Now that I am closer to 40 than 30. One character just rubs me the wrong way so hard I tend to shut the show off now. John C the character is the most annoying person. The actor is top notch. He treats everyone on the ship like total crap. If they are doing things he wants, he's happy. Unfortunately thing don't go his way he acts like a A-hole. The worst offense is when Aeryn Sun becomes she pregnant and she doesn't know if it is his or some guy she banged years ago. He belittles her then takes a forget drug.

Someone got Gigi to sign a photo of when Claudia played Chiana lol

NO SPOILERS, PLEASE. This is my first time watching.

While I've always heard good things about the series, for some reason or another I just never got around to watching Farscape. Then the youtube algorithm determined to put a clip or two into my timeline, I wound up really liking those bits and decided to put the show on. I'm only up to episode 8 or so, not very far into it, but I've really been enjoying it so far. But I have noticed one thing. . .

this show is VERY Blake's 7.

Now, don't get me wrong - this isn't a slam on Farscape or anything, like I said, I've been liking it so far. I just thought it was an interesting parallel.

You have a very unique ship that was taken over by escaped prisoners who seem to tolerate each other at best being hunted by a commander of an evil space empire. The characters all seem to be morally dubious that are less of a team and more that they're using each other for a mutual goal.

Mind you, it's not a one-to-one perfect fit. B7 was a grim product of the late 70's/early 80's UK with only the occasional lighter moment (mostly surrounding Villa) where Farscape seems to be (at least this far) very self aware and self-deprecating with the occasional dark moment.

And the characters aren't copies either, aside from the obvious Travis / Crais angle, there really isn't a Blake out to overthrow the oppressive regime, there isn't a resourceful coward like Villa (although you might make the argument of Rygel being comic relief who occasionally bares his teeth), and there's no supercomputers unless you reaaaaaaly stretch to make the Pilot/Zen connection.

Just more that the two shows line up thematically more than the actual plot points.

Although watch, the supreme commander of the Peacekeepers is going to be a feather boa wearing space vixen frenemy and the series ends with all the good guys getting gunned down. :)

I work in retail and have seen customers using cards with skins that hide the identifying information from eyesight and mag while leaving the chip or tap usable. A PK Ident chip skin would br a cool idea if anyone that knows about 3D printing could make it a reality.

So I just finished up the series and am watching the Peacekeeper Wars and man can you tell they had a much bigger budget for this.

I see on FaH they have the peacekeeper wars but it is unavailable to buy, but I could’ve sworn I bought this under my GFs Amazon account years ago and it was like watching a movie it played right through. I definitely don’t remember it being split into 2 episodes which seems to be the only way to get it now. If anyone can confirm this it would be nice to know I’m not losing my mind…lol.

She hits him. Mocks and belittles him. Never appreciates him when he saves her life or rescues the crew, never shows empathy when he goes through torture and rape and other violence. She turns her back on him, walks away from him, and she even left him, then brought Scorpy back into his life. I mean it gets toxic.

Just downloaded the free Tubi streaming app that's come to the UK from the Fox Corporation. It's mostly cheesy old action movies, terrible sequels and second rate horror but it does have season 1-4 of Farscape and the Peacekeeper Wars!

Last time I looked Amazon only had Seasons 1-2 up (and PK Wars).

Result!

It's completely free though you do have to put up with one or two short ad breaks but they only last a few seconds. Better than trying to stream it from rando / dodgy sites anyway. Thought y'all might want to know anyway.

I’m finishing part 2 of the Peacekeeper War but this question could have been posed earlier. The Peacekeepers are clearly outmatched, decimated and demoralized. I’m sure it’s been noted before but other than their skin being immune to fire I’m looking for a list of their superior abilities.

This show does character development and explores the effects of trauma more realistically, believably and compellingly than any other show or movie I have ever seen.

Watching the evolution of all the characters throughout the show and the horrors they witness, experience and unleash on others and how it all changes them never ceases to amaze me.

John is the obvious and most well established example, the change from the cocky, smart-ass scientist with a soft, kind and empathetic nature, >! to the man who conspires to destroy a command carrier full of people, the man in season 4 who waltzed onto a Scarran Dreadnaught wired up to a nuclear bomb on his belt, issuing ultimatums and threats to some of the most powerful and dangerous people in the galaxy. !< All while still being, at his core, a soft, kind and empathetic person, but one pushed to the very edge by his circumstances >! and the countless assaults, violations and near death experiences and deaths of comrades. !<

And Aeryn Sun, the dedicated soldier who never questioned her orders >! and who sold out her lover for an assignment change... !< eventually she gets to become someone she never thought she could be, she learned from John and the others as much as she taught them.>! She unlearned the racism and xenophobia inherent in peacekeeper society and culture and became willing to give her life for all of these aliens she's stuck with. Learns to have a family, friends, love and freedom. !<

I could go on and out, but I won't lol. They did such an absolutely amazing job with this show. The way they handled >! Grayza's sexual assault of John, !< the way he reacted and how it impacted him, was so well written imo.

I've been wanting to watch this show for a while now but since it ended on a cliffhanger I never bothered but I really want to so is it worth watching despite it's incomplete ending or will I just waste my time?

I don't like him like *that* but even still god help me.