Review Blake's 7 (1978)

[Doctor Omega]

Discuss all things Blake, Avon and Federation on this thread.

It is the third century of the second calendar...

 

[ant-mac]

That is still the most beautiful starship of them all in my opinion.

 

[Alex Vojacek]

It DOES look like a MIC on steroids :D

 

[ant-mac]

It DOES look like a MIC on steroids :D

I'm sorry, but I can't hear you.

Did you forget to switch your mic on? :p

 

[Alex Vojacek]

:p:p:p:p:p

 

[ant-mac]

:p:p:p:p:p

Oh, my bad. It appears that I've got my fingers in my ears. :p

 

[Doctor Omega]

Those were state of the art washing up bottles back in the day. :)

One sprayed golf ball and a bit of sellotape worked wonders!

 

[ant-mac]

Those were state of the art washing up bottles back in the day. :)

One sprayed golf ball and a bit of sellotape worked wonders!

And yet you could still cross the galaxy from one side to the other in a matter of hours in one...

Fantastic technology...

 

[Doctor Omega]

Self-repairing too.

As long as you had some more sellotape. :(

 

[Doctor Omega]

Nah. I love it really. Any reboot would have to honour that basic design or it wouldn't feel faithful.

 

[ant-mac]

Nah. I love it really. Any reboot would have to honour that basic design or it wouldn't feel faithful.

I would support a continuation, but not a reboot of BLAKE'S 7.

 

[Doctor Omega]

Yes, you are right.

They would only mess it up.

This trailer for the failed Sky reboot didn't do it for me. Nor did the audio recast version of some years ago...

I am not sure whether those were the actual actors that they wanted to hire for the series in that trailer?

 

[chainsaw_metal1]

I am not sure whether those were the actual actors that they wanted to hire for the series in that trailer?

My guess is no, since the "pilot" they show is footage of Jenny from Doctor Who.

 

[Doctor Omega]

Yeah, I think it was just a pitch trailer to sell the idea to Sky or something.

 

[chainsaw_metal1]

Yeah, I think it was just a pitch trailer to sell the idea to Sky or something.

Gotcha. Either way, I'm with ant-mac. No reboot, please.

 

[Doctor Omega]

Gotcha. Either way, I'm with ant-mac. No reboot, please.

Now this is a better trailer I think... (SPOILERS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN THE SHOW)

 

[chainsaw_metal1]

I had no idea the original series is on YouTube! I need to take a vacation and rewatch it!

 

[ant-mac]

This trailer for the failed Sky reboot didn't do it for me. Nor did the audio recast version of some years ago...

I can't say it did anything for me.

 

[ant-mac]

Gotcha. Either way, I'm with ant-mac. No reboot, please.

I knew you were a smart guy the first time I met you. ;)

I had no idea the original series is on YouTube! I need to take a vacation and rewatch it!

If you enjoy the works of Terry Nation, his original 1975 TV series SURVIVORS is also on there.

The modern remake was utter rubbish, but the original is one of my favourite TV shows of all time.

 

[chainsaw_metal1]

I knew you were a smart guy the first time I met you. ;)

Aw, shucks. Back atcha, there! :D

If you enjoy the works of Terry Nation, his original 1975 TV series SURVIVORS is also on there.

The modern remake was utter rubbish, but the original is one of my favourite TV shows of all time.

Thanks, I'll check it out. The original, not the remake.

Terry Nation was a great writer. It seems to me there was another great sci-fi show he was connected to. Something British, I think...