Scifi folks - Blake 7 is coming back

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • Sarah_Jayne
    Now with more Jayne
    • Dec 2002
    • 40077

    #1

    Scifi folks - Blake 7 is coming back

    Just heard on the radio it is coming back to British tv. Not sure how they plan on doing it but it will be interesting to see.
  • F-U-Jimmy
    Confirmed User
    • Apr 2006
    • 6853

    #2
    Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
    Just heard on the radio it is coming back to British tv. Not sure how they plan on doing it but it will be interesting to see.
    The old series or a new version ?
    icq. 176240424 44.years as a pornographer !!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment

    • DollarKing
      Confirmed User
      • Aug 2007
      • 526

      #3
      Nobody in america has heard of it have they? I have seen some episodes but whatever it could not be any worse than the original for film sets. All these revivals of old tv and film classics just seem to go backwards than forwards anyway with the bionic woman just coming to mind!
      Even with the batman film franchise all they are doing is rehashing with old villains like the joker. I hated batman begins and thought the scarecrow effort was diabolical.

      Comment

      • Sarah_Jayne
        Now with more Jayne
        • Dec 2002
        • 40077

        #4
        Originally posted by F-U-Jimmy
        The old series or a new version ?
        New - http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle3808838.ece


        It being on Sky1 doesn't fill me with hope.

        It is known in the States somewhat, my mother was a fan when I was growing up so PBS must have shown it at some point. Then every man in my life has been a fan.

        Comment

        • F-U-Jimmy
          Confirmed User
          • Apr 2006
          • 6853

          #5
          Ah so its a remake Callie the blonde must be around 55 by now so i expect they will all be using walkers ( zimmer frames )
          icq. 176240424 44.years as a pornographer !!!!!!!!!!!

          Comment

          • Sarah_Jayne
            Now with more Jayne
            • Dec 2002
            • 40077

            #6
            Didn't they all die in the last episode so I guess it would have to be starting again from the beginning.

            Comment

            • F-U-Jimmy
              Confirmed User
              • Apr 2006
              • 6853

              #7
              Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
              Didn't they all die in the last episode so I guess it would have to be starting again from the beginning.
              Yes i think they did.
              Did you ever see the Red Dwarf series that was some very funny stuff if you like British humor
              icq. 176240424 44.years as a pornographer !!!!!!!!!!!

              Comment

              • Sarah_Jayne
                Now with more Jayne
                • Dec 2002
                • 40077

                #8
                Red Dwarf is near enough my favourite show.

                Comment

                • gideongallery
                  Confirmed User
                  • Aug 2003
                  • 7082

                  #9
                  Sky One (UK) has provocatively given the go-ahead for the development of two 60-minute scripts which could see the return to the small screen of cult TV classic Blake's 7, the BBC reports.

                  Blake's 7 ran from 1978 to 1981 on the Beeb, and is best remembered among chaps of a certain age for the presence of Jacqueline Pearce as the deliciously villainous Servalan*, who alongside Paul Darrow as Avon and Gareth Thomas as Blake, battled gamely against wobbly sets and decidedly low-tech special effects.

                  While Sky's announcement doesn't guarantee that a new generation of viewers will enjoy a revamped Blake's 7, Elaine Pyke, commissioning editor for drama at Sky One, Two and Three, said: "The time is ripe for a revival of a show that represents the best traditions of the genre, not to mention one of the best-loved and most successful dramas of all time."

                  Sky is working with Blake's 7 Productions, "a subsidiary of Blake's 7 Media who owns the licence to the show" on the development. If and when the Liberator will relaunch remains to be seen. ®

                  this was a great series and since it in the hands of blake 7 productions i have high hopes it will be a good remake

                  “When crimes occur through the mail, you don’t shut the post office down,” Steve Wozniak

                  Comment

                  • DirtyDreamer
                    Confirmed User
                    • Sep 2005
                    • 458

                    #10
                    I'm really not surprised about Blake's 7 being given another chance especially with the success of the new Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica. Sci Fi Wire has an article about Blake's 7 poised for Sky comeback.

                    I have watched a few episodes on PBS a few years ago and enjoyed it.
                    Chill out at Moongem Comics

                    Comment

                    • marcop
                      Confirmed User
                      • Nov 2005
                      • 4150

                      #11
                      I remember this show from the last year I was in England in the early 80's... I thought it was lame, kinda like a grown up Dr. Who, but with way cheesier "special effects".

                      Comment

                      • DirtyDreamer
                        Confirmed User
                        • Sep 2005
                        • 458

                        #12
                        Originally posted by DirtyDreamer
                        I'm really not surprised about Blake's 7 being given another chance especially with the success of the new Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica. Sci Fi Wire has an article about Blake's 7 poised for Sky comeback.

                        I have watched a few episodes on PBS a few years ago and enjoyed it.
                        Oops, I meant to write BBC News had the article.
                        Chill out at Moongem Comics

                        Comment

                        • Klen
                          • Aug 2006
                          • 32234

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Sarah_MaxCash
                          Red Dwarf is near enough my favourite show.
                          They should do remake of it.

                          Comment

                          • Sarah_Jayne
                            Now with more Jayne
                            • Dec 2002
                            • 40077

                            #14
                            Originally posted by KlenTelaris
                            They should do remake of it.
                            God no. Ever seen the pilot for the American version of the show? That is horror enough for a fan.

                            Comment

                            Working...