Blake's 7 Remake In the Works

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday April 27, 2008 @02:32AM from the polishing-old-gems dept.

bowman9991 writes "Remember the BBC's Blake's 7? Looks like the classic space adventure series is being reworked by Sky One. If they get it right (like the recent Battlestar Galactica revamp), this one has massive potential. 'As part of a drive to invest more in homegrown drama, Sky One has ordered scripts for two 60-minute pilot episodes. If successful, it will be expanded into a six-part series.' Created by Terry Nation, the man responsible for the Daleks in Doctor Who, Blake's 7 ran from 1978 to 1981 and had cult appeal. The effects were average, but the story and characters were compelling."

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Re:Average? by mpe · 2008-04-27 03:26 · Score: 3, Insightful

Describing the effects as 'average' is a bit of an exaggeration - they were absolutely terrible.

Actually the effects were "state of the art". Just that they were nearly 30 years ago.
Re:I hope they don't! by Peet42 · 2008-04-27 07:00 · Score: 3, Insightful

Much better would be to give it the Dr. Who treatment. The special effects can be total crap, but make the writing good

Er, sorry, have you watched the new "Doctor Who"? The SFX are better than average, which can't be said for some/many of the scripts. I agree there are some good ones, but there are a few stinkers too.