Rockne S. O'Bannon to produce Farscape webisodes
01/08/2007 . Source: Jessica Martin 
More good news for Farscape fans... Series Creator Rockne S. O'Bannon has signed on to executive produce and develop stories for the new 10-episode webisode series based on the show. Produced for SCIFI.COM by The Jim Henson Company, O'Bannon will work with executive producers Brian Henson and Robert Halmi, Jr., and SCIFI.COM's Craig Engler, to develop the online show's storyline, which aims to revive and expand the Farscape universe. Buy Farscape in the USA - or Buy Farscape in the UK  Each episode is anticipated to run 3-6 minutes in length.
"The characters, creatures, passions, conflicts and barely contained lunacy of the Farscape universe have never stopped. We just haven't had a window into that universe lately to see what's currently happening there. Well now we do. And it ain't calm, and it ain't pretty, and it ain't like anything anyone is going to expect. But it is totally Farscape," O'Bannon told SFcrownest.com.
"I am thrilled that Rockne is on board to begin this next chapter in the Farscape saga," added Brian Henson, co-CEO of The Jim Henson Company. "The army of creative individuals that worked on the original series was crucial to its success. I am hoping that we will continue to reach out to additional members of that team and create a blend of both familiar and new elements in these Web episodes."
Screenwriter/director Rockne S. O'Bannon has been involved with science fiction television series Farscape, the film and television series Alien Nation, and SCI FI's 2005 miniseries The Triangle.
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