"Farscape" (1999) TV series 1999-2003

Creator:

Rockne S. O'Bannon

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

19 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Space | Fugitive | Technology | Villain

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 11 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Ben Browder	...	John Crichton (88 episodes, 1999-2003)
Claudia Black	...	Officer Aeryn Sun / ... (88 episodes, 1999-2003)
Anthony Simcoe	...	Ka D'Argo / ... (88 episodes, 1999-2003)
Lani John Tupu	...	Pilot / ... (85 episodes, 1999-2003)
Jonathan Hardy	...	Dominar Rygel XVI / ... (84 episodes, 1999-2003)
Gigi Edgley	...	Chiana (74 episodes, 1999-2003)
Wayne Pygram	...	Scorpius / ... (61 episodes, 2000-2003)
Virginia Hey	...	Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan (50 episodes, 1999-2002)

Also Known As:

Farscape (Australia)
Space Chase (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

50 min | USA:60 min (88 episodes) | New Zealand:44 min (Season 2-4)

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:16 | Australia:M (Season 2, 3, 4 DVD Rating) | New Zealand:M (Season 2, 3, 4 DVD Rating) | Australia:MA (Season 1 DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 (Season 1 DVD rating) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Jim Henson Productions

Trivia:

In August 2002, the cancellation of Farscape was leaked by David Kemper, Richard Manning and Ben Browder in an online chat at Scifi.com. Fans began a campaign to save the series and have hopes that a fifth season will follow, especially since the fourth season finale was written with the fifth season in mind. After more than a year of rumours of a feature film or revived series being produced, plans were announced for a series-ending mini-series for 2004.

Quotes:

Dominar Rygel XVI: You certainly look dead to me. I don't know your customs for these situations, but I'll give it a shot. Ahem. John Crichton, valued friend - no, wait a minute. That's a bit of a stretch. John Crichton, unwelcome shipmate, may you have safe journey to our hallowed realm... Actually, not our hallowed realm, that's for Hynerians. Go find your own hallowed realm. With the ceremony of passage complete, I declare you officially dead, and claim all your possessions for myself.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) (TV)

Farscape, the best sci-fi show ever created!

I am a die hard science fiction fan. I mean really, i read it i watch it i even listen to the theme songs. The Farscape series and the finishing mini series is the absolutely best science fiction show i have ever seen. The show only aired very shortly on cable TV here in Denmark, so i bought all of the episodes on DVD.

Pay homage to this show, it does almost everything to a degree of perfection. Ben Browder and Claudia Black are a great set of actors with very impressing chemistry. Farscape beats everything, Star Trek, Star Wars... The only other show that is keeping me occupied right now is Battlestar Galactica, which is also god, but not nearly as much.

If you have not wathced this show yet, do it. For me... it never gets old.