The Superior Statements Of Orac | Blakes 7

A statement of fact cannot be insolent! Such are the words of the most obnoxious computer with a superiority complex.. and who said he sounds like Basil Brush?

[ChrisCM]

I made an Orac out of stickle bricks, aged 7.

One of my finest moments

[MAZE]

Paul Darrow was absolutely excellent as Avon.

[Foebane]

It's amazing how a simple box of flashing lights and clear plastic spheres and pipes, along with a few circuit boards here and there, could elicit such emotions from viewers as a memorable character!

[MAZE]

Back in the late 70s, this was really good, and in actual fact, it still is.

[quillclock]

I love the little activation/deactivation sound "errr" "errre" <3

[davidthorne]

You missed the best line ever (from Headhunter) when Soolin was carrying Orac up some stairs - he said “Join us Soolin, we can fulfil your every desire ...” her response “You wouldn’t know where to begin!”

[Bob-bxv]

ORAC was pure sass. He was the Bender of his time...

[amishrobots]

it can draw information, from every other computer... Dude is literally just describing the Internet. We all have that power in our pockets now, and look where that's gotten us...

[chocsise]

Orac’s interaction with the crew was very well written, and one of the best depictions of what it would - no, will - be like talking to an artificial super intelligence.

[HoLd_My_Beer_Thanks]

Iconic sound of Orac being switched on/off! 😊😊😊

[rahulshah]

The cast is awesome. Villa is very memorable too.

[Fester_]

I was born in 1970, I was a child watching the last episode of Blakes 7. How, how how - I couldn't understand it, believe it. What just happened. Previously unfelt emotions appeared. Still, they come.

[marceldee]

Best UK Sci-Fi EVER… thanks to Orac, my brain is suitably fried at the conclusion of viewing this video 🤯😁🙌💋🔥♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[bavariansteel]

There is an Orac version of ChatGpt that is hilarious. Defiantly worth playing with - it’s is a real life Orac that answers your questions with the sass and attitude of Orac

[tuberworksjones]

I cant see anything as profoundly brilliant as this ever again

[steelhail]

Fun fact. ORAC was the inspiration for the name of the 1980's Oric-1 home computer.

[PJAOK]

One of the greatest things in Science Fiction

[londonlore]

Loved this program, and Orac and Avon were my favourites. Imagine the combined sass of Avon and Orac in a LLM system? I don’t think I’d be brave enough to ask it any questions 😮

[nigeldepledge]

While the special effects in Blake's 7 were notoriously shonky, the quality of the dialogue made it such a memorable and enduring gem of the genre.

[SteveTD]

Servalan scamming him with the cash was where Avon really started to lose it, great TV.