Farscape has not had the standard "network" Sept.-May broadcast schedule... but that doesn't explain, for example, the way they handled Season 3. They aired the whole thing except for the last 4 episodes and then took it off the air for months. (my memory is fuzzy here, but I think the delay was Oct. through March?)

I'm beginning to get the same sense that I got with Fox's Family Guy. Great show, everyone who watches seems to enjoy it, but you could never tell when they were going to put on the damn show. Hence, the ratings are disappointing.

bboisvert,

It reminds me even more of Once and Again. For personal reasons, people at ABC wanted to kill that show but couldn't justify it. So after moving it 7 times in 3 years, they finally "proved" that the ratings weren't high enough.

Forgive my conspiracy theories, but I am starting to believe that Bonnie Hammer wants this show gone. When she joined the network, it was the highest rated program they had ever seen. Slowly, with some unmistakably stupid manipulation of the schedule, she may create "proof" that the show needs to go.

She is an evil monster, and I need to believe that somewhere in the deserted mountains of some distant land, someone is being trained to fight her; and when the time is right, this savior will emerge and save humanity from her tyrannous reign. Otherwise, God help us all ...

das

So thats who this Bonnie chick is. Nothing about Space???Huh????What about that 18 hour miniseries about UFO ubductions that is premiering in a few months? Dont UFOs come from Space?

True the show did have a hiatus last year but I dont believe this is it. I dont think this was scheduled. It's not even half way through the season yet. Ratings are down from my understanding and maybe that's why they pulled it.

How about putting it on at 8:00 or 9:00 and moving Stargate to 8:00?
I have tried to get into Stargate even with the Parker Lewis guy coming on this season but it is just boring to me.
Farscape is different and look how it is treated because of it.


On a different not, is it my imagination or do we seem to travel in the same circles on these boards das and grunter?

Who is this beast das? And how in the hell do we slay her?

I admit that I wasn't a Farscape fan from the beginning, but my girlfriend got me hooked and now to hear they're gonna start f'n with it...

If they screw this show over and cancel it I will respond by not only contacting the network, but also my cable company to lobby getting Sci-fi taken out of channel line-up. There is plenty of competition for spots and if they think people are going to defect it might be worth something.

Of course, they will still have it in the digital lineup since they carry every channel short of the Booger Picking Network.

My advice, again, is Write them Now before it is too late.

Farscape Season 1 and 2 started in March and went on hiatus from September to Jan, when the last four episodes aired.

Farscape Season 3 was supposed to have that same length hiatus, but the the January return was postponed till April in what has to be the longest same season hiatus.

I remember reading that instead of the usual 18 - 4 configuration this season was supposed to be 12 - 12 configuration. Part of it has to do with the longer than average production schedule of the show......and some has to do with Bonnie Hammer's idiotic notion of how to run a network.

This show seems to attract Mad Max vets. First Virginia Hey (Warrior Woman in Road Warrior), and now Bruce Spence (Gyro Pilot). Very cool.

Tuan Jim

can anyone tell me if the Region 1 Farscape DVDs have subtitles ?

I dont believe they are. Looked everywhere to no avail.

What did everyone think of the Farscape episode the other night?

I thought it was rather dissapointing. Dull.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=228579

Here is more info on the Farscape Hiatus. Its going to be longer than a month.

http://www.farscapeweekly.com/hiatus_2002.htm


2002 Hiatus News & SCIFI's Friday Night Programming
Joan Hedman ¤ 15 August 2002
Chris Regina, Director of Programming at The SCIFI Channel, confirmed that "Unrealized Reality", the episode airing on 23 August 2002, will be the last new episode of Farscape to air this year on SCIFI. The hiatus, as the period between new episodes has been dubbed, will extend into early January; Regina says a run of eleven new episodes (the remaining episodes of Season 4) will be aired beginning either January 3 or January 10, 2003.
While this implies that the remaining episodes will be run in one continuous block, that wasn't exactly clear. That would bring us to mid-to-late March. It's conceivable that SCIFI is shifting Farscape's "season" to run from June through March, with one hiatus from September through December. Seasons 1 through 3 began in March, had short breaks in May, and then enjoyed a solid block of new episodes throughout the summer before the long hiatus began until January (for Seasons 1 and 2) and April (Season 3).

Production delays pushed out the start of Season 4 until June; it's likely (but this is speculation) that Season 5 will begin in June as well. If that's the case, SCIFI could delay the last four episodes until April, so that the between-season break is not quite so long.
SCIFI Fridays, in the Meantime
Regina detailed SCIFI's programming for the rest of this year's SCIFI Fridays, confirming that Stargate SG-1 will continue with doubled episodes through September. Beginning October 4, SCIFI will broadcast eight episodes of a new version of In Search Of.... You may recall the original 1976 series, hosted by Leonard Nimoy, investigated mysteries from the paranormal (Amityville) to historical (the construction of Stonehenge). Mitch Pileggi (Skinner on The X Files) will be hosting. It appears that this series was originally slated to appear on Fox as part of their Fall 2001 lineup, with rebroadcast later by USA Network. It's unclear whether or not these episodes ever actually aired on Fox, USA, or anywhere else.
In Search Of... will bring us into November, where SCIFI Fridays will showcase specials relating to the Steven Spielberg project, Taken. The miniseries, comprised of ten, two-hour episodes, will air in November and December, taking us right up to Farscape's return.
What About Repeats?
At this point, there are no plans to air repeats of Farscape on other weeknights, nor are there any Chain Reactions planned. However, there is a lot of flexibility in the programming, and repeats could be slotted in. Regina didn't rule it out entirely, but neither did he indicate that it was likely.
Caveats
Please keep in mind that there is always a certain amount of fluidity regarding television programming schedules. As of this writing, Regina expects new Farscape episodes to resume in January, but nothing in this industry is set in stone.