Farscape - The Peacekeeper Wars (2004)

Created at least in part due to popular demand, Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars will provide some closure to fans who were dismayed by the demise of the popular science fiction television show in 2003 and campaigned mightily to bring it back. Indeed, this miniseries (originally broadcast over two nights on the Sci-Fi Channel) will likely appeal primarily to the Farscape faithful, as the somewhat convoluted storyline may prove baffling to the uninitiated.

A brief bit of backstory explains how John Crichton, an astronaut from Earth, went through a wormhole and ended up on Moya, a living spaceship, with a motley group of aliens, including D'Argo (Anthony Simcoe), Chiana (Gigi Edgley), various puppet characters (designed by the Jim Henson Company), and Aeryn (Claudia Black), Crichton's love interest, who's expecting their first child. As The Peacekeeper Wars begins, our heroes find themselves in the middle of a war-to-end-all-wars between the lizard-like, implacably evil Scarrans and their rivals, the Peacekeepers. Crichton is the lynchpin in all of this, as his knowledge of "wormhole technology" is coveted by all, including his old nemesis Scorpius (Wayne Pygram), who captured and tortured Crichton back in season 1 and with whom Crichton must now form an uneasy alliance against the Scarrans.

Over the course of the three-hour miniseries, we get lots of weird- and cool-looking aliens, some nice sets and special effects, plenty of battles, and lots of portentous talk about the fate of the universe--nothing especially original, but all presented with outstanding production values. There's drama and action, love and betrayal, tragedy and triumph, war and, ultimately, peace, with a suitably spectacular ending (and a nod to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey). With a 30-minute "making of" documentary among the DVD special features, The Peacekeeper Wars is a fitting way to end the Farscape saga. --Sam Graham Amazon.com

Farscape ROCKS!!

This is the one to own I loved every minut
of it.. Farscape forever!!! May 14, 2008

Sci Fi ending to a get series.......

Peacekeeper Wars is a movie for those of us who love Sci-Fi this was so much fun. The story is classic, the acting is wonderful a pleasure to watch over and over.Farscape (series) gets you acquainted with all the characters and the story line. Great fun, great tales and very uplifting in the end. May 8, 2008

Impressive What They Did in a Single Movie

Farscape's Peacekeeper Wars is very well edited and put together. Keep in mind, that when you create a movie to wrap up loose ends (because you were cancelled before the character arcs could be completed, etc.) that you have to also adjust it to meet the needs of newbies, people who have not followed the Farscape saga. Clearly, the producer and editors addressed this problem and made it functional, but it is still a difficult hurdle to cross for the uninitiated.

The movie is luscious visually and intriguing with what will save the galaxy from an all-out war between the Peacekeepers and their 10x larger competitors--the reptilian lords with some nasty interrogation capacities.

Ben Broder and Claudia Black just make this work wonderfully on the romantic front. Overall, it's a nice Science Fiction romp, well edited, with a compelling plot structure, and great characters. A fantastic buy for Farscape fanatics, and a solid science fiction buy for Farscape observers. May 4, 2008

Thrilling end!

Marvellous job tying all the pieces together. Wish it never ended, but this is definitely the best ending to any series I've ever seen. April 20, 2008

Farscape series

I never saw this show when it aired on television, but I've bought the entire series on dvd and watched it in a matter of a couple of months and hated to see it come to an end. I would've preferred they ended it with a full season but I guess I should be greatful they gave us the Peacekeeper Wars and didn't leave it on a cliffhanger. I enjoyed the Peacekeeper Wars and will cherish it with the rest of the series. March 5, 2008

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