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**Strypey** @strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Apr 26

"I always liked Chris Boucher saying that when he wrote Avon, Avon has two motivations for everything. He has the selfish motivation, and the more noble motivation, and then it's up to you to decide what's really motivating him."

https://blakes7.libsyn.com/26-straight-outta-the-federation-star-one

Good writing sticks to telling the characters' story, in all it's messiness, and leaves the audience to interpret what it all means. Is Blake or Avon a hero or a villain? That's up to the viewer to decide.

#TV SciFi #Blakes7 #ChrisBoucher

blakes7.libsyn.comStraight Outta The Federation: A Blake's 7 Podcast: #26 Straight Outta the Federation: Star One Straight Outta the Federation discusses the action, drama and suspense of Chris Boucher's Star One, where an unexpected alien invasion is on the interstellar horizon, a changing of the guard may be inevitable and an earned cliffhanger that will keep of us talking till the next episode. Write to us at or Reach us on Twitter @sofederation

**Mr Lawrence** @LMac1970@mstdn.social · Apr 26

Apr 26

Mr Lawrence @LMac1970@mstdn.social

Servalan keeps hunting down Avon and co successfully thanks to Orac’s new Recall feature.

#Blakes7 #Windows11

#ModernProblemsForOldTVCharacters
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**AvonLovesBlake** @Lilysea@aus.social · Apr 24

Apr 24

AvonLovesBlake @Lilysea@aus.social

I made a meme

#blakes7

**Mutoid & Krynoid Podcasts** @MutoidPodcast@mstdn.social · Apr 18

Apr 18

Mutoid & Krynoid Podcasts @MutoidPodcast@mstdn.social

Fancy making your Friday even Gooder*?

[*Mileage may vary]

Our episode on the Blake's 7 story 'City at the Edge of the World' is out now!

Find it at Libsyn, iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible and elsewhere!

Sorry for the latest delay but we should be back on track now.

#blakes7

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**Mr Lawrence** @LMac1970@mstdn.social · Mar 25 *

Mar 25 *

Mr Lawrence @LMac1970@mstdn.social

In a side note, every time I look at or mention my miniature PC, I’m reminded of this moment from #Blakes7 in which the supercomputer Orac shrinks itself to one-eighth of its normal size for stealth.

The fictional computer Orac: a clear, rectangular box containing colourful, cylindrical tubes.

**JulesJones** @JulesJones@mendeddrum.org · Mar 22

Mar 22

JulesJones @JulesJones@mendeddrum.org

NO SPOILERS IN COMMENTS PLEASE

YouTube thinks I need to see a few vids where people watch episodes of #Blakes7 for the first time. There are indeed people who have not been spoilered for the finale. :-) Kids these days - in *my* day we couldn't run to the internet to ask if that really happened.

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**Lazarou Monkey Terror** @Lazarou@mastodon.social · Mar 22

Mar 22

Lazarou Monkey Terror @Lazarou@mastodon.social

@Natasha_Jay looking back on it,. it was very anti-colonialist. Definitely wouldn't be made today, though it should.

Last I heard Sky had the rights to it 10-15 years ago....

#Blakes7

**Natasha Jay** @Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt · Mar 21

Mar 21

Natasha Jay @Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt

Just finished rewatching Series 1 of Blake's Seven , and Orac appears in the final episode ... though I'm sure his voice changed later on. Also he appears to have 4 USB slots (?) which was good in 1978.

If you can overlook cheap sets and props and that it's a bit "Shakespeare in Space", there's a lot of good things. Paul Darrow (Avon) and Jackie Pearce (Servelan) both magnificent. Stephen Greif (Travis, in S1) too.

A picture of a complex perspex computer. Orac from Blake's 7

#BlakesSeven #Blakes7 #Orac

**Blakes7Bot** @blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net · Mar 21

Mar 21

Blakes7Bot @blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net

#Blakes7 Series B, Episode 05 - Pressure Point

JENNA: Avon. Good luck.
AVON: Put us down, Cally.
[The field beyond the blockhouse]

https://blake.torpidity.net/m/205/302 B7B1

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**JulesJones** @JulesJones@mendeddrum.org · Mar 18

Mar 18

JulesJones @JulesJones@mendeddrum.org

Oh dear. Logged into Big Finish to see what's new and discovered that one of last month's releases is "Avon: A Terrible Aspect". I do not think I will be plonking down £19.99 for that. I doubt it is any better in audiobook form than it was in paper form, even if the cover is very pretty. #Blakes7