Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

First off, I have been a Farscape fan since the show began in 1999. I watched the first two seasons religiously every Friday night, but then I was deployed with the Army for a year, and once I returned Sci-Fi Channel wasn't offered where I was stationed. So, I failed to see the last two seasons, or even knew that The Peacekeeper Wars was made.Then last year (2011) I happened to notice the series DVD's on the shelf at a store. I immediately bought all four seasons, and anxiously awaited any more forthcoming seasons. Little did I know that four was all there was.After I finished watching the fourth, and final season, I proceeded to skim through the bonus footage. I noticed a section titled "Save Farscape". I pressed play, and to my dismay, realized that I would never get to see the conclusion to...in my opinion...one of the best and most creative shows ever to grace the small screen.The next day I began searching the web for Farscape information. Lo and behold, I saw on Amazon that they had made a movie in 2004 to conclude the Farscape Saga. I purchased it, and watched it the night it arrived.I'll break my review of it into two groups, hits and misses (I'll attempt to refrain from providing spoilers):The Hits:1. A final conclusion to the storyline that left fans inexplicably hanging.2. The entire main cast returned (minus Virginia Hey), plus the reintroduction of many of the supporting characters from various seasons with the original actors portraying them.3. Action packed! Maybe a bit much so for Farscape, but necessary to convey this compressed storyline to fruition.4. All the cheesy one-liners that fans have come to know and love. The tongue-in-cheek nature of the show is part of what made it so addictive to watch.5. Great character interaction! The mainstay of the series was built on character development and interaction. The actors, writers, and producers always did a fantastic job of taking these alien beings, and portraying all of their human characteristics. In such a fantastical setting, the emotions and motivations of the characters were always very "humanly" realistic.6. A fitting end that matched the theme and content of the series. It is a true shame that this show was not allowed to finish the storyline as it should have been with a much deserved fifth season.The Misses:1. Character voice changes. Lani John Tupu's voice as Pilot sounded more like Bylar Chrais at moments. I'm not sure if it had to do with different voice synth technology or if he couldn't remember how to do Pilot's voice. Francesca Buller, who played Minister Ahkna changed the entire voice of the character from a soft spoken, but confident manipulator, to a screaming, high pitched harpy. Again, not sure why this occured.2. Make-up changes. Several of the characters make-up was different, possibly the original make-up team could not be gotten back together, or they were just out of practice.3. Overly cheesy moment. True fans of Farscape expect a bit of cheese in the show...it's part of what made it fun to watch. However, there was one scene, and I won't specify...but it will be easy to identify...where they went above and beyond.4. Only diehard fans will have a clue as to what is going on. I don't really have a problem with this as I believe the movie's target audience was the diehard Farscape fan, but if you haven't watched the show; you will not want to buy this movie as you will be lost from moment one.5. Lastly, a bit too compressed. However, I understand that the writers and producers were trying to compress a 22 to 24 episode season into roughly 4 episodes, so I don't really fault them. The problem is, without some of the backstory a fan is left wondering about certain things (and I won't add spoilers) that must have taken place in between the end of season 4 and the beginning of The Peacekeeper Wars. Unfortunately, fans will probably never know the answers to these questions.All in all, I rated it 5 stars, not because it was perfect, but because I loved the show, and I was so happy to finally get to see the end of the storyline. Even though I would rather the show have never ended. The flaws, to me, are minimal, and are overshadowed by the fact that too often fans of shows are just left hanging when a series is cancelled. The fact that Brian Henson, Rockne O'Bannon, and all of the actors were able to come back for one last "Hurrah!" and finish the story so that the fans would be happy makes the flaws in continuity all too negligible.For those reviewers who seemingly hated it, "Me thinks thou dost protest too much!"

In all my 28 years, I have rarely seen a movie that I watched 5 times in a row, and still wanted to see it a weeklater, and amonth later. As people who know mewill tell you, I am NOT easily impressed, and I usually point out all the idiotic flaws in a movie as I watch it. This movie had one exceedingly far-fetched scene, but I can forgive that in comparison to the overwhelming power that this miniseries has. I know I'll want to see it again a year later, 10 years later, or 50 years later, without question.This miniseries is filled with so much action, so much drama and powerful emotions from such a superb ensamble cast, so much thought-provoking, deeply philosophical questions, with a touch of tasteful romance, humor and tragedy, that watching this movie is like experiencing the full fury of a hurricane! If you've never seen FarScape before, then DO NOT START HERE! You likely won't understand most of the references, and when you do see the other episodes, there may be less impact. On the lower levels, I was sweating, my heart was pounding, I was excited and amazed and entertained like I have not been before. On the higher levels, I was engaged in thought about philosophical issues, about relationships, about wars and strategies and tactics. The thirst of my imagination is fully quenched by the Jim Henson Co. effects, which really brings the world alive in an organic sense that simply cannot be achieved with computer graphics alone. The mini-series/movie was fully satisfying.The only "complaint" I have isn't really a complaint so much as a dull ache in my heart. I wish it was longer. But the way it is now, so much happens, that they keep up such a frantic pace for 3 solid hours, that they could have fit it in twice as much time at the regular FarScape pace,which is already 5 times more than the average SciFi episode, and 10-20 times more the average sitcom. I can't believe they kept up this pace for 3 hours. Stimulants must have been involved. ;-)Of course, let's not forget one of the most important and often overlooked aspect in films: the writer(s). The writing is superb, which allows for the actors to give such strong performances, and which ties together all of the special effects.IMO some scenes were so graphic (in a totally non-violent, non-sexual sense), that they pushed the envelope of censorship on (American) TV, because they turned my stomach. This was a tribute to the special effects and sound! I am not squeemish in any sense of the word when it comes to movies. You're talking about someone who will happily eat food and watch a zombie or slasher movie, and never lose my appetite, much less gag or turn my stomach. Spaghetti, sausage and meatballs go great with an afternoon of watching brains and intestines get flung around and someties devoured. :pUnfortunately I can't buy FS: PW now because it's not for sale! So I have to resort to other distribution channels. ;-) I mean, WTF, I would have paid for it after the first 30 minutes if it was available. :-) Those F***ING commercials (TV advertisements for those non-American readers) were so annoying when watching a story of this magnitude, pace, depth and breadth! This wasn't even on Amazon a couple weeks ago (unless I missed it). I'm surprised it got here this fast! I'll surely have it in my wishlist and ready to buy as soon as I can afford it!I would give it 6 stars if they let me, because this one really stands out above and beyond the rest. For anyone who knows FarScape, even just by watching a few episodes here and there, you know what to expect with plot twists and loose ends. Expect five times more from this. ;-)

