No-one can hear you scream

[altariel]

I'm listening-again to Down and Safe, BBC7's 30th anniversary celebration of Blake's 7.

Mitch Benn provides the explanations, if any are necessary:

"If you never saw Blake’s 7 on telly, Avon is a truly unique character... a strange hybrid of Freddie Mercury, Harry Lime, Edmund Blackadder, and Edward Fox as the Jackal. In space."

Damn, I love my old show.

Comments

[toft-froggy.livejournal.com]

I was reinspired with love for it again after showing thingswithwings a few eps - I might have to rewatch it all from the beginning. It really is so wonderful. And then vilakins' post about the best five costumes ever! (or was it the top worst? I mix the two up...). Oh, that giant cockroach raincoat. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

That post about the costumes was BRILLIANT.

Just hearing the theme tune makes my fangirl heart go all a-quiver.

[toft-froggy.livejournal.com]

Oh, me TOO. The whole thing is so classic and wonderful.

I'm actually re-watching the first season of the West Wing right now. Apparently these are the days for rediscovering wonderful TV. And today I finished painting the living room!

[altariel.livejournal.com]

*cheers the painting success!*

Mmm, I might be due a rewatch of The West Wing. I usually save it for when I'm sick in bed with something - I can munch through 5-6 episodes without a break.

[toft-froggy.livejournal.com]

Me too! It's so watchable and moreish, I'd forgotten. There's not many shows I can just steam through like that, it's like a really good novel.

[hafren.livejournal.com]

I'm now seeing Avon and Vila as Black Adder and Baldrick - but definitely the canny Baldrick of series 1.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

It works!

[qatsi.livejournal.com]

I have a cunning plan ...

[altariel.livejournal.com]

RUN!

[hafren.livejournal.com]

oh dear, I can so feel a crossover coming on....

[manna]

And that would be Blackadder series one Edmund, obviously.

"Oh, my God, it's Uncle Richard!"

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Totally! Pudding bowl haircut and all.

[raspberryfool.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link, i'll try to record it on the pooter.

I still have that 10-minute BBC 2 prog on video somewhere...