2/5 Why you should not buy this set (Full Screen), from Amazon or Best Buy...
  by C R L (Madison, WI)
For anyone who already owns the first DVD sets...

I read all the reviews on Amazon before I bought this set, especially focusing on the lower ratings, to see what the negative aspects where. The 2 reviews with a
rating of "1 star" outlined Amazon vs. Best Buy prices, and the fact that this box set has no Subtitles. Since none of the reviews covered what I wanted to know,
I'm including them here for anyone else who might be looking for the same information.

Positive aspects of this DVD Set: Space Saver - The Best Buy boxed set comes with the Peacekeeper Wars, as well as the four seasons, and takes up about a tenth
of the space on the shelf as the first DVD set, and about a fourth of the shelf space of the Starburst edition DVD set.

Negative aspects of this DVD Set:
(1) As mentioned - No subtitles.
(2) The background audio has been messed with and is brought slightly into the foreground, thus actually masking MORE of the dialog, made worse by the lack of
Subtitles to make up for missing more of the dialog.
(3) All Seasons are Full Screen, but the Peacekeeper Wars is Widescreen. In the age of 55-inch flat panel LCD HDTVs costing under $2000, someone really needs to
ask the question: "Why the hell would anyone release a show in Full Screen anymore?" Is it too much to ask for that the production / distribution companies to go
find the original 35mm film exposure negatives and put in the effort to make this a DVD box set worth buying?

I also noted that someone mentioned in a review that they would wait for the Blue-ray Box set. I say why? Why pay twice the price for such a little gain in video
clarity, especially if the same mistake is made and it's released again as Full Screen. I'll give you an example. Star Trek: The Original Series is out on Blue-ray
(Full Screen). The fact that Blue-ray discs are formatted to 1080i means nothing because the film quality used during the filming of the original series 50 years
ago, even when digitally re-mastered, is only so good. Get regular DVD and a 1080i upconverting DVD player - Sony has a few around $80.

So OK, Farscape was filmed much more recently, but the principle is the same. If I have a Widescreen TV, I want a widescreen picture. Why pay a more expensive
price for a Blue-ray if it only used as much of the screen as regular DVD. Also, in this case (if you already own the original box set or Starburst DVD sets),
why pay for a TV show for a second time if there are no improvements, and a decline in audio quality? The answer is that you don't. I bought this and I'll keep
it as a back-up set, but whenever I get in the mood to watch this show again, I'll be watching my original DVD set.

I can only hope that this review reaches enough people that maybe it gets to someone high enough to authorize a re-release in a Widescreen format, and not pull
a George Lucas - Example: The original "unaltered" Star Wars Trilogy is still not available in a FORMATTED FOR WIDESCREEN TV edition (OK, so where is the Zoom
button on this remote?).

OK, I'm done ranting. Since this DVD set had 1 positive aspect, and because if you read the rating classification for 1-star it says "I hate this item", I give
it a 2-STAR rating.

I will admit that if you don't own an earlier DVD release of this series, then Best Buy's $70 price can't be beat.

5/5 Thank You A&E
  by Mavis (Missouri, United States)
Fantastic series. Thank you A&E for fixing all the bad ADV stuff and for making a complete season 1-4 set.

This review pertains to the dvd's themselves. I'm not going into all the plot stuff. Trust the reviewers here at Amazon. It's good and I would put it in the top 5 must own scifi shows.

I bought this set for two reasons.
1. The original owners of Farscape (ADV) did a horrible job with the menu's.
2. The ADV dvds are single layered take up alot of shelf space.

But, A&E fixed all that stuff. The menu's are vastly improved and user friendly. The disks are single sided dual layered with 4 eps per disk. There are 5 total dvd cases. The only downside is that there are no subtitles and Peacekeeper Wars wasn't included with my set. Some sets from Best Buy included PK Wars.

Anyways, I am very pleased. If you are a new Scaper...this set is a deal. If you are an old Scaper, buy it or put it on your Christmas list!

5/5 GREAT Product and Series But,..had to buy it elsewhere for WAAY cheaper!
  by S. Bunche (Bronx, NYC)
I went to 2 BestBuys and finally got this item at the second one much farther from my home. Many people were looking for this and I am one of the few now that has a copy. I am exceedingly happy with it and would like to thank the other people who pointed out where it could be obtained much cheaper. I love Amazon.com but a 30+ price difference was what sold it to me. Had Amazon matched BESTBUY then I would have got it from AMAZON.com. A 'Serious' series. I still have the VHS recordings with the commercials and TV Spots intact. A profit in this day & age is understandable but DAMN I will save where I can. Amazon rules!, but not here.

5/5 Best Buy Sale
  by Judy L. Reed (Wichita, Ks)
Just picked up my copy at Best Buy where they matched their online price of 69.99. It was a Best Buy exclusive that also includes The Peacekeeper Wars in the set, making it 28 disks instead of 26. This was not mentioned online but SKU number matched. I love you Amazon but in this day and age, we have to go with the lowest price on this one.

5/5 $69.00
  by seal (America)
Best buy has on sale for $69.00 11/18/09. I dont know how long this will last.