41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
basic primer for Farscape, March 10, 2001
This review is from: Farscape - Collection 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This collection includes the first 6 episodes of Farscape: "Premiere" and "I,E.T." are on the first tape; "Back and Back and Back to the Future" and "Thank God It's Friday,Again" are on the second; "Exodus from Genesis" and "Throne for a Loss" are on the third. This means that if one buys this collection, there is no need to buy the separate tape with Premiere/I,E.T. on it.
Farscape is one of the best science fiction shows to come on in many years. While the first year of episodes aren't the best of Farscape, these are the ones that establish the characters and the basic plotlines. The first year seems to be more a series of stand-alones, but as the series builds it seems to be establishing a story arc----if it can be anywhere as good as Babylon 5 (which sets the mark for high quality extended story arcs), which this past season suggests may be so, it will be first-rate. Knowing the background provided in these 6 episodes will allow a viewer to understand and enjoy the ride!
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Go Ahead and Take the Risk, July 15, 2001
This review is from: Farscape - Collection 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)
As I write this, Farscape is well into its 3rd season. I have known about the existance of Farscape from its beginnings. However I never bothered to watch the show because it looked so weird. Knowing that "muppets" (I tease as the show is produced by Jim Henson Entertainment) played two of the characters didn't help. But with everything else in reruns and SciFi showing new episodes, I thought, "What the heck." So I watched an episode and was surprised at how quickly I was absorbed into the show despite knowing almost nothing about it. Five episodes later I can say I am hooked and have purchased "Farscape - Collection 1".
Three tapes come in this box-set and each tape contains 2 epidsodes. These are shown in order.
Tape 1: "Premiere" & "I, E.T." Tape 2: "Exodus From Genesis" & "Throne For A Loss" Tape 3: "Back and Back and Back to the Future" & "Thank God It's Friday, Again"
Overall, not to shabby for the first-six episodes!
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Farscape Season 1, November 20, 2000
This review is from: Farscape - Collection 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I have been following the Farscape series since its debut on the Sci Fi channel last spring. Being a bit of a science fiction buff, I was very pleased with Farscape.
In short, a human astronaut has inadvertantly slipped into a wormhole, and was propelled to some distant corner of the universe. There, he is taken aboard a ship (a living ship) along with a band of escaped prisoners fleeing the Peacekeepers (also known as Sebations), who are very much like humans.
In many Science fiction fantasies, the plot line is weakened to make way for the viewer/reader to marvel at the wonders of science and technology. This is NOT the case in Farscape at all. By all means, the alien costumes are the best I've ever seen on any TV series of this genre (sorry Star Trek, you've been totally outdone). Further, the show acknowledges recent trends which point to advancement of biological technologies (the ships are alive for starters).
But the true gem of this series lies in its intense story plots. Many times, I've found myself transfixed in the story (yes...the story, and not the big made up "tech" terms like in other shows of this type). This strength has the potential to bring viewing audiences other than sci-fi lovers, as there is substantial substance to each episode.
If you're a sci-fi guru, I'd highly reccomend this series because along with the stunning effects and costume, there's an actual story line and not just a bunch of made up tech terms which sound good.
If you've always hated science fiction, I'd still reccomend this series because while it has it all (romance, action, drama, and some horror), it still opens up your mind enough to wonder about "the great beyond".
Overall, excellent series, you'll enjoy it.
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