FarScape Appreciation
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FarScape Appreciation
Just thought there should be a thread for, IMO, the best science fiction show ever made.
I discovered it almost two years ago, and it quickly replaced Star Trek as my top favorite science fiction show. Moya and Pilot helped in that regard.
I discovered it almost two years ago, and it quickly replaced Star Trek as my top favorite science fiction show. Moya and Pilot helped in that regard.
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"Dragons can't change who they are, and who would want them to? Dragons are powerful, amazing creatures."--Hiccup, Dragons: Riders of Berk
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I've only seen a handfull of episodes but what I did see left a good impresion on me. Will have to look out and see if its out on DVD.
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It is.
There are two versions of the DVDs. The regular version and the StarBurst. The StarBurst includes more special features, if you care about that stuff, and includes more episodes per package. And, they're cheaper.
There are two versions of the DVDs. The regular version and the StarBurst. The StarBurst includes more special features, if you care about that stuff, and includes more episodes per package. And, they're cheaper.
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"Dragons can't change who they are, and who would want them to? Dragons are powerful, amazing creatures."--Hiccup, Dragons: Riders of Berk
"Dragons can't change who they are, and who would want them to? Dragons are powerful, amazing creatures."--Hiccup, Dragons: Riders of Berk
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It never caught me the way Trek did, but I must give it kudos for being so fearless. You really got the impression that the writers just decided to GO for it. I bet nobody ever said "god, you can't do THAT!" in a Farscape writer's meeting.
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Yeah, they defiantely weren't afraid to cross any lines on that show. If only other sci-fi would take the sam risks smetimes.
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Gotta throw my hat in on this one. I'm a huge Farscape fan. Tons of non-humanoid aliens, awesome action sequences, great special effects, hilarious dialogue, loads of character development... Still haven't seen the Peacekeeper Wars, though.
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Skarran, Sebaceans, Peacekeeper Wars, Chi'ang salvagers...........one of the greatest sci fi shows of all time, a visual feast, and at times, innovative beyond all other competitors, but a little esoteric and monty pythonesque at points, and thus inaccessible to new viewers unless they start at the start and continue from there, unstintingly
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You definately MUST start at the beginning. Catch a random episode, and most people would furrow their brows, scratch their heads and move on.
Blackstar, it ran for four seasons 1999-2003 ON Sci-Fi channel (back when I still had cable). Then it was cancelled in favor of... I'm not sure precisely. I know the new BSG is badass and resource-intensive, and the SG shows take a lot of budget, but why they dropped this show is utterly beyond me. So they could move Ben Browder and Claudia Black to SG-1 for seasons 9-10, maybe?
Blackstar, it ran for four seasons 1999-2003 ON Sci-Fi channel (back when I still had cable). Then it was cancelled in favor of... I'm not sure precisely. I know the new BSG is badass and resource-intensive, and the SG shows take a lot of budget, but why they dropped this show is utterly beyond me. So they could move Ben Browder and Claudia Black to SG-1 for seasons 9-10, maybe?
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I think it was more for the reason I said. Naturally there were the hard-core fans that loved the show, but I think it was getting too... "artsy". I think it was loosing a lot of it's casual fans as well as it's front office support. When it starts to feel like every other episode is basically an Alice in Wonderland episode, you are not long for this world.Tsukiyumi wrote:You definately MUST start at the beginning. Catch a random episode, and most people would furrow their brows, scratch their heads and move on.
Blackstar, it ran for four seasons 1999-2003 ON Sci-Fi channel (back when I still had cable). Then it was cancelled in favor of... I'm not sure precisely. I know the new BSG is badass and resource-intensive, and the SG shows take a lot of budget, but why they dropped this show is utterly beyond me. So they could move Ben Browder and Claudia Black to SG-1 for seasons 9-10, maybe?
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