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• Actors: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Lani John Tupu, Jonathan Hardy
• Directors: Geoff Bennett, Ian Watson, Tony Tilse
• Writers: Rockne S. O'Bannon
• Producers: Andrew Prowse, David Willis, Doug Heyes Jr., Emily Skopov
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Adv Films
• DVD Release Date: August 27, 2002
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006FD8T
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,521 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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• This is item 2 in The Farscape Season 2 Series.

Editorial Reviews

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The second season of Farscape expands upon and develops the characters introduced in the ambitious first season. John Crichton's new nemesis is the deadly Scorpius, replacing Crais, who has taken the living ship Moya's offspring on a voyage into the unknown. Moya's regular crew--Aeryn, Zhaan, Chiana, D'Argo, and Rygel--remain as divided and suspicious of each other as ever, yet somehow manage to pull together at times of crisis. After revelations about Pilot's introduction to Moya in "The Way We Weren't," the writers continue to exploit the show's gift for surprising as well as emotionally convincing character development. In "Picture If You Will," an old enemy returns with a truly bizarre and barely comprehensible scheme to imprison Moya's crew inside a picture (shades of Dorian Gray, maybe?). "Home on the Remains" has a contrived plot that harks right back to classic Star Trek, with Crichton even quoting Jim Kirk (the highlight, though, is Zhaan's transformation, which gives a whole new meaning to hay fever). "Dream a Little Dream" plays around with the crew's perceptions of reality in a curious flashback episode set in between the first and second season, as Zhaan is put on trial for murder on a dystopian planet run by lawyers. --Mark Walker

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Farscape Rules... save it from cancellation!, September 11, 2002

By	Rhiannon L Weaver (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews

Vol 2.2 is a mixed bag; on one hand it has the moving, visceral episode "The Way We Weren't" one of the best of season 2, and on the other it has the sub-par "Dream a Little Dream" which was canned as the s2 premiere and re-worked to little effect. Still, Farscape deserves its accolades and is the best sci-fi show on TV. BUT SCI FI IS CANCELLING THE SHOW PREMATURELY! Search the web, fans, and join the massive fan effort to save FS from a series-ending season 4 cliffhanger!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD for Farscape fans, September 23, 2002

By	R. Miller "soldierblue" (Woodstock, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a big fan of Farscape in particular and science fiction in general. I watch Farscape for entertainment and as long as I am entertained by an episode, I give it high ratings. Even so, Farscape is one of the most original series on tv. There are good stories, interesting characters and the alien monsters are original and unique. Some episodes are better than others I'll admit, but quite honestly I enjoy them all. I am pleased to see the season two DVDs in a four episode format. The more episodes I can get with one purchase, the better. I too would like to see more extra features on the DVDs so the viewers can learn more about what it takes to product this great show and see what goes on behind the scenes. I have all the season one DVDs and plan to collect all episodes that are released. Thanks to Jim Henson and company.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Farscape's second season continues..., July 23, 2002

By	Robert W. Berg "Rob" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This two-disk set begins in magnificent style with one of the finest episodes in the show's history, "The Way We Weren't." I don't want to give too much away, but suffice it to say it is extremely moving, almost brutal at times, and is one of the episodes that reminds us just what makes "Farscape" so special--extremely realistic, flawed characters, despite their alien bodies, and the ability to always surprise the audience. Pilot's character, usually underused, in very in the forefront in this episode, and Claudia Black deepens Aeryn's character by leaps and bounds in the short 45 minutes. An absolutely brilliant episode.

The next episode? Not so brilliant. That is not to say that it is not worth watching, however. "Picture If You Will," featuring the return of an old villain is disappointing not because it is boring (like "Vitas Mortis" and "Taking the Stone" from the first second season set), but because there just isn't that much to the story. On repeated viewings, a great deal of plotholes appear, and what, the first time, seemed like an okay episode, soon lessens greatly ("The Way We Weren't," in contrast, gets better each time, as one notices more and more details.). This episode is definitely not one to avoid, but isn't that great either, besides some cool special effects and M.C. Escher-esque set designs. It is very nice to see Zhaan kicking [rear], however, so it gets bonus points for that alone.

"Home on the Remains" would have been the grossest episode ever, except its title was taken in the third season's "Eat Me." With that said, it is a good episode. Better than "Picture If You Will," but galaxies behind "Way We Weren't" in quality. Still, a good episode with some excellent character development, very dark overtones, and even a "Return of the Jedi" reference. Great fun!

And with "Dream a Little Dream," we finally get to see what happened to Zhaan, Rygel, Chiana, Pilot, and Moya in the gap between "Family Ties" and "Mind the Baby." Originally slated to be the season premiere, it was bumped, because the production team was worried that the fans would be upset if the answer to John and D'Argo's fate weren't answered right away. Which was unfortunate, since this is an excellent episode. There is some amazing acting work by Gigi Edgley, as Chiana, and also a very interesting courtroom plot. Zhaan's mad delusions of John and D'Argo appearing to her and telling her they are dead, yes, would have driven me crazy, not knowing what would happen, but are, to be honest, a little less meaningful seen in retrospect like this. But, what can ya do? At least now we know why Zhaan thought John and D'Argo weren't really there in "Family Ties."

So, to round-up, we have one masterpiece of an episode, one lightweight, easily disposable, but diverting episode, one good episode that doesn't quite reach greatness but shouldn't be missed, and one above average episode. All in all, not bad...and much better than the last set, which had two very mediocre ones. Just wait until the next set, which is populated completely by episodes of excellent to masterpiece status!