Reversing a common science fiction cliche, Farscape follows the adventures of the human astronaut John Crichton after he is shot through a wormhole into another part of the universe. Here Crichton is the only human being, going from being a member of the most intelligent species on our planet to being frequently considered mentally deficient by the beings he encounters in his new environment.

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Through the Wormhole and What Crichton Found There (Sherry Ginn) Farscape, the Impossible and the Accident (J. P. Telotte) War and Peace by Woody Allen or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Wormhole Weapon (Ensley F. Guffey) Into the Uncharted Territories: Exploring the Nature of Evil (Robert L. Lively) The Emperor’s New Farts: Socioeconomic Disenfranchisement and “Colonic Miasma” (Michael G. Cornelius) ’Scaping the Mythic Triad into Uncharted Territories: Hero, Antihero and Villain (Billie Jo Mason) Friends, Enemies, Partners, Mates: Examining Relationships in the Uncharted Territories (Sherry Ginn) Joining the Conversation: Ben Browder Writes John Crichton (Jessie Carty) Friend ... Enemy ... Alien ... Ally: Female Community Aboard Moya (Sherry Ginn) Sentient Space: Moya as Homeplace (Michael G. Cornelius) Of Big Blue Butts and Bias: The Problem Body (Elizabeth Leigh Scherman) The Ballad of John and Aeryn (Sherry Ginn) “Winona has been very reliable”: Female Gendering of Weapons in Fiction and Fact (Ensley F. Guffey) A Legendary Tale: Scapers and the Myth of Fan Power (Tanya R. Cochran) Primal Scream—With Accompaniment (Jessie Carty) Appendix A: Farscape Character List Appendix B: Series Episode List Appendix C: Farscape Bibliography and Filmography About the Contributors Index