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Farscape is Back
cioxx writes "FilmForce has substantiated rumors of Farscape, widely popular TV miniseries, returning as a standalone project with no new episode commitment attached, independent of Sci-Fi Channel." Previously, some rumors had been flying around that the original series would be finished off in this way, but many Farscape fans are just happy to see more of the show on the way.
Frell yeah!
They mod down the GNAA post as Troll but they leave the parent of this post normal, which implies they do not believe it is a troll.
How stupid are you moderators?
2) It wasn't that popular; Sci-fi nerds are just a vocal minority.
2a It wasn't that popular; Sci-fi nerds are just very fat.
...when I spent a whole morning standing out in the cold in front of Sci-Fi HQ handing out flyers and stuff with a bunch of strangers.
Hah!
Babylon 5 is the only scifi i ever mourned.
Earlier this week, Dark Horizons reported that he had learned the production office is open, but that he was unable to learn anything else. SOMETHING is going on but that article simply seems to be plagiarizing the Dark Horizons article.
There was a Henson press conference set for Thursday according to savefarscape.com but it was cancelled which leads me to beleive that perhaps whatever deal they had fell through.
There is a fan convention going on this weekend, so if there is an anouncement look for it soon.
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Not particularly directed at Farscape, perhaps, but I see a lot of criticism about various sci-fi shows for a lack of originality, in that a lot of basic tech and plot concepts seem mirrored across many different series.
I think creating an original premise for sci-fi is now extremely hard, all the main aspects of possible futures being represented in one show or another. I know I can't think of anything new to base a story on.
Can anyone point to some recent sci-fi that is truly original? Thanks.
Excellent! Now they just need to bring back the Invisible Man and I will be happy.
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act!" -- George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair)
If it was widely popular, why does it have to be resurrected?
What's with all these Farscape fans anyway? Stargate SG-1 is a much better show, and 100% Muppet free. I never did see the appeal of Farscape, and I'm a sci-fi geek (I like all the Star Trek series, hell, even Babylon 5).
It's great to see Farscape come back alive like this. I just hope that this will happen to the Babylon 5: Crusade series as well. The last few episodes were really good and the original series was awesome.
I was a fan of Farscape, and was saddened to see it cancelled. That the series ended with a cliffhanger was a frustrating disappointment. At least now they will be able to tidy things up a bit. I have no hope that Farscape will be revived as a series, but at least this miniseries will give it a fair ending.
It's about frelling time.
Even if it's just a miniseries, maybe they can bring some closure to the series, or at the very least the end of the last season. Of course, this thing could still be a long way off, and there's a lot that could go wrong, so I'm going to try not to get too excited too early.
"Recta non toleranda futuaris nisi irrisus ridebis"
It's rumored to become a movie -> dvd. Don't worry, we'll still have Battlestar Galactica!
It's inaccurate to call Farscape a miniseries. It was a regular tv show, running 4 seasons with 22 episodes in each. Perhaps the author was confused after reading the article (although that would seem to imply he read the article, which on /., seems unlikely...), that mentions that the new project will be a miniseries.
"Recta non toleranda futuaris nisi irrisus ridebis"
I know that not everyone agrees with me that Farscape is possibly the best show to have graced TV since, well since, hell since forever.
But even if you don't get Farscape you have to have some sympathy for us fans.
You realize they didn't even have the common curtesy to delete the words 'To be continued' from the last scene of the last episode?
In the last 3 minutes of the last episode the 2 main characters are blown away by a previously unknown badguy, and then the other good guys are left with jaws in there laps and the words 'To Be Continued'.
If you don't have some sort of pity for us fans then you are an incompassionate slug.
I will take a miniseries and say 'Thank You'. All I ever wanted was a final episode, maybe a 2 hour one, to tie up the loose ends.
I never demanded they give us another full season.
So who do I have to thank????
You are so pathetic that you don't even deserve a Troll moderation.
Hey Taco! Can we have a pathetic moderation category?
