tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post3628313329835107854..comments2024-03-19T06:14:23.325-04:00Comments on Kleefeld on Comics: Blake's 7, Metropolis & Best Of ListsSean Kleefeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492399469370737192noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-78321957546889319892010-04-28T04:48:58.817-04:002010-04-28T04:48:58.817-04:00I'm chiming in WAY late on this, but... I reme...I'm chiming in WAY late on this, but... I remember the show from its American broadcast on WTTW, and never found the stories compelling or the characters interesting. It was dull in the way that most British (and American) Sci-Fi TV was in those days (even the last season of Tom Baker's Dr. Who -- yep, I said it!).<br /><br />However, the final episode of the series -- and especially the final scene -- made a huge impression on my asocial geek brain, and I remember it to this day.don1138https://www.blogger.com/profile/03341767861636387436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-11571616508215955352010-01-18T17:03:26.276-05:002010-01-18T17:03:26.276-05:00I watched Blake's Seven when it originally air...I watched Blake's Seven when it originally aired. It was a pile o' crap then and I'm pretty sure it won't have got any better since!Michael Perridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242909241539640142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-72116852785697377402010-01-17T10:25:15.092-05:002010-01-17T10:25:15.092-05:00@Gallaher - My biggest problem with the series was...@Gallaher - My biggest problem with the series was Roj Blake himself. I can't tell if it's how the character was written or how he was played by Gareth Thomas, but I found him completely unconvincing as a leader that anyone would follow, much less strong characters like Jenna and Avon.<br /><br />@David - I think that "best of" lists <i>claim</i> to do what you say, but rarely, if ever, actually do precisely because the year designations are arbitrary. I'm not saying that books can't be reviewed in comparison to one another, just that the wholly arbitrary year distinctions are meaningless. We don't really think in those terms. "The 1970s" is thought of as some vague period starting around 1973/74 and running to about 1981. Likewise, depending on who you ask, 2009 could be easily thought of starting as early as September 2008 or as late as January 20, 2009. Comparing two books (movies, TV shows, whatever) to one another <i>just because</i> they happened to be released in the same calendar year is an exercise in futility because the events affecting comic book creation (at all levels) don't fall neatly on January 1. Compare it against something meaningful. Even something superficial like genre or the type of brushwork makes more sense than what year it was released. There's at least something to generate a reasonable comparison from there.<br /><br />Further, I think dwelling on the past is also futile. As I said, time only goes in one direction. Let's work on moving forwards. Yeah, there were some great books that came out in 2009. Been there, done that. What's 2010 got for us?Sean Kleefeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492399469370737192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-20304621176067244992010-01-17T06:51:19.918-05:002010-01-17T06:51:19.918-05:00Surely this is ironic. Best of lists help us plac...Surely this is ironic. Best of lists help us place a book in its contemporary context and evaluate it amongst its peers.<br /><br />Your own argument (that Metropolis should be assessed as the awesomest movie of its era) reinforces your point. <br /><br />Are years arbitrary units of time? Yes! Are they still meaningful? Of course! Are you just being contrarian.David Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137121995124489190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-67063179541654290472010-01-16T22:35:54.980-05:002010-01-16T22:35:54.980-05:00I love Blake's 7, first got to exposed to it v...I love Blake's 7, first got to exposed to it via The Fortean Times.David Gallaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01004233671388887032noreply@blogger.com