Mark & Python?

Regarding “This Is No Gag--They Swear” (Sept. 8):

In an early promo for “The Adventures of Mark & Brian,” the wacky pair were talking about their upcoming show, and as they carried on, subtitles appeared at the bottom of the screen in some strange, Scandinavian-looking language.

Har, har! What a couple of funny dudes. Really clever and inventive, right?

But wait! The night before I saw the promo, KCOP Channel 13 aired that cult-classic film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” in which subtitles were used in the opening credits to comic effect. Subtitles in some strange, Scandinavian-looking language!

I thought about it and got depressed, realizing how lame Mark and Brian’s full half-hour show was going to be if they had to stoop to lifting other people’s ideas to fill a 30-second promo.

KIRK JORDAN

Los Angeles