So sad the shows producers were told they would definitely have both a season 4 AND a season 5. Yet, in typical SyFy fashion, they either lied or changed their minds. They put in this shows time slot was a second hour of a BS supposed psychic. All the awards nominated and won in the four years it was in TV, and obviously it meant nothing to SyFy as all other shows they had over the years. Yet, every show starring Amanda Tapping had many, many seasons. Why? Then, because of all the fan uproar sending in box tops of cracker boxes. Added to numerous phone calls all demanding the show to be returned. The best that could happen since all sets and most props were dismantled or destroyed. We got an entire season stuffed into a 2-part series called The Peacekeeper Wars. It picked up resolving the cliff hanger ending of season 4. Then went almost as if it was running in fast forward to give the show an ending. All of us true fans were easily able to see what a full season could have been with the same ending. We just had to find as much solace that at least the cliffhanger was resolved and an ending. I see many people want this show back. I would love that as well, but it's been nearly 20 years since the cast minus Virginia Hey who left after season 3. Hollywood treated her horribly and she had to move one or more times with her only sources of income was from conventions and her all natural herbal soaps, bath products, etc. Hard to believe she is in her late 60s and still so beautiful and elegant. Ben Browder is still working, Anthony Simcoe seems to have given up show biz, Gigi Edgley is still working but it seems it's exclusively in Australia and New Zealand, Claudia Black is and has for a very long time nearly exclusively in voiceover work for games or animations. Henson Dreamworks has seemed to have fallen by the wayside, perhaps because of the rise of CGI. They did such an amazing job creating the characters such as Pilot, Rigel, and numerous creatures. With all this written, I would hate to see this show brought back. It couldn't return with the original main characters and I don't think some animated version would be nearly as good. This is one of those rare Sci-Fi shows that is truly character driven. In the company of some other shows of the same genre have been. Other great shows such as Babylon 5 almost didn't have a season 5 as well, but was saved by another network. Star Trek: TNG, DS9, And to a lesser extent Voyager. And my personal #1 series BSG came out with the right people in front of the camera as well as behind it. Mostly wonderful scripts, and terrific acting by all the regular and guest actors. However, the last season was almost as poor and disappointing as the final two seasons of A Game Of Thrones. Lastly, I would definitely watch any show or movie with both Claudia Black and Ben Browder as the lead characters. They had such an amazing chemistry on Farscape and when they were both on the last few seasons of Stargate: SG1.
Review of Farscape
Farscape
(1999–2003)
Hard to believe it's been 20+ years and it still holds up as one of the best Sci-Fi series ever.
24 October 2020