# Blake's 7 remake **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667 "2008-04-24T12:13:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/1 "2008-04-24T12:13:22Z")
[Blake’s 7 to be remade](http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/24/bskyb.television). But as it’s going to be made by SKY, it’ll most likely suck. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/2 "2008-04-24T12:20:00Z")
They are all dead. Let our memories of them rest in peace. It will be another updated sucky cash-in rip-off. Or they are going to re-imagine it. That would be worse. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/3 "2008-04-24T12:24:17Z")
[QUOTE=CatInASuit] Or they are going to re-imagine it. That would be worse. :mad: [/QUOTE] I’m guessing it’ll get the Battlestar Galactica treatment, so it’ll be a reimagining. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/4 "2008-04-24T12:39:47Z")
[QUOTE=Szlater] I’m guessing it’ll get the Battlestar Galactica treatment, so it’ll be a reimagining. [/QUOTE] That probably means things like Avon really is not so bad after all or Servalan is not quite the powerful ruthless ruler anymore and has a soft side. Me, cynical, how did you guess. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/5 "2008-04-24T12:51:46Z")
That’s one of those shows I keep seeing references to but have never seen; I don’t even know if it was ever shown in the States. If there is a new version, it might lead to the original version finally being available on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/6 "2008-04-24T12:52:26Z")
If it’s anything like the recent revival of _Robin Hood_, which doesn’t hold a candle to _Robin of Sherwood_, then I don’t hold out much hope. Anyway, I have always thought _Firefly_ was a new take on _Blake’s 7_. ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/7 "2008-04-24T12:55:56Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] If it’s anything like the recent revival of _Robin Hood_, which doesn’t hold a candle to _Robin of Sherwood_, then I don’t hold out much hope. [/quote] I’m sorry, but RoS was shite. New RH isn’t brilliant, but it’s good family TV. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > Anyway, I have always thought _Firefly_ was a new take on _Blake’s 7_. I would agree. Whedon seems to have been really influenced by his time as kid over here. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/8 "2008-04-24T13:08:51Z")
[QUOTE=Szlater] I’m sorry, but RoS was shite. [/QUOTE] Them’s fightin’ words. It’s true that it’s somewhat dated in its production values now, and doesn’t hold up as well as it might have, but _Robin of Sherwood_’s take on the Robin Hood myth really appealed to me. It was more Arthurian in its approach, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/9 "2008-04-24T13:25:12Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] Anyway, I have always thought _Firefly_ was a new take on _Blake’s 7_. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I can’t see how they can remake Blakes 7 and not have it come out a lot like Firefly. I suppose they could play up the AI side of things (Orac, Zen, Slave) I’ll be delighted to be proven wrong, but I think it’s going to suck. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/10 "2008-04-24T14:38:19Z")
[QUOTE=CatInASuit] They are all dead. Let our memories of them rest in peace. [/QUOTE] Avon is not dead. He’s just pining. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/11 "2008-04-24T14:54:27Z")
I’m sure they have to start from scratch; they don’t have the luxury of characters who can regenerate. **Blake’s 7** , though, had a subtext of failure throughout. In a way, the ending made perfect sense in the context of the show. It was shown in the US, BTW. Some PBS stations aired it in the late 80s. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/12 "2008-04-25T09:15:39Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] **Blake’s 7** , though, had a subtext of failure throughout. In a way, the ending made perfect sense in the context of the show [/QUOTE] Didn’t all British sitcoms have that vibe? Like poor Reggie Perrin for example. If Avon did escape death somehow, I suppose they could continue the story from there and have him try and round up a new gang of seven, with a cliff hanger that lends itself to either a nice mini-series or a new series in itself. ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/13 "2008-04-25T20:13:23Z")
[QUOTE=Pushkin] Didn’t all British sitcoms have that vibe? Like poor Reggie Perrin for example. [/quote] With the exception of a couple of episodes, I don’t think The Good Life, To the Manor Born or Dad’s Army were that way inclined (from my memories of watching them as a kid anyway). > [@Pushkin](#): > > If Avon did escape death somehow, I suppose they could continue the story from there and have him try and round up a new gang of seven, with a cliff hanger that lends itself to either a nice mini-series or a new series in itself. It could make an interesting story, I’m sure… but this is SKY we’re talking about. Their track record with regards to producing their own programming is abysmal. They should stick to screening US imports and forget about original programming altogether. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/14 "2008-04-25T23:31:00Z")
[QUOTE=Pushkin] Didn’t all British sitcoms have that vibe? Like poor Reggie Perrin for example. [/QUOTE] Not all, but more than in the US. But if you look at **Blake’s 7** , they ultimately failed at everything they did even before the final episode. And several members of the original seven – Gan, Cally, Zen – died long before the ending. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/15 "2008-04-25T23:37:21Z")
[QUOTE=Pushkin] Didn’t all British sitcoms have that vibe? Like poor Reggie Perrin for example. [/QUOTE] Don’t all sitcoms depend on some pathetic aspect of the characters’ situation? I can’t imagine a comedy about somebody who was perfectly happy and content. ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/16 "2008-04-25T23:45:03Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] I can’t imagine a comedy about somebody who was perfectly happy and content. [/QUOTE] I think that that probably goes for all drama/fiction, without something to strive for or against, the hero wouldn’t really be all that interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/17 "2008-04-25T23:56:25Z")
[QUOTE=Szlater] With the exception of a couple of episodes, I don’t think The Good Life, [/QUOTE] The Good Life ends on quite a solemn note: There’s some kind of celebration (IIRC Tom and Barbara break even or something). They return home with Jerry and Margot after celebrating, to find their house has been burgled and seriously vandalised. Tom puts a brave, optimistic face on it, and they decide to keep forging on, but it’s left there with them standing amid the ruined debris ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/18 "2008-04-26T00:08:34Z")
I have almost every episode on VHS, and I still enjoy watching them. I picked up a few books written by the show’s writers…one book continued the story after the final scene, and was (I thought, in my naive, inexperienced way) quite good. And part of the appeal of the show was that they were all such losers with such problems, and they didn’t always do the right thing, and they didn’t always win…and they showed how that affected them. ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/19 "2008-04-26T00:11:57Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] The Good Life ends on quite a solemn note: There’s some kind of celebration (IIRC Tom and Barbara break even or something). They return home with Jerry and Margot after celebrating, to find their house has been burgled and seriously vandalised. Tom puts a brave, optimistic face on it, and they decide to keep forging on, but it’s left there with them standing amid the ruined debris [/QUOTE] Oh. I didn’t realise that that was the last episode. I thought that that one was somewhere in the middle. ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667/20 "2008-04-26T00:13:17Z")
I bet it won’t have shoulder pads. Or perspex tubes with a light bulb in the end. Or the main villain swanning around the galaxy in a succession of evening dresses. [For those of you who have never seen Blake’s 7 check out this short musical montage.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cEsAX4xaFI&feature=related) And for those of you that have, one comment on the above video describes Servalan as a “pre op Marc Almond” 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blakes-7-remake/446667.md?page=2)