Rewatching Farscape, and signing up for the Multiverse

In recent weeks I succumbed to sudden Farscape nostalgia and rewatched my favourite FS season, season 3. I hadn't watched the episodes for years, and it was good getting back into that universe again. Not least because of the colours. "The wonders I've seen" indeed. It's such a different visual language from most other sci fi shows. And I love, love, love the aliens, whether human-shaped ones or those wonderful products of Jim Henson's factory. Forget about my Bill Adama issues, the moment I started to feel a less than reasonable grudge against Eddie Olmos was when he said in an interview, all the way back in season 1 of BSG, "if bumpy headed aliens show up, I'm out of here". Because of the inherent snobbery; as if sci fi is only acceptable if it's the present in a thin veneer, and certainly not with any aliens in sight. Bah. Farscape fans have a standard reply to the "but this show has muppets!" objection, to wit: "The muppets will break your heart." For real. If you're not in tears about Pilot in a certain s1 episode, or in s2's The Way We Weren't, then, to quote a newly fashionable internet expression, I judge you.

Going back to s3 specifically: I noticed that though it has been years, my perspective hasn't much changed. I still think this is when the show was at its creative peak, with both the craziness and the serious drama. What few criticisms I have remain the same as well. ( More spoilery musings ensue. )

In conclusion, Farscape at its best was crazy and wonderful, and I'm really glad andrastewhite reconsidered and that there will be a Multiverse Ficathon again this year, albeit one with a new format, one where anyone, not just the writers of the ficathon, can leave prompts. So name your favourite space crossover ideas here!