I like the host. I've seen her a few times at conventions. She's very nice and fun. I'm not sure what kind of personality you ought to have when you only have a few lines introducing people. She doesn't really have much to work with.
The Farscape connection, two of the main characters on the show were Henson Puppets. Pilot and Rigel. They were terrific and integral to the story.
I wish that Russ had been removed. I was willing to give him a break having to work with Tina, however, he just doesn't seem happy no matter what he's doing.
And I can speak from experience that there's not much going on in Minot North Dakota. Except for maybe major flooding and Mall Shopping. (Been there many times, my In-Laws live in North Dakota. My husband was born in Minot as was the actor Josh Duhamel.)