Probably the most loved panel of the entire Sci-Fi Weekender, here's the larger than life Mr Robert Rankin putting Brian Blessed through his paces.....and that's no easy job!
All the motivational speakers in the world have nothing on Blessed. I can could to the man for hours and never get bored. He makes you want to run outside, grab life by the dick and drag it around. To shake every moment of existence until the last sweet it has in it's pockets has fallen out. He's not a national treasure, he's a world treasure.
Bit of a shame that RR barely got a chance to talk, but at the same time he's the perfect person to interview such an improbable and far-fetched character. Just finished watching it and I'm already started to wonder if I dreamed the whole thing. It's a wonderful rarity for reality to produce something this awesome.
Brian Blessed is just an absolute joy to listen to. He's just got so many amazing stories and anecdotes, I would love to be in a room hearing him tell stories.
Why they didn't hire Brian to play Beorn in the Hobbit I'll never know, I mean he wouldn't need any make up or anything just give em a leather ish tunic and away ya go...hell might not need cgi for when he transforms into a bear just tell Brian to run on all fours, save a lot of money lol What Orc would not run in terror at a ticked off Brian Blessed running at them? ;p
