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08-12-05 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Heartagram
Just took the first 3 episodes till it pulled me in and now im hooked, I almost want to go out and buy all the current releases but that would just be a waste of money considering how cheap the Starburst editions are.
I watched 4 eps. about 2 months ago, I need to get back into it, I set it aside to get through my Cheers, ER, & Lone Gunmen sets. Now I just picked up the Muppet Show and Undeclared, so it may sit a little while longer.
08-12-05 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Plus they have more features.
I watched 4 eps. about 2 months ago, I need to get back into it, I set it aside to get through my Cheers, ER, & Lone Gunmen sets. Now I just picked up the Muppet Show and Undeclared, so it may sit a little while longer.
I watched 4 eps. about 2 months ago, I need to get back into it, I set it aside to get through my Cheers, ER, & Lone Gunmen sets. Now I just picked up the Muppet Show and Undeclared, so it may sit a little while longer.
08-12-05 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by riley_dude
Do you ever find time to leave the house? I thought I watched a lot of TV.
Figure 2 half hour comedies for 5 days is just under half a season.
08-12-05 | 02:31 PM
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I've been very slowly catching up on this series over the last few years. I'm near the end of season 3, but something that's really bothering me is the sound. I don't know how to describe it, but I've noticed the sound quality being really bad this season. It may have always been like this and I just didn't notice it before.
I taped a bunch of episodes off sci-fi and that's how I've seen most of the episodes. My library recently got all the dvds and I was surprised that the sound was just as bad on the dvds as on my tapes. Since I never see anybody else complain about it, I guess it could just be my setup, but I don't really have problems with other shows or dvds. Actually, I've noticed everything on CBS has sounded really bad the last couple months, but I thought it might just be my affiliate.
I taped a bunch of episodes off sci-fi and that's how I've seen most of the episodes. My library recently got all the dvds and I was surprised that the sound was just as bad on the dvds as on my tapes. Since I never see anybody else complain about it, I guess it could just be my setup, but I don't really have problems with other shows or dvds. Actually, I've noticed everything on CBS has sounded really bad the last couple months, but I thought it might just be my affiliate.
08-12-05 | 02:32 PM
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Oddly enough I've just started this show and Babylon 5 after hearing a lot of praise from this board. I ordered the first Starburst set, hasn't arrived yet, and I've caught the first four epsiodes of B5. I know that it eventually takes off on a larger arc, but it's kind of slow-going right now, albeit interesting enough to keep me watching.
08-12-05 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Noojimbo
I've caught the first four epsiodes of B5. I know that it eventually takes off on a larger arc, but it's kind of slow-going right now, albeit interesting enough to keep me watching.
did you watch "The Gathering" before seeing the first 4 episodes?
08-12-05 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by garmonbozia
did you watch "The Gathering" before seeing the first 4 episodes?
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hlight=Babylon
08-12-05 | 04:06 PM
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I just finished volume 4 of season 3. I watched the final episode on the computer and the sound didn't bother me as much, but it still wasn't right. It sounds like every character is speaking through a large tube. The voices are kind of echo-y and hollow.
I picked a bad episode to jump back on with. I think it's been a year since I watched an episode and Infinite Possibilities didn't do anything for me.
I picked a bad episode to jump back on with. I think it's been a year since I watched an episode and Infinite Possibilities didn't do anything for me.
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08-12-05 | 04:18 PM
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Looks like a thread similar to my Buffy threads.
I've been waiting for someone to so something like it with Farscape. Farscape is my all-time favorite TV show. I can't imagine anyone not being completely sucked into it, but too each their own. If you are worried about things, not changing, don't worry, something major happens in Season 2 that changes the show forever, & really until that happened, I wasn't too into the show. After that, Crichton become my favorite character by far.
Too bad you don't like Chiana, she is one of my favorites, & IMO a very unique TV character.
I've been waiting for someone to so something like it with Farscape. Farscape is my all-time favorite TV show. I can't imagine anyone not being completely sucked into it, but too each their own. If you are worried about things, not changing, don't worry, something major happens in Season 2 that changes the show forever, & really until that happened, I wasn't too into the show. After that, Crichton become my favorite character by far.
