The PseudoKlingon I Could Do Without

[bloodyrosemccoy]

Have finally gotten around to watching Farscape, which I was waiting on simply because I knew it would suck me in. It is far too obviously my kind of shit—which as we have previously discussed, include crazy space adventures, blue people, and aliens. The Jim Henson Creature Shop aesthetic is gravy.

Due to a tangle of synapses in my head, this show has acquired the nickname Jim Henson’s Star Trek Babies. Aside from the more obvious reasons, partly this is because I am starting to suspect that Chris Pine got confused and watched this instead of Star Trek for his inspiration. Seriously, toss in a few stupid 90’s pop culture references and Baby Kirk turns into Baby Crichton.

Also, in the continuing saga of My Crushes Are Not The Same Your Crushes, I am totally in love with Pilot. I always wind up zooming in on the Mild-Mannered Nerd Character, even if he also happens to be the Giant Goat-Faced Cockroach Character. Plus, I want to introduce him to Gypsy. I think those two would get along very well. ("Do you have a big dumb squarehead spouting pop culture references all over your ship, too?" "Oh, let me TELL you.")

My point is, BRB CRAZY SPACE ADVENTURE TIME. See you on the other side of this series.

Comments

[die-monster.livejournal.com]

omg I am so sucked into Farscape as well. My gurlfrand started me watching it a few months back. I can't stop seeing it as basically a table-top campaign made televised. It's /really/ made me miss gaming. Her angle on the whole thing is an obsession with sentient and/or living ships, which I like to roll my eyes at but secretly think they're pretty awesome. Yep.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Hee hee! It does have a campaigny feel to it, and this is from someone who doesn't even DO tabletop RPGs.

I always liked the idea of living ships, but I especially like the symbiont idea. The leviathans remind me a little of an upcoming character in my own Doctors! universe, which always makes me extra happy.

Has your girlfriend read the Lando Calrissian Adventures? That trilogy has sentient starships in it!