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Yep, TV stuff. I like watching TV. Not all TV, but some shows.

Blake’s 7: Ghost Ship

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Another good story from Big Finish. I’ve enjoyed the full cast series of Blake’s 7 a lot more than the liberator chronicles, although the few of those I’ve listened to have been good too. I think that there’s something special about a full cast drama. It is probably my favourite kind of audiobook.

This series has been consistently good as is this story. I won’t give anything away just in case you’re going to listen to it. But suffice it to say that there’s an interesting story arc building and I’m keen to hear where it goes.

It’s a great series all in all. So much so that I really don’t want it to end. I just hope that they keep making them.

Oh yes, and one other thing, this is now post 2000! I couldn’t think of any particular science fiction show or really anything else to commemorate the 2000th post on my blog, so I thought that Blake’s 7 was as good, if not better, than anything else.

It’s only fair that post 1999 be about Space 1999

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It’s only right isn’t it. I’m a fan and I feel that I should dedicate post number 1999 to Space 1999. I’m still slowly making my way through season 2, and if that wasn’t enough I’m not sure that I’ve finished reading the comic editions on comixology either.

Perhaps I need to make a bit more effort and finish off reading and watching this stuff soon, especially after celebrating Space 1999 today.

 

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Day of the Triffids

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The original Day of the Triffid from the 1970s. It was a great story and a good version. It’s interesting to see the differences between this and the newer version, which I really liked. In fact I like both now, and of course the big finish sequel story too, but now I feel like I have to see the new version again.

Channel 4’s Utopia

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Someone mentioned this to me last week, and it was one of those programmes that I’d noticed and thought might be worth watching. So when I found out that the first series was on Netflix I thought I’d try it out.

The first series was excellent, not that I can say that I enjoyed it. It’s compelling viewing though. I watched the entire first season in one go, and now I’ve moved on to the second series, and so far, it’s just as good.

Space 1999: Series 2

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I finally got around to getting series 2 of Space 1999. I started watching it and was at once amazed by the mere fact the theme music and title sequence was completely different. As I’m watching the episodes I keep noticing things that are different or unexplained for no reason whatsoever. Such as, there are several characters who aren’t present in the second season, for no reason whatsoever.

Even having said that, I’m enjoying season 2 so far.

BBC Outcasts (2010)

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I’d forgotten this little known BBC science fiction series. I say series, it only lasted for one season and then the BBC decided (in their infinite wisdom) to cancel it. I’ve no idea why as it was actually very good, or at least I thought it was anyway. The basic premise is that a group (about 7000 to be precise) humans end up on this life supporting world and are trying to make a life for themselves, and of course each episode is about their struggles.

There were only eight episodes made, which was a real shame as it was very good indeed. It deserved another series. It deserved to get finished, but as usual the BBC can’t be bothered to follow through on any science fiction series. They did the same to Survivors (which was really good), it seems that they just can’t do science fiction at all, or rather, they can make it, but they don’t understand that it takes people a little while to get into these kinds of shows and they need to stay the distance and not give up almost immediately.

So I’m watching it again and remembering how good it was and what a let down it was when it ended, or rather it didn’t end. It just stopped. I’m sure that the BBC will do it again at some point. I just wish they wouldn’t, especially when it’s a good story and worth watching.

Season 1: Space 1999

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So I’ve watched the whole of season 1 of Space 1999. It was good, I enjoyed it. It is slow, philosophical, and sometimes very strange, but I still enjoy it. The question is, what do I do next?

The most likely outcome is that I’ll buy season 2 on iTunes as it’s very cheap. There are another 24 episodes and then that’s it. Nothing more, but I’d like to see them and follow the whole thing through.

Dear Big Finish, stop being awesome, it’s costing me a fortune

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Having just watched Survivors (the last BBC version) for the third time (I think), I hear today that Big Finish are releasing a version of the classic TV series as an audio book. Their series 1 will be 240 minutes long and features, amongst others, Louise Jameson.

I don’t begrudge big finish, it’s just that they seem intent on releasing excellent content that I want to buy, resulting in me having to spend loads of money with them. On the one hand I don’t want them to stop, and on the other, actually I don’t want them to stop at all. I’d rather they just kept it up as it goes.

Space 1999 season 2

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Although I haven’t finished watching season 1 as yet I’ve already discovered that getting hold of season 2 isn’t easy. At least it isn’t easy to get hold of on DVD. However, it’s easy to get on iTunes. In fact, it’s really cheap on iTunes, comparatively that is.

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