- Stephen Baxter's Ring, Manifold:Time, Anti-Ice
- Greg Egan's Quarantine, Diaspora, Distress, and Permutation City
- Ian MacDonald's Terminal Cafe and Evolution's Shore
- Alistair Reynold's Revelation Space
- Rudy Rucker's Software and sequels, which are the weirdest fiction I've encountered since Phillip K Dick
- S.M. Stirling's Island in the Sea of Time
- Harry Turtledove's Guns of the South, Agent of Byzantium, and World War series
- Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky
- Robert Charles Wilson's Chronoliths and Bios
- David Zindell's Neverness
For short stories, the Year's Best SF series edited by David Hartwell is quite good. Stephen Baxter and especially Greg Egan have amazing short story collections fo their own. If you know a good used bookstore, I'd also highly recommend John Varley's short story collections (most published under several titles). He's not a bad novelist, but he's incredible in short fiction.I find it hard to feel for a group of people who bitch about farscape EVERY time sci-fi is brought up. farscapers are as bad as the gentooites!
fuck you man, I clicked it cause I was HOPING it'd be some gay goatse redirection link.
Actually DK and the FS cast/crew left that To Be Continued in there on purpose. They did it as giving the finger to the scifi channel as they only had 1 day of filming left when they heard it was cancelled and DK said he wasn't about to try to tie up the show in a day, so leave it as is..the way it was originally intended.
That, sir, is the worst insult ever. :(
hell.. i have no sympathy for you.
you know, if you played nethack most of your stories in it end that way.
world was created 5 seconds before this post as it is.
I know! Farscape fans bitching about Farscapes cancelation in a story about farscapes cancelation! What hubris!
Everything will be taken away from you.
I didn't miss one.
Then they moved it to mondays during the day??! How the hell am I supposed to have a job and watch Farscape.
So I quit my job.
It was worth it.
PLEASE say it's so!
There was a post the other day on watchfarscape.com's forums, here, to the effect of:
- someone had a conversation with one of Farscape's actresses (the one who played Sikozu) at a con; she said that (summary borrowed from someone on trekbbs.com):
* All the Farscape actors are 'on hold.'
* The studios are reserved from December - February.
* The sets are being built.
* She believes a three-part miniseries with possible feature film MAY be under discussion.
* Ben Browder MAY have signed something (possibly some sort of letter of intent).
The first season or two were pretty interesting. Live actors and puppets working on the same stage in a dramatic setting was kinda cool. And the use of puppets allowed some variation from the common TV sci-fi convention of all aliens as humanoid knock-offs.
The show began to get tied up in multi-episode arcs (trying to outshine the Babylon 5, I suppose) and ordinary notions of story structure got lost. Attempts to wring "surprise" out of regular characters overwhelmed the growth and development that had been an enjoyable aspect of the principals up to then.
Humanoid knock-off aliens began showing up in droves, reducing the novelty level. A lot of time spent on earth allowed homo sapiens to be viewed as the "aliens." This got carried to an extreme not needed for long-time sci-fi fans. (Quibble alert: Characters who lived in the midwest of north america but tended to speak with Australian accents was somewhat disconcerting to a native north american. End of quibble)
The plots went out of control. Elements would be introduced that had no background, tensions would arise that were not resolved. The show's writers and producers promised in the trades and fan publications that upcoming episodes would knock everyone's socks off -- but what hit the screen was just more of the increasingly muddled mess that had now become Farscape.
The last scenes shown didn't really strike me as a cliffhanger ending, but just another weak set up for following episodes that wouldn't make sense or break through to new visions.
Let it go.
Sure, Farscape was ok. I'm sure I saw at least 20% of the episodes in a haphazard fashion.
But Firefly. I did not miss a one. So of course it did not make it out of its first season.
At least I can now preorder (due out Dec 9) the entire season from Amazon for $34. Plus extras!
# DVD Features:
* Commentary on Serenity Part 1 & 2, The Train Job, Shindig, Out of Gas, War Stories, Objects in Space, and The Message
* Deleted scenes from Serenity, Our Mrs. Reynolds, Objects in Space
* Featurettes: "Here's How How It Was" (making of), "Serenity: The Tenth Character," "Joss' Tour of the Set"
* Alan Tudyk's audition
* Gag reel
* Joss sings the Firefly theme
* Easter egg: Adam Baldwin sings "Hero of Canton"
* Full-screen format
* Number of discs: 4
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There were so many Farscape stories posted on /., I figured it must be a good show, so I downloaded and watched the first 3 episodes. It sucked. Even my wife, who is much less discriminating, didn't like it. There must be a lot of people that enjoy bad sci-fi.
Sorry.
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Hey, buttplug, hey said ANY sci-fi discussion, not just one about Farscape.
So, uh, given the last episode, how do they reasonably start up the story line again? Crichton and Aeryn are dust, and I'd certainly not watch the show just to see that annoying little muppet get fried next.
