Great series
Added 11/1/2009
Loved the series on tv... missed a lot of episodes however...now I'm catching up on what I missed.. good price... quick shipping.. as advertised... would recommend
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Lovin' it!
Added 7/1/2009
I lost my first copy in hurricane Katrina and was very excited to find a used copy to once again complete my collection. I received it in the mail right on time and watched it right away with my son who is now a big Farcape fan! Completely satisfied with the condition of my new (used) copy!!!
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Completing my collection
Added 1/14/2009
Got the DVD and all was well. Got it fast and right to my door. Made me happy to see that it was in good condition.
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rare find
Added 3/11/2008
Since Season One is currently out of print as a boxed set, I had to assemble the season from pieces and parts from all over the Internet. Vol. 3 was difficult to find. While the box label was a bit faded, the DVD itself was in excellent condition--and that's what mattered.
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D'Argo takes center stage
Added 10/2/2004
In "Back and Back...," Crichton (Ben Browder) and company rescue a scientist and his assistant from their imploding spacecraft. In the process, Crichton begins to suffer from time flashes wherein he experiences the future, thereby becoming aware that the mysterious assistant has a deadly secret. There is a lot of good characterization here and a tantalizing hint at D'Argo's (Anthony Simcoe) past. I like the way that so many Farscape episodes turn on Crichton's disarming manner of just leveling with other characters and telling them the truth rather than contriving unlikely deceptions to resolve plot points.
"Thank God..." is another good D'Argo episode. This time he has inexplicably decided to settle down and live as a field worker on an agrarian planet. Suspecting that something is not quite right, Crichton and the others investigate, finding that the planet has an unsettling connection to an old enemy.
I love this show. As good as these episodes are, there is much better to come.
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Good first season and just gets better
Added 9/11/2009
I wasn't able to watch Farscape from the beginning. After finishing the series a long time ago, I ended up finishing the series with some questions. I had to go back and see what I missed in the first season. I went back to see what I missed. I was expecting the first season to be like the latter 3 seasons. It was very good; I enjoyed it, but not as much as I had expected. However, the series seems to have matured a lot in the first year and everything was much more entertaining in subsequent seasons: story telling, special effects, plot arcs, etc. Even within the first season, there was a notable difference between about the first 12 episodes and the last 10 as they seemed to step it up a notch in quality. Then it only got better after that in the following seasons. Perhaps seeing it out of order also contributed to my perception, but if you are like me and did not start following Farscape from the beginning, you probably won't get as much enjoyment out of the 1st season as the others. At this price, unless you are a die-hard Scaper and have to have the complete set, rent it or borrow it. Other ADV productions are a quarter of the price per episode, hence the 4-star review. Lastly, for those finding the first episodes less than spectacular, stick with it, it just keeps getting better each season. You won't be disappointed.
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There's life out here, Dad. Weird, amazing, psychotic life
Added 8/16/2009
From the very first episode onward, it's pretty obvious that "Farscape: The Complete Season 1" is no ordinary sci-fi story -- the characters are outlaws, the ship is alive, and distant galaxies are full of gloriously weird and grotesque Muppets. Fortunately, it's not just unusual but brilliant -- full of irreverent humor, strange alien species, heart-pounding action and eerie sci-fi.
IASA astronaut John Crichton is planning to slingshot his experimental craft, Farscape One, as a one-small-step into interstellar exploration. Instead, he gets thrown through a wormhole, and ends up drifting in a firefight between a vast living prison ship called Moya and the hypermilitaristic Peacekeepers. Obviously, he wants to go home, but isn't sure how.
So he begins a journey with a gang of escaped criminals -- the Delvian priestess Zhaan, the bombastic warrior D'Argo, deposed dominar Rygel, and the prickly, surly ex-Peacekeeper Aeryn Sun, and the grafted-into-Moya Pilot. But his new shipmates aren't the only problem for Crichton.
Among their problems: shapeshifting space bugs, a mad scientist who decides to transform Aeryn, Peacekeeper bounties on their heads, an energy-sucking sorcerer, a planet of turnip-farming hippies, a primitive planet's power struggles, a cult of insane Delvians, a century-old Peacekeeper with some sadistic personal hobbies, an allergy-causing asteroid, and the unexpected pregnancy of their ship. Yes, Moya gets PREGNANT.
But the biggest problem is Crais, a vengeful Peacekeeper commander who is determined to revenge himself on Crichton for the death of his brother. And with the Scarran/Sebacean hybrid Scorpius, he may get the chance to obliterate Moya's crew.
Most first seasons of a great show are either utterly brilliant, or are a slow ramp-up to the brilliance that the show will have in the future. "Farscape: The Complete Season 1" actually manages to be both -- it introduces a pretty amazing universe, full of flying Muppets, squeaking insectile robots, Leviathans, and blue-skinned telepathic plant people. There are lots of overarcing storylines twined with clever, intricate one-off episodes and solid personal subplots (such as Zhaan's struggle with her darker self).
And the dialogue is appallingly awesome ("I'm sure your world has no force so ruthless, so disciplined." "Oh, we call them linebackers. Or serial killers, depends on if they're... professional or amateur"). Crichton in particular sprinkles his dialogue with fun pop culture references and quotables ("Out the door, turn left at the creature") but everybody gets great lines ("Mother always said I was the best looking. That's why she had my older brothers banished").
Ben Browder's Crichton is a thoroughly likable hero -- he seems a bit flaky and utterly fish-out-of-water, but he's also clever, selfless and kind. And while Aeryn is hard-nosed and cold at first, the awesome Claudia Black chips away her iciness and reveals her fears and insecurities. Virginia Hey is brilliant as the walking talking plant-priestess ("You're a VEGETABLE?") whose serenity hides a terrible past, and Gigi Edgley and Anthony Simcoe give good performances as the rebellious Chiana and hotheaded Luxan warrior. And while Rygel and Pilot are technically played by Muppets, they are gloriously three-dimensional and expressive -- think Yoda, but better.
The first season of "Farscape" is awash in the glorious, the grotesque, and some really hilarious science fiction stories. A must-see for those who like their space opera with an edge.
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great series but not cc
Added 5/31/2009
this is a great series, with a lot of action, great effects and a very good story, the sound is outstanding, the image very good. but note this, the first season is NOT CC. Despite the seasons 2, 3 and 4 (WITH CC). anyway I recommend totally the series.
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