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| Lurena |
Posted on 04-02-2010 11:12
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 Restart of Servalan's own thread! (Or continue her thread of the old forum.) Here you can discuss the character's behaviour, her intentions, her looks, her relationships.... I think Jacqueline Pearce did a wonderful job, let's say "thank you" to her as well in this thread. .....I want to tell, but I can't.....  ...I promised.... |
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| Angry Angel |
Posted on 04-02-2010 12:20
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Thanks for starting this Lurena. I was just thinking about Servalan the other day, when I was contemplating what made B7 so special for me. I decided that she was one of the top reasons that the series stands out from many others - she has to one of the best villains, ever. Obviously she stands out, being a woman, and with her amazing look, but even aside from that her cold-hearted determination makes her a pretty definitive bad guy/nemesis. Edited by Angry Angel on 04-02-2010 12:20 |
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| Ms Wooster |
Posted on 04-02-2010 15:14
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She is so beautiful in the early series, isn't she?! Simply striking- her features and that feminine white...Thanks for the animations, Lurena, fantastic choice. Not that Servalan was not attractive in the later series. But they did go OTT with her make up and costumes at times. I was listening to the last part of "Together again" where Jacqueline speaks about that and she seems to share the fans' sentiment that some of Servalan's gowns got preposterous in S4. She speaks about team-work and how she had a say in what she wore in the first couple of series. More credit to her. The woman clearly knows what suits her. And although with beauty like hers she could pull off pretty much anything, there are some things best avoided. I'll try to dig out a lovely photo of Jacks from last February (has it been a year already?!) when we saw her in "Fuschia". "Everything in life that’s any fun, as somebody wisely observed, is either immoral, illegal or fattening." P.G. Wodehouse |
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| saba |
Posted on 04-02-2010 15:26
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Ms Wooster wrote: She is so beautiful in the early series, isn't she?! Simply striking- her features and that feminine white...Thanks for the animations, Lurena, fantastic choice. Not that Servalan was not attractive in the later series. But they did go OTT with her make up and costumes at times. I was listening to the last part of "Together again" where Jacqueline speaks about that and she seems to share the fans' sentiment that some of Servalan's gowns got preposterous in S4. She speaks about team-work and how she had a say in what she wore in the first couple of series. More credit to her. The woman clearly knows what suits her. And although with beauty like hers she could pull off pretty much anything, there are some things best avoided. I'll try to dig out a lovely photo of Jacks from last February (has it been a year already?!) when we saw her in "Fuschia". You've clearly been listening to the Together Again tapes! 
"...before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience." Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird |
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| BradPaula |
Posted on 04-02-2010 15:44
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Ms Wooster wrote: She is so beautiful in the early series, isn't she?! Simply striking- her features and that feminine white...Thanks for the animations, Lurena, fantastic choice. Not that Servalan was not attractive in the later series. But they did go OTT with her make up and costumes at times. I was listening to the last part of "Together again" where Jacqueline speaks about that and she seems to share the fans' sentiment that some of Servalan's gowns got preposterous in S4. . I don't know if it was intentional, but I always took the change in Servalan's appearance as allegory for the change in her character. In the early episodes she is a loyal Federation officer. She is certainly as evil as the regime she serves, but she is dutiful and loyal to the Federation and quite austere in her manner and appearance, thus the white. Her chief vice seems to be the games she plays with her 'decorative staff officers.' Later it becomes all about her. She launches her coup and seizes power. She may have had little choice; given 'the mishandling of the Blake affair' overthrowing her superiors may have been her only means of survival. As she becomes more decadent and corrupt, so does her appearance. Her style goes from tasteful if overly elegant white dresses and jumpers to gowns more suited for a brothel than Supreme Command HQ or the Presidential Palace. In S2 she arranges an elaborate show trial for Travis. She is still concerned with appearing to adhere to the Rule Of Law. In S3 she murders subordinates who fail her with no concern for appearance or witnesses. (Children Of Auron). Edited by BradPaula on 13-04-2010 00:32 Sum Non Expendere, Sum Non Plumbeus, Sum Non Progressus |
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| Henry Eggleton |
Posted on 04-02-2010 21:44
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In season 2 she was Supreme Commander and answerable to the President in Season 3 she is Ptresident and answerable to no one, hence the change |
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| BradPaula |
Posted on 04-02-2010 22:36
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I wonder if we are confusing cause and effect. It's the old 'which came first?' riddle.
