| Farscape: The Complete Series |  | Directors: Geoff Bennett, Ian Watson, Tony Tilse
Actors: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Lani John Tupu, Jonathan Hardy
Studio: A&E Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 189.99
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 325
Format: NTSC, Color, Import
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 25
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 25
Running Time: 4136 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.6 x 3.1
MPN: AAED169430D
UPC: 733961169430
EAN: 0733961169430
ASIN: B002GP7ZWI
Release Date: November 17, 2009
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 17
 farscape July 13, 2010
Donna R. Ritchie (northern b.c.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Generally well done. Some early plots are a little shallow but the characters, relationships and plots develop further as it goes along. My opinion-Worth the purchase if you're looking for summer sci-fi entertainment from the couch over the summer holidays.
Farscape is epic June 13, 2010
Mr. D. Hart (Toronto, Ontario Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not much to tell you, if you remember watching this show and want to finally get a full version DVD box set. DO IT. you will not regreat it, its an amazing series. Well done and well worth the money for the whole 5 seasons.
If you haven't then I would seriously suggest you do purchase it, its a great serious if your into sci fi then its definately a keeper.
Starburst! May 16, 2010
E. A Solinas (MD USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"My name is John Crichton, an astronaut... a radiation wave hit and I got shot through a wormhole... now I'm lost in some distant part of the universe on a ship -- a LIVING ship, full of strange alien life forms..."
From the very first episode onward, it's pretty obvious that "Farscape: The Complete Series" is no ordinary sci-fi series -- the characters are outlaws, the ship is alive, and distant galaxies are full of Muppets. Fortunately, it's not just unusual but brilliant -- full of irreverent humor, strange alien species, heart-pounding action and eerie sci-fi.
Astronaut John Crichton is planning to slingshot his experimental craft, Farscape One, as a one-small-step into interstellar exploration. Instead, he gets thrown through a wormhole, and ends up drifting in a firefight between a vast living prison ship called Moya and the hypermilitaristic Peacekeepers. Obviously, he wants to go home, but isn't sure how.
So he begins a journey with a gang of escaped criminals -- the priestess Zhaan, the bombastic warrior D'Argo, deposed dominar Rygel, and the prickly, surly ex-Peacekeeper Aeryn Sun. They gain a few new members of their crew (including Moya's weaponized baby and the seductive, rebellious Chiana), but also lose some valued friends and allies along the way.
As the series unfolds, the Moya crew encounter countless alien planets, where they deal with bizarre problems, individuals (mad scientists, vengeful Peacekeepers, and Ancients), and alien life-forms (shapeshifting space bugs!). And they must constantly dodge the Peacekeeper Forces, and later the cruel Scarrans -- including the Sebacean/Scarran Scorpius. The Scarrans want the wormhole secrets locked inside Crichton's head, and ancient beings are even more determined to keep his knowledge secret....
"Farscape: The Complete Series" smashes apart the space opera mold, and puts it back together in its own style -- flying Muppets, an alien pilot grafted into Moya, squeaking insectile robots, Leviathans, and blue-skinned telepathic plant people. Yeah, it DOES sound cheesy -- but instead the Farscapeverse just ends up feeling colorful, diverse and sometimes horrifically dark. And fortunately, its promise is fulfilled by brilliant writing.
The series has lots of overarcing storylines twined with clever, intricate one-off episodes and solid personal subplots (mostly involving romance and revenge -- though thankfully it rarely gets soapy). And the dialogue is beyond awesome -- it's crammed with snappy dialogue, pop culture references ("How Batman was that!"), and alien slang words ("frelling" and "mivonks" among others). Every episode has loads of clever, irreverent and wonderfully quotable lines ("I'm not fast enough, I am not alien enough, and you know what, there are people in the universe who don't like me!").
And the cast is simply brilliant, especially since their characters evolve gradually through the series, revealing tragedies and hopes in the process. Ben Browder is great as the "alien" one, a seemingly ditzy astronaut with plenty of brains and sweet kookiness; Claudia Black's Aeryn makes a great love interest for him, as a hardnosed, disdainful ubersoldier who changes into a strong, passionate woman. Virginia Hey, Gigi Edgley, and Anthony Simcoe all give stellar performances as well -- and while Rygel and Pilot are technically played by Muppets, they are gloriously three-dimensional and expressive.
One thing to note: "Farscape: The Complete Series" ends on a massive cliffhanger because the Sci Fi Channel unexpectedly cancelled it, and "The Peacekeeper Wars" (the conclusive ending) apparently won't be included, since the rights belong to two different companies.
Thankfully, it has bucketloads of extras -- twenty-nine commentaries with actors, directors, Brian Henson; TV promos, slideshows, archival photos and clips; assorted conceptual scripts and art; deleted scenes; archival clips; and chitchats with the cast, crew, and fans. Also a whole bunch of featurettes and documentaries including "In The Beginning," "Making of a Space Opera" and "Inside Farscape: Save Farscape." Whew!
"Farscape: The Complete Series" is a cult sci-fi series that deserves to be watched again and again, especially with the new extras. Too bad the final miniseries isn't here.
Pas de sous-titre March 15, 2010
Mélanie Caron (Québec, Canada)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
En plus que le produit est seulement en anglais, il n'a pas de sous-titre ni français, ni anglais.
De plus la boîte à été un peu balloté durant le transport et était un peu brisé à son arrivé.
La livraison a été très rapide (3 jours)
Could Not Stop Watching March 9, 2010
June Enger (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The chemistry of all the characters, the storylines, the costumes, the sets - everything was exceptional. It was hard to stop watching the episodes. Not exaggerating, I wanted to watch the next episode even when I looked up at the clock and it was 2am. I had to force myself to go to bed. The romance and devotion between John and Arien made a person wish they had someone who was that devoted, even in the conflicts depicted between them in some of the episodes. You can see the great love they had for one another. Great villians, interesting plots, even when the plots were really off the wall. Love the references to other movies and characters John Chrichton referred to throughout the show, they were very funny. This complete series is more than worth investing in because it is a series I will go back to watch repeatedly throughout the years. I hope someone will pick Farscape up again and do the occasional movie to satisfy the die hard fans like myself.
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