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30 Days of Blake's 7 - day 13
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vilakinsDay 13: Favourite guest character
I'll pick three: Bellfriar and Gambrill from Killer for being interesting, fully realised characters whose reactions to and acceptance of Blake showed that there are many good people in the Federation, and Jarriere from Gambit for sheer charm, eccentricity, and his complete ease with Servalan.
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I'll pick three: Bellfriar and Gambrill from Killer for being interesting, fully realised characters whose reactions to and acceptance of Blake showed that there are many good people in the Federation, and Jarriere from Gambit for sheer charm, eccentricity, and his complete ease with Servalan.
All the questions are on Tumblr.
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May. 12th, 2026 10:11 am
30 Days of Blake's 7 - day 12
May. 12th, 2026 07:34 pmvilakinsDay 12: Favourite villain
I'd say Servalan, but she outstayed her welcome in S4; I got heartily sick of her.
So it's Travis, and I've grown to like both versions. He was a little more complex in S2, especially Gambit.
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I'd say Servalan, but she outstayed her welcome in S4; I got heartily sick of her.
So it's Travis, and I've grown to like both versions. He was a little more complex in S2, especially Gambit.
All the questions are on Tumblr.
30 Days of Blake's 7 - day 11
May. 11th, 2026 09:55 pmvilakinsDay 11: Best SFX / most woeful use of SFX
I'm not sure about the best, but I now have the S1 and S2 Blu-rays, and I'm really liking the new optional special effects. They're not obviously in-your-face new, just a lot better and seamlessly added, e.g. planets with atmospheres, more realistic starfields, and the shots of Space Command in particular were impressive, with pursuit ships on patrol.
The worst for me has always been the painted backdrop when Blake teleported to the asteroid in Voice From the Past - so amateurish, and also unnecessary as he could have just appeared in the building. I'm looking forward to seeing what they've done with that (despite mummified Travis) when I get to S2.
All the questions are on Tumblr.
I'm not sure about the best, but I now have the S1 and S2 Blu-rays, and I'm really liking the new optional special effects. They're not obviously in-your-face new, just a lot better and seamlessly added, e.g. planets with atmospheres, more realistic starfields, and the shots of Space Command in particular were impressive, with pursuit ships on patrol.
The worst for me has always been the painted backdrop when Blake teleported to the asteroid in Voice From the Past - so amateurish, and also unnecessary as he could have just appeared in the building. I'm looking forward to seeing what they've done with that (despite mummified Travis) when I get to S2.
All the questions are on Tumblr.
Rejected video for baby names post
May. 10th, 2026 10:47 amneonvincentI decided to go to the press release for Social Security's top ten U.S. baby names of 2025 for Mother's Day.
30 Days of Blake's 7 - day 10
May. 10th, 2026 10:47 pmvilakinsDay 10: Least favourite episode
Again, I can't just pick one, so I'll go by season.
S1: The Web is pretty dire with the Decimas and the head in a jar.
S2: Voice From the Past has mummy Travis with a googly eye, and Le Grand; need I say more?
S3: Harvest of Kairos and Moloch because of the appalling misogyny.
S4: Power because of the same woman-hating writer and Animals for many reasons including Justin and the creepy age difference with Dayna.
Did you think I'd pick Orbit or Blake? They're not among my favourites because of the storyline, but they're well written, Orbit in particular - I do enjoy the Avon and Vila team working so well together for the last time before the shuttle sabotage.
All the questions are on Tumblr.
Again, I can't just pick one, so I'll go by season.
S1: The Web is pretty dire with the Decimas and the head in a jar.
S2: Voice From the Past has mummy Travis with a googly eye, and Le Grand; need I say more?
S3: Harvest of Kairos and Moloch because of the appalling misogyny.
S4: Power because of the same woman-hating writer and Animals for many reasons including Justin and the creepy age difference with Dayna.
