Farscape or Babylon 5? - Page 16

Nociod · August 21 2012, 08:41 PM

Hehehe, wouldn't be surprised if that was the case :P

Tell me, did you like Scratch N Sniff as well? (I stopped after the first 10 minutes, for some reason, I felt ill after that. That episode must be even worse than Taking the Stone)

RoJoHen · August 21 2012, 08:42 PM

Actually, no, "Scratch N Sniff" annoys the hell out of me.

Nociod · August 21 2012, 08:48 PM

Hehehe, but luckily, those two episodes are the only real stinkers of Farscape.

I can only really think of one other moment in Farscape that made me cringe

But the episode didn't stink as those two.

Reverend · August 21 2012, 10:50 PM

RoJoHen wrote:

Sometimes I think I'm the only person who likes "Taking the Stone."

^Quite possibly.

RoJoHen wrote:

Actually, no, "Scratch N Sniff" annoys the hell out of me.

Now see, I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who likes 'Scratch N Sniff'!

Funny how that happens at times, no?

Harvey · August 21 2012, 11:16 PM

"Scratch 'N Sniff" is fun. Chrichton's narration and the wacky editing really elevate the material. Plus, how could someone not love the window scene? Classic Farscape.

Reverend · August 22 2012, 12:16 AM

^Call me weird, but my favourite bit is D'Argo's line "Eight steps. Small legs Human." Don't ask me why!

JD · August 22 2012, 01:42 AM

RoJoHen wrote:

kirk55555 wrote:

RoJoHen wrote:

"I don't torture people, John. You misunderstand me." -Scorpius, a later episode

Ugh. Is he one of those villains who does bad things, and then says he's doing it to help the person/people? They usually get really annoying. He hurts people to get info, that means he's torturing them, its acually the definition of torture.

All I'm saying is don't let what little you've seen of him cloud your later opinions of him. There is much more to him than meets the eye.

And now I'm done.

RoJoHen wrote:

Scorpius gets so interesting that a time will come where you may not even want to call him a "villain" at all.

Farscape is tricky like that. It's not black-and-white, good guys vs. bad guys all the time. Remember, the "good guys" are escaped criminals, and the "bad guys" are people with their own goals and motivations. They aren't just evil for the sake of being evil, even if they do dress in scary black leather.

Scorpius is one of my favorite sci-fi villains ever. I think Farscape did a great job giving us interesting villains, who were very rarely ever mustache twirlers.

Reverend wrote:

RoJoHen wrote:

Sometimes I think I'm the only person who likes "Taking the Stone."

^Quite possibly.

RoJoHen wrote:

Actually, no, "Scratch N Sniff" annoys the hell out of me.

Now see, I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who likes 'Scratch N Sniff'!

Funny how that happens at times, no?

I don't mind "Taking the Stone", and I honestly have no recollection of "Scratch N' Sniff", which probably says a lot about how much I enjoyed it.

Goji · August 22 2012, 02:18 AM

Reverend wrote:

RoJoHen wrote:

Sometimes I think I'm the only person who likes "Taking the Stone."

^Quite possibly.

RoJoHen wrote:

Actually, no, "Scratch N Sniff" annoys the hell out of me.

Now see, I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who likes 'Scratch N Sniff'!

Funny how that happens at times, no?

I like "Scratch N Sniff", dislike "Taking the Stone" and think "Coup By Clam" is the worst episode of the series, despite the fun of cross-dressing Crichton.

Nociod · August 22 2012, 06:33 AM

Coup By Clam wasn't the best episode, but atleast it was watchable (despite getting to see Noranti urinating, yuck

)

Lindley · August 22 2012, 02:10 PM

RoJoHen wrote:

Scorpius gets so interesting that a time will come where you may not even want to call him a "villain" at all.

I don't agree with that. He's always a villain, his methods ensure that regardless of his motivation.

However, he isn't always an antagonist. At times his interests and John's coincide.

IcecreamLtDan · August 22 2012, 10:51 PM

I don't know about that, I always felt that with just a slightly different treatment, the show could have been about Scorpius being the good guy and John ruining his plans and being the bad guy. It's one of the things I've always liked about Scorpius, it's easy to understand his motivations and the reasons he does some of the things he does, especially once you learn his back story. It's always made him one of the most interesting villains to me because it's believable. He's not bad just for the sake of being bad, he's has legitimate reasons to be that way.

