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   From: atropos@mac.com   
      
   On Jan 19, 2026 at 3:53:01 PM PST, "Your Name"  wrote:   
      
   >   
   > Yet another attempt to reboot the old UK sci-fi show. Even if it   
   > actually makes it as far as filming this time, it won't last long   
   > and/or will be a completely different show. Just another waste of time   
   > "reboot" by the lazy talentless generation.  :-\   
      
   It's taking so long to get going because they haven't found exactly the right   
   woke mix of races, religions, genders, and disabilities yet.   
      
   >     Reboot of 48-Year-Old Sci-Fi Series in Works   
   >     From The Last of Us Director   
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   >     The popular British television series, Blake's 7, is all set to   
   >     get a reboot from Peter Hoar, the director of HBO's renowned   
   >     post-apocalyptic series, The Last of Us. Created by Terry Nation,   
   >     the series broke new ground in British TV history, pushing the   
   >     bounds of science fiction. It follows Roj Blake and his group of   
   >     rebels. They go against the authoritarian Terran Federation,   
   >     which colonizes numerous planets and Earth. The sci-fi show   
   >     originally aired on the BBC between 1978 and 1981.   
   >   
   >     Peter Hoar is developing Blake's 7 reboot   
   >     According to a new report, the director of The Last of Us is   
   >     working on the reboot of the legendary British TV programme   
   >     Blake's 7.   
   >   
   >     Per Deadline, Peter Hoar is joining hands with the executive   
   >     producer of A Good Girl's Guide To Murder, Matthew Bouch, and   
   >     Jason Haigh-Ellery, the executive producer of More Than This.   
   >   
   >     Hoar gained immense praise and fame after he directed the episode   
   >     "Long, Long Time" from The Last of Us Season 1. The outlet also   
   >     states that while he is pumped to take the director's chair for   
   >     the reboot of this 1978 show, the trio is looking to release it   
   >     on the BBC.   
   >   
   >     Talking about working on the reboot, Hoar said in a statement,   
   >     "The Blake's 7 story is legendary because they were given a   
   >     'softly softly' slot that was intended for police drama with a   
   >     budget intended for one big set and a few location shoots. At the   
   >     time, it felt like it meant something. Those shows got into my   
   >     veins. I could tell they didn't have money, but I was able to   
   >     compartmentalize and enjoy the ride knowing that the sets   
   >     wobbled."   
   >   
   >     Bouch also commented, "We're driven by our passions but also   
   >     seeing that there is a gap in the market in the UK - particularly   
   >     with the well-publicized dropping off of Doctor Who - for   
   >     genre-based British IP. We are looking to the international market   
   >     and seeing if there is a way of dovetailing that British   
   >     low-budget sensibility with international markets. We know in the   
   >     U.S. there's a big contraction, and we all need to think about   
   >     finding ways to make things more economical."   
   >   
   >     Meanwhile, more details regarding the reboot's cast, plot, and   
   >     release window are expected to be released in the near future.   
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