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blakes7-d Digest Volume 00 : Issue 50
Today's Topics:
[B7L] [Fwd: [Blakes-7] New poll for Blakes-7]
Re: [B7L] New Mailing List
[B7L] Re: [B7] Aftermath
[B7L] Strangerers (was Re: Aftermath Aficionados Anonymous)
Re: [B7L] Strangerers (was Re: Aftermath Aficionados Anonymous)
[B7L] Re:Aftermath
[B7L] Strangerers
[B7L]The Muir Book
Re: [B7L] New Mailing List
Re: [B7L] New Mailing List
Re: [B7L] New Mailing List
Re: [B7L] Servalan or Not Servalan?
[B7L] BBC Repeats Cancelled...
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 06:39:22 -0500
From: Michael Bailey <michaelabailey@netzero.net>
To: "Blake's 7 Mailing List" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] [Fwd: [Blakes-7] New poll for Blakes-7]
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If you join you can take part in these polls.
Michael
> From: Blakes-7@onelist.com
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> Enter your vote today! Check out the new poll for the Blakes-7
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> What is your favorite female actor on Blake's 7?
>
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 05:49:39 -0700
From: The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca>
To: Michael Bailey <michaelabailey@netzero.net>
Cc: "Blake's 7 Mailing List" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] New Mailing List
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On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 06:22:50AM -0500, Michael Bailey wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> I found this new awesome mailing list. It's a onelist.com For more
> information see:
>
> http://www.onelist.com/list/blakes-7
>
> It's still a smaller group but I think it will grow very quickly! Come
> and join. The address for subscribing is on the web page above.
>
> Michael
>
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I have a better idea, ANNEX them!
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:08:41 +0000
From: Murray Smith <mjsmith@tcd.ie>
To: Lysator <Blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] Re: [B7] Aftermath
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I'm also an 'Aftermath' fan, for the following reasons:
1. Avon at home: It is the only time in the series that we see a relaxed
Avon in a family setting, the Mellanby home. He had said that a little
boredom wouldn't go amiss, after all the excitement; and his wish has been
granted. One of the nice benefits of his relaxation is that he looks good
in that shirt.
2. The Mellanby family: While we saw the Varons' home in 'The Way Back',
and the Ushton Blakes' in 'Hostage', there was no sense of a family home,
presumably because the two were only glimpsed. This time, however, we see
the Mellanby home in some detail, giving us the impression that it has been
a place that has been lived in for some time. Of course, it does look more
than a little like a sci-fi version of John Shaft's pad; and this is added
to by Hal Mellanby's appearance, with his funky gold medallion. Some years
ago, when we were watching the episode on tape, my brother's reaction to
Hal's appearance was "Cool dude!"<bg>
3. Servalan: She lives up to her evil, impressive self. Despite being
stranded on an unknown planet, she looks quite cool and calm, trying to
contact her fleet. Of course, she is remarkably lucky to meet Avon and the
Mellanbys, exploiting this luck to the full, by killing Hal and taking
Orac, after trying to win over Avon.
4. Avon and Servalan: The scene where she tries to win over Avon is one of
the best in the series, as things sizzle between them. From the good acting
by Paul and Jackie, an excellent impression is given of how Avon was sorely
tempted by Servalan. The ending, where he throws her away with the comment
about being dead in a week, was wonderful.
Murray
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:48:32 -0500
From: Harriet Monkhouse <101637.2064@compuserve.com>
To: "INTERNET:blakes7@lysator.liu.se" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] Strangerers (was Re: Aftermath Aficionados Anonymous)
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Una commented on The Strangerers:
>I thought it was rather funny. I don't know how well it'll
>stand up across a series, but this episode made me laugh
>out loud quite a bit.
I thought it had its moments, but not enough for its length - I wish they'd
done it in a half-hour slot.
Harriet
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 14:05:10 -0000
From: "Una McCormack" <una@q-research.connectfree.co.uk>
To: <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Strangerers (was Re: Aftermath Aficionados Anonymous)
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Harriet wrote:
> Una commented on The Strangerers:
> >I thought it was rather funny. I don't know how well it'll
> >stand up across a series, but this episode made me laugh
> >out loud quite a bit.
>
> I thought it had its moments, but not enough for its length - I wish
they'd
> done it in a half-hour slot.
I may have misread this week's listings, but I think they turn into half
hour episodes after the first one.
Una
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:38:08 EST
From: Tigerm1019@aol.com
To: Blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] Re:Aftermath
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"Aftermath" is far from my favorite episode, but I did like the part at the
beginning with the two Federation crewmen, when they think they have escaped
the war and the Federation, and then the Sarrans get them.
I also liked the background given to Dayna. We didn't get to see her as an
effective fighter nearly as much as I would have liked.
