Investigating 'Farscape'

Uncharted Territories of Sex and Science Fiction

Jes Battis

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English

I.B. Tauris
30 March 2007

Series: Investigating Cult TV

""My name is John Crichton. 'I'm lost'. An astronaut. Shot through a wormhole. In some distant part of the universe. 'I'm trying to stay alive'. Aboard this ship. 'This living ship'. Of escaped prisoners."" During its fourth and - for the present - final season, ""Farscape"" was the Sci-Fi Channel's highest rated original series. With its dedicated fan-base, ""Farscape"" seasons are still top-billing Sci Fi dvds. This first proper analysis of the show, written by a scholar-fan, uncovers ""Farscape's"" layers and those of the living spaceship Moya. Jes Battis proposes that 'Farscape'' is as much about bodies, sex and gender, as it is about wormholes, space ships and interstellar warfare. It is this straddling of genres that makes the show so viewable to such a broad audience, of which almost half are women. He explores ""Farscape's"" language and characters, including Moya, its creation of 'family and home', of masculinity and femininity, and the transformation of an all-American boy.

By: Jes Battis
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9781845113414
ISBN 10: 1845113411
Series: Investigating Cult TV
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 March 2007
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ph.D. student, Department of English, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. Author of 'Blood Relations': Chosen Families in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Angel' (2005).