raunchy humor, silly puppets, songs and journeys into other realms — it’s a head-trip, and you’ll love every second of it.
It follows the awkward cream-poet Howard Moon (Julian Barratt) and flamboyant wacky Vince Noir (Noel Fielding). In the first season, the two guys work at a zoo called the Zooniverse, then they live together in a flat (with an extraterrestrial mystic and an ape) as they try to break into the music business, and finally Howard is employed at a boutique called the Nabootique (owned by aforementioned mystic) while Vince continues trying to break into music.
Along the way we’ve got the Hitcher (eels!), breeding yetis, the Spirit of Jazz, a deranged sea hermaphrodite called Old Gregg, black magic and Shaman Juice, Nanageddon, a “Fantastic Voyage” to save Vince from an evil jazz cell, a pair of copycats who mimic everything Vince and Howard do, the Crack Fox, a mad scientist kidnapping animals, drainpipe pants, the sapphire Egg of Mantumbi, and kangaroo boxing. And that’s only SOME of it.
“The Mighty Boosh” is your basic average sitcom… on enough acid to fry its colorful little brains and send it flying across the universe on Naboo’s magic carpet. This is a universe where the moon regularly says weird and nonsensical things, an extraterrestrial shaman and a talking gorilla live in the next room, and random things happen all the time (why is Howard dressed like Gandalf?) — and these aren’t the weirdest things that go on.
As if the plots weren’t surreal enough, Barratt and Fielding swathe the entire series in a sort of whimsical weirdness. Lots of strange dialogue (“Some say he is the devil himself. Others say he is a man pretending to be the devil with green makeup and special lighting”), toilet humor (naturally), bizarre life-forms (Yetis! Wizards! Aliens! Old Gregg and his… oh, I can’t say it!), weird outfits for Vine, and a casual acceptance that anything can and will happen.
But the crowning touch is Barrett and Fielding. Howard is rather fuddy-duddy, awkward and considers himself artistic, while Vince is dandyish, arrogant and has the attention span of a gnat — and both actors are brilliant at bringing these guys to life (as well as various side roles like the moon and a pair of shamans). And Michael Fielding” is utterly brilliant as the weirdly sedate shaman Naboo.
Surreal, trippy and utterly bizarre, “The Mighty Boosh” is one of those wonderfully bizarre shows doesn’t even need a laugh track. I have to kiss you passionately on the mouth!
March 5, 2010
#4
Purchased as a gift for a “Boosh” fan, I can say that the package was a mighty hit with him; and, having watched it myself, I can say that (as an Eddie Izzard fanatic), it’s right up there with the wonderful, weird, witty world of work like “Fawlty Towers”, “Gormenghast”, and “Black Books”— except waaay farther out!
March 5, 2010
#5
An outstanding purchase for those who understand and appreciate British humor. A cross between Monty Python, Pee Wee’s Playhouse and Marc Bolan.