PYTHON POLL

[Lady April]

My curiosity has become very overwhelming as I have randomly asked this question and received the most obvious and expected answers. After researching carefully all talents of all members, pre and post Python work, University educations, personal lives, my personal choice of an intrigueing Python interview is not seeming to be the most popular of the boys. I have become hell bent in this for some God-awful reason or another. I will not tell mine till there are votes placed.

[GeddyRulz]

An "obvious and expected" answer perhaps, but I'd pick John Cleese.

 

He's very funny in person as well as on screen, as I learned when Letterman once interviewed him.

[TheRocinanteKid]

Michael Palin. I have great memories of watching his travel documentaries as a kid with my Dad plus he's actually the uncle of my best friend... though they have only ever met once and I wouldn't say they really knew each other.

[Jaye]

I think I'd pick John Cleese as well. Although, Graham, Eric and Michael are/were awesome too!

[thesweetscience]

John Kleese is the only one I have heard of so I will pick him.

 

He is hysterical too. I love watching Fawlty Towers reruns!

[LoneStar Boogie]

I can't choose!!!

[rickyrob]

Def Michael Palin.

 

He's a traveller like me, and I'd ask him about all the places he visited during his "around the World" and "Pole-to-pole" series.

[TheRocinanteKid]

QUOTE (rickyrob @ Feb 3 2008, 10:20 PM)

Def Michael Palin. He's a traveller like me, and I'd ask him about all the places he visited during his "around the World" and "Pole-to-pole" series.

Yep, Pole-To-Pole = great viewing.

[Huck]

QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Feb 3 2008, 09:22 PM)

QUOTE (rickyrob @ Feb 3 2008, 10:20 PM) Def Michael Palin. He's a traveller like me, and I'd ask him about all the places he visited during his "around the World" and "Pole-to-pole" series. Yep, Pole-To-Pole = great viewing. I have to agree with you, I'd like to talk to any of them but probably MP more than any other.

[TheRocinanteKid]

rickyrob now I'm curious about your own travelling... Where ya been?

[Jack Aubrey]

Aw man! I have to pick just one?!

 

Okay, Terry Gilliam because he's also a director and it'd be fun to talk to him about his movies.

 

Edited February 3, 2008 by Jack Aubrey

[Lady April]

I am kinda happy with the results so far. Not one person I'd asked before this ever said they would love to interview Michael Palin. He is the ONE that I would love to question and yes about his journeys as he was a semester shy of History major.

Awesome!

[rickyrob]

QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Feb 3 2008, 10:31 PM)

rickyrob now I'm curious about your own travelling... Where ya been?

What I mean is I like to travel...anywhere, but if you are asking which countries I've been to, here goes..

 

Scotland

Wales

France

Belgium

Holland

Germany

Switzerland

Italy

Spain

Portugal

Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura & Lanzarote)

Rhodes (Greek Island)

Canada

USA

Kenya

Russia

Uzbekistan

[Lady April]

QUOTE (rickyrob @ Feb 3 2008, 04:54 PM)

QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Feb 3 2008, 10:31 PM) rickyrob now I'm curious about your own travelling... Where ya been? What I mean is I like to travel...anywhere, but if you are asking which countries I've been to, here goes..   Scotland Wales France Belgium Holland Germany Switzerland Italy Spain Portugal Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura & Lanzarote) Rhodes (Greek Island) Canada USA Kenya Russia Uzbekistan Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice rr. I wish I had the means to travel more. I like the pressure to get moving in "Around the World in 80 Days" that was kick ass. I want to see the new one, Himalaya.

[WorkingAngel]

QUOTE (rickyrob @ Feb 3 2008, 04:20 PM)

Def Michael Palin. He's a traveller like me, and I'd ask him about all the places he visited during his "around the World" and "Pole-to-pole" series.

That's what I was thinking, actually.

 

John or Terry G. would be close in second place for my pick, though.

[lerxt1990]

QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Feb 3 2008, 04:42 PM)

Aw man! I have to pick just one?! Okay, Terry Gilliam because he's also a director and it'd be fun to talk to him about his movies.

