Talk:Farscape
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I'm glad that Farscape is "fondly remembered by some TeeVeePedians." However, I am a TeeVeePedian, and I do not remember this show fondly. Not one bit. In fact, most of my memories are downright un-fond.
The day after watching "That Old Black Magic" (Season One, Episode 8), I was laid off from my job as a database engineer at a midsize software company. Subsequent unsuccessful job interviews coincided with "Till The Blood Runs Clear" (Episode 11), "The Flax" (Episode 13) and "Jeremiah Crichton (#14). It wasn't until "Bone to be Wild" -- the penultimate episode of season one -- that I finally found a job, an unsatisfying position in retail that is far below my skill level and experience. I continue to hold that job to this very day.
Upon watching "A Clockwork Nebari" (Season Two, Episode 17), I fell violently ill. I suspect it was because of the shellfish I ate earlier in the evening, though the forced dialogue and pedestrian performances from that episode hardly helped matters.
The evening "Green Eyed Monster" (Season Three, Episode 8) aired, my girlfriend punctuated our love-making by crying out "Ben... Oh God, Ben!" This proved to be quite upsetting to me, as my name is Barry, not Ben. I suspect she was inadvertently calling out the name of Ben Browder, a laughable development if ever there was one. Did Ben Browder go with her to that wedding of the cousin that she really didn't like but felt like she had to pretend to for her grandmother's sake? Did Ben Browder take a swing dance class with her? I don't recall Ben Browder ever loaning her his Honda Civic whenver her goddamn Cabriolet was in the shop. No, Ben Browder did none of these things -- he was probably trying on another pair of leather pants. I see that he wasn't too busy to wind his way into my girlfriend's subconscious, though.
I confronted my girlfriend with these suspicions while watching "Meltdown" (Season Three, Episode 12). Our subsequent argument continued through "I-Yensch, You-Yensch" (Episode 19). By the time "Chricton Kicks," the season four series premiere, rolled around, she had left me for our swing dance class instrcutor, who, ironically, is also named Ben.
During "We're So Screwed, Part Two" (Season Four, Episode 20), I stubbed my toe quite badly on a coffee table. It still flares up from time to time. I don't really blame Farscape for that. I'm just including it here for the sake of completeness.
I guess my point is, that I'm glad Nerdy Nerderson, or whoever wrote the Farscape article likes his little sci-fi show. I do not, and I don't mind who knows it.--Barry Krugman 21:19, 30 March 2006 (PST)
