"Farscape" (1999) TV series 1999-2003

Creator:

Rockne S. O'Bannon
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

19 March 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Technology | Fugitive | Space | Neural Clone

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Ben Browder	...	John Crichton / ... (88 episodes, 1999-2003)
Claudia Black	...	Officer Aeryn Sun / ... (88 episodes, 1999-2003)
Anthony Simcoe	...	Ka D'Argo / ... (88 episodes, 1999-2003)
Lani John Tupu	...	Pilot / ... (88 episodes, 1999-2003)
Jonathan Hardy	...	Dominar Rygel XVI / ... (86 episodes, 1999-2003)
Gigi Edgley	...	Chiana / ... (74 episodes, 1999-2003)
Wayne Pygram	...	Scorpius / ... (61 episodes, 2000-2003)
Virginia Hey	...	Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan / ... (50 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Directed by
Tony Tilse		(19 episodes, 1999-2002)
Rowan Woods		(18 episodes, 1999-2003)
Andrew Prowse		(17 episodes, 1999-2003)
Ian Watson		(15 episodes, 1999-2002)
Peter Andrikidis		(7 episodes, 1999-2003)
Geoff Bennett		(4 episodes, 2002-2003)
Catherine Millar		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Pino Amenta		(2 episodes, 1999)
Ian Barry		(2 episodes, 2001)

Series Writing credits
Rockne S. O'Bannon		(87 episodes, 1999-2003)
David Kemper		(16 episodes, 1999-2003)
Justin Monjo		(14 episodes, 1999-2003)
Richard Manning		(10 episodes, 1999-2003)
Grant McAloon		(4 episodes, 1999-2001)
Carleton Eastlake		(4 episodes, 2001-2003)
Doug Heyes Jr.		(3 episodes, 1999)
Naren Shankar		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Gabrielle G. Stanton		(3 episodes, 2000)
Harry Werksman		(3 episodes, 2000)
Matt Ford		(3 episodes, 2001-2002)
Mark Saraceni		(3 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ro Hume		(2 episodes, 1999)
Sally Lapiduss		(2 episodes, 1999)
Lily Taylor		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ben Browder		(2 episodes, 2001-2002)
David E. Peckinpah		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Produced by
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer (70 episodes, 1999-2003)
Richard Manning	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (67 episodes, 1999-2003)
Brian Henson	....	executive producer (65 episodes, 1999-2003)
David Kemper	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (65 episodes, 1999-2003)
Andrew Prowse	....	associate producer / co-producer / ... (51 episodes, 2000-2003)
Sue Milliken	....	producer / consulting producer (49 episodes, 2000-2003)
Juliet Blake	....	executive producer (33 episodes, 2001-2003)
Justin Monjo	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (31 episodes, 2000-2003)
Tony Winley	....	producer / line producer (23 episodes, 2000-2002)
Matt Carroll	....	producer (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Richard Clendinnen	....	line producer (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kris Noble	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rockne S. O'Bannon	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rod Perth	....	executive producer (21 episodes, 2000-2001)
Naren Shankar	....	co-executive producer / executive producer (20 episodes, 1999-2001)
Lesley Parker	....	line producer (20 episodes, 2001-2002)
Mark Saraceni	....	supervising producer (11 episodes, 2002-2003)
Anne Bruning	....	line producer (10 episodes, 2002)
David Wilks	....	consulting producer (4 episodes, 1999)
Doug Heyes Jr.	....	consulting producer (4 episodes, 2000)
Lily Taylor	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 2002)
Emily Skopov	....	consulting producer (1 episode, 2001-2002)

Series Original Music by
Guy Gross		(58 episodes, 2000-2003)
Braedy Neal		(26 episodes, 1999-2000)
Chris Neal		(26 episodes, 1999-2000)
Subvision		(26 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Cinematography by
Russell Bacon		(58 episodes, 2000-2003)
Craig Barden		(21 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Film Editing by
Neil Thumpston		(22 episodes, 1999-2002)
Wayne LeClos		(16 episodes, 2000-2002)
Mark Perry		(11 episodes, 1999-2000)
Nicholas Holmes		(8 episodes, 2000-2003)
Suresh Ayyar		(4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Minh-Tam Nguyen		(2 episodes, 2000)
Martin Connor		(2 episodes, 2001)

