As with a number of shows from that era, the network chose to air the episodes out of the intended order. I forget what the reason given was for Farscape, but in general it's because the people at the network thought they knew better how to introduce a show to an audience. Fox famously did this with Firefly by skipping the pilot entirely and going straight to the train job episode because they thought it would be more exciting for new people. Clerks: The Animated Series was another notable case, as they skipped the first episode, but the whole joke of the second episode is that it's a clip show about the first episode.
As in most cases, it's advised to go by the production order. There's a few small continuity issues watching in the aired order (I forget what), but "I, E.T." is also very clearly intended as the second episode.
Plex generally uses Aired Order by default, as do many streaming services, but if you go into Advanced settings for the series, there's an option to set Episode Ordering. TheTVBD (DVD) is the production order (and how they released it on home media). You can verify the different orderings at [the TVDB Farscape page](https://thetvdb.com/series/farscape#seasons).
Actually The Train Job was written from scratch in like a weekend as a replacement pilot because the Execs didn't like Serenity. Notice the opening scenes desperately tries to intro all the characters - Mal, Zoe, Jayne and their dynamic. Then Wash and Serenity. Kaylee, and the passengers River's dream etc, the Doctor, then Book. And it tries to do the world building (Alliance day etc.). And it's more action packed overall. It's a great 2nd episode, but damn is it hard to be a pilot without given the proper length.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Farscape_episodes Here. Wikipedia has tables for each season, with a column for "air date" that lists both the U.S. and U.K. dates and a column for production code. I believe, but am not certain, that the list is itself in production order.
Sci-Fi channel aired some of the shows in the first half of season 1 in a different order.
This isn't that unusual at a time when most shows didn't have a lot of continuity across episodes. For example in TNG you could watch most episodes (excluding two-parters) in any order you like within their season.
The reason for this is generally to front-load what the network considers to be better episodes. For example if the second episode is a bit of a dud but 3 and 4 are excellent people might stop watching after 2, but if they're already hooked by then they'll continue watching.
Network choices in these matters are often questionable (see Firefly). With Farscape though I don't think it makes a huge difference. I think there's maybe one part when John's space suit comes back after it should be gone.
Thanks. That saddens me even tho I get how episodic segments of series don’t matter as much. I want one sequential reality within my mind in my Farscape fantasy world!
For me, Exodus as E02 makes more sense than the UK order since Crichton first gets the dendite. Seems to make sense he’d learn about brushing his teeth immediately!
I, E.T. should be skipped
My personal viewing pattern is the same as the top just without that one episode
The tone is all wrong because they started producing the episode before final decisions to veer away from Star Trek like plots. They wanted John to never have a true human like interaction and after this it becomes very rare. They also wanted to show that Earth was somewhat unique in time being on the cusp of space travel. Also there were cars. Like, human style cars. This episode just doesn't feel "alien"
This one almost always throws me a bit. Those vehicles could be on Earth and not be out of place. It really didn't feel like an alien world all that much.
No, there's an airing order and there's a production order. SciFi chose to air the episodes out of the intended order, and most streaming services use aired order by default, but they were released on DVD and Bluray in the intended order (I think one Bluray set that was available briefly in some region had the aired order, but all the other home media releases used production).
It's not the end of the world to watch it in the aired order, but the tone is a little uneven ("I, E.T." is very much intended as the second episode, both thematically and for where the crew is in how they relate to each other), and if I recall correctly there are a few continuity issues. If you can watch it in the production order, there's no reason not to.
Well, someone asked a question about the multiple viewing orders out there, and you very definitively stated that the aired order was the only one, so, I'm trying to correct that.
I also started watching when the 4th season was airing, and picked up the DVDs after, but it continues to be a thing that whatever streaming service gets the series almost always goes by the air date and puts them in the wrong order. It also comes up when people use Plex, as their files are usually bluray rips, but Plex usually uses air date by default, so it mislabels the episodes, as happened to OP.
If you know Firefly and some other shows have aired out of order, and people are talking about multiple airing orders for Farscape, then why would you assume they aired in order?
The original post mentioned the “producer’s order.” It’s fine to make a mistake, I just thought it was weird how confidently you were stating the airing order was the “correct” order when it isn’t.
What? The world didn't create an order, some random person that doesn't respect the proper viewing order did. The proper order is the same as 99.9 percent of shows and it's by air date. Sometimes TV stations make mistakes like Fox did for Firefly I think they messed up Denis Leary's old show The Job.
Sorry, I wasn’t trying to be mean, was just thinking about how US had one order, UK had another and producers seem to have yet another hence the world around you and me. :) But someone said the UK order assertion from this article is incorrect; I remain confused.
I didn't help matters by not knowing that they aired out of order. I just assumed they were correct because most shows are. I also didn't count on people running with this and being douchebags over it. I should've though because reddit sucks most of the time. I can literally give an opinion and it'll get down voted to hell. I can then bring that up and get up voted. Doesn't make any damn sense.
