John Bennet who placed Cozer previously played Chang in the Doctor Who story Talons of Wang Chiang a role that drew some critisim for it's casting (nothing wrong with his perfomance though).
Blake's 7 Revisitation (rewatch)
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John Bennet who placed Cozer previously played Chang in the Doctor Who story Talons of Wang Chiang a role that drew some critisim for it's casting (nothing wrong with his perfomance though).
I like Weapon, it opens up all sorts of intriguing possibilities given that there are now two Blakes running around out there...
Croucher is a very different Travis to Greif, not as good yet conversely he has the best Travis moments (Trial is really, really good...well half of Trial is really, really good.)
It suggests Servalan may have been telling the truth in Terminal when she said she'd seen Blakes body--it was the clone--or if she was lying, then perhaps the Blake in Blake wasn't the real deal (although this seems unlikely)
Croucher is a very different Travis to Greif, not as good yet conversely he has the best Travis moments (Trial is really, really good...well half of Trial is really, really good.)
HEH, Just watched Talons of Weng Chiang recently. I knew Cozer looked very familiar, but, I never would've guessed that. The girl looks really familiar too.
Oh, and regarding Outfits, Blake must be really fond of those puffy sleeves, everyone else has changed twice since the Redemption, but, Blake's still wearing the same outift with puffy sleeves
Starkers regarding your spoiler, yea, those two events were going through my mind two, I didn't remember there being a clone running around, but, I remember both events you refer to
So, I've been watching without you, my computer has been tied up at night running programs and such, and I'm not good at taking notes with pen and paper, heh. Matter of fact, because I've been partially distracted, I've watched several episodes twice.
2.04 - Horizon -
This story wasn't real strong, but, it shows us there are rebels out there, and we start to see Blake building an Alliance outside of the Liberator crew
2.05- Pressure Point -
This one, was really good, another Mind screwing for Blake, this could've been a great victory for Blake if it wasn't all an illusion. Poor Gan, though, I don' think they ever really knew what to do with him. I always like the "Lovable Teddy Bear with a big bite" characters, but, I just don't think Blake's 7 Really suited that type of character on the Liberator.
2.06 - Trial -
Poor Travis, after all his Loyalties to Servalan. Definitely some good scenes for Travis in this one. I'm thinking I was too hard on "Not-Travis", he's still not Travis, but, he's a great character in his own right, I think I would've liked him much better if he was Travis' younger brother taking up Travis' vendetta or something of the sort, rather than a recast
2.07 - Killer
This was an interesting one, it shows that the Federation (and likewise the rebels to the Federation) aren't the only ones to fear, there's a whole segment of space with "No Trespassing, Or ELSE" signs. Avon threatens an old friend, and Vila's great line "Watch out when he holds his hand out in friendship..."
Parts were a bit on the slow side, but, overall not bad
2.08 Hostage -
We see a piece of Blake's past/family, and Travis sets them up to steal Liberator, while Avon has set Travis up to be grabbed by Servalan. In the end Servalan makes a deal with Travis.
2.09 - Countdown
Really enjoyed this one, Avon meeting up with a former ally and his ex-girlfriend's brother, and of course Avon saves the day at the last second.
Pretty strong string of episodes for the most part
2.04 - Horizon -
This story wasn't real strong, but, it shows us there are rebels out there, and we start to see Blake building an Alliance outside of the Liberator crew
2.05- Pressure Point -
This one, was really good, another Mind screwing for Blake, this could've been a great victory for Blake if it wasn't all an illusion. Poor Gan, though, I don' think they ever really knew what to do with him. I always like the "Lovable Teddy Bear with a big bite" characters, but, I just don't think Blake's 7 Really suited that type of character on the Liberator.
2.06 - Trial -
Poor Travis, after all his Loyalties to Servalan. Definitely some good scenes for Travis in this one. I'm thinking I was too hard on "Not-Travis", he's still not Travis, but, he's a great character in his own right, I think I would've liked him much better if he was Travis' younger brother taking up Travis' vendetta or something of the sort, rather than a recast
2.07 - Killer
This was an interesting one, it shows that the Federation (and likewise the rebels to the Federation) aren't the only ones to fear, there's a whole segment of space with "No Trespassing, Or ELSE" signs. Avon threatens an old friend, and Vila's great line "Watch out when he holds his hand out in friendship..."
Parts were a bit on the slow side, but, overall not bad
2.08 Hostage -
We see a piece of Blake's past/family, and Travis sets them up to steal Liberator, while Avon has set Travis up to be grabbed by Servalan. In the end Servalan makes a deal with Travis.
2.09 - Countdown
Really enjoyed this one, Avon meeting up with a former ally and his ex-girlfriend's brother, and of course Avon saves the day at the last second.
Pretty strong string of episodes for the most part
Yeah it's a good little run, I don't think there's a duff one in there. Horizon is interesting from a Colonial point of view, and it's interesting to note that Avon has the chance to run, but basically decides he doesn't want to be on his own.
Pressure Point is good, still can't beleive they actually wanted to kill Vila at first! Clearly Gan is, unfortunately, the weak link, although along with Cally he's the only one who functions as the concience of the crew.
Trial is half amazing, half a bit odd...Travis' trial is really superb, and it's interesting to note that bastard though he is, Travis was well thought of by his men. They didn't especially like him, but he never wasted troopers. Also you have to love the "Avon's gadget works" line, and "Is it that he has a talent for leadership, or merely that you have a talent for being led" And of course the irony that Blake sets Travis free!
Killer and Hostage are probably the weaker episodes of the group, but still good.
