I sometimes wonder it would survive the pilot in this day age given that most of the main characters don't appear until the end of Ep1, and the Liberator near the end of S2.
Now days everyone in their places by the end of the first episode.
See your point, but it was commissioned for a 13 episodes run (actually 16, Nation's second season episodes were officially 14-16; the way BBC1 worked then an autumn series ran for 16 weeks, a January one for 13. See Secret Army). And The Way Back was actually made after Space Fall (which makes it all the more odd that Gan and Avon are in the script but not the episode)..I sometimes wonder it would survive the pilot in this day age given that most of the main characters don't appear until the end of Ep1, and the Liberator near the end of S2.
Now days everyone in their places by the end of the first episode.
To be pedantic, Avon, Travis and Arco are all in the script for episode one, as is a non-speaking Gan. Arco's lines were either cut or transferred to Vila (hence he's unusually menacing), while Avon's lines were given to the American guard, and I guess Kral Travis was turned into Dev Tarrant in case they couldn't get the same actor later on.Oh, that's not the case at all, given how serialized shows often are today. For instance, Andor didn't introduce Stellan Skarsgard until episode 2, and didn't introduce its Imperial Intelligence characters or the heist crew until episode 4. In WandaVision, Teyonnah Paris didn't appear in episode 1, and Randall Park and Kat Dennings didn't appear until episode 4 (aside from Park having a voice cameo earlier). Blake's first few episodes are serialized in a manner very similar to modern American shows.
Although it's true that the first Blake's 7 episode does fake us out into expecting a couple of its guest characters to be regulars, then pulls the rug out from under us. And I have to correct you: Only Blake, Jena, and Vila appeared in episode 1. Avon and Gan don't appear until episode 2, Zen debuts in 3, and Cally in 4, while Servalan and Travis don't appear until 6.
To be pedantic, Avon, Travis and Arco are all in the script for episode one, as is a non-speaking Gan. Arco's lines were either cut or transferred to Vila (hence he's unusually menacing), while Avon's lines were given to the American guard, and I guess Kral Travis was turned into Dev Tarrant in case they couldn't get the same actor later on.
Another explanation is that one of the producers who gave Nation an early chance was Alan Tarrant. So a tributeIt's normal for scripts to go through changes. What was considered along the way is a different question from what appears in the finished product. (As long as we're being pedantic.)
It's weird that B7 had a Dev Tarrant in the first episode and a completely unconnected Del Tarrant in seasons 3-4 (though Big Finish retconned them as brothers). Though the B7 wiki says it's because Terry Nation liked naming things after himself. There was a Jill Tarrant in "Death to the Daleks," a character named Tarron in "The Keys of Marinus," and the element taranium in "The Daleks' Master Plan."
The script for Cygnus Alpha (as it was then called) is near identical to the transmitted version aside from the character omissions. it's a great proof that Terry Nation did sometimes write great material.It's normal for scripts to go through changes. What was considered along the way is a different question from what appears in the finished product. (As long as we're being pedantic.)
It's weird that B7 had a Dev Tarrant in the first episode and a completely unconnected Del Tarrant in seasons 3-4 (though Big Finish retconned them as brothers). Though the B7 wiki says it's because Terry Nation liked naming things after himself. There was a Jill Tarrant in "Death to the Daleks," a character named Tarron in "The Keys of Marinus," and the element taranium in "The Daleks' Master Plan."
The updated special effects appear to be new modelwork and not just CGI. That's really neat.
New... model...s... not... C...GI?!!!
Heck, I've seen the CGI for the latest classic Doctor Who entries and those have been marvelous. Not to nitpick, but why revert to models? Already drooling over Mission to Destiny, Terminal, et al...
That's amazing that they're doing physical models. I wish they had done that for TOS-R and TNG-R.
I sometimes wonder it would survive the pilot in this day age given that most of the main characters don't appear until the end of Ep1, and the Liberator near the end of S2.
Now days everyone in their places by the end of the first episode.
I can't remember what it was, but there was another show a few years ago where we knew the characters were all going to come together as some kind of a team, but it still took them the entire first season to introduce them all and bring them together.Oh, that's not the case at all, given how serialized shows often are today. For instance, Andor didn't introduce Stellan Skarsgard until episode 2, and didn't introduce its Imperial Intelligence characters or the heist crew until episode 4. In WandaVision, Teyonnah Paris didn't appear in episode 1, and Randall Park and Kat Dennings didn't appear until episode 4 (aside from Park having a voice cameo earlier). Blake's first few episodes are serialized in a manner very similar to modern American shows.
Although it's true that the first Blake's 7 episode does fake us out into expecting a couple of its guest characters to be regulars, then pulls the rug out from under us. And I have to correct you: Only Blake, Jena, and Vila appeared in episode 1. Avon and Gan don't appear until episode 2, Zen debuts in 3, and Cally in 4, while Servalan and Travis don't appear until 6.
I can't remember what it was, but there was another show a few years ago where we knew the characters were all going to come together as some kind of a team, but it still took them the entire first season to introduce them all and bring them together.
Yeah but we all lost interest in Heroes after the first season.I can't remember what it was, but there was another show a few years ago where we knew the characters were all going to come together as some kind of a team, but it still took them the entire first season to introduce them all and bring them together.
That's amazing that they're doing physical models. I wish they had done that for TOS-R and TNG-R.
I'm assuming the blurays will be region 2.
Exactly, I have had a number of region free players which opened up the rest of the world (home video wise) for me. For Blu Rays, you have to switch the regions back and forth, mostly with just a button hit, but I have a dedicated player for anything outside Region A. Cost me about the same as the regular player I have in my living room. Usually region free players will run DVDs without having to switch.Region-free players aren't any more expensive than regular players. I have an LG Blu-ray unit so I can play Blake's 7, Dempsey & Makepeace, Tripods, etx, from Region 2 disks.
My first region-free was a Sony, but it crapped out after less than a year. I figured that had to be an anomaly - how could a Sony unit be bad? So I bought the same model Sony as a replacement, and that too crapped out after less than a year! So I tried LG, and that one keeps on going.
That's not it, I never watched Sense8.Sounds like Netflix's Sense8 from the Wachowskis & J. Michael Straczynski. And probably others.
That might be it, I was thinking it was either a superhero show, or a sci-fi show following the crew of a starship.Yeah but we all lost interest in Heroes after the first season.
My LG seems to adjust all by itself if i forget to tell it what region I've inserted, which is great, 'cause I'm old . But it's just a matter of pressing the 1 or 2 key on the remote when you put the disk in. I never even gave a thought to there being a difference in BD/DVD - it plays both (and CDs) without a hitch.Exactly, I have had a number of region free players which opened up the rest of the world (home video wise) for me. For Blu Rays, you have to switch the regions back and forth, mostly with just a button hit, but I have a dedicated player for anything outside Region A. Cost me about the same as the regular player I have in my living room. Usually region free players will run DVDs without having to switch.
I'll happily get this release.
It doesn't look like anyone has posted this yet.
That's not it, I never watched Sense8.
(this one is from @Tosk, it lost the poster's name when I cut and paste this into the edited post.)
That might be it, I was thinking it was either a superhero show, or a sci-fi show following the crew of a starship.