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very, very good Farscape news

Yaaaahoooo.

Second, there will be a 'teaser' (is this new media speak for preview?) of the miniseries during the Season Eight premiere of Stargate SG-1 on Friday, July 9, at 9/8C (yes, that's tonight.)

Yes, I'm pleased. Yes, I am a middle-aged woman making a point of proclaiming, publically, that I really like and admire this science fiction drama, this excellent adventure in storytelling, and that it deserves to be watched. You could watch it too. You'd be in good company:

And despite the cliché of science-fiction fans as teenage boys, viewers of "Farscape" are mostly adult professionals. Almost uniquely among science-fiction shows, it draws equal numbers of men and women. And a roll call of fans online turned up plenty of doctors, fire-fighters, counselors, teachers and so on — in addition to the predictable number of software engineers.[...]"In my day job I help run a psychiatric center," [Charlotte] explained. "Any random month, we're dealing with close calls and human misery: abused kids, well-armed ex-husbands, breathtaking stupidity. If it's a trainwreck or a meltdown, I'm one of the people who get called. At the end of the week it's a nice reward, to be able to relax into "Farscape." It isn't my usual thing; it wouldn't have caught my attention if my husband hadn't sat me down in front of it. But those characters resonate for me, in a powerful and refreshing way. They know that friendship, decency, kindness and wit help keep you going — but so do silliness, good sex and black leather pants."
"Don't Mention the F-Word", by Clare Sainsbury