The worlds of Farscape
Subtitle: essays on the groundbreaking television series
By: edited by Sherry Ginn
Series: Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy -- 40
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780786467907
Subjects: Farscape (Television program)
Description: "Reversing a common science fiction cliché, Farscape follows the adventures of the human astronaut John Crichton after he is shot through a wormhole into another part of the universe. The series, which broke many of the so-called "rules" of science fiction, follows Crichton's attempts to survive in worlds that are often hostile to him and his friends"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: through the wormhole and what Crichton found there / Sherry Ginn; title: Farscape, the impossible and the accident / J. P. Telotte; title: War and peace by Woody Allen or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the wormhole weapon / Ensley F. Guffey; title: Into the uncharted territories: exploring the nature of evil / Robert L. Lively; title: The emperor's new farts: socioeconomic disenfranchisement and "colonic miasma" / Michael G. Cornelius; title: 'Scaping the mythic triad into uncharted territories: hero, antihero, and villain / Billie Jo Mason; title: Friends, enemies, partners, mates: examining relationships in the uncharted territories / Sherry Ginn; title: Joining the conversation: Ben Browder writes John Crichton / Jessie Carty; title: Friend, enemy, alien, ally: female community aboard Moya / Sherry Ginn; title: Sentient space: Moya as homeplace / Michael G. Cornelius; title: Of big blue butts and bias: the problem body / Elizabeth Leigh Scherman; title: The ballad of John and Aeryn / Sherry Ginn; title: "Winona has been very reliable": female gendering of weapons in fiction and fact / Ensley F. Guffey; title: A legendary tale: scapers and the myth of fan power / Tanya R. Cochran; title: Primal scream-with accompaniment / Jessie Carty.