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blakes7-d Digest Volume 98 : Issue 150
Today's Topics:
[B7L] UK Gold June
Re: [B7L] UK Gold June
[B7L] Overheard on rec.arts.drwho
Re: [B7L] warlord
Re: [B7L] The Making of Blakes 7
[B7L] New Website
Re: [B7L] We came third
[B7L]Lost In Space
Re: [B7L] UK Gold June
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Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 18:20:00 +0100 GMT
From: STEVE.ROGERSON@MCR1.poptel.org.uk
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] UK Gold June
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According to Cult Times, here are the Blake's 7 episodes being
shown in June on UK Gold.
Sunday 7 June: No episode
Sunday 14 June: 9.35am, D13 Blake
Sunday 21 June: No episode
Sunday 28 June: 9.05am, A1 The Way Back
cheers
Steve Rogerson
Redemption 99 - The Blakes 7/Babylon 5 convention
26-28 February 1999, Ashford International Hotel, Kent
http://www.smof.com/redemption/
"The workers united will never be ignited"
Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
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Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 13:10:48 -0500
From: "Reuben Herfindahl" <reuben@reuben.net>
To: <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] UK Gold June
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From: STEVE.ROGERSON@MCR1.poptel.org.uk <STEVE.ROGERSON@MCR1.poptel.org.uk>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 1998 1:01 PM
Subject: [B7L] UK Gold June
>According to Cult Times, here are the Blake's 7 episodes being
>shown in June on UK Gold.
>
>Sunday 7 June: No episode
>Sunday 14 June: 9.35am, D13 Blake
>Sunday 21 June: No episode
>Sunday 28 June: 9.05am, A1 The Way Back
>
>
How to confuse a first time viewer. Catch June 14th's episode and then
June 28th's.
Reuben
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Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 14:18:02 -0500
From: "Reuben Herfindahl" <reuben@reuben.net>
To: "Lysator" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] Overheard on rec.arts.drwho
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I stumbled across this comparison over at rec.arts.drwho. Since I hadn't
heard it before, I figured I'd cross post it.
Reuben
<start quote>
In article <01bd883a$bc3ae920$LocalHost@lgwujvnl>, Dangermouse
<URL:mailto:master@sol.co.ukDEATH-TO-SPAMMERS> wrote:
> Difficult to describe. Sort of a Handbook to the series, with a bit of the
> Discon Guide or Nitpicker's Guide thrown in... No pictures though.
A discontinuity guide for Blake's 7 is rather like shooting fish in
a barrel, isn't it? Still, I look forward to headings like:
Fabulously powerful weaponry never used or mentioned again
Mad scientists in exile who once knew one of the crew
Most manically over-stressed line by Paul Darrow
This week's re-use of the spaceship model from episode 2
Rewritten from which "Onedin Line" episode, with Jamaica crossed
out and Zobufrax Delta written over the top in crayon
...speaking of manically over-stressed lines, has it ever occurred
to anyone that Blake's 7 is a sort of early version of Friends?
That is,
Ross = Avon
Chandler = Blake
Joey = Vila
Rachel = Cally
Monica = Jenna
Phoebe = Orac
New York = The Galaxy
The apartment block
= The Liberator
Dating = The overthrow of the repressive Federation
Tickets to see fashion shows / major basketball games / operas
= Technology
Clothes = Federation cyphers
Sex = Sabotage of an installation resembling a gas works
Central Perk, the coffee-bar
= An alien world once used for mining gravel
Small things to eat with coffee, kept close to hand whenever
one is in Central Perk
= Teleport bracelets
Attractive significant-others who appear from time to time
= Servalan
Janice, the girlfriend Chandler just can't get rid of
= Travis
Janice's pregnancy after series 1
= Travis's reconstruction after series 1
In a purely domestic crisis, the apartment radiators break down
just on the day of a party (etc.)
= In an incident unrelated to the Federation, the
Liberator is trapped in space by an alien race (etc.)
Cheesy plots to do with long-lost siblings
= Cheesy plots to do with long-lost siblings
"Yuh-huh" = "Confirmed"
"Could I _be_ any more sure?"
= "That information is not available."
Marriage = Death
I look forward to the shock ending of "Friends" in which, with just
seconds of the programme still to run, all six of our heroes are
married off. (And then millions of fans refuse to believe it and
insist that we never actually _saw_ the rings on their fingers.)
--
Graham Nelson | graham@gnelson.demon.co.uk | Oxford, United Kingdom
</end quote>
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Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 08:05:35 +0100 (BST)
From: Judith Proctor <Judith@blakes-7.demon.co.uk>
To: Lysator List <Blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] warlord
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On Sun 24 May, Roger the Shrubber wrote:
> I wonder what Zukan thought he was doing though. Presumably he was on
> friendly terms with the reps of all the other planets there, why did he have
> to go thru the whole charade of pretending to form an alliance, surely he
> could have just radioed Servalan & said "Hey chief, they're on Xenon, send
> the fleet". Even if he'd delivered Avon & co. to the feds & lived, all those
> other warlords would have been after his blood for betraying them.
