This is a very interesting chain of thought, Natasa.
Paul Darrow mentions in an interview that he was told by the writers, 'We think now that Blake's gone you ought to be a little more moral', which he obviously refused.
LOL
B7 obviously toys with the 'uncertainty principle', probably not because of any conscious interaction with deconstructionism, but simply because they both reflect our age.
I sometimes wonder to what extent the formal convolutions of B7, the kind of thing you mention in this post, were thought through at all, by anyone. It's not just reflecting the age, I don't think, because you wouldn't find it in any other show of the time. But I'm not suggesting anybody put it there on purpose either.
Alison
Alison wrote:
I sometimes wonder to what extent the formal convolutions of B7, the kind of thing you mention in this post, were thought through at all, by anyone. It's not just reflecting the age, I don't think, because you wouldn't find it in any other show of the time. But I'm not suggesting anybody put it there on purpose either.
At least it was (occasionally) acknowledged, even at the time. Rifling through my cuttings, I cite the Guardian's TV guide, January 7, 1980: "Aftermath. A new 13-part series of the home-produced space-drama saga, justly popular with the younger set - maybe because, rather than in spite, of lacking the moral pretension of Star Trek..." I'm afraid most of their previews of B7 were a lot more sarky, but then TV previewers often seem to be like that.
Natasa/Alison:
B7 obviously toys with the 'uncertainty principle', probably not because of any conscious interaction with deconstructionism, but
simply
because they both reflect our age.
I sometimes wonder to what extent the formal convolutions of B7, the
kind of
thing you mention in this post, were thought through at all, by
anyone.
I don't think there's that much to wonder about on that score <g> 'Not at all' I think! Of course, that just makes these sorts of interpretations even more interesting.
It's not just reflecting the age, I don't think, because you wouldn't
find it in
any other show of the time.
I can think of one or two. Where do you see this kind of presentation of morality in contemporary shows? I think I find it everywhere because it's what I'm interested in.
Una
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