Common ground with Farscape fans.

POSTED BY: DeSangro
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 21:46
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DESANGRO

Friday, July 9, 2004 1:41 AM

I just found this quote on the SaveFarscape website, and I couldn't resist the thought of sharing it with you all:

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Them and Us

They said no one watched it.
We were there.

They said it took too much work.
We saw intelligent writing.

They said it was too expensive.
We know the value of quality.

They said it couldn't grow beyond its core fanbase.
Yet we've grown

They said it wouldn't return.
We won.

We spent over a year saving it. During that year, we laughed, cried, cheered, and ranted, but we did it together. We remained a community as the crew told us to do. Network suits, media skeptics and viewers of other fandoms said we couldn't do it. They said it was a lost cause, that it couldn't be saved. They told us repeatedly that we were wasting our time.

However, we endured; we never gave up. Giving unthinkable amounts time, money, sweat, tears, and what felt like blood to some of us, we fought the good fight. No doubt, we appeared foolish on the outside -- Don Quixote tilting windmills. Yet within, we knew the truth of our struggle -- John Quixote braving the perils of an irrational world to save a princess. And at the end of the day, we won. Our prize: four more precious hours and the gratification of knowing we earned it. To some, it may appear that our fight is over. We won, and don't battles end when you win? Why continue toiling after the victory?

Whether you love Farscape, hate Farscape, or simply enjoy it in a casual way, I think that you have to respect the fans for what they've done on behalf of the show. After all, haven't we Browncoats gone through a similar experience with Firefly?

Fans came through for The X-Files when it faced cancellation in its first season, and fans got Star Trek: The Original Series a slightly longer life. Fans built Star Trek and Star Wars into the phenomenons they are today.

Sci-Fi fans sure do have a lot of guts and gumption, considering that the media has stereotyped us as "nerds" and "geeks".

Hail to the fans, baby.

HAKEN

Friday, July 9, 2004 1:59 AM

Before Firefly came along, Farscape was my favorite show.

APEX

Friday, July 9, 2004 2:11 AM

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Originally posted by Haken:
Before Firefly came along, Farscape was my favorite show.

Same here. Cancelllation seems to follow shows i get in to. :/

DECIDENDI

Friday, July 9, 2004 2:30 AM

Yep me too!

I saw it first in its second season on BBC2 in the UK and I thought it was really weird so I immediately went out and brought the first season on DVD and I loved it and have ever since. Then Firefly came along and while I still love Farscape, Firefly is my real love!

NDREAMS

Friday, July 9, 2004 2:53 AM

Those are my two favorite shows. Intelligent writing mixed with creativity and humor and some action thrown in to keep you on your toes. I guess only those of us "geeks" and "nerds" are smart enough to get it. The rest watch reality shows.

HA!

JIMGOINGS

Friday, July 9, 2004 5:05 AM

I am halfway through season 2 of Farscape. It's a fun show, but it just doesn't compare to FireFly. My wife and I find ourselves laughing at the crazy events that occur.

The comment about "intelligent writing" strikes me as odd. I would not consider that a trait of Farscape. It's a good show and is fun to watch, but intelligent writing? Seriously people, some of the cheesiest science fiction moments have appeared in this show.

- Dargo hanging out in space for over half an hour? What about heat from the sun? What about the extreme cold? What about the vacuum of space? (this happened more than once which blows my mind)

- The characters seem bi-polar at times. At one point in season 1, the characters were so desperate to get home, they were willing to cut of the arm of pilot to give it the mad scientist alien dude (intelligent plot, huh?). Then, later on in the season, the characters profess much care and peace towards each other and other races. They also switch between hating each other and loving each other quite often. They will argue of stupid stuff and threated each other, and then spend months searching for and rescuing each other. Just doesn't seem like consistent characters overall.

- How about that Freaky Friday body-switching episode. Intelligent writing my butt.

I could go on and on. Despite the horrible plots and cheesy setups, the show has a lot of merits and I look forward to watching the rest of it. I merely suggest that Firefly and Farscape should never be compared to each other. One focuses on fun and adventure, setting realism and science aside, while the other embraces grit and reality, folding it into a fun and adventurous show.

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RELFEXIVE

Friday, July 9, 2004 11:20 AM

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Originally posted by jimgoings:
- Dargo hanging out in space for over half an hour? What about heat from the sun? What about the extreme cold? What about the vacuum of space? (this happened more than once which blows my mind)

Luxans can survive in space for about a quarter arn. How? Does it matter?

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Originally posted by jimgoings:
- The characters seem bi-polar at times. At one point in season 1, the characters were so desperate to get home, they were willing to cut of the arm of pilot to give it the mad scientist alien dude (intelligent plot, huh?). Then, later on in the season, the characters profess much care and peace towards each other and other races. They also switch between hating each other and loving each other quite often. They will argue of stupid stuff and threated each other, and then spend months searching for and rescuing each other. Just doesn't seem like consistent characters overall.

People can be inconsistent too.

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Originally posted by jimgoings:
- How about that Freaky Friday body-switching episode. Intelligent writing my butt.

Mind you, I can't think of many other series' that have body swaps and have to deal with teaching an alien how to pee using your own body when you're in someone elses'. Neither can I see any male in Trek checking out the rack on the female body he's been swapped into either.

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Originally posted by jimgoings:
I could go on and on. Despite the horrible plots and cheesy setups, the show has a lot of merits and I look forward to watching the rest of it. I merely suggest that Firefly and Farscape should never be compared to each other. One focuses on fun and adventure, setting realism and science aside, while the other embraces grit and reality, folding it into a fun and adventurous show.

It's not all bad... but yes, Farscape leans more towards the space opera genre while Firefly leans more towards the true science fiction genre. Both very good in their area, sharing some aspects but differing in others, and quite fundemental ones at that.

Keep them separate. Love them both. Await their return, and rejoice.

Mal: "We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so... very... pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die."

AURAPTOR

Friday, July 9, 2004 12:54 PM

I like Farscape. I don't even try to compare it to Firefly, but it sure was entertaining. I was unaware of the 4 more precious hours they got,what's that about? I'm so not up to speed w/ the Sci Fi news beyond Firefly. Heck, I'm behind on my Firefly info as well.....Ok, back to work.... I do the job, I get paid, yadda yadda.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

RELFEXIVE

Friday, July 9, 2004 1:01 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I like Farscape. I don't even try to compare it to Firefly, but it sure was entertaining. I was unaware of the 4 more precious hours they got,what's that about?

In short: fans campaigned; the people behind the show campaigned, too; momentum was built up; money and the will to produce it was found; it went through pre, actual and post production; and finally, the Sci-Fi Channel decided to show it and to try and tell everyone it was their idea to bring it back in the first place.

Oh, and it starts in the US on 17th October 2004. When will it be in the UK? Frell knows.

Mal: "We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so... very... pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die."

CYBERSNARK

Friday, July 9, 2004 3:10 PM

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Originally posted by DeSangro:
Sci-Fi fans sure do have a lot of guts and gumption, considering that the media has stereotyped us as "nerds" and "geeks".

Hail to the fans, baby.

Hell yeah.

We have done the impossible --all of us-- and that makes us mighty.

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