Thanks to In the Medieval Middle, we find Kevin Garnett and his intrepid band (including Derek Jeter, Jimmie Johnson, Usain Bolt, Misty May-Treanor, Keri Walsh, and Alicia Sacramone -- with cameos from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan) traipsing across the Monty Python-esque landscape in their search for a new energy drink. Awesome.
PS -- Sorry for the short posts lately. More will be coming (hopefully) soon...
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What's interesting to me about this ad isn't so much that they're using Arthuriana to sell Gatorade, but that Monty Python has become so mainstream that Gatorade can make a parody of a Python film featuring some of the biggest American sports stars, apparently with no concern that anyone involved will be perceived as nerdy.
Parody of parodies, all is parody....good point, Jeff!
I like it! Parodying a parody of a medieval work, translating the "hero" of yore to the hero of today, sports hero, but still....and its has good funny moments.
I was wondering only the other day whether we'd finally got to the point where Western Anglophone grows out of Monty Python, and I guess I now have my answer: a resounding "nuh-uh!" And I suppose I'm OK with that :-)
Greetings~
I have recently started a blog devoted to things medieval and, on occasion, I will be posing questions to others interested in the middle ages, the answers to be posted on my blog. I would be very interested in your answer to the following question:
What period or person from the middle ages most interests you and why?
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