Tiger M
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:20:51 -0000
From: "Andy Hopkinson" <andyrh@netcomuk.co.uk>
To: <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] Strangerers
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Una commented on The Strangerers:
>I thought it was rather funny. I don't know how well it'll
>stand up across a series, but this episode made me laugh
>out loud quite a bit.
I thought it had its moments, but not enough for its length - I wish they'd
done it in a half-hour slot.
Harriet
Actually, the rest of the series is 8, 25 minute episodes.
I've seen a few preview tapes, it does get better...
Paul Darrow comes into it tonight, he plays Seedy man (CD man).
He is very good, and wears a very unflatering brown velour shirt and a very
bad (on purpose) wig.
Paul can't help dropping into Avon from time to time, watch out for his line
"It's the Law" VERY AVON...
The series was filmed in two 5 episode blocks,
Rob Grant thought CD man and Rats (CD man's younger side-kick) were so funny
that he wrote them into more episodes of the second filming block
I thought the first double episode was quite funny, and the effects were
very impressive (again watch out for a scene when the severed head is put
into a plant pot, grows parsnip legs, and runs off).
If you like Red Dwarf (seasons 1-5), then you'll probably like this.
Andy.
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:21:09 -0000
From: "Julie Horner" <jihorner@dial.pipex.com>
To: <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L]The Muir Book
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Anyone still thinking of buying the Muir book might be
interested to know that from about mid-March Horizon
plan to be selling it for a substantial discount. The price
they quote is £22.50 (plus p+p). Still a bit pricy mind...
Julie Horner
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 07:39:47 +1100
From: Kathryn Andersen <kat@welkin.apana.org.au>
To: "Blake's 7 list" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] New Mailing List
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On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 05:49:39AM -0700, The Doctor wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 06:22:50AM -0500, Michael Bailey wrote:
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> > I found this new awesome mailing list. It's a onelist.com For more
> > information see:
> >
> > http://www.onelist.com/list/blakes-7
> >
> > It's still a smaller group but I think it will grow very quickly! Come
> > and join. The address for subscribing is on the web page above.
>
> I have a better idea, ANNEX them!
However nice that sounds, considering that there's still two B7 web
rings, I don't think that's very *likely* do you? At the moment there
are 20 sites on one ring, and 28 sites on the other. Do you really
think that either bunch will be willing to move?
We could, of course, consider the onelist list to be the hangout of
newbies who need spoiler protection. Remember that here nobody
bothers about that because the assumption is that everyone's seen the
episodes.
But it would be a good thing if someone actually told them about this
Lyst - Michael? (Not Freedom City, I gather they don't like to be
advertised?)
Lysator's been going since... 1995, was it? I can't remember, and I
was there.
Kathryn A.
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 13:45:56 +1000
From: "David Henderson" <David.Henderson@jcu.edu.au>
To: "Blake's 7 list" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] New Mailing List
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From: Kathryn Andersen <kat@welkin.apana.org.au>
To: Blake's 7 list <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Date: Wednesday, 23 February 2000 12:43
Subject: Re: [B7L] New Mailing List
>We could, of course, consider the onelist list to be the hangout of
>newbies who need spoiler protection. Remember that here nobody
>bothers about that because the assumption is that everyone's seen the
>episodes.
I have oft wondered if my enthusiasm and interest in B7 would have been
sustained over all these years if the last five minutes of the last episode
was different OR if I had prior knowledge of how the episode was going to
end. The impact could not have been the same. I will admit that AU and PGP
stories are what I look for first in fanfic.
>Lysator's been going since... 1995, was it? I can't remember, and I
>was there.
Umm, I'm pretty sure I joined the list at the end of 1992/begining of 1993.
daveH
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Date: 23 Feb 2000 07:33:05 +0100
From: Calle Dybedahl <calle@lysator.liu.se>
To: "Blake's 7 list" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] New Mailing List
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>>>>> "Kathryn" == Kathryn Andersen <kat@welkin.apana.org.au> writes:
> Lysator's been going since... 1995, was it? I can't remember, and I
> was there.
Early November 1992. The first archived postings are from November 6,
so that's when we decided the list's birthday is, even if I think it
was actually up and running a day or two before that.
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 02:45:26 PST
From: "Sally Manton" <smanton@hotmail.com>
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: [B7L] Servalan or Not Servalan?
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Ellynne wrote:
<Louise, Louise, Louise, what _are_ we going to do with you? There may be a
lot of arguments for why a B7 character would or would not do something but
knowing it's suicidally stupid is not one of them.>
<gurgle> too true. One of the reasons I love them is that for clever people,
they can each and every one be sooooo brainless on occasion. Positively
endearing the way they can stuff up without even trying…
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:43:39 -0000
From: "Andy Hopkinson" <andyrh@netcomuk.co.uk>
To: "B7Spin" <b7spin@metva.com.au>, "Freedom City" <freedom-city@blakes-7.org>,
"Lysator" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] BBC Repeats Cancelled...
