Farscape worth watching?

[Hand of Evil]

As had been said Farscape is the best sci-fi show on TV. One of the benefits of it being off the networks is that story and plots can be cutting edge, strange and a bit risky (a thing the big 4 try to control for ratings).

One of the best things I like about the show is that it is "living", the characters grow from show to show and remember what is in their past. The galaxy knows who John is (the guy that blows up stuff).

Rent it, watch it.

Rigel rules!

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

"You wanna speak to Jesus Christ?!?!?!"

"Sir, some people just drove up in an orange volvo, what should we do?"

"It must be all that uncooked pork you've been eating."



"What?! i ain't eating no uncooked pork."

Sorry, had to be done.

Any one else looking forward to hte Farscape RPg as much as i am?

 

[Mojo]

I really like Farscape. It's much different from Trek in that everyone on the ship is there because they have no choice, and don't really get along. It's a lot of fun to watch.

On a related note, I'd like to see them package the seasons in DVD sets like they do for other shows (X-Files for one) rather than selling them individually which is rather expensive.

 

[Psion]

I am a definite fan of the show. I didn't like the last season too much. Too many things were wierd just for the sake of being wierd. However, I definitely recommend watching them in order if you can. I feel that the entourage was better earlier on -- Zhan was cool, Jool is lame, for example. Plus the character development is rather interesting, especially how the most loathesome enemies in one episode might be allies later. That's about all I can say without too many spoilers.

 

[Nightfall]

Like I said I miss Zhan. She was definately one of the more interesting people there, first becoming a little less than perfect then finding her center again. Still she was kind of the glue for the most part, because everyone could rely on her for some moral guidance to a degree. It's too bad she's not coming back. I like Stark but he's not Zhan.

 

[Aaron L]

Farscape is by far the best show on TV. I'm watitng for the RPG very impatiently.

 

[Voneth]

Farscape hmmm, what makes it different

Characters (even the male ones) cry tears in frustration and pain (never saw that on Trek TV)

The main villians weren't dumb, the heroes were just lucky. Each main villian has a personal motivation to hunt down and deal with the crew.

After three years in the Uncharted Territories, the crew has to maintain a low profile becuase they are legendary. ("And some planets are laughing at us because we can't deal with one ship of criminals!")

The writers are not afraid to use John's use of pop culture and related attitude to add some spice and levity to the show. ("So who's Commadant Clevage?", "You are so screwed grasshopper.")

The writers seem to always be able to ratchet up the pressure on some characters. (I was framed for the murder of my wife, now I find out my son is alive and a slave, now my g/f is cheats on me with my son ...) <--- That did happen over three season mind you.

In an interesteing backstage twist the voice for the most subservant character in the show was done by the same actor who played the villian for the first two seasons.

Farscape is just different than anything else out there.

 

[Rashak Mani]

Incredible that no one mentioned the Adult approach to Sci-Fi... sexual attraction exists... greed ... etc... most thematics are more mature and less idealistic. That makes characters more REAL and in a sense more "human".

This is Sci-Fi for adults... of course some episodes are very bad and others very good... series are like that. John Crichton should be a little more likeable but he isnt... the FEMALES are really tough and independent. Swearing in various languages.

Rigel is a SoB and you can still like him... nothing of that Star Trek everbody is nice and gets along.

Overall good series... dont know the new seasons thou.

 

[Shadowdancer]

I would suggest you run -- don't walk -- to your nearest video store and rent all the Farscape episodes they have. Start watching from the beginning.

With new seasons of Farscape and Witchblade on the horizon, June can't get here fast enough for me.

 

[Mallus]

First off, Farscape is great sci-fi. Its also great a great hour long drama. All the special effects and puppet characters can't dimish the fact that Farscape pretty succesfully explores the roots of all dramatic storytelling: how people deal with love, death, desire, greed, ambition, justice, revenge etc... And it does it in an unflinching manner that's really quite new to science fiction. At least on TV.

To me, sci-fi has often been 'Ideas for Adults, Characters for Children'. Authors were very intersted in the mechanics of articial rings around stars, but uninterested in the mechanics of personal relationships.

Farscape is something else entirely. Its got the look and feel of pulp sci-fi, but the heart {and head} of a serious psychological drama. Its really part of a new species of genre show. Much like Buffy, which is way smarter, and better written, than a show about a vampire-slaying teenage hottie has any right being.

Maybe its a little sad that Farscape abandons 'hard sci-fi' entirely. But I can't complain about the direction they're going. Not at all.