Series Casting by
Hatice Kanli		(22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ros Bellenger		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Maura Fay		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Production Design by
Tim Ferrier		(55 episodes, 1999-2003)
Ricky Eyres		(22 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Art Direction by
Julian Parry		(34 episodes, 1999-2000)
Katie Sharrock		(17 episodes, 2001-2003)
Scott Bird		(12 episodes, 2001-2003)
Karen Land		(7 episodes, 1999)

Series Set Decoration by
Oleh Sokolovsky		(22 episodes, 2000-2001)
Tony Xeros		(12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Faith Robinson		(8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Karen Murphy		(7 episodes, 1999)

Series Costume Design by
Terry Ryan		(57 episodes, 1999-2003)

Series Makeup Department
Adam Johansen	....	special makeup effects artist (87 episodes, 1999-2003)
Colin Ware	....	special makeup effects artist / creature designer and prosthetic makeup artist (44 episodes, 1999-2001)
Sophie Fleming	....	prosthetic makeup artist (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Shane Thomas	....	makeup artist (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
Elka Wardega	....	special makeup effects artist (15 episodes, 1999)
Paul Pattison	....	makeup supervisor (14 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kerrin Jackson	....	assistant makeup artist (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Lesley Vanderwalt	....	makeup/hair supervisor (7 episodes, 1999)
Lynn Wheeler	....	key makeup & hair artist (7 episodes, 1999)
Shay Lawrence	....	additional makeup artist / prosthetic makeup artist (2 episodes, 2001)
Annie Single	....	makeup supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Pete Coogan	....	executive in charge of production (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Helen Panckhurst	....	production manager (7 episodes, 1999)
Tic Carroll	....	unit manager (6 episodes, 1999)
Jane Maguire	....	post-production supervisor (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
Lesley Parker	....	production manager (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Deborah Peart	....	post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 2001-2002)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Annabel Osborne	....	third assistant director (16 episodes, 2001-2003)
Matt Enfield	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 1999-2001)
Hannah Browne	....	second assistant director (7 episodes, 1999)
Scott Lovelock	....	third assistant director (6 episodes, 1999)
Alison Meir	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Adrian Pickersgill	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1999)
Chris Webb	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1999)
Russell Whiteoak	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Mark Boskell	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2001)
John Cole	....	second assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes, 1999-2001)
Daniel Palmisano	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Alan Fleming	....	construction manager (35 episodes, 1999-2003)
Michael O'Kane	....	head scenic artist (34 episodes, 1999-2003)
Kerrie Van Lambaart	....	assistant to set designer (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
Tariq Raheem	....	concept artist / storyboard artist / ... (21 episodes, 2002-2003)
Brian Nickless	....	set designer / draftsman (15 episodes, 2001-2003)
Craig Mandile	....	set dresser / art runner / ... (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Kevin Hunter	....	concept illustrator (7 episodes, 1999)
Oleh Sokolovsky	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 2001)
Damien Drew	....	draftsman (unknown episodes)
Paul Matthews	....	art department electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Blair Slater	....	foley recordist and mixer (66 episodes, 2000-2003)
Alicia Slusarski	....	sound effects editor / post-production sound (58 episodes, 1999-2003)
Christian Bass	....	dialogue editor / post-production sound (53 episodes, 1999-2001)
Damian Candusso	....	dialogue editor (23 episodes, 1999-2003)
Linda Murdoch	....	sound effects editor / sound editor (23 episodes, 1999-2002)
Phil Judd	....	sound re-recording mixer (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Julius Chan	....	adr engineer (10 episodes, 2003)
David White	....	post-production sound / supervising sound editor (9 episodes, 1999-2001)
Ross Boyer	....	sound recordist (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
Peter Purcell	....	sound mixer (8 episodes, 1999-2001)
Cate Cahill	....	post-production sound / sound editor (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jack Friedman	....	boom operator (7 episodes, 1999)
Alex Wong	....	post-production sound (6 episodes, 1999)
Angus Robertson	....	post-production sound (5 episodes, 1999)
Nick Breslin	....	dialogue editor / sound editor (2 episodes, 1999-2001)
Ella Fairbairn	....	assistant sound editor / sound editor (2 episodes, 1999-2001)
Les Fiddess	....	post-production sound (2 episodes, 1999)
Jo Mion	....	sound assistant (unknown episodes)
Fabian Sanjurjo	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Brett Beacham	....	chief mould maker (66 episodes, 1999-2003)
Zoe Skinner	....	creature effects (53 episodes, 1999-2002)
Dave Elsey	....	creative supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
John Bowring	....	special effects supervisor (4 episodes, 1999)
Richard Darwin	....	animatronic model designer (4 episodes, 1999)
Chris Fitzgerald	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop / creature effects designer (4 episodes, 1999)
Adrian Getley	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (4 episodes, 1999)
James O'Connor	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (4 episodes, 1999)
Chris Murray	....	special effects supervisor (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kriselle Gardiner	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (3 episodes, 1999)
Damien Martin	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (3 episodes, 1999)