If I wanted a flaky sci-fi series to come back as a movie, I'd want Lexx. They barely scraped the surface of what Zev/Xev could do ;)
I'd have a personalized plate on my car, but "toxic bachelor" won't fit into 7 letters.
There's seems to be a lot of unanswered questions about if this is actually going to happen or not and Henson & Co. aren't talking...
Truthfully I loved Farscape but I could also see where the show had serious problems. The major one being that the story arcs were so long and the stories so complicated (often based on things that happened in previous episodes / seasons) that it just couldn't attract new viewers.. I know that for a fact since I tried to get a lot of my friends to watch it and they always had a 1000 questions about why things were happening and why the characters were acting the way that they were which pretty much required giving them a two hour synopsis of every significant event from the last two or three seasons. So far everyone who I've loaned my season one and two DVD's to have really loved it once they managed to watch them all.
The second problem is that the fourth season (for the most part) just plain sucked.. there were very few good episodes from the first part of the season but it really didn't get good until the last six episodes (I think the writers realized that they needed to pull it together).. I loved the last couple with Criton running around with the fusion bomb that had "Hi There!" (a reference to Dr. Strangelove) written on it strapped to him.. that made the rest of the bad episodes somewhat worth while.
They were freeze dried, dummy!
All they have to do is add water and, presto! instant sequel!
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They seemingly dissasembled Crichton and Aeryn. Of course both characters have been killed before ;-)
Assuming that Chricton and Aeryn are permanently gone is like assuming the Picard is dead every time they disassemble him on a transporter pad.
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Maybe now someone can write a ALF episode... I've only been waiting since I was 7 for it to come. I mean it's about time, the poor guy has been reduced to shilling for 10-10-220. :)
Take off the 'to be continued' and you have a very Blake's 7-y ending, although in that case it was all but two of the regular cast who definitely got killed, and probably one more for good luck.
Horrid at the time but after all these years very satisfyingly final and a logical conclusion to the series.
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If you don't get the reference, then you don't watch the show. If you don't watch the show, why the hell are you posting on this thread?
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Hey dipshit, do you always respond so hysterically to trolls?
I remember when I was raping you in front of your family at Thanksgiving and your father asked if he could be next.
I actually canceled my cable after Farscape was killed off.
I guess now I will have to get cable long enough for the miniseries.
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I've downloeaded and started watching Farscape, since I missed it on air. I'm about 1/3rd of the way through the first season. Does it get better? I've been kind of underwhelmed so far (lacks the tightly interconnected storyline of B5, and not as interesting as TNG). So does it get better, or is this just not a show to my liking?
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I was crushed when I heard FS had been canned for the monetary problems of SF and EMTV. It hurt even more when I realized there would not be any resolution to series. I always believed though, that it would come back and be allowed the chance to finish the story. I'm thrilled that the planets seem to be aligning in a way as to allow that to happen.
I don't watch much TV. I prefer to read or play PC games. When I do watch a series though, I only watch something with long story arcs, intelligent writing, clever dialog, and character development. (which is why I don't watch much TV) Babylon 5 and Farscape both fit this description are rare shows indeed. Like any series with an arc, you have to watch about halfway through the first seasons before they finally grab you. If you only watch three episodes, as one poster did, or watch a few episodes haphazardly as another mentioned, I don't think you will ever like Farscape or B5. If you think a show that fits the above description would appeal to you, and you have the time to invest, I think you would really enjoy Farscape.
so i'm sitting in my office (cube) yesterday and i feel a good fart coming on so i lift my left leg and let it blast. problem is, this fart brought a friend! there i am, sitting in the cube with poop in my shorts, shocked as hell. so i gotta make it to the bathroom while facing everyone i pass, cause i don't know what kind of damage has been done back there and i'm worried about something shimmying down my pants leg the whole way, but finally i make it in and bolt for a stall. let me tell you, it took a fuckload of tp to clean that mess up! i ended up ditching my undies since they weren't in any shape to come home with me.
... so very, very, very much.
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Regardless, I'd still rather see a Lexx movie, with a rating of NC-17 or higher. If Xenia's not available, I bet Jaime Pressley would make a great Xev.
I'd have a personalized plate on my car, but "toxic bachelor" won't fit into 7 letters.
Since it took ten minutes to load, this might be useful:
Confirmed: Farscape Miniseries on the Way!
The rumors are true...
November 14, 2003 - As IGN FilmForce reported back in July, a new Farscape project is finally on its way. While an official announcement was postponed earlier this week, IGN FilmForce has learned that the production office in Australia has re-opened and work has begun on a new project.
