ADV Films Announces Collection Three of Farscape: Starburst Edition
HOUSTON, March 1, 2005 - ADV Films returns you to the unusual (in a good way) end of the universe with the release of Farscape: Starburst Edition, Collection Three, the third expanded and updated volume of the classic sci-fi series, now scheduled to land in stores on March 15, 2005.
This terrific new 2-disc collection includes 8 complete episodes, 2 hours of in-depth video profiles of the cast and crew, five audio commentaries with the cast and filmmakers (including three new commentaries recorded specifically for the Starburst Edition), and tons of new behind the scenes information that die-hard fans of this fantasy-sci-fi-drama-romance-comedy-adventure-space odyssey will love.
As part of the release for the brand new Starburst collection, ADV Films hosted a special online chat session with Farscape?s Executive Producer David Kemper and ADV producer Chip Schneider, who produced many of the new extras for the Starburst Edition. The online chat was held Friday, November 12, 2004 and was attended by a large number of Farscape fans eager to ask their most pressing questions on the stellar sci-fi series.
The transcript for the entire chat session can be found at the ADV Films homepage (http://www.advfilms.com/chat/chat_farscapetrans.asp). Stay tuned for more exciting online chat sessions with more opportunities to find out the answers you are dying to know straight from the source.
?This is John Crichton. Somewhere in the universe.? Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) is trying to find a way home. He?s trapped in a distant part of the universe ? far from friends, family, sun, rain, and everything that makes sense. Lost, but hardly alone, he?s doing his best to survive along with a squabbling crew of escaped alien ex-cons who have become his friends. But now Moya -- the massive, living ship that is their home, is? well? pregnant. And an insane military commander wants to probe Crichton?s brain to harness a secret technology he believes is hidden there. And then there?s Aeryn?the mysterious soldier without a home. She has been exiled from her cold, militaristic society, the Peacekeepers. So almost human and so beautiful. What a frelling time for Crichton? to fall in love.
Farscape is an adventure as broad and weird as the universe -- full of strange creatures, bizarre twists, irreverent humor, raucous action, passion, and romance! Produced in Australia by The Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, Farscape has been called ?The Best Sci-Fi on TV,? by TV Guide, and hailed as ?TV?s Best Space Series? by USA Today. Farscape also received the Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Series three years in a row (2001, 2002, 2003).
Since its debut in 1999, Farscape has built a large, devoted fan base. Farscape airs in countries around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, Sweden, France and Australia. Farscape also has spawned a successful merchandising program including trading cards, action figures, video games, comic books, novels, clothing and apparel, and other items distributed by top licensees.
Farscape: Starburst Edition Collection Three (SRP $24.98) is a DVD-only release, including 8 complete episodes on two double-sided discs, with audio presented in English 5.1 and 2.0. Each episode is close captioned and also subtitled for the hearing impaired. Episodes in this collection: Durka Returns, A Human Reaction, Through the Looking Glass, A Bug's Life, Nerve, The Hidden Memory, Bone to Be Wild, and Family Ties. This collection is packed with a drenload of extras, including: NEW commentary for A Human Reaction with Ben Browder & Claudia Black, NEW commentary for Nerve with Ben Browder & Claudia Black, commentary for Bone to Be Wild with Anthony Simcoe, Two commentaries for Family Ties ? The Actors: Ben Browder & Claudia Black, and a NEW commentary from the Writer/Producers: Rockne S. O'Bannon & David Kemper, The Farscape Chronicles, Alien Encounters, Cool Farscape facts, Video Profiles of Gigi Edgley (Chiana); Wayne Pygram (Scorpious); Lani John Tupu (Crais); Moya & Pilot; Costume Designer Terry Ryan; Creator / Executive Producer / Writer Rockne S. O'Bannon; Executive Producer / Writer David Kemper; Jim Henson's Creature Shop (Sydney, Australia); Image Galleries: Chiana; Scorpious; Crais; Conceptual Art; and ADV previews.
About ADV Films:
In the 12 years since its inception, ADV Films has become the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation (?anime?) for the North American market and has also developed a leadership position in the UK. With best-selling titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, RahXephon, Robotech, Full Metal Panic, Hello Kitty and Azumanga Daioh, ADV Films' extensive catalog is fueling the popularity of anime around the globe. ADV Films' library also includes popular live-action science fiction programs such as The Jim Henson Company's Farscape, the nationally syndicated Gene Roddenberry?s Andromeda and the Saturn Award-nominated Mutant X.
Parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc., encompasses a multitude of complementary media divisions, spanning publishing, television, licensing and merchandising and continues to expand into new areas. Its Anime Network? is America's first and only television network dedicated to bringing anime and anime-related programming to consumers nationwide via digital cable 24 hours a day. The company has two publishing arms: Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly magazine, and ADV Manga?, dedicated to publishing graphic novels. Most recently, the company formed ADV Toys?, creating exclusive toys and collectible merchandise based upon the company's extensive original content holdings. Headquartered in Houston, the company has offices in Europe and Japan. For more information, visit www.advfilms.com.
FARSCAPE: STARBURST EDITION COLLECTION THREE
Running Time: 400 minutes
Volume: 3 of 12
CAT: DFSR/003
UPC: 702727104824
Pre-Book Date: 02/15/05
Street Date: 03/15/05
Format: DVD
SRP: $24.98
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