Apr. 5th, 2002 07:48 am
Cannot WAIT until 8pm!
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johnstonmrTonight, it begins anew.
Farscape, the most awesome science fiction show currently in production, begins the end of the third season tonight at 9, preceded by a special edition of Farscape: Undressed, in which the series stars will walk you through what has come before (And if it's anything like the last edition, it will be hilarious as well as informative).
This is a show to watch, kids. If you're not a fan, give it a shot. If you haven't watched in a while, give it another shot. When last we left the crew of Moya, Big Stuff was set to happen, and now is the perfect time to get in before they rip our souls apart in a few weeks.
You see, one of the things that makes Farscape so awesome is that unlike Star Trek, it never takes the easy path. The one time-travel story we saw did NOT place everything back where it was; the crew screwed up badly, and their failure had consequences that rocked their psyches quite hard.
Every season ends with a series of increasingly heavy, heartwrenching episodes that end with everyone in the room staring open mouthed at the screen.
Buffy's death and ressurection? Farscape did it first, and did it better, with real, immediate consequences and costs. Adding a baby to the show? They did it, in a way, and managed not to jump the shark in the process. The cast changes over time, adding new characters (there will be two new Moya crew soon, and one more PeaceKeeper type), letting older characters go (to be fair, that's happened only once so far).
It's just damned good storytelling. Give it a shot.
Farscape, the most awesome science fiction show currently in production, begins the end of the third season tonight at 9, preceded by a special edition of Farscape: Undressed, in which the series stars will walk you through what has come before (And if it's anything like the last edition, it will be hilarious as well as informative).
This is a show to watch, kids. If you're not a fan, give it a shot. If you haven't watched in a while, give it another shot. When last we left the crew of Moya, Big Stuff was set to happen, and now is the perfect time to get in before they rip our souls apart in a few weeks.
You see, one of the things that makes Farscape so awesome is that unlike Star Trek, it never takes the easy path. The one time-travel story we saw did NOT place everything back where it was; the crew screwed up badly, and their failure had consequences that rocked their psyches quite hard.
Every season ends with a series of increasingly heavy, heartwrenching episodes that end with everyone in the room staring open mouthed at the screen.
Buffy's death and ressurection? Farscape did it first, and did it better, with real, immediate consequences and costs. Adding a baby to the show? They did it, in a way, and managed not to jump the shark in the process. The cast changes over time, adding new characters (there will be two new Moya crew soon, and one more PeaceKeeper type), letting older characters go (to be fair, that's happened only once so far).
It's just damned good storytelling. Give it a shot.