I’m sorry, the mainstream just didn’t get it. I’m still very pissed off that this show was canceled. Why? Because it kicks the crap out of all the Stargate shows. It stomps all over star wars. It is way more fun than star trek, it is truly strange as space would be. It has better characters that are much more realistic personality wise. I think the muppets in the show had more personality than the entire cast of stargate sg1.

So many cool episodes. So many cool stories and characters. Kick ass bad guys and nefarious space merchants and doctors. My favorite episodes are “DNA MAD SCIENTIST”, where this crazy doctor with super manipulated genes turns Erin into a pilot alien. “THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS”, where their ship gets stuck in starburst mode, and splits into 3 dimensions. This is so trippy and cool. It’s insane, the blue one with the audio hallucination and the puking. This is fucking weird. Not to mention, Scorpius has to be one of the best villains of all time. I love the lighting (reminds me of dario argento). I love the muppets and alien creatures all over the serious that use animatronic muppetry. I don’t give a fuck what people think, these muppets RULE!

Farscape is dark, fucked up, realistic in terms of how people really are, and over all depressing a lot of the time. I think this is why people hated it. Underneath all the darkness lies hope, struggle, and teamwork. I think this series addressed alien sexuality in a way everyone else in the genre was to afraid to even consider. There are many redeeming things about this series that a lot of people didn’t stick around to watch. Sure there are a few really bad episodes, especially the re-hash let’s catch the viewer up to date ones. I loved the make up effects as well. Many of the actors on the show are Australian, I think this helped the series have a new twist and vibe that was really needed in the sci-fi genre. My favorite Characters are Chiana, Scorpius, Zhaan, Crichton, and Rygel. Give this a chance, it is really cheesy at times, but it makes up for it. I love over 75% of the episodes. So that really says something for me, I’m pretty picky. To buy this, well its impossible now i think, the first season is out of print. So, good old netflix is the way to go. Rent this, and watch it all. Do not get the peacekeeper wars movie first, watch this last, if you don’t, it ruins a lot of surprises in the series. I give this a 5 out of 5. A must for any science fiction geek, especially if you are fucked up like me :).