Farscape

[unlurking]

Originally Posted by Miles

I have been considering watching this one but my memory of what I saw of the first season was that it was slow and the acting was pretty rough. I can live some levels of mediocre acting since it tends to be somewhat common in the genre, but does it at least improve after the 1st season?

Yeah, season one is basically the prologue. Very slow introduction. Season two absolutely kicks the series into gear. In all honesty, you almost torture yourself through season one, in order truly appreciate the rest of the series.

I must admit I am pretty disappointed the Ranger spinoff series never amounted to anything beyond the pilot movie.

EDIT:
Oh, there is a movie "summary" of episode 1 (can't remember which one though, there are several B5 movies). I would NOT recommend using it as a substitute for season one. While it will get you to the good stuff faster (letting you skip season one), there is still a lot of stuff you will miss, and in season four you'll be shaking your head going WTF?!