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* One idea that never got past a mere concept was to do a sketch in which the sound would gradually get fainter and fainter, forcing viewers to gradually increase the volume on their TV sets, only to then cut to something at regular volume and shock them as the now-cacophonous noise. The Pythons never did it, but it did eventually become a popular staple of WebAnimation/YouTubePoop known as "ear rape."
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* One idea that never got past a mere concept was to do a sketch in which the sound would gradually get fainter and fainter, forcing viewers to gradually increase the volume on their TV sets, only to then cut to something at regular volume and shock them as the now-cacophonous noise. The Pythons never did it, but it did eventually become a popular staple of WebAnimation/YouTubePoop YouTubePoop known as "ear rape."
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* Creator/TerryGilliam once told Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone that the Pythons once played with the idea of making a serious episode without any comedy at all, just to see the audience's reactions. The idea never came about, though Parker and Stone used it as an inspiration for the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Stanley's Cup".
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* Creator/TerryGilliam once told Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone that the Pythons once played with the idea of making a serious episode without any comedy at all, just to see the audience's reactions. The idea never came about, though Parker and Stone used it as an inspiration for the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Stanley's Cup". "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E13KennyDies Kenny Dies]]".
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* One idea that never got past a mere concept was to do a sketch in which the sound would gradually get fainter and fainter, forcing viewers to gradually increase the volume on their TV sets, only to then cut to something at regular volume and shock them as the now-cacophonous noise. The Pythons never did it, but it did eventually become a popular staple of WebAnimation/YouTubePoop known as "ear rape.""
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* Another idea they had was having all the members of Music/TheBeatles appear in an episode. This could have been promoted as their first reunion since their split. Yet, despite the fact that all the Beatles were Python fans only Music/RingoStarr made a special guest appearance (however, Music/GeorgeHarrison did finance ''Film/LifeOfBrian'').
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* Another idea they had was having all the members of Music/TheBeatles appear in an episode. This could have been promoted as their first reunion since their split. Yet, despite the fact that all the Beatles were Python fans (for one thing, Music/GeorgeHarrison financed ''Film/LifeOfBrian''), only Music/RingoStarr made a special guest appearance (however, Music/GeorgeHarrison did finance ''Film/LifeOfBrian'').appearance.
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* Another idea they had was having all the members of Music/TheBeatles appear in an episode. This could have been promoted as their first reunion since their split. Yet, despite the fact that all the Beatles were Python fans only Ringo Starr made a special guest appearance.appearance (however, George Harrison did finance the Life of Brian).
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* The entire creation of the series was a stroke of luck. As it were, the Pythons had no concept about what their show was going to be about. During a painful meeting with BBC executives they were absolutely sure that they were never going to get their show on the air. But surprisingly: the nonetheless unimpressed executives gave them 13 episodes "but not a single one more." As Cleese observed, "they just didn't care and let us do whatever we wanted."
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* Recent documents have also shown that executives were originally planning to axe the show after only one season. But the document disappeared in a drawer and the Pythons went on to make three seasons more.
* In a 2007 interview Michael Palin noticed that in today's atmosphere of interfering with every show put on TV "Monty Python" would have probably never been allowed on television or not in the form it exists today.
* In 1975 the BBC had serious plans to wipe all tapes of the program. The Pythons heard of this and managed to get a private copy of the entire series. Eventually the BBC deciced to keep all footage when they realized the show remained popular in re-runs and was becoming increasingly well-loved overseas.
* In 1974, Dallas PBS station KERA began running the show, introducing it to American audiences. Sometime later, other PBS stations followed, including WNET in New York City. In 1975, Creator/{{ABC}} obtained the rights to episodes from the fourth, Cleese-less series, which had not been included in the PBS episode package. The network planned to run the episodes as two late-night specials, after they'd been re-edited and heavily censored. The Pythons, who had no input into the sale or editing, sued Creator/{{ABC}} to prevent the shows from being aired. They lost that battle (though the second show was aired with a brief disclaimer), but won a decision allowing the lawsuit against Creator/{{ABC}}, the Creator/{{BBC}} and syndicator Time-Life over improper sale and alteration of their material to proceed. The case was settled out of court, with the Pythons receiving full rights and control over the series. So, it wouldn't be until years later before Python would truly debut on American commercial TV.
* Considering that Graham Chapman was usually under the influence of alcohol whenever he performed you wonder how much different his acting would have been without.
* Creator/JohnCleese's departure after the third season is also interesting to ponder about. Compared to the rest of the group he grew bored with the format very early on. What if he left earlier than the fourth season? Or what if he had stayed, despite his grudges?
