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Summary: I love FARSCAPE, but I'm not happy with the DVD's M.O.
Review: I absolutely love FARSCAPE. It is a wonderful, unique, intriguing show. And one long overdue for sci-fi fans. And I too am bothered by the 2 show to a DVD thing. I have bought the first two DVD's, but not the third, only because I wasn't that fond of those shows. I'm bothered by the way they did the DVDs, but when I thought about it, it wasn't something I couldn't deal with. Each show (on TV) is an hour. When you buy a movie DVD, the movie averages 1-1/2 hours to 2 hours. The FARSCAPE DVD's are, what, a total of 100 minutes or something like that. Okay. Then you get a few (and I do mean few) additional perks. I think they could do better with the extras... definitely. I just hope that down the line they pick better shows. I don't think that DVD #3 were two of the best shows. Not by a long shot. Hopefully they will do better. If they were smart, they would've had the fans/viewers pick the shows to put on the DVD. What can I say? Greed will always overcome common sense, and the wants and needs of the people actually spending the money and watching the show. I hate to say it, but as long as they do DVD's with the shows I really like, they're going to get my money. I truly love the quality and convenience of DVD's, I love FARSCAPE, and I love having it accessible whenever I want to watch it. We're just going to have to give, while they take :-).
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Summary: wonderful episodes but dvd is still a disappointment
Review: it did not even have the commentary which makes a so-so dvd worth keeping. don't get me wrong, i thoroughly enjoyed the 2 episodes, but i think this dvd short changed me too much. could have gotten the same enjoyment on the vhs format.
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Summary: who cares about the price
Review: The show is great. I prefer to get DVDs then no DVDs at all. that's just me. PK tech Girl was the first time I ever so Farscape. So I just love this DVD.
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Summary: The Show Speaks for Itself...
Review: A bigger flock of whiners, I have never seen. The DVDs are being released as they are... Deal with it, and rate the show for what it is: one of the most original and enjoyable sci-fi series' ever made. Both episodes on this particular disc lay the foundation for key future plot elements later in the series, so this DVD is definitely a "must-see" for emerging Farscape fanatics. Miss them at your own risk!
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Summary: Being Crushed Under It's Own Weight...
Review: In the rush to capitolize on its own growing cult-status, Farscape is being crushed under the weight of its own self-importance--and nowhere is this more vividly, blatantly displayed than in the DVDs. At two episodes per DVD--and with extras that continually diminish in quality and interest with each issuance--Farscape appears dead-set on sabotaging its own success. They can no longer count on the "previously unseen footage" aspect being a fan draw as "previsouly unseen footage" more than not means extraneous footage that either slowed or confused the story's progress or was so bland and uninspired that it lessened the impact of the story. Which is why this "previously unseen footage" was edited in the first place. I am still confused as to why the producers of these DVDs have maintained the commercial breakpoint blackouts as opposed to seamlessly continuing a story. At the rate at which these DVDs are being issued, I will probably loose interest altogether. And I consider myself a fan of the show! Ah, well. Seems John Creighton's greatest and most dangerous adventure is turning out to be finding himself lost in the relentlessly stupid and unforgiving world of after-market franchise sales. In so many words, he's frelled himself by his own cunard...
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Summary: Where Are The Extras?
Review: I'm not sure what's happening. The packaging on the first three Farscape disks was superb. However, disk four has NO COMMENTARIES! I hope ADV (Who should either lower the price or put more episodes per disk) is not going cheap on us. Another thing, I thought that ADV was releasing one disk a month (which is far too slow anyway) and now I see that the release date for disk 5 is September! Hey ADV...you have a lot of fans out here that love the show...don't screw us over, please. One more thing...why does the UK seem to get preferntial treatment with the releases? I just checked Amazon UK and they are into the end of Season One if not Season Two by now! C'mon guys, picki it up. Two star loss for loss of two commentary tracks.
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Summary: Don't get me wrong...
Review: I am a die-hard fan of the show. I tape every episode that comes on the Sci-Fi Channel. I've bought nearly every piece of merchandise via Ebay. I've read the complaints about the 2 episodes per DVD. Valid point, but I personally don't mind parting with $20 each month to support my favorite show. I'm going to spend money on this show anyway. The only reason I give this particular DVD only 4 stars is the lack of commentary by actors or directors. Other than that, it's great! The character background of D'Argo is both funny and informative; Anthony Simcoe is hysterical!
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Summary: First disapointing disc
Review: A wonderful series that, up until now, has been a wonderful series to collect. Many people have complained about the release plan for the discs up until now, but I'd much prefer to spend 15-20 bucks every month or two instead of forking out 100+ all at once for a boxed set. What makes this particular disc disapointing is that "AVD Previews" has replaced the audio commentaries as an extra feature! Hopefully, this trend won't continue.
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Summary: Great show, great release plan
Review: "Farscape" is a brilliant, wonderfully weird science fiction show that I absolutely adore. Unfortunately, though, most of the reviews for this disk have been lower than the norm, not because of actual episode content, but because of the way each disk only has 2 episodes on it. I just have to write that I enjoy the way this is coming out. Don't get me wrong. I wouldn't want this to happen for every TV show, but it's kind of nice to be able to buy a disk a month instead of saving up the $... or so you need for an "X-Files" box. The other frustrating thing about that is when you're done watching all the disks, you have to wait 5 or 6 months for the next set. At least with "Farscape" you get a steady stream, once a month, without having to break up the viewing ritual. Now, I agree that if you were to want to buy all the episodes at once, it would end up being expensive (with it being ... dollars for each set), but as long as you buy one a month, it's fine. Now, about these episodes: As evidenced in each disk, the show keeps getting stronger and stronger as it goes along. "PK Tech Girl" finally gives John Crichton a girlfriend (at least for a few minutes), but on a more serious note, both of these episodes are wonderful in how they allow us to see deeper into the characters' dark pasts. Rygel, who may have previously been seen as a muppet/silly character, in "PK Tech Girl" has flashbacks to the torture he received as a prisoner of the Peacekeepers. And Zhaan, in "That Old Black Magic" faces head on the dark powers that she once possessed and used against people. The stories themselves are excellent as well and add a great deal more to the Farscape mythology. Added note: I read one review that said the "previously unseen" footage was deleted because it was boring, pointless, not needed, etc. This is actually not true. This show airs in the UK, where the running time for television shows is longer and the amount of commercial time shorter. The DVD is the complete intended version of the episode, as it is aired in the UK. In America, however, due to syndication rules and a longer amount of time needed for commercials, a few minutes must be cut out of every episode. Sometimes the scenes are inconsequential, but other times they are very important. The first time John and Aeryn have sex was completely cut out of the American broadcast of that episode, including all mention of it, making it extremely difficult for American viewers to understand when this event was later alluded to. These are the definitive versions of the episodes, not episodes with tacked on extra footage.
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Summary: It gets 3 stars because...
Review: ...they didn't bother to put in commentaries for both episodes this time. Farscape is an excellent show but they could have done much better with the DVD release. Yes, a boxed set would be wonderfull--I have heard that the first season of the Simpsons will be released in one set--all episodes with commentaries! It is time for ADV to "get the head out!" On the flip side (no pun intended--the DVD is single sided!), it is soooooo nice to have the quality that DVD offers. My wife and I catch Farscape on SciFi, and the satelite picture quality doesn't even come close to that of DVD, needless to say.
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