Yes, I think you might like it! It's hard to tell, as it's so old, and such a weird mix. But it does have some surprising stuff (and it even has two episodes written by Tanith Lee).
But you do have to bear in mind that the first series (and especially about eps 3-5) are painfully, 1970s slow. I enjoyed them, because I have sat through well-padded 70s era DW six-parters and found stuff to love, and these are only 50 minutes, and people are sarcastic. Plus, a Classic Who fan can play 'spot the Terry Nation cliche'*. Just fast-forward them a bit, and trust me, there will be a stunning season cliffhanger! (And washing up spaceships, and Michelin Men and snark, and planets where Brian Blessed is god, and sarcastic bleakness... and... Yes. Sorry. *cough*) Some people would say start with S2, but I like the opening eps, where we meet most of the crew, and it's very 1984 - also the Terry Nation Cliche-fest that is the final episode, too. I think you have to at least catch those eps to make proper sense of S2.
I'm not sure the last fic there would make any sense, as it also involves Red Dwarf & assumes knowledge of some B7 costumes in the humour. I think the first two are safe to try, anyway, and I like the sneakyness of the first one - very true to the show!
(*TN Cliches - Tick off as spotted: Mutants Corridors Nuclear fall-out Someone is watching me. The beautiful girl is evil! *shock* Squidgy mutant green things in corridors The peacemaker is murdered! There is a traitor! Someone is inventing a horrible virus Society has broken down due to a horrible virus A centuries old space war Everything happens in a quarry Or a swamp with squidgy green things Or planets with weird temperatures There are robot doubles! Who have betrayed us (probably while running along corridors in the bunker after the nuclear fall-out, which were blocked by the mutant squidgy things who are about to release a virus created by a mad scientist, backed up by a band of soldiers) :lol: Seriously, the man is the most glorious hack ever - he recycles all these old B-Movie stuff, but comes out with ideas for the Daleks, Davros, Survivors and Blake's 7 - and Avon, Vila, Blake and co. And it was edited by Chris Boucher, who fills in the gaps with giving random guards backstories, and having outrageous snarky bickering.
PS2: A way to test the water might be (depending on time, accessibility etc), to try and find the DW episodes Genesis of the Daleks (by Terry Nation) and Robots of Death (by Chris Boucher). If you don't like either of these, there's a strong possibility you won't like B7. Although how anyone could not like Genesis and Robots, I don't know... ;-D) Of course, not that that introduces you to the B7 characters, who are, after all, the point of the show.
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But you do have to bear in mind that the first series (and especially about eps 3-5) are painfully, 1970s slow. I enjoyed them, because I have sat through well-padded 70s era DW six-parters and found stuff to love, and these are only 50 minutes, and people are sarcastic. Plus, a Classic Who fan can play 'spot the Terry Nation cliche'*. Just fast-forward them a bit, and trust me, there will be a stunning season cliffhanger! (And washing up spaceships, and Michelin Men and snark, and planets where Brian Blessed is god, and sarcastic bleakness... and... Yes. Sorry. *cough*) Some people would say start with S2, but I like the opening eps, where we meet most of the crew, and it's very 1984 - also the Terry Nation Cliche-fest that is the final episode, too. I think you have to at least catch those eps to make proper sense of S2.
I'm not sure the last fic there would make any sense, as it also involves Red Dwarf & assumes knowledge of some B7 costumes in the humour. I think the first two are safe to try, anyway, and I like the sneakyness of the first one - very true to the show!
(*TN Cliches - Tick off as spotted:
Mutants
Corridors
Nuclear fall-out
Someone is watching me.
The beautiful girl is evil! *shock*
Squidgy mutant green things in corridors
The peacemaker is murdered!
There is a traitor!
Someone is inventing a horrible virus
Society has broken down due to a horrible virus
A centuries old space war
Everything happens in a quarry
Or a swamp with squidgy green things
Or planets with weird temperatures
There are robot doubles!
Who have betrayed us (probably while running along corridors in the bunker after the nuclear fall-out, which were blocked by the mutant squidgy things who are about to release a virus created by a mad scientist, backed up by a band of soldiers)
:lol: Seriously, the man is the most glorious hack ever - he recycles all these old B-Movie stuff, but comes out with ideas for the Daleks, Davros, Survivors and Blake's 7 - and Avon, Vila, Blake and co. And it was edited by Chris Boucher, who fills in the gaps with giving random guards backstories, and having outrageous snarky bickering.
PS. It has a singalong theme! da da dah da-da!
PS2: A way to test the water might be (depending on time, accessibility etc), to try and find the DW episodes Genesis of the Daleks (by Terry Nation) and Robots of Death (by Chris Boucher). If you don't like either of these, there's a strong possibility you won't like B7. Although how anyone could not like Genesis and Robots, I don't know... ;-D) Of course, not that that introduces you to the B7 characters, who are, after all, the point of the show.