uncharted territories of sex and science fiction /
Jes Battis.
London :
I.B. Tauris,
2007.
1 online resource (248 pages) :
illustrations
Investigating cult TV
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nightmares and wonders : a critical introduction to Farscape -- Prisoners and friends : the people of Farscape -- Moya : births, biomechanoids, and companion species -- Alien masculinities, alienated desires : Crighton, D'Argo, and Scorpius -- Tralks, teachers, and soldiers : Farscape and the uncharted territories of the feminine -- "Point it like a gun and shoot" : bodies and biological narratives -- Frell me dead, you're totally fahrbot : language-power and language-play in Farscape -- One nation under Moya : alienation and imperialism in Farscape -- Farscape lexicon.
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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 pro.
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Investigating Farscape.
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Farscape (Television program)
Science fiction television programs-- United States.
Sex role on television.
PERFORMING ARTS-- Television-- History & Criticism.