Written by Jonathan Clotz Published
The most popular science fiction privileges in the world, Star Trek and Star Wars, addresses this type of opposite trend; The previous one is perfect, while the latter is more than imagination, but both include a clear distinction between good and evil.
A third method appeared thanks to the influential British series, Blake 7And that made the criminals heroes and roughness around the edges, showing a scientific world in which the line between good and evil is unclear. Focusing on multi -ring stories and a dark and exciting tone for its world, the BBC series also laid the basis for later performances such as Babylon 5and fireflyand Farscapeand BATLESTAR GALACTICA remake.
Not good men, not the bad guys
Blake Blake 7 He is Rouge Blake (Gareth Thomas), the leader of the rebellion against the union, washing his brain, non -buildings, then framing for crimes he did not send and sent him to the prison planet. Blake helps a born leader, and helps other prisoners escape by driving the editor, a mysterious ship run by an advanced AI computer called Zen. The thing is, although Blake is the captain by default, he is his full hands while keeping his two -folded citizens while trying to download the union.
Besides Blake, there is Avon, a computer genius that lives with a blog of logic and reason, which looks like Facebook, except that he is greedy and ready to sacrifice his colleagues in his ship to save his skin, Villa, the coward thief with the wasting for the hustle, Gina Stanis, a smuggler and a skilled renewal. The other half calls, which is Telepath with the desire for death, Olag The Giant Bruiser with a device that is planted in its brain to keep it calm and Zen, the emotional computer. Crew Blake 7 It will not be confused with the officers of the Foundation, or even the rebel alliance, but they can be said that they are the introduction to the Moya crew in Farscape.
Laying the basis for a new way to move forward
Blake 7 The usual coordination of British television follows, with four brief seasons of 13 episodes each, but in an unusual development for science fiction, the entire first season was written by the creator of the show, Terry Nation, an achievement that will not be issued until C. Michael Startchenski Babylon 5. The first two seasons are played like other classic modern sects, BATLESTAR GALACTICAWith the union constantly in the wake of the editor and the Rajatg crew, which deals with an enemy that exceeded and excelled. For this reason, although the British series appeared for the first time in 1978 with a budget that is not present today, it is still one of the beloved fans who were welcomed as decades before his time.
Watch 30 seconds of the show, and you can say that it does not have a budget, but it had a strong feeling of his characters, which focuses on amazing special effects, but how all the seven -placed characters wear each other in different groups to the point where all the few episodes appear, threatening someone to leave the editor forever. Terry Nation, satellite opera, wrote to people who are drowned in the same ridicule and anti -government position in England during the 1970s, however, she managed to keep a feeling of fun all the time. Regardless of the contract, Blake 7 It will be welcomed by being creative and bold new on science fiction.
The most impressive part of the show is how it can collect everything together for one of the most finals that fall into any series. In a world with offers ending on Cliffhangers and other who have been prepared to launch accidental or revive, it is refreshing to know that Blake 7 The story ends. If you are bored of the Star Trek Union and have seen a lot of stars war characters that are supposed to be worse in the galaxy, turn into Teddy Beers, it is worth your time to launch Britbox (available on its own or as part of Amazon Prime Video), and enjoying the science fiction series that has shattered mold and stability, there is something more than one way to explore.