I'd have written my own post except JA said it perfectly. Ditto!!! ^^^^^^^^^^

[Ancient Ways]

it might seem obvious but I would love to talk to Cleese. Not just because of Python though. Fawlty Towers is one of my favorite shows so I really respect him as a writer and performer. He also "gets" the humor that happens because of our differences. His "American" jokes on Towers are amazing. The loudmouthed guy from Waldorf Salad epi is amazing.

[lerxt1990]

QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Feb 4 2008, 09:15 PM)

it might seem obvious but I would love to talk to Cleese. Not just because of Python though. Fawlty Towers is one of my favorite shows so I really respect him as a writer and performer. He also "gets" the humor that happens because of our differences. His "American" jokes on Towers are amazing. The loudmouthed guy from Waldorf Salad epi is amazing.

"Well may I suggest that you introduce such a scheme as to be able to reserve the telly for this televiusual feast?" (paraphrasing two different scenes)

 

"Oh this is TEPID! TEPID!"

 

Good God thats a funny episode.....

[lerxt1990]

In that sense I would love to meet Cleese. I said Gilliam because while Ive seen Cleese interviewed a million times, Ive never seen a long interview with Gilliam. And having done SO many interesting movies, Id love to chat with him.

 

But if they were lined up and I had to run over and talk to just one of them, John would probably be the one

 

"Right! I shall visit you in the small hours and stick a bat up your nightdress!"

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

Graham Chapman.

Just so I could ask that all important question.......

 

 

So Graham, you're dead. What's it like?

 

 

 

Ta-daaaaaah!

[TheRocinanteKid]

QUOTE (Lady April @ Feb 3 2008, 10:58 PM)

QUOTE (rickyrob @ Feb 3 2008, 04:54 PM) QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Feb 3 2008, 10:31 PM) rickyrob now I'm curious about your own travelling... Where ya been? What I mean is I like to travel...anywhere, but if you are asking which countries I've been to, here goes..   Scotland Wales France Belgium Holland Germany Switzerland Italy Spain Portugal Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura & Lanzarote) Rhodes (Greek Island) Canada USA Kenya Russia Uzbekistan Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice rr. I wish I had the means to travel more. I like the pressure to get moving in "Around the World in 80 Days" that was kick ass. I want to see the new one, Himalaya. Nice, I would love to visit a lot of those places on there... I've been to France like 4 times now. Love that place even if that's not a popular opinion with the British in general.

[Lerxster]

Was tough but went with Cleese

[rickyrob]

QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Feb 5 2008, 12:08 PM)

QUOTE (Lady April @ Feb 3 2008, 10:58 PM) QUOTE (rickyrob @ Feb 3 2008, 04:54 PM) QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Feb 3 2008, 10:31 PM) rickyrob now I'm curious about your own travelling... Where ya been? What I mean is I like to travel...anywhere, but if you are asking which countries I've been to, here goes..   Scotland Wales France Belgium Holland Germany Switzerland Italy Spain Portugal Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura & Lanzarote) Rhodes (Greek Island) Canada USA Kenya Russia Uzbekistan Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice rr. I wish I had the means to travel more. I like the pressure to get moving in "Around the World in 80 Days" that was kick ass. I want to see the new one, Himalaya. Nice, I would love to visit a lot of those places on there... I've been to France like 4 times now. Love that place even if that's not a popular opinion with the British in general. Yeah.   I'm really interested in unusual countries, like Iceland, Norway, and Finland.   I went skiing in France, near to the Italian border. I drove to Italy through France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland, but I've also been separately to Germany and France.   I went to Canada 3 times to visit family I have there. USA was Florida in 2002.   Kenya was a safari holiday. I would have liked to have gone back there, but with the problems they are having, Tanzania is a better safari option.   Russia and Uzbekistan was to visit my wife, who has now been here over 2 years   I would like to go to Oz and New Zealand also.

[Lady April]

Nobody likes dear T. Jones? Hell he is my second choice!

[theredtamasrule]

That's tuff but I chose Palin because in the end I find him the most interesting & I think would be the most fun to sit down with over a pint or two.

 

I would like to ask Cleese what it's like to jump the shark...