My first impression of Farscape is forever burned into the ol’ gray matter. I was at a friend’s abode and the Sci-Fi Channel was on in the background. Dominar Rygel the XVI -- a mainstay of the series, as well as a creation of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop -- filled the screen. Within seconds a judgment was made: “This looks fuckin’ stupid.”
Good thing I gave the show another chance a couple years later.
To read the rest of my musings on The Uncharted Territories, visit the most uncharted territory of all: The House Next Door.