'The Word On Blakes 7' Part 2 Episode review 'The Way Back'
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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The Word On Blakes 7 is a podcast looking back at the BBC science fiction classic from the 70's and 80's with Steve, Nick, Lynn and Dave.
In this episode the crew review 'The Way Back' Series A Episode 1
Blake's 7 was a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Four 13-episode series were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also wrote the first series, produced by David Maloney (series 1-3) and Vere Lorrimer (series 4), and the script editor throughout its run was Chris Boucher, who wrote nine of its episodes. The main character for the first two series was Roj Blake, played by Gareth Thomas.
Blake's 7 was broadcast in 25 other countries. It had a low budget but featured many tropes of space opera, such as spaceships, robots, galactic empires and aliens. Critical responses have been varied; some reviewers praised the programme for its dystopian themes, strong characterisation, ambiguous morality and pessimistic tone, as well as displaying an "enormous sense of fun", but others have criticised its production values and dialogue, and accused it of lacking originality. It retains a sizeable and enthusiastic fan base, and was described in The Guardian's 40-year retrospective as "a bold show that wasn't afraid to break formulas".[1]
A limited range of Blake's 7 merchandise was issued, and books, magazines and annuals published. The BBC released music and sound effects from the series, and several companies made Blake's 7 toys and models. Four video compilations were released between 1985 and 1990, and the entire programme was released in videocassette format starting 1991 and re-released during 1997, and as four DVD boxed sets between 2003 and 2006. The BBC produced two audio dramas during 1998 and 1999 that feature original cast members and broadcast by Radio 4. Although proposals for live-action and animated remakes have not been realised, Blake's 7 has been revived with two series of audio dramas, a comedic short film, and a series of fan-made audio plays involving the original cast.
I was 8 years old in country Sth Australia and this was my family's favourite series . Didn't have any economical way to record it in those days so could not miss an episode. It was just awesome.
Another great podcast guys. Remember watching The Way Back when it first aired and being instantly hooked.
I bet I have watched that series at least ten times since it first came out. Paul Darrow was brilliant and if you have not seen the interviews with him you should, pure magic.
Loved this at the time. Recently watched it back and it was fantastic.
I turned 9 years old when B7 started on bbbc1, and for me it was and still is an awesome sci-fi series and it really had much in common with Dr Who and it was darker than Dr Who.
Dave you're going to be in distress if you don't get past the SFX 🙂
Great episode everyone. Nice to see people still discussing and watching B7 in 2024! If you need a guest on the podcast, I'd love to jump in!
I'm using this podcast as an excuse to re-watch B7 as you work your way through them, so thanks for that.
Although the 'implanted memories' thing has been done before (and since) in sci-fi, I think what makes this episode special is how utterly dark it goes with the implications if you really think about it. It's not just Blake's memories that were erased and implanted... it's that they also implanted memories of abuse in the children! And with no suggestion that those memories would be subsequently erased.
I also laughed at the swishy sound effect on the doors. I guess it was a cheap way to flag 'futuristic' in the mind of viewers at the time.
@@PeppertopComics brilliant we will be back in 2 weeks
They should bring back Blakes 7
You do know Series 1 is coming out in November on Blu-ray with updated SFX?
Another great podcast episode. I was 9 when The Way Back was first aired and when I rewatched the whole series 20 years ago this felt "new" to me. My earliest recollection from B7 in 1978 was Space Fall - maybe that was due to the reveal of the Liberator.
In any event , The Way Back has some serious themes (perhaps some of this was over the head of the 9 yr old me?) and must have been a risk for the BBC at the time.
The episode is a good introduction to several of the core cast, and allows for some time to be spent on world building and character development.
gave females strong parts, they kick ass ,,ending was pathetic bakes death