PEACEKEEPER WARS: FARSCAPE DVD NOW AVAILABLE INTERNATIONALLY!
From Creation Entertainment: Due to popular request from our international fans, we now have permission to offer FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS DVD to everyone with the unbelievable CREATION EXCLUSIVE EXTRA! Please note that it is REGION 1 FORMAT (North America), so make sure your DVD player can play this format. More information >>

24th Oct 2004 - Site news. Farscape Fantasy will be down for several hours for maintenance Saturday or Sunday. I'm off to NYC for business this week, so there will be no more site updates until 1st Nov. However, Scapers are still posting music videos, fiction and art as always. Enjoy!

17th October 2004 - KFC [link], a huge corporate supporter of Farscape for years, has a special treat for Scapers. They have built a special website where you can download a one-of-a-kind screansaver. Go to KFC's Farscape site HERE >>

16th October 2004 @ 10:00 AM Ben Browder on the Late Late Show Ben Browder was a guest on Friday night's CBS broadcast of The Late Late Show. Download the interview and 20 images HERE >> . Ben's 2001 appearance on The Late Late Show can be viewed HERE >>

New E-mail: I moved to the country in June, changed from cable to satellite, and have now lost my Comcast email. All of my emails since 9 July 2004 were wiped out, even before I had a chance to view them. For the time being, you can email me here: dallascaper@hotmail.com.

Fox News announced that the official Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars trailer will premiere on the Apple website [link] Wednesday at 2 PM Central (Dallas) time. This is the same two-minute trailer that excited Scapers during last month's Comic Con. If you missed the Fox News announcement, Craisie.com [link] has the clip in Windows Media Format.

Updated! SCENE-BY-SCENE VIDEO ANALYSIS OF THE MINI SERIES TEASER!
13 July 2004 @ 8:04 PM

During Friday's broadcast of Stargate SG-1, The Sci Fi Channel broadcast a teaser ad for Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars. The ad is brief, and short on spoilers, but it's still fun. If you missed the ad, no problem. Download the video and view the image gallery by CLICKING HERE >> Updated 13 July: Just posted the longer version of my scene-by-scene analysis of the teaser ad: it's in slow motion, freeze frame, and my thoughts are added to the audio track.

THE MUSIC VIDEOS AND FICTION ARE BACK; MAJOR CHANGES IN THE WORKS
1 JULY 2004 @ 9: 38 PM

Good news, the music video and fiction archives are back up and running. A new fan creativity archive is in the works and nearing the testing phase. The biggest change is that Scapers will have the option of posting their music videos directly to the Farscape Fantasy server, whenever and how ever many they wish. More details coming soon.

Thank you to all Scapers who have supported this site. Your efforts have been successful, the future of Farscape Fantasy is secure for at least another year. If you would like to learn more about how Scapers saved this site, click here >>

More Farscape news>>

SCAPERS SAVE FARSCAPE FANTASY; DALLASCAPER FRELLS UP THE SERVER
23 June 2004 @ 8:10 PM

Last month, I asked help from Scapers in keeping Farscape Fantasy going, and Scapers responded: We raised over $1600 in eight days for server expenses. With the site future secure, we are now turning our attention toward making the site better than ever. LithiumDoll is working on a new creativity archive, which will be complete soon. Unfortunately, I changed the server settings yesterday, increasing the site disk quota from 10 gigs to "unlimited," which frelled up the data tables. To our luck, LithiumDoll had already backed up the data, so it's just a matter of undoing the mess I made (not an easy task) and uploading the data. The music videos and fiction archive should be back soon.

29 April 2004 @ 9:33 PM - VIRGINIA HEY ATTENDING ESCAPADE
Reported by Escapade website [ link ]

Australian actress Virginia Hey ( plays Zhaan ) will be a guest at the fan-run Farscape convention "Escapade" 24 - 27 June 2004. The Escapade site reports, "In addition to offering autographs & photos and participating in a discussion panel, Ms. Hey will be conducting a meditation workshop on Sunday afternoon. "

For more information about Escapade, be sure to visit their site.

BRIAN HENSON DISHES OUT THE MINI-SERIES SPOILERS

Farscape executive producer Brian Henson was interviewed by UK Science Fiction magazine "Dreamscape". Click here for Farscape: Peacekeeper War spoilers

More Farscape news as it comes available.
Other Farscape news>>

Farscape: Peacekeeper War to premiere on Sci Fi October or November
Reported by Brian Henson during last night's chat

Farscape executive producer Brian Henson confirmed during his chat with Scapers last night that the miniseries will premiere on Sci Fi in October or November. No official word on when the show will be seen in the UK, but Brian hinted it could be shown in December. The BBC has replied to Scaper inquiries that they are interested in broadcasting the mini. Stay tuned...

