The Great Blake's 7 Fannish Outrage Game!

[aeshna_uk]

There has, of late, been a fair amount of fannish wailing and rending of garments over certain developments in Torchwood: Children of Earth, protests that certain things Should Not Be Done on TV shows where people might have some sort of emotional investment in the characters. Things that, frankly, I have absolutely no problem with whatsoever! But then I thought that, actually, that might have something to do with my early exposure to genre shows, back in the days when spoilers meant reading the Radio Times (which we didn't get). I can remember being upset when Adric died (hey, I was 11!), and then there was the great and glorious (see previous age disclaimer) Blake's 7....

So, here's a fun game! Imagine, if you will, that the same level of fannish entitlement computer and internet access existed back in the days when B7 was first airing. What online reactions and campaigns could we expect to see to each character death? Each replacement character? The destruction of familiar sets? Separations? Solo stories? Random blondes? Never mind the way it all ended! I'll admit to having only hazy memories of much of it, but I know there are folks out there who are much more familiar with it than I am.

Thoughts, rants, wails, rended garments (any of which may, or may not, bear a passing resemblance to certain more recent fannish storms), etc in comments, please. Go on, you know you want to. ;)

(Please feel free to pass on.... :))

Comments

[mingmerciless.livejournal.com]

No inciting going to happen - I loved the high casualty rate in B7 and the often futile ways they died too e.g. final end: Avon kills Blake over a misunderstanding and he and the rest get wiped out by the Federation not because of some cunning trap on their part but because of simple bad timing. Brilliantly bleak stuff!

Never mind that, imagine the outcry over the deaths of good characters in Band of Brothers. "OMFG! Who cares if, historically, he died because he happened to be lying where the shell landed?! What's the point in watching the series and investing in characters if the Germans could randomly kill them at any moment?!" Having fun imaginining save[Insert para name here].com websites ;-)