News from the Farscape Front

I'm pleased to report that the Save Farscape campaign is going extremely well! We're apparently attracting quite a bit of media attention, including, amazingly enough, two segments on CNN Headline News today! (You can find a list of online news stories about the cancellation and the Save Farscape campaign here, and transcripts of the CNN spots here.) There's a fan rally scheduled for outside Sci-Fi's New York office tomorrow (Thursday) morning, which may well attract even more attention. And I'm happy to say that, as far as I can tell, most of the media coverage has been very positive (especially the CNN stories!).

In other Scaper news, producer David Kemper made a chatroom appearance on Tuesday. He said he was feeling very hopeful, and that the viewer outcry has definitely made an impression on Sci-Fi. He said that his phone's started ringing again, that people who wouldn't talk to him a few days ago are now talking to him. This is very encouraging news! He also mentioned the possibility that, even if the show is not picked up for a fifth season, a 2-hour movie or two might be possible. While that would be a hell of a lot better than nothing, in my view, it really isn't quite good enough. We were promised a fifth season, and we want a fifth season! I sincerely doubt that even the formidable writing talents of Kemper and co. are up to condensing an entire year's worth of story into a mere two hours...

At any rate, the pressure stays on! By all accounts, Sci-Fi really wasn't expecting this strong a reaction and is a bit taken aback by the whole thing. Heh. Guess we're showing them!

I'm told there's a new website being set up that will be the central place to go for news and information: www.savefarscapecentral.com. Last I checked, that site didn't seem to be active yet, but you can still find lots of info here.