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Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon  

A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

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Consuela - Dec 14, 2010 7:32:45 am PST #15316 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Seasons 2 and 3 of Farscape are my favorite 44 hours of television. Season 1 only just begins to reveal the full potential of a show where the writers really let themselves go wild and the cast and crew stepped up to meet the writing.

It's after about episode 16 in Season 1 that the show breaks out of the "just another sci-fi show" mold and goes off in its own direction. It's still riffing on classic SF concepts, but it becomes the anti-Trek in many ways, and really pushes the limits of what was considered acceptable in serial televised SF. Basically, everything has consequences.

Well, and it was made in Oz and those people have no fear of bodily fluids.


Tom Scola - Dec 14, 2010 7:36:15 am PST #15317 of 30001
hwæt

The way I describe Farscape to other people is, "everything that you didn't realize was missing from Star Trek."


Jessica - Dec 14, 2010 7:36:56 am PST #15318 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Basically, everything has consequences.

This this this this this.


§ ita § - Dec 14, 2010 7:42:16 am PST #15319 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I never fell for Farscape the way you guys did. And 90% of that was Rygel. I'd have punted him out an airlock in early S1.


JenP - Dec 14, 2010 7:42:53 am PST #15320 of 30001

I really want to do a FS rewatch now, but. 'Tis not the season to, well, do much but work, sadly. Poor Cratchetty me. I even have those gloves with the holes in them - they're awesome, actually.

I finally watched the latest Fringe. Ouch. But realistic. I mean, what I'd imagine to be realistic if I'd been stuck in parallel universe and came home to a bunch of people, and one in particular, who'd been fooled by FauxMe (eved though I'd mostly fooled my parallel people. Whatever. Fair has nothing to do with it). And... she touched all my stuff. All. New. Stuff.

The reanimation line was creepy. Lord, the dance scene. Yikes. I was impressed by the actor's moves, though. I was trying to figure out whether she was really being manipulated by wires or whether she was doing it. Or a combination, I guess. Anyway, it was super effectively creepy. And when she woke up, the terrified confusion and just sort of blankness. Shiver. Poor thing.


Connie Neil - Dec 14, 2010 7:46:02 am PST #15321 of 30001
brillig

I liked Rygel. So unapologetically awful, setting off the rare moments of likeability.


zuisa - Dec 14, 2010 7:48:41 am PST #15322 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)

Rygel makes me laugh. I actually enjoy all of the main characters, and that's impressive, I think.

You all should rewatch! That would be fun for me. I'm glad you guys are enjoying me posting reactions, because I've got a lot of show left.

I just watched 1x16, so I'm glad it starts to really take off now.


Polter-Cow - Dec 14, 2010 7:49:35 am PST #15323 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I don't think I ever liked Rygel, but I eventually learned to tolerate him.


§ ita § - Dec 14, 2010 7:54:11 am PST #15324 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I never learnt to tolerate other people's tolerance of him. He seemed a net minus for the crew, so I felt like he was kept around to amuse the audience, not for any strong in-universe rationale. Which bugged.


Strega - Dec 14, 2010 7:57:09 am PST #15325 of 30001

the trilogy of "Unrealized Reality/Kansas/Terra Firma"

That's when I stopped watching. Well, UR concerned me, and then I fell asleep during Kansas and realized that I just didn't care anymore. It was like they'd sat down with a list of things I'd liked about the show, just so they could do the opposite of each one.