Gauda Prime Day

[altariel]

As well as the shortest day, solstice, whatnot, today is Gauda Prime Day, the 24th anniversary of the first screening of Blake, the last episode of Blake's 7.

I was nine. It screwed with my head. I still haven't recovered. Huzzah!

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[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

I didn't see "Blake" until my teens, when the oh-so-appreciated UK-US fandom connections made mutual exchanges of blurry, fourth-generation tapes commonplace. That's when I fell for Blake's 7 and The Professionals. I'd been warned incessantly about the final episode pf B7, but still I wasn't prepared for the emotional impact. I'm still impressed that TPTB had the courage to pull it off so unflinchingly. And yes, I still haven't recovered.

*holds lighter and observes moment of silence*

[altariel.livejournal.com]

the oh-so-appreciated UK-US fandom connections made mutual exchanges of blurry, fourth-generation tapes commonplace

Wow, yes, I remember watching TNG that way. That would be a brilliant way to have been introduced to B7.