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Fantastic mix of Dr. Who meets Star Trek.

surface of planet Betafarl - episode 'Warlord'

Betchworth Quarry, Betchworth, Reigate, Surrey, England, UK

Barbara Bain and Martin Landau in Space: 1999 (1975)

Joanna Lumley and David McCallum in Sapphire & Steel (1979)

Maurice Colbourne, John Duttine, and Emma Relph in The Day of the Triffids (1981)

Clive Dunn, John Le Mesurier, and Arthur Lowe in Dad's Army (1968)

Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Jerry Doyle, and Andreas Katsulas in Babylon 5 (1993)

Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett in The Two Ronnies (1971)

You're on your way to the penal colony on Cygnus Alpha. Or you will be when the prison ship's refueled. Try to look on the bright side. It must have something. None of the guests have ever left early. In fact, none of them have ever left at all.

They didn't give me a choice. I steal things. Compulsive, I'm afraid. I've had my head adjusted by some of the best in the business. But it just won't stay adjusted.

More a vocation than a profession. Other people's property comes naturally to me.

Just taking care of it while you were unconscious. The place is full of criminals.

Michael Keating

Paul Darrow

Peter Tuddenham

Terry Nation

A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.

Blake&apos;s 7

Season One: So Far, So Good

I discovered &quot;Blakes 7&quot; (though it ought to be &quot;Blake&apos;s 6,&quot; methinks) when I was five years old - and I dismissed it. I thought it looked boring and corny, and when I got hooked on &quot;Doctor Who&quot; shortly thereafter, I forgot all about it.

Well, like a wayward son, I have returned to &quot;Blakes 7&quot; all these years later. I&apos;ve just finished the season one DVDs, and I enjoyed myself immensely. In some respects it&apos;s a very familiar show that borrows terminology and ideas from much older genre entertainment, like &quot;Star Trek.&quot; But it&apos;s quite revolutionary in terms of structure - the arc plot is ahead of its time - and characterization. &quot;Blakes 7&quot; also features a surprisingly cynical world view; the Federation in this series isn&apos;t a league of whitewashed good guys, it&apos;s a corrupt organization that controls its subjects through military force and &quot;1984&quot;-like brainwashing.

The best character of the season is Avon, who is played in a wonderful sneering fashion by Paul Darrow. Blake is my second favorite; he&apos;s an idealist, but he&apos;s tough and he&apos;s not preachy (thank goodness). The other crew members, truth be told, are a little bland. I&apos;m not sure why people seem to like the cowardly thief character Villa so much, since his role mainly consists of whining and cracking flat jokes. Jenna the smuggler is a pretty foxy lady, but she doesn&apos;t do much but get tied up and possessed - both staple pastimes for women in these semi-sexist old shows.

Certain plot elements are recycled in a tiresome fashion; in several episodes, half of Blake&apos;s crew is stranded on a planet while the other half contends with a problem in space. And of course, there&apos;s always a moment when the ground team is in mortal peril and needs to be &quot;beamed up,&quot; but nobody&apos;s at the controls to do it. I complain too much, though - there are several genuinely surprising plot twists in the first season. And, even when the stories are a little clichéd, a great cast of British character actors is on hand to pick up the slack. Cool guest stars like Brian Blessed and Julian Glover reliably provide rock-solid support for the regulars.

The show is still easy to dismiss due to its low budget. But does it really matter that Blake&apos;s laser gun looks like a hair-curler? Not a bit. Flawed production values do very little to detract from &quot;Blakes 7,&quot; which in the final analysis is clearly one of the more thoughtful and exciting sci-fi series I&apos;ve had the pleasure to watch. The very first episode, which concerns Blake being framed for child molestation, is particularly gripping. It&apos;s highly recommended stuff.

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I discovered "Blakes 7" (though it ought to be "Blake's 6," methinks) when I was five years old - and I dismissed it. I thought it looked boring and corny, and when I got hooked on "Doctor Who" shortly thereafter, I forgot all about it.

Well, like a wayward son, I have returned to "Blakes 7" all these years later. I've just finished the season one DVDs, and I enjoyed myself immensely. In some respects it's a very familiar show that borrows terminology and ideas from much older genre entertainment, like "Star Trek." But it's quite revolutionary in terms of structure - the arc plot is ahead of its time - and characterization. "Blakes 7" also features a surprisingly cynical world view; the Federation in this series isn't a league of whitewashed good guys, it's a corrupt organization that controls its subjects through military force and "1984"-like brainwashing.

The best character of the season is Avon, who is played in a wonderful sneering fashion by Paul Darrow. Blake is my second favorite; he's an idealist, but he's tough and he's not preachy (thank goodness). The other crew members, truth be told, are a little bland. I'm not sure why people seem to like the cowardly thief character Villa so much, since his role mainly consists of whining and cracking flat jokes. Jenna the smuggler is a pretty foxy lady, but she doesn't do much but get tied up and possessed - both staple pastimes for women in these semi-sexist old shows.

Certain plot elements are recycled in a tiresome fashion; in several episodes, half of Blake's crew is stranded on a planet while the other half contends with a problem in space. And of course, there's always a moment when the ground team is in mortal peril and needs to be "beamed up," but nobody's at the controls to do it. I complain too much, though - there are several genuinely surprising plot twists in the first season. And, even when the stories are a little clichéd, a great cast of British character actors is on hand to pick up the slack. Cool guest stars like Brian Blessed and Julian Glover reliably provide rock-solid support for the regulars.

The show is still easy to dismiss due to its low budget. But does it really matter that Blake's laser gun looks like a hair-curler? Not a bit. Flawed production values do very little to detract from "Blakes 7," which in the final analysis is clearly one of the more thoughtful and exciting sci-fi series I've had the pleasure to watch. The very first episode, which concerns Blake being framed for child molestation, is particularly gripping. It's highly recommended stuff.

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