Did you think I'd pick Orbit or Blake? They're not among my favourites because of the storyline, but they're well written, Orbit in particular - I do enjoy the Avon and Vila team working so well together for the last time before the shuttle sabotage.
All the questions are on Tumblr.
30 Days of Blake's 7 - day 9
May. 10th, 2026 01:23 pmvilakinsI forgot to post last night again, so it's the 10th here already.
Day 9: Least favourite season
Definitely season 4. There's no real coherence or aim (until Pylene-50, which provides a small arc), Avon is unbalanced (and Paul Darrow's performance OTT), most writers unfamiliar with B7, having maybe watched an episode or two (according to Michael Keating who disliked the season), and in the case of one writer, appallingly sexist. Plus, there is far too much Sleer; I got sick of the sight of her.
Perhaps they should have renamed it Avon's Failed Heists and called it a spin-off.
Ironically, the icon is from a sexist-bastard-written S4 ep.
All the questions are on Tumblr.
Day 9: Least favourite season
Definitely season 4. There's no real coherence or aim (until Pylene-50, which provides a small arc), Avon is unbalanced (and Paul Darrow's performance OTT), most writers unfamiliar with B7, having maybe watched an episode or two (according to Michael Keating who disliked the season), and in the case of one writer, appallingly sexist. Plus, there is far too much Sleer; I got sick of the sight of her.
Perhaps they should have renamed it Avon's Failed Heists and called it a spin-off.
Ironically, the icon is from a sexist-bastard-written S4 ep.
All the questions are on Tumblr.
Replaced video for Spirit Airlines post
May. 9th, 2026 12:38 pmneonvincentI found a Business Insider video I liked more for Company Man, Bright Sun Films, and Business Insider ask 'The Decline of Spirit Airlines...What Happened??'
Replaced image for Emmy Awards post
May. 8th, 2026 11:24 amneonvincentI created the following image based on a mistake, so I posted 'Katrina: Come Hell and High Water' leads social issue documentaries at the News & Doc Emmy Awards for Flashback Friday instead.
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May. 8th, 2026 08:59 am30 Days of Blake's 7 - day 8
May. 8th, 2026 09:59 pmvilakinsDay 8: Favourite romance
I am not a romance person (being aromantic) so I don't have one. I've only noticed a few, and none of them grabs me.
Jenna/Blake - probably one-sided, or it's friendship, and I do much prefer the whole friendship thing. As people may have noticed. ;) Besides, Blake puts his cause well before people.
Avon/Servalan - there's a twisted attraction there on both sides. Avon knows it's not going anywhere, and though he's attracted by wealth and power, he's right - he wouldn't live long.
Vila/Kerril - too short to be a romance, and Kerril's playing a part to get Vila to come over all protective. He made the right decision not to stay on that planet: the pioneer life wouldn't exactly suit him, and Kerril would probably drop her act and be as contemptuous as she first was.
Servalan/Tarrant - also a short fling, and I'm glad the crew expressed their opinion of it.
Did I miss any? I'm pretty oblivious in RL.
All the questions are on Tumblr.
I am not a romance person (being aromantic) so I don't have one. I've only noticed a few, and none of them grabs me.
Jenna/Blake - probably one-sided, or it's friendship, and I do much prefer the whole friendship thing. As people may have noticed. ;) Besides, Blake puts his cause well before people.
Avon/Servalan - there's a twisted attraction there on both sides. Avon knows it's not going anywhere, and though he's attracted by wealth and power, he's right - he wouldn't live long.
Vila/Kerril - too short to be a romance, and Kerril's playing a part to get Vila to come over all protective. He made the right decision not to stay on that planet: the pioneer life wouldn't exactly suit him, and Kerril would probably drop her act and be as contemptuous as she first was.
Servalan/Tarrant - also a short fling, and I'm glad the crew expressed their opinion of it.
Did I miss any? I'm pretty oblivious in RL.
All the questions are on Tumblr.