| Blake's 7: A Critical Guide to Series 1-4 Contributor(s): Pinfold, Alex (Foreword by), Marshall, Rodney (Author) |
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ISBN: 1511616334 ISBN-13: 9781511616331 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $13.53 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - Guides & Reviews |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Political satire, comic strip action adventure, science fiction, space opera, Orwellian dystopia, costume drama, Western...Drawing on a range of genres, Terry Nation's Blake's 7 resists categorisation or labelling; a ground-breaking piece of television drama. Presenting itself as easy-viewing, early evening entertainment for a (largely) teenage audience - which, on one level, it was - it tackles state-surveillance, propaganda, corruption, genocide, revolution, and terrorism. Avengers expert Rodney Marshall turns his attention to Blake's 7, offering unauthorised, entertaining, thought-provoking critical guides to all fifty-two episodes in Series 1-4. Horizon (the official Blake's 7 fan club) moderator Alex Pinfold has added a Foreword to this third edition, while television historian Matthew Lee has penned an essay on Terry Nation and Blake's 7.Combining dark humour, surrealism, shiny surfaces and dramatic depth, Blake's 7 blurs the boundary between hero/villain. |