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

starring: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Virginia Hey, Anthony Simcoe, Kent McCord
directed by: Andrew Prowse

: Farscape Season 1, Vol. 1 - Premiere/I, E.T.
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0702727009624
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Adv Films
Manufacturer: Adv Films
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Adv Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 06, 2001
Running Time: 118 minutes
Sales Rank: 28673
Studio: Adv Films
Theatrical Release Date: March 19, 1999



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Amazon.com:
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



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - rare find
Since Season One is currently out of print as a boxed set, I had to assemble the season from pieces ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - D'Argo takes center stage
In "Back and Back...," Crichton (Ben Browder) and company rescue a scientist and his assistant from ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A great show makes its debut
"Farscape" is one of my favorite TV shows, and it certainly got off to a strong start with the episode ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - What the Frell?
A wormhole--something unproven--not anymore it isn't. Astronaut John Crichton quickly realizes this when ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Exploring a Different Uncharted Territory
The pilot episode of Farscape lets us know these stories take place in the Uncharted Territories. But starting ... Read More

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