Farscape

Farscape (1999–2003) is a science fiction television series, featuring a present-day astronaut who accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the galaxy. The series is one of a new generation of popular science fiction television shows in which the main concerns are surviving in a hostile, chaotic universe and dealing with interpersonal conflicts, instead of exploration, warfare or law enforcement. It was produced by the Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, and filmed in Australia. Drawing on Henson's traditional expertise in puppetry, two of the main characters are animatronic puppets.

The show was abruptly cancelled after it had completed production of its fourth season, with a fifth season contracted, effectively ending the series on a cliffhanger. A mini-series in 2004 wrapped up some of the show's hanging plot threads, but a feature film remains a possibility as does another mini-series.

Originally conceived in the early 1990s by Rockne S. O'Bannon, Brian Henson and writer/executive producer David Kemper under the title Space Chase, the show's main character is present-day astronaut John Crichton (played by Ben Browder). Crichton accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the galaxy, where he is caught in the middle of conflicts between planets, empires, and the incompatible personalities of the escaped prisoners with whom he has taken refuge. The series avoids rough language problems by introducing Farscape terminology with words like 'frell' and 'dren', the analogues of which become quite clear.

Henson has traditionally specialized in puppetry (see Muppets), and Farscape is no exception. Two of the main characters are animatronic puppets: the miniature deposed Dominar Rygel XVI of Hyneria (voiced by Jonathan Hardy) and the ship's Pilot (voiced by Lani Tupu), a large multi-armed creature physically bonded to the living Leviathan ship, Moya.

In 2000, 2001 and 2002, Farscape won two Saturn Awards for Best Syndicated/Cable TV Series and Best TV Actor (Browder). Additionally, in 2002, it received nominations for Best TV Actress (Claudia Black as former soldier Aeryn Sun) and Best Supporting TV Actor (Anthony Simcoe as the Luxan warrior Ka D'Argo) and Best Supporting TV Actress (Gigi Edgley as the pixieish rogue Chiana). The other main actors are Virginia Hey (playing Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan) and Wayne Pygram (playing Scorpius). All these actors are from Australia and New Zealand, with the exception of Ben Browder, who is from the USA.

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Farscape Episodes

Farscape Season 1

1. 1- 1 10101 19 Mar 99 Premiere
2. 1- 2 10102 8 May 99 I, E.T.
3. 1- 3 10103 26 Mar 99 Exodus from Genesis
4. 1- 4 10104 9 Apr 99 Throne for a Loss
5. 1- 5 10105 2 Apr 99 Back and Back and Back to the Future
6. 1- 6 10106 23 Apr 99 Thank God it's Friday. Again.
7. 1- 7 10107 16 Apr 99 PK Tech Girl
8. 1- 8 10108 11 Jun 99 That Old Black Magic
9. 1- 9 10109 18 Jun 99 DNA Mad Scientist
10. 1-10 10110 25 Jun 99 They've Got a Secret
11. 1-11 10111 9 Jul 99 Till the Blood Runs Clear
12. 1-12 10113 16 Jul 99 The Flax
13. 1-13 10112 23 Jul 99 Rhapsody in Blue
14. 1-14 10114 30 Jul 99 Jeremiah Crichton
15. 1-15 10116 1 Aug 99 A Human Reaction
16. 1-16 10115 13 Aug 99 Durka Returns
17. 1-17 10117 10 Sep 99 Through the Looking Glass
18. 1-18 10118 17 Sep 99 A Bug's Life
19. 1-19 10119 7 Jan 00 Nerve
20. 1-20 10120 14 Jan 00 The Hidden Memory
21. 1-21 10121 21 Jan 00 Bone to be Wild
22. 1-22 10122 28 Jan 00 Family Ties

