Great review from a great show-thank you. And you managed to do the entire review and not make fun of the true arch enemy of Blake7, Servalan, running around in a ballgown and high heels! A little bit camp, dodgy special effects and scenery but probably the best and most grittiest script for a sci-fi show ever. Love from the UK!
The Prog Metal supergroup Star One (A side project of Ayroen's Arjen Lucassen, all of Star One's songs are inspired by Science Fiction or Fantasy movies/TV series) gets it's name from Blakes 7, as well as inspiring one of thier most popular songs 'Intergalactic Space Crusader'. Blakes 7 was also an influence on Babylon 5.
From the UK and grow up with this show, was and still is one of the best. Helps that a lot of people that worked on Dr who also worked on Blake 7, and of cause Terry the daddy of the Daleks.
It has its charm and its faults, the faults are , well, for me.... entirely down to 2 things, its scant budget (reflected in props etc) and when it was made (editing and scripting conventions of the eras television, not all have stood up well). But I am not sure a remake/reboot will fix those issues and keep the charm or the character of the original.
@@ParkNarczthat’s really honoring you’d think about me while making your videos. I started since the commando duck video and have watched everyone since then. I love your content and hope the best for you mate ❤
Avon is the nexus point of this series, not just his relationship with Blake, his verbal sparing/relationship with Servelan is absolutely delicious dripping is sarcasm, distaste for each other yet... respect for each others intellect, true frenemies. But at the same time, Avon and Villa is to Blakes 7 as Londo and G'Kar is to Babylon 5... Apparently the germ of what became Firefly was from a Traveller Tabletop RPG he played when he was in the UK for a while. If Wheadon didn't know the series then, you can be sure that the other players did.
I've been peripherally aware of this show for decades and somehow ive still never watched it. Gonna settle in for the winter and get my campy british sci fi on.
One of my favorite shows. I tried rewatching it recently as I missed several episodes as a kid but as you suggest, it's a bit tough due to the production values. Have you watched Sapphire and Steel? Amazing cosmic horror and it still stands up well.
"blake's 7 you'd expect blake and 7 others" Yeah, like in ocean's 11... and 12. :-) A team is named after the leader and the leader is part of the team. It would be much more annoying when they say "we are Blake's 7! " and then have 8 people appear. Sure, Charlie's angels did not include charlie, but then we're talking about sexy ladies and now I am distracted.
In contrast to the imaginative "The Tomorrow people", the scripts are great in Blakes 7. Even as a high schooler at the time I appreciated the real world adult conversations, instead of the childish dumbed down stuff like in TTP, and most sci-fi show for that matter. The writers really deserve awards for some great work here, and on a tiny, tiny budget, ...to BBCs shame! The same BBC that things a gay weirdo make for a Dr WHO, ....UTTER WOKE MORONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great review from a great show-thank you. And you managed to do the entire review and not make fun of the true arch enemy of Blake7, Servalan, running around in a ballgown and high heels! A little bit camp, dodgy special effects and scenery but probably the best and most grittiest script for a sci-fi show ever. Love from the UK!
The Prog Metal supergroup Star One (A side project of Ayroen's Arjen Lucassen, all of Star One's songs are inspired by Science Fiction or Fantasy movies/TV series) gets it's name from Blakes 7, as well as inspiring one of thier most popular songs 'Intergalactic Space Crusader'.
Blakes 7 was also an influence on Babylon 5.
From the UK and grow up with this show, was and still is one of the best. Helps that a lot of people that worked on Dr who also worked on Blake 7, and of cause Terry the daddy of the Daleks.
It has its charm and its faults, the faults are , well, for me.... entirely down to 2 things, its scant budget (reflected in props etc) and when it was made (editing and scripting conventions of the eras television, not all have stood up well). But I am not sure a remake/reboot will fix those issues and keep the charm or the character of the original.
Unmissable TV when it was originally broadcast and still as good when I rewatched the DVD box set recently.
Blake's 7 canonically linked to Star Wars with the head of IG88 ,
top tier cursed knowledge
Considering what passes for canon, I'd say that works!
Brilliant video mate. I had no idea this show exsisted until this and I am now gravely interested in it.
In all seriousness, I was hoping you especially would enjoy this one! I'm happy to see you did!
@@ParkNarczthat’s really honoring you’d think about me while making your videos. I started since the commando duck video and have watched everyone since then. I love your content and hope the best for you mate ❤
You rock!
The way the world is going the Federation in Star Trek is what we wanted, the Federation from Blake's 7 is what we are ending up with.
I cannot wait for the Blu-Ray, just five days to go, ....Yupppeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Avon is the nexus point of this series, not just his relationship with Blake, his verbal sparing/relationship with Servelan is absolutely delicious dripping is sarcasm, distaste for each other yet... respect for each others intellect, true frenemies. But at the same time, Avon and Villa is to Blakes 7 as Londo and G'Kar is to Babylon 5...
Apparently the germ of what became Firefly was from a Traveller Tabletop RPG he played when he was in the UK for a while. If Wheadon didn't know the series then, you can be sure that the other players did.
I've been peripherally aware of this show for decades and somehow ive still never watched it. Gonna settle in for the winter and get my campy british sci fi on.
Nice!
One of my favorite shows. I tried rewatching it recently as I missed several episodes as a kid but as you suggest, it's a bit tough due to the production values.
Have you watched Sapphire and Steel? Amazing cosmic horror and it still stands up well.
I have not, but now that you suggest it, I'll check it out! Thanks!
"blake's 7 you'd expect blake and 7 others"
Yeah, like in ocean's 11... and 12. :-) A team is named after the leader and the leader is part of the team. It would be much more annoying when they say "we are Blake's 7! " and then have 8 people appear.
Sure, Charlie's angels did not include charlie, but then we're talking about sexy ladies and now I am distracted.
Good point!
In contrast to the imaginative "The Tomorrow people", the scripts are great in Blakes 7.
Even as a high schooler at the time I appreciated the real world adult conversations, instead of the childish dumbed down stuff like in TTP, and most sci-fi show for that matter.
The writers really deserve awards for some great work here, and on a tiny, tiny budget, ...to BBCs shame!
The same BBC that things a gay weirdo make for a Dr WHO, ....UTTER WOKE MORONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!