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Thursday 3rd September Continual Dark Matter
M1795537OCVirn
Starting at 7.45pm (BST)

Episode 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYL_t...p;index=10
The lookalike for One goes on the attack, only to reveal a disturbing truth about his doppelganger.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
Cygnus Bazza
To nick your catchphrase, M1/M'Kid/M'Boss, this'd better be good. Or shall we dub you Dark M'ater for the duration?

I know nada about this series. Never heard of it. I won't cheat and consult Wikipedia to give me the heads-up. And I won't watch the three I've missed before tomorrow. Apart from that, I'm all in.

What could possibly go wrong?
Edited by Cygnus Bazza on 02-09-2026 11:36
 
M1795537OCVirn
Excellent news, Cee Beebies. Now we'll see how American SF stands up to the CB treatment. And don't worry, you get a potted rehash of the previous 3 episodes to start it off.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
Cygnus Bazza

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

Excellent news, Cee Beebies. Now we'll see how American SF stands up to the CB treatment.

Ready to rumble, and possibly to rum baba. Do you like your new nickname?
 
OneSparePart
Evening all. Will you be stop-starting this week, CB?
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
Cygnus Bazza

OneSparePart wrote:

Evening all. Will you be stop-starting this week, CB?

No, but I'll be begin-ending.
 
Cygnus Bazza
Are there lots of jokes in Dark Matter or will I have to supply my own?
 
M1795537OCVirn
New name? Hadn't noticed. I mean, as long as you remember who is in charge, what does it matter?
Hi, OSP.
Edited by M1795537OCVirn on 03-09-2026 18:41
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
OneSparePart

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

Are there lots of jokes in Dark Matter or will I have to supply my own?

You joke anyway.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
OneSparePart

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

New name? Hadn't noticed. I mean, as long as you remember who is in charge, what does it matter?
Hi, OSP.

How are you diddling M'ater?
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
Cygnus Bazza

OneSparePart wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

Are there lots of jokes in Dark Matter or will I have to supply my own?

You joke anyway.

You say 'joke', I say 'forensically dissect with trenchant humour'. That's the difference between Stoke and Oxford, I suppose.
 
M1795537OCVirn

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

Are there lots of jokes in Dark Matter or will I have to supply my own?


I doubt there'll be many. The clue is in the title - dark. They do throw in an occasional attempt at humour, but it's hardly a joke by your standards. Serious stuff, this space drama.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
Cygnus Bazza

OneSparePart wrote:

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

New name? Hadn't noticed. I mean, as long as you remember who is in charge, what does it matter?
Hi, OSP.

How are you diddling M'ater?

Good. The new nom de guerre is catching on.
 
Cygnus Bazza
Started.
 
OneSparePart
Stopping!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
Cygnus Bazza
So who finds out they’re Duane Dibley?
 
Taiellin
Hello everyone!
I am starting.
 
OneSparePart

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

So who finds out they’re Duane Dibley?

That would be you.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
Cygnus Bazza
Quite a shopping list. Need to add bread, milk and loo roll.
 
AnneArthur
I do wonder if I am coming at this from a different angle from other people. I like 'group of people on a space ship/station' series - all the possible variations on that - so Blakes 7 fits in with Star Trek, Babylon 5, Firefly etc. - and with this series. I get the impression that other people come at Blakes 7 from a 'vintage British TV angle' - would I be right to think that?
 
Cygnus Bazza
Paint-by-numbers crew, only missing token northerner. Ideally someone from Wigan.
 
M1795537OCVirn
This series needs someone with a British accent.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
Cygnus Bazza
They’re going to leave the one who looks like Cally behind, aren’t they? Sitting at a console.
 
OneSparePart

AnneArthur wrote:

I do wonder if I am coming at this from a different angle from other people. I like 'group of people on a space ship/station' series - all the possible variations on that - so Blakes 7 fits in with Star Trek, Babylon 5, Firefly etc. - and with this series. I get the impression that other people come at Blakes 7 from a 'vintage British TV angle' - would I be right to think that?

I watch B7 cos I like the show and don't do comparisons. What's the point?
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn
CB - the annoyingly perky blonde at the controls is an android. Orac let out of the box.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
Cygnus Bazza
‘Dark Matter’ would be a great name for a trendy range of artisan 90% chocolate
 
AnneArthur

OneSparePart wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

I do wonder if I am coming at this from a different angle from other people. I like 'group of people on a space ship/station' series - all the possible variations on that - so Blakes 7 fits in with Star Trek, Babylon 5, Firefly etc. - and with this series. I get the impression that other people come at Blakes 7 from a 'vintage British TV angle' - would I be right to think that?

I watch B7 cos I like the show and don't do comparisons. What's the point?


No point - I was just wondering. Anyway, hello everyone - hope you are all well.
 
Cygnus Bazza
No doubt a lot of people will end up coveting his ring.
 
AnneArthur

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

‘Dark Matter’ would be a great name for a trendy range of artisan 90% chocolate


You've got the marketing down pat, CB - now all you need is the chocolate.
 
Cygnus Bazza
Blimey. Ambleside Farmers’ Market has come on leaps and bounds
 
M1795537OCVirn

AnneArthur wrote:

I do wonder if I am coming at this from a different angle from other people. I like 'group of people on a space ship/station' series - all the possible variations on that - so Blakes 7 fits in with Star Trek, Babylon 5, Firefly etc. - and with this series. I get the impression that other people come at Blakes 7 from a 'vintage British TV angle' - would I be right to think that?


Think what seems right to you. I have no idea what angle I use to view anything.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
AnneArthur
That's a very Star Trekkish space station.
 
Cygnus Bazza

AnneArthur wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

‘Dark Matter’ would be a great name for a trendy range of artisan 90% chocolate


You've got the marketing down pat, CB - now all you need is the chocolate.

That's the choccy challenge!
 
OneSparePart

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

‘Dark Matter’ would be a great name for a trendy range of artisan 90% chocolate

Nobody would eat anything called dark matter.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
Taiellin
She really wants to buy something. There is a quote from one of our cartoons: If you want to buy some unnecessary things, you need to sell some unnecessary things first.
 
AnneArthur

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

I do wonder if I am coming at this from a different angle from other people. I like 'group of people on a space ship/station' series - all the possible variations on that - so Blakes 7 fits in with Star Trek, Babylon 5, Firefly etc. - and with this series. I get the impression that other people come at Blakes 7 from a 'vintage British TV angle' - would I be right to think that?


Think what seems right to you. I have no idea what angle I use to view anything.


I am so sorry. I thought I was just asking an interesting question, but people seem a bit annoyed for some reason. Please forget I said anything.
 
OneSparePart

AnneArthur wrote:

That's a very Star Trekkish space station.

Or it's just a space station in an sf show.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
Cygnus Bazza
Looks like an 80s doctor’s waiting room. Just needs a pile of dog-eared mags with crosswords half-done and knitting patterns torn out
 
Taiellin

AnneArthur wrote:

That's a very Star Trekkish space station.


I thought about Battlestar Galactica. I watched the original series.
 
Cygnus Bazza
A one in three chance. The same as the chances of catching OSP in a good mood.
 
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