Editing Farscape (section)

===Analysis===
''Farscape'' aired at a time when ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' was in decline. ''Farscape'', like the later ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2004), was a spaceship-centered show that sought to distance itself from the ''Star Trek'' formula. ''Farscape'' featured a main character who constantly riffed on pop culture and a diverse cast of criminal fugitives; the series began as relatively unconnected episodes, but in later seasons transitioned into a complex plot with a dense mythology. Some reviewers, such as ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', praised the animatronic puppetry.<ref>{{cite news |title=Farscape: The Complete Series |url=https://www.avclub.com/farscape-the-complete-series-1798170652 |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |language=en-us |archive-date=14 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314162708/https://film.avclub.com/farscape-the-complete-series-1798170652 |url-status=live }}</ref> Others, such as ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', were initially put off by the puppets and by the show as a whole.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Readers' Sci-fi picks |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/05/25/readers-sci-fi-picks/ |access-date=22 March 2021 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |year=2007 |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524144211/https://ew.com/article/2007/05/25/readers-sci-fi-picks/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Space.com]]'' called it "unlike anything that had come before it... bold, brilliant and a little bonkers".<ref>{{cite news |title=Happy Frellin' 20th! Beloved Sci-Fi Series 'Farscape' Now on Amazon Prime |url=https://www.space.com/farscape-now-on-amazon-prime-20th-anniversary.html |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=[[Space.com]] |language=en |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414023532/https://www.space.com/farscape-now-on-amazon-prime-20th-anniversary.html |url-status=live }}</ref> According to a ''[[Vice (website)|Vice]]'' reviewer, the show was ahead of its time in terms of feminist sci-fi.<ref>{{cite news |title='Farscape' Was Feminist Sci-Fi Before It Was Cool |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/farscape-was-feminist-sci-fi-before-it-was-cool-tv-anniversary-essay/ |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=Vice (magazine) |year=2019 |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524144212/https://www.vice.com/en/article/9kp4ep/farscape-was-feminist-sci-fi-before-it-was-cool-tv-anniversary-essay |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[James Gunn]] has credited ''Farscape'' as an inspiration for his ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' films.<ref>{{cite news |title='Farscape' inspired 'Guardians of the Galaxy', says James Gunn |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/farscape-inspired-guardians-of-the-galaxy-says-james-gunn/articleshow/74637537.cms |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |year=2020 |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524144211/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/farscape-inspired-guardians-of-the-galaxy-says-james-gunn/articleshow/74637537.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>