You know what I like about FARSCAPE? The real, our-universe John Crichton is amazingly dorky. That takes guts.
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'The Message'
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A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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Betsy HP - Oct 05, 2005 1:03:48 pm PDT #4760 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 05, 2005 2:26:33 pm PDT #4761 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The fictional apple didn't fall far from the real tree, I'm thinking. Ben Browder is a huge sci-fi geek who just happened to be born with the looks and acting talent of a leading man.
Theodosia - Oct 05, 2005 2:29:43 pm PDT #4762 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Not only that, he writes very well, and later on scripts some of the really cool episodes. I'd have to hate him if he wasn't One of Us.
tiggy - Oct 05, 2005 2:30:34 pm PDT #4763 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
stop making me want to watch, Farscape!
I watched the entire series in less than 30 days and i really think a rewatch is in order. just have to get my hands on all the seasons dvds so i don't have to sit at the computer to do it.
P-C, if you aren't hooked by the time The Flax rolls around i have a feeling you won't be.
Polter-Cow - Oct 05, 2005 3:02:57 pm PDT #4764 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
When is that?
And I anticipate being hooked. I've had various thoughts today of wanting to see the stories that could be told about these people on this ship...kind of like Firefly.
Consuela - Oct 05, 2005 3:10:48 pm PDT #4765 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I think Suela's stories are all set before Jack and Sam and Teal'c A died, so they're all As.
Yup, I'm all about the angst of the original team getting stuck in the land without plumbing for the rest of their lives because they were stupid enough to listen to Daniel.
Other people (most notably Butterfly and BetaCandy on LJ) have done some good stuff looking at what happens in Ancient Egypt after the Dorkverse folks show up. Me, I have less connection to them.
I've had various thoughts today of wanting to see the stories that could be told about these people on this ship...kind of like Firefly.
Heh. Thus it starts. Farscape has its problems, and it misses some opportunities, but when it worked -- oh, my. Hit the ball out of the park. And pick a sci-fi cliche: they've done it, and generally turned it on its head. So fun.
Betsy HP - Oct 05, 2005 3:22:41 pm PDT #4766 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Yup, I'm all about the angst of the original team getting stuck in the land without plumbing for the rest of their lives because they were stupid enough to listen to Daniel.
Maybe they begat a new race. Maybe Sam C is Sam A's great-great-...-granddaughter from lots of nookie with Jack A.
Consuela - Oct 05, 2005 3:24:42 pm PDT #4767 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Maybe they begat a new race.
Well, no, they died within a couple of years. In the rebellion they helped start. Only Daniel survived to meet the Dorkverse folks when they showed up. And Sam was pretty uptight about not frelling with the timeline, so there wouldn't have been any breeding.
Someone wrote a good story about the butterfly effect of the changes caused by the original team, though. I forget who, and when, but it was neat.
Polter-Cow - Oct 05, 2005 3:32:17 pm PDT #4768 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Farscape has its problems, and it misses some opportunities, but when it worked -- oh, my. Hit the ball out of the park.
Yeah, what I've heard is when it was good, it was really, really good, and when it was bad, it was horrid.
Consuela - Oct 05, 2005 3:48:31 pm PDT #4769 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
when it was bad, it was horrid.
Depends who you ask. There were some bad episodes, no question. One of them would be in the first season. Horrid? t shrugs They wouldn't make me leave the room or anything. And the Starburst edition commentary on Jeremiah Crichton is worth suffering through the episode anyway. "When good television goes bad!"