=== The Good Stuff ===
Though the budget was very low, for me as a SF fan this had it all, including the best character development I've ever seen. It wasn't always about the bad empire and high-tech. The people in it actually made it. We see a bunch of completely different characters. They acted very nice I feel. Some of them convinced me totally.
=== Synopsis ===
'Blakes 7' is a four-season Science Fiction drama. It's about a handful of escaped convicts, a special space-ship and even a more special on-board computer. Blake is a former freedom-fighter, framed by the futuristic government. He becomes the leader of the bunch, mainly due to his personality. He'll use the ship and the crew to fight the leaders of the universe. But as he progresses, he needs to deviate often from his main objective: enter the adventures of 'Blake's 7'.
=== Bad Stuff ===
A minor criticism is the replacement of Blake: some youngster without charisma in my opinion. He has a loud voice, but that didn't convince me he has enough authority to be the Captain of the ship. BBC should have found an older actor with more charisma. Also, there are four episodes and each episode gets weaker and weaker. In my mind only episode 1 lives.
=== Verdict ===
In my previous review I gave it a perfect 10 stars. That's not entirely fair. I'll give it now 7 stars because the weak episodes were of a too low quality and the episodes got weaker and weaker.
Though the budget was very low, for me as a SF fan this had it all, including the best character development I've ever seen. It wasn't always about the bad empire and high-tech. The people in it actually made it. We see a bunch of completely different characters. They acted very nice I feel. Some of them convinced me totally.
=== Synopsis ===
'Blakes 7' is a four-season Science Fiction drama. It's about a handful of escaped convicts, a special space-ship and even a more special on-board computer. Blake is a former freedom-fighter, framed by the futuristic government. He becomes the leader of the bunch, mainly due to his personality. He'll use the ship and the crew to fight the leaders of the universe. But as he progresses, he needs to deviate often from his main objective: enter the adventures of 'Blake's 7'.
=== Bad Stuff ===
A minor criticism is the replacement of Blake: some youngster without charisma in my opinion. He has a loud voice, but that didn't convince me he has enough authority to be the Captain of the ship. BBC should have found an older actor with more charisma. Also, there are four episodes and each episode gets weaker and weaker. In my mind only episode 1 lives.
=== Verdict ===
In my previous review I gave it a perfect 10 stars. That's not entirely fair. I'll give it now 7 stars because the weak episodes were of a too low quality and the episodes got weaker and weaker.