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Farscape Season 1, Vol. 1 - Premiere/I, E.T.

Ben Browder (Actor), Claudia Black (Actor), Andrew Prowse (Director) Rated:

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Format	Full Screen, Dolby, NTSC, Color, Multiple Formats
Contributor	Rockne S. O'Bannon, Claudia Black, Lani John Tupu, Ben Browder, Virginia Hey, Christine Stephen-Daly, Andrew Prowse, Colin Borgonon, Kent McCord, Murray Bartlett, Greg Blandy, Lawrence Woodward, Anthony Simcoe, Damen Stephenson See more
Language	English
Number Of Discs	1
Runtime	1 hour and 30 minutes

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Smart-talking American astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) is flung through a wormhole and comes out in the midst of an interstellar prison escape on the other side of the universe. Bad luck for Crichton: the galactic cops (called "peacekeepers") mark him as the new public enemy number 1. This 20th-century boy is forced to ally himself with the colorful convicts: D'Argo, a hulking warrior with a fleshy Rastafarian mane; Zhaan, a blue-skinned priest of indeterminate age (played by Road Warrior alumnus Virginia Hey); fugitive peacekeeper Aeryn (Pitch Black's Claudia Black); Rygel, a greedy and troll-like exiled king; and Pilot, the giant insect-like nerve center of their living ship, Moya. It's an impressive-looking made-for-cable series, with imaginative production design and mix of state-of-the-art digital effects and sophisticated puppetry (or rather Muppetry, courtesy of co-creator Brian Henson), but it's the sharp writing and vivid characters that have built--and kept--the show's following.

Premiere introduces each character and the basic premise, a sci-fi Fugitive by way of Voyager in a world far from the Federation-friendly universe of Star Trek. Crichton's welcome is anything but warm, and the cultural and philosophical differences of the fleeing outlaws, as well as their pure self-interest, clash under the constant threat of capture. In I, E.T., a hidden homing signal forces Moya to hide in a terrestrial bog while the crew tries to disarm the device (which has been fused to the ship's nervous system), and Crichton makes first contact with the planet's pre-space flight inhabitants. "Spielberg was all wrong," he remarks while dodging military patrols and soothing the fears of a sky-watching scientist. Well-timed to fill the void left by Babylon 5, this is the promising start of a fresh sci-fi franchise. --Sean Axmaker

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The DVD also features commentary for each episode, with co-creators Henson and Rockne S. O'Bannon joining star Ben Browder to discuss the origins of the series for Premiere, and costars Claudia Black (Aeryn) and Anthony Simcoe (D'Argo) chiming in on I, E.T., sharing production stories and casting details. There's also the informative documentary featurette The Making of a Space Opera and an interview/profile with Browder. --Sean Axmaker

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 5.5 x 0.53 inches; 0.71 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Andrew Prowse
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Full Screen, Dolby, NTSC, Color, Multiple Formats
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 30 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ February 6, 2001
Actors ‏ : ‎ Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Virginia Hey, Anthony Simcoe, Kent McCord
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Section 23
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000541X6
Writers ‏ : ‎ Rockne S. O'Bannon
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Michael Valdivielso

Great everything...

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2003

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Farscape has cool special effects, good actors who play great characters, action, humor, amazing stories and everything you could want in a science fiction triller.
This DVD has the first two epsiodes AND lots of extras, including drawings, weblinks, commentary, actor profile on Ben Browder and a 'making of' documentary.
The only problem that pops up with the DVDs is I noticed by the fourth one many of the extras are gone, like the commentaries, and I also realized that to get the first season, 22 episodes, you need to get 11 DVDs. That seems like a lot of DVDs or, should I say, few episodes per the DVD. Most series on TV put four to five episodes per DVD, which means with Farscape you end up spending a lot more and end up taking up a lot of space for one show.
If I had the money or space it would be worth it. But for right now I think I will focus on other shows. It is just a case of a great show but bad packaging. Try to get it used.

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davron

SciFi for the New Millineum

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2000

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This is the premiere episode into the new series on the SciFi channel.We see an astronaut jettison into a new era of scifi and into another galaxy far far away.Some have said this is a rehash of Buck Rogers,BULL! The only thing this show and that one is the fact that there both astronauts and from earth and thats it.This show has colorfull characters literally and three dimensional,instead of the same old rubberstamp of aliens. This show blends humans and animatronics that blend well together and after you've seen the rest of the series you look at them as real-life characters.Jim Henson company has done an excellent job of creating these wonderfull characters.The premiere episode sets up who and why these characters came to be with one another and become one dysfuntional family.The special effects is done by the same people who gave us the Matrix and once you get into the series you become hooked.So come along on a ride with Moya (name of the ship, a living ship)and join in on the adventures with John, Aeryn Sun, Zhaan,D'Argo,Pilot and Rygel.If you don't get the scifi channel and you love scifi I highly recommend getting the channel you'll be glad you did.

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Floyd E Shock

Deaf? Don't bother! UPDATED!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2002

I'll make this short and sweet. This DVD is not closed caption encoded and lacks the subtitle option as well.
UPDATES: I contacted the distributor of this DVD and the VERY polite customer service person who responded informed me that this DVD does have the subtitle option. Unfortunately this option isn't listed on the menu of the DVD and can only be accessed via the "Subtitle" button on the DVD player remote.

5 people found this helpful

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John Kahane

Farscape #1: Premiere/I,ET Review

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2002

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FARSCAPE is one of the hottest new sf series on tv, and it's good to see that the DVDs of the series have started to come out (even if they are being done slower than in the UK, where they are well into Season Two right now). What's even nicer is that the episodes are being DVDed in the right sequence, so one can watch them properly. The first two episodes of the series, "Premiere" and "I, ET", were both good shows when they aired on tv, but the addition of the footage not aired in North America (especially from "Premiere") made the price of this DVD worth it. The commentary versions of both episodes was quite enlightening, as was the character/actor profiles that were included on the DVD.
Overall, this DVD was well worth the cost, and it's nice to see that FARSCAPE is finally available on DVD.

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doppelganger

hey, not bad

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2002

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Much better than any new "Enterprise" episode, Farscape was a pleasant surprise. The graphics beat anything Paramount has done with the Star Trek Universe, and the storylines are nowhere near as cheesy (as Enterprise only). I prefer a good Deep Space Nine or TNG to Farscape (and some Voyagers), but all in all, I'm glad to own all of these. They're nice new stories, and the rip-offs from other sci-fi is kept to a minimum. Also, weird things happen that would never happen in a Star Trek. Like Rygel farting helium, or peeing from a foot-bridge to demonstrate his urine's explosive powers when he eats certain foods. The peacekeeper chick is hot too, and she has an awesome six-pack. It's not really more like Star Wars or Star Trek, it's just Farscape, and it ain't bad! Check out a "best of" pack at Blockbuster for rental if your not sure.

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HBW

As Tony the Tiger would say, "Grrrrrrrrrrreeeaaaatt!!"

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2001

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The quality of this DVD is fantastic. It looks like you're watching a computer screen. I recently had a friend over and he hadn't seen Farscape before, so I put it in and he was glued for 2 hours to the screen. The first episode has Ben Browder commenting and the second has Anthony Simcoe; both are entertaining and give great background information on the show's production and behind the scenes information. If for no other reason, you should buy this DVD because Ben Browder is SO HOT.

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Amazon Customer

Awesome

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2020

Great conditions.

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2009

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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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