Morning, Anne. This is our last 10.30 start (approx) for a while. Not looking forward to having to get up an hour earlier for next week's rewatch. And my husband gets a 25 hour birthday tomorrow, and will no doubt claim he needs extra cake etc

8m: the gang suit up and go to repair damage to the hull.

I don't remember much about this episode other than the asteroid but I really like how "sci fi" it is so far. No quarries, no weird barbarian civilisations. Just spaceships and metal and spacesuits. I always liked that side of B7

That is one of the worst, most stressful things to do. Are you moving far?

Not one of Vila's best episodes - pretending to be drunk is a mean trick.

At least Tarrant isn't causing probelems. He's better when he doesn't try to help.

ER...cue the quarry!

Yeah but let’s face it it’s also self-defence, considering how the others treat him.

Yes - then you can really see how much he doesn't look like Richard from The Champions.

I've finally got all the makings for a 'Shadow' necklace.

Good mornign/evening, ladies!

No, I'm not taking part in the rewatch; I was just passing by when I stumbled on the following comment:


Uhhh... is it made of teeth?

Have fun with the rewatch!

Quad bikes must have been very 'modern' when this was first aired. Now they just seem naff.

Haha! Funny you should mention that Hugbot. I've considered that and even sussed out sources of teeth taken from dentists offices. I was thinking something like this:


How are you?

I still want one, though.

Good mornign/evening, ladies!

No, I'm not taking part in the rewatch; I was just passing by when I stumbled on the following comment:


Uhhh... is it made of teeth?

Have fun with the rewatch!

Nothing a few missionaries can't fix.

Those teeth can't all be from Vila's mouth, surely?

14m: SPACE RATS

OMG THIS IS THE SPACE RATS EPISODE. This is a big episode for me. I think aesthetically I rate it as one of the most important episodes. When I think of mid 1980s science-fiction I do think punk and urban decay is a big influence (Mad Max, Robocop, a lot of books I read).

Personally, I think the space rats look AMAZING here but I know I'm probably in a minority. But to get this aesthetic in 1981? It's so forward looking. Chef's kiss emoji

Spotted in Lyme Regis this last summer. Watch out Brits!

Dodgyville, I’ve been meaning to ask you, would you be interested in coming to Canberra for a weekend (maybe late February next year) for Tyce-con??

They're actually very dangerous. The number of farmers everywhere who end up squashed under them when they roll over. Not nice.

20m: On a barren planet Vila and Dayna spot an old camera.

VILLA: That's one of the most ancient closed circuit television cameras I've ever seen.

[The camera is exactly the same as a prop that would be used as Federation's most advanced camera if the script required]

I don't know what that is but it sounds awesome so yes

Possibly part of the appeal to the Space Rats.

Tycecon 1 was brilliant. Someone managed to lock herself out of the venue during her live broadcast. Excellent.

I don't know what that is but it sounds awesome so yes

I don't know what that is but it sounds awesome so yes

Indeed. The danger factor. Saw an 'I Shouldn't be Alive' ep where some beaver hunter in the US ended up stuck under his for days, with all the big bas beasties around. The Medical Emergency program here has shown a few farmers under them as well.

Possibly part of the appeal to the Space Rats.

Don't want to get squashed? Don't try to make the qb drive up (or down) near-vertical slopes, while it's also carrying several bags of sheep feed a couple of dogs and a sick sheep

Tycecon 1 was brilliant. Someone managed to lock herself out of the venue during her live broadcast. Excellent.