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13th July 2012, 04:09 PM
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Episode 17 Horizon Written by Allan Prior The Liberator follows a Federation freighter that appears to be heading nowhere. Eventually the freighter arrives at a planet codenamed Horizon. Due to its force wall the Liberator is able to follow the ship to the planet and stay in planetary orbit. Blake and Jenna teleport down and are captured by the Federation and the local natives who are in their alliance. Vila, Gan and Cally follow and are also captured and forced to work in the mines. Back aboard the Liberator Avon realises along with Orac he can survive without the other crew members. ................................ The crew become even more tetchy with each other in this episode as fatigue begins to kick in. The main story about the planet Horizon is frankly dull, Blake and Jenna remain strapped to chairs for the bulk of the story and it doesn't really go anywhere until Avon decides to help. Avon's plan to leave the others on Horizon whilst he runs off with the Liberator is the most interesting part of the plot. Naturally he comes round to helping his friends and singlehandedly saves the day by by rescuing the others in a shoot out with Federation troops. Despite the story's weaknesses, the production design is excellent. The planet of Horizon looks good even though it is a studio set for the most part. The mine location work is impressive though. All in all a below par episode with the only interest being Avon's possible betrayal  |
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#62
13th July 2012, 04:34 PM
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 im orac now
Your pics make it look like a good episode?
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#63
13th July 2012, 06:04 PM
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Episode 18 Pressure Point Written by Terry Nation Blake has decided to destroy Control, the computer complex nerve center for all Federation activity. After some discussion, Cally, Gan, Jenna, and Vila agree to join him. Avon is not so keen. The attack on Earth is the first time the crew have returned and it could be their most dangerous mission yet. Servalan and Travis, however, are expecting them. After finally penetrating the complex, they discover that Control was moved thirty years previously. The realization devastates Blake, who sinks to the floor in despair. As Avon tries to comfort him, Travis enters, victorious. Meanwhile Jenna teleports into Servalan's headquarters and holds her at gunpoint. She then forces Travis to free Blake by threatening to kill the Supreme Commander. Even Jenna's imaginative rescue can't completely salvage the situation though. Gan is killed in an explosion whilst helping the others escape. .................................. The episode that tells us in Blakes universe, no one was safe. Blakes 7 was no longer a comfy pipe and slippers sci-fi show like Space 1999, where everyone had a jolly adventure before being back for tea no matter what. The viewers would be on edge now for the rest of the series. Could anybody else come to a nasty end, or was Gan a one off? Pressure Point is an excellent episode, well thought out with some fine set pieces, the mine field being one. When you know that Gan dies the episode actually has several moments where this could happen. The minefield being one and the booby trapped corridor being another. The whole attack on Control ended up as a waste for everyone, control was non existant and Gan's death ended up a futile error of judgement by Blake.. |
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#64
24th July 2012, 08:56 PM
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It seems the series could be in for an American remake. 'Blake's 7' US remake: Good idea or potential disaster? - TV Blog - Digital Spy |
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#65
25th July 2012, 06:34 AM
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American remakes of populare British show's make my blood boil.
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#66
7th August 2012, 06:20 PM
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Episode 19 Trial Written by Chris Boucher Servalan, needing to get rid of Travis before he can testify against her in the inquiry into the mishandling of the "Blake affair," puts him on trial for genocide. Blake is wracked with guilt over Gan's death, and being needled about it by Avon, he teleports to an uninhabited planet to think. Blake has made certain they can't find him, which makes the rest of the crew suspicious, and Avon tries to use the crew's suspicions in his favour and suggests leaving Blake on the planet and having the Liberator for himself. Before they can make up their minds, Vila accidentally triggers a message from Blake saying that he has left them no way to find him for thirteen hours. After that a homing beacon may notify them of where he is, if they want to pick him up. Although Avon tries to counter the effect the message has on the others, it is he who programs the automatic search pattern that will pick up the beacon When it turns out that Blake is in immediate danger, it is Avon who devises the means of rescuing him. To restore their legend of invulnerability, Blake decides to attack Servalan's Headquarters. Under cover of that attack, Travis, who has been found guilty in the bogus trial is sentenced to be executed. During the melee of the Liberator's attack Travis overpowers his guards and escapes. He makes a surprise visit to see Servalan who tells him she will still unofficially help him track down Blake. .................................................. . Logically given the episode title Travis' trial is the most important part of the story. The Blake escapade is filler really and is there to pad out the episode and give a little more depth to the crews regret and grief over Gan's death. Trial is almost an exploration of Travis's psyche through the eyes of his troops. the irony of the episode is the fact the Liberator's attack helped Travis escape therefore allowing him to continue his vengeful mission against the crew, had the attack not happened Travis would almost certainly have been executed. On a final note, the creature on the planet, Zil, looks ridiculous, in fact it looks like a woman in cheap spandex with a shrivelled alien stuck to her head. An excellent episode with a poor subplot. |
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#67
11th September 2012, 05:27 PM
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Episode 20 Killer Written by Robert Holmes Avon and Vila sneak inside a Federation radio link station to steal a crystal needed to break new Federation codes. After they teleport, the Liberator's scanners pick up a 700 year old spacecraft. It appears to be drifting, but Cally senses something seriously wrong with it. Blake decides to warn the base, which has started a salvage operation. Avon, meanwhile, contacts Tynus, the base commander. They had been partners in a fraud; when he was arrested, Avon kept his mouth shut. He is now certain he can rely on the help of the man he once protected Blake tries to help stop a plague virus spreading as Avon and Villa attempt to get their hands on the crystal .................................. Killer is top notch horror / sci-fi, written by the great Robert Holmes, possibly Doctor Who's finest writer, his stories include The Deadly Assassin, The Talons of Weng-Chiang and The Caves of Androzani. From space exploration to a base under siege from a deadly plague with a Fulci' esq zombie thrown in for good luck, Killer is a standout episode. Slimy Ronald Lacey best known as Toht the nasty Nazi from Raiders of the Lost Ark plays Avon's friend Tynus. The worst thing about the episode are the thick brown plastic anti radiation costumes, terrible in design and totally impractical. The plague is on a ship sent from the furthest reaches of the galaxy, its never mentioned on screen but i always think this story ties in with the final episode of the series Star One. In a typical downbeat finale, the plague wipes out everyone at the base, the Liberator narrowly escaping in time. |
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#68
11th September 2012, 05:32 PM
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nice one Dems,still have'nt caught up with this yet,but this does awfully look like an industrial estate,ala the quarry's in every other Dr Who episode   |
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#69
11th September 2012, 05:35 PM
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11th September 2012, 05:37 PM
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