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| Farscape : The Ultimate Complete Collection | 
 enlarge | Actors: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Virginia Hey
Studio: Contender Entertainment Group
Category: DVD
List Price: £249.99
Buy New: £224.98
You Save: £25.01 (10%)
New (6) from £160.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 7038
Format: Box Set, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Running Time: 4500 minutes
Number Of Items: 42
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.3
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 7.6 x 5.5
EAN: 5030305800420
ASIN: B000GY75JE
Release Date: October 23, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 5 to 10 days
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Top Notch! June 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Want to watch a sci-fi series that breaks the mould... Well this could be it.. is it :)
The problem about writing a review on a series, is giving a good over view without spoiling the main plots, and its these plots that sets the series apart from the rest that "seem" to be cast in the same mould. So I'll try and give off the "essence" of the series without trashing your viewing pleasure :D
It starts off with a human who is pulled through a wormhole into some distant part of the galaxy.. (What you mean that doesn't sound like "breaking the mould") ... granted sounds a bit olde school, but what sets this human apart from the rest is not the superhuman and weak aliens where the human rules the roost. Its the opposite, the aliens are far more advanced, mentally, physically and technologically that the human frailties are brought to the fore.
John Crichton lost, confused and well portrayed by Ben Browder ends up on a prison transport where the said prisoners have successfully won their freedom. It is here where the fun and games start, after first contact and aided by translation microbes the aliens and the human are able to open dialogue... one problem, he looks just like the race who imprisoned them...(Not exactly like braking the mould ehy!)... But after a bio test the results show similar but distinctive differences, and John is able to slowly form a bond of trust at first and then friendship. (Seen it, got the t-shirt, even the main plot of "wanting to get home") ..
Even with the simple formal outlined above, the series is pure joy to watch, some are comical, some profound and some teetering on the edge of the insane.
So your set for watching something that you've seen a thousand times.. .Human goes to space, something goes wrong, ends up on a strange ship filled with strange aliens... Well, yes and no... one of the great things about this series is the constant twists and turns. You think you know what's going to happen and the all of a sudden ..bam.. the plot changes, the human who wanted to go home, is now caught in a mental struggle of whether it would be wise to... Then add on top of this the best "evil character" ever conceived, who wants some knowledge that is in Johns head and you are graced with a plot line that can have you on the edge of your seat.
Then you have the inevitable love story between the human, and the alien... But that ante plain sailing either (never is). Tie that in with the three or four main plots and you have a series that can offer you everything, laughter, tears, suspense and the "One more episode" factor.
Alas there is some gripes about the series and that is no fault of the actors nor the production team. It comes from the fact that the sci-fi channel pulled the plug in the series (due to high production costs) before the plots were tied off. But due to fanbased pressure they released the Peacekeeper wars to wrap it up.. Again this "mini-series" is everything you come to expect, but I couldn't help but feel it was kinda rushed... Maybe that just me wanting more.
10 stars where not available February 3, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
You will read many reviews going into details regarding this space saga but I will spare you that and just sayL
SEE IT!!!
The best praise I can give it is that even watching it a third time it managed to surprise me in places and make me notice details that I missed the first two times around.
Absolutely great show, but NO SUBTITLES?!!!! January 31, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Love the show, too bad it had to end. But it was a struggle to catch every line in it. I'm not English; therefore I need a little help supported by subtitles, especially with alien voices and sci-fi terms.
It's a shame that with such a great sci-fi show (one of the best indeed) even English subtitles for the hearing impaired aren't available. 5 stars for the show, 1 star for the DVD producers.
great box set the best sci fi ever January 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
this is a great show and u must buy it but avoid buying direct from amazon as it has taken them 5 days short of a month to get the set to me and it still not arrived not bad for 1st class post why did i pay for 1st class lol????? but to be fair it not even left the warehouse yet!! but do buy the box set as it the best ever to grace our screens
the best ever December 22, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
i've had farscape of quite while now (seperate seasons)
and have watched it twice it is unbelievely good
for a space si-fi nothing comes close
i would have given it 6 stars but 5 were max
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