"Welcome to the Butthole of the Universe..." ~John Crichton
I'm sure most of you have done it, found a new show and mainlined all the back-seasons or the entire series in a small period of time, right? I've done it a handful of times, and it can be an amazing ride, as long as you really enjoy the show. My latest was Farscape. I consumed all four seasons (plus post-show mini-series) in about two weeks. It was a bit slow in the beginning, which I think I mentioned in my big TV post, I was hoping it would get better. I was hoping I didn't waste my 50 bucks. Well, I'm relieved to say that it got much better. It became far more engaging and gave me one of the best love stories I've ever seen.
SPOILERS, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, OR PLAN TO SEE IT.
When I think about it, I was watching a show that last aired over 6 years ago, and it held up pretty well. One reason I always resisted watching it was because I never thought I could take it seriously, with all the puppetry and what-not. But then again, that would be like not taking Star Wars seriously... well, as seriously as sci-fi will allow you to take it.
Sci-fi isn't for everyone, and that bums me out. To me, sci-fi represents everything you can hope to imagine, and then some, and it makes for some of the most beautiful television/movie moments I can remember, all because the possibilities are infinite. Farscape takes that template and runs with it, and it's a bit to get used to at first. But once you do, it's wondrous. It had balls, and went places I could hardly believe. I appreciated that.
Some of the characters were a bit unsettling, in that their behavior was either frustrating or hard to predict. That can be both good and bad, and the show did a pretty good job in providing a believable reason for the choices being made, but it was still unnerving at times. Maybe my biggest problem was Scorpius, I think he wore out his welcome, big time. The S3 finale was so big and beautiful and could've provided him a great exit.
Overall, it was a really good series. And I can't even get into how amazing John and Aeryn are, I'm talkin' Top 5 'ship, people. They provided me some good, ugly cries over the last two weeks, both in the good times and bad. And while I loved it when they were happy (since it wasn't very often), they were at their best when they were filled with angst over the love they had for each other. So devoted, so tortured, so badass, and so in love. Hot damn, they're amazing.
Some people go in search of fic when they find a new, shiny thing, but I always go in search of well-made vids.
The mini-series that capped off the show was beyond silly at times. At one point, I was quite literally saying to myself, 'Oh my god, this is so unbelievable, BUT I'M TOOOOOOTALLY BUYING IT' all while doing one of those really, really, REALLY ugly cries. Seriously, sobbing and wailing and there was snot everywhere, I could barely keep up with it. In fact, I cried myself into a stupor last night, but then found that I could barely sleep because my sinuses hadn't recovered and my brain was just thinking about everything I had just seen.
Plus, it gave me a new favorite mantra: "WORK NOW, FREAK LATER... WORK NOW, FREAK LATER..." Lather, rinse, repeat. Words to live by.
Yeah, it's gonna take me a few days to process, but it was a very well spent 50 bucks. I know I'll be re-watching it in the future.
Anyone out there a fan? I know I'm skipping over a lot, but I think I'd need another viewing to really let everything sink in, right now it's all very visceral and overwhelming.
SPOILERS, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, OR PLAN TO SEE IT.
When I think about it, I was watching a show that last aired over 6 years ago, and it held up pretty well. One reason I always resisted watching it was because I never thought I could take it seriously, with all the puppetry and what-not. But then again, that would be like not taking Star Wars seriously... well, as seriously as sci-fi will allow you to take it.
Sci-fi isn't for everyone, and that bums me out. To me, sci-fi represents everything you can hope to imagine, and then some, and it makes for some of the most beautiful television/movie moments I can remember, all because the possibilities are infinite. Farscape takes that template and runs with it, and it's a bit to get used to at first. But once you do, it's wondrous. It had balls, and went places I could hardly believe. I appreciated that.
Some of the characters were a bit unsettling, in that their behavior was either frustrating or hard to predict. That can be both good and bad, and the show did a pretty good job in providing a believable reason for the choices being made, but it was still unnerving at times. Maybe my biggest problem was Scorpius, I think he wore out his welcome, big time. The S3 finale was so big and beautiful and could've provided him a great exit.
Overall, it was a really good series. And I can't even get into how amazing John and Aeryn are, I'm talkin' Top 5 'ship, people. They provided me some good, ugly cries over the last two weeks, both in the good times and bad. And while I loved it when they were happy (since it wasn't very often), they were at their best when they were filled with angst over the love they had for each other. So devoted, so tortured, so badass, and so in love. Hot damn, they're amazing.
Some people go in search of fic when they find a new, shiny thing, but I always go in search of well-made vids.
The mini-series that capped off the show was beyond silly at times. At one point, I was quite literally saying to myself, 'Oh my god, this is so unbelievable, BUT I'M TOOOOOOTALLY BUYING IT' all while doing one of those really, really, REALLY ugly cries. Seriously, sobbing and wailing and there was snot everywhere, I could barely keep up with it. In fact, I cried myself into a stupor last night, but then found that I could barely sleep because my sinuses hadn't recovered and my brain was just thinking about everything I had just seen.
Plus, it gave me a new favorite mantra: "WORK NOW, FREAK LATER... WORK NOW, FREAK LATER..." Lather, rinse, repeat. Words to live by.
Yeah, it's gonna take me a few days to process, but it was a very well spent 50 bucks. I know I'll be re-watching it in the future.
Anyone out there a fan? I know I'm skipping over a lot, but I think I'd need another viewing to really let everything sink in, right now it's all very visceral and overwhelming.