Happy birthday...

[thisbluespirit]

... to rosiedlotrfan! May you have an excellent day!

Also as Happy a Birthday as is possible in the circumstances, and many miserable, sarcastic returns of Gauda Prime Day to aralias and jaxomsride! I'd wish you all the nice things and a happy year to come, but I think we all know it'd just be tempting fate, which operates by Murphy's Law. ;-p (No, really, silliness aside - hope you both have a lovely day!)

And general commiserations on this special day to the rest of the Blake's 7 fandom (by far the best little fandom in this corner of the Federation)! Have the obligatory fanvid.

Comments

[swordznsorcery.livejournal.com]

A birthday post! That seems like a nice place to post an interesting bit of news that I heard yesterday. Jonathan Blum, whose name you may know from Doctor Who bookdom, mentioned on the Who forum that he and his wife Kate Orman are writing a B7 book next year for Big Finish. It's to be Dayna-centric. Could be quite promising! They're responsible for some very good Who books between them. "Vampire Science" would be almost at the top of my recommendations list, and "The Year Of Intelligent Tigers" was rather a good one too.

(Rest assured, I reminded him of the importance of things exploding around Dayna). ;)

[thisbluespirit]

Yes, I think they'd done some others, though I didn't know the Orman-Blum team were still at such thing. :-)

[ravenskyewalker.livejournal.com]

Well. That should be interesting. I'm unsure I want them doing B7 (I'd rather know their thoughts about Peter Capaldi's Doctor, but am unwilling to hang around any DW forum long enough to find out), but... hmm. Yes, Dayna must make things explode as Ace would. Heh heh.

[thisbluespirit]

LOL, are you after Kate to torture Twelve for you? ;-p

[swordznsorcery.livejournal.com]

Jonathan Blum has now added: "We want it to be their first real glimpse of what's going on in the wider galaxy [post-war]. Plus the plot hinges on the fact that, at this point, Dayna is the only one of the bunch who isn't a known wanted criminal yet; she's got some big choices to make. And another turning point comes when Avon has to leave Tarrant alone and in control of the Liberator for the first time..."

Certainly sounds interesting! Though I'm always suspicious of other's opinions of Tarrant. Everybody else is mean about him. *sulk*

[thisbluespirit]

Btw, I just watched some Adam Adamant!! Not very much, but I thought I would just check the discs work on my TV (it does)... and then I'd watched at least half the episode. If it keeps up like this, I shall love it. I came prepared to, but it's nice not to be disappointed.

You may disapprove, though, because, frankly if Georgie and Adam keep this sort of thing up, there's no way I'm not going to ship them. I have a thing for out of time/modern ships as it is. They are both pretty gorgeous separately so far, though, and I love the ridiculously OTT theme. (With the CAPE.)

Thank you once more! I'll look forward to the rest & no doubt cursing burninators along with you. (Why must people do that?)

[swordznsorcery.livejournal.com]

Quite a lot of people ship Adam and "Miss Jones". They specify that she's a teenager, so she's too young for me. I don't like that age difference. You're hardly alone though!

And the series does have a very strong beginning. I love that first episode. If you're liking it so far, that's a good sign! (Episode three has slightly problematic Japanese stereotypes, but they bounced back nicely with episode four, which is a big fan favourite).

And yes. The CAPE! And the sword-stick. :) And that theme! They wanted Shirley Bassey to sing it, but they couldn't get her. So it might have been even more OTT!

[thisbluespirit]

Ah, the 60s and their worryingly old teenagers! That one's always a thing. That could mean 18 or 19, though, I could live with that. *handwaves it all on the strength of about ten minutes watching* :lol: :-)

But, yeah, I haven't even finished the first episode, so I suppose it's possible that it could all go downhill from here, but I am inclined to like it v much so far!

[swordznsorcery.livejournal.com]

Yes, she clearly isn't really a teenager, I know! I think they say she's 18 or 19, I forget which. And he's supposed to be in his mid-thirties, which just doesn't work for me for some reason; I think maybe unhelped by him being such a man of the world. But most fans do seem to ship them, and their chemistry is fab, certainly. But I must say no more, because spoilers. :)

[ravenskyewalker.livejournal.com]

No comment is safe, hah. There's a really good fanfic on AO3 that whumps #12 quite well, while Clara works to rescue him, but it's unfinished and who knows if it ever will be done. Stop me from reading WiPs...

No, I know what a Tennant fan she is, and don't want creepy Tenth Doctor all over my Twelfth (which sounds so questionable, I just snorted very hard in public, in a cafe, after typing it). I think she doesn't do DW fandom anymore, anyway, which is probably healthier for her. I know ignoring official DW fora has done my nerves some good...

[thisbluespirit]

nd don't want creepy Tenth Doctor all over my Twelfth (which sounds so questionable, I just snorted very hard in public,

It does sound like the sort of slash fic that will inevitably exist at some point now you've said it... ;-p

Somehow I don't suppose I can stop you from reading the WIPs - but maybe someone'll finish some of them soon! (Christmas might inspire them, you never know...)

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the Birthday greetings and the fanvid .

[thisbluespirit]

My pleasure! I hope you have a great day. ♥

[rosiedlotrfan.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

Ah yes, Gauda Prime - I remember it well!

Happy Birthday from the BBC.......

.................NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love the video!

[thisbluespirit]

LOL! And, aha, yes, I posted this and then couldn't remember if you were another B7 fan of any sort or not. In which case, also many miserable returns of Gauda Prime Day to you as well! But mostly - have a wonderful day! ♥

:-)

[ravenskyewalker.livejournal.com]

ROTFL, many miserable, sarcastic returns of Gauda Prime Day! Shame on me, I'd forgotten...

[thisbluespirit]

Ha, I can't forget the day because I have all these B7 flisters who have their birthdays on the most (in)appropriate day!

[clocketpatch]

What wonderfully, horrible post. :D

I hadn't seen that vid before. Thanks for sharing it.

[thisbluespirit]

:-D Is this your first Gauda Prime Day in the fandom, or were you already through by the 21st last year? EIther way, (un)happy Gauda Prime Day to you!

Oh, cool. I thought I'd recced the vid everywhere before. I've seen much better B7 vids since, but somehow, that one is still just all the things I feel about it, including the tacky-ness, and it's my go-to Gauda Prime Day vid.