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| Kerkevik |
Posted on 04-02-2010 22:39
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Hi, I can't recall the name of the detcetive series, but Diana Rigg was it's star, set in the twenties, which I thought at the time would have suited Jacqueline to a T. Sort of Servelan as a good guy is how I saw her playing it. Ray. |
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| Lurena |
Posted on 05-02-2010 01:51
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I am so glad that you all are willing to post in this thread! In the animation Servalan, in all her beauty says the horrible line: "Destroy Blake" ..................... Do you have any thoughts about this attitude and Servalan's intentions after Blake has vanished? Hasn't she replaced the word "Blake" by "Liberator"? Or am I mistaken? .....I want to tell, but I can't..... ...I promised.... |
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| BradPaula |
Posted on 05-02-2010 18:31
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In S1 and S2 her primary objective was to destroy Blake, believing that if she cut off the head, the body of resistance would die. This was a political and military necessity for her. The capture of Liberator and Orac would be preferable, but not at the risk of letting Blake get away. In S3 she is no longer concerened with politics, having acheived the ultimate office. She makes no apparent attempt to look for Blake. Perhaps she really believes he died on Jevron. With Blake out of the picture, her primary concern is consolidating her new power base. To that end, Liberator becomes the ultimate prize. Sum Non Expendere, Sum Non Plumbeus, Sum Non Progressus |
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| Lurena |
Posted on 07-02-2010 03:07
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Jacqueline Pearce, I love her performance. She made such an impressive Servalan! I've read they originally wanted to dress her up like a soldier, in combat outfit, but it was her idea to go glamour. Her natural beauty and the glamourous apearance did very well to the performance. Her dresses and high heels invited overacting but somehow it did not bother me. Jacqueline was a good match for Paul in acting. I still enjoy their scenes very much! What about you? .....I want to tell, but I can't..... ...I promised.... |
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| BradPaula |
Posted on 12-04-2010 22:55
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We watched Animals Saturday. One thing that stuck me was Servalan's dress: Black with a deep cut neckline bordered by large black feathers. I found it evocative of a vulture, and it made me reflect how Servalan had devolved from an alpha Predator in season 2 to a scavenger in season 4. - Brad
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| Lurena |
Posted on 12-04-2010 23:05
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BradPaula wrote: We watched Animals Saturday. One thing that stuck me was Servalan's dress: Black with a deep cut neckline bordered by large black feathers. I found it evocative of a vulture, and it made me reflect how Servalan had devolved from an alpha Predator in season 2 to a scavenger in season 4. - Brad I do not like her costumes of S4. There is "style and elegance" missing, which always made such a good contrast to the character. I don't know if the intention of S4 costumes was to hide Sleer's true identity, or just to show how she developed...... ? .....I want to tell, but I can't..... ...I promised.... |
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| Ms Wooster |
Posted on 13-04-2010 07:22
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Her make up in S4 was over the top too. |
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| manicmama |
Posted on 13-04-2010 13:30
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She has the kind of classic features which are beautiful at any age. (envy). I agree that her costumes did go a bit OTT, I always took it as a metaphor for just how corrupt the character was becoming, although it seems a bit simplistic. I remember around the time B7 was first airing, many girls had the "Purdy" hairstyle, but not many had the nerve (or the features) to pull off a "Servalan". And talking of Purdy, I think Kerkevik mentioned a series with Diana Rigg earlier. Were you thinking of "The Avengers"? Think of it as evolution in action. |
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| BradPaula |
Posted on 13-04-2010 14:34
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manicmama wrote: She has the kind of classic features which are beautiful at any age. (envy). I agree that her costumes did go a bit OTT, I always took it as a metaphor for just how corrupt the character was becoming, although it seems a bit simplistic. I remember around the time B7 was first airing, many girls had the "Purdy" hairstyle, but not many had the nerve (or the features) to pull off a "Servalan". And talking of Purdy, I think Kerkevik mentioned a series with Diana Rigg earlier. Were you thinking of "The Avengers"? The Avengers were set in the 60's. I know, I watched them then and am watching the DVD's now. Perhaps you meant the Mrs. Bradley Mysteries? -Paula Sum Non Expendere, Sum Non Plumbeus, Sum Non Progressus |
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| manicmama |
Posted on 13-04-2010 21:34
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Purdy was in The New Avengers, aired in the UK sometime around 1977ish. This was a follow on from the original series, and still had the original Steed in it. Purdy's haircut was the classic pudding bowl, which made it hard for me to understand why so many people were paying good money to hairdressers, when my mum could have done it for free in our kitchen!
Think of it as evolution in action. |
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| Henry Eggleton |
Posted on 13-04-2010 22:21
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Jacqueline did appear in an episode of the Avengers one of the early black and white ones as a girl in a university
Edited by Henry Eggleton on 13-04-2010 22:22 |
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| BradPaula |
Posted on 15-04-2010 22:42
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manicmama wrote: Purdy was in The New Avengers, aired in the UK sometime around 1977ish. This was a follow on from the original series, and still had the original Steed in it. I only remember two things about The New Avengers: Joanna Lumley's legs. - Brad Edited by BradPaula on 16-04-2010 05:09 Sum Non Expendere, Sum Non Plumbeus, Sum Non Progressus |
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| BradPaula |
Posted on 12-06-2010 16:52
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saba wrote:  Now we know what happened to emu. Above from the Humorous Image Thread. Seriously, I always found this outfit evocative of a vulture, and representative of Seravalan's fall from top predator in S1, S2, and S3 to scavenger in S4. -B Sum Non Expendere, Sum Non Plumbeus, Sum Non Progressus |
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