Farscape (No Spoilers)

[Crothian]

I saw the first season, not too bad. Too much eltist aliens, selfish characters, and just a general following of Murphy's Law.

Still watching though.

 

[Kesh]

Murphy's Law is the only law in Farscape.

 

[Crothian]

ya, I got 4 episodes into season 2 and DVD player died or something.....

But one thing I have noticed in the show the bad guys are not that scarey. THey have good make up and okay acting, but they just don't seem that scarey like they should.

 

[takyris]

It's hard to make a bad guy scary when the good guy is allowed to call him Count Chocula multiple times during the episode.

(Yeah, noticed that as well... although Scorpy does become fairly impressively scary at a few points later on.)

 

[Crothian]

It's hard to make a bad guy scary when the good guy is allowed to call him Count Chocula multiple times during the episode.

(Yeah, noticed that as well... although Scorpy does become fairly impressively scary at a few points later on.)

They had chances to do it before John meet him though. They could have established he was scarey and then have John make fuin of him.

 

[cuteasaurus]

I concur with the "stick it out through the end of the 1st season" comments. Best things about Farscape: 1) The interaction between John and Aeryn 2) the way the viewer is "in" on the inside jokes John throws out (cultural ref. to Earth) 3) The comedy even in times of intense "plot movement" 4) awesome Fx and puppets 5) consistency with plot, details about races and planets, etc. 6) core group of characters with development as the series progresses.

It all comes down to what you want out of your sci-fi. I like humor and interesting places. I especially like the "ordinary people (or aliens ) in extraordinary situations" premise...good luck with the Farscape viewing and I hope you like it!

 

[takyris]

They had chances to do it before John meet him though. They could have established he was scarey and then have John make fuin of him.

Oh, I didn't mean the Count Chocula thing particularly for Scorpy. I just made up the Count Chocula thing -- any actual occurence of that in the show is coincidence. I didn't want to use a real insult-name Chrichton used and spoil something.

And I dunno, the Aurora Chair was a little scary -- at least, as scary as most television gets for me in terms of stuff actually shown on screen.

I don't really watch Farscape for scariness, though, so if it's a lack, it's a lack in an area that wasn't a selling point for me. I've been amused, ooged out, saddened, and badassedly impressed while watching Farscape, but I don't think I've ever really been scared.

 

[Rackhir]

Try watching it in a warm damp enviroment. I think the series grows best on you in those sorts of conditions.

 

[NuclearWookiee]

My fiancee got me hooked on this show. Sure, some of the effects are cheesy, but there's a character interaction without compare in this show. I can't call it my favorite sci-fi universe, but it certainly contains some of my favorite characters. John is like a combination of Han Solo's bravado, Spiderman's quick wit, and Reed Richard's intellect (three of my favorite heroes). Anyway, that's my two cents.

 

[gtJormungand]

Especially the Sebaceans.

There is a reason for that; you haven't watched enough.