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# I never saw the appeal of farscape
It's as if someone took the Pigs in Space part of the Muppet Show and stretched it out to 4 seasons.

nicely done, Micto
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:45, archived)
# it looks like an even cheaper looking start trek
(Rattlehead all time with the gay, forever touching, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:46, archived)
# i saw one episode
it was rubbish
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:47, archived)
# Hah, Rigel looked a bit shit but the other puppets were generally fairly well done.
Better than the generic Star Trek 'everything being basically a human with lumps on its face' anyway.

Plus the main character was essentially having a prolonged mental breakdown.
(Jeru War and Piss, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:49, archived)
# ...so were the viewers
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:50, archived)
# *guffaws*
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:51, archived)
# Badum
Tish.
(I helped save b3ta! NobbyNobody 21 years a b3tan, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:52, archived)
# hahaha
(I helped save b3ta! Duke Otterby you pre-verts, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:52, archived)
# No, you're definitely thinking of lost there.
"WHAT IS IT? A CLOUD OF BLACK SHIT? WHAT?! I DON'T UNDERSTAND!!"
(Jeru War and Piss, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:53, archived)
# Lost is just pure shit
(I helped save b3ta! Duke Otterby you pre-verts, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:54, archived)
# No, I think he's referring to the Sci-Fi equivalent of
Rainbow.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:55, archived)
# *visibly shaken by memories of Rod, Jane and Freddy*
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:59, archived)
# :D
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:01, archived)
#
In 1979, the cast and crew of Rainbow made a special exclusive sketch for the Thames TV staff Christmas tape, sometimes referred to as the "Twangers" episode. This show featured plenty of deliberate sexual innuendo (beginning with Zippy peeling a banana, saying "One skin, two skin, three skin, four..." before being interrupted), and never shown at the time (as it was never intended to be screened to the general public).

The show even had Roger saying the word "fuck", when he greeted everyone upon entering the set. This can be heard clearly from his sentence "Hello, everybody, hello! Fuck." Jane also claimed she was blowing with Roger the night before. It also included Geoffrey convincing the viewers to play with their balls, but if they didn't have any balls, they could ask a friend and play with his. Jane also claimed that she was banging with Rod and Roger. Soon, Zippy asked them to stop suggesting whether to play with a blowing tube and maracas, so they could start singing the 'Plucking Song'.

The clip became famous after being aired on Victor Lewis-Smith's Channel 4 programme TV Offal (1997) and was jokingly referred to as "the pilot episode", which it clearly wasn't as Geoffrey Hayes was presenter at the time. The clip has become widely-spread, first in emails as an attachment and later via online video websites such as YouTube. This has led to many erroneous claims that the episode was publicly broadcast as a regular episode.
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:03, archived)
# I have faith that Cuse and Lindelof will deliver in the final season :)
/has stuck with it, and still enjoys it, and more has been answered than you might think.
This being said, I can see why some people get frustrated with it.
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:55, archived)
# o_0
I'm worried now.
It just seemed to get a bit dull, thus I gave up. Was I wrong?
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:59, archived)
# Season 5 proved a belter, a REAL belter
everything came back into it, with a lovely twist at the end.
Things are shaped nicely now for a real blitz for next year's final season.

After the disappointing season 3, and the nicely paced season 4, it's hit a real stride now in the 5th season.

and they've promised answers - REAL answers. (Smokey is due to be answered as part of the big finale next year) Mind you, I've stuck with it for 5 years and managed to follow it all, so I will see it through to the end, barring death.
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:01, archived)
# Well, sir, I have an immense respect for your taste in TV stuff.
The Shield, The Unit* etc etc etc.

I shall get torrent-ing and check it out.



*Fox has picked up the next season! \o/
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:03, archived)
# oooh, have they? nice one
I was wondering if it would get picked up for a fifth season.
and yes, trust me, Lost season 5 hits a high pace right at the start, and - I don't say this lightly - there's not a duff epsiode in the entire season**

**or your money back
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:05, archived)
# Money back, eh?
*downloads loads of illegal TV and forges receipt to present to Archie*

;-)

Edit: Whole series in HD, 2 hours and counting.... \o/
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:08, archived)
# no
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:01, archived)
# Argh!
Internal Conflict!

*can't decide now*
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:04, archived)
# Micto is ginger
case closed
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:06, archived)
# there are far better ways to spend your time than 'lost'
like, erm, reading b3ta....
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:07, archived)
# Hahaha!
A very good point....

Bless you, sir.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:08, archived)
# you didn't really sell that one :)
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:13, archived)
# I didn't get frustrated with it.
It was just both stupid and boring.

The only redeeming features was the characters originally but that wore pretty thin.
(Jeru War and Piss, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:01, archived)
# Boom boom!

(I helped save b3ta! Green Spanner and his magical lack of activity, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:54, archived)
# 4:1
not good odds
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:50, archived)
# i thought it was rather good
(I helped save b3ta! Tom OBedlam I have control of a tank, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:08, archived)
# I also liked farscape.
For many reasons, most of which are covered by:

- Everyone including the goodies were complete tossbags.
- The blue lass was sex on legs.
- erm.....
- the big fat one screamed like a little pansy because the two main characters die at the end.

These are among the most compelling arguments you will ever find supporting a show.
(I helped save b3ta! baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:36, archived)
# You forgot
-If something goes wrong, shoot everything.
(Jeru War and Piss, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:39, archived)
# it was crap
(I helped save b3ta! Duke Otterby you pre-verts, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:49, archived)
# It was worse than that.
When I were a nipper, our house was bloody baltic in the winter, so you had to stay in the sitting room. Mum ontrolled the remote with a totalitarianism akin to Mr Jong-Il and thus we were forced to watch every last drop of this rotting carcass of a show.
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:52, archived)
# not as bad as space precinct
(I helped save b3ta! Duke Otterby you pre-verts, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:54, archived)
# Oh dear.
You admitted to watching that.
-10 points.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:55, archived)
# pfffft, about 10 second worth
(I helped save b3ta! Duke Otterby you pre-verts, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:56, archived)
# OK, so only -1
There has to be a penalty.

I'm sorry, I don't make the rules.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:58, archived)
# I watched it too!
In my defence I was probably about 12.
(I helped save b3ta! Cadmus has teh uplikn coeds at, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:58, archived)
# ^ this
Though I was younger still.
(I helped save b3ta! Green Spanner and his magical lack of activity, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:59, archived)
# From the all-knowing wikipedia
"[Space Precint aired] on BBC2 between 18 September 1995 and 4 March 1996"

Which would have made me 11 for the whole run.
(I helped save b3ta! Cadmus has teh uplikn coeds at, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:02, archived)
# Oh no, you misunderstand.
There is no defence.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:01, archived)
# Well I used to watch it and enjoyed it immensely!
So there! Although according to Cadmus' post above, I was only 10.
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:11, archived)
# That's still no defence.
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:29, archived)
# *ahem*
'defence'
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:39, archived)
# I have no idea to what you might be referring.
;-)
(I helped save b3ta! J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 21:44, archived)
# I liked the textures
and some of the design work

shame about the acting and appalling story
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Mon 1 Jun 2009, 20:59, archived)