Holy frell, Farscape premiered on Sci-FI twenty years ago.
There must be some error; I can’t possibly be that old… Continue reading “Farscape at 20!”
Category: Farscape
RIP Andrew Prowse
London, August 2003. Andrew’s on the phone with David Kemper and I’m heckling and taking snapshots.
Photo: Sci Fi Magazine, August 2004.
Photo: TV Zone Yearbook
“Here’s an idea. Why don’t we do the entire scene without pants?”
David Kemper and Andrew at a Farscape convention, Burbank, 2001, Photo by PKBarb.
Sci Fi Channel online chat, 6 January 2000.
Well, they got it 50% right.
Farscape Writers Room, Season 4, July 2002
Characters of SKO (Ben Mendelsohn — yes, Ben Mendelsohn!) and WA (Anthony Hayes) from the FARSCAPE episode “I-Yensch, You-Yensch.” Where the Creature Shop got its inspiration for the character designs, I can’t imagine.
We lost Andrew Prowse in December 2018… and I still don’t have coherent words… so please allow me to ramble a bit with a few random thoughts and memories. Continue reading “RIP Andrew Prowse”
Who Wants a Piece of Moya, 2018 Edition
(Not the actual Moya piece you’ll get, but yours will be similar in size & paint.)
And it’s not just an actual piece of Moya, but also a signed (and personalized, if you like) Farscape shooting script! Continue reading “Who Wants a Piece of Moya, 2018 Edition”
Reflections upon Reflections on the 19th of March
Another rough day in the Farscape office (Homebush Bay, Feb 2000)
Me & Rockne enjoying ourselves at the 2011 Farscape Convention (Photo by Paul Rabogliatti)
Me and DK looking fierce in the Farscape office (Homebush Bay, Feb 2002)
Live commentary on “Crackers Don’t Matter” at the Nov 2004 Farscape Convention in Burbank (Photo by Hank Shiffman)
Today being the day that it is, I had intended to write a pithy and poignant post reminiscing about my happy days on Farscape…
Continue reading “Reflections upon Reflections on the 19th of March”
Froon’s Farscape Watch, s1e08
“That Old Black Magic” (season 1, episode 8)
• Written by me, directed by Brandon Maher •
Farscape s1e08: Let’s have a daughter and name her “Violet”
Farscape s1e08: Pining for the fjords, in stereo where available
Farscape s1e08: Hot over the collar
Farscape s1e08: Liko has nothing good to say about the writing credit
Farscape s1e08: You got big dreams? You want fame? Well, fame costs — oops, wrong show.
Farscape s1e08: Rygel strains to remember the words to “Soft Kitty”
Farscape s1e08: DO NOT SEND ME FANFIC OF THIS
Farscape s1e08: And now for some heavy necking
Farscape s1e08: Whoops, I didn’t hear you say the safeword
In which Crichton visits the House of Lego and must deal with two shouty men, Zhaan almost gets lucky, and Rygel suffers from a Hynerial disease.
Continue reading “Froon’s Farscape Watch, s1e08”
Froon’s Farscape Watch, s1e07
“PK Tech Girl” (season 1, episode 7)
• Written by Nan Hagan, directed by Tony Tilse •
Farscape s1e07: A much bigger gun than any of the GUYS have
Farscape s1e07: It’s the eye of the Rygel, it’s the thrill of the fight
Farscape s1e07: We put a ring on it
Farscape s1e07: It needs some work, but I love the high ceilings
Farscape s1e07: This must have been the PK lounge
Farscape s1e07: His name was Durka, he was a lurka
Farscape s1e07: Is that a humongous flashlight in your pocket…?
Farscape s1e07: Don’t be sad. Wanna watch “Creature from the Black Lagoon” tonight?
In which Crichton makes a new friend, Rygel finds an old friend, and Aeryn fries a turtle.
Froon’s Farscape Watch, s1e06
“Thank God It’s Friday… Again” (season 1, episode 6)
• Written by David Wilks, directed by Rowan Woods •
Another “Weird Planetary Society of the Week” ep, wherein Aeryn gets to do some science and D’Argo just gets some. Oh, and John contemplates his navel and Rygel saves the day by peeing.
Froon’s Farscape Watch, s1e05
“Back and Back and Back to the Future” (season 1, episode 5)
• Written by Babs Greyhosky, directed by Rowan Woods •
Farscape s1e05: I bow to your nap on the pizza slice
Farscape s1e05: Why so blue, D’Argo?
Farscape s1e05: Get out of my closeup, John
Farscape s1e05: Aeryn smiles because she doesn’t NEED a corset for a trim waistline
Farscape s1e05: I’m looking very Kirk-like
Farscape s1e05: Psst, Aeryn, you look great, but your left sleeve’s unraveling
And — appropriately enough, on Ben Browder’s birthday — the Farscape Rewatch continues at last, with a twisty little ep full of weird-talking aliens! Continue reading “Froon’s Farscape Watch, s1e05”
Froon’s Farscape Watch, s1e04
“Throne for a Loss” (season 1, episode 4)
• Written by me, directed by Pino Amenta •
Farscape s1e04: Keeping our painters busy
Farscape s1e04: Pilot’s appalled by the credit
Farscape s1e04: Brows and Blue Leaves
Now, where were we…?
Oh, right. 104!
This was my first script for Farscape. I’ll save the long, boring behind-the-scenes stuff for another day, but here’s the short, boring behind-the-scenes stuff: Continue reading “Froon’s Farscape Watch, s1e04”
Another chance to get a piece of Moya!
(Not the actual Moya piece you’ll get, but yours will be similar in size & paint.)
And it’s not just an actual piece of Moya, but also a signed (and personalized, if you like) Farscape shooting script! Continue reading “Another chance to get a piece of Moya!”