"Farscape"
Premiere (1999)

Director:

Andrew Prowse

Writer:

Rockne S. O'Bannon (writer)

TV Series:

"Farscape" (1999)

Original Air Date:

19 March 1999 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Astronaut John Crichton's "Farscape-1" space module is swallowed by a wormhole and spat out on the other...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Made For Cable TV | Space | Technology | TV Series Pilot

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ben Browder	...	John Crichton
Claudia Black	...	Officer Aeryn Sun
Virginia Hey	...	Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan
Anthony Simcoe	...	Ka D'Argo
Kent McCord	...	Jack Crichton
Lani John Tupu	...	Voice of Pilot / Captain Bialar Crais (as Lani Tupu)
Murray Bartlett	...	D.K.
Greg Blandy	...	Peacekeeper Guard #1
Colin Borgonon	...	Peacekeeper Weapons Officer
Christine Stephen-Daly	...	Lt. Teeg
Damen Stephenson	...	Bio Isolation Man #1
Lawrence Woodward	...	Bio Isolation Man #2
Jonathan Hardy	...	Dominar Rygel XVI (voice)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

9 Network

Trivia:

Crichton was originally going to take off from NASA. NASA was approached, and they agreed, but NASA insisted on approving/reviewing the ENTIRE script for the episode, even though they were only going to be in the first few scenes. Producers declined, and they came up with IASA instead.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Anthony Simcoe's real nose can be seen beneath his prosthetic facial makeup several times.

Quotes:

John Crichton: Don't move or I'll fill you full of... little yellow bolts of light.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Random Acts of Violence (#3.13)" (2003)

Excellent start, excellent finish

What can I say? It starts off great and ends great. The script is simply great and starts the series off with a bang. The characters are unique and intriguing. Special effects, from the space battles to the creatures, rock! Basically, this was an excellent beginning to a excellent show.