Because he wanted the formula for the Pylene 50 antidote and wanted to be sure
that he could manufacture it?
Judith
--
http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7
Redemption 99 - The Blakes 7/Babylon 5 convention
26-28 February 1999, Ashford International Hotel, Kent
http://www.smof.com/redemption/
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Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 07:49:00 +0100 (BST)
From: Judith Proctor <Judith@blakes-7.demon.co.uk>
To: Lysator List <Blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] The Making of Blakes 7
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On Sun 24 May, Jenni-Alison wrote:
> Does anyone have an opinion of a book called "The Making of Blakes 7" by
> Adrian Wrigglesford (I think)? I've found it in a bookshop and wanted to
> buy it, but it was in bad condition. Is it worth ordering specially? I've
> got the Sheelagh Wells book (great), and Tony Attwood's program guide
> (hmmm, better than no program guide), so is this a good one ?
If you can get it remaindered, it's just about worth it for one or two of the
pictures. Otherwise save your money. I wouldn't pay more than two or three
quid for it. It really is boring, badly laid out and often inaccurate. Marvell
did a much better job with similar information for a much lower price.
Sheelagh's book went into a second printing. Rigglesford's book was
remaindered. Need I say more?
Judith
PS. Neil's Sevencyclopaedia is far more useful than the programme guide and can
be downloaded from my web page or bought as a zine.
--
http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7
Redemption 99 - The Blakes 7/Babylon 5 convention
26-28 February 1999, Ashford International Hotel, Kent
http://www.smof.com/redemption/
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Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 00:15:57 EDT
From: AChevron <AChevron@aol.com>
To: space-city@world.std.com
Cc: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] New Website
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I recieved a mailing from the builder of a new web-site, and dropped in.
the site has quite a ways to go to be complete, but there are some nice pics
scattered about. If anyone wants to take a peek, and maybe give the gent some
encouragement, the URL is:
http://members.aol.com/fenchesku/b7.html
D. Rose
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Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 09:48:09 -0700
From: Helen Krummenacker <avona@jps.net>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: [B7L] We came third
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STEVE.ROGERSON@MCR1.poptel.org.uk wrote:
>
> SFX magazine in the UK has just published the top ten space
> ships of all time as voted for by its readers, and the Liberator
> came in third.
>
> The top ten were:
>
> 1. Millennium Falcon (Star Wars)
> 2. White Star (Babylon 5)
> 3. The Liberator (Blake's 7)
> 4. The Tardis (Dr Who)
> 5. Shadow ship (Babylon 5)
> 6. The Enterprise (ST: TOS)
> 7. The Enterprise D (ST: TNG)
> 8. Star Destroyers (Star Wars)
> 9. Nostromo (Alien)
> 10 The Defiant (ST: DS9)
>
> cheers
> Steve Rogerson
>
Good choices! Glad to see the Enterprise didn't squash everything else
on the list... it surely would have in the States. Say science fiction
here and everyone thinks you mean Star Trek.
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Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 15:48:24 +0100
From: julie@ipsys.co.uk (Julie Horner)
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Cc: space-city@world.std.com
Subject: [B7L]Lost In Space
Message-Id: <199805271448.PAA10795@sun500.Fishnet>
Does anybody know for sure which day the B7 Lost in Space
will be going out?
I am on my hols for the first two weeks in June so if it
is on during that time I will need to set the video, but
as I am already setting it to record the UK Gold B7 on
Sunday mornings I am worried my tape will run out of space.
Julie Horner
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Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 21:48:54 +0100
From: "Julie Horner" <jihorner@dial.pipex.com>
To: <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] UK Gold June
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> From: STEVE.ROGERSON@MCR1.poptel.org.uk
>
> According to Cult Times, here are the Blake's 7 episodes being
> shown in June on UK Gold.
>
> Sunday 7 June: No episode
> Sunday 14 June: 9.35am, D13 Blake
> Sunday 21 June: No episode
> Sunday 28 June: 9.05am, A1 The Way Back
>
Thanks Steve.
Are they really starting again again? I mean, they went all through once
and
then immediately again and now starting over once more.
Oh dear I just re-read that its not very articulate. Anyway, good for UK
Gold.
Incidentally, about two years ago - before I had ever seen any B7 (yes
honestly!) I remember having UK Gold on in the afternoon and there was
some sort of documentary about B7 with the actors being interviewed.
It took me ages to realise what it was because, as I have said, I wasn't
a fan at that point but I had heard of the series through my husband.
Apart from thinking "Oh they must be going to repeat this, I must tell
Mike"
I didn't really take much notice at the time. All I really remember is
Jackie saying how Servalan was originally going to be a man.
Now of course I would love to see that again but I haven't the faintest
idea
what it was called or whether it is available on video or anything.
Does anyone out there know what I saw?
Julie Horner
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