In the science fictiontelevision seriesFarscape, Farscape One is John Crichton's space module that was originally designed to be able to survive high acceleration from a gravitational slingshot about the Earth. Though Farscape One is considered relatively primitive by the standards of the other races Crichton has encountered, it is somehow able to navigate wormholes where some other, more sophisticated craft, notably PeacekeeperProwlers, cannot without liquifying passengers.
John has extensively modified his module using organic parts from Moya so that it can now use various alternate fuels.
Farscape One is the only real, tangible link John has to Earth. It also may be the only way he can get home.
Crichton accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the galaxy, where he is caught in the middle of conflicts between planets, empires, and the incompatible personalities of the escaped prisoners with whom he has taken refuge.
Two of the main characters are animatronic puppets: the miniature deposed Dominar Rygel XVI of Hyneria (voiced by Jonathan Hardy) and the ship's Pilot (voiced by Lani Tupu), a large multi-armed creature physically and mentally bonded to the living Leviathan ship, Moya.
The producers of Farscape, noting the intense ratings spike, ran with this, and decided to kill off J.R. in every subsequent season finale, only to have him reappear alive and unhurt in every season opener, with increasingly ludicrous explanations given for his inability to "just fucking die already".
Farscape’s fourth season finale, the appropriately titled Bad Writing, predictably ended with the death of J.R. The twist this time around was that Sue Ellen died with him.
Farscape is famous for its creative language designed to circumvent the FCC's censorship while still allowing the characters to cuss like sailors on leave.
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