Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) (TV)

Director:

Brian Henson

Writers (WGA):

Rockne S. O'Bannon (characters)
Rockne S. O'Bannon (written by) ...
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Release Date:

17 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

John Crichton may not have started the war - but only he can end it.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Fugitive | Friend | On The Run | Sergeant | Spacecraft

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins

Cast

Ben Browder	...	John Crichton
Claudia Black	...	Aeryn Sun
Anthony Simcoe	...	Ka D'Argo
Gigi Edgley	...	Chiana
Wayne Pygram	...	Scorpius / Harvey
Raelee Hill	...	Sikozu Svala Shanti Sugaysi Shanu
Melissa Jaffer	...	Utu-Noranti Pralatong
Paul Goddard	...	Stark
Tammy McIntosh	...	Joolushko 'Jool' Tunai Fenta Hovalis
David Franklin	...	Captain Meeklo Braca
Rebecca Riggs	...	Commandant Mele-on-Grayza
Duncan Young	...	Emperor Staleek
Francesca Buller	...	War Minister Akhna
Hugh Keays-Byrne	...	Grunchlik
Jonathan Hardy	...	Rygel XVI (voice)
Lani John Tupu	...	Pilot (voice) (as Lani Tupu)
Sandy Gore	...	Muoma
Ron Haddrick	...	Yondalao
Linal Haft	...	Maryk
Nathaniel Dean	...	Jothee
John Bach	...	Einstein
Stephen James King	...	Pikal
Tim McCunn	...	Caa'ta
John Adam	...	Sgt. Learko / Lt. Jatog
Kim De Lury	...	Peacekeeper Captain
Judi Farr	...	Scarran Doctor
Fiona Gentle	...	Diagnosan (voice)
Lee Perry	...	Bishan (voice)
Amanda Wenban
Darius Nejah	...	Scarran warrior
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bianca Chiminello	...	Jenavian Charto
Taris Tyler	...	Scarran
Victor Yerrid	...	Bishan
Darren K. Hawkins	...	Escaping Eidelon (uncredited)
Craig Walker	...	Eidelon Cloth Merchant (uncredited)

Directed by
Brian Henson

Writing credits (WGA)
Rockne S. O'Bannon		(characters) (as Rockne O'Bannon)
Rockne S. O'Bannon		(written by) &
David Kemper		(written by)

Produced by
Martin G. Baker	....	co-executive producer
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Brian Henson	....	executive producer
David Kemper	....	executive producer
Rockne S. O'Bannon	....	executive producer
Lesley Parker	....	line producer
Deborah Peart	....	associate producer
Andrew Prowse	....	producer
Lily Taylor	....	associate producer
Robert E. Wozniak	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Guy Gross

Cinematography by
Russell Bacon

Film Editing by
Nicholas Holmes

Casting by
Ann Fay
Marianne Jade

Production Design by
Ricky Eyres

Art Direction by
Damien Drew

Set Decoration by
Oleh Sokolovsky

Costume Design by
Terry Ryan

Makeup Department
Katherine Brown	....	makeup technician
Angela Conte	....	hair stylist supervisor
Angela Conte	....	makeup supervisor
Kristelle Gardiner	....	special makeup effects artist
Anna Gray	....	makeup artist
Kellie Griffin	....	special makeup effects artist
Sheldon Wade	....	key hair stylist
Sheldon Wade	....	key makeup artist
Laurelle Ziento	....	prosthetic technician
Laurelle Ziento	....	special makeup effects artist
Kerrin Jackson	....	prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited)
Robert Trenton	....	prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Deborah Peart	....	post-production supervisor
Michelle Russell	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Faranda	....	first assistant director
Jeremy Grogan	....	second assistant director
Tim Lion	....	third assistant director
Rob Macdonald	....	third assistant director: second unit
Karan Monkhouse	....	first assistant director: second unit
Annabel Osborne	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Dave Elsey	....	creature designer
Alan Fleming	....	construction manager
Rory Forrest	....	construction foreman
John King	....	stand-by props
Tam Morris	....	storyboard artist
Julian Parry	....	assistant art director
Julian Parry	....	consultant
Andrew Pryer	....	set builder
Bill Undery	....	head scenic artist
Ken Walkerden	....	lead propmaker
Colin Ware	....	creature artist

