Now that the end is near, I ask myself, “Am I ready to put aside my hatred and watch this show?” I hated Farscape until well after it ended, then gave it a shot and ended up loving it (a little). However, Farscape had two things going for it that BSG does not: humor and Muppets.
I can’t help but wonder if I’d be better off just reading all about BSG on WikiPedia (another peevish thing of mine),
I have an abundance of fandom love. I have delved deep into various ‘ships, groups, and singularities. With such passion, comes the converse. The fandom hate. Only once before have the two collided; when John and Aeryn became Cameron and Vala. I dealt with it quite well and even embraced both characters and actors. I have a feeling it will NOT be the case this time.
The ugly girl from Veronica Mars is joining Heroes. I don’t like Kristen Bell. I have no rational reason, I just don’t like her look or her style. My dislike of her exceeds that of Firefly tenfold. I love Heroes, however, so her appearances will not deter me from the fandom unless she becomes too much of a focus. With the number of new actors they are adding, there’s a chance she won’t be featured too much, so I’m not ringing the alarm just yet.
The Doctor Who casting news is actually unconfirmed at this time, but it makes perfect sense if you’ve seen the last episode of Series 3. Joan Collins will make for a very interesting villain, but meeting more and more Time Lords and Ladies kind of takes away from the mythology of the new series. That said, I’m looking forward to her arc if the casting rumor is true.
Enough fun, I’m off to work!
Dragon*Con is just amazing. Stanislav cancelled, so there are no HP people here, but look what I got:
Cliff Simon (Baal) and Me!
I haven’t seen Torri Higginson or Rachel Luttrell yet, but they’re on the 4:00 panel, so it won’t be long now!
OH! Virginia Hey is conducting a meditation class that I’ve signed up for. I get to spend two hours with her on Sunday and let me just say, she is even more Zhaan-like in person! Love her!
More details later!
After watching all four seasons of Farscape and The Peacekeeper Wars, it’s over. Now, not surprisingly, I feel a little hollow inside. It would seem that it was only Season 3 that I hated so much. Once Season 4 revved up, I started to like it a little more again. I think I’m going to record my thoughts by character, rather than by season or episode.
John Crichton- enjoyable enough as a character; always had watery eyes, which was a bit distracting; played well with Harvey; nice behind; became hugely annoying with the constant “Wormhole!” stuff
Aeryn Sun- much more pleasant to watch than I had anticipated; really pretty make-up in Season 4
Pa’u Zotoh Zhaan- my favorite; just a lovely, lovely, soothing presence; didn’t realize she was really gone until it was too late to grieve; didn’t like the lack of gorgeous make-up in return eps.
Ka D’Argo- grew on me fast; underused from Season 2 on; hilarious when driving the police car, “Prepare for engagement!”; one of my favorites; understandable, but I HATE his ending
Rygel XVI, Dominar- love, just love him; even though I love Zhaan, when he called her a blue-ass bitch I laughed until I had tears; always had me wondering if he’d really sell them out; actually felt sorry for him when Orhn betrayed him
Captain Bialar Crais- another favorite; I ship Crais/Aeryn; looking back, he had more character development than almost anyone; love that Talyn chose him; cried hard when he and Talyn sacrificed themselves in such a moment of resolute heroism
Pilot and Moya- who knew Pilot had so much emotional pain? I really appreciated his brief, but moving, backstory; easy to see why everyone wanted to save Moya- she served them well; easily two of my favorite characters
Stark- um, Zhaan liked him, so that’s good enough for me; didn’t care for his ending
Moonface Droopy Boob PK- oh, alright, Commandant Mele-On Grayza- yeah, no love
Chiana- the only character hated more than MFDB PK; least favorite character EVER; annoying and poorly acted; great hair in Season 4
Jool- see above, but exclude the hair part; just an unattractive annoying louse
Sikozu- it figures that my favorite new person turns out that way; still love her; always kept me guessing
Scorpius- *squeed* when he finally showed up; always felt sympathetic to his plight; as Harvey and Scorpius, the best actor on the show; hit every note just perfectly; love, just love
I’m will probably return to this post to add thoughts as time goes on, but overall, this was a enjoyable series and I would like to thank