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Blake's Seven: An explanation.

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Peach Pie

17:07 / 11.05.07

the guy who played Blake was a sexy mofo. If you could remove your mind from the wobbly sets it was quite engaging. There were times I really loved it. There was a slim, evil guy in the gang who kept going after Blake's job. He became the leader. It's probably a good thing that you can't get the series on DVD else I would have bought them all.

A great show!

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

17:22 / 11.05.07

Erm, have you read the thread? The DVD box set is indeed mentioned...

Peach Pie

09:55 / 14.05.07

oh my stars!!!!

the finale is also on youtube!!
*fetches nachos*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY10pMsq3N8

Evil Scientist

10:24 / 14.05.07

Possibly the coolest ending of any sci-fi EVAH!

Also the least up-lifting, but whaddayagunnado?

Peach Pie

19:13 / 15.05.07

What did you make of it?

*finale spoiler*

I originally heard that Blake betrayed Avon, but it looks as though Avon jumped the gun. Do you think Avon laughed at the inevitably of his demise, or because he recognised that the people around him were ones he could do business with?

Peach Pie

13:13 / 19.05.07

sorry - was watching without being able to hear properly - meaning clear when you can hear dialogue.

Apparently the star never watched a single episode of blake's 7. Funny old world.

Whisky Priestess

09:17 / 22.05.07

I've seen three episodes of this so far, and it's weirdly addictive, in a dodgy-effects, OOOH-who's-that-actor kind of way. Also very nice to watch a series which has some sort of dramatic unity (of time, place and action, I mean) and isn't constantly either
a)jumping around between characters, Heroes/Lost style or b)interrupted every 15 minutes with ads, and therefore studded with fakey cliffhangers to keep the viewer coming back.

So what I'm saying is, who can lend me all the episodes on DVD?

And when did Tarrant turn up? How many seasons were there and what's the make-up of the crew in each? I think I've got one video from Season 1, one from 2 and one from 3, but would like to be sure before I watch them out of sequence.

sleazenation

10:28 / 22.05.07

There were 4 seasons (52 episode).

The cast changed a bit from season to season with the biggest change occuring at the beginning of season 3 when we lose Blake. Tarrent is there to replace him as the heroic figure but is a bit shit at it.

Whisky Priestess

16:04 / 22.05.07

More like a stroppy adolescent if you ask me. He looks about 14.

Peach Pie

17:45 / 22.05.07

I've seen three episodes of this so far, and it's weirdly addictive, in a dodgy-effects, OOOH-who's-that-actor kind of way.

Don't watch any more of it if yoy're averse to addiction, Whisk...

Blake is soooo bizarrely attractive in a way I can't put my finger on. I love the "obviously sleeping together" undercurrent between Jenna and himself. One of my old friend's mum used to be friends with paul darrow, so I had an insight into Avon-mania firsthand.

Brigade du jour

21:31 / 08.08.07

Sorry to be the bearer etc. but Peter 'Zen/Orac/Slave' Tuddenham's died aged 88. This sucks.

ONLY NICE THINGS

23:11 / 08.08.07

I must now watch "Terminal" again, repeatedly.

Brigade du jour

02:00 / 09.08.07

And when did Tarrant turn up? How many seasons were there and what's the make-up of the crew in each? I think I've got one video from Season 1, one from 2 and one from 3, but would like to be sure before I watch them out of sequence.

(Del) Tarrant turned up at the start of season 3, apparently a Federation badass but secretly (and fortunately for Avon and co.) an agent of the resistance and future ally.

SPOILERS (ALTHOUGH I'VE TRIED NOT TO MAKE IT TOO OBVIOUS)

There were four seasons (just like Vivaldi, b-boom):
Season 1: Blake, Jenna, Vila, Gan, Avon, Cally, Zen the computer, Orac the other (supposedly smarter) computer.
Season 2: Same, except one of them 'met with an accident'.
Season 3: Avon, Vila, Cally, Zen, Dayna, Tarrant, Orac.
Season 4: Avon, Vila, Dayna, Tarrant, Orac, Soolin, Slave (another computer - I guess computers were a novelty on telly back then).

END SPOILERS

I've just finished watching the whole series, can you tell?

astrojax69

07:01 / 12.08.07

Even made my own Liberator out of a cardboard box and modified Playmobil figures to use as characters.

hey grey cell, that's what the bbc did, too...

Harsh!

Frank Maher (B7 stunt co-ordinator) has also died:

http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2785440.ece

Triplets

19:01 / 14.08.07

I wonder if Haus ever decided which episode he liked best.

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