Adventures with the Wife and Blake: Volume 1The Blake Years By Neil Perryman
Anything but bleakBlake 7 is a bleak 80s universe of oppressive state rule and rebel idealists sue the wife s observations on this gem are anything but bleakbut a joyous breath of fresh air even when she is so so wrong about villa Adventures with the Wife and Blake Volume 1The Blake Years Sharp wit sarcasm and surrealism come together in a rather fun review of Blakes 7 Se. 1 2 Funded by a Kickstarter and blog of the same name this is a contagious celebration of the fight against totalitarianism on a budget as Neil and Sue give unique takes on hammy and deadly sets costume and acting Best enjoyed one chapter at a time while watching each episode and perhaps some booze if you re so inclined Adventures with the Wife and Blake Volume 1The Blake Years Made me laugh even when I didn t agree with Sue Adventures with the Wife and Blake Volume 1The Blake Years Blake s 7 is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC Four 13 episode series were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981 It was created by Terry Nation who also created the Daleks for the television series Doctor Who The script editor was Chris Boucher The main character at least initially was Roj Blake played by Gareth Thomas The series was inspired by various fictional media including Robin Hood Star Trek Passage to Marseille The Dirty Dozen Brave New World and classic Western stories as well as real world political conflicts in South America and Israel. Blake s 7 was popular from its first broadcast watched by approximately 10 million in the UK and shown in 25 other countries Although many tropes of space opera are present such as spaceships robots galactic empires and aliens its budget was inadequate for its interstellar theme. Recommended for fans of the series and passionate insights into how wonderful Avon is Adventures with the Wife and Blake Volume 1The Blake Years Containing a foreword by Gareth Roberts the book collects the first four months of the Wife and Blake blog with new edits and observations Neil and Sue sit down to watch the first two series of Blakes 7 and record the results for us Adventures with the Wife and Blake Volume 1The Blake Years.