It has been 10 years since the SciFi Channel (or whatever misspelling they use now) cancelled the series Farscape, one of the greatest SF shows on television. So to celebrate commemorate, Worlds Collide will be show a couple of episodes in honor of the show!
Astronaut John Crichton hurtles through a wormhole in the first episode dropping him into a weird mix of humanoids and aliens thrown together in a living space ship, on the run from militaristic authorities. The Austrialian-American was conceived by Rockne S. O’Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment. The Henson Creature Shop did the alien makeup and effects and two of the main characters, Rygel and Pilot, were completely animatronic.
Ross Ruediger from The Rued Morgue has an excellent overview of Farscape, Farscape: A Frellin’ Retrospective, that is worth checking out, for both current fans of the show and the uninitiated.
This meetup is Saturday, December 12 at 5:00 PM in the HEB Central Market Community Room (2nd floor, 4821 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209, 210.368.8600). You can’t bring any outside food into Central Market, but feel free to purchase food downstairs at the various food counters they have. They offer deli foods, sushi, salads, etc.
Space is filling up so reserve your place now. If you have already reserved, but you aren’t going to make it, be sure to let the organizers know so they can fill your seat.
Click through to see the Farscape into…
My name is John Crichton… an astronaut. Three years ago I got shot through a wormhole. I’m in a distant part of the universe aboard this living ship of escaped prisoners, my friends. I’ve made enemies. Powerful. Dangerous. Now all I want is to find a way home, to warn Earth. Look upward, and share… the wonders I have seen.
As a side note, I was excited originally to find that I would get a channel devoted to Science Fiction programming. That SciFi would cancel a brilliant program like Farscape was probably just a poor business decision. Why they would would siffy out and show complete and utter crap like ECW wrestling, Scare Tactics and a host of other realty TV dren is beyond my ken.
Paul – Many thanks for the plug! I just found this entry. I guess it’s a little late to attend the meetup.
“Farscape” fans are the best sci-fi fans I’ve ever had the pleasure to spend loads of time with. On the other hand, I went to a party last Friday night that lasted into the wee hours of the morning, and, in true “Farscape” fashion, I was pretty damn hungover throughout most of Saturday anyway…