I Know Everybody's Probably Tired of Me Going On and On About the Cancellation of Farscape, But, Hey, It's My Blog. So There.

Well, there hasn't been any official word, and nobody on the 'net seems to know any specifics, but I'm afraid that the prospects for Farscape aren't looking good. Ben Browder (who plays John Crichton) gave an interview on CNN Headline News this evening (you can download a video of it here), in which he said that Sci-Fi had sat down and talked with the Henson company again yesterday as a direct result of the fan response, but that "at this point, it looks like it's not going to happen, so we're not going to see a fifth season." Of course, Ben is an actor, not one of the businesspeople, so it's possible that he's not privy to everything that's going on, but it certainly does look discouraging.

The best hope now, I'd say, is the possibility that the show might be picked up by another network. Reputedly, both Showtime and UPN have expressed some interest, so if Sci-Fi can be cajoled into releasing the rerun rights, Farscape might very well be capable of finding itself a new home. Unfortunately, that's a pretty big "if," but you can bet that Sci-Fi is going to get a lot of pressure from the fans to do so. Speaking of fan pressure, and of the possibility of being picked up by another network, a group of fans took out a very nifty ad in the Hollywood Reporter touting the show to network execs. Reportedly, the Hollywood Reporter folks were so taken with the ad that they gave the fans a free upgrade to full-page (normally $1200!) and one of the Reporter's staff members said, "I'll definitely watch Farscape now!" See, Sci-Fi? We're still picking up new viewers!