Why exactly is FARSCAPE so "good"?

POSTED BY: FURYFIRE
UPDATED: Sunday, March 16, 2003 21:40
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REYVNDARKNIGHT

Tuesday, October 15, 2002 5:29 PM

Sorry to hear that about giving up on Farscape Furyfire. It is an exceptional show and worth viewing.

Here's hoping viewers don't give up on Firefly in the same manner.

RUSTYSLINKY

Wednesday, October 16, 2002 9:15 AM

Yup,
Overheard:
"Easier keeping a show alive,
than bringing it back from the dead."

ENTILZHA

Monday, October 21, 2002 1:07 PM

Well, it's one of those shows that you either resonate with, or it just doesn't catch you at all. Seeing the plot threads develop over time is a big help.

I look at it this way. Look at all the CSI fans out there. I can't even watch half an episode of that series! I find it poorly written, lacking in true character, and often inaccurate.

And don't get me started on sit-coms...

However, millions of people apparently disagree, which says a lot about personal tastes. Or the lack thereof among the general population...

BULBUS

Monday, October 21, 2002 1:14 PM

Yeah, I'll agree with the comments that season 1 and 2 of Farscape were phenominal. Especially season 1, it was so focused and the character's were developed and grew so well. But somewhere along the middle part of season 2, the entire series lost focus I think. I don't know, it's like anything after the Liars, Guns, and Money episodes, just paled in comparision. Season 2 struck a lot of people as just odd I think, they'd release a bunch of episodes and then you wouldn't get anything for about six months. Also it started focusing on one thing, and then everything got twisted around. The whole, Clone of Crichton thing was just a mistake and Talon started off as a great plot idea, but then was misused.

I was really disapointed in it because I was a huge fan.

(I'm just including this because it's perhaps the WORST emoticon I've ever seen. HA)

FURYFIRE

Monday, October 21, 2002 10:09 PM

Yeah I know, I ahve no idea how ppl can watch that shit. So poorly written, like Law&Order, and West Wing, they dont deserve emmys, but thats because ppl are stupid, just as I found Farscape, it seems like it smade to satisfy thte type of ppl that like Fastlane on FOX>

If you know anyone that can help my screenwriting career, please help! And yes, I am self-advertising here. Hehehe, me such a little devil.

MILLERNATE

Monday, October 21, 2002 10:30 PM

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Yeah I know, I ahve no idea how ppl can watch that shit. So poorly written, like Law&Order, and West Wing, they dont deserve emmys

Just as an aside: A year or two ago Entertainment Weekly had Buffy creator Joss WHedon list his four favorite shows (possibly to show the four that influenced him as they had other TV creators do their favorite shows and some directors do their favorite movies). The shows were as follows:

1. Masterpiece Theatre
2. Twin Peaks
3. Wiseguy
4. West Wing

Just so that you know that when you call people who like West Wing stupid you are also calling the creator of Buffy stupid

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Nathan
"It looks like a great adventure...That's what it is; that's what it feels like. When I saw the pilot, it was really engaging. It was exciting. It was unusual. It threw me off every now and then. I think people will be grabbed by it." - Ron Glass, on the pilot, during an interview with the Indianapolis Star

FURYFIRE

Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:23 PM

West wing is crap. As far as a know is that yu are making this up b/c u happen to like WW, lets see some proof, jerkoff.

If you know anyone that can help my screenwriting career, please help! And yes, I am self-advertising here. Hehehe, me such a little devil.

RUSTYSLINKY

Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:05 AM

Twin Peaks and Wiseguy? Whoa, he picked those? Ok.
EntertainmentWeekly make my computer lock-up but I was able to dredge this up from the New York Times. Thanks for the tip!

MAGAZINE DESK | September 22, 2002, Sunday
Must-See Metaphysics
By Emily Nussbaum (New York Times) 3322 words
Late Edition Final, Section 6, Page 56, Column 1
Excerpt:
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. . .Such damp effusions are the kind of thing that many television creators would shy away from. But Whedon loves it down there in the geek trenches. ''That's the only reason I'm alive!'' he says, placing his palms flat on the tablecloth. ''We're paying homage to the same thing: the storytelling. I wanted to create a fiction that would affect people's lives. And this has affected people's lives. It's affected my life. Without it my life is meaningless.'' . . .
There are other, more ambitious TV shows that he admires, ''The West Wing'' among them. But Whedon is clearly not tempted to create that kind of ''grown-up'' show -- no matter how many Emmys he'd win. ''I'm not an adult!'' he says, shaking his head. ''I don't want to create responsible shows with lawyers in them. I want to invade people's dreams.'' . . .
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MILLERNATE

Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:25 AM

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Twin Peaks and Wiseguy? Whoa, he picked those? Ok.

Saddly, while I cannot at present find the issue of EW (its my roomates and I'll ask him where he put it sometime tomorrow) I can mention what I recall Joss saying about Wiseguy. He mentioned that he really liked the idea of having an "arc" based around a villian and he said that influenced his idea to do that with Buffy.

Incidently: If anyone has the Season 3 VHS tapes I should mention that Vol. 2 (the tape with Enemies on it) there is a interview with Doug Petrie in which Petrie mentions that both he and Joss were big fans of Wiseguy.

Nathan
"It looks like a great adventure...That's what it is; that's what it feels like. When I saw the pilot, it was really engaging. It was exciting. It was unusual. It threw me off every now and then. I think people will be grabbed by it." - Ron Glass, on the pilot, during an interview with the Indianapolis Star

MILLERNATE

Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:27 AM

I thought better of it

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