Farscape was a space opera set in 1999 about an astronaut named John Crichton getting shot to the other side of the galaxy via an accidental encounter with a wormhole, whereupon John falls in with a band of escaped alien prisoners in order to survive. Produced by The Jim Henson Company, Farscape is famous for its unique, imaginative alien characters, many of which are elaborate animatronic puppets.

While the first season was notoriously clumsy, the show began to find its footing by the 19th episode "Nerve" when the primary antagonist of the series, Scorpius, was introduced. By the end of the third season, the show had evolved from a story about John trying to find a way home into an unexpectedly impressive commentary on weapons of mass destruction.

Although five seasons were planned, Farscape was abruptly cancelled at the end of the fourth season, infamously ending the series on a cliffhanger. Fans were outraged and launched a campaign to continue the show. The campaign received considerable media attention, ultimately leading to funding being secured to end the series properly via a two part miniseries known as The Peacekeeper Wars.

All things considered, when viewed today, Farscape feels similar to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in overall progression and tone. Like DS9 it takes a little longer than it should to really get going, but the later material is so good that it's well worth it. In spite of its cancellation and rushed finale, Farscape overall is an incredibly fun show with one of the strongest and most moving endings of any space opera show to date.