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Farscape - Vol. 1.2 - 1.03 Back And Back And Back To The Future / 1.04 I, E.T. [1999]
 
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Farscape - Vol. 1.2 - 1.03 Back And Back And Back To The Future / 1.04 I, E.T. [1999]
VHS ~ Tony Tilse
5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)

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  • Directors: Tony Tilse, Ian Watson (II), Geoff Bennett (II)
  • Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Language English
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Contender Entertainment Group
  • VHS Release Date: 28 Feb 2000
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B00004R7DS
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,498 in Video (See Bestsellers 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) 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 second tape the episodes are: the wittily titled "Back and Back and Back to the Future", the obligatory time-travel episode, followed by "I, E.T.", in which the living ship Moya is fully realised as a character in her/its own right and Crichton feels the force of his earlier comment: "Boy did Spielberg get it wrong. Close Encounters, my ass". --Mark Walker

Synopsis
Episodes: 'Back And Back And Back To The Future' and 'I, E.T.'.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Definately worth getting, 11 April 2000
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Farscape starts hitting its stride, particularly with the second episode on this tape, I E.T. The first episode involves Criegton experiencing premonitions after being exposed to a radiation leak. The story line is on par with Star Trek's time travel episodes but the real interest is in the future character developments this episode sets up for Dargo.

The second episode, I E.T. is the best episode in the series so far. The crew realise that Moya has been fitted with a tracking device by the Peace Keepers that cannot be removed without injuring or even killing her. This episode is fascinating because it is the first one I've ever seen that really deals with the fact that they are aboard a ship that is not only alive but also sentient. The way the different charcters react to the stress of the situation is also well captured, especially Rygel's increasing panic at the thought that Moya might actually die.

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