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Who else thinks Guardians of the Galaxy might feel like FarScape?

posted 11 years ago by RockinRickyRialto
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C'mon...you've got a crew of weird alien misfits that includes a fish-out-of-water southern-fried astronaut from the 20th century, a living plant, and a two-foot tall animal?

Yes, I know the comic books go all the way back to the 60s, and I'm not saying that FarScape didn't borrow its share of ideas from other sci fi works. But wouldn't it be cool to have some sort of cursory nod to the show in the movie?

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[–] The_paranoid_android 11 years ago

Yeah! I'm just starting to watch Farscape, and it definitely seems to have a similar tone. But there also seems to be a bit of Firefly and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as well!

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[–] dariusu 10 years ago

I had this exact same thought when seeing the trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy. I even remarked as much to a few of my friends/family.

The Guardians team from the movie is not the original 60s version. The version this movie is based off was created in the late 2000s

[–] RockinRickyRialto 10 years ago

I think Starlord has a quote in one of the trailers like "I come from a planet of outlaws...Jesse James...Billy the Kid...and John Stamos!" It immediately struck me as a very Crichton thing to say.

Guess I'll have to compare the two when I see the film now!

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[–] dariusu 10 years ago

Also, note Star-Lord's leather outfit here -> https://www.google.com/search?q=chris+pratt+star-lord&client=firef ox-a&hs=TUd&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb& source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=bdTbU5SRKqLhsATF9oGQCg&ve d=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=1008#channel=sb&q=guardians+of+ the+galaxy&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&facrc=_ &imgdii=_&imgrc=r5_mv2T_hhmqxM%253A%3Ba5xViiCu3WvC0M%3Bhttp%25 3A%252F%252Fwww.film.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2014%252F07%25 2Fguardians-galaxy-movie-preview.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.film.com %252Fmovies%252Freview-guardians-of-the-galaxy%3B620%3B320

and compare to Critchton's here -> https://www.google.com/search?q=john+crichton+dressed+as+larraq&cl ient=firefox-a&hs=YyI&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&chann el=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=s9bbU9fGCJDhsASfuoL QCg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=1008#channel=sb&q=joh n+crichton+nerve&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&f acrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=WAAOWPVGLDaOKM%253A%3B5CXGcYRr0ix1EM%3Bh ttp%253A%252F%252F31.media.tumblr.com%252Ftumblr_mbnig8amMz1qgvv96o1_5 00.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fbrowdernetwork.tumblr.com%252Fpage%252F115 %3B500%3B374

[–] gonzo-63 10 years ago

If you ever wTched Farscape, there's no way you couldn't be reminded of it when watch GoTG

www.youtube.com/gonzo0071

[–] lexyladyjax 8 years ago

Yet I was not reminded of either. Perhaps I'm obtuse.

Bored now.