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Blake's 7 to get a remake

4/10/2013

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I was pleased to read this article on the BBC this lunchtime.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22079232

Blake’s 7, a cult seventies series, is to get a modern interpretation. As usual part of me screams ‘why?’ because the original was great, but in this instance part of me craves to see the series made with the special effects that it deserved (instead of the naff effects, cheap costumes and the dodgy, low budget and wobbly scenery it was infamous for). To be fair, some of the original acting was a bit wooden too!

I am sure that opinions will be divided amongst the fellas (and discussed at length over pints of real ale). My friend Chris, a fan from the start, may be pretty disgruntled – I am sure his degree and subsequent career in computer engineering were inspired in part by ORAC. But then again, even he may be intrigued.

Remakes are a funny business; some I genuinely hate – The Italian Job and Alfie for example. Some I just don’t get i.e. the new Sweeney film (the ‘why?’ question again). Some are brilliant – Doctor Who for example.

Who knows how Blake’s 7 will translate into the twenty-teens? I will be looking forward to finding out. I hope that it ends up being made and broadcast on a channel I can actually watch.   

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Andrew D Cursley
4/13/2013 10:19:36 am

Yeah, great news. As long as they keep the main characters true. I agree, up-to-date FX will be a god-send.

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