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I can’t believe I haven’t gotten to this. Well, I can really–I’ve been obsessed finishing up a longer short story at the expense of two stories in the editing phase and a couple of flashes that’ve been rejected that that need to be sent back out.
Oh well, in any case…
Because of this very easy decision tree…
Why is there an upsurge in hits to this site from folks Googling the phrase, “While the music played you worked by candlelight?”
It’s never enough!! I just had to go by the local book crack-house and pile it on.
Much as I love both incarnations of Doctor Who, there’s one show I will always like better, and that’s Blake’s 7.
Moral ambiguity, a corrupt galactic Federation, terrorists-as-heroes, story and character arcs. Unfortunately, a lot of those episodes were visually comparable to the Doctor Who episodes of the time. Plus, some episodes were stinkers, too. If someone new to the show caught the wrong episode, he’d probably swear it off for life.
Luckily, the folks at io9 have put together How To Get Into Rebel Space Opera Blake's 7
Nancy Kress noted, during a panel discussion at Eeriecon:
I…
How the fuck…no, this can’t be real…
Can it?
Edited to add: Son of a bitch, it’s true! It’s true! Ahhhhhh!!!
You just know there’s a script draft where the Dad’s line is, “Well, your friends are hot.”
