Premiere (Farscape episode)
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| “Premiere” | |
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| Farscape episode | |
 John Crichton's ship is sucked through the wormhole |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Guest stars | See below |
| Written by | Rockne S. O'Bannon |
| Directed by | Andrew Prowse |
| Production no. | 10101 |
| Original airdate | March 19, 1999 |
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"Premiere" launches the Farscape series. It was written by series creator Rockne S. O'Bannon and directed by Andrew Prowse.
Original airdate: March 19th, 1999.
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[edit] Synopsis
John Crichton—an IASA pilot for the experimental Farscape project and son of famous astronaut Jack Crichton—is unexpectedly sucked through a wormhole on its maiden flight and flung to a distant part of the universe. Finding himself in the middle of a skirmish—and watching helplessly as a fighter is destroyed after clipping him—he is captured and brought aboard the Leviathan Moya, a living ship, commandeered by escaped prisoners: Ka D'Argo, a Luxan warrior; Dominar Rygel XVI, a deposed Hynerian ruler; and Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan, a Delvian priestess.
After Crichton is injected with translator microbes, he learns from the ship's Pilot and the rest of the crew that having freed the ship from her Peacekeeper control collar, their subsequent unplanned starburst not only has them lost, but has dragged a Peacekeeper Prowler and its pilot, Officer Aeryn Sun, along with them. Crichton and Aeryn Sun quickly escape to a commerce planet and connect with the captain of Aeryn's Command Carrier, Captain Bialar Crais, who also captures D'Argo. They quickly learn that Crais intends to torture and kill Crichton for Crichton's accidental role in the death of the pilot of the ship that had clipped Crichton's module—Tauvo Crais, Bialar Crais' younger brother. Aeryn speaks up on Crichton's behalf, which results in Crais declaring her "irreversibly contaminated" due to her interaction with John, an alien from an unknown species. Escaping with D'Argo and a reluctant Aeryn, Crichton manages to use his own acceleration theories to help Moya successfully escape.
[edit] Guest stars
- Lani Tupu as Captain Bialar Crais
- Murray Bartlett as Douglas "D.K." Knox
- Kent McCord as Jack Crichton
- Christine Stephen-Dalyas Lieutenant Teeg
- Colin Borgonon as Peacekeeper Weapons Officer
- Greg Blandy as Peacekeeper Guard #1
- Laurence Woodward as Peacekeeper Guard #2
- Sandi Finlay as Escort Alien
[edit] Notes
- John is given a lucky ring by his father, who in turn received it from Yuri Gagarin.
- John breaks a DRD's eye stalk as he exits his module on Moya, leading to that DRD being known hereafter as "one-eye".
- John begins taping messages to his father.
[edit] External links
- Premiere at the Internet Movie Database
- Premiere at TV.com
