Published on 12, July, 2020
Are there any shows that are helping you get through the strange days we're living through?
I like those reality competitions e.g. the Bake Off, Sewing Bee, Best Home Cook, Pottery Throwdown etc. And things like Bridgerton and Winx, which are total fantasy escapes from reality.
I also remembered Detectorists. Does anyone watch that? A nice, subtle series with nothing horrible happening.
We've been watching re-runs of Blake's 7. Anyone else remember those? Oh. My. God. The dodgy sets and special effects! Although the conflict between the Federation and the rebels is interesting, and the conflict between Blake and Avon is well done.
I really liked Blake's 7 when I was a kid.
I think Avon was my favourite character. Hmm
My infant school headmistress looked a bit like Servalan, which was quite intimidating when I got called in for misbehaving!
Oh yes, Avon was the favourite of me and my mum. Not sure why now, he's cold and calculating isn't he. I think he was everyone's favourite because just occasionally he helped someone out. Blake was too much of a goody goody.
Was Servalan the woman with very short brown hair?
Travis was a sworn enemy of Blake because Blake had blinded him in one eye, in a previous encounter.
Oh right, I was more interested in Avon and wasn't there a henchman called Travis or something? Or am I getting mixed up with some other show.
I think most people do, tbh. That's why the misfit heroes like the X Men are so popular.
I've always liked the anti-hero type, for some reason.
The misunderstood outsider.
Possibly because it's a bit too close to home...
Yes, Servalan had the short hair. At the time, the Sun newspaper carried out a certain survey of teenage schoolboys and Servalan came out top.