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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) 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.
There are three episodes on Volume 3. In "Exodus from Genesis" the crew of Moya are invaded by space cockroaches, who, in a suprising twist then help them fend off the Peacekeepers. "Thank God it's Friday Again" shows D'Argo finding happiness in a hippy commune where all is not what it seems; Crichton has a Matrix-style worm inserted in his navel before Rygel's bodily functions prove to be instrumental in rescuing the crew. Crichton finds love with the "PK Tech Girl", much to the consternation of Aeryn Sun, who goes into full Lt. Ripley mode and spends the episode running around with a pulse rifle under flickering strobe lighting. --Mark Walker
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Hi. My name's Liam and I live in Australia, and you have no idea how great it is to see Australian talent do so well after all the American bombardment. Unfortunately, Australia is only up to the episode "DNA Mad Scientist" at the time of me writing this review (17/9/00), and I have yet to see the full potential, I think.
"Exodus from Genesis" is a good episode that shows off Jim Henson's ability to create creatures, and is a good vehicle for Claudia Black (Aeryn Sun).
"Thank God It's Friday... Again" is the worst of the three episodes. It starts off well with D'Argos hyper-rage and the mystery of the tranquility on the planet, but then degenerates.'
"PK Tech Girl" is the best of the three, with a good guest star (Alyssa Jane-Cook, well known over here in Australia), and some awe- inspiring effects.
All in all, a good continuation of the Farscape saga.
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