| | Farscape Season 1, Vol. 4 - PK Tech Girl/That Old Black Magic
Directed:
- Brendan Maher
- Rowan Woods
- Tony Tilse
- Catherine Millar
- Ian Watson (II)
- Peter Andrikidis
- Pino Amenta
- Ian Barry
- Kate Woods
- Andrew Prowse
Great Show but DVD release is too slow
I've recently started watching the show on the sci-fi channel and instantly got hooked. The cast, characters and Special Effects is everything you could ever want in a weekly sci-fi epic.P>I bought the first two DVD released by ADV to catch up on the story since we're well into season 3 now. Then I found out that ADV is releasing only 2 episodes per month. I will have to wait approx. 7 more months to view season 1. >:-(
/lt>P>Then there is the cost of... per episode that discouraged me even further. I ended up buying Farscape region 2 DVD's from the UK for about... for the entire season 1 and I'm mid-way through season 2 now. :-) It;#8217;s a bit expensive but I did save... and the wait, well worth it. P>I had to Switch the region code on my DVD-rom drive on my computer so I can view it. NO BIG DEAL but do your homework if you go this route.
/lt>P>Hopefully ADV and Jim Henson Co. will get the hint and start thinking about the fans and not about maximizing profits on nickel and dime DVD sales. I wanted to view the entire season and I would have preferred it to be in region 1 coding. Oh, well I lost patience and ADV lost my money. Too bad for ADV.
4th FARSCAPE DVD is a Good View
Well, it was Bound to happen. The fourth DVD based on the FARSCAPE series came out, but it was the first one without any real special features at all. While the DVDs are nice to have simply because of the quality of the graphics and the extra footage not seen in North America, is that really enough? I don't think so.
/lt>P>This one starts out with "PK Tech Girl", one of my favourite Season One episodes. When The Crew of Moya find the wreckage of a legendary Peacekeeper ship, the Zelbininon, floating in space, they go aboard to see what they can find starchart-wise. But the Zelbinion is not deserted, as Crais left a tech team to go over the ship, and the only survivor, Gilina, hits it off with Crichton. Meanwhile, Rygel must come to grips with having been tortured on this infamous ship, and the fire-breathing scavengers, the Sheyangs, who arrive on the scene don't make the situation any easier. This is a lovely story with some good stuff in it, marred only by the Sheyang at times, but the extra footage here doesn't really make or break this episode. Still, it puts certain story elements into the forefront, provides some background on Rygel, and give Crichton a lust interest that he's not really been given a Chance to have yet. Plus, it acts as the catalyst for several storyline developments down the road (notably in "Durka Returns").
/lt>P>The second episode, "That Old Black Magic", has The Crew of Moya visiting a commerce planet searching for a remedy for Rygel's case of flu. An evil sorcerer, Maldis, rules the planet through Fear and intimdiation, and when he captures both Crichton and Crais and pits them against one another, Zhaan is forced to bring her Dark Side to the surface to save her shipmate. This episode is a terrific story with some great acting by Lani Tupu as Crais and Chris Heywood as Maldis, and brings the Crichton/Crais relationship back into focus. The extra footage here is worth the price, simply because it adds significantly to the background of Crais and a whole new dimension to some of the morality and ethics of the story.
/lt>P>With no commentary versions or any other special features, other than the terrific D'Argo/Anthony Simcoe profile, this DVD is very light on extra features for the price. I don't know what the reasoning for this was, other than that it was a Henson Company decision, but having the episodes on DVD is the real bonus here. I gave the episode four stars, rather than three, simply because the Anthony Simcoe Interview was illuminating and because the extra footage in "That Old Black Magic" made the DVD worth the price alone.
Best Sci-Fi Show EVER!!!!
I am 37 year old and have watched Sci-Fi all my life. Farscape is definitely the most creative, original, dynamic, intriguing, sophisticated, intelligent and exhilarating sci-fi show ever produced. YOU MUST SEE THE WHOLE THING!!!!! If you want to learn more about what Farscape is about visit www.savefarscape.com.
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