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Dear All
Here's a few points about the future of the Blake's 7 repeats on BBC2.
Last Friday at the BBC the Schedulers made the decision to cancel all the
planned repeats of Doctor Who.
This could effect the Blake's 7 as well.
The Doctor Who repeats were launched with a fanfare, it had it's own BBC2
Saturday evening (with many newly commissioned documentaries), a Radio Times
cover, many (very well produced) TV adds and several pages on the BBC
website devoted to it.
Hopes were high that the repeats would do very well, ratings wise, and it
would be around on TV for a few years to come.
Well, in the end it got 2 million views (exactly the same as the much hyped
Gormangast), that's not bad, but the schedulers got cold feet, immediately
dropped the Pertwee era, and went straight for one of the best, and one of
the most repeated DW stories "Genesis of the Daleks" (9 times on the BBC
network alone).
This did not help the ratings, maybe because people had seen it recently, or
have the video and didn't bother to watch.
So after the current story ends, that's it for Doctor Who.
I spoke to the people at the BBC who do care , the team who do the
restoration on DW, and push DW as much as they can (alas no B7 fan in that
group), they have restored the next 2 stories ready for transmission at a
cost of many thousands of pounds, now that's all going to be wasted (unless
they bring it out on DVD or video).
However, Blake's 7 does have a few things over Doctor Who.
There was no Boardroom level decision deep in the heart of the BBC to repeat
the show, the truth is, now with the new deal with Equity it's cheap to
repeat the programme, it has no more significance to the schedulers than The
Good Life, Bread or To the Manor Born, it's just another old repeat.
That said, this means there's no big expectations for B7, so it may
continue.
Although the DW restoration team only give it six weeks...
So, to be honest, it's up to all of us!
Even if you have bought every single version of the videos and watch then
every day,
WE MUST WATCH THE TRANSMITTED VERSION ON BBC2.
Ring up the BBC and tell them how much you, your family and friends are
enjoying the repeats, also ring again, and complain, if the show is moved
around in the schedules or posponed ect.
Always be polite and do not dictate your demands for the show to the poor
girl on duty that day.
I was at the BBC last week and was talking to a friend who is now a
Production Manager, he said that that Producers and Schedulers take great
interest in the calls taken by the Duty Officer.
Another thing, if when you ring, you give them your name and address and ask
for a reply, the people concerned are duty bound to reply to you.
You may get a standard "Thank for your inquiry" type of letter, but it will
at least show them that there is enough interest to keep the show on and at
a regular time.
So, this is to everyone.
Don't just sit on your arse and wait for someone else to call, pick up the
phone and do it yourself...
BBC Information Line 08700 100 222, and ask to speak to the Duty Officer.
It would be dreadful if after all this time Blake's 7 goes the same way as
Doctor Who just because we don't bother to watch.
Remember if it's taken off, it will never come back again (in any form) on
the BBC.
All the best
Andy.
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>So, to=20
be honest, it's up to all of us!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Even=20
if you have bought every single version of the videos and watch then =
every day,=20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>WE=20
MUST WATCH THE TRANSMITTED VERSION ON BBC2.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Ring=20
up the BBC and tell them how much you, your family and friends are =
enjoying the=20
repeats, also ring again, and complain, if the show is moved around in =
the=20
schedules or posponed ect.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Always=20
be polite and do not dictate your demands for the show to the poor girl =
on duty=20
that day.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>I was=20
at the BBC last week and was talking to a friend who is now a Production =
Manager, he said that that Producers and Schedulers take great interest =
in the=20
calls taken by the Duty Officer.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Another thing, if when you ring, you give them your name and =
address and=20
ask for a reply, the people concerned are duty bound to reply to =
you. =20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>You=20
may get a standard "Thank for your inquiry" type of letter, =
but it=20
will at least show them that there is enough interest to keep the show =
on and at=20
a regular time.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>So,=20
this is to everyone.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Don't=20
just sit on your arse and wait for someone else to call, pick up the =
phone and=20
do it yourself...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>BBC=20
Information Line 08700 100 222, and ask to speak to the Duty=20
Officer.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>It=20
would be dreadful if after all this time <EM>Blake's 7 </EM>goes the =
same way as=20
<EM>Doctor Who </EM></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT =
color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>just because we don't bother to=20
watch.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT =
color=3D#000000=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>Remember if it's taken off, it will never come =
back again (in=20
any form) on the BBC.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>All=20
the best</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D510291817-23022000><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Andy.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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