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By Anna L. Kaplan
FARSCAPE’s season three kept Lani Tupu even busier than the previous two, playing Bialar Crais and also providing the voice for Pilot. Tupu was finally credited as a regular cast member and not a guest. Crais helped save the group in “Season of Death,” and then took off on Talyn until episode [...]

By Anna L. Kaplan
Dave Elsey, creative supervisor of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™ in Australia, loves working on the FARSCAPE. When he first agreed to do the job, he set himself a goal. He recalled, “I am a fan of everything you can think of to do with sci-fi and horror, anything that might possibly contain [...]

By Anna L. Kaplan
“Green-Eyed Monster” proved to be an exceptional experience for everyone involved. First and foremost, the script was written by Ben Browder. As the series star, he appeared in every episode, but he amazingly found time during breaks, nights and weekends to complete his writing work. Browder was ready for this challenge, creating [...]

By Anna L. Kaplan
FARSCAPE takes risks. FARSCAPE refuses to be pinned down to one style or one way of doing things. Executive producer David Kemper decided long before starting season three that he wanted to do an episode of FARSCAPE mixing live-action with cartoons. It took a long time, and all of his personal conviction [...]

“I will not permit anyone else to sacrifice their life for mine.” – Aeryn Sun
“What do you mean, anyone else?” – John Crichton
SEASON OF DEATH ***
Production #10301. Airdate 3/16/01. Written by Richard Manning. Directed by Ian Watson.
As John Crichton lies speechless on the operating table near the fallen Diagnosan, Scorpius has claimed the neural chip. [...]