Farscape has finally caught the attention of the general population. TVGuide critic Matt Roush is very impressed with the show as are other critics in other magazines.

So what is Farscape's appeal? I don't even know exactly what draws me to this show.

Personally, I like Farscape because it's so... different. I've always been a Star Trek fan, but all that rightousness gets a little tired after a while.

Well, maybe the right word isn't rightousness, but the whole Prime Directive thing and seeking out new worlds just for the heck of it and the military-ness of Starfleet... Everything is rather prim and proper.

Farscape is none of that. It's anarchy and one guy trying to deal with a totally wierd place and totally strange creatures and everybody reacting to him because to them, he's the alien. There's no Starfleet; it's one guy against the universe. There are no rules or Prime Directive; anything goes.

I really like that about Farscape. Plus, the characters are all developing so well and the storylines... they just blow me away. I have never cried during Star Trek (well, I came close when Spock died,) but I have regularly shed tears over the fate of John and his friends.

That's why I like Farscape. I don't know if that applies to the rest of the world, but that's how I feel about the issue.

What he ^ (she?) said.

Its hard to put a finger on it really but I think the phrase "Personally, I like Farscape because it's so... different" fits rather well....

A sci-fi series hasn't grabbed my attention so much since Babylon 5, and for much the same reasons. Character development, humour, angst, scenes that have had me weeping buckets of tears, and no "wrap it up in a happy ending" at the end of each episode.

While I've been a fan of Star Trek for years, especially The Next Generation, both Farscape and B5 keep me gripped all the time. I love 'em!

Just finished watching "Crackers Don't Matter" again tonight from the new DVDs and was thinking...Expanding appon the "its just different" phrase I think the overall humour in the show is something that you wouldn't find all that much elsewhere. You certainly wouldn't find an episode like CDM in Star Trek because it takes itself far to seriously, Farscape doesn't...or at least has the ability to but knows if it gets to serious then its going to lose something in the mix.

Like the X-Files?

I was going to say that actually but I didn't wanna annoy the X-Files faction. I fear them. ;)

Well, maybe "The Lone Gunmen" is an attempt to capatalize on some humor in the "X-Files" genre, but personally I haven't really liked their episdoes yet.

I can't speak for the X-Files faction, but as a Phile myself I was think "like the X-files" when you said that SpottedKitty

Oo and please I meant no offense to anyone!

I think partly is the unusual combination of
live actors and muppets makes it unique,then
it's not always what you expect,also with Crichton
trying to evade Scorpie all the time it gives it
a bit of The Fugitive/The Pretender sort of feel
to it.
Another thing is that most of the main characters
seem to be the dregs of society.None of them are
the nicey-nice sort that you see on ST.
And then there is the Crichton/Aeryn factor.
Will they or won't they?

What appeals to me about Farscape:

it doesn't look like us - the Farscape universe is an attempt to make something that doesn't have the aesthetics and look of Western hemisphere civilization and traditional TV sci-fi

they take risks (story-wise) - the writers try to think outside the conventional television box, which, when it works, is spectacular, and when it doesn't, is still OK, because...

they don't dumb it down to the comprehension level of a turnip - this is my greatest joy: taut writing, wit that requires some intelligence, plots and story devices that expect you to actually pay attention, and the willingness to challenge the characters, the actors and the audience.

I don't get it ...