Just orderd Farscape: Edit: Thinking this through:crap:

POSTED BY: traveler
UPDATED: Saturday, July 19, 2008 23:48
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ASARIAN

Saturday, July 19, 2008 1:15 PM

Yeah, what Yotz ever yanked this show?! I've got the whole frellin' Starburst Collection, my own self. Seen it all. Even managed to develop a small crush on our monochromatic little friend while I was at it, but it's all good. :) So, welcome, Traveler! Also, Moya is pleased to have you onboard! :)

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John Crichton: I try to save a life a day... usually it's mine.

COSMICFUGITIVE

Saturday, July 19, 2008 2:55 PM

Farscape had a very stylised, textured, almost comic book feel to its presentation. This bled over to the costumes, set design and prosthetics.

The same applies to otherworldly characters like Chiana or Zan, who relied on full body make up. However, the puppets and alien characters were played with screwed up, honest, emotional depth.

The inclusion of 'puppets' didn't really affect my viewing experience. In my head, Rygel was a real, living thing. Kudos to the operators and voice actor to give the character a loveable quality, and more importantly 'personality.'

On a budgetary level, the costumes, animatronics and cgi were top notch. It was like watching a mini movie each week.

I watched Farscape during its original run.

The show is/was unique. I'm trying to think back to what other shows aired during that era. This was almost a decade ago, which means that shows like Stargate SG1, Buffy and Angel, The X-Files, Charmed, were either still in their infancy, or were hitting the middle of their run.)

Farscape was pretty much in a league of its own back then. It even had its own 'Galactica style' curse words and dictionary.

It never took itself too seriously, and when it did, the viewer was taken on an action packed/emotional rollercoaster.

There are some fantastically weird episodes that revolve around Crichton, and his nemesis Scorpius. (I won't go into detail about that here.) Although, Scorpius is definitely one of the best tv sci-fi villians out there, and he makes for captivating viewing.

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TRAVELER

Saturday, July 19, 2008 11:48 PM

Because of the difficulty of getting the first season my initial desires to obtain the entire episodes of this fanatastic show may turn into a farce.

But it has been nice hearing from everyone here and I do not regret starting this thread.

I'm sure I will still buy the other seasons. They remain reasonably priced. Maybe Farscape should have only lasted 14 episodes then it would be cheap. Just kidding. But it seems strange that Firefly and othe great short lived series are available and first season of Farscape seems to be this hidden treasure kept locked away.

I am sure in some distant future the first season will return to the shelves of Best Buy and Amazon. The powers that be won't keep this locked up for ever.

Thanks everybody for your replies. There were so many excellent scenes in Farscape, I want more. Just like I want more Firefly.

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Traveler

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