Is it time to reboot Farscape?

[Jayson1]

I great idea with this is browder and Black are not so old it would feel weird to see them again and the puppets of course never age. I do think you would proably want to base any new show on there grownup child. Also you could really expand the sets and make the ship look even more impressive. I do think you would proably want to add another character,maybe female and potential love intrest, to show to sort of capture he romance Criighton and Aeron had. Plus I think you still would need that contemporary earth perspective for the show which you would get from the new female character.

Jason

 

[Aldo]

I've wanted something like this for the last ten years now.

 

[dahj]

I great idea with this is browder and Black are not so old it would feel weird to see them again and the puppets of course never age.

How 'bout his time they do the reverse, have Crichton and Aeryn and other humanoids be played by puppets, and Rygel and Pilot and other puppets played by actual actors using motion capture CGI

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Nope. Either develop some kind of continuation (with or without Crichton) or come up with something original. I love Farscape, and while I admit it's far from perfect (especially the first season), I don't want a remake and I don't see the need for one.

 

[Jayson1]

Whatever they did am I the only one who feels the most essential idea is that you need a modern day human in the show to basically represent the audience? Personally thought I think Crichton on some level must be involved in some wat with whatever concept you go with. I'm not sure the Universe is as beloved as something like in Star trek were universe itself is selling point for fans.

Jason

 

[JD]

I would love a revival with as much of the original cast and crew as possible back, but I really don't think there's enough interest to bring it back. They tried for years a lot closer to the end of the show to bring it back as a webseries and they were never able to get it made. Now I just think we're to far away from the show for it to come back. I just don't see it having the name recognition to be able to draw in a enough interest.
I would not want a reboot , what made the original so good was the people who put it together, and I just don't see a reboot being able to capture that magic again.

 

[Kirk Prime]

Do you mean revive or reboot? For me a reboot means a different cast. I think Farscape requires very good writers, which they had. I would be fine with it, if it were the original cast, because they aren't that old, and the original writing team was on board.

 

[Jayson1]

Do you mean revive or reboot? For me a reboot means a different cast. I think Farscape requires very good writers, which they had. I would be fine with it, if it were the original cast, because they aren't that old, and the original writing team was on board.

I was thinking more along the lines of a mixture of new and old characters. As for a audience I was wondering about the idea of having no network involved. Have it be a direct to blue ray thing. Also what about a kickstarter. to be honest im not totally sure what those things are but if it can bring back Mystery Science theater 3000 and give us a DS9 documentry then I think this could come back in some limited fashion.

Jason

 

[JD]

The Blu-Ray thing would have to be a movie then, they don't release TV series directly to home video.
Kickstarter is where you set up a page for something you want to make and ask people to donate money to it. People can donate any amount of money they want, but the people behind the fundraising usually offer perks of some to encourage people to donate more. For movies and things like that some of the most common perks include your name in the credits, posters, a DVD copy, and for really big money they will often give set visits and even a walk on role in the production.
To be honest, the more I think about this, the less I want it to happen. There have been a few exceptions, but more often then not these kind of revivals can't reach the heights of the original, and in the case of things like The X-Files end up making a mess of the storyline.
If you really want more Farscape there is the Boom! comics series which was written by Keith R.A. DeCandido with stories from the series original creator, Rockne S. O'Bannon.

 

[M'rk son of Mogh]

Today I wonder if it would be tough without people unfairly comparing to Guardians of the Galaxy which, on the surface, really hit a lot of the same notes and tones of Farscape.

Wacky male human falls for the tough no-nonsense alien woman, meets the funny little alien, the big tough alien and the living plant (!), as they escape imprisonment together and become family despite their differences.

 

[Jayson1]

Today I wonder if it would be tough without people unfairly comparing to Guardians of the Galaxy which, on the surface, really hit a lot of the same notes and tones of Farscape.

If there comparing them that can be a good thing because it means people are intrested. Plus I wonder if we might be seeing more space based shows with Star wars a hit, Guardian of the galaxy and hopefullu the new trek. that alone might spark some intrest in reboot along the lines about how there is even talk of firefly coming back.

Jason

 

[Ridcully]

How about that they made something entirely new?
Reboot revive...re this and that...it is a severe lack of imagination.

 

[Jayson1]

How about that they made something entirely new?
Reboot revive...re this and that...it is a severe lack of imagination.

Why not do both new stuff but also revist stuff we have liked in the past? Great thing about tv today there is room for every possible story to be told. I do consider this the golden age of tv because we all have so many options to us. We got adult drama,comic book shows, comedies that are more than just crappy 80's style sitcom crap. Only thing missing is the space opera's.
Jason

 

[Anwar]

Frankly, Guardians of the Galaxy has plenty of similarities with Farscape...so TV studios might be scared it would just be seen as a knock-off.

 

[Jayson1]

Frankly, Guardians of the Galaxy has plenty of similarities with Farscape...so TV studios might be scared it would just be seen as a knock-off.

I'm not so sure studio's worry to much about trying to look original. In fact I think they love it it when they create something that fans will see as familiar because people usually latch onto stuff that has a proven track record. that is why we get so many sequels,reboots etc to begin with. It's also why DC is dying to be seen on par with the Marvel cinematic universe.

Jason

 

[Kirk Prime]

I was thinking more along the lines of a mixture of new and old characters. As for a audience I was wondering about the idea of having no network involved. Have it be a direct to blue ray thing. Also what about a kickstarter. to be honest im not totally sure what those things are but if it can bring back Mystery Science theater 3000 and give us a DS9 documentry then I think this could come back in some limited fashion.

Jason

That makes sense. A true revival would have to be like that to work. They can't have exactly the same cast. But a true revival, done right, has significant roles for original cast members. For me, the best example of doing this right was the Dallas revival a few years ago. Though the focus went to the next generation, the original characters were given strong and important roles, and because of that, they captured the feel of the original series. Something like that today with Farscape would work, especially since Ben Browder isn't exactly too old for the role.

 

[Forbin]

The Guardians point is a good one. Maybe with Guardians, with its similarities, we don't need another Farscape. Besides, I love Farscape so much, I'd probably feel any reboot was sacrilege and avoid it, like I did with Nikita.

 

[Bones]

I was very disappointed with the means by which the series was cancelled. I've always wanted more and would watch a quality reboot or revival.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

It will be interesting to see how well Star Trek Discovery does. I certainly wish there was something like Farscape on TV though I'm not convinced it would actually need to be directly connected with it.

 

[Leviathan]

Farscape: The Next Generation