An eye fills the lens, the camera pulling back to reveal the haunted face of Dominar Rygel XVI, the diminutive deposed despot whose function over the previous six episodes had been to either heighten the danger through selfishness or deliver pompous putdowns. It’s immediately obvious that things have changed. The comedy space toad is going
Farscape
Pulled off air amid a mess of mixed signals (the Sci-Fi Channel said yes to Season 5, and then no), Farscape just missed out on the era of mass internet fan mobilisation – the kind that has kept similar shows like Firefly, Caprica and Stargate SG1 high on the cancellationoutrageometer. Those who do remember its