Severin Releasing The Complete Comic Strip Presents...Channel 4 Films

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Coming in June.

https://severinfilms.com/products/co...p-presents-blu

They were the pioneering ‘80s comedy troupe — which included Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson and Jennifer Saunders — whose series of short films for Britain’s Channel 4 led directly to THE YOUNG ONES, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS and the entire UK alt-comedy movement. This 3-disc collection now presents all 3 seasons and 5 specials from The Comic Strip, including their legendary mockumentary BAD NEWS TOUR and its sequel MORE BAD NEWS featuring appearances by Lemmy, Ozzy Osbourne and Def Leppard, the classic MR. JOLLY LIVES NEXT DOOR directed by two-time Oscar® nominee Stephen Frears, plus more than 4 hours of Special Features including an all-new documentary.
Special Features:

The Rise Of The Comic Strip (2023, 93 mins) – Documentary Featuring Peter Richardson, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle, Sandy Johnson, Oliver Stapleton, Stephen Frears, Rowland Rivron & More
The Comic Strip (1981, 30 mins) – Short Film By Julien Temple
30 Years Of Comic Strip (2012, 96 mins)
Bad News: The Whole Sordid Story
Bad News "Bohemian Rhapsody" Music Video
Behind The Scenes Of "Bohemian Rhapsody"
More Bad News Stories
Bad News Photo Gallery
Series Trailer
Additional Feature: Webstore Exclusive Slipcover

Disc Specs:

Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions
Region Free
Run time: 895 mins

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

When it's good, it's great, but 2/3rds of these are pretty poor. Are these in HD, or SD? Seems a lot to fit on three discs.

[Toyboy like a hole in the head Find all posts View Profile Close Toyboy]

That slipcase image has never sat well with me. I understand that these characters were being developed at roughly the same time This Is Spinal Tap was in production but the cucumber down the pants gag is so synonymous with Spinal Tap I just can't fathom why they would blatantly rip that off. You'd think they'd have attempted to distance themselves from the inevitable comparison - when I would see that VHS tape in the video store I'd think "fuck those biters.". It may as well be a photo of a volume knob that goes to 12.

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Coming in June.

https://severinfilms.com/products/co...p-presents-blu

They were the pioneering ‘80s comedy troupe — which included Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson and Jennifer Saunders — whose series of short films for Britain’s Channel 4 led directly to THE YOUNG ONES, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS and the entire UK alt-comedy movement. This 3-disc collection now presents all 3 seasons and 5 specials from The Comic Strip, including their legendary mockumentary BAD NEWS TOUR and its sequel MORE BAD NEWS featuring appearances by Lemmy, Ozzy Osbourne and Def Leppard, the classic MR. JOLLY LIVES NEXT DOOR directed by two-time Oscar® nominee Stephen Frears, plus more than 4 hours of Special Features including an all-new documentary.
Special Features:

The Rise Of The Comic Strip (2023, 93 mins) – Documentary Featuring Peter Richardson, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle, Sandy Johnson, Oliver Stapleton, Stephen Frears, Rowland Rivron & More
The Comic Strip (1981, 30 mins) – Short Film By Julien Temple
30 Years Of Comic Strip (2012, 96 mins)
Bad News: The Whole Sordid Story
Bad News "Bohemian Rhapsody" Music Video
Behind The Scenes Of "Bohemian Rhapsody"
More Bad News Stories
Bad News Photo Gallery
Series Trailer
Additional Feature: Webstore Exclusive Slipcover

Disc Specs:

Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English Mono
Closed Captions
Region Free
Run time: 895 mins

It is not complete as it is missing the special episodes ...Sex Actually (2005) & The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011) both of which were shown on Channel 4 first.