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Farscape Season 1, Vol. 1 - Premiere/I, E.T.
| 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 h
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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
Product details
- 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
- Best Sellers Rank: #304,683 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #238,283 in DVD
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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.
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.
Overall, this DVD was well worth the cost, and it's nice to see that FARSCAPE is finally available on DVD.