Farscape saved!

Aegion

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Here's the news!
Congratulations Scapers - You did it!


Savefarscape.com is now free to confirm that the rumors swirling have their basis in fact. Farscape, cancelled last year by the SCI FI Channel, will return as a 4 hour mini-series. Sources report that filming will begin in December and the series is expected to air next year. Ben Browder and Claudia Black will reprise their roles as Commander John Crichton and Officer Aeryn Sun. A Jim Henson Company production, Farscape was aired for four seasons on the SCI FI Channel before being cancelled in September 2002 with the fourth season finale and last new episode airing at the end of March 2003.

The fans reacted immediately to news of the cancellation and began one of the most impressive fan campaigns in television history. Through a strength of spirit and ideals of community and family, the fans of Farscape have created something fabulous and achieved something that should have been impossible.

Take a bow Scapers, you did it. You saved Farscape and don't let anybody tell you differently. This is all yours. You kept the hope alive, you kept Farscape alive, until the people behind Farscape could get back to work on telling us the rest of the tale again.

Your job isn't done yet, though. Take a while to enjoy this victory and then let's get back at it. Let's get more eyes for Farscape. Let's get more viewers. Let's put Farscape in the hands of every person we can reach and then, when the series airs it will be such an event that not even the most optimistic of us could have anticipated the response.

This is only the beginning. Farscape will continue because of you and the future of the franchise is in your hands.

Thank you all. For your time, your ideas, your letters, your hope, your joy, your dogged determination, and your unwavering support.

Congratulations. Back to work. -- Red
http://www.watchfarscape.com/news/article.php?newsid=463

Addtional verification that the report is correct comes from a paragraph in the "what's new" section of Image Creative Partnership's website (a makeup, prosthetics, and custuming company).

20/11/2003

Currently in production with us are, Russell - A movie about a Koala, that we are creating numerous animatronic puppets for. A Farscape mini-series, as yet un-titled, featuring seemingly hundreds of characters created by us, and numerous other projects in development.
http://www.imagecreative.net/

It looks like we'll be seeing more Farscape in the future.:D
 

Wuffsunie

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Sweet! Reminds me of the rumours of the renewal of Family Guy! I hope they get to make that series. Pissed me off that they killed it right before the final season.
 

Justin218

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I'm really glad to hear it. I posted about farscape being cancelled when it was, last year? Been so long I forget
 

slag

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I liked farscape when it first came out but since then it went down the tubes. The story line is crappy, the acting is crappy, and the entire premise of the show leaves a nasty taste in my mouth.

I'll take Stargate SG1 which actually has some good acting, a good plotline and humor over Farscape anyday..

 

resinboy

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ohhh, don't even get me started on SG-1 ! The series was supposed to be based on the movie, with the premise of going to ALIEN worlds, not having every friggin episode take place on the base!
Farscape probably had the most interesting batch of newer/ different looking species than any show in a long time! SG-1 followed the way of Star Trek ( which I love) " stick something on the bridge of their nose, and they're an alien".
 

singh

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Sweet! :D Hope they'll release all the DVD's before the mini-series airs.
 

FlashG

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Originally posted by: slag
I liked farscape when it first came out but since then it went down the tubes. The story line is crappy, the acting is crappy, and the entire premise of the show leaves a nasty taste in my mouth.

I'll take Stargate SG1 which actually has some good acting, a good plotline and humor over Farscape anyday..

I inversely agree.