- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Titan Books Ltd; First Edition September 2000 edition (23 Aug 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1840231785
- ISBN-13: 978-1840231786
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 14.6 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 675,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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American astronaut John Crichton is having a bad day...He's suddenly 5,000 light years from home. A complete stranger has a personal vendetta against him. His new best friends are escaped alien convicts. With its state of the art CGI, special effects from the Oscar-winning team at the Jim Henson Creature Shop and one of the biggest budgets ever seen for a TV production, Farscape is simply the hottest new sci-fi show around. Farscape: The Illustrated Companion is the only fully authorised guide to the series, packed with exclusive cast and crew interviews, photos, design art, a special chapter on the special effects wizardry of the Creature Shop, and a comprehensive episode guide to the entire first season.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
About five or so years ago, a Red Dwarf book was released featuring full colour photos and a very brief (VERY brief) synopsis of each and every episode. The book didn't possess many facts, and those it did possess weren't exactly illuminating. I was expecting much the same thing with this book, the Farscape Series One Companion. The words "fully illustrated" weren't very comforting either, as it sounded like a good ol' marketing ploy: pretty pictures but with little substance.
OK, the photos aren't in colour, but Scape ain't a children's programme, despite the connection with Jim Henson's much loved (and overrated) company. Happily, this little book contains snippets of very useless trivia, which is what we Scapers want. A lot of the information explains a lot of the problems the creators stumble across in virtually every show, and the ideas behind the characters and situations themselves, as told by the God-like Rockne O'Bannon and equally fantastic David Kemper, who generously gave up their time to be interviewed and write introductions. An example of the trivia held within the glossy covers is "NamTar" is "Rat man" spelt backwards. The Proprieter in the Premiere episode fell on its face with the puppeteers inside, nearly frelling up the entire shoot. The guy playing Scorpius (hail Wayne Pygram!) is a fairly famous band member in Australia. The gal playing M'Lee in "Bone To Be Wild" is Browder's wife. There are a hundred other little facts that will interest those who have even a passing interest in the recent phonomena of Farscape, and enough to bore the pants off everyone else.
Anyway, this little book only goes to show what a groovy little prog the most addictive show on telly is. The most impressive thing this book outlines is how enthusiastic the main cast are, and what contributions they make to develop the most impressive 22 hours I have seen in recent years. Roll on series three!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you want a real book on Farscape, check out Talis Pelucir's Unofficial Guide to Season One...This book, however was a huge disappointment. There's nothing new here that any fan can't find on the Internet for free. The photos aren't even in color. The plot synopsis is taken right off the scifi home page... I waited a long time for this book, but it wasn't really worth it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Some may say that after only one season Farscape really isn't in need of a companion. However, the Farscape Companion is a brilliant guide to season one of the show with information behind-the-scenes looks at each episode as well as many different quotes, character guides and pictures. The only down point is that the pictures aren't in colour.
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Okay but not fantastic
I must admit that I was disappointed by the lack of depth of information presented in this book.
As it just focuses on the first season I was expecting rather more background... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2000
Informative Guide to the Series
An excellent, informative guide to the series. It's unfortunate that there is no colour but that would have upped the price and there are many interesting illustrations to... Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2000
stunning, anything goes
Farscape is a terrific tv-show and this guide provides all the inns and outs of the first season. I think it is very refreshing to see a sci-fi show with real characters. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2000 by S. J. C. Vossen-pelz
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