"Stimulate! Stimulate!"

[adelaidesean]

"Mr T vs the Cybermen" is the funniest and strangest thing I've seen for days, and much less disturbing than the Dalek/Cyberman slash I came across a couple of weeks ago.

None of this, though, compares to the news that Felicity Kendall will be guest-starring in an episode of Doctor Who involving Agatha Christie. I am swooning as I type. (Did I ever mention that I grew up on Doctor Who, Agatha Christie and The Good Life novels?) That's the best slash I could ever imagine.

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[rachelholkner.livejournal.com]

There are novels of The Good Life?! I must seek them out... for my dad... yes.

I can't hear Felicity Kendall's name now without thinking of that Red Dwarf line, "We came across a moon shaped exactly like Felicity Kendall's bottom. Flew around that one a couple of times."

With you on the Kylie/Dr Who. What a waste.

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

I remember loving the Good Life novels *a lot* as a kid. Sadly, now I go to look for them, I can't find them anywhere.

I did, however, unearth two Catweazle novelisations, a pair of Blakes 7s, and even one Are You Being Served? My teenage tastes terrify me today! (That's the official story.)

[rachelholkner.livejournal.com]

two Catweazle novelisations, a pair of Blakes 7s, and even one Are You Being Served?

oh dear!
:-)

[gloripebbles.livejournal.com]

Sure. I believe you. Totally.......

Blake's 7

[(Anonymous)]

Howdy,

Which Blake's 7 novels do you have? The two novelisations or Tony Atwood's impossible to find "Aftermath"?

Oh - and have you heard the new audio revamp of the original series? They're actually very good. Even with a completely new cast.

Ben Aaronvitch, Marc Platt and James Swallow are the writers.

Cheers,
Damon

Re: Blake's 7

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

I had a copy of "Aftermath" in my hand once, and found it a very tough (ie bad) read. Didn't get very far. Will definitely look up the audio revamp. I hadn't heard of them. Thanks for letting me know, Damon. What a great idea!

Re: Blake's 7

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

Loved Ccatweazle. Still do. "tis sad, I know.

Re: Blake's 7

[ladnews.livejournal.com]

Catweazle rocks! I bought the first season a while back and was pleasantly surprised by how engaging it still was. The boys loved it too. Some TV is timeless.

Re: Blake's 7

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

Just ordered the DVD. I can hold out no lomger.

Catweazle, like AA Milne, is the foundation of a lot of my families in jokes. Particulary when Dad stuffed up something then it was a cry of "Nothing works!"

I'm relucant to watch Blake's & again. I don't think I will be able to ignore some of the shonkiness(?) of the show.having said that, I still want to be Servalan, should the position become vacant.

Re: Blake's 7

[ladnews.livejournal.com]

:-)

When scripts are good, it's possible to ignore all sorts of shonkiness. I rewatch old Doctor Who and the best of B7 without much concern.

The flipside is that I can't rewatch Space: 1999. How did I ever like that show? It makes me sad to think that it was so awful

[bluetyson.livejournal.com]

I have read a Catweazle, have a couple of Blake's 7, but had no bloody idea the good life and Are you being served had books. Didn't need to know, either! :)

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

The novelisation of the second season of Catweazle is, in some ways, superior to the show itself. Dare I sound like a fanboy... :-)

Out of curiosity last night I opened the Are You Being Served? book for the first time in thirty years (honest) and was confronted by "Chapter One: A Boob Or Two", "Chapter Two: Bottoms Up" and so on. They've clearly gone to some effort to capture the spirit of the show.

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

I only found out recently that Catweazle had two series, and that they told a story. Possibly because the ABC repeated it so many times, and not always in plot order, I never realised. Even though I did read the novelisations as a kid. I thought they stand alone stories, not based on the series at all.

Now I'm going off to order the DVD.