Here's a little more info about a possible sighting of Orac in Red Dwarf.


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>>
>>Is it my imagination (continuing on the SPACE 1999 idea) or did they have the
>>Orac (sp?) computer from Blakes 7 behind Legion when he first speaks to the
>>guys? I can't remember exactly how it is supposed to look, but it
>is< made of
>>clear perspex, has a sphere in the middle, and gives the impression
of an  >>aquarium full of fairy lights (it's been a while since I
last saw B7). I think
>>the original may have had more lights in though. Can anyone confirm this? I
>>could well be wrong.
> 
>Yes, yes, and thrice yes, it was Orac (or else we are sharing a common
>delusion).  I was going to post a message about it, but I didn't want
to get
>the SmartArse of the Month award by pointing out Orac in addition to the Eagles
>in the last episode!  :-)
> 
>So what do you think the point of this is?  Is it a multitude of `In' jokes, or
>are the BBC special FX dept. simply reusing every prop they can get their hands
>on from other SF series? :-)
>
Funnily enough I've changed my mind. Orac was more rectangular, this thing was
square, Orac had more coloured lights in it, and not just in the sphere in the
middle. Perhaps it's a stripped down version, and in between times they needed
the fairy lights for a Christmas office party at the BBC.

Pete.


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