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Farscape Finale Tonight

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the set-tivos-on-stun dept.

Sim9 writes "Just a reminder that Farscape, the critically acclaimed sci-fi television show, is having its *series* finale Friday night! Showing times are 8PM and 12AM ET/PT (7PM and 11PM Central) on SciFi Channel. Catch this great show one last time before it's gone!" Thanks to everyone involved in producing this show. One of my favorites. All I have left on Sci Fi now is SG1.

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  1. Sci-Fi copout by Stickster · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's a pity that even their commercials make it look like this is a series wrap-up instead of what it is, which is a season-finale cliffhanger. I'm hoping that a brave network like Showtime or TNT will pick it up and resurrect it. The show simply deserves to be seen.

    1. Re:Sci-Fi copout by dnahelix · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I sent an email to Showtime via their website explaining that, at present, I do not subscribe to Showtime, even though it is available from my cable service. I said that if if Showtime picked up Farscape, I would subscribe immediately. I got a personal response saying my message would be forwarded and that they really value public input. So... WRITE THOSE LETTERS!!!!

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  2. Farscape's Replacement by heli0 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This is the high quality programming they are replacing it with:

    Bigfoot on the Loose!


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  3. This Episode will Piss people off by aSiTiC · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I've seen the episode and I can honestly say that SciFi should have left the show with Episode 21 which actually tied up things reasonably well.

    This Episode 22 will really piss people off and SciFi will be dealing with very angry fans for a few weeks. Hopefully that anger will lead to constructive results like renewing the show on SciFi or another channel.

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  4. One less reason to spend money... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I first ponied up the bucks for extended cable to watch the SciFi channel and Farscape rivetted me. I kept watching, even as my cable cost went from 25 USD/m to 41. The final straw was when the cable company moved four of the five cable channels I watched to their digital package at 51 USD/m. I couldn't afford that change, and missed the entire third season. Finally, I moved to a different apartment, where satellite became viable (it faced south) and for 24 USD/m, I was once again following the adventures of John Crichton and crew. And then the cancellation was announced...

    A month from now I'll be cancelling the satellite, after I catch the season I missed in re-runs. Forget "Tremours". Forget the half-baked, half-replacements. Good-bye Vivendi and SciFi. I'll let someonelse pay for your remaining tripe. Who's with me?

  5. Such is modern TV by FullCircle · · Score: 5, Interesting

    With a failing (failed?) ratings system, there is no way to tell which shows are actually grabbing viewers attention.

    There are about 5000 families participating in ratings surveys at any given time. A fraction of those have subscription TV. A fraction of that fraction watch a niche network such as SciFi. I've heard that 6 families in the entire survey could have saved Farscape.

    Unless these stations stop using a ratings system designed for national broadcast networks, expect more bad decisions.

    Farscape R.I.P.

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  6. Bye-bye Sci-Fi by BeemerBoy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    After 21:00 EST on Friday, March 21 I no longer have a reason to tune in the Sci-Fi channel. I refuse to watch a once good network degenerate into a goofy "Reality Channel" as they seem to be headed. I wonder if I can have my cable system unsubscribe me from a free channel??

    Jaime

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  7. Like the finale of Married with Children by sielwolf · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Anyone remember the end of Married... with Children and how you could tell that it was obviously not intended to be the show's conclusion but (like Farscape) a season-ender? And as far as I can remember it was for similar reasons: the show was popular but not the "direction" the channel (Fox in this case) wanted to go. Forget the fact that Married... with Children and The Simpsons helped put Fox on the map. But then Aaron Spelling came along and Fox decided to try and become like the other Big Three.

    Sad when a media outlet is doing good product but thinks that by De-flavoring their shows will help them become a Mainstream channel. I mean, isn't that why people don't watch the big channels? That they are all derivative and generic?

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