Farscape Season 2

23. 2- 1 10202 17 Mar 00 Mind the Baby
24. 2- 2 10203 24 Mar 00 Vitas Mortis
25. 2- 3 10204 31 Mar 00 Taking the Stone
26. 2- 4 10205 7 Apr 00 Crackers Don't Matter
27. 2- 5 10207 14 Apr 00 The Way We Weren't
28. 2- 6 10206 21 Apr 00 Picture if You Will
29. 2- 7 10208 16 Jun 00 Home on the Remains
30. 2- 8 10201 23 Jun 00 Dream a Little Dream
31. 2- 9 10209 7 Jul 00 Out of Their Minds
32. 2-10 10210 21 Jul 00 Look at the Princess (1): A Kiss Is But a Kiss
33. 2-11 10221 28 Jul 00 Look at the Princess (2): I Do, I Think
34. 2-12 10211 4 Aug 00 Look at the Princess (3): The Maltese Crichton
35. 2-13 10212 14 Jul 00 My Three Crichtons
36. 2-14 10213 11 Aug 00 Beware of Dog
37. 2-15 10214 18 Aug 00 Won't Get Fooled Again
38. 2-16 10215 25 Aug 00 The Locket
39. 2-17 10216 8 Aug 00 The Ugly Truth
40. 2-18 10217 15 Sep 00 A Clockwork Nebari
41. 2-19 10218 5 Jan 01 Liars, Guns and Money (1): A Not So Simple Plan
42. 2-20 10219 12 Jan 01 Liars, Guns and Money (2): With Friends Like These...
43. 2-21 10220 19 Jan 01 Liars, Guns and Money (3): Plan B
44. 2-22 10222 26 Jan 01 Die Me, Dichotomy

Farscape Special

S- 1 16 Mar 01 Farscape: Undressed

Farscape Season 3

45. 3- 1 10301 16 Mar 01 Season of Death
46. 3- 3 10302 23 Mar 01 Suns and Lovers
47. 3- 4 10303 30 Mar 01 Self Inflicted Wounds (1): Could'a, Would'a, Should'a
48. 3- 5 10304 6 Apr 01 Self Inflicted Wounds(2): Wait for the Wheel
49. 3- 6 10305 13 Apr 01 ...Different Destinations
50. 3- 7 10306 1 Apr 01 Eat Me
51. 3- 8 10307 15 Jun 01 Thanks for Sharing
52. 3- 9 10308 22 Jun 01 Green Eyed Monster
53. 3-10 10309 29 Jun 01 Losing Time
54. 3-11 10310 6 Jul 01 Relativity
55. 3-12 10311 13 Jul 01 Incubator
56. 3-13 10312 14 Jul 01 Meltdown
57. 3-14 10313 1 Jul 01 Scratch 'n Sniff
58. 3-15 10314 27 Jul 01 Infinite Possibilities (1): Daedalus Demands
59. 3-16 10315 3 Aug 01 Infinite Possibilities (2): Icarus Abides
60. 3-17 10316 10 Aug 01 Revenging Angel
61. 3-18 10317 17 Aug 01 The Choice
62. 3-19 10318 24 Aug 01 Fractures
63. 3-20 10319 5 Apr 02 I-Yensch, You-Yensch
64. 3-21 10320 12 Apr 02 Into the Lion's Den (1): Lambs to the Slaughter
65. 3-22 10321 19 Apr 02 Into the Lion's Den (2): Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
66. 3-23 10322 26 Apr 02 Dog with Two Bones

Farscape Season 4

67. 4- 1 10401 7 Jun 02 Crichton Kicks
68. 4- 2 10402 14 Jun 02 What Was Lost (1): Sacrifice
69. 4- 3 10403 21 Jun 02 What Was Lost (2): Resurrection
70. 4- 4 10404 28 Jun 02 Lava's a Many Splendored Thing
71. 4- 5 10405 12 Jul 02 Promises
72. 4- 6 10406 19 Jul 02 Natural Election
73. 4- 7 10407 26 Jul 02 John Quixote
74. 4- 8 10408 2 Aug 02 I Shrink Therefore I Am
75. 4- 9 10409 9 Aug 02 A Prefect Murder
76. 4-10 10410 16 Aug 02 Coup by Clam
77. 4-11 10411 23 Aug 02 Unrealized Reality
78. 4-12 10412 10 Jan 03 Kansas
79. 4-13 10413 17 Jan 03 Terra Firma
80. 4-14 10414 24 Jan 03 Twice Shy
81. 4-15 10415 31 Jan 03 Mental as Anything
82. 4-16 10416 7 Feb 03 Bringing Home the Beacon
83. 4-17 10417 14 Feb 03 A Constellation of Doubt
84. 4-18 10418 21 Feb 03 Prayer
85. 4-19 10419 28 Feb 03 We're So Screwed (1): Fetal Attraction
86. 4-20 10420 7 Mar 03 We're So Screwed (2): Hot to Katratzi
87. 4-21 10421 14 Mar 03 We're So Screwed (3): La Bomba
88. 4-22 10422 21 Mar 03 Bad Timing

Farscape Special

89. 5- 1 MPK01 17 Oct 04 The Peacekeeper Wars (1)
90. 5- 2 MPK02 18 Oct 04 The Peacekeeper Wars (2)

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