- 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: 15
- Studio: Contender
- VHS Release Date: 7 Aug 2000
- Run Time: 50 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00004VVRR
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 24,064 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
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.
Series One continues with two more episodes on this tape: "Durka Returns", in which the crew meet the beautiful Chiana as well as Rygel's old tormentor, Captain Durka; and "A Human Reaction", where Crichton finally gets back to Earth but with unfortunate results for the rest of Moya's crew. --Mark Walker
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"Durka Returns" introduces Chianna well and features the Nebari-the less explained about the better.
In "A Human Reaction" Chrichton returns home through a wormhole. The others are captured and Rygel is dissected...An intriguing episode with a twist at the end. I won't say here. This is a great tape. Buy it!
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