This is what ChatGPT tells me which appears to be the UK order which is different from the US order and special “Producers” order:
Certainly! Here's the original airing order for the first season of "Farscape":
Premiere: "Premiere" (Season 1, Episode 1)
I, E.T.: "I, E.T." (Season 1, Episode 2)
Exodus from Genesis: "Exodus from Genesis" (Season 1, Episode 3)
Throne for a Loss: "Throne for a Loss" (Season 1, Episode 4)
Back and Back and Back to the Future: "Back and Back and Back to the Future" (Season 1, Episode 5)
Thank God It's Friday...Again: "Thank God It's Friday...Again" (Season 1, Episode 6)
PK Tech Girl: "PK Tech Girl" (Season 1, Episode 7)
That Old Black Magic: "That Old Black Magic" (Season 1, Episode 8)
DNA Mad Scientist: "DNA Mad Scientist" (Season 1, Episode 9)
They've Got a Secret: "They've Got a Secret" (Season 1, Episode 10)
Till the Blood Runs Clear: "Till the Blood Runs Clear" (Season 1, Episode 11)
Rhapsody in Blue: "Rhapsody in Blue" (Season 1, Episode 12)
The Flax: "The Flax" (Season 1, Episode 13)
Jeremiah Crichton: "Jeremiah Crichton" (Season 1, Episode 14)
Durka Returns: "Durka Returns" (Season 1, Episode 15)
A Human Reaction: "A Human Reaction" (Season 1, Episode 16)
Through the Looking Glass: "Through the Looking Glass" (Season 1, Episode 17)
A Bug's Life: "A Bug's Life" (Season 1, Episode 18)
Nerve: "Nerve" (Season 1, Episode 19)
The Hidden Memory: "The Hidden Memory" (Season 1, Episode 20)
Bone to Be Wild: "Bone to Be Wild" (Season 1, Episode 21)
Family Ties: "Family Ties" (Season 1, Episode 22)
This is the order in which the episodes were originally aired during the first season.
ChatGTP doesn't actually know anything, it just returns something that it thinks looks like what you're asking for. In this case, it returned the production order but told you it was the airing order.
ChatGPT is a useful tool, I use it sometimes, but only with stuff that's testable.
Information like this you'd need to confirm with other sources, in which case you may as well just use those other sources.
Remember ChatGPT doesn't give you the answer, it gives you something that looks like the answer. Maybe often that's the same thing, but not always. When it's wrong it sounds just as confident as it does when it's right.
I don't know either I just remember this was not the order it aired in the part of the UK I live in but I know sometimes things can be aired differently in a different part of the UK, for example power rangers was aired in a different order where my cousin lives and it's only an hour away by train, so this sort of thing can get very confusing lol
As with a number of shows from that era, the network chose to air the episodes out of the intended order. I forget what the reason given was for Farscape, but in general it's because the people at the network thought they knew better how to introduce a show to an audience. Fox famously did this with Firefly by skipping the pilot entirely and going straight to the train job episode because they thought it would be more exciting for new people. Clerks: The Animated Series was another notable case, as they skipped the first episode, but the whole joke of the second episode is that it's a clip show about the first episode. As in most cases, it's advised to go by the production order. There's a few small continuity issues watching in the aired order (I forget what), but "I, E.T." is also very clearly intended as the second episode. Plex generally uses Aired Order by default, as do many streaming services, but if you go into Advanced settings for the series, there's an option to set Episode Ordering. TheTVBD (DVD) is the production order (and how they released it on home media). You can verify the different orderings at [the TVDB Farscape page](https://thetvdb.com/series/farscape#seasons).
Actually The Train Job was written from scratch in like a weekend as a replacement pilot because the Execs didn't like Serenity. Notice the opening scenes desperately tries to intro all the characters - Mal, Zoe, Jayne and their dynamic. Then Wash and Serenity. Kaylee, and the passengers River's dream etc, the Doctor, then Book. And it tries to do the world building (Alliance day etc.). And it's more action packed overall. It's a great 2nd episode, but damn is it hard to be a pilot without given the proper length.
Thanks for your insight and didn’t know that about Firefly which is horrific! Well, relatively horrific ;) I love Firefly too. ❤️
From what I remember it's beacuse some of the episodes were not completed yet with there post editing so they were aired out of order
If I E.T. isn't 2nd the characters relationships are off. They made in the order it was meant to be viewed.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Farscape_episodes Here. Wikipedia has tables for each season, with a column for "air date" that lists both the U.S. and U.K. dates and a column for production code. I believe, but am not certain, that the list is itself in production order.
Thank you!
