All ships report in
Actor Gareth Thomas, star of Blake’s 7 and veteran thespian on stage and television, died yesterday at 71 from heart failure. When Leanne gasped and shouted the news from the living room we were both left feeling deeply saddened.
Likely, most of our readers know nothing about Blake’s 7, or Gareth Thomas. I guess all you need to know is that he was someone we both admire and respect.
I could talk about how much his portrayal of the titular character Blake from Blake’s 7 was so powerful, nuanced and compelling and how much I loved what he did with the show. Somehow though, it would detract from talking about the thoughtful and caring guy that Gareth was as a person.
I never got to meet him, and I never expected to hear this news so soon, but he will live on through his work and the memories that fans have shared of him.
If you’re curious about the show Blake’s 7, check it out. It’s on Youtube. One of the best love / hate relationships between fictional characters was Blake vs Avon and it is the core of the show’s longevity and cult following. You can see the famous ship, the Liberator, in the second panel of today’s strip.
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Already started checking out B7 because of your earlier references to it. Well worth the time. Thanks!
For being arguably the greatest Star Ship in SciFy history, does the TARDIS ever work like a well oiled machine?
If it were any more malfunction prone, it would beat out the Falcon for glitches.
Oh, and what exactly is the Serenity going to do, being a completely unarmed cargo ship?
I guess only time will tell… 🙂
Heh mr. Gatto, I can think of plenty of memorable starships more I’ll-equipped for joining a battle armada, that didn’t even make the cut, such as the Nostromo from Alien, Mork’s egg-ship, Valkerie’s speedy little unarmed ship from battle beyond the stars, George pappard’s hauler from that same movie as a matter of fact.
Still Serenity fits neatly into this “rag tag fleet” BMS has concocted. Although the warships from Flash Gordon the motion picture would have been sweet…..if for no other reason than to see a very unfortunate imperial officer forced to report ” Flash…..Gordon…..Approaching.” Hahah.
Darn spell corrections… I typed ill-equipped
I think the TARDIS hasn’t worked like a well oiled machine for a very, very long time. After all, it was already a museum-piece when the Doctor was young, and he was already a grandfather when he stole it 🙂
The machine works fine, it’s mostly operator error.
This is the greatest assemblage of starships ever in the history of starship assemblages!
Where is Red Dwarf? You can’t go to battle with out the 3 loons and Red Dwarf.
I must confess that I had to look up the Astro Megaship. Not too familiar with the Power Rangers…
Where are the Eagles??
Would love to see Space battle Cruiser Yamato arrive sometime during the fight.
Wave Motion Gun vs Death Star Super laser !
Or maybe the Lexx…
The Starcraft battle cruiser and its Yamato gun would be another.
I can’t remember what Doctor is here, but I couldn’t help but to read that on David Tennant’s voice.
Boy, you’re going to be disappointed then. 🙂
He wasn’t the only one.
http://www.bluemilkspecial.com/comic/not-david-tennant/
Normandy SR-2 standing by!
What? No Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann?? One of their robot is so frickin’ big it flings whoie galaxy like a regular shuriken. Give it a golf club and Death Star can be like a pebble sized golf ball.