Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:59:27 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Farscape
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

> sfbookfan at yahoo.com 09/12/02 11:55AM
>>--- 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.

Quick, someone would form an organization to recruit more viewers . . call =
it the Farscape Cosmic Circle . . .

mjw

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