Have you ever watched Babylon 5? Many of the plotty and character development reasons I loved Babylon 5 also apply to Farscape, though Farscape was funny and weird and delightfully willing to take you wacky places, whereas Babylon 5 was more a traditional literature-like space drama.
(I'll respond to the rest later, but I have to say this now.)
My dad loved B5. I sat down with him several times, trying to get into it, but I never liked it. It was in the same way that I didn't like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - space station drama never sat well with me. My dad and I were usually on the same wavelength with shows, so he explained what I'd missed with characters ... still, I didn't like it. I feel weird when I say I don't like these shows, because so many of my friends worship them. I wonder if I'm not mentally damaged or something ...
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(I'll respond to the rest later, but I have to say this now.)
My dad loved B5. I sat down with him several times, trying to get into it, but I never liked it. It was in the same way that I didn't like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - space station drama never sat well with me. My dad and I were usually on the same wavelength with shows, so he explained what I'd missed with characters ... still, I didn't like it. I feel weird when I say I don't like these shows, because so many of my friends worship them. I wonder if I'm not mentally damaged or something ...