Kosh Naranek · August 23 2012, 02:20 PM

I enjoyed the fact that Scorpy had his own reasons for his actions, and given his history it all made sense. But the ends never justify the means in my book. He was great multilayered character though, a real treat to watch.

Kegg · August 23 2012, 02:41 PM

"Scratch 'N Sniff" is hilarious and one of season three's many great episodes. To the extent Farscape is called space opera on drugs that's probably as literal as it gets, some crazy sci-fi plot remembered through the haze of a party that went seriously south.

"Taking the Stone" is very dull, plodding and "Coup by Clam"... I'm pretty sure I can think of a worse episode than that if I try ("The Flux", maybe) but it is also pretty bad.

Reverend · August 23 2012, 06:26 PM

Yeah, when a Farscape episode is bad it's usually down to the whole thing just being boring. That one with the evil space wizard springs to mind. It's almost like an old episode of 'Doctor Who' in that there's a lot of talking and urgent running around, but not a lot actually happens. Or at least that's how it often felt. One of the drawbacks of being a show willing to push boundaries and try new things is that the risk of failure is always greater.

Oh and folks, we're getting dangerously close to spoiler territory, so how about we either use tags or just refrain from discussing episodes the OP hasn't seen yet?

kirk55555 · August 24 2012, 06:21 PM

The Hidden Memory (Farscape) - This is the continuation of the story started in Nerve, and its actually a good episode. I don't know what it is exactly, but I liked this episode, unlike Nerve which I didn't care about. Maybe Moya's pregnancy helped make this memorable, but even the main part of the story was entertaining. I still say Scorpius is a generic villain with a leather/torture fetish, but atleast he did something besides just talk to the guy he's torturing. It was interesting that he did it to Crais, to. Do the peacekeeper just have no rules at all? It seems like anyone in power can do whatever they want, as long as it doesn't conflict with something a higher ranking officer is doing. Torturing a high ranking officer, killing people, its all fine, as long as you only torture/kill people who are lower rank than you. I'm surprised any Peacekeeper gets to a high rank, it seems like they'd be killed off first. I didn't really care about the blonde woman dying (I still don't know her name), she was a pretty useless love interest than John was never really interested in. The other prisioner was interesting. The unusualness of Moya's pregnancy was cool, her kid being born modified. I don't know how long the kid is going to be around (the show really has no use for two flying space ships, especially one that may be evil) but it should be an interesting story, probably mostly in Season 2. So, this episode gave me hope that Farscape can continue to be good, even with Scorpius making more appearances.

August 21 2012, 08:41 PM	#226
Nociod Fleet Captain Location: Norway	Re: Farscape or Babylon 5? Hehehe, wouldn't be surprised if that was the case :P Tell me, did you like Scratch N Sniff as well? (I stopped after the first 10 minutes, for some reason, I felt ill after that. That episode must be even worse than Taking the Stone)

August 21 2012, 08:42 PM	#227
RoJoHen Awesome Location: Wherever life takes me	Re: Farscape or Babylon 5? Actually, no, "Scratch N Sniff" annoys the hell out of me. __________________ I am the Quintessential Admiral. Get ready to grow your EQUINOX BEARD!

August 21 2012, 08:48 PM	#228
Nociod Fleet Captain Location: Norway	Re: Farscape or Babylon 5? Hehehe, but luckily, those two episodes are the only real stinkers of Farscape. I can only really think of one other moment in Farscape that made me cringe The whole Jothee/ Chiana fiasco But the episode didn't stink as those two.

August 21 2012, 11:16 PM	#230
Harvey Admiral	Re: Farscape or Babylon 5? "Scratch 'N Sniff" is fun. Chrichton's narration and the wacky editing really elevate the material. Plus, how could someone not love the window scene? Classic Farscape. __________________ "What do you hear, Starbuck?" "Nothing but the rain, sir." "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat."

