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Summary: FARSCAPE really is the best of television
Review: All right, WOW! I've been eagerly awaiting this release because of 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. One of the first eps I'd seen (after 'Hidden Memory') and still one of my favorites! The acting and directing on this series is simply brilliant.
'The Locket' is another I really like. A character-driven plot-line(not much action in this ep. Sorry.)that really lets you see into the characters, how they've changed and grown. That's it! Never written a review before...
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Summary: Some of the greatest Farscape episodes finally on DVD
Review: As Season 2 of Farscape enters full swing, some questions are answered, and hidden secrets are revealed. This DVD represents an important turning point for the series. Most of the episodes later in the series refer back to what we first learned in the episodes on this DVD. Out of all the episodes on this DVD, the one that stands out for me is the Won't Get Fooled Again episode. This is perhaps the episode that has aroused the most controversy among the fans. I have found that most people either absolutely love it, or absolutely hate it, with very few people in between. I am one of the people who loved it. In fact, Won't Get Fooled Again is one of my favorite episodes of the entire series. I find the way this episode slowly degenerates from realism into absolute chaos is beautifully done. Yes, there is disturbing imagery in this episode, but in my opinion, it's never gratuitous, and it is all for a greater purpose that does get explained in the end. And of course, there are some absolutely priceless images thrown in along the way, as well. And perhaps most importantly, information is revealed in this episode that is going to affect the way the viewer sees the rest of the Season 2 episodes after this, and even a lot of the episodes in the seasons to come. Yes, it was hinted at before, and it will be fleshed out in later episodes, but Won't Get Fooled Again is where it is first explicitly stated, and it will always hold a special place in my heart for that.
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Summary: W.G.F.A. has a Ricky Manning commentary
Review: Boogie Ooogie Woogie! The 'Red Shoes' episode. Rygel takes a fall. Sharp threads on Zhaan. John Crichton's first cigar. Dr Bettina Fairchild. Harvey's second appearance. Mr Browder's 'best acting scene'? Go on, you know you want to .......
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Summary: Still fabulous!
Review: Even the worst episode of Farscape is better than any other SciFi source available today!
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Summary: Part of the larger whole
Review: Farscape was by the far (no pun intended) the BEST sci-fi on television, at least up to the 4th season. Unlike its popular Star Trek paradigm competition, where everyone marches around in para-military garb like little wooden totalitarian state comrades, the characters on Farscape "hang loose", have faults, sexual lusts and desires and contradictions. That type of character is rather disturbing to those raised on the white hats versus black hats of traditional dumbed down Sci Fi one sees on TV (and which obviously doesn't cause too many brain cells to work too hard, since they are more popular).... These specific 4 episodes have been reviewed below. I don't think they are the best, but since the owner of Farscape rights is issuing Season 2 in small increments, purchasing these 4 episodes is just part of the larger whole! As usual, the camera makes love to Crighton's face, a very handsome sexual man with a perfect unblemished face and deep blue eyes. Camera shots in general are advant gard and fascinating. One reviewer was not pleased that there wasn't more shoot-em-up battles in this collection. I would suggest that if testosterone induced violence is your thing, buy the latest teenage oriented video game where you can spend hours blowing off alien's heads in gory detail. If, however, you enjoy Sci-Fi with multi-faceted adults, then give Farscape a try. HOWEVER!I would not start with this DVD. Go back to the very beginning - get season 1 and work your way up from there.
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Summary: Won't Get Fooled Again is a pure classic
Review: Farscpae is inventive, creative and compelling, but surpassed even those superlatives with Won't Get Fooled Again. Scarrens traveling through John Crichton's mind. What more could anyone ask for?
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Summary: Won't Get Fooled Again is a pure classic
Review: Farscpae is inventive, creative and compelling, but surpassed even those superlatives with Won't Get Fooled Again. Scarrens traveling through John Crichton's mind. What more could anyone ask for?