Liz Ragland	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (3 episodes, 1999)
Nigel Booth	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1999)
Roger Duggan	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1999)
Lou Elsey	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1999)
Keith Rae	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1999)
Mark Ross	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1999)
Colin Ware	....	prosthetics and creature effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (2 episodes, 1999)
Stephen Bettles	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Grant Everett	....	on-set visual effects supervisor (68 episodes, 2000-2003)
Ben West	....	visual effects supervisor (62 episodes, 2000-2003)
Marusha Xeros	....	visual effects supervisor (41 episodes, 2000-2002)
Alex Scollay	....	visual effects artist (24 episodes, 2000-2003)
Dave Morley	....	senior compositor / visual effects: Garner MacLennan Design (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Alexander Whitlam	....	visual effects artist (22 episodes, 2000-2001)
Felix Crawshaw	....	visual effects coordinator (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
Diego Guerrero	....	animator (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
Andy Tamandl	....	animator (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
Steve James	....	visual effects: Garner MacLennan Design / Co-3D Creative Director (6 episodes, 1999)
Emmanuel Blasset	....	visual effects / visual effects: Animal Logic (5 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jason Bath	....	visual effects: Garner MacLennan Design (5 episodes, 1999)
Paul Butterworth	....	visual effects director (5 episodes, 1999)
Jamie Courtier	....	special visual effects supervisor (5 episodes, 1999)
Andrew Hellen	....	visual effects: Garner MacLennan Design (5 episodes, 1999)
Leone Knight	....	visual effects: Garner MacLennan Design (5 episodes, 1999)
Claudia Boland	....	visual effects coordinator (4 episodes, 1999)
Richard Lambert	....	visual effects: Garner MacLennan Design (4 episodes, 1999)
Clayton Diack	....	visual effects: Garner MacLennan Design (3 episodes, 1999)
Wayne John Haag	....	visual effects: Garner MacLennan Design (2 episodes, 1999)
Lee Lam	....	visual effects: Garner MacLennan Design (2 episodes, 1999)
Deborah McNamara	....	visual effects: Garner MacLennan Design (2 episodes, 1999)
Vaughn Arnup	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Marcus Bolton	....	lead compositor (unknown episodes)
Chris Cooper	....	lead animator (unknown episodes)
Sarah Dowland	....	visual effects producer (unknown episodes)
Brendan Lonergan	....	creature finisher/painter (unknown episodes)
Gregory W. McKee	....	animatronics (unknown episodes)
Sunit Parekh	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Matt Town	....	assistant visual effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
George Saliba	....	stunts (66 episodes, 2000-2003)
Philip Partridge	....	stunt double (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Raelene Chapman	....	stunt double: Aeryn / stunt performer / ... (16 episodes, 2000-2002)
Ashley Fairfield	....	stunt performer / stunts (9 episodes, 1999-2003)
Guy Norris	....	stunt coordinator (7 episodes, 1999)
Nash Edgerton	....	stunts (6 episodes, 2001)
Shea Adams	....	stunt performer (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Glenn Boswell	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2000)
Judd Wild	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Mike Duncan	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2003)
Daniel Stevens	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Glenn Suter	....	stunt rigger: decelerator, ratchets (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Toby Watson	....	assistant camera (66 episodes, 2000-2003)
Peter Stott	....	focus puller: main camera / focus puller (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Adam Hunter	....	second unit: best boy (22 episodes, 2000-2001)
Michael Rich	....	grip (22 episodes, 2000-2001)
Adam Kuiper	....	best boy grip (20 episodes, 1999-2000)
Danny Batterham	....	director of photography: second unit / camera operator (19 episodes, 1999-2002)
Pim Kulk	....	additional second assistant camera (16 episodes, 2001-2002)
Martin Perrott	....	gaffer (9 episodes, 2000-2002)
Mark Goellnicht	....	steadicam operator / Steadicam operator (7 episodes, 1999)
Kim Johr	....	gaffer best boy (7 episodes, 1999)
Richard Rees-Jones	....	gaffer (7 episodes, 1999)
David Shaw	....	grip (7 episodes, 1999)
Jason Trew	....	best boy grip (7 episodes, 1999)
Henry Pierce	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 1999)
Steve Newman	....	second unit director of photography (4 episodes, 1999)
Rodney Bolton	....	director of photography: second unit (3 episodes, 1999)
Ian Freeman	....	key grip (3 episodes, 2000-2002)
Gerard Maher	....	additional second assistant camera (2 episodes, 1999)
Gary Burdett	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Luke Thomas	....	focus puller (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Graham Binding	....	animator (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Chris Cooper	....	lead animator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Marianne Jade	....	casting (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sharon Klein	....	casting: USA / original casting (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Patrick Rush	....	casting: USA / original casting (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ros Bellenger	....	extras casting (7 episodes, 1999)
Maura Fay	....	casting: Australia (7 episodes, 1999)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jo Thorpe	....	costume cutter (87 episodes, 1999-2003)
Dan Owen	....	costumer (32 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jake Collier	....	fx costume (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
Julie Barton	....	set costumer / costume standby / ... (11 episodes, 1999)
Lyn Askew	....	costume supervisor (10 episodes, 1999-2002)
Peter Bevan	....	costume supervisor (5 episodes, 1999)

