{"id":483,"date":"2009-11-14T21:37:33","date_gmt":"2009-11-14T21:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/11\/14\/dvds-received-111409\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:47","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:47","slug":"dvds-received-111409","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/11\/14\/dvds-received-111409\/","title":{"rendered":"DVDs received 11\/14\/09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51k2sEp9E3L._SL500_AA240_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Farscape-Complete-Ben-Browder\/dp\/B002GP7ZWI\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=dvd&amp;amp;qid=1258233999&amp;amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Farscape: The Complete Series<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>John Crichton. Astronaut. Flung through a wormhole and lost in a galaxy far from home. He finds himself in the middle of a prison break, surrounded by hostile aliens, soaring through space inside a glorious living space ship called Moya. Hunted by the relentless Peacekeepers, he allies himself with his unimaginably alien fellow refugees and searches for a way home.<\/p>\n<p>So begins the epic sci-fi classic <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Farscape<\/span>. A fusion of live action, state-of-the-art puppetry, prosthetics and CGI, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Farscape<\/span> features mind-boggling alien life forms, dazzling special effects, edge-of-your-seat thrills, irreverent humor and unforgettable characters \u2014 all brought to life by the creative minds at Jim Henson&#8217;s Creature Shop. No wonder it&#8217;s been called the most imaginative sci-fi series in television history.<\/p>\n<p>Here, in time for the series&#8217; tenth anniversary, are all four <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Farscape<\/span> seasons, 88 episodes, together for the first time in one epic collection. These are the adventures of Moya&#8217;s crew \u2014 Crichton, Peacekeeper Aeryn Sun, warrior Ka D&#8217;Argo, azure priestess Zhaan, spritely thief Chiana, Dominar Rigel, Pilot and many others. Like Moya herself, this package contains amazing surprises including hours of bonus materials, making-of featurettes, commentaries, interviews, deleted scenes and much more. Prepare for Starburst!<\/p>\n<p>BONUS FEATURES:<\/p>\n<p>    * 29 Episode Commentaries, including &quot;Premiere&quot; with Rockne S. O&#8217;Bannon, Brian Henson and Ben Browder; &quot;Jeremiah Crichton&quot; with Claudia Black, Producer\/Writer David Kemper, Browder and O&#8217;Bannon; &quot;Bone to Be Wild&quot; with Anthony Simcoe; &quot;Relativity&quot; with Lani Tupu (Crais\/Voice of Pilot) and Director Peter Andrikidis; and, &quot;Bad Timing&quot; which features Browder, Black and Kemper discussing the series&#8217; final episode.<br \/>\n    * Multiple featurettes and documentaries including &quot;In the Beginning: A Look Back with Brian Henson&quot;; &quot;Making of a Space Opera&quot; and &quot;Inside Farscape: Save Farscape,&quot; on which fans, cast and crew discuss the fate of their beloved series.<br \/>\n    * Multiple video profiles featuring archival clips and cast\/crew discussing their characters and roles on Farscape.<br \/>\n    * Over 90 minutes of deleted scenes.<br \/>\n    * Slideshows and archival photo galleries, including character concepts and promo photos.<br \/>\n    * Production design galleries featuring screenshots, rough drafts and concept slide shows.<br \/>\n    * Behind-the-Scenes interviews with Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Virginia Hey, Gigi Edgley, Paul Goddard (Stark), Wayne Pygram (Scorpius) and more.<br \/>\n    * Original TV promos and trailers<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">WOW!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">The complete four seasons of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsite.com\/columns\/geeks137.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">one of the finest SF shows<\/a> ever!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Keep an eye out for the RevolutionSF giveaway for this set! Details forthcoming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51AlvhYwaML._SL500_AA240_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Open-Road-Justin-Timberlake\/dp\/B002PB4I50\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=dvd&amp;amp;qid=1258234448&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Open Road<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this heartwarming comedy, minor leaguer Carlton Garrett (Justin Timberlake) takes an unexpected road trip to track down his estranged father, legendary baseball player Kyle Garrett (Jeff Bridges) when Carlton\u2019s mother (Mary Steenburgen) becomes sick. Knowing his charming yet painfully immature dad\u2019s likelihood to disappoint, Carlton enlists his on-again-off-again girlfriend Lucy (Kate Mara) for emotional support. Once reunited, Carlton struggles to deal with the series of misadventures caused by his father\u2019s antics, including missed flights, car trouble and bathroom brawls. Years of miscommunication, frustration and comically awkward attempts at bonding come to a head as the mismatched trio make their way from Ohio back home to Houston to reunite the family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. Farscape: The Complete Series Promo copy: John Crichton. Astronaut. Flung through a wormhole and lost in a galaxy far from home. 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