- Actors: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Lani John Tupu, Jonathan Hardy
- Directors: Geoff Bennett, Ian Watson, Tony Tilse
- Writers: Rockne S. O'Bannon
- Producers: Andrew Prowse, David Willis, Emily Skopov, Justin Monjo
- Language English
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Contender
- VHS Release Date: 30 Oct 2000
- Run Time: 50 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00004ZBW6
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 24,841 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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An international co-production of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Australia' s Channel 9 and Hallmark Entertainment, Farscape is genre television at its most ambitious, inspired both by the cult appeal of Babylon 5 and the continuing success of the Star Trek franchise. Making extensive use of CGI, prosthetics and state-of-the-art puppetry, Farscape takes a visual leap beyond previous shows. Admittedly, the basic premise may be borrowed from Buck Rogers (American astronaut catapulted to far-flung galaxy populated by strange aliens), while the crew have something of Blake's 7 about them (a motley bunch of escaped convicts pursued by a relentless foe), and ideas like the living ship are borrowed from Babylon 5, but the Farscape concept has a freshness that makes it look and feel completely original. The production design is all bio-mechanical curves and the script never takes itself too seriously (fart jokes and double-entendres pop up when you least expect them). It must have been expensive to make, but it certainly looks (and sounds--in Dolby Digital 5.1) like every penny made it to the screen. In true Buck Rogers style, Ben Browder plays leading man John Crichton as an all-American astronaut, although with a more believable sense of bewilderment; the supporting cast is a mixture of Australian and British actors, mostly disguised under heavy make-up.
On this tape: Two more episodes from Season One: "Bone to be Wild" and "Family Ties", plus a profile of the Australian Creature Shop. --Mark Walker
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Most farscape fans regard the 1st epi as a little weak, but all agree that the season finale (Family Ties) more than makes up for it. The final scene when John loses his ring is very touching.
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