Series Editorial Department
Al Hansen	....	colorist / colorist: telecine (78 episodes, 1999-2003)
Brett McManus	....	assistant editor / on-line supervisor / ... (75 episodes, 1999-2003)
Deborah Peart	....	post-production coordinator (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Simon Klaebe	....	assembly editor (6 episodes, 1999)
David Tindale	....	on-line editor: Frame, Set & Match / on-line editor (5 episodes, 1999)
David Birrell	....	post-production supervisor (4 episodes, 1999)
Alan Green	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Margi Hoy	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 1999)
Peter Simpson	....	telecine colorist (2 episodes, 1999)
Mark Spessot	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1999)

Series Music Department
Aaron Symonds	....	assistant to composer (1 episode, 1999)

Series Other crew
Peter Harris	....	location manager (88 episodes, 1999-2003)
John Eccleston	....	puppetry / puppeteer (87 episodes, 1999-2003)
Rockne S. O'Bannon	....	executive consultant (66 episodes, 2000-2003)
Brittan Brown	....	post-production accountant (44 episodes, 2001-2003)
Ben Tomkins	....	picture double / stand-in (44 episodes, 2001-2003)
Deborah Alleck	....	production coordinator (43 episodes, 2001-2003)
Sophie Kennedy White	....	assistant production coordinator (42 episodes, 1999-2002)
Martin Kosinar	....	stand-in (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Gabrielle G. Stanton	....	executive story editor (22 episodes, 2000-2001)
Harry Werksman	....	executive story editor (22 episodes, 2000-2001)
Lily Taylor	....	story editor / script editor (21 episodes, 1999-2001)
Tony Naumovski	....	stand in/double (20 episodes, 2002-2003)
Mario Haloutas	....	puppeteer (18 episodes, 1999-2002)
Tim Mieville	....	puppeteer (18 episodes, 1999-2002)
Sean Masterson	....	puppeteer (17 episodes, 1999-2002)
Justin Monjo	....	creative consultant (15 episodes, 2000-2001)
Robert E. Wozniak	....	production executive (14 episodes, 2000-2002)
Graeme Haddon	....	puppeteer (13 episodes, 1999-2001)
Grant McAloon	....	script editor / story editor (13 episodes, 1999-2001)
'Aussie' Auslan Ismail	....	location manager (13 episodes, 1999)
Mat McCoy	....	puppeteer (12 episodes, 1999-2002)
Andrew Prowse	....	production consultant (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Dave Collins	....	puppeteer (7 episodes, 1999)
Barbara Cooper	....	producers asssistant / producer's assistant (7 episodes, 1999)
Ro Hume	....	executive consultant (7 episodes, 1999)
Sally Lapiduss	....	creative consultant (7 episodes, 1999)
Fiona Schmidberger	....	production coordinator (7 episodes, 1999)
Kira Bohn	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 2000-2001)
Damian Bradford	....	puppeteer (6 episodes, 1999)
Sophie Siomos	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 1999)
Fiona Gentle	....	puppeteer (6 episodes, 2000-2002)
Ellie Campbell	....	production team (5 episodes, 1999)
Kate Madgwick	....	script assistant (5 episodes, 1999)
Suzanne Mallos	....	production team (5 episodes, 1999)
Sy Milman	....	production team (5 episodes, 1999)
Tasha Monaghan	....	production team (5 episodes, 1999)
Richard Manning	....	executive consultant (4 episodes, 1999)
Jacquie Robertson	....	unit nurse (4 episodes, 1999)
Victoria Sullivan	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1999)
Sarah Watts	....	supervisor: Frame, Set & Match / fsm supervisor: Frame, Set & Match (4 episodes, 1999)
Helen Cox	....	unit nurse (3 episodes, 1999)
Royce Dunn	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1999)
Jo Weeks	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1999)
Al Wright	....	production team (3 episodes, 1999)
Sarah Jane Dunlop	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2000)
Sandy Stevens	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2000)
Christine Robson	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jo Carter	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Karen Mansfield	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2001)
Kerry Fetzer	....	caterer (unknown episodes)
Jackie Hallatt	....	creative supervisor: Costuming (unknown episodes)
Piers Hampton	....	project producer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (unknown episodes)
Joyce Hsieh	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Karen Jacobson	....	voice artist (unknown episodes)
Reza Mokhtar	....	caterer (unknown episodes)
Suzy Vaughan	....	clip clearance / script clearance (unknown episodes)
Mak Wilson	....	puppet master (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Wolf	....	studio representative (unknown episodes)
Megan Worthy	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Jim Henson Productions
• Hallmark Entertainment
• Jim Henson Television
• Nine Film & Television Pty. Ltd.
• Nine Network Australia
• Sci-Fi Channel, The

