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Farscape (1999)

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Farscape (1999)

Overview

A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes

Viewer Rating
8.2

Overview

A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Prime Video logoPrime Video
Peacock logoPeacock
Apple TV logoApple TV
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Farscape consistently critiques large, militaristic, and often xenophobic empires while championing a diverse, cooperative 'found family' that overcomes prejudice and seeks understanding, aligning with progressive values of anti-authoritarianism and inclusion.

Farscape presents a highly diverse ensemble of alien characters, fostering themes of interspecies cooperation and challenging prejudice within its narrative. While the human lead is traditionally cast, the show's core premise inherently promotes diversity and inclusion through its varied alien species and their interactions, without explicitly critiquing traditional human identities.

Secondary

Farscape explores themes of gender and sexuality through its diverse alien species, particularly characters like Zhaan, who embody non-binary concepts. While not explicitly featuring human LGBTQ+ characters, the show's respectful and complex portrayal of non-normative identities within its alien cultures contributes to a neutral, incidental depiction.

The show features Aeryn Sun, a former Peacekeeper commando, who frequently engages in and wins close-quarters physical combat against multiple male opponents. Her victories are achieved through extensive martial arts training and physical prowess, without relying on superpowers or advanced technology.

Farscape extensively explores themes of identity, consciousness, and the nature of self through alien biology and frequent body-swapping scenarios. However, the series does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes explicitly related to gender identity and transition, thus falling outside the scope of this evaluation.

Farscape is an original science fiction series with no prior source material, adaptations, or historical figures. All characters were created for the show, meaning there are no pre-existing canonical genders to be swapped.

Farscape is an original science fiction series, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a historical account. All characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to compare against for a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.3
The Movie Database logo
7.9

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.0
Metacritic logo
7.5

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