Hanks compared the series' ethos to that of Star Trek, saying that: "If you wanted to sum up the relative position of Britain and America in this century - the ebbing away of the pink areas of the map, the fading of national self-confidence as Uncle Sam proceeded to colonise the globe with fizzy drinks and Hollywood - you could do it like this: they had Star Trek, we had Blake's 7... No "boldly going" here: instead, we got the boot stamping on a human face which George Orwell offered as a vision of humanity's future in Nineteen Eighty-Four." Hanks concluded that: "Blake's 7 has acquired a credibility and popularity Terry Nation can never have expected... I think it's to do with the sheer crappiness of the series and the crappiness it attributes to the universe: it is science-fiction for the disillusioned and ironic - and that is what makes it so very British."[44]

So I am finally going through this series. Having finished season one I think I can say its reputation as a quality show is well earned. Yes there are late 70s garish costumes and hairstyles, shoddy sets, crap SFX and people being knocked unconscious by kicks to the stomach, but being a fan of old Dr. Who I am well acclimated to such things. I find it amusing that the insignia for the earth federation is just the one from Star Trek rotated 90 degrees. So definitely recommended for die hard sci-fi fans and if anyone wants some links to this show shoot me a PM.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake%27s_7