"The future of Farscape depends on the mini." - Brian Henson

Brian adds, "And we should all put our heads together to come up with ways to get the word out to everyone in the country, two weeks before the mini airs on SCIFI."

I think Scapers can accommodate Brian's suggestion, don't you?

A transcript of Brian's chat can be found over at Watch Farscape >>

CHAT WITH BEN, CLAUDIA & BRIAN HENSON THIS WEEK
reported by Sci Fi

Farscape stars Ben Browder and Claudia Black with be chatting with Scapers this Tuesday over at Sci-Fi[link]. While I have no idea what they could possibly want to talk about, they might mention something about a miniseries coming this fall. Well, you never know... ;)

Chat time: Tuesday 20 April 2004. 9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Dallas time
Location: irc.scifi.com Port 6667 #auditorium #Farscape
Instructions: Sci Chat FAQ

Executive Producer Brian Henson will be chatting with Scapers on Thursday, discussing the mini and "how the lose ends will be tied up."

Chat time:Thursday 22 April 2004. 9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Dallas time
Location: irc.scifi.com Port 6667 #auditorium #Farscape
Instructions: Sci Chat FAQ

HENSON ANNOUNCES MINISERIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES FAN SUPPORT
From Farscape.com

Rallying Cry of Fans and Critics Alike is Answered As New Farscape Special Even Miniseries is Announced by Sci-Fi to Premiere in Fall.

The critically acclaimed adventure sci-fi series Farscape will soon be back on the airwaves in the form of a television special event miniseries - Farscape: Peacekeeper War. In response to fans' overwhelming support for the Farscape franchise, SCI FI Channel announced yesterday that it will be airing the 4-hour miniseries produced by The Jim Henson Company in conjunction with Hallmark Entertainment. The two-part program was directed and executive produced by Brian Henson, and written and executive produced by series creator Rockne S. O'Bannon and David Kemper. In addition to Henson, O'Bannon and Kemper, all of the key creative talent, both in front of and behind the camera, that made Farscape so unique and special, will return.

"This special television event would not be a reality were it not for the tireless, unwavering efforts of the Farscape fans to bring the series back. Like all of of us at The Jim Henson Company, they believed that the epic story we were telling was something special and deserved a proper ending. We are thrilled to respond to their dedication be creating this miniseries, thus resolving many of the unanswered questions from the final episode and giving fans their due."

-Brian Henson
Director & Executive Producer,
Farscape: Peacekeeper War

To Be Continued...Peacekeeper War

It's official: the Sci Fi Wire is reporting [link]:

SCI FI Brings Back Farscape SCI FI announced it will be bringing back Farscape with an all-new miniseries ‹ called Farscape: Peacekeeper War ‹ slated to air in the fourth quarter of this year. The four-hour miniseries picks up where the cliffhanger series finale left off and will reunite John Crichton (Ben Browder), Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black) and the rest of the Moya crew.

Farscape creator Rockne O'Bannon and executive producer David Kemper wrote the miniseries, which was directed by Brian Henson. "Peacekeeper War" was produced by the Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, and executive produced by Robert Halmi Jr. SCI FI will make the official announcement at noon on Monday, April 5, during the channel's advertising sales "upfront" presentation.

TV Guide [link]has more:

FAR OUT!: Farscape is returning home to the Sci Fi Channel. The cabler has finalized a deal to air Farscape: Peacekeeper War , the highly anticipated four-hour miniseries that will tie up all the loose ends left dangling when the network axed the acclaimed drama

Cover art for the region one 4.4 DVD, available for purchase on the 18th May, has just been released by Amazon. Details haven't been released as to special features, but it will include the following episodes:

4.15 Mental As Anything D'Argo confronts Macton; Crichton can't find his keys
4.16 Bringing Home The Beacon Girl's night out turns deadly
4.17 A Constellation of Doubt Crichton watches too much tabloid TV
4.18 Prayer Aeryn tortured; Crichton & Scorpy join forces

I still get emails from Scapers wanting to know where they an buy that strange shirt Harvey was wearing during Cracker Don't Matter. You can buy the shirt from Mambo, a company based in Australia. Visit their supermarket, click "Loudshirts" and it's the shirt titled "Lost Weekend."

LATEST FARSCAPE NEWS
All times are local Dallas (Central time zone, GMT - 6)

Ben Browder played seventies heartthrob Lee Majors on NBC's Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels last Monday night. I taped the show, and intended to share some photos with you. But my VCR malfunctioned, and my efforts to salvage the tape have failed. Though I missed the show, reports from other Scapers is that Ben made everyone proud.

