Stephen Fry in America - part 1: Review

Stephen Fry in America 1/6 - New World 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC1 I watched part 1 of this new series and I loved it, loved it, loved it! It was a joy to watch and if all the other parts of the series are as good as the first one, this is going to be a real gem of a show. The series is about Stephen Fry visiting all fifty states of the USA, via a black London taxi. The series started with Stephen Fry lobster fishing in Maine. It was interesting to find out that three out of four lobsters sold in the USA are Maine lobsters. Then he went electioneering with Mitt Romney for the New Hampshire primaries, where Stephen said, "I think that all Americans have a sense of great connection and pride about their democratic beginnings and their sense of being involved in the democratic process." (This is true by the way). And Stephen added his view that, "It's something we could learn in Britain." He went to Salem, Massachusetts to meet a real witch and attend a witches' ball on Halloween, which it turns out is when they (witches) celebrate their New Year. He visted Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he meets Professor Peter Gomes, a black, gay, Republican, Baptist minister. After that, Stephen went down into a nuclear submarine in Connecticut, where it was obvious how thrilled he was to explore all of it and when he spyed the periscope, he asked if he could try it out. His evident delight was so sweet to see. Next, he visted Vermont and went to Ben & Jerry's where Stephen was invited to concoct his own ice cream recipe, and then to New York state to join a group of men hunting white-tailed deer. Stephen looked quite fetching (and very American) in the hunting gear they loaned him including a flourescent orange cap. Stephen visited a Yellow Cab garage in New York and one of the drivers (a very funny character with good stories to tell) rode in Stephen's London taxi and he directed Stephen to the borough of Queen's, (one of the five boroughs of New York City) where Stephen was introduced to some real "Goodfellas" (gangster type guys). Stephen also took the singer, Sting for a ride in his London taxi down Broadway, New York to talk about what an Englishman thinks of New York. Next, Stephen went to Atlantic City, New Jersey where he dressed up (in a cute outfit) as a croupier (a dealer in a casino ) and he learned to deal Blackjack in the Trump Taj Mahal casino. Lastly, he visited Washington D.C. It isn't actually a state but a district (the D.C. stands for the District of Columbia) but Stephen explained that he couldn't leave it out of his journey across the USA. While there he met with Jimmy Wales, the creator of Wikipedia. related links from my blog: Stephen Fry in America - part 2: Review Stephen Fry in America - part 3: Review Stephen Fry in America - part 4: Review Stephen Fry in America - part 5: Review Stephen Fry on the road in the USA