Streaming Sci Fi TV: Tracking down sci fi and fantasy shows of interest on the streaming services. Note that streaming availability can change with little to no notice.
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What Is It?
Astronaut John Crichton is caught in a wormhole that sends him to a distant part of the universe. He joins up with a group of alien refugees on the living ship known as Moya and together they find themselves on the run from the militaristic Peacekeepers who keep a tight grip on the planets in their part of the galaxy.
Aired: Sci Fi Channel, 1999-2004, 4 Seasons Totaling 88 Episodes + 1 Mini-Series
Created By: Rockne S. O’Bannon
Starring: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Virginia Hey, Anthony Simcoe, Gigi Edgley
Why Watch It?
Farscape hit the airwaves in 1999 and delivered a very different sci fi epic from what the Star Trek franchise had been offering since the late 80’s with The Next Generation (1987), Deep Space 9 (1993), and Voyager (1995). Coming from the Jim Henson studios, Farscape introduced fantasy elements, a colorful cast of characters consisting of human actors and puppets, as well as a darker tone than what the more hopeful Trek entries usually delivered. This show also stepped up the visuals with a cinematic look and was in many ways the direct precursor to the more epic sci fi and fantasy productions we are seeing currently on television, especially from the streaming services. For many, it was a love-it-or-hate-it affair, but when the show was at its top form it delivered some damn good sci fi TV (you can read more about the series at this link).
Where Is It Streaming?
This show is currently available on multiple platforms where it is streaming for free with ads. Shout Factory TV is one of the streamers carrying Farscape along with quite a number of genre entries such as Space: 1999, Thunderbirds, Highlander The Series, and many of the Ultra Man entries. The show is also available on The Roku Channel, and Pluto TV also has it as one of their on-demand selections as well as in rotation on that streamer’s sci fi channel. It is also available on Amazon’s Prime Video and on Peacock with a subscription to those services. Note that the Peacekeeper Wars mini-series which acts as the show’s wrap-up is included with most of these services but as a separate entry, and you will have to search for that.
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I went to watch FarScape as I read Prime has it. It’s listed but won’t play. Any ideas? I tried to watch it on Pluto but massive amounts of ads.
Apparently it is no longer included with Prime Video. It is showing to be available on The Roku Channel and Shout! Factory.
It is now back on Amazon as part of their FreeVee service, though that might be limited to the U.S. It is also streaming on Shout Factory TV, The Roku Channel, and Pluto TV.