Season 4… What happened??? Why the nosedive in quality?
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saprater — 9 years ago(July 31, 2016 12:04 PM)
But unlike me you will not have to suffer after the final scene of season 4 and can just keep watching Peacekeeper Wars.
Oh god, that was brutal, right? And for it to have ended how it did in Bad Timing. I think I basically stalked the Terra Firma forums looking for any scrap of info on whether or not the fans could bring it back. I was hoping for a series pickup but was thrilled to have gotten the mini-series. I always dvr everything I watch, but this was one of the few things I just put my entire life on hold to see. Still remember the goosebumps when I saw the opening shot. -
ow916 — 11 years ago(January 19, 2015 09:46 AM)
I got to s4 a week after you and was disappointed. Still am after I finished.
It did pick up a bit half way through, but it's still way, way, way too much Crichton and wormholes, and that group of former prisoners just disappeared from the story. Annoying, wacky, confrontational, noisy, provokative, shouting Crichton that is, that just happens always to be right of course, and that everyone and their mortal enemies follow blindly.
What happened to the Farscape universe after s3? -
saprater — 10 years ago(May 14, 2015 09:25 PM)
It got a bit too dark for me. It was nice to see Crichton progress from the happy little everyguy astronaut to someone that fit more into the Uncharted Territories and the insanity contained within. However, I admit to being put off by a lot of the inner hallucinations and outer rantings.
Looking back at it years after my first viewing, it's still not my favorite season, but I understand it a bit more. Plus, there are a few "gems" in there that have me in stitches (Coup by Clam's drag scene and Don Quixote) or just impress the heck outta me (various parts of the We're So Screwed story arc, though there were some weak elements there as well).
Yeah. Season 4 was mostly misses, but I still watch them for the good bits.
1-3 were definitely my favorite seasons. -
DJDarkchill — 11 years ago(February 04, 2015 04:57 AM)
The drop in quality was due to the network. Even though the show had a very solid viewer base, that figure wasn't rising it was perceived to be because the story had become so convoluted and dense, new viewers could not get into it.
It's all about the money more viewers mean more advertising revenue.
As a result, the show was ordered to reign it back somewhat make it easier for new viewers by making some generic 'week by week' storylines. Unfortunately, it really had the opposite effect the solid viewers were now annoyed, and the new viewers didn't come, and ratings actually dropped hence the show was cancelled at the end of season 4.
It's a prime example of a quality show being destroyed by the money-men.
Of course, the cancellation caused an outcry by the solid fan-base, especially as it ends on such a cliffhanger, so we got the whole of season 5 crammed into a 4 hr mini-series but it was better than nothing.
Have watched a lot of TV shows Farscape is still the very best show I have ever had the pleasure to watch, by a long shot hopefully with the rise in popularity of the show from new viewers on Netflix, the proposed film will get the finances Kickstarter, anyone? -
lexyladyjax — 9 years ago(June 29, 2016 09:44 AM)
DJDarkchill, what are you talking about? FARSCAPE was the number one series on the SciFi channel at the close of season Four. It was renewed for TWO SEASONS by SciFi! Then Skiffy was in position to be bought again so AFTER FARSCAPE was renewed for two seasons it was cancelled. It had nothing to do with the viewership and everything to do with SciFi going back on its word. Bonnie Hammer should die a slow painful death for that along with the nitwit who cancelled FIREFLY.
Seriously, if you don't know what happened, you shouldn't make it up. Some of us were around back then. We remember what happened. It's burned in our brains forever along with the unforgivable betrayal of SciFi who renewed and then cancelled. Don't ever do that. It's not fair.
Bored now. -
quitchy — 10 years ago(April 12, 2015 11:11 AM)
I'm rewatching the show at the moment and will be interested to see if I feel the same. At the time when it first aired I found that I loved the experimentation they did in season 3, but that it was also very hit-and-miss and I wasn't a fan of splitting the cast. For me season 4 felt stronger because the cast was reunited and they used the stuff that worked and ditched the stuff that didn't.
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captkirk_459 — 10 years ago(April 16, 2015 05:46 PM)
I agree the Season 4 is not as good as the previous three. There are great episodes of the season. I love the episode when D'argo goes against Macton. Awesome episode. Alternate realities is a great episode. Love Terra Firma and Kansas. The Beacon is a good episode.I shrink Therefore I am is a good episode.
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saprater — 9 years ago(July 31, 2016 11:57 AM)
I was the same when it first aired. I hated the darker tones of Season 4. However, it grows on you. Unfortunately for me, it grew after the show ended up being cancelled. LoL
Thank goodness for fans and the Peacekeeper Wars.
But I seriously wonder if a drop in ratings had Scifi pushing the creative team to go darker in order to attract more viewers. That's just my personal theory thoughso I'm not sure. Still, it is an interesting progression to see Crichton's personality go from the innocent optimist to a man who could kill billions to save the universe. I honestly don't know who I like watching more. Hmmmmethinks it's time for another Farscape binge.