Mr. Bean Goes Portable

The fun of watching the original Mr. Bean series, was being able to see the Buster Keaton of our time in action. If you know Rowan Atkinson from Four Weddings and Funeral or Blackadder, you've seen his hilariously imbecilic side and his hilariously clever side. But what this guy can do with physical comedy is amazing. Here's just a taste from his one-man (Beanless) show:



Usually the cartoon versions of any show are rubbish -- think of that animated Beatles series. But the animated Mr. Bean was actually pretty good.

A year ago, they came out with a Mr. Bean videogame for PlayStation 2. Much to the consternation of the nine-year old in the Phonybrit household, we do not have PS2. Ah, but it has just been announced that a version of the game has been released for the hand-held Nintendo DS. That's something that the nine-year-old does have.

I guess I'm going to have to hit GameStop when she hears about this.