The Henson company would not comment on the information but a source close to the production has confirmed that the new project will be a miniseries, not a new season as originally hoped for by the fans. While no plot details are available, sources have also confirmed that the new project will be independent from the Sci-Fi Channel, the network that broadcast the series. No information is currently available about just where the new miniseries will be appearing or when.
Obviously, this is good news for the fans that have fought so hard to bring the series back but there may be cause for guarded optimism. The miniseries is currently seen as a standalone project with no new episode commitment attached, so nothing is guaranteed beyond this project. More information as it becomes available right here at IGNFF.
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I just finished Revelation Space and Chasm City (A related novel, but not a direct sequel or prequel to rev space), and I must say, these were the best novels sci-fi novels I've read in some time. Reynolds plays a little fast and lose with the explainations of the technology at times (usually writing it off as the POV character doesn't know the details) - but that only enhances the realism of the world, since the POV character is rarely someone who would know how things work.
I'm going to buy the latest, Redemption Ark later today. It's still in hardback - but the wait to see what happens to the characters from Rev Space would be too long if I waited for a paperback. Normally I don't buy hardbacks...
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You obviously didn't listen to the audio. The command to the unknown alien is to RETRIEVE the trespassers. So when they're blown to bits, it's part of some kind of disable-and-retrieve weapon.
Hell, that one's easy. Crichton's head contains the most valuable information in the galaxy: wormhole tech. And a reconstituted Aeryn is easier to use to manipulate him with.
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Maybe the deconstitute/reconstitute thing is just how they transport their prisoners around
Farscape ended well, it had a good run, I say leave it alone. There's nothing worse than a series that doesn't know when to die. Xena anyone? That series degenerated into campy musicals.
Just closing out the cliffhanger that could have been eliminating in editing anyway. What Farscape really needs is a 22-episode 1-arc final season. But that isn't going to happen. Period.
I absolutely loved the first season, watched the whole thing back when it was new, but I felt that the quality of episodes after season one consistantly declined. Action became very sketchy and plot was too contrived and predictable. Wish they could have continued with the quality of that fist season though, that was golden.
Hey, buttplug, hey said ANY sci-fi discussion, not just one about Farscape.
Hey, genius, if he's annoyed by Farscape fans, why is he reading and posting to a Farscape article?
I've never watched Farscape and I want to start renting it from Netflix. But what's up with the weird episode ordering like Disc 1 has 1 & 7, 2 has 2 & 4, 3 has 3 & 6!? Are they out of order on purpose or do I need to watch them in numerical order by renting more than 1 disc at a time? That will really suck I think.
Besides, my very non-tech girlfriend really likes Lexx and got bored immediately with Farscape.
PS: Actually the idea of living starships was around for a while, going back at least to Jaques Vallee's "Fastwalker" and John Walker. I expect the Lexx guys picked the idea of a living starship from one of these sources.
Seastead this.
Mods, c'mon, honestly? How is bitching "informative"? "My God, Linux was horrible! please please please don't ever talk about it again." Mod me up.
Check out Orion's Arm. It is a pretty unique sci-fi website.
Series 1 and 2, Great Season 3 was self-indulgent, Season 4 wasn't worth bothering about. Let it die and let us enjoy the episodes that were actually any good
After the initial shock I have come to accept the end of Farscape; and right now I really don't care if Farscape comes back. A previous poster got it right when indicating that Lexx was far superior to Farscape. I guess I didn't have it all in perspective (and Ben B didn't help when he kept talking about chainsaws being taken to Moya).
What with the news of a new series of Dr Who, which was probably not that great after all and will not be any better now, I'm beginning to regret all the campaigns to restore the sci-fi of our past.
Let Farscape, Dr Who, Blakes 7 (I know...), and Futurama (gulp) lie in our past and then maybe new, better stuff will come through.
Hell, even the Lexx website (lexx.com) was better than the Farscape one - though lately they seem to have got rid of the robot head and the poems ... oh well; you'll have to trust me on that one ...
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interesting
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Seastead this.
I liked Farscape well enough, I would even consider myself a fan.
But from the moment Mal pushed that guy through the engine intiake on his ship I knew that Firefly was a better show. (e.g. if the two were scheduled against one another, I would have to choose the Fly...)
So yea, I would be happy to see more Farscape, but the cancelation of Firefly should have caused riots... 8-)
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As a series as well!
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