Benbrowder-online.com has a very interesting interview with Jack Condon [link to his site], the author of "The Charlie's Angel's Casebook," the book the movie is based on. Jack has some comments on Ben, his conduct on the set and his preparation for the character. Click Here to read the interview.

I still get emails from Scapers wanting to know where they an buy that strange shirt Harvey was wearing during Cracker Don't Matter. You can buy the shirt from Mambo, a company based in Australia. Visit their supermarket, click "Loudshirts" and it's the shirt titled "Lost Weekend."

Image Creative Partnership [link], the company behind many of Farscape's most memorable creatures and makeup, has some interesting things to say about the upcoming mini:

We once again have assumed the identity of the Henson Creature shop in Sydney and are in the final throes of the Farscape Mini Series, only a couple of weeks to go till completion. We have produced 22 episodes worth of work in 4 mini-movies, so get ready for Farscape on Acid! It's been an experience we will never forget.

We are loving being in our new workshop in Mascot, Sydney. It seemed so huge when we first moved in back in November. Since then it's been filled with crazy activity.
Because of the workload, we have taken on quite
a number of new creature crew. They have been fantastic
and we would like to congratulate everybody on a hard job,
brilliantly done.

If you haven't been to their site, I strongly suggest visiting -
the images and background information is a treat for every Scaper.

ADV Films recently announced details for their upcoming Farscape release. Coming out 23rd March, the two-disk set will contain the following episodes:

4.11 Unrealized Reality: Crichton finally gets answers; the fourth season finally gets down to business.
4.12 Kansas: Crichton goes home, but it's not the homecoming he wanted.
4.13 Terra Firma: This time Crichton's homecoming is as we always expected, only better.
4.14 Twice Shy: Chiana goes shopping again, the crew will regret it.

Extras include an interview with Lani Tupu (Crais & the voice of Pilot),
deleted scenes, art, background info and all the usual goodies.
No word of commentary, unfortunately.

The Farscape Fantasy web server is located in Texas, and you know what they say about the Lone Star State. Everything is big in Texas! We are the biggest state in the union (that Alaska place doesn't count because it's too far north), we have the biggest roaches, the biggest hair, and THE BIGGEST FRELLING COLLECTION OF FARSCAPE MUSIC VIDEOS ON THE NET!!

Just posted Lithiumdoll's very entertaining Let Me Entertain You, which is the 300th music video hosted by this site. The archive started less than three years ago, yet Scapers never cease to amaze with their creativity. I am receiving more vids from Scapers now than I did when the series was still new.

In case you're wondering, this site is currently utilizing less than 10% of its available server space, and less than 20% of it's available monthly data transfer allocation. In other words, we have plenty of room to grow. If you're a vidder, keep sending the videos in, Scapers want more!

More Farscape news as it becomes available. Other Farscape news>>

Rockne O'Bannon, Farscape series creator, sent the folks at Watchfarscape.com a little email today. Here's what he wrote:

Hi WatchFarscapers,
A quick shout out from the fringes of the Uncharteds -- just to say a loud and sustained Thank You for your continuing passion for and efforts on behalf of The Little SF Show That Could. As I mentioned at the Farscape Con in Burbank, David Kemper and I spent last Fall working on a secret project -- well, the most unsecret of secret projects. And though I cannot confirm or deny anything, let's just say that your undying efforts to keep awareness of a certain television series alive within the entertainment community is the singular reason why a particular unnamed project is now halfway through production. On behalf of everyone currently working on -- oops, almost said it! -- well, on behalf of everybody working on SOMETHING down in Sydney, Australia, a resounding Thank You. Here's hoping you'll all be pleased with the fruits of your efforts. Cheers, Rockne

This is it: Today is the last day to vote! The best Farscape music videos have been nominated and are ready for your inspection. Vidders love feedback and here's your chance to award your favorite vids. There are many categories to choose from, featuring hundreds of nominated vids. Click Here to visit The Clamshell Shelly Awards.

The recent announcement that Karlsweb, one of the longtime, great Farscape fan sites is no longer going to be updated is raising the issue as to whether our online community is fading away. The fact is that Farscape sites are disappearing, fan fic authors are fading away, and Farscape is generating less news today than it did a year ago. However, while our community may be a bit smaller now compared to a year ago, it's still very active and it's evolving, much like the Internet itself. More >>

More Farscape headlines >>

3 January 2004 @ 11:02 AM - ADV just released the cover art for the upcoming Farscape DVD release. 4.2 features five season four episodes, 4.06 Natural Election, 4.07 John Quixote, 4.08 I Shrink, Therefore I AM, 4.09 A Prefect Murder, and 4.10 Coup By Clam. The DVD will be released on 27 January.

