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PREPARE FOR STARBURST! FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SERIES (25THANNIVERSARY EDITION) ARRIVING ON BLU-RAY™ FROM SHOUT! STUDIOS ON NOVEMBER 21, 2023 Includes All 88 Episodes + “The Peacekeeper Wars” Miniseries + Hours of Bonus Features! |
Los Angeles, CA – Shout! Studios has announced that Farscape: The Complete Series (25thAnniversary Edition) will be arriving on Blu-ray™ on November 21, 2023. The set is available now for pre-order at ShoutFactory.com, Amazon.com, and other retailers. ShoutFactory.comwill be offering exclusive bundles (details below). The definitive release of the hit cult classic sci-fi TV series, the 22-disc set includes all 88 episodes from the show’s 4 seasons, the Emmy®-nominated 2-part miniseries The Peacekeeper Wars as well as previously existing extras and the NEW “A Look Back At Farscape” with Executive Producer Brian Henson and series creator/writer Rockne O’Bannon, hosted by Adam Savage. John Crichton. Astronaut. Flung through a wormhole and lost in a galaxy far from home. He finds himself in the middle of a prison break, surrounded by hostile aliens, soaring through space inside a glorious living spaceship called Moya. Hunted by the relentless Peacekeepers, he allies himself with his unimaginably alien fellow refugees and searches for a way home. So begins the epic sci-fi classic Farscape. A fusion of live-action, state-of-the-art puppetry, prosthetics and CGI, Farscape features mind-boggling alien lifeforms, dazzling special effects, edge-of-your-seat thrills, irreverent humor and unforgettable characters — all brought to life by the creative minds at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™. No wonder it’s been called the most imaginative sci-fi series in television history. ShoutFactory.com has an exclusive offer available containing the following items: · Farscape: The Complete Series (25th Anniversary Edition) 22 Blu-ray set packaged in a rigid slipcase · An exclusive, limited edition 18” x 24” rolled poster — made exclusively for this promotion — featuring a newly illustrated design by artist Joe Corroney (final artwork to be revealed) · A set of three 2.5” x 3.5” retro prism stickers, featuring artwork by Matthew Skiff (this will ship in a stay-flat folded cardboard sleeve) Plus, ShoutFactory.com and Gutter Garbs have teamed up to bring you the official Farscape Collectible Enamel Pin Set, exclusive to ShoutFactory.com and limited to 500 units. · Set includes 5 hard enamel pins · Each pin measures 1.5” to 2” high · Set includes a backer card, which measures approximately 6” x 5”, housed in a custom keepsake box, which measures approximately 7” x 6” · Art by Matthew Skiff SPECIAL FEATURES · NEW “A Look Back At Farscape” With Executive Producer Brian Henson And Series Creator/Writer Rockne O’Bannon, Hosted By Adam Savage · 30 Audio Commentaries · “Memories Of Moya” Retrospective Documentary · Seven Archival Featurettes & Documentaries o “In The Beginning: A Look Back With Brian Henson” o “Making Of A Space Opera” o “Farscape Undressed” o Composer Guy Gross Discusses The Season Three Theme o Season 3: A Look Back o “Zhaan Forever” With Virginia Hey o “Farscape: The Story So Far” · Three “Inside Farscape” Featurettes o “Villains” o “Visual Effects” o “Save Farscape” · Twelve “Listening In With Composer Guy Gross” Featurettes o “The Way We Weren’t” o “My Three Crichtons” o “The Locket” o “Die Me, Dichotomy” o “Eat Me” o “Revenging Angel” o “The Choice” o “Into The Lion’s Den, Part II: Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing” o “Crichton Kicks” o “John Quixote” o “Terra Firma” o “Bad Timing” · Deleted Scenes, Director’s Cut Scenes, And An Alternate Version Of The Season Two Premiere · Behind-The-Scenes Interviews With The Characters, Cast, And Creative Team Of Farscape o Jonathan Hardy o Lani John Topu o David Franklin o Claudia Black o Anthony Simcoe o Ben Browder o Wayne Pygram o Gigi Edgley o Rebecca Riggs o Paul Goddard · Video Profiles o Creator/Executive Producer Rockne O’Bannon o Executive Producer/Writer David Kemper · Season 2 Bloopers · Original TV Promos |
Fun show. ....Anyway, ↑ I'm wondering the same thing about the transfer....? ↑↑↑↑"...... Is this a (unlikely) new transfer from the (presumed lost) original film or the same upscaled PAL transfers from the 15th Anniversary edition?"
FYI the 15th Anniversary blu ray is still available at Amazon and Walmart for $90 as opposed to this new set which is selling for $220 as of this writing. Per the HTF review the 15th Anniversary set discs were identical to the original blu ray release from 2 years prior.
So based on the "properly pitch corrected" comment this is the upscale PAL video all the others use with the audio "fixed." Frankly - I've never noticed anything odd about the audio but I also didn't watch it live though *do* own, and have watched several times, the 2nd, improved, Starburst DVD releases as well as the 15th Anniversary BR release (which I've only partially watched at this point - but it sounds fine).We are using the masters provided to us by The Henson Company. The audio has been properly pitch corrected.
Without hauling out the set from wherever it is at the moment and checking it against Shout!'s press release, I'm reasonably sure that all of the special features are the same -- other than the feature "A Look Back at Farscape", which Shout! flags as "New". I imagine that Henson supplied everything whichever label was releasing the set at the time. The only thing that the Sony set added that the previous ones didn't have was The Peacekeeper Wars. And even then, they left out a couple of TPW-related extras that were on the German release of that mini-series.How does the content of this release align with that of the 20th anniversary release from Sony?