Jenna and Cally bite

[vilakins]

This 1978 ad over at vintage_ads really reminds me of Jenna and Cally. It's the hair of course, and after all 1978 was when Blake's 7 started. Pity the nerd doesn't look like Avon but there's no resemblance to anyone B7. I think Jenna and Cally are distracting him while they nick his suede jacket with the keys to the Central Control in a pocket.

Comments

[executrix]

While they nick his super-advanced-even-smaller-than-ORAC super-computer!

[vilakins]

Only to find it's Federation tech and not worth their while.

[bramblyhedge.livejournal.com]

LOL! They really do look like Jenna and Cally, that's hilarious!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I'm glad it's not just me!

[vandonovan.livejournal.com]

The Jenna and Cally resemblance is almost scary! Clearly this guy is some Feddie that they're trying to distract so they can steal Orac's cousin back . . .

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Yep! And he looks like he can't believe his luck. He won't later either when Servalan arrives.

[matildabj.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's fabulous. And the comm is great, thanks for the link.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It's a really interesting comm! Did you see the matchbook telling the French how to derail German trains (http://community.livejournal.com/vintage_ads/2524763.html) that was posted yesterday?

They have a lot of traffic right now because they have a contest on ("You're advertising WHAT?"); it's not normally this busy between contests.

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

The past really is a different world.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

You wouldn't want to see the worst of the sexist ads. There are some really offensive postwar ones (perhaps because men had more reason to fear us?) peaking in the 70s. I can't even bring myself to comment on some of them because I have to scroll past the image before I'm overcome with rage. But in general it's a fascinating window to the past.

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

The one on the left looks disturbingly like Jenna.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

She was the one I noticed first!

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

:-)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Oh god the hair! But he looks happy enough being distracted :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It seems B7 was right up to date!

[samantha-vimes.livejournal.com]

If season 4 Avon put on dorky glasses, he'd kind of look like that.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

But about 20 years older! You're right, the hair's similar.

[samantha-vimes.livejournal.com]

Avon dreaming he's a teenager being hit on by C & J. :D

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I would buy that!

[p-m-cryan.livejournal.com]

That nerd looks very, very much like my partner when I met him! Lucky nerd.

The "Jenna" resemblance is uncanny.

[BTW, this is norda. I am slowly migrating my blogging to this ID.]

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

You'll have to show it to him and make his day!