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From: archer@hsi.UUCP (Garry Archer)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Blake's 7
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Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 08:07:51 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 11 08:07:51 1986
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> Recently, one of our PBS stations has been airing a british "sf" (term is
> a bit dubious--there is less science in the series than in Star Trek (or
> even Dr. Who).  For instance, they seem to have no idea of what a galaxy is)
> series called Blakes 7.  They also have a transporter (called, in this case,
> a teleporter).  People who are supposed to be beamed up or down must wear
> teleporter bracelets.  It is a bit disappointing to find out that the british
> can't write any better than the americans--in every other episode (rough
> statistics) the crew beams down, gets conked over the head, and has their
> teleport bracelets removed.  I remember wondering when I saw the third or
> fourth show (when they introduced the teleporter) how they were going to
> avoid the Star Trek transporter problem.  The answer, of course, is that they
> weren't--they were going to discover the problem (and the same cheap 
> solutions for themselves.


Oh dear.  So "Blake's 7" made it over here after all.  It was a particularly
poor Sci-Fi offering.  The only reason anyone (including meself) would want to
watch it is purely to watch ANYTHING Sci-Fi on the telly, no matter how bad!
If you have the opportunity to see it, there's nothing to stop you of course,
but remember that the B.B.C. didn't drop it for nothing.  Speaking of watching
anything Sci-Fi on the telly, I even used to watch a "children's hour" show
back home in England 10 (or even 15) years ago, called "The Tomorrow People".
I believe that one has been shown over here as well.  Any Trekkies ever seen
that one?

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		Garry Archer			ihnp4!hsi!archer
		Health Systems International
		New Haven, CT  06511
		USA