A history and critical analysis of Blake's 7, the 1978-1981 British television space adventure / John Kenneth Muir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muir, John Kenneth, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blake's 7 (Television program).

Physical Description:

vi, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co., [2000]

Contents:

Part I Origins and History 5

Terry Nation

The Creator 5

"The Dirty Dozen" in Space 8

Lift Off! 10

Four Years in Space 14

Cancellation 21

American Resurrection 21

Part II The Series 25

Critical Reception 25

Season Overview, Series A (1978) 26

A Note About the Opening Montage 29

Cast and Credits 30

1. "The Way Back" 31

2. "Space Fall" 37

3. "Cygnus Alpha" 41

4. "Time Squad" 48

5. "The Web" 50

6. "Seek-Locate-Destroy" 54

7. "Mission to Destiny" 55

8. "Duel" 57

9. "Project Avalon" 61

10. "Breakdown" 63

11. "Bounty" 65

12. "Deliverance" 67

13. "Orac" 69

Season Overview, Series B (1979) 72

Cast and Credits 74

14. "Redemption" 75

15. "Shadow" 78

16. "Weapon" 80

17. "Horizon" 82

18. "Pressure Point" 84

19. "Trial" 86

20. "Killer" 88

21. "Hostage" 90

22. "Countdown" 92

23. "Voices from the Past" 93

24. "Gambit" 95

25. "The Keeper" 96

26. "Star One" 98

Season Overview, Series C (1980) 100

Cast and Credits 103

27. "Aftermath" 104

28. "Powerplay" 106

29. "Volcano" 108

30. "Dawn of the Gods" 111

31. "The Harvest of Kairos" 113

32. "City at the Edge..." 115

33. "Children of Auron" 117

34. "Rumours of Death" 119

35. "Sarcophagus" 120

36. "Ultraworld" 123

37. "Moloch" 125

38. "Death-Watch" 127

39. "Terminal" 129

Season Overview, Series D (1981) 131

Fourth Season Opening-Ending Montage 134

Cast and Credits 136

40. "Rescue" 136

41. "Power" 137

42. "Traitor" 139

43. "Stardrive" 141

44. "Animals" 144

45. "Headhunter" 145

46. "Assassin" 148

47. "Games" 149

48. "Sand" 151

49. "Gold" 154

50. "Orbit" 155

51. "Warlord" 157

52. "Blake" 159

Part III Blake's Millions 165

Fan Clubs and the Internet 165

Videos, Comics and Books 167

Part IV Essays 171

The Jurassic Arc: Science Fiction Television's First Video Novel 171

A Futuristic Robin Hood Myth 178

The Anti

"Star Trek" 181

Sex on the Liberator 184

A Note on Special Effects and Cinematography 188

Part V Epilogue: "A Dream Worth Having..." 191

Appendix Genre Conventions in Blake's 7 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index.

Includes videography.

ISBN:

0786406003

OCLC:

42726261