Posted by Hi-Ty at rrcs-sw-24-153-202-41.biz.rr.com on April 08, 2003 at 17:22:25:
In Reply to: You guys really hate Farscape? Wow- I don't agree posted by stu670 on April 08, 2003 at 16:52:24:
Su,
I feel you on your liking of Farscape.......I have been known to love shows that were dog-shit too (Knight Rider, Dr. Who, Battlestar Galactica, not to mention the old 70's Spiderman show, and even The Monkeys). So there is no hate in it. The talent IS there on the Farscape show. The problem is the writing for it. I'll be honest, it's not cookie cutter, but gosh it stinks. Some of the plots are so sub-par. It's like they took some old episodes of Star Trek and mixed it with some new effects and added some fluff to the plot and slapped about 500 CGI editors and artists on it. Not all that great to me. But I do like the TALENT on the show, and that makes it decent. I don't like it, I don't like the plots (not that the shield is any better, nor boomtown, and I love those like they are water and air). But that is about it. I think that Farscape is great for people into the Sci-Fi or that type of show. I'm not. I prefer something a little closer to home (no reality, that is a dog shit genere) and that sinks in. I love a little more drama than Farscape has.......they can finish what is going on in the show for an hour.......The Shield runs for a whole season and still has turmoil. But that is a different story. I'm sure a lot of people hate The Shield. Granted. The acting in Farscape is slightly better than The Shield, but the Shield makes up for it in the writers, and plot. It's so complex, and intertwined with everyone, that is boggles you a little when watching. A little, not much. Farscape is just pretty and gives you an old plot from another show. No offense, but that is the way I see it. Farscape will never get a Golden Globe. It will never be up for an Oscar or Emmy. I hope this doesn't piss you off. Even if it does, I'm not that major of a person for you to go out and hunt down and pull out my liver and sell it on the black market, but if you feel you need to drop me an email so I can flee for my life.
Ty.
: I think it has some really talented people working on it. I think it is a lot more creative and interesting than most of the cookie cutter shows that are being produced on TV. I think the writers have sculpted "real" characters that have grown and changed over the seasons instead of just recycling other sci-fi shows. But hey, its not for everyone. I wasn't trying to promote Farscape, it's cancelled after all- I just think it blows the way the movie making machine seems to work. I think there are a lot of good actors that don't get a shot. I don't think hollywood give audiences enough credit. If something is good we will go see it- it doesn't have to have big names in it.
: Susan