* The fourth season is generally considered to be less strong than the previous ones, due to the absence of Cleese and SeasonalRot starting to creep in. This also explains why some members wanted to quit after six episodes, while others want to go on. Eventually the show was cancelled. But what if they had kept going?
* Creator/TerryGilliam once said that they should have made several bad episodes until in the end barely anyone was watching it anymore. And then make one final brilliant and excellent episode - which would only be seen by a handful of people.
* In a 2007 interview Michael Palin noticed that in today's atmosphere of interfering with every show put on TV "Monty Python" would have probably never been allowed on television or not in the form it exists today.
* In 1975 the BBC had serious plans to wipe all tapes of the program. The Pythons heard of this and managed to get a private copy of the entire series. Eventually the BBC deciced to keep all footage when they realized the show remained popular in re-runs and was becoming increasingly well-loved overseas.
* In 1974, Dallas PBS station KERA began running the show, introducing it to American audiences. Sometime later, other PBS stations followed, including WNET in New York City. In 1975, Creator/{{ABC}} obtained the rights to episodes from the fourth, Cleese-less series, which had not been included in the PBS episode package. The network planned to run the episodes as two late-night specials, after they'd been re-edited and heavily censored. The Pythons, who had no input into the sale or editing, sued Creator/{{ABC}} to prevent the shows from being aired. They lost that battle (though the second show was aired with a brief disclaimer), but won a decision allowing the lawsuit against Creator/{{ABC}}, the Creator/{{BBC}} and syndicator Time-Life over improper sale and alteration of their material to proceed. The case was settled out of court, with the Pythons receiving full rights and control over the series. So, it wouldn't be until years later before Python would truly debut on American commercial TV.
* Considering that Graham Chapman was usually under the influence of alcohol whenever he performed you wonder how much different his acting would have been without.
* Creator/JohnCleese's departure after the third season is also interesting to ponder about. Compared to the rest of the group he grew bored with the format very early on. What if he left earlier than the fourth season? Or what if he had stayed, despite his grudges?
* The fourth season is generally considered to be less strong than the previous ones, due to the absence of Cleese and SeasonalRot starting to creep in. This also explains why some members wanted to quit after six episodes, while others want to go on. Eventually the show was cancelled. But what if they had kept going?
* Creator/TerryGilliam once said that they should have made several bad episodes until in the end barely anyone was watching it anymore. And then make one final brilliant and excellent episode - which would only be seen by a handful of people.
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* In a 2007 interview Michael Palin noticed that in today's atmosphere of interfering with every show put on TV "Monty Python" would have probably never been allowed on television or not in the form it exists today.
* In 1975 the BBC had serious plans to wipe all tapes of the program. The Pythons heard of this and managed to get a private copy of the entire series. Eventually the BBC deciced to keep all footage when they realized the show remained popular in re-runs and was becoming increasingly well-loved overseas.
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* Another idea that never came about they had was having all the members of Music/TheBeatles appear in an episode. This could have been promoted as their first reunion since their split. Yet, despite the fact that all the Beatles were Python fans only Ringo Starr made a special guest appearance.
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* The entire creation of the series was a stroke of luck. As it were, the Pythons had no concept about what their show was going to be about. During a painful meeting with BBC executives they were absolutely sure that they were never going to get their show on the air. But surprisingly: the nonetheless unimpressed executives gave them 13 episodes "but not a single one more." As Cleese observed, "they just didn't care and let us do whatever we wanted."
* No one could decide on what the show's title would be. The title was almost simply ''It's'', as the show would be introduced by an old man near death who would die before he could announce the show. This concept was kept for the final product, with the old man coming out of the desert or wilderness to announce "It's..." before keeling over and the actual announcer saying the full title.
* Recent documents have also shown that executives were originally planning to axe the show after only one season. But the document disappeared in a drawer and the Pythons went on to make three seasons more.
* In a 2007 interview Michael Palin noticed that in today's atmosphere of interfering with every show put on TV "Monty Python" would have probably never been allowed on television or not in the form it exists today.
* In 1975 the BBC had serious plans to wipe all tapes of the program. The Pythons heard of this and managed to get a private copy of the entire series. Eventually the BBC deciced to keep all footage when they realized the show remained popular in re-runs and was becoming increasingly well-loved overseas.
