A Flying What?

Okay, this is not actually related to anything anywhere, but I was just shocked when I found out that there's something out there, in the world, that's completely mind-boggling and that can shatter your perception of everything in but just an instant.

I mean, WTHROFLOLMAOBBQ?! Flying nun?



Okay, to fans of this show, I am entirely sorry. I just can't comprehend it right now. But give me a bit of time to swallow the idea that the scriptwriters actually made realistic dialogues for this show.

I found out that the show finally ended when the writers began to have problems coming up with situations where Sister Bertrille would be suddenly caught up by an unprecedented wind that would allow her to fly off because she weighs only 90 pounds and her headgear provides some fantastic aerodynamics.

And the actress who played the nun had her own problems too. What with the way everyone had typecasted her to the role. There was a time when she was offered another show where she would have to play her previous Bertrille role. Only this time, she'd be older and she's supposed to be the Mother Superior who is jealous of a new nun because the new nun can fly while she can't anymore, because she's put on some weight over the years. They said she vehemently rejected the offer.

Oh, and during the filming of the last few episodes (it went for three seasons), they had a problem covering up her belly because she got pregnant, and nuns really can never be pregnant. That would be against the order of the universe! But so does the flying thing... Anyway, so they just used backdrops and flying body doubles and stuff.

All in all, I think the show is quite intriguing. The stories of both on and off the set has gotten me raving for more of this show, and I'm particularly sad that it didn't happen during my lifetime. The episodes were in technicolor too!