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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 199557" data-attributes="member: 23">Having finished the series proper I made a start on re-watching some of the John Cleese audio commentaries. He's such a perfectionist, with an editing suite in his mind. As we go along he gives very valid reasons for why this cue should have happened a second earlier, or that reaction should have been in a long shot, or why there should have been less exposition. It's fascinating. He's possibly the one person in the world who can pull it apart. But he also gives credit where it's due. And because it's balanced and he takes such a technical approach, there's no sense at all that he's blowing his own trumpet. He's simply proud at the technical achievement of bringing something from paper to reality. And he's very supportive of everyone with whom he worked. Which makes me appreciate the series even more.The scene with James Cossins and the corked wine in The Hotel Inspectors is a great example. John's amazement at the act of serendipity with the cork accidentally getting stuck in the bottle during the take and finally spewing over the table, comes across strongly.[MEDIA=youtube]2o3EUVht1G0[/MEDIA]The Hotel Inspectors, by the way is far and away my favourite episode of the entire series.</blockquote>