* In 1974, Dallas PBS station KERA began running the show, introducing it to American audiences. Sometime later, other PBS stations followed, including WNET in New York City. In 1975, Creator/{{ABC}} obtained the rights to episodes from the fourth, Cleese-less series, which had not been included in the PBS episode package. The network planned to run the episodes as two late-night specials, after they'd been re-edited and heavily censored. The Pythons, who had no input into the sale or editing, sued Creator/{{ABC}} to prevent the shows from being aired. They lost that battle (though the second show was aired with a brief disclaimer), but won a decision allowing the lawsuit against Creator/{{ABC}}, the Creator/{{BBC}} and syndicator Time-Life over improper sale and alteration of their material to proceed. The case was settled out of court, with the Pythons receiving full rights and control over the series. So, it wouldn't be until years later before Python would truly debut on American commercial TV.
* Considering that Graham Chapman was usually under the influence of alcohol whenever he performed you wonder how much different his acting would have been without.
* Creator/JohnCleese's departure after the third season is also interesting to ponder about. Compared to the rest of the group he grew bored with the format very early on. What if he left earlier than the fourth season? Or what if he had stayed, despite his grudges?
* The fourth season is generally considered to be less strong than the previous ones, due to the absence of Cleese and SeasonalRot starting to creep in. This also explains why some members wanted to quit after six episodes, while others want to go on. Eventually the show was cancelled. But what if they had kept going?
* Creator/TerryGilliam once said that they should have made several bad episodes until in the end barely anyone was watching it anymore. And then make one final brilliant and excellent episode - which would only be seen by a handful of people.
* Creator/TerryGilliam once told Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone that the Pythons once played with the idea of making a serious episode without any comedy at all, just to see the audience's reactions. The idea never came about, though Parker and Stone used it as an inspiration for the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Stanley's Cup".
* Another idea that never came about was having all the members of Music/TheBeatles appear in an episode. This could have been promoted as their first reunion since their split. Yet, despite the fact that all the Beatles were Python fans only Ringo Starr made a special guest appearance.
* No one could decide on what the show's title would be. The title was almost simply ''It's'', as the show would be introduced by an old man near death who would die before he could announce the show. This concept was kept for the final product, with the old man coming out of the desert or wilderness to announce "It's..." before keeling over and the actual announcer saying the full title.
* Recent documents have also shown that executives were originally planning to axe the show after only one season. But the document disappeared in a drawer and the Pythons went on to make three seasons more.
* In a 2007 interview Michael Palin noticed that in today's atmosphere of interfering with every show put on TV "Monty Python" would have probably never been allowed on television or not in the form it exists today.
* In 1975 the BBC had serious plans to wipe all tapes of the program. The Pythons heard of this and managed to get a private copy of the entire series. Eventually the BBC deciced to keep all footage when they realized the show remained popular in re-runs and was becoming increasingly well-loved overseas.
* In 1974, Dallas PBS station KERA began running the show, introducing it to American audiences. Sometime later, other PBS stations followed, including WNET in New York City. In 1975, Creator/{{ABC}} obtained the rights to episodes from the fourth, Cleese-less series, which had not been included in the PBS episode package. The network planned to run the episodes as two late-night specials, after they'd been re-edited and heavily censored. The Pythons, who had no input into the sale or editing, sued Creator/{{ABC}} to prevent the shows from being aired. They lost that battle (though the second show was aired with a brief disclaimer), but won a decision allowing the lawsuit against Creator/{{ABC}}, the Creator/{{BBC}} and syndicator Time-Life over improper sale and alteration of their material to proceed. The case was settled out of court, with the Pythons receiving full rights and control over the series. So, it wouldn't be until years later before Python would truly debut on American commercial TV.
* Considering that Graham Chapman was usually under the influence of alcohol whenever he performed you wonder how much different his acting would have been without.
* Creator/JohnCleese's departure after the third season is also interesting to ponder about. Compared to the rest of the group he grew bored with the format very early on. What if he left earlier than the fourth season? Or what if he had stayed, despite his grudges?
* The fourth season is generally considered to be less strong than the previous ones, due to the absence of Cleese and SeasonalRot starting to creep in. This also explains why some members wanted to quit after six episodes, while others want to go on. Eventually the show was cancelled. But what if they had kept going?
* Creator/TerryGilliam once said that they should have made several bad episodes until in the end barely anyone was watching it anymore. And then make one final brilliant and excellent episode - which would only be seen by a handful of people.
* Creator/TerryGilliam once told Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone that the Pythons once played with the idea of making a serious episode without any comedy at all, just to see the audience's reactions. The idea never came about, though Parker and Stone used it as an inspiration for the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Stanley's Cup".
* Another idea that never came about was having all the members of Music/TheBeatles appear in an episode. This could have been promoted as their first reunion since their split. Yet, despite the fact that all the Beatles were Python fans only Ringo Starr made a special guest appearance.
