Cool Thing of the Week: FarScape

Yea, it's old. Yea, it still rocks. FarScape was a science fantasy TV show that ran in the early 2000's, got canceled, and then due to massive fan movement got a miniseries made to tie up loose ends. Why is this show awesome? 1) Jim Henson's creature shop is responsible for most of the aliens. They're pretty awesome. 2) Fairly mature storylines, once the show gets on its feet in the second season. 3) It's shot in Australia. That means pretty much everyone apart from the main character has an Australian accent (a real one, sounds slightly British, not Crocodile Dundee.) The show poses this question: What would an Astronaut from Earth do, upon finding himself flung through a wormhole to the far reaches of the galaxy populated by weird aliens? The answer's obvious: Go batshit crazy. The main character (John Chrichton) starts becoming more and more unhinged as the series progresses, until plot-critical events cause him to suddenly find ground under his feet. The show starts off rough, with the first season easily being the weakest and most stereotypical, but it turns into one of the greatest science-fantasy shows of all time. Of course, it's not running now, so your only real choice is netflix or buy the DVD's.