I still have my "Wanted: Farscape Season 5" posters on my wall, they have been there since Season 4 was being shown.This is by all accounts a true Farscape story - But it feels like the continuity which had built up in Farscape the Series was broken somehow. Changes in Jool's appearance, In Rygel's, In Sikozu, in Jothee, even in "War Minister Akhna" (Chricton's Real Life Wife Francesca Buller - Who was also the great character from S1E20 "M'Lee")- All worked against me initially in my own suspension of disbelief. In fact, this story had lost some of the unique 'Farscapese" which we loved week after week, I can never imagine Rygel using the phrase "Don't get your Knickers in a Twist" - He would have used some other more disgusting (and alien) words. Also, Guy Gross' Music is not very Farscapish or Subvisionish, it is traditional - Not like the show at all, although he did almost 3 seasons worth of music.But as the story gets more involved, that continuity returns and we once again enter Tormented Space and The Uncharted Territories which is where Moya and crew were when last we looked.Had we a season 5, there would have been more explanation of why "Grunchlk" was still alive and exactly why Chiana could see across "Unrealized Realities", also we never really got into what Sikozu really was, other than what is shown here.And it also seems that the Skarran Empre was not slowed down one bit by the destruction of Staleek's "Bird of Paradise" farm, and they are kicking the pants off of the Peacekeepers.If this story had been told across a 22-Episode 5th season, maybe we could have gotten those answers. But here has to end the story of John and Aeryn. Unfortunately, some other stories end here as well, which what upset me most. Mostly because it meant "No More Farscape" in it's current form.What made Farscape unique was the involvement of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, So putting on this Mini Series was difficult enough, a year after the cancellation of Farscape- Some of the series production design did not transfer over well, maybe this was due to destruction of original sets, but even in the series, those were destroyed as well, in the episodes. Moya survived well, she looked great on the inside and outside.The best part of this was probably the last few visits John has with "Harvey" - And I never understood why John called Scorpie's Neural Clone "Harvey" until this was shown, then the reference to the 1950 Jimmy Stewart film became clear. After that, I was able to visit all of the episodes where John talks to Harvey and it makes a lot more sense.John Chicton was a walking, talking encyclopedia of Movie and TV knowledge, spouting phrases in Klingon, even taking on the mantle of The Roadrunner from the WB Cartoons. It's what made Farscape great, and so in this last Farscape "Episode" John Chricton is in fine Chricton form. As is Ka D'Argo. Unfortunately, Pa'u Zhaan never was found by Stark, or at least we never saw that. But even Stark is perfectly Stark, now that he shaved his head again. And Chiana was a great Chiana. But when I saw Sikozu, I asked "who is That?" Maybe it was the influence of being Scorpies Girlfriend. Scorpy, mystery as he is, has become the most Human he can ever be, even to the point of trusting someone and having feeling for them. Poor Scorpy, he cold not help being Scorpy. Jool was great, but not enough of her, my favorite 3rd season Moya Passenger.It was mainly the little details that made Farscape the phenomena it was, and some of those were lost, but many of them remained- Enough remained for one last Starburst into The Uncharted Territories.
... View MoreFarscape is an excellent series and I highly recommend it to all sci-fi fans. For various reasons I was not able to see the full series on TV when it was originally shown. I have recently watched series 1 to 4 and PKW on DVD and I was amazed at the first-class quality of the the series. Farscape is the best sci-fi show I have seen. The major characters were all likable, the story lines were fantastic and the FX and makeup were outstanding.I advise any newcomers to Farscape to watch it all on DVD or Blu-Ray; you won't be disappointed. Some of us yearn to travel the universe, alas it will never be. But shows like Farscape enable us to fulfill our dreams, even if only for an hour at a time. Thank you Farscape.
... View MorePlease I need more farscape! This series is wonderful, funny, sexy. The chemistry between the characters of Ben and Claudia is amazing and their love story is absolutely fantastic. I love so much the mini series that i decided buy the four seasons. I only can say that I made a very good choice. I sincerely hope another film or perhaps another mini series that can continue the story of John, Ayren and their friends. Until now I don't understand the cancellation of farscape and by all i read in internet the legion of fans of farscape around the world continue tho grow each day. I think that all the fans of this marvelous series deserve to see more adventures of John Crichton, it represents an opportunity to continue be delightful of farscape.
... View MoreI've spent a lot of time over the last few years watching the entire series run of FARSCAPE on DVD, as I haven't had cable for years and was always interested in what seemed like a smart, funny, exciting, and engaging show. I was not wrong at all - I quickly got utterly addicted, fell in love with pretty much every recurring character, and wondered how it would all end up.So of course I got the Peacekeeper Wars DVD from the video store... and I have almost never been so disappointed in all my life. I was groaning throughout most of it, and actually kept my eyes closed for large sections of it because I knew that there wouldn't be anything that was necessary for me to see. This, the culmination of a series that changed the way I look at what's possible on television, and what's possible in science fiction, and would never miss a single frame! On behalf of other Scapers, I am glad that you had a miniseries that would wrap things up for you, but I need a little bit more than long, drawn-out, repetitive gun battles, repetitions of a fact that is so incredibly important that they have to say it over and over again for about an hour, frequent violations of the established canon and the most fundamental laws of physics... I love FARSCAPE enough that I wish I had never lain eyes on this abomination, or at least I wish I'd watched it in Spanish, so I could escape the wretched, hackneyed dialogue that seemed to be written by someone who thought they knew what fans responded to. And seeing the other user comments here, apparently, they were right. But the show deserved a better, smarter, more challenging send-off than this. I'd rather have something just disappear at the height of its quality than descend into a cesspool of suck. Brian Henson, you have disappointed me yet again.
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