There is still no official news. I wish we had some public acknowledgement that our voices are being heard as you all do as well. I have to assume that the social media people of all the entities we are tagging have noticed and perhaps passed on our message. Word seems to be reaching more fans as new names show up weekly. Farscape fans are showing their creativity and those of us without any are retweeting them like mad! Special thanks to Sprite Lady,Paul and Pai for some great memes! Unsure how to Tweet ? Create and account and search #farscapenow and just retweet. Easypeasy! Or go to any genre websites you read and email that you want a Farscape feature or think the show deserves a revival.
Don’t want a revival? Go to Netflix and suggest they bring the show back for streaming. Give new fans a chance to discover the wonders.
I understand that many also do not want to get their hopes up. I have to hope that if we are given any public sign y’all might get involved ๐
The Dark Matter folks are doing a surge on Friday nights and many will be tagging us as well. We will be focusing our surge on Sunday nights at 7 ET/& London time. Continue to tweet/hashtag when you can as real life happens ๐ Tag #DarkMatter when you can. They managed to trend last Friday night though they are in a different position than we are as it is far cheaper to pick up a show that is finishing production,still airing with sets intact. BUT making the voice of genre viewers heard helps us all. Again Twitter gets the notice— new users can tweet some of the awesome memes found on the various Farscape groups or by googling just add the hashtag #farscapenow or simply search Farscape or #farscapenow and retweet!
15 years ago a fellow Scaper and I got this ad published in The Hollywood Reporter:
Fifteen years and one week ago Farscape fans gathered in a chat room run by the SciFi Channel and rallied to save our show. We formed groups around the world that used various means to show our dedication. We got a miniseries to close out a chapter of the story. Most of us felt like series creator , Rockne O’Bannon, that there were many more stories to tell. ย The actors, producers and crew were very vocal in their support. They were fighting for their jobs and a job they were proud of. Today they are in a different position with regards to speaking out. Even we non-industry people know it is a fickle business that is likely to pick up a show for revival and turn it in to something unrecognizable! I know many of you want to hear from those at the top publicly. Hopefully that day will come.
Last night we saw another cancelled SYFY show follow our lead at the behest of their producer and trend on Twitter with 100,000 tweets. Yes the actors also got involved. Remember they are still under contract and fighting for a job in a profession where only 5% or so are working at any time! So please do not compare them to our actors as caring more. Farscape has accrued more fans as the years have gone by.Many never use social media or think to search it. If we want more Farscape we have to earn it. The world of television has changed over the years and there are more shows than ever and so many more outlets! This is good and bad. Netflix is losing the Marvel and Star Wars franchises. I am guessing this frees up money for other projects. Game of Thrones has only a few episodes left to produce so HBO will be looking for another drama that attracts people who want something complex and unique. STARZ fans also like different as the success of Outlander. Amazon Studios is another possible source. We may know soon if the SYFY show gets new breath from one of these. It is cheaper for a studio to invest while all the sets intact and everyone still under contract. Farscape is in a much different situation though I suspect investors that are approached will check the show’s social media footprint as it is real time eavesdropping on viewers trends. Facebook is not usually monitored closely like Twitter and Instagram.
I understand those who are discouraged and I will remind you of the Star Trek fans who prior to the internet worked tirelessly and many thought foolishly for more Trek from June 1969 until December 1979. I don’t plan to give up just yet and hope you don’t either!
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