Reply to: Good stuff for SF fans

[AtW]

If Blakes 7 is the same as Wolf 3D engine based PC game, then it's pretty crap.

[VectraMan]

Blakes 7 was classic, unfortunately the memory is better than the reality. Watched them again a couple of years ago and they were dreadful.

Have to disagree there. I didn't want to see it again for that reason, then gave into temptation and bought the video of the first episode (which I'd never seen), really enjoyed it and ended up with the complete set. Okay, so you have to make some allowances for the time and general cheapness of it, but it's still much much better than the crap SciFi the BBC are currently making IMO.

Loved the original V mini series (have the DVDs), but I've tried to watch some of the TV series on SciFi again and not been able to get into it. But it is better than the Logan's Run TV series.

[SallyAnne]

I am not sure to be honest - where would they find such good actors, IMO anyone else but original won't cut it.

I IMDBd most of them a couple of weeks ago, and it doesn't look like they're very busy

[AtW]

That would be worth seeing

I am not sure to be honest - where would they find such good actors, IMO anyone else but original won't cut it.

[hattra]

Yes V is tops - I think they are doing remake now.

That would be worth seeing

[SallyAnne]

Yes V is tops - I think they are doing remake now.

I know, I cant wait

[AtW]

Yes V is tops - I think they are doing remake now.

[SallyAnne]

Has anyone been watching V on sky lately? I'm glued - I still love Marc Singer as much as I did when I was a kid, even if he is made entirely of cheese!

[hattra]

I nearly got to watch the series again on PBS over in the States, unfortunately I had to move fro San Francisco to Chicago after about three weeks and they weren't showing it there.

True, it looks quite dated, but Avon's humour withstood the test of time. A prime one to give the Battlestar "re-imagining" treatment to (but who would they get to replace Paul Darrow?).

[DaveB]

Blakes 7 was classic, unfortunately the memory is better than the reality. Watched them again a couple of years ago and they were dreadful.

[hattra]

Nah, your thinking of Star Trek: Voyager there

With the honourable exception of Seven of Nine

Must agree with the Battlestar fans here - it's excellent. Never really got into B5, though the bits I've seen seemed pretty good.

UFO.

Ladies with Purple Hair.

You know it makes sense.

.... and string vests

Surely there's a fellow Blake's Seven fan out there?

[VectraMan]

I've got the first 7 or so episodes of Season 3 downloaded - going to watch them tomorrow I wont spoil it for you though,

Seen them. It's stonking.

I could never undestand the fuss about B5 myself. I thought it was a badly written, badly acted version of Star Trek.

[DaveB]

No it does not - new BG is good, but it lacks scale of the fight between Shadows and Vorlons, the scope of BG is way too limited - bloody fight for survival of an inferior species.

[Lucifer Box]

No it does not - new BG is good, but it lacks scale of the fight between Shadows and Vorlons, the scope of BG is way too limited - bloody fight for survival of an inferior species.

Right, in the car park now!

[SallyAnne]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! Please, please, please don;t spoil it for the rest of us SF nerds....unless you can burn me off a couple of DVDs and send them to me.....

Yeah of course I will - send me your address.