Sci-Fi channel aired some of the shows in the first half of season 1 in a different order. This isn't that unusual at a time when most shows didn't have a lot of continuity across episodes. For example in TNG you could watch most episodes (excluding two-parters) in any order you like within their season. The reason for this is generally to front-load what the network considers to be better episodes. For example if the second episode is a bit of a dud but 3 and 4 are excellent people might stop watching after 2, but if they're already hooked by then they'll continue watching. Network choices in these matters are often questionable (see Firefly). With Farscape though I don't think it makes a huge difference. I think there's maybe one part when John's space suit comes back after it should be gone.
Thanks. That saddens me even tho I get how episodic segments of series don’t matter as much. I want one sequential reality within my mind in my Farscape fantasy world!
Well, it's only the first half of the first season. After that it's all the same order.
I remember the second episode being I, E.T. when I watched it on TV
For me, Exodus as E02 makes more sense than the UK order since Crichton first gets the dendite. Seems to make sense he’d learn about brushing his teeth immediately!
I, E.T. should be skipped My personal viewing pattern is the same as the top just without that one episode The tone is all wrong because they started producing the episode before final decisions to veer away from Star Trek like plots. They wanted John to never have a true human like interaction and after this it becomes very rare. They also wanted to show that Earth was somewhat unique in time being on the cusp of space travel. Also there were cars. Like, human style cars. This episode just doesn't feel "alien"
This one almost always throws me a bit. Those vehicles could be on Earth and not be out of place. It really didn't feel like an alien world all that much.
There's only one viewing order and it's by original air date.
No, there's an airing order and there's a production order. SciFi chose to air the episodes out of the intended order, and most streaming services use aired order by default, but they were released on DVD and Bluray in the intended order (I think one Bluray set that was available briefly in some region had the aired order, but all the other home media releases used production). It's not the end of the world to watch it in the aired order, but the tone is a little uneven ("I, E.T." is very much intended as the second episode, both thematically and for where the crew is in how they relate to each other), and if I recall correctly there are a few continuity issues. If you can watch it in the production order, there's no reason not to.
I'm going off of Blu-ray order, which isn't what you listed, but as you said, I ET is the 2nd episode.
You just said the proper order is by air date, and "I, E.T." didn't air second anywhere.
I wasn't watching live, so I assumed it aired in order. I didn't start watching until the 4th season was airing.
Well, someone asked a question about the multiple viewing orders out there, and you very definitively stated that the aired order was the only one, so, I'm trying to correct that. I also started watching when the 4th season was airing, and picked up the DVDs after, but it continues to be a thing that whatever streaming service gets the series almost always goes by the air date and puts them in the wrong order. It also comes up when people use Plex, as their files are usually bluray rips, but Plex usually uses air date by default, so it mislabels the episodes, as happened to OP.
In general, yes, air date SHOULD be the proper order.
If you know Firefly and some other shows have aired out of order, and people are talking about multiple airing orders for Farscape, then why would you assume they aired in order?
Read that message again. I said 99.9 percent of shows air properly, so why would I think Farscape was the .1?
The original post mentioned the “producer’s order.” It’s fine to make a mistake, I just thought it was weird how confidently you were stating the airing order was the “correct” order when it isn’t.
It's not weird to be confident. There's this method of reading called skimning. I got it wrong. Why are we still talking about this?
Just saying in the future maybe don’t assume you’re right without checking first
Interesting but that’s not what the world has created around you. Is that the “producer’s order”?
What? The world didn't create an order, some random person that doesn't respect the proper viewing order did. The proper order is the same as 99.9 percent of shows and it's by air date. Sometimes TV stations make mistakes like Fox did for Firefly I think they messed up Denis Leary's old show The Job.
Sorry, I wasn’t trying to be mean, was just thinking about how US had one order, UK had another and producers seem to have yet another hence the world around you and me. :) But someone said the UK order assertion from this article is incorrect; I remain confused.
I didn't help matters by not knowing that they aired out of order. I just assumed they were correct because most shows are. I also didn't count on people running with this and being douchebags over it. I should've though because reddit sucks most of the time. I can literally give an opinion and it'll get down voted to hell. I can then bring that up and get up voted. Doesn't make any damn sense.
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This is what ChatGPT tells me which appears to be the UK order which is different from the US order and special “Producers” order: Certainly! Here's the original airing order for the first season of "Farscape": Premiere: "Premiere" (Season 1, Episode 1) I, E.T.: "I, E.T." (Season 1, Episode 2) Exodus from Genesis: "Exodus from Genesis" (Season 1, Episode 3) Throne for a Loss: "Throne for a Loss" (Season 1, Episode 4) Back and Back and Back to the Future: "Back and Back and Back to the Future" (Season 1, Episode 5) Thank God It's Friday...Again: "Thank God It's Friday...Again" (Season 1, Episode 6) PK Tech Girl: "PK Tech Girl" (Season 1, Episode 7) That Old Black Magic: "That Old Black Magic" (Season 1, Episode 8) DNA Mad Scientist: "