tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3176836910278329963..comments2024-03-29T09:13:52.064-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Farscape: My Three CrichtonsBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5487410453575122862019-09-28T21:37:27.044-04:002019-09-28T21:37:27.044-04:00Enjoyed your review J.D.
I found Cave Crichton ...Enjoyed your review J.D. <br /><br />I found Cave Crichton reminded me of Beer Bad Buffy too, and while not a great episode also agree it wasnt all that bad.<br /><br />I think i will invest in the 20th Anniversay Blue Rays, I'd very much like to waatch with commentary which is never available on streaming.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661434417795768656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84126438298121784752019-06-27T09:11:31.487-04:002019-06-27T09:11:31.487-04:00Sorry I've been having problems making comment...Sorry I've been having problems making comments with my google log in, this will have to do.<br /><br />Magritte, yeah Cave Crichton did have a similar vibe to Beer Bad, but at least the context was completely different. <br /><br />When I watched this when it aired originally, the Jim Henson thing was promoted as a collaboration with the SciFi channel, so it was never advertised as "muppets in space". I could see how someone might have that expectation, but this is not a fluffy show by any means. There are some exceptionally dark episodes that deal with some of the worst aspects of humanity. It also has some episodes that are delightful, fun and outright absurd. Not many shows beyond like Buffy or Supernatural has such wild yet oddly consistent tones.J.D.Balthazarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-46511756552420202082019-06-26T08:43:09.611-04:002019-06-26T08:43:09.611-04:00@ JD, love your comment that you were deeply surpr...@ JD, love your comment that you were deeply surprised that the episode wasn't bad. I had much the same reaction, though in my case it was because cave-Crichton recalled the dreadful Buffy episode "Beer Bad" to my mind.<br /><br />I can't help thinking that the writers have a very gloomy outlook on the direction of human evolution. I started watching Farscape with very little sense of what the show was. All I really knew about it was that Jim Henson was involved, which suggested "Muppets in Space" to me, so I've found it a little darker than expected.magrittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-1395973686941438112013-07-20T14:09:20.521-04:002013-07-20T14:09:20.521-04:00I am very excited to see these reviews, J.D. I hav...I am very excited to see these reviews, J.D. I have only been through the series once fairly recently, but I liked it so much that I bought the DVDs. I will look forward to rewatching some of my favorite episodes with you. Great review! I didn't remember this one too well, but your review brought some of it back to me and made me appreciate it more.Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4675359668968282462013-07-20T07:54:55.909-04:002013-07-20T07:54:55.909-04:00I probably should've mentioned it in my review...I probably should've mentioned it in my review, but I'm a huge fan of Farscape and this will be my third time watching the series (I actually own it all on DVD) as a whole. <br /><br />That being said, I'm still a touch fuzzy on when stuff happens since it was years ago that I last watched it all. Also, my first run through, i.e. when it aired, was very choppy and I know I missed a few episodes. <br /><br />So going through the series again will be somewhat fresh to me. Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-38138490273247853562013-07-20T07:09:29.483-04:002013-07-20T07:09:29.483-04:00Yay for more Farscape reviews..Have reached the fo...Yay for more Farscape reviews..Have reached the fourth season but this one didn't linger in the mind long. Better is to come. <br />Anna<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-16453836221292035542013-07-19T23:13:30.157-04:002013-07-19T23:13:30.157-04:00Hooray for the return of Farscape reviews! I must ...Hooray for the return of Farscape reviews! I must admit I couldn't muster enough self-control to wait for the reviews, so am now up to the end of this season, but looking forward to the reviews from your perspective J.D!Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57262756692232934232013-07-19T20:54:28.345-04:002013-07-19T20:54:28.345-04:00Yeah, I was waffling between 2 1/2 and 3 for this ...Yeah, I was waffling between 2 1/2 and 3 for this one. I didn't hate it at all, and I thought the character study made it worth the price of admission. <br /><br />As for Ben's accent, I think whenever you have an obstacle to speech, you revert to what is comfortable. Since he has to affect his voice for the part, it makes sense that his real accent would come out with the false teeth.<br /><br />I love Brainiac Asshole Crichton, I wish I had thought of that.Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-32065395973892115282013-07-19T20:37:44.613-04:002013-07-19T20:37:44.613-04:00Yea, Farscape is back! Sorry to saddle you with t...Yea, <i>Farscape</i> is back! Sorry to saddle you with this episode as your first one out of the gate, J.D.! But, unfortunately, my complete lack of desire to watch it <i>again</i> for my quote run is what partially led to my having to "retire" from reviewing the show. My initial notes said "I wouldn't say it is appallingly bad. They tried hard to touch on some morality and the logic v. emotion divide. And they tried to give us a view into everyone’s perspectives. All of which I found very consistent with past characterization. But it just felt like such a long boring trip to get to the fairly obvious end result. [...] Very worthwhile moral dilemma at the core. Just not a very engaging or entertaining exploration of the topic."<br /><br />I enjoyed your take on it though. I ended up referring to the two versions of Crichton as "Caveman Crichton" and "Brainiac Asshole Crichton." You were much kinder to his more advanced counterpart. :)<br /><br />So any thoughts on why Brainiac Asshole Crichton occasionally sounded so exceedingly Texan? Maybe the bizarro horse teeth made it hard for Ben Browder to talk normally?Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.com