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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2013 13:31:53 GMT
Phil has watched Blake's 7 many many many times.
Ask yourself why Phil may have just watched Blake's 7.
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Post by blueshift on Feb 23, 2013 13:42:38 GMT
Now I am confused. What is special about watching Blake's 7 last night. Is it some sort of anniversary? Is it Phil's new blog?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2013 13:47:04 GMT
There may be some watching of more episodes and a bit of writing to come
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 23, 2013 15:28:28 GMT
Prior to now, I had only seen the first series, the first 5 episodes of series 2 and one episode from series 3 yet it made a big impact on me. Between *cough*tube and the dvd's now being cheap I can at last see the whole thing from start to finish!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 24, 2013 22:33:45 GMT
Blimey Pennant Roberts subscribes to the Camfield school of casting: most of the roles in Space Fall go to Face of Evil cast members. And there's H doing his bit as a Federation Guard, the one that Gan threatens to cut his hand off!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 25, 2013 9:06:29 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 25, 2013 17:57:46 GMT
Why did I not know of this?!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Feb 25, 2013 20:14:44 GMT
Paul Darrow, as the Sherrif of Nottingham? I had no idea!
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 25, 2013 20:30:35 GMT
Copy en route. I'll send it North when done.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 26, 2013 18:37:39 GMT
Wooo!
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 26, 2013 18:56:40 GMT
Here
Did you borrow the Jayston Nicholas and & Alexandra with Lord Tom as Rasputin?
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 27, 2013 8:10:44 GMT
3 eps left of s2. My goodness, Brian Croucher really is shit as Travis!
And why doesn't Blake fire into Jenna? She clearly wants the Roj boaby!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Feb 27, 2013 11:22:32 GMT
S2 Travis gets some really good material to work with, and he looks the part, it's just when he has to do things like "move" or "talk"
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 27, 2013 11:37:51 GMT
He's just a fatter ko of the original. Give me Stephen Grief any day
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Post by legios on Feb 27, 2013 13:21:43 GMT
I always kind of got the feeling that Blake and Jenna were.... involved... on some level or another. I just kind of figured that they were hoping that the rest of the crew hadn't worked this out. (They were probably right as far as Vila, Gan and Orac were concerned. And Avon probably just didn't care.)
Croucher is... not good as Travis. The lack of Proper Travis is one of the things that does tend to hurt Series Two a bit.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 27, 2013 19:43:59 GMT
No-one tell me what happens next though! I wish to be surprised.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Feb 27, 2013 21:26:11 GMT
Oh indeed - we will be careful not to spoil thee.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 28, 2013 19:49:15 GMT
Oh dear, 'Gambit' is a painful watch. Fucking dreadful! I assume this is the series' low point?
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Feb 28, 2013 19:55:07 GMT
Y-you mean high point, right Ralph?
( I really enjoyed that ep)
The low point is the one with the giant ants! I won't spoil it for you though!
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 28, 2013 19:59:11 GMT
This is hurting me. Everything about it is awful.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Feb 28, 2013 20:02:02 GMT
What are you talking about?
Avon and Villa in space-vegas!
THE KLUTE!
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 28, 2013 20:05:00 GMT
This is one the most terrible episodes of anything I have ever seen. Doesn't fit with the series, crap script, pretentious art house trappings, characters acting out of character, plodding pace, FUCKING AWFUL GUEST ACTING.
And only at the 36 min mark! Tough going.
The first really bad episode so far.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Feb 28, 2013 20:14:29 GMT
I seem to remember travis is in a poncho in this episode. What more do you want?
Andy, Ralph's started drinking early!
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 28, 2013 20:21:20 GMT
Man, Bob Holmes really really didn't get Blake's 7 at all, did he?
Well it's over now. My life is returned to me!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 28, 2013 20:25:06 GMT
Maybe not with Gambit. You liked Killer though?
Traitor and Orbit are fab though.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 28, 2013 20:26:23 GMT
Killer was a bit average. I take it the other two eps are later in the run?
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Feb 28, 2013 20:32:02 GMT
Is killer the one where that robot wears a guy's decapitated head and no-one notices?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 28, 2013 20:42:08 GMT
No that's Headhunter (series 4 episode 6) Ralph will love that cos the Inquisitor is in it. Killer (s2e7): On the planet Fosforon, Avon and Vila sneak into Q-Base, a Federation com-station, looking for a crystal needed to decrypt new Federation pulse-codes. In space, Zen detects a 700 year-old Earth vessel on approach to the station and Cally senses something "malignant" aboard. Blake anonymously warns the station of the ship despite objections from Jenna that he is helping the enemy. On the planet, Avon finds Tynus, a former associate whom he threatens to blackmail lest he help Avon steal the crystal. Tynus arranges for a diversion that will allow Avon to slip past security, but it may be a ruse. Meanwhile, the base tows the derelict back to the planet whereupon Blake teleports down to warn them in person, but he is too late as the base unwittingly releases a swift-killing alien virus. Rings no bells. Traitor and Orbit are both series 4 e3 & 11 respectively. |
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Post by blueshift on Feb 28, 2013 20:46:42 GMT
Huh, I don't remember that one. Maybe it's time to crack out the dvds again
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Post by legios on Feb 28, 2013 21:57:08 GMT
Ralph won't have seen Traitor or Orbit yet - I believe that he has yet to see any of S3 or 4.
Meanwhile, I have been rewatching Space Fall this evening. I've seen it many times, but I still love our first sight of Liberator - both the outside, and the first steps onto the flight deck. The show does sell the idea of Liberator being a thing of amazing power and beauty compared to Federation ships quite well.
There is also some wonderfully bleak stuff in this episode - the London's Captain clearly started out as a basically decent man, but has been beaten down by a system that simply doesn't care that everyone around him is far from decent. It is actually a nice little performance because it is possible to pity him a little, trapped in a world that allows people like his executive officer free-reign with their petty abuses of power.
Karl
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