August 22 2012, 12:16 AM	#231
Reverend Rear Admiral Location: UK	Re: Farscape or Babylon 5? ^Call me weird, but my favourite bit is D'Argo's line "Eight steps. Small legs Human." Don't ask me why! __________________ Star Trek Logos - Dark Knight Adventures - DeviantArt

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August 22 2012, 06:33 AM	#234
Nociod Fleet Captain Location: Norway	Re: Farscape or Babylon 5? Coup By Clam wasn't the best episode, but atleast it was watchable (despite getting to see Noranti urinating, yuck )

August 22 2012, 10:51 PM	#236
IcecreamLtDan Commander Location: North Carolina, USA	Re: Farscape or Babylon 5? I don't know about that, I always felt that with just a slightly different treatment, the show could have been about Scorpius being the good guy and John ruining his plans and being the bad guy. It's one of the things I've always liked about Scorpius, it's easy to understand his motivations and the reasons he does some of the things he does, especially once you learn his back story. It's always made him one of the most interesting villains to me because it's believable. He's not bad just for the sake of being bad, he's has legitimate reasons to be that way.

August 23 2012, 02:20 PM	#237
Kosh Naranek Captain Location: Elwood P. Dowd's House	Re: Farscape or Babylon 5? I enjoyed the fact that Scorpy had his own reasons for his actions, and given his history it all made sense. But the ends never justify the means in my book. He was great multilayered character though, a real treat to watch. __________________ "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me. - Elwood P. Dowd from Harvey

August 23 2012, 02:41 PM	#238
Kegg Rear Admiral Location: Ireland.	Re: Farscape or Babylon 5? "Scratch 'N Sniff" is hilarious and one of season three's many great episodes. To the extent Farscape is called space opera on drugs that's probably as literal as it gets, some crazy sci-fi plot remembered through the haze of a party that went seriously south. "Taking the Stone" is very dull, plodding and "Coup by Clam"... I'm pretty sure I can think of a worse episode than that if I try ("The Flux", maybe) but it is also pretty bad. __________________ 'Spock is always right, even when he's wrong. It's the tone of voice, the supernatural reasonability; this is not a man like us; this is a god.' - Philip K. Dick

August 23 2012, 06:26 PM	#239
Reverend Rear Admiral Location: UK	Re: Farscape or Babylon 5? Yeah, when a Farscape episode is bad it's usually down to the whole thing just being boring. That one with the evil space wizard springs to mind. It's almost like an old episode of 'Doctor Who' in that there's a lot of talking and urgent running around, but not a lot actually happens. Or at least that's how it often felt. One of the drawbacks of being a show willing to push boundaries and try new things is that the risk of failure is always greater. Oh and folks, we're getting dangerously close to spoiler territory, so how about we either use tags or just refrain from discussing episodes the OP hasn't seen yet? __________________ Star Trek Logos - Dark Knight Adventures - DeviantArt

August 24 2012, 06:21 PM	#240
kirk55555 Captain	Re: Farscape or Babylon 5? The Hidden Memory (Farscape) - This is the continuation of the story started in Nerve, and its actually a good episode. I don't know what it is exactly, but I liked this episode, unlike Nerve which I didn't care about. Maybe Moya's pregnancy helped make this memorable, but even the main part of the story was entertaining. I still say Scorpius is a generic villain with a leather/torture fetish, but atleast he did something besides just talk to the guy he's torturing. It was interesting that he did it to Crais, to. Do the peacekeeper just have no rules at all? It seems like anyone in power can do whatever they want, as long as it doesn't conflict with something a higher ranking officer is doing. Torturing a high ranking officer, killing people, its all fine, as long as you only torture/kill people who are lower rank than you. I'm surprised any Peacekeeper gets to a high rank, it seems like they'd be killed off first. I didn't really care about the blonde woman dying (I still don't know her name), she was a pretty useless love interest than John was never really interested in. The other prisioner was interesting. The unusualness of Moya's pregnancy was cool, her kid being born modified. I don't know how long the kid is going to be around (the show really has no use for two flying space ships, especially one that may be evil) but it should be an interesting story, probably mostly in Season 2. So, this episode gave me hope that Farscape can continue to be good, even with Scorpius making more appearances.