tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120234572815493852.post603458482298126390..comments2023-07-18T16:47:57.523+01:00Comments on The Night Cruiser: TV Review - Survivors S1E07: StarvationTom Prankerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06918178515169260530noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120234572815493852.post-36134909972816072002018-04-06T23:50:22.806+01:002018-04-06T23:50:22.806+01:00At least Survivors has that more recent reprint th...At least Survivors has that more recent reprint thanks to the strange legal situation of the remake being based on the book rather than the TV show. If you can hear Martha Jones on the front, you should grab one cheap. The Seymour read audiobook is very good as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317266277993188821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120234572815493852.post-67508713930884531862018-04-06T23:27:23.202+01:002018-04-06T23:27:23.202+01:00Mmmm, I read it years back and it feels a little m...Mmmm, I read it years back and it feels a little more like a novel that was then turned into a TV show than a straight adaptation. It's down for a re-read at some point when I've finished the episodes but then I thought that about Afterlife and then found out it cost more than a fiver.Tom Prankerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918178515169260530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120234572815493852.post-57839344616382814662018-04-06T23:05:49.469+01:002018-04-06T23:05:49.469+01:00The book goes out of its way to show Vic died as w...The book goes out of its way to show Vic died as well. Actually a solid read, some rough edges (Abby's first scene has her thinking how great she looks in the mirror at length. And there's totally unexpected masturbation later on), but the solid nature of the source material he does use and the chance to structure a proper book for the rest does make it a better read than the usual staple some episodes of the series together efforts.<br /><br />I know the BBC had very clear divides between jobs at the time, but having bought a format from Nation, you'd think they'd work to put a production team in place that were in sympathy with his plans to make sure they got what they actually paid for.<br /><br />It's telling that even when Nation doesn't agree with the choices Boucher made on B7 (such as the last episode), he was always far more positive and sympathetic to him than anyone he worked with on this show. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317266277993188821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120234572815493852.post-72579910429124199532018-04-06T00:27:48.566+01:002018-04-06T00:27:48.566+01:00I do wonder if Survivors was also the reason why T...I do wonder if Survivors was also the reason why Tel wrote all 13 episodes of B7 S1. I had the same thought about the novel and it seems almost immediately Survivors got away from him with Ronder & Dudley both seeming to want to do something quite different where Nation seems more committed to the Abby Quest narrative with Greg and Jenny as sidekicks. When you factor in that Carolyn Seymour seems to have also rapidly fallen out with basically everyone involved and that Nation probably wasn't very hands on you get the impression of a show pulling itself apart from very early on.<br /><br />The irony being that Nation then really throws himself into the Grange format only for Dudley & Ronder to tear that down to make the Season 1 characters support for Charles in Season 2...Tom Prankerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918178515169260530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7120234572815493852.post-37066603220757073332018-04-05T15:42:51.967+01:002018-04-05T15:42:51.967+01:00One wonders if the move away from the nomadic form...One wonders if the move away from the nomadic format was down to Brian Clemens threatened lawsuit? The interview I read with him when he talked about the idea he's mentioned to Nation when they were making The Avengers had it become a globe trotting show with them moving to sunnier climes, as does the end of Nation's book that is his "This is how it should have fucking been!" statement.<br /><br />Clemens was royally pissed that not only was his format nicked so he couldn't use it himself, but also that the final show was so home counties.<br /><br />He did decide it wasn't worth the hassle in the end though, and reconnected with Nation not long before his death.<br /><br />The novel is actually interesting in that it basically ignores everything after the second episode, except for Garland's War, which is transposed wholesale into the middle. So he must have agreed that was a strong one.<br /><br />Or needed something quick to meet the page count.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317266277993188821noreply@blogger.com