Distributors

• A&E Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (complete series collection)
• ADV Films (USA) (DVD)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1999-2003) (UK) (TV)
• Chum Television (2001-2003) (Canada) (TV) (seasons 2-4)
• Koch Media (2004-2005) (Germany) (DVD) (seasons 1-3)
• New Films International
• Nine Network Australia (1999-2003) (Australia) (TV)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The (1999-2003) (USA) (TV)
• YTV (1999-2001) (Canada) (TV) (season 1)

Special Effects

• Animal Logic (visual effects)
• Garner MacLennan Design
• Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Maura Fay Group  casting: Australia
• PhilmSound  sound post-production
• Soundfirm  sound facilities
• Spectrum Films International  editing facilities

Also Known As:

Runtime:

50 min | USA:60 min (88 episodes) | New Zealand:44 min (Season 2-4)

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG | Germany:16 | Australia:M (Season 2, 3, 4 DVD Rating) | New Zealand:M (Season 2, 3, 4 DVD Rating) | Australia:MA (Season 1 DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 (Season 1 DVD rating) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 (episode 'Home on the Remains') | UK:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Jim Henson Productions

Trivia:

Ben Browder's wife, Francesca Buller, has played three different guest starring roles to date on Farscape (M'Lee in "Bone to Be Wild", Ro-Na in "Look at the Princess" and Raxil in "Scratch 'n' Sniff"), all three as antagonists to John Crichton. In the Fourth Season, she came back again as War Minister Akhna, another antagonist.

Quotes:

General Ka D'Argo:Why do our plans never work?
John Crichton:Murphy's Law.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "CSI: Miami: Tinder Box (#1.22)" (2003)

The best original science fiction I've seen in a great while.

This has got to be without a doubt, the best original science fiction show I've seen in a long time. I had rather high hopes for seaQuest (written by Rockne S. O'Bannon as well), and was disappointed. My first impressions of "Farscape" were "Voyager" / "Battlestar Galactica" clone, but that lasted about five minutes. I think my favorite characters are probably Pilot and Moya herself, although Aeryn is a close third. I do wonder that everyone frequently defers to John's leadership since he is brand new to the situation (not to mention that area of space) and seemingly does not understand even the basics of Leviathan tech.

I do love the occasional pop-culture reference, such as John's statement "This place looks like Dagobah." Upon being asked where "Dagobah" was, John smiled at his joke and replied that it was a place where great warriors were trained. I half expected the reply to be "Wars not make one great". It's a good, subtle blend that keeps us awake, but doesn't inspire wild "easter egg hunts" for other allusions.

I am very impressed with this show, and I hope the Sci-Fi channel will continue to produce this excellent series.