Sound Department
Chris Alderton	....	sound recordist
Nick Breslin	....	sound editor (as Nicholas Breslin)
Cate Cahill	....	sound editor
Damian Candusso	....	adr recordist
Damian Candusso	....	dialogue editor
Damian Candusso	....	sound editor
Natalie Choo	....	foley artist (as Natalie Velik)
Ella Fairbairn	....	sound editor
Les Fiddess	....	foley artist
Ben Grant	....	sound editor
Mike Jones	....	foley recordist
Peter Purcell	....	sound mixer
Angus Robertson	....	sound editor
Alicia Slusarski	....	sound editor
David White	....	supervising sound editor
Martin White	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Nerissa Box	....	creature fabrication assistant
Lou Elsey	....	fabrication and creature costume designer
Corrie Emery	....	mould maker
Marcus Erasmus	....	special effects supervisor
Lloyd Finnemore	....	special effects technician
Josh Head	....	special effects technician
Rebecca Hunt	....	creature fabrication coordinator
Chris Murray	....	special effects
Conrad Rothmann	....	special effects foreman
Luke Polti	....	special effects makeup assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Steve Anderson	....	animation director
Arild Anfinnsen	....	visual effects artist
Vaughn Arnup	....	digital compositor
Shamus Baker	....	digital effects artist
Dominic Bean	....	lead compositor
Niki Bern	....	digital compositor
David Booth	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Pictures
Dan Breckwoldt	....	digital compositor
Benita Carey	....	visual effects supervisor
Lynne Cartwright	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Jason Hawkins	....	video operations technician (as Jay)
Penny Hayler	....	visual effects coordinator: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Jeremy Howdin	....	3D supervisor
Alwyn Hunt	....	visual effect artist: Animal Logic
Christopher Kerr	....	data operator
Brett Margules	....	lead animator
Naomi Mitchell	....	visual effects producer
Nick Murphy	....	video operations technician (as Nicholas)
Bret Nelson	....	associate visual effects producer
Marco Nero	....	conceptual designer
Marco Nero	....	matte painter
Robert Nicol	....	digital compositor
Robert Nicol	....	visual effects executive producer
Tristan North	....	CG artist
Collette Nunes	....	visual effects editor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Alex Scollay	....	visual effects artist
Mike Seymour	....	digital compositor
Evan Shipard	....	digital matte artist
Robert Sullivan	....	video operations supervisor: Animal Logic (as Rob Sullivan)
Scott Tansley	....	on-set previs
Paul Taylor	....	video operations technician
Matt Town	....	visual effects editor
Edward Twiss	....	digital effects artist
Ian Watson	....	visual effects artist
Kym Watts	....	render wrangler
Matthew Wynne	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Marky Lee Campbell	....	stunt soldier
Marky Lee Campbell	....	stunt warrior
Raelene Chapman	....	lead stunt double
Johnny Hallyday	....	stunt coordinator
Nigel Harbach	....	stunt double
Steve Harman	....	stunt performer
Zed Korshoonoff	....	stunts (as Zed Korshoonof)
Philip Partridge	....	stunt performer
Brit Sooby	....	stunt double
Daniel Stevens	....	stunts
Mark Wickham	....	stunts
Gavin Wild	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ashleigh Carter	....	first assistant camera
Frank Hruby	....	focus puller
Jonas Juhanson	....	key grip (as Jo Juhanson)
Gerard Maher	....	additional second assistant camera
Jeffrey Malouf	....	director of photography: second unit (as Jeff Malouf)
Martin Perrot	....	gaffer
Ricky Schamburg	....	first assistant camera: additional camera
Toby Watson	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Lou Da Roza	....	costume buyer
Robyn Elliot	....	costume supervisor
Amanda Enders	....	costume assistant
Dan Owen	....	costumer
Jo Thorpe	....	costume cutter

