Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 08:55:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: N Lynch <sfbookfan at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Farscape
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

--- Weyrlady <Weyrlady at dragonweyr.com> wrote:
> So in case no one here has heard, last Saturday the
> Sci-Fi Channel
> cancelled Farscape.  Period.  No one seems to know
> why, or how.  It's been
> cancelled when all involved thought they still had
> another season to flesh
> out the story.

Actually someone does know how and why.  If you go the
the SCIFI channel website and read the SF WEEKLY, the
lead article is how they are canceling season 5 of
FARSCAPE. (At least it was yesterday when I logged on;
they do add to the weekly news.) They will continue
airing season 4 (the current season) in January.

While the show has been successful, it hasn't (to
paraphrase them) gained more viewers as time when on.
Compared to the cost, if new viewers weren't joining,
then filming a next season wasn't cost effective.

It happens.  Look at The Chronicle - successful for
SCIFI, but canceled.

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Nicki Lynch

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MIMOSA web site: http://www.jophan.org/mimosa

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