Comments for Blake's 7 - Production Blog

Comment on Welcome to the Blake’s 7 Production Blog! by David Jolly

David Jolly — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:01:40 +0000

A big fan of the show enjoyed the new audio and looking forward to see what you have install.
I enjoyed the new vision for the Liberator portrayed in the last audio, very cool.
What I liked most about B7 was the characters and the great dialog, and of course the bad guys were actually the good guys….keep ‘in it simple.
All the best in production.

Comment on Welcome to the Blake’s 7 Production Blog! by Sean Meaney

Sean Meaney — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:48:03 +0000

Will there be a second rising of a certain Commonwealth that built the liberator?
If “Blake” is an implanted personality used by Psychological Ops to draw out resistors, Is Blake’s Memories of working on the Teleport Project “Aqetar” part of the original Personality in which case is Avon (who also worked on the same project) also an implanted personality?

Comment on Welcome to the Blake’s 7 Production Blog! by Grahame Robertson

Grahame Robertson — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:46:56 +0000

Looking forward to reading these updates Ben. Loving the audios, and excited to hear anything about the Sky One remake…

Comment on Welcome to the Blake’s 7 Production Blog! by Norman Jacobs

Norman Jacobs — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:14:53 +0000

If the new Blake 7 gets on TV. Is it going to be shown here in the States. I hope so.

Comment on Welcome to the Blake’s 7 Production Blog! by Matt

Matt — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:13:24 +0000

Thanks Ben. Its great that the Producers want to keep in touch with the fans on this project – it definetly proves that you want this to suceed and meet everyones expectations. Heres hoping (praying) that Sky see sense and commission the New Series of B7!!

Comment on Welcome to the Blake’s 7 Production Blog! by Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:59:20 +0000

I hope you don’t make the mistake of taking Blake’s 7 too far down
the Battlestar Galactica route, as I imagine Sky One would like you to.
Surely Doctor Who has proven that it is not necessary to do so, as long as you have good stories and good actors and good directing.

Just as the good Doctor’s TARDIS has remained virtually unchanged
on the outside, I expect to see the Liberator’s external appearance to be equally as unchanged apart from better detailing and visual fx. The interior does need updating, as was done with the Tardis.
I believe that Zen in the original series was perfect both visually and audibly and it would be a mistake to change Zen too much. Zen is one element of the Liberator’s interior that should retain something of the original, just like the Doctor’s console in his tardis with the thing that goes up and down in the centre.

For some reason I would trust BBC Wales to do a better job of remaking Blake’s 7 than Sky One. I can only hope and pray that the opportunity for a new Blake’s 7 to fully achieve it’s potential and achieve the same level of success as Doctor Who, isn’t wasted. Forget Battlestar Galactica. That show would have been just as successful if not more so, if it had followed the original version more closely. Doctor Who is proof that British Science fiction can be excellent. It also proves that you don’t have to completely reinvent the show, you can retain some of the original’s look (just not the wardrobe). The gadgets, the technology of Zen, the Bracelets for the teleport, the unusual hand weapons of the liberator and ORAC should all be recognizable in some way and not too different.

Just my opinion. Good luck with it anyway.
I will keep my fingers crossed…