Creators:
Rockne S. O'BannonCast:
Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Gigi Edgley, Virginia Hey, Lani John Tupu, Wayne Pygram, Jonathan Hardy (narrator), Lani John Tupu (narrator) (more)Seasons(4) / Episodes(88)
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FARSCAPE is the story of a band of misfit renegades on the run from military Peacekeepers. The hero of the series is the human John Crichton (Ben Browder), a young astronaut and astrophysicist who becomes stranded on the other side of the universe when his Farscape module goes through a wormhole. There, he is taken in by the sentient ship Moya, whose passengers are a mixed lot of aliens, all of whom are on the run from the Peacekeepers. Unfortunately, while the ship is docked and making repairs, Crichton tangles with the captive Peacekeeper Aeryn (Claudia Black), a beautiful and volatile woman who alerts her captain about the Moya, putting everyone in danger. (official distributor synopsis)
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Season one: It took a while before I became comfortable with the crew, but what the ending of season one gave me was a joyride. This different space brings so many unexpected things. Even though the production is slightly low-budget, it achieves its quality by devotion to the subject matter and the story. The main protagonists are pleasant, the mouthy Crichton as our connection with Mother Earth is ok and I also became fond of Aeryn Sun who plays a great Claudia Black who I have a weakness for. The cliffhanger at the end forced me to start the next season right away. Season two: An unbelievably powerful ending. It’s fine that in season two Crichton has adapted to the new environment. Overall it’s much darker and some episodes are real gourmet treats. And now quickly on to season three. This cliffhanger is literally monstrous. Season three: The best season yet in my eyes. Two Crichtons and the best season-concluding episodes yet - unbeatable. And we also found out something about Scorpius and had a good look into wormholes. A superb ride. Season four: Now that’s what I call an ending to a series! Really, a big-time ending. And even with a stylish “to be continued..." Otherwise, season four is slightly better than the one before. Redhead Sputnik is a excellent new addition to the crew, these new members of Farscape never worked well, and moreover she is outrageously foxy. Scorpius who turned into a superb anti-hero (in fact maybe one of the best series villains I have encountered) makes good choices. And if it’s true that the further it goes the better it gets, that applies two-fold here. It was a trip.
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