Father Ted and Tarot

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 30 Jan 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Dark_angel	30 Jan 2004
Did anyone watch the episode shown on UK television last night? They went to the fair and Ted had a tarot reading. Of course, first card... Death. So the reader explains that it means metamorphosis etc. Second card... Death. Third card... Death. Tarot reader: "That's strange. There's only supposed to be one." Poor Ted. He then fell off a levitating bench and had to be completely plastered!

Macavity	30 Jan 2004
I liked the notion that Fortune Telling was somehow no less credible than "that ol' rubbish we were taught at catholic (priesthood) seminary..." God, angels, the afterlife etc. etc.??? :laugh: Well the BBC may lack a bit in integrity, but we're still amongst the world's funniest? Another one from the oppostion ITV - What a headline? "Exploding whale causes a real stink"! }) Macavity

Dark_angel	30 Jan 2004
That's what I love about Father Dougal - he just isn't meant to be a priest.

Nycelle	31 Jan 2004
I did like that :) especially Ted's excuse that the metamorphosis of the Death card related to a new light he was getting for his bicycle :)

ncefafn	31 Jan 2004
They used to show Father Ted on BBCAmerica, but it's been ages now. I miss Hetty Wainthrop too! Kim

Lady Eclipse	31 Jan 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Dark_angel Did anyone watch the episode shown on UK television last night? They went to the fair and Ted had a tarot reading. Of course, first card... Death. So the reader explains that it means metamorphosis etc. Second card... Death. Third card... Death. Tarot reader: "That's strange. There's only supposed to be one." Poor Ted. He then fell off a levitating bench and had to be completely plastered! Hi Dark_angel, I wish I had that show here! It sounds like something right up my alley. :-) Joy to you, Maralee

Dexter	31 Jan 2004
I always loved that show but unfortunately I can't find it on BBC Canada. Dexter

Aoife	01 Feb 2004
Hi Dexter, I think it has only ever been shown on UK channel 4, and I don't think they bought it from the BBC.

inanna_tarot	01 Feb 2004
Best thing about Father Ted - is Mrs Doyle! C'mon, Cuppa tea there father? Go on, go on, go on, Go on!! Go on go on go on go on go on go n GO ON!!!! teehee, ahhh fine british comedy. teehe and when Ted kicked the Archbishop's butt And when they got caught in the biggest ladies underwear dept in the whole of Ireland. LOL Blessed Be Mr Father Ted - maybe the tarot spread was right after all? :P Sezo x

Osher	01 Feb 2004
Father Ted was excellent, and all the Irish people I knew watched it religeously (excuse the deliberate pun)! At least who ever wrote that script knew a little about the meaning of Tarot, and explained it to the audience. I guess for many people Death means the end, not the half way stage. That's a nice thing about the Tarot of the Old Path, Death is renamed The Close.

Nycelle	01 Feb 2004
Quote: Originally posted by inanna_tarot teehee, ahhh fine british comedy. Gah! Tis not British comedy. It is Irish comedy. No fair you guys claiming our stuff! Although maybe we could negotiate - Britain can claim our comedy if we can claim their rugby team :)

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