Introducing! The Farscape Rewatch

Today is a monumental occasion, my friends. Today, after not one but two, massively expensive previous failures on this front, Farscape is being released on DVD at an affordable, normal price, and my copy shipped yesterday afternoon at 4:00 PM. I’ve been lucky enough for the past six years to live in a town with a video store that has every DVD you could ever, ever possibly want, so when I wanted to watch Farscape, I could. But you, my friends, you have not been so lucky . . . until now. As of today, Farscape is easily accessible on DVD in every major retail store near you (and on iTunes), and you have no more excuses. Do you know what this means? It’s Farscape Rewatch time!

This is how it’s going to work: you’re going to go out sometime this week to your local Blockbuster, Target, or Amazon.com, or you’re gonna get on your Netflix . . . and you are going to acquire Farscape on DVD. You are going to do this for me, because you love me, just as I am doing this for you because I love you. I want you to know what I know. Because we are friends, and friends give each other presents. Here is what I want to give you. I want to give you even more friends: hot ones, funny ones, creepy ones, puppet ones. I want to show you my #1 TV Boyfriend, and the love of his life. I want to give you to the best executed romance to ever air on television (not the first time I’ve said that, won’t be the last). I want to give you some damn fine science fiction, and even better, some damn fine storytelling. I want to give you lots of other things, too, but this will have to do for now.

After you have acquired your DVD’s, here’s what you’re going to do: You’re going to sit down in front of your TV or your laptop or whatever platform you people use to watch your DVDs, and you’re going to watch the first two episodes of the first season (“Premiere,” “I, E.T.”). Then you’re going to come back here a week from today and we’re going to start ourselves a rewatch. If you’ve never participated in a rewatch before, here’s your chance. You get to experience (or re-experience) a great television show with a whole big whopping community of viewers. You get to talk to each other, to complain, to laugh. You will automatically have a ton of friends to cry with when shit hits the fan, and I promise when we get to the end, you won’t be sorry. Just bring your brains and your typin’ fingers, and the rest’ll be easy.

To the Farscape Noobs (I’m talking to you): If you’re feeling doubtful, or if you’re not thinking about doing this and just feeling like giving me the big middle finger, I want you to think long and hard. Do I not have impeccable taste? Have I ever led you wrong? Ask the many, many, many, many people I have forced to watch my DVDs over the years. I am a one-woman TV proselytizer, and you should listen to me. Two episodes a week for a year is not a big commitment (and you can even go faster if you like — that’s what she said).

And finally, to all the Scapers reading this: tell everyone you know, this is the place to be on the internet right now. I’m making a declaration. It’ll be almost like it’s 1999 and Farscape is premiering all over again. It’s gonna be awesome. Well? What are you waiting for? Lock up your women and hide the fried chicken! It’s Farscape time.

[UPDATE: I've been informed that Netflix is currently streaming the first three seasons, so you don't even have to wait for the discs, if you don't want to!]

Tags: dvd, farscape, rewatch