Too bad you don't like Chiana, she is one of my favorites, & IMO a very unique TV character.
08-12-05 | 05:11 PM
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Sessa, What plot point (In spoilers of course) are you speaking of?
I was sucked into Farscape right away so I dont get all the critical comments but to each his own.
I was sucked into Farscape right away so I dont get all the critical comments but to each his own.
08-12-05 | 05:51 PM
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From: NJ, the place where smiles go to die
Originally Posted by riley_dude
Sessa, What plot point (In spoilers of course) are you speaking of?
I was sucked into Farscape right away so I dont get all the critical comments but to each his own.
I was sucked into Farscape right away so I dont get all the critical comments but to each his own.
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Now I know what it is like for the Buffy fans in my threads, b/c there is just so much about Farscape I love.
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08-12-05 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Sessa17
If you are worried about things, not changing, don't worry, something major happens in Season 2 that changes the show forever, & really until that happened, I wasn't too into the show. After that, Crichton become my favorite character by far.
Too bad you don't like Chiana, she is one of my favorites, & IMO a very unique TV character.
Too bad you don't like Chiana, she is one of my favorites, & IMO a very unique TV character.
I had trouble getting into Crichton at first too. It's one of the things that turned me off the show early in the first season. He just seemed like a standard Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon clone. I'd seen enough sci-fi to have my fill of good-looking, wise-cracking heroes, especially one with a habit of continually throwing in 20th century Earth references to make jokes. Fortunately, the character evolved as the series went on, and Browder was able to show viewers a lot more as the character was put in different situations.
08-12-05 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by nny
I just finished volume 4 of season 3. I watched the final episode on the computer and the sound didn't bother me as much, but it still wasn't right. It sounds like every character is speaking through a large tube. The voices are kind of echo-y and hollow.
08-12-05 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by nny
I just finished volume 4 of season 3. I watched the final episode on the computer and the sound didn't bother me as much, but it still wasn't right. It sounds like every character is speaking through a large tube. The voices are kind of echo-y and hollow.
08-13-05 | 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by garmonbozia
for people buying this show right now, the Starburst sets are the way to go. They are much much cheaper, and have more special features.
For eps I particularly liked, I might double dip the Starburst for the extras.
08-13-05 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by tasha99
I've never noticed a problem with the sound, but my stepdad couldn't watch it because of the echo. I wonder if it's more noticable with certain types of hearing problems (he's got hearing aids in both ears).
09-01-05 | 02:51 PM
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Does the second season of Farscape get better? I blazed through the first season, and while I didn't love it, I enjoyed it. It seemed to be getting to something big in the last few episodes of the season, but season two seems to be regressing. It was the "crazy depressed Chiana" episode that really got to me... I watched half of it, turned it off, and didn't go back to it for a week. 
09-01-05 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TracerBullet
Does the second season of Farscape get better? I blazed through the first season, and while I didn't love it, I enjoyed it. It seemed to be getting to something big in the last few episodes of the season, but season two seems to be regressing. It was the "crazy depressed Chiana" episode that really got to me... I watched half of it, turned it off, and didn't go back to it for a week.
09-01-05 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TracerBullet
Does the second season of Farscape get better? I blazed through the first season, and while I didn't love it, I enjoyed it. It seemed to be getting to something big in the last few episodes of the season, but season two seems to be regressing. It was the "crazy depressed Chiana" episode that really got to me... I watched half of it, turned it off, and didn't go back to it for a week.
09-02-05 | 01:44 PM
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Well I cant say I agree with the "majority" here that it gets better every season but the costs for all these dvds was worth it just for S1 and S2.
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09-02-05 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by madara
Well I cant say I agree with the "majority" here that it gets better every season but the costs for all these dvds was worth it just for S1 and S2.
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09-06-05 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by clemente
I think the general consensus (even amongt FS faithful) was that the first half of S4 was out of left field, but at the half way point (4.11 Unrealized Reality to be exact) the season takes off. Bad Timing nearly had me crying like a little bitch.