Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 +MMDF+MULTI+2.11; site kcl-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!mcvax!ukc!kcl-cs!thornton From: thornton@kcl-cs.UUCP (ZNAC468) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: How to fix bad sci-fi(and boring sci-fi?).Blakes Seven. Message-ID: <185@westo.kcl-cs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 05:18:23 EDT Article-I.D.: westo.185 Posted: Fri Jun 28 05:18:23 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Jul-85 07:47:08 EDT References: <419@carina.noao.UUCP> <294@looking.UUCP> Reply-To: thornton@westo.UUCP (znac468) Organization: Department of Computing, Kings College, University of London. Lines: 28 Xpath: kcl-cs westo west44 In article <294@looking.UUCP> brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) writes: > >V: This is one of the easiest to fix. When I watched the original >2 part mini-series, I thought, "Wow, this is great!" Then suddenly, >in the second episode, they turned out to be lizards in human suits >coming to eat us and steal our water. > This may be the easiest to fix but basicly V is boring. An alien race out to conquer the Earth has been kicked around for years. It is proof of how difficult it is to produce an original tv sci-fi program nowadays. Even Galactica was interesting at times (no ,I have not lost my senses) and 1999 was rarely boring. What on Earth (or Moon) is a 'spindizzie'? And now for something completely different..BLAKE'S SEVEN. I have been told that this hasn't been shown in the U.S. yet but the networks should come to their senses soon. It was great, some episodes were straight S.T. rip offs but otherwise the show was superb. The plots were ingenious with lots of twists but you would have to see it to understand. The last series (as usual) wasn't as good. I think this deserves some discussion ,at least over here. Andy T. ( AND SHE GOT IT..YOUR SYMPATHY..) AVON from SAND. >except perhaps with spindizzies, and they wouldn't be that out of >