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[Kanel]

I knew there was a thread missing from this here new, shiny forum...

You know you're a Scaper when seeing the show called Flax* in the TV-guide always makes you giggle a little bit, even though you know it has absolutely nothing to do with Farscape.

("Flax" is Swedish slang for "luck" - I think it's a game show of some sort)

[Firecracker1]

When you encounter bad drivers on the road and call them 'frellniks'.

And you feel better aftewards.

[hakirby]

When you develop an unhealthy attraction for comely gentleman in leather trousers.

When you start insisting that Muppets are alive

[Kwyjibo]

...you start substituting "frell" for any cuss word you previously used, but can't anymore thanks to the kid that repeats everything you say.

...you hear or see Wynonna Judd or Winona Rider and all you can think of is a big, big gun.

...you imagine what it would be like to have Harvey in your head. Yes, I've done this.

[AnnieF]

...your 6-year-starts calling things that frustrate him "fahrbot," as in "I can't get this fahrbot puzzle together, Mommy."

...you wish your husband would at least think about trying on some leather pants.

[kayaj2k]

When you repeatedly click on gas-guzzling SUV banner ads out of gratitude to TWoP.

[Hank]

...when you visit TWoP and Terra Firma and Frell Me Dead multiple times every day, and you have a living room full of Farscape-theme pins, and John, Aeryn and Zhaan dolls (They're not action figures; they're dolls! Admit it!), and a drawer full of ident chips, and the Aeryn knife from The Choice that you paid way too much money for, but at least it was for charity, and you look forward to going to Burbank (Burbank, for Jeebus's sake!) every November and even went to Sydney once just to hang with the cast.

[Firecracker1]

When you start insisting that Muppets are alive

They are! They are alive!

[Annie B]

You spend time thinking about how you'd decorate your quarters on Moya.

You use words like "frelling" and "yotz!" without even thinking.

When the "Firefly" folks go on about "browncoats" you think "no, no, black leather!"

You watch "Stargate SG-1" just because Ben Browder and Claudia Black are on it now. (Okay, I actually like "Stargate." But as a friend & I agree, they could seriously use the writers, set designers, and CGI folks from "Farscape" as well as the actors!)

Your footer on most boards is a quote from "Farscape." (My current one: Harvey on Easter. "Either you believe, in which case bunnies are not necessary, or you don't, in which case . . . chocolate!"_

Edited by Annie B, Mar 29, 2006 @ 2:53 PM.

[Hypnotoad2]

Hank
...when you visit TWoP and Terra Firma and Frell Me Dead multiple times every day, and you have a living room full of Farscape-theme pins, and John, Aeryn and Zhaan dolls (They're not action figures; they're dolls! Admit it!), and a drawer full of ident chips, and the Aeryn knife from The Choice that you paid way too much money for, but at least it was for charity, and you look forward to going to Burbank (Burbank, for Jeebus's sake!) every November and even went to Sydney once just to hang with the cast.

You read this post and wish you that you had all of his stuff, not to mention his trip to Sydney. There is no such thing as too much money for the Aeryn knife from The Choice.

Reminder to self - need to buy more Farscape pins from Hank.

[Kanel]

This one comes courtesy of my newest convert:

YKYASW you always make sure you watch the intro to CSI Miami - even though you hate the show and always turn off the TV after the theme song - because said theme song is "Won't Get Fooled Again".

[leahn]

YKYASW even though you hate CSI:Miami with every fibre of your being (Michael Caruso just cannot act!) you still down load the episode with Ben Browder in it cause it's Crichton and maybe just maybe there's a farscape joke.

(hangs head in shame)

[Annie B]

slowly raises hand

I did too, leahn.

hopes no one noticed

[BigBeagle]

And that wasn't even a good episode ...

YKYASW "Frell me dead" enters your standard vocabulary.

[Annie B]

YKYASW:

you're moving heaven and earth to get the sheet music to the "Agnus Dei" sung in "Die Me, Dichotomy" so you can sing it at your next recital, even knowing that your voice teacher is going to say " . . . what?"

[jfdb]

I'd like to take the plunge and declare myself a Scaper, although not to the level some of you have achieved, I hope one day to join you. Reason being, I've had my first FS dream and for me, that means I'm thinking about it so much, my subconsious starts to play with it too.

