Blake's 7 versus Metropolis.

Metropolis, that famed late twenties movie about robots and rebellion, bears a few suspicious similarities to Blake's 7, that famed early eighties TV series about sarcasm and rebellion. And they are as follows...

Blake's 7
Metropolis
Blake - Rebel leader who was captured and turned into an authority-supporting automaton. Maria - Rebel leader who was captured and turned into an authority-supporting robot.
Blake - Was cloned by the forces of evil. One of the clones was killed. Maria - Had an exact duplicate of her made by the forces of evil. It was killed.
Travis - Has lost a hand, which is visually demonstrated by his wearing a black glove on the 'fake' hand. Rotwang - Has lost a hand, which is visually demonstrated by his wearing a black glove on the 'fake' hand.
Avalon - Rebel leader, captured by the forces of evil, who immediately take her clothes off and make an evil robot version of her. Maria - Rebel leader, captured by the forces of evil, who make an evil robot version of her, then have it do a strip tease for testing purposes.
The Freedom Party - Met in secret outside the city, where they were forbidden to go. Maria's Workers - Met in secret under the city, where they were forbidden to go.
Many characters demonstrate their anguish and pain through the medium of head grabbing. Many characters demonstrate their anguish and pain through the medium of head grabbing. But it was a silent movie, so it has a slightly better excuse.

And then they've each got a Moloch...


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