First the bad news:
It seems declining ratings signaled the death of FARSCAPE. Despite the vociferous love of the show by its fans, ratings had been going down since the beginning of the year, after the show enjoyed strong showings in the ratings from its 1999 debut through the end of 2001.
The powers that be at the SciFi Channel decided not to exercise its right to order a fifth season of the show last week, and the official statement came yesterday.
Here's an indication of how thin the margin for error is at SciFi. STARGATE SG-1, from May to August, averaged a 1.7 rating (1.32 million viewers) and it survives. FARSCAPE, in the same period, averaged a 1.2 rating (958,000 viewers) and it is now gone.
According to Variety, there will be new episodes of FARSCAPE from January (which we knew) through the series conclusion in March (which is new).
Now the good news:
The creators at The Henson Co., the producing house for the show, and co-creator Rockne O'Bannon are reportedly working on a script for a Japanese-style anime feature film incarnation of the show.
More on that when it comes.
Meanwhile, to help save FARSCAPE the show, go here: http://farscape.wdsection.com/index.html.
Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think at feedback@cinescape.com.
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