Farscape is Near
Aug. 1st, 2024 10:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
setsuled25 years ago, Farscape was born. One of the greatest space opera franchises of all time, it combined top notch art design, Jim Henson creatures, brilliant actors, and even smarter scripts. It was so good, it inspired James Gunn to make the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. If you haven't seen this series, you should jump on this opportunity.
The 25th anniversary stream, hosted by the official Farscape YouTube channel, is one of two continuous marathons of the entire series on YouTube. The other is hosted by Shout! Studios:
Both streams seem to be on season 4, episode 4, as I write this. If you prefer to start at the beginning, Shout! also has the premiere episode available for free on YouTube:
The Farscape channel has the first five full episodes of season one as well as the first four of season four. If you're feeling let down by Star Wars and Star Trek these days, Farscape is an antidote I heartily recommend. It's classic serial, seat of your pants, storytelling. It's a true Flash Gordon for the 21st century with some of the smartest scripts by David Kemper (Star Trek: TNG), Naren Shankar (Star Trek: TNG, The Expanse), and Rockne S. O'Bannon (Seaquest DSV) of each of those writers' careers. It's dark, it's funny, it's sexy, it's immensely satisfying. WATCH IT.
X Sonnet #1867
Engrossing lamps prepared the mind for streams.
Aggressive rivers laid the bed for eyes.
Aromas cooked for men derail their dreams.
However, ev'ryone would like some pies.
Disturbing towers spit the nuns afield.
Aggressive dreamers push the dead to kill.
Above the rain, the air compels a yield.
Oppressive mists distort the sister's will.
Returning print presents a sleepy son.
Authentic dames redeem the picture book.
Impressive slugs consider sleep as fun.
It takes a hill of gold to make a hook.
Concussive thoughts subdue the forward flow.
Beyond the garden wall, the flowers grow.