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Summary: Sci fi finally had the wisdom to cancell this garbage
Review: How this travesty survived 4 season and gathered a fan base is well beyound me. Bad acting and poor writting mar this badly thought out attempt at serious science fiction. Just terrible
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Summary: Some of the best episodes of all
Review: I don't normally write reviews, but I felt some of the reviewers of this group of episodes have been a little harsh on a few, which of course is perfectly acceptable. The first episode is Beware of Dog, which happens to be very popular. Not my favorite, but it does have some great moments as a parasite invades the ship and crew goes through much trouble to get rid of it by employing a tracking animal. Much comedy and excitement ensues. This episode also hits a solid 8 on the gross-out scale at one point. I won't dwell more on this episode because I want to get to the others. Won't Get Fooled Again is an incredible episode. It starts weird and gets weirder. Crichton wakes to find himself on Earth surrounding by his friends and family. But then things take a turn. Suddenly members of the Moya crew appear, but in earthly roles, like a doctor and a psychiatrist. Slowly Johns psyche starts to disintegrate as the situations turn ever darker. Then suddenly the reasons become clear. I won't spoil the rest. Interposed between moments of strangeness are incredible moments of hilarity. Crais in pumps, Dhargo's Luxan bonding ritual and Boogie Oogie Woogie. This episode is a must watch. I have to admit that the Locket is my favorite episode of the series. I am surprised that it is not more popular among the fan base. Here we come upon Moya in a stellar mist to discover that Aeryn has been missing for a few hours. When she returns she has aged 60 years. The situation is complex and I don't want to spoil it, but I will say that much that happens is on a character level. The focus is the interaction between John and Aeryn and there is not much "action" per se. But the character development in this episode is incredible and there are moments of pure magic. In one point in the show John sings a snatch from the old Robert Shaw ballad A-roving. Later on John and Aeryn on walking through these green hills under gorgeous trees, talking and laughing together, but you can't hear them because overdubbed is an absolutely beautiful musical reprise of the A-roving melody, just simple and heart-wrenching in its loveliness (kudos to the music department on this one). Then the scene cuts to a brief glimpse of Moya hanging in this flowing stellar mist as the music carries on, then it cuts to a commercial break. It's just beautiful. Inserted into a time of fear, mystery and doubt is a little section of quiet simplicity. I could only call it a moment of serenity. The Ugly Truth has come under some unfair criticism from another reviewer. In this episode the crew of Moya is questioned by a race called the Plokavians. They are asked in turn to relate the events that occured when Talyn destroyed a Plokavian ship. Each crew member gives his/her impression of the events. While it may seem slow to some people it actually quite brilliant. This episode is an homage to Akira Kurasawa's masterpiece film Rashomon as it follows the same story structure. While very little actually happens in the episode, the enjoyment of it is watching how the personalities of each character influence how each of them percieved the reality of the events. Obviously this is another character based episode, so if you want action, this may not be for you. But if you want great writing and acting, this is for you. Only the best acting could pull this off, and they did. This episode is about the perception of reality and it tackles this serious subject with the same flair that Farscape handles all such issues. Even keel, with a steady hand, but not too seriously, as there are a few gags now and then. These are some of my favorite episodes of all, and to have them in one addition is something very special. Do not miss the chance to own these as it seems Farscape is nearly doomed to cancellation. Help to save Farscape, but if the networks are foolish enough to not pick up this hit show, make sure you have all the episodes on DVD. This is a show I can watch forever. Save Farscape
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Summary: quirky
Review: I've been waiting for farscape to pick up this season, and (for me alone apparently) it's only gotten worse. I'm kind of shocked that other reviewers are dishing five stars so liberally. I thought these were all pretty boring. These (4) stories have potential at times and do manage to tickle you with an oddity here and there, humor as well, but it's too slow and a little lacking in the entertainment vector (and I really hate Dargo's new 'softer side'). Shamefully, I admit the primary reason I don't like these episodes is the lack of space scenery or battles. Not many special effects and locations are a little average and low budge. As always of course, the animatronics are top notch. Reviewers really seem to be taken with these 4 episodes though, so maybe it's just me.
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