Blakes 7

Hastentoadd

Ok this was was my favourite ever series. I remember sitting through my finals in college just knowing I was was missing an episode of Blakes 7. So some years later it doesn't quite look the same. Indeed its hard to guage between Blakes 7 and Space 1999 as to which is more dated. I did live through 3 episodes of Blakes 7 before I simply could not go further. Anyone have a recollection of a series that has dated just as badly?

Doodah7

Hmmm I would argue that Space 1999 hasn't aged that badly (other than the ill-advised flares and the 70's wah-wah guitar incidental music at times). Yes the special effects look definitely over 40 years old but the set, spaceships and stories still hold up pretty well.

I too LOVED Bake's 7 but yes, it has dated badly in terms of its look, production etc. Still Avon was such a pr1ck he was actually brilliant...

silverharp

Blake's 7 had some great characters and and some amazing and interesting plots oh and cool computers Zen and Oraq

RobbingBandit

This and Buck Rogers were favourites when I was a kid.

furiousox

Servalan.

Sad Professor

Moved from Films.

Hastentoadd

tallpaul wrote: »

Hmmm I would argue that Space 1999 hasn't aged that badly (other than the ill-advised flares and the 70's wah-wah guitar incidental music at times). Yes the special effects look definitely over 40 years old but the set, spaceships and stories still hold up pretty well.

I too LOVED Bake's 7 but yes, it has dated badly in terms of its look, production etc. Still Avon was such a pr1ck he was actually brilliant...

Avon was my favourite character in Blakes7. As you say he was a total prick but he was great at it

beauf

I liked the Ship in Blakes7 the liberator, but preferred 1999. Still have the Dinky Ship the Eagle!

Buck Rogers was later.

Hastentoadd

beauf wrote: »

I liked the Ship in Blakes7 the liberator, but preferred 1999. Still have the Dinky Ship the Eagle!

Buck Rogers was later.

Blakes7 was in the 1980s, space 1999 crept into the nineties. Buck was in the 25th century. Way ahead of them all :-)

silverharp

Im giving this a rewatch, they are all up on YouTube, leaving aside the production values , the show had a great combination of characters and stories

https://www.youtube.com/user/Blakes7Movies

Tow

Hastentoadd wrote: »

Anyone have a recollection of a series that has dated just as badly?

Starfleet/X Bomber: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Bomber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6hJr6h7jOk

donaghs

Strangest thing I discovered recently about that show was that actual crime Blake was accused of committing was being a child molester!

Another oddity of 1970s Britain.

silverharp

Tow wrote: »

Starfleet/X Bomber: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Bomber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6hJr6h7jOk

did Star Wars rip off that robot at the end, was it called PP8?

Smiles35

donaghs wrote: »

Strangest thing I discovered recently about that show was that actual crime Blake was accused of committing was being a child molester!

Another oddity of 1970s Britain.

No way. :eek:


That show was so serious compared to other shows. It scared me.

beauf

I watched the first episode. Was a bit surprised at that too.

khalessi

Blake 7 was brilliant, Space 1999 to me felt dated at the time but I still watched it and Battle Star Galatica was another favourite

ednwireland

Tow wrote: »

Starfleet/X Bomber: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Bomber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6hJr6h7jOk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16UypAOUMXk

:D

silverharp

Im on the third series now, despite some sloppy execution of ideas and 70's production values, the characters are just brilliant, Avon, Avon/Villa interactions, Servalan, Orac , Travis. Far more interesting then the cardboard characters in most modern Sifi