3 January 2004 @ 10:50 AM - Did you catch the Farscape bloopers included with the Farscape 4.1 DVD? Pretty much the same clips shown at the conventions and on the European DVD, these are a treat for any Farscape fan. View images and download some clips >>

Time to vote!

28 December 2003 @ 7:20 PM - The Clamshell 'Shelly' Awards (click HERE) is designed to bring fame and recognition to Farscape music video editors. There are many categories, and many of the videos can be found either on this site (click HERE) or on other Farscape sites (click HERE for links). Voting is open from now until 28 January 2004. Good luck

21 December 2003 @10:48 AM
We haven't seen much information regarding the new mini series in over a month. However, IMDB has a complete list of the cast (click here), and as expected the whole gang is there.
Speculation is that the series will include elements from the fourth season episodes, What Was Lost parts 1 & 2 and the mystery of Arnessk. There's an interesting thread over at Kansas that explores Tammy Macintosh's (Jool) roll in the upcoming series.

21 December 2003 @ 2:30 AM
4.2 DVD details: ADV Films has just released details for the next Farscape DVD release in the US.

Coming 27 January 2004: In addition to five episodes in letterboxed DVD, there are a number of interesting extras. Details >>

Scapers, nominations for the 2004 Farscape Video Awards are now closed. Voting starts 28 December 2003.

The Clamshell 'Shelly' Awards (click HERE) is designed to bring fame and recognition to Farscape music video editors. There are many categories, and many of the videos can be found either on this site (click HERE) or on other Farscape sites (click HERE for links). Good luck!

19 November 2003 @ 12:15 AM
Scapers, it looks like Farscape will return in 2004 as a four-hour miniseries. Production is set to begin in December at the Fox Studios in Sydney, the same place where the series started four years ago. The regular cast will return to their familiar rolls. However, until Henson makes its official announcement, questions remain.

- Who will broadcast the new show? Sci-Fi? Not likely. HBO or Showtime? Possibly. Syndication? Could be.
- One rumor has it that the mini-series will be a "stand alone" story, while another describes it as an "epic conclusion" to the Farscape story. I can see one or the other, but not both.
-Are there plans to continue the show after the mini-series is broadcast?
-What impact did Scapers have in saving the show?

Right now, The Jim Henson Company is finalizing details that will bring the show back. Once they are ready, hopefully sometime this week, we will no doubt get answers to our questions. Until then, Scapers can pat themselves on the back for a job well done: the most amazing fan campaign to resurrect a TV show in history.

17 November 2003 @ 12:58 AM
Scapers who attended the official Farscape convention in Burbank, California this weekend are reporting in with some interesting tales. As expected, there was no official word on Farscape from Henson, but the atmosphere for both the cast and attendees was festive and far more upbeat than last year. Here are a couple of threads from the FMD board you may want to check out:

B Sharp reports, Rockne appeared on the stage with a piece of red tape covering his mouth, and after taking it off, he said that "I talked with Brian, and there are some I's that not yet dotted and some T's that need to be crossed, so, I just can't say anything".

Devnull has a slew of con photos for your enjoyment. Looks like everyone had a great time.

15 November 2003 @ 11:06 PM
Variety is reporting a deal between Universal Studios Network and EM.TV that will bring all four seasons of Farscape to the new German Sci Fi Channel. Scheduled broadcast is for prime time, Monday through Thursday, starting in January 2004.

15 November 2003
11:06 PM DALLAS TIME (GMT - 6)
Farscape returning to German television. Variety is reporting a deal between Universal Studios Network and EM.TV that will bring all four seasons of Farscape to the new German Sci Fi Channel. The tentative schedule is for broadcast during prime time, Monday through Thursday, starting in January 2004.

14 November 2003
10:46 PM DALLAS TIME (GMT - 6)
IGN has an interesting story regarding the apparent resurrection of Farscape. There isn't much new; the story is confirming what we have already heard: The show will return as a mini-series of about 6 episodes, pre-production has already started and Henson will have an official announcement next week. The story does suggest that the Sci Fi Channel will not be involved in the new mini-series.

14 NOVEMBER 2003
1:23 AM DALLAS TIME (GMT - 6)
Unconfirmed reports from the Burbank convention quote Farscape actress RaeLee Hill (Sikozu) as stating that Farscape is coming back. Details >>

More on the apparent resurrection of Farscape here >>

13 NOVEMBER 2003
10:20 AM DALLAS TIME (GMT - 6)
TV GUIDE IS REPORTING THE FOLLOWING:

Farscape Fantasy will report details as they become available. The current rumor circulating is that the show will return as a mini-series of approximately 6 episodes. And now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

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