I've been a fan of Farscape for years and would come back here and binge watch the series about once a year. But this time, I find Amazon has moved it over to this Freevee stuff (being polite here). Well, at least it's still available. But as anyone who is a fan of this show knows, the conclusion is the 2-part "movie" at the end of Season 4. This used to be included in Season 4, but now it's gone. So, what, do I have to search around here at Amazon and *rent* the final two episodes to watch what used to be included with my Prime membership?I'm gonna be polite here and assume that the last two episodes being left out was an oversight. Because, well, after all, they were originally published as a movie, but then only later converted to the final two episodes. Regardless, this series is incomplete without these last two episodes. The final one, especially, is the capstone of the entire series. Not having them amounts to the amputation of an important limb.So, Amazon, do the right thing. Bring back the final two episodes so that Farscape will be a complete series. One of the all-time best sci-fi TV shows deserves to be whole.UPDATE 12/3/2022: Okay, I guess this is where I need to say "Never mind." I decided to do a bit of digging here and discovered that Amazon has listed the conclusion separately as "The Peacekeeper Wars." So, it is still available, just not where I was used to finding it. Glad to see they decided to include it because this series really isn't complete without the final two episodes. So, after you finish episode 22 and you're going, "But wait, they can't end the show like this!" well, just do a search on "Peacekeeper Wars" and you find it.

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siempre me ha fascinado este mundo de la imaginacion y la ciencia ficcion cuando ves las series te imagines que tu puedas ir algun dia

consiglio a tutti di avere questa serie televisiva a casa.Mai noiosa sempre affascinante , la trama e' una delle piu' belle che io abbia mai visto , un racconto come un semplice uomo riesce a sopravvivere tra mille difficolta'.

With the rather unsatisfactory ending to the series thank God Hallmark decided to satisfy the fans with an ending that could, pretty much, keep everyone happy. With so many pretty decent Sci-Fi TV series being cancelled it showed that if a network decide not to take up the show the writers can be given a chance to wrap-up the loose ends. Angel was pulled but the finale sort of concluded the 5 year series and others that weren't so lucky were, to name a few, Firefly, Brimstone, Heroes, Midnight, Stargate Universe, Invasion, Surface, the Lone Gunmen, Jericho, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Tru Calling, Bionic Woman, Odyssey 5, Space Above and Beyond, Threshold, 4400, Defying Gravity, etc, etc. I wish more companies showed some backbone, as Hallmark did, and produced the filming of similar mini-series to give a conclusion to series followed religiously by many Sci-Fi fans. But realistically what can you expect from from a nation that had George Bush as President (he shout "Amigo, Amigo at the ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi), Vice-President Dan Quayle (I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.) and finally Sarah Palin (But obviously we've gotta stand with our North Korean allies--we're bound to by treaties ...) as a major contender for high political office!!!

La fin de la saison 4 avait crés un grand choc en laissant les fans sur pas mal de suspens. Et cette mini-serie apporte une vraie fin à Farscape. On y retrouve tous les ingrédients qui ont fait de cette serie un chef-d'oeuvre: du suspens, de l'action, des rebondissements, et ce mélange subtil d'humour et de drame que le Dr House n'aurait pas renié. De plus on y retrouve quelques anciens qui avaient disparus au cours des saisons precedentes.Ce double-teltefilm conclut en beauté une serie d'exception, sans tomber, selon moi, dans les exces que l'on reproche souvent à ces productions.Néanmoins, malgré la note de 5/5 que je met, je ne peut cacher que j'aurai préferer une vraie 5eme saison à la place de cela pour achever Farscape. Car ce double téléfilm dure en tout 3h soit l'équivalent de 4 épisodes, alors qu'une saison en comptait 22. Et les intrigues qu'ils ont faites dans ce télélfilm auraient pu en les dévelopant un peu faire une 5eme saison tout bonnement exceptionnelle, ce qui aurait achevé Farscape sur un triomphe.En résumé, même si on peut regretter un téléfilm à la place d'une vraie 5eme saison, "The Peacekeeper Wars" donne à l'une des meilleures séries de SF de tous les temps une fin digne de tous les honneurs qui lui sont dues; et je recommande non seulement ce telelfilm mais aussi et surtout la serie Farscape dans son intégralité a tout les fans de SF.