Being a science fiction TV show fan means never having to say you aren't disappointed. Farscape is (or shall I say was) my favorite science fiction TV show. Of course this means that it has to go thru periods where its not shown at all and at least one season got delayed for months (how else to assure that it experiences some loss of the audience that has built up). With the Sci Fi Channel supposedly committed to both a 4th and 5th seaons and with the 4th season recently completed airing and with talk of the events of the next season showing up on on-line chats a casual observer might have been optimistic about the 5th season.

There was a reason for pessimism: Farscape got bumped out to 10 PM after Stargate SG-1. When shows move to Friday from other nights or move to later times its usually a reason to get suspicious. So I certainly was concerned. The concern turns out to be justified: The Sci Fi Channel has decided to cancel Farscape. This is just no fun.

Anyone know whether the Jim Henson Company has any chance of putting together a syndication distribution for a new season of Farscape? Perhaps on USA Network or TNT? After all, Stargate SG-1 was distributed in some other fashion before coming to the Sci Fi Channel.

So will we ever know whether the Scarens will attack the Peacekeepers? What about John and Aeryn? What about John's getting back to planet Earth?