About
250 B7 is a collection of reviews of Blake's 7 stories. The only rules are:
- The review has to be 250 words or less.
- Family-friendly language (no swearing etc.)
- A score out of 10 (no fractions).
This is along similar lines to 250 Who, which uses the same format but for Doctor Who stories.
Why 250 words?
It's a trade-off between having enough space to cover my main thoughts about a story, whilst still being readable in a few minutes.
Author
Everything on the site is written by myself, Paul Waring. I'm based near Manchester, UK, and have been a Blake's 7 fan since buying the DVD box set in 2018, though I was aware of it for a long time beforehand (fun fact: I bought the cheapest box set I could find, which turned out to have Dutch as the default language - thankfully an English audio option was available!). My favourite member of the Liberator crew is Avon, and I haven't decided on a favourite story. I always watch the stories in order from start to finish, unlike Doctor Who where I dip in and out depending on how I feel.
Technology
250 B7 is a collection of HTML pages, with Server Side Includes to ensure that the header and footer are the same and titles are consistent. I did consider building a more complex site with a database that would automatically create listings of stories, characters etc., but I realised my time was better spent writing reviews. Styling is done via Simple.css, a minimal CSS framework that is nevertheless responsive and supports light/dark modes.
250 B7 is hosted on a VPS I rent from Mythic Beasts, who I highly recommend.