It was not anything too wild, just me, John and someone else, who 'turned into' Chiana later (my dreams always do that), and we were on a world that was all ocean. We were on a boat, but some dudes in a prowler shot at us and we had to jump into the water. There were creatures in the water and logs floating around so we tried to swim to the logs for safety. John and I stayed, but Chiana dove into the water and started chasing the creatures.

Yeah, I dunno. Has there been any mention of how the characters feel about water? I kept thinking, "I didn't know Chiana liked to swim!" Crazy, but it was Farscape and I woke up very happy that we had had an adventure together. Me = geek.

Also

YKYASW you always make sure you watch the intro to CSI Miami - even though you hate the show and always turn off the TV after the theme song - because said theme song is "Won't Get Fooled Again".

been doing that too.

eta - I knew I shouldn't post it. It's okay, newbies should be hazed, I can take it :)

Edited by jfdb, Apr 18, 2006 @ 5:17 PM.

[Firecracker1]

It was not anything to wild, just me, John and someone else, who 'turned into' Chiana later (my dreams always do that), and we were on a world that was all ocean. We were on a boat, but some dudes in a prowler shot at us and we had to jump into the water.

*gasp*

[Kanel]

YKYASW you finally join your country's equivalent of Netflix, and - despite owning the whole show on DVD, including the mini - you immediately start searching for Farscape and getting inordinately disappointed when it's not available.

[hakirby]

.....when you are so devastated on your fellow scapers' behalf that you want to go to Sweden to consol them.

And watch Farscape with them...

Chocolate, Kanel?

[kayaj2k]

......when you read Kanel's post and immediately think: have you started an email campaign?

Well? Have you?

[Kanel]

Aww... *sniff* Thanks for the support, you guys! And the chocolate.

I haven't started campaigning about this outrageous oversight. Yet. Show's never been on Swedish TV, so not a lot of people know about it.

Which is all the more reason for a campaign, I guess.

Oh! I should totally force Boxman to take in the Starburst editions! Sweeet!

ETA: Also? A Farscape-athon in Stockholm is totally doable, hakirby! :-)

Edited by Kanel, Apr 21, 2006 @ 1:30 PM.

[Firecracker1]

Hey guys... you ever heard of the Farscape Italian Club? They are an amazing bunch of 'Scapers. Last year they decided (all three of them) that they wanted Farscape on Italian TV (it had not been aired there previously). Up to that point they had been sharing Farscape DVD's with friends with their own Italian transcripts - all 88 episodes.

So they campaigned an Italian TV station (Jimmy) to acquire the rights. Jimmy did and decided to use their transcripts for subtitles. The episode Premiere aired on Italian TV on March 6, 2006 for the first time.

Then they campaigned for an Italian DVD company to pick up the rights to Farscape and they succeeded. The DVD company is using their transcripts as well.

Then - about 4 weeks ago (March 25-26) they were able to invite Anthony Simcoe to a big Italian Convention called DeepCon7.

Next year they have already pre-booked Virginia Hey. :D

Pretty impressive bunch.

[Jane in Vain]

This is pathetic, but as a half-Italian I feel inordinately proud of my fatherland, even though I only got into Farscape five seconds ago. Sniff.

[hakirby]

Ok, you all read what Kanel said! Book plane tickets to Stockholm, stat!

[shester]

You embroider (machine embroidery) Farscape quotes on all the tote bags you make.

I actually scaped my physical therapist. He read "I would be lost without you. Then you will never be lost." and said that was the most romantic thing he had ever read. Where did it come from? Now he is hooked.

Sybil

[kayaj2k]

Heh, that's adorable. My bag has one of the "Irreversably Contaminated" luggage tags, but no one has approached me about it yet. I wonder why?

Edited by kayaj2k, Apr 24, 2006 @ 7:56 PM.

[lpl]

YKYASW ... you're surfing shows on the cable box and see the movie named "Leviathan" and wonder, "Did I forget a storyline about Moya or Talyn?" And then realize it was on the Sci-Fi channel on a Saturday night...

No, I did not watch it.

[kayaj2k]

....when you swing by the TWoP homepage at least twice a day because the newsbox currently says "More Tubey's kids auctions...more Farscape!"

[booklad]

YKYOW you don't even raise an eyebrow when piss is used as a dangerous weapon.