Aussie Fan - we make it, don't get to see it... (Score 1)

[snip] Nine thought enough of Farscape to help bankroll it with the Jim Henson Company in 1999. Knowing Australia's bleak history with science fiction, Nine waited until May 2000 to broadcast the first half-dozen episodes. The show didn't do well, so Nine decided to put the show up against the 2000 Olympics. No wonder Farscape hasn't done well in Australian ratings. [snip] Last December/January, when Nine finally broadcast the show's second season, my Farscape site got more hits from Australia than from any other country. My point is that Aussie Scapers may be few in number, but they do have excellent taste in television programming. And in most states, the season aired at 2pm every weekday (in some states it was 1am). We don't get SciFi network here - they were running repeats on FoxKids for a while. I think channel 9 got disillusioned - they saw Henson and thought they were getting a kids show (rude shock for them LOL). I'm an Aussie fan and watched religiously - I'm proud that something so good was being created right here in my country (and it wasn't about cops, or a hospital, or the trials and tribulations of a bunch of high schoolers....). They had some of the best in the industry working on Farscape - Henson for one, and Animal Logic. Animal Logic - name sound familiar? Think "The Matrix". AL was the effects house responsible for the Agents-and-hallway-in-code sequence, and exploding Agent Smith toward the end of the film. ;) Dudes, they tore up the sets after the announcement to use the space for other things. They disassembled the animatronic pilot. There's nothing left to make a show with! Actually, the sets were struck then stored at Fox Studios. Same with Pilot, he's in a box (poor bugger). After 4 years of use some bits of the set needed replacing anyway LOL Everything is just in storage for now, ready to be broken out and given new life. The cast and crew are optimistic about getting another season. We all knew the show wouldn't last forever, all we want is a conclusion - can't leave poor Crichton out there forever :( Save Farscape - give 500 Australian cast and crew their jobs back.