And yeah, Countdown is very good, nice to see other rebels out there, and a populace rising up to overthrow the Federation (Although I'm guessing the Federation rolled back in again eventually)
Pressure Point is good, still can't beleive they actually wanted to kill Vila at first! Clearly Gan is, unfortunately, the weak link, although along with Cally he's the only one who functions as the concience of the crew.
Trial is half amazing, half a bit odd...Travis' trial is really superb, and it's interesting to note that bastard though he is, Travis was well thought of by his men. They didn't especially like him, but he never wasted troopers. Also you have to love the "Avon's gadget works" line, and "Is it that he has a talent for leadership, or merely that you have a talent for being led" And of course the irony that Blake sets Travis free!
Killer and Hostage are probably the weaker episodes of the group, but still good.
And yeah, Countdown is very good, nice to see other rebels out there, and a populace rising up to overthrow the Federation (Although I'm guessing the Federation rolled back in again eventually)
^I really like Countdown. We get to see sides to Avon that were previously unavailable. I also like the main plot of the local rebels vs The Federation; it fits in nicely with the rest of the season.
Killer, despite having some great Avon moments and the creepy plague plotline, has some outright laughable costumes and props. Hostage felt--oh, I don't know---pointless, perhaps? It just seemed rather cliched and out of place, despite some good Avon/Vila banter.
Killer, despite having some great Avon moments and the creepy plague plotline, has some outright laughable costumes and props. Hostage felt--oh, I don't know---pointless, perhaps? It just seemed rather cliched and out of place, despite some good Avon/Vila banter.
like the Michelin Men?
Killer is one of the few eps that I had memories from seeing B7 S1 & 2 when it was first run in Australia (had no recollection of Jenna though).
"She's my father's brother's daughter, and I was very fond of her."
Blake, that makes her your cousin.
Maybe that rigged trial in The Way Back wasn't so rigged after all...
Gan would've been fine had he not had the Limiter storyline. Then again, Terry Nation writing the first season himself probably meant he could only give dialogue to so many actors per script, and Gan was sacrificed as a result. Still, the "Little John" character did have it's merits; I guess you just have to imagine they happened off screen.
like the Michelin Men?
Killer is one of the few eps that I had memories from seeing B7 S1 & 2 when it was first run in Australia (had no recollection of Jenna though).
Not to mention the trash-bag ponchos, the stingray fireman suit, and that they washed their hands in what almost looked like a bidet.
Those were all great, especially the Michelin Men and the Bidet
like the Michelin Men?
Killer is one of the few eps that I had memories from seeing B7 S1 & 2 when it was first run in Australia (had no recollection of Jenna though).
Not to mention the trash-bag ponchos, the stingray fireman suit, and that they washed their hands in what almost looked like a bidet.
Heh, yea, I didn't think much of the relationship with a woman who's father he called Uncle, until that kiss at the end, until then, I was willing to accept he had a strong sisterly feeling towards her. That was not a sisterly kiss. So, yea, maybe he's not as innocent as he claims...
Re: Balke's 7 Revisitation (rewatch)
Fantastic stuff! Despite the absence of the Liberator and Zen, season 4 is amazingly entertaining and rewatchable for me.
Avon (as the shuttle begins to go into a terminal orbit)"Orac, how much more weight do we have to lose?"
Orac; "In order to survive we must jettison an additional 70 kilos"
Avon; (desperately looking around the ship)"70 kilos! What the hell weighs 70s kilos?"
Orac; (dispassionately) "Vila weighs 80 kilos"
Avon; (pauses a moment then pulls his gun from it's hiding place)-calling softly; "Vila....?"
The great thing about this is that Vila has already run and hid, having worked out exactly what Avon's solution to their problem will be
Fantastic stuff! Despite the absence of the Liberator and Zen, season 4 is amazingly entertaining and rewatchable for me.
Technically speaking a relationship with your cousin isn't illegal, the major concerns would be genetic if you chose to have children, because you're far more likely to pass on any hereditary illness. People might look down their noses at you, but we're talking about the far future here, and there are loads of examples in history and across cultures where it's perfectly acceptable...heck the Queen and Prince Phillip are cousins (although more distant cousins than it appears here...)
I think it only becomes dodgy if you wonder how old Inga is, and more importanly was.
I think Jusin/Dayna is way dodgier!
And yeah, the outfits in Killer are not amongst B7's best!
Prince William and Kate Middleton are too, but they don't want many people to know that.
Not to mention impossible. She's been in isolation for decades on Sarran, possibly even since being a little girl.
When did she find time to have a fling with Justin??
(Granted this storyline was left over for Cally had Jan Chappel returned - you'd have thought they would've rewritten it for Soolin!)
Well they do specify that Justin was one of several tutors her father brought in as she was growing up...which still seems pretty thin, especially given how long it'd been since she saw him!
I don't know where you're getting the idea William and Kate are cousins from however...
True, not illegal, but, for me, if you grow up knowing each other as family, it's just icky to have romantic relations.
Really? I thought Kate Middleton was a Commoner? Do the Royals acknowledge familial relations to Commoners?
Hoping to get in a couple more episodes tonight
Probably from The Daily Mail (so, yeah....), which reported that they were 12th cousins, once removed. Which, I think, hardly qualifies as "related." Hell, if you back at least 6 generations, we're pretty much ALL related.
Anyway...BACK ON TOPIC. I don't think the "Justin" storyline would've worked with Soolin; she was too tough of a character. Danya, however, was young, and while certainly a good fighter, was somewhat more vulnerable in personality. But the entire plot of "Animals" was crap to begin with, anyway.
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