Editorial Department
Alan Hansen	....	senior colorist
Simon Klaebe	....	assembly editor
Brett McManus	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Laura Bishop	....	music preparation
Guy Gross	....	conductor
Simon Leadley	....	music scoring engineer
James K. Lee	....	orchestrator (as James Lee)
Katrina Schiller	....	music scoring engineer
Jessica Wells	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Carl Blacklidge	....	marine coordinator
Ed Boyle	....	puppeteer
Naomi Cleaver	....	production coordinator
David Collins	....	puppeteer
Annabel Davies	....	assistant to producer
Jane Elizabeth	....	script coordinator
Jane Forrest	....	production coordinator
Russell Garbutt	....	puppeteer
Fiona Gentle	....	puppeteer
Virginia Goodfellow	....	puppeteer
Lou Grant	....	script supervisor
Graeme Haddon	....	puppeteer
Kelly Head	....	assistant accountant
Peter Hicks	....	location manager
David Hird	....	specialist rigger
Peter Jagger	....	puppeteer coordinator
Kevin Kelly	....	assistant: Brian Henson
Adam Kronenberg	....	puppeteer
Josh Mapleston	....	script coordinator
Mat McCoy	....	puppeteer
Stephen McGillen	....	assistant accountant
Sophie Miller	....	production runner
Reza Mokhtar	....	caterer
Matt Nicholls	....	puppeteer
Jacqui O'Loughlin	....	production runner
Samata Preston	....	production assistant
Kate Renwick	....	production secretary
Christine Robson	....	financial consultant
Diana Snape	....	assistant production coordinator
Deborah Sutherland	....	payroll accountant
Trudy Talbot	....	production accountant
Kristin Voumard	....	script supervisor
Amanda Wenban	....	double: Utu-Noranti Pralatong

Production Companies

• Jim Henson Company, The
• Jim Henson Productions

Distributors

• Bridge Entertainment Group (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Contender Entertainment Group (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Elephant Films (2007) (France) (all media)
• Hallmark Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• MIG Film (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sky One (2005) (UK) (TV)

Special Effects

• Jim Henson's Creature Shop (prosthetics and creature effects)
• Applied Explosives Technology
• Animal Logic (visual effects)
• Digital Pictures (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Atlab  laboratory services
• Frame, Set & Match  post-production facilities
• Huzzah Sound  adr facilities
• Maura Fay & Associates  casting
• PhilmSound  sound facilities
• Simply Sound  foley recording
• Soundfirm  adr facilities
• Spectrum Films International  editing facilities
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities
• Sydney Symphony Orchestra  music performers
• Trackdown Digital  music recorded at

Also Known As:

The Farscape Miniseries (USA) (informal title)

Runtime:

182 min (2 parts)

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6 | Australia:M | UK:12 | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Jim Henson Company, The

Trivia:

Virginia Hey is the only regular cast member from Farscape's original television run that is not in the miniseries (though she is visible for a moment in a flashback during Crichton's "recap flashback").

Goofs:

Plot holes: The Eidelon priest told Aeryn that at the dawn of their usefulness 27 thousand cycles (about 27 thousand years) ago they found a primitive and barely clothed species, humans, which they genetically engineered to make peacekeepers. Crichton found an artifact near the Eidelon temple with an Egyptian hieroglyph. The Egyptian hieroglyphs are dated 3200 b.c, about 5.2 thousand years ago, there were no Egyptians 27 thousand years ago, nor there were Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Quotes:

Jothee: Stark is now our number one priority.
Rygel XVI: Stark? How's that for an inversion of normalcy?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Far Out!

Just in case you are not familiar with the back story of this excellent little mini-series: Farscape PKWs is a continuation of a cancelled television series on the Scifi channel. Nothing special about that you say?

Well, what makes this unique is the fact that it never would have been made except for the legions of fans who caused such a ruckus after Scifi made the stupid mistake of canceling. THE FANS got the attention of financial backers who then invested in making this little gem. How amazing is that? In a world where we feel like people crap on us at will and it's us again the big corporations...the little man finally won a small but decisive battle.

As for the show, some die-hard fans, myself included, noticed a few differences in how the mini-series was shot and some character changes...though all the original actors were used. Still, I was almost in tears when I saw my favorite Hynerian in all his squat and toadlike splendor. Definitely not a disappointment to loyal fans and hopefully an eye catcher to those who are new to the series. The humor was there, the dangers were still lurking around the corners, and the chemistry was as sizzling as ever. I highly recommend that anyone who hasn't seen this glorious series go out and rent the first season. You'll never regret it!