Why????

[Stewart5]

Now, this has probably come up many times in the forum, but as i am too lazy to scan every thread that there has ever been, I'm starting a new one
Why did Farscape have to goooo???????????????
It was awesome on a scale only beaten by SG-1. I miss it so. From the whacky characters to the ships to the (quite often) awesome combat scenes, it help a promise that nothign was good and safe in space. Then it was torn away. I have survived only through rewatching SG-1, Trek and Farscape over and over and over and....you get the point.
Any like minded people out there, get posting!!

[IcarusAbides]

At least we have the comics to look forward to, that's something.

[Imperial_Prince]

I've always been curious to know the exact reasoning behind sci-fi pulling their funding and the chances of a season 5 return...

...and what about the webisodes. What's happening with them?


I'm only on season 3 and i'm really trying to savour the show. I don't want to race through it like I did with B5 (watching 10-12 episodes a day).

[the fifth man]

At least we have the comics to look forward to, that's something.

Yes, we do have those to look forward to. And the webisodes are still on. And after those, who knows. Maybe a return in some way? I sure hope so.

[SunKrux]

I've always been curious to know the exact reasoning behind sci-fi pulling their funding and the chances of a season 5 return...

The reason was that both the parent companies of SciFi AND Jim Henson Productions (two separate companies) were both going belly up and SciFi's parent company wanted more money from JHP and it wasn't happening.

[Yvie]

Yes, we do have those to look forward to. And the webisodes are still on. And after those, who knows. Maybe a return in some way? I sure hope so.

At least we have the comics to look forward to, that's something.

I've very excited about the comics. I'm sure they'll take care that it's done right.

I just listened to a podcast interview with Bonnie Hammer being praised for her emphasis on ratings over quality television (more for her role with USA rather than SCI FI). I rolled my eyes.

[IcarusAbides]

The reason was that both the parent companies of SciFi AND Jim Henson Productions (two separate companies) were both going belly up and SciFi's parent company wanted more money from JHP and it wasn't happening.

Also Farscape cost a lot of money to make, the special effects were of a great quality and so they had to have a big budget for that, the models like rygel and pilot were also very expensive and painstaking to shoot sometimes, Sci Fi and Henson couldn't afford to keep it running, well they said they couldn't anyway.

[SunKrux]

Also Farscape cost a lot of money to make, the special effects were of a great quality and so they had to have a big budget for that, the models like rygel and pilot were also very expensive and painstaking to shoot sometimes, Sci Fi and Henson couldn't afford to keep it running, well they said they couldn't anyway.

That's basically what the lack of funding on both parts was causing. Henson's parent company couldn't afford to pay and neither could SciFi's parent company. As I said, both parent companies were going belly up, kaput, ran outa money honey.

[the fifth man]

I was so crushed when Farscape did not return for a 5th season. And really mad too. For quite a long time.

[IcarusAbides]

I'm still annoyed about it, too many good sci fi shows get cancelled these days which is ludicrous with the amount of useless junk on tv nowadays.

[Stewart5]

I was so crushed when Farscape did not return for a 5th season. And really mad too. For quite a long time.

Yes. And the Peackeeper Wars didn't deliver what it promised. Basically, peacekeepers and war. i wanted mass combat, with Crichton kicking all arse. But no. It was just an extended double episode........

[Stewart5]

Any idea who's writing the webisodes?

[LoneStar1836]

I was so crushed when Farscape did not return for a 5th season. And really mad too. For quite a long time.

And me recently rewatching the show has rekindled my anger.

Any idea who's writing the webisodes?

Well Rockne S. O'Bannon is doing the comics that bridge the PKW to the webisodes and last I knew he was going to be involved in those too.

[the fifth man]

And me recently rewatching the show has rekindled my anger.



Well Rockne S. O'Bannon is doing the comics that bridge the PKW to the webisodes and last I knew he was going to be involved in those too.

I can understand how it could do that.

As for O'Bannon being a part of both the comics and the webisodes, I am very pleased. I really look forward to what he has up his sleeve.

[Stewart5]

So, it seems there may be a god? And if Crichton were to return.......