30 Days of Blake's 7 - Day 30
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julesjones Day 30: Would you like to see a modern remake?
No.
It was a product of its time and place, and a remarkable collection of people. You *might* be able to catch lightning in a bottle twice, but you would need a cast that worked together that well, a script editor of the quality of Chris Boucher who was willing to dedicate multiple years of their life to keeping it as consistent as possible, and a producer of the quality of David Maloney, ditto. We all saw what happened when Vere Lorrimer took over, even with Chris Boucher trying to keep the ship on an even keel.
That balance between hope and evil winning would disappear. It would be tilted far more heavily in one direction or the other, depending on who was making it and what the intended market was. And CGI would be more important than decent scripts and acting.
I can think of two people I could see possibly pulling it off - JMS and RTD. And RTD would still probably make it either too cuddly or too grim.
No.
It was a product of its time and place, and a remarkable collection of people. You *might* be able to catch lightning in a bottle twice, but you would need a cast that worked together that well, a script editor of the quality of Chris Boucher who was willing to dedicate multiple years of their life to keeping it as consistent as possible, and a producer of the quality of David Maloney, ditto. We all saw what happened when Vere Lorrimer took over, even with Chris Boucher trying to keep the ship on an even keel.
That balance between hope and evil winning would disappear. It would be tilted far more heavily in one direction or the other, depending on who was making it and what the intended market was. And CGI would be more important than decent scripts and acting.
I can think of two people I could see possibly pulling it off - JMS and RTD. And RTD would still probably make it either too cuddly or too grim.
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Date: 2026-05-31 03:12 pm (UTC)What it doesn't mention is that Claudia Christian then bounced around singing "I kissed Bla-ake I kissed Bla-ake" as if she was about 6. :-)
I didn't go because I didn't watch B5; not because I didn't want to, but because it was on before I got home from work, and although I had a video recorder that meant I had to remember to sit down and watch it, and ended up so backed up I thought I'd never catch up and gave up. And then people got back from the con and reported in, and I thought "Damn!"
I think I must have seen the video at Deliverance - Sheelagh had a copy, but along with the blooper reel it was closely guarded and no copies were made.
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