Posted on 12/29/2021 11:27:52 PM PST by DallasBiff
Rapid aging afflicts all six colonists on Gamma Hydra IV and five members of Kirk's six-man landing party - all but Chekov. With the Neutral Zone so close, suspicion falls on the Romulans testing a new weapon, but is it? With time running out, answers are elusive. As Kirk's memory progressively deteriorates, regulations necessitate a competency hearing no one wants - the outcome of which may eventually lead the Enterprise to its destruction with all aboard
Spoiler alert, basically at the end of the episode Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, all of whom have aged quickly are talking about theraputics for radiation sickness, and as they discuss, they surmise that Chekoff who was not effected by the radiation, because of the adreniline going through his body at his discovery of a dead body.
The good looking female doctor states that adrenaline had not been used in a long time because it had been replaced by a new therapy.
Well long story short Kirk tskes the first shot, and is cured.
Quite a corrallary to today, with such pharmaceuticals as ivermectin and hydroxycholoquine being dismissed by the medical establishment.
Cool beans.
Adrenachrome Therapy, I presume.
Watch Blake’s 7
1. Star Trek - Characters are flat and one-dimensional.
1. Blake’s 7 - Characters are very complex and three-dimensional.
2. Star Trek - The Federation is (supposedly) good.
2. Blake’s 7 - The Federation is evil.
3. Star Trek - The dialogue is hokey, cheesy, and corny.
3. Blake’s 7 - The dialogue is clever, witty, and humorous.
4. Star Trek - Transporters are commonplace.
4. Blake’s 7 - Transporters are amazing.
5. Star Trek - Stand by your friends.
5. Blake’s 7 - Stand behind your friends.
6. Star Trek - Characters always use time travel to fix all their mistakes in their lives.
6. Blake’s 7 - There is no time travel in the B7 universe, all characters deal with the consequences of their actions, for better or worse.
7. Star Trek - Major characters die and are resurrected, hence, the actors become typecasted.
7. Blake’s 7 - Major characters die and the actors move on to bigger and better things.
8. Star Trek - Computers have zero personalities.
8. Blake’s 7 - Computers have quirks, perks, and pet-peeves.
9. Star Trek - Characters are fully devoted to the Federation, with an innate desire to help other people from the goodness of their hearts.
9. Blake’s 7 - Characters look out for one another for mutual advantage by escaping from the Federation with their hide intact, and make a few bucks on the side.
10. Star Trek - Humanitarianism is applied to practical daily life.
10. Blake’s 7 - Wealth is the only reality.
11. Star Trek - High morals make fine Federation officers.
11. Blake’s 7 - Greed makes very efficient Federation troopers.
12. Star Trek - Running away is an act of cowardice.
12. Blake’s 7 - Strategic withdrawal is running away, but with dignity.
13. Star Trek - Modesty is a sign of maturity and good character.
13. Blake’s 7 - Modesty is dishonesty.
14. Star Trek - Civilization has always depended on truth.
14. Blake’s 7 - Civlization has always depended on courtesy, rather than truth.
15. Star Trek - Assassination is considered unethical and apalling.
15. Blake’s 7 - Assassination has always been a legimate tool of statecraft and is pubicly accepted.
16. Star Trek - Good deeds are always rewarded.
16. Blake’s 7 - No good deeds go unpunished.
17. Star Trek - Self-sacrifice is a highly noble trait.
17. Blake’s 7 - Self-preservation is highly noble trait.
18. Star Trek - Winning means surviving.
18. Blake’s 7 - If winning means dying, choose losing every time.
19. Star Trek - Good is always favored over evil.
19. Blake’s 7 - Choosing the lesser evil of the two is the best option.
20. Star Trek - Saving someone’s life is viewed as a heroic gesture.
20. Blake’s 7 - Saving someone’s life is sometimes viewed as a big mistake.
21. Star Trek - Friendship can be as good as a handshake.
21. Blake’s 7 - Friendship can be as good as a handshake in one hand, and a hammer in the other.
22. Star Trek - The Enterprise encounters an alien civilization and destroys it in the name of Freedom, Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
22. Blake’s 7 - The Liberator encounters an alien civilization and destroys it in self defense.
23. Star Trek - Stories are solved within an hour.
23. Blake’s 7 - Stories are solved within several episodes, and sometimes leave many unresolved issues.
24. Star Trek - The humor on the show has always been spoon-fed.
24. Blake’s 7 - The humor on the show has always been sharp and subtle.
25. Star Trek - The tone of the show is naive and geeky.
25. Blake’s 7 - The tone of the show is dark and cynical.
B7 despite the low budget sets and effects definitely had good writing and acting behind it.
Kerr Avon was the best one.
I liked the Supreme Bitch and Vila too
Now I get it, it’s a bunch of drunk limeys in space.
I shelved my TV 20 years ago.
This is the first mention of “Blake’s 7” I’ve seen. (...and I appreciated all “Star Trek” iterations back then...)
I shelved my TV 20 years ago.
This is the first mention of “Blake’s 7” I’ve seen. (...and I appreciated all “Star Trek” iterations back then...)
Edi Bjorklund - Can Gene Roddenberry Learn From Terry Nation
https://youtu.be/g3xIXemMNII
Edi Bjorklund, an academic research librarian at U of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, gave this talk at a library conference about 1987, and I “illustrated” it for her. The audio is poor and was recorded in her home to give me the timings for the talk. She was a truly wonderful fan of both shows.
Servalan
Blakes 7 - High Flying Adored - Evita
https://youtu.be/r68lhCzX1Zg
Vila
Blakes 7 - One Man Magical Show - Julia Ecklar
https://youtu.be/gaBEVDF4eII
Blakes 7 - Mungojerry - Cats - Vila and Avon
https://youtu.be/8N9xo2wIw_s
Don't forget that an incompetent official "with a plan" takes over the ship and makes things worse.
-PJ
Star Trek was okay in a pulpy fashion until Gene got enough creative control to ruin it with woke PC nonsense. But funny enough its now worse than ever and makes even his stuff look like a classic.
Not gonna lie, this post really confused me. I was a nuclear electronics technician and a reactor operator on the USS Enterprise. There was a whole bunch of radiation issues on the ship. Currently, my thyroid is the size of a golf ball. He he. Totally didn’t realize this was for the show until I clicked on it!
Happy viewing :-)
I’ll look into this one.
ty for the tip!
Rapid aging: https://letterboxd.com/film/old-2021/trailer/
The movie was adapted from a graphic novel so I have no idea whether the authors were influenced at all by the Star Trek premise. I’ve not seen the movie, which is getting mediocre reviews, adding to the now-unending debate about M. Night Shyamalan’s directorial choices. I don’t think the movie is terrible. It might be good casual viewing sometime.
I like the move that Kirk puts on the Romulans (when they’re surrounded due to the Fauchi guy taking temporary command), making them (the Romulans) think he’s going to blow up the Enterprise by saying so on a compromised frequency. Romulans start backing off, the Enterprise kicks it into Warp, and they out of there!!!
Never heard of Blake 7. Is/was it OTA, cable, or netflicks?
That was good, i had never considered the role of females in star trek
Edie WAS a feminist. I do miss her. She once sent me a single-spaced page of all the rules of grammar I obviously didn’t know. I loved it. I told her that I would always break the rules in my writing, but it was important to me to know which rules I was breaking.
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