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Post by blueshift on Oct 16, 2013 17:46:39 GMT
Halfway through 'disc one' of the audiobook of Darrow's novel 'Lucifer'. Its...not going well. And there are six 'discs'.* -Ralph *Technically, but I bought the download version. And may my bones rot. Dare I ask? |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 16, 2013 17:49:34 GMT
It's mind staggeringly awful and Avon himself has yet to appear.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 16, 2013 18:04:30 GMT
Darrow does have form in this matter.....
....still trying to find a copy of Avon a terrible aspect cheap.
Have you read Afterlife yet?
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 16, 2013 19:03:02 GMT
Nope. Not had much time for reading of late.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 17, 2013 15:33:23 GMT
Darrow should never be allowed to write. Nnnnnngh.
And his reading makes everyone sound the same. Ugh.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 17, 2013 15:47:01 GMT
Oh no. The evil daughter of Travis just popped up.
Everyone in this is an interchangeable psychopath.
Make it stop. Make it stop.
-Ralph.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 20, 2013 8:43:44 GMT
On disc 4. The awfulness has plateaued
The 'amazing' way that Avon survived the end of the show has now been revealed. Deary me..
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Oct 20, 2013 9:16:51 GMT
On disc 4. The awfulness has plateaued The 'amazing' way that Avon survived the end of the show has now been revealed. Deary me.. -Ralph Go on, hit us with it! |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 20, 2013 9:41:05 GMT
Well, Avon is about to shoot the nearest Federation guard when....SUDDENLY....
...a fat man with a ridiculous moustache called Colin* and his mercenary family burst into the room and save Avon! Colin wants Avon for the bounty on his head from Servalan! But they get on like great chums and go and have WACKY OUTER SPACE ADVENTURES together instead.
-Ralph
*His name might be Colum or Callum but Darrow pronounces it so it sounds like Colin.
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Post by blueshift on Oct 20, 2013 9:43:26 GMT
No, really Ralph, what happens in the book?
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 20, 2013 9:55:30 GMT
That is what happens. The first part of the book is called 'NOW' and features Avon's exciting adventures fighting the evil daughter of Travis while the evil people who took over after the Federation plot evil things for they are called THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE led by the sinister DOCTOR S. And Avon kills loads of bad guys in deeply awful ways while not saying much because he is an AGEING TERRORIST.
In the bit called 'THEN' we get Avon's wacky adventures after series 4. Who knows what will happen next.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Oct 20, 2013 14:16:29 GMT
That is what happens. The first part of the book is called 'NOW' and features Avon's exciting adventures fighting the evil daughter of Travis while the evil people who took over after the Federation plot evil things for they are called THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE led by the sinister DOCTOR S. And Avon kills loads of bad guys in deeply awful ways while not saying much because he is an AGEING TERRORIST. In the bit called 'THEN' we get Avon's wacky adventures after series 4. Who knows what will happen next. -Ralph Please tell me that the evil daughter of Travis has an eyepatch |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 20, 2013 15:32:45 GMT
Sadly not. She might get one by the end though!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Oct 20, 2013 15:46:09 GMT
Well, Avon is about to shoot the nearest Federation guard when....SUDDENLY.... ...a fat man with a ridiculous moustache called Colin* and his mercenary family burst into the room and save Avon! Colin wants Avon for the bounty on his head from Servalan! But they get on like great chums and go and have WACKY OUTER SPACE ADVENTURES together instead. -Ralph *His name might be Colum or Callum but Darrow pronounces it so it sounds like Colin. Colin has a mercenary family? I approve of that am all in favour of a good family business which can be passed down the generations. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 20, 2013 16:01:07 GMT
Yes. He travels through space with 14 of them. His favourite daughter keeps trying to fire into Avon.
This is fucking awful.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 21, 2013 7:01:14 GMT
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Post by legios on Oct 21, 2013 9:56:08 GMT
Yes. He travels through space with 14 of them. His favourite daughter keeps trying to fire into Avon. This is fucking awful. -Ralph It does sound quite woeful. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 21, 2013 12:39:01 GMT
Got to the end now. The 'exciting' ending involves Avon going into full-on Rambo mode as he stalks dudes in the jungle and kills them in various horrible ways with his many rocket launchers, shotguns and knives while Servalan attacks from above in her jet copter. Avon and Servalan then have a FINAL CONFRONTATION. Avon gets away and from across space the evil daughter of Travis has a hissy fit and declares VENGEANCE! There is a thudding hint of TO BE CONTINUED.
The Coda is Avon finding ORAC and ORAC telling him that he's a bastard. The end. Sums it up really.
There are no sympathetic characters in it. Every single person in it is a psychopathic serial killer. Most folk die in horrible ways in a horrible universe in which everyone is killing everyone else every five minutes to a laughable degree that is hard to take seriously. Avon is A STONE COLD KILLER. Most of the cast continually remind each other that Avon is a bastard because HE KILLED BLAKE IN COLD BLOOD. Blake's corpse turns up just to be shot in the face to make sure he is dead then the planet he is on IS BLOWN UP SO HE IS 100% DEAD.
It is awful. Darrow is a fine performer. He's just not a writer! Oh well!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Oct 22, 2013 17:21:40 GMT
Oh dear. It does sound rather poor. On the other hand, "Warship" is great. Genuinely does feel like it slots in after the last episode of Season Two, and the whole cast are on really good form. The barbs back and forth between Blake and Avon are superb as well.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 28, 2013 7:58:33 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 3, 2013 18:55:33 GMT
Ho ho ho! You won't believe how appropriate the quote for tomorrow's Blake's 7 blog is! And it's from the episode in question!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 4, 2013 7:03:07 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 4, 2013 8:52:34 GMT
Ah. Tanith Lee.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 11, 2013 7:42:00 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 11, 2013 18:49:22 GMT
Ultraworld is pretty radio rental.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 18, 2013 8:01:41 GMT
"Perhaps she wants to compare notes with some other genocidal maniacs. Or take a refresher course in basic brutality." This week we're watching Blake's 7 episode C11 Moloch ..... and not enjoying the experience at all! blakesevendays.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/c11-moloch.html |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 25, 2013 7:48:08 GMT
"What about Avon?" "Gone to visit a sick friend" "A sick friend?" "That's what he said. Let's face it any friend of Avon's got to be sick, right?" This week we're watching Blake's 7 episode C12 Death-Watch blakesevendays.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/c12-death-watch.html"How was your friend?" "Sick as ever." |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 2, 2013 8:31:25 GMT
"One last thing. I don't need any of you. I needed the Liberator to bring me here so I had no choice but to bring you along, but this is as far as you go. I don't want you with me, I don't want you following me. Understand this: anyone who does follow me, I'll kill them." This week we're watching Blake's 7 episode C13 Terminal blakesevendays.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/c13-terminal.html |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 9, 2013 0:04:44 GMT
Got an astonishing fact coming up in today's B7 blog.
No I don't mean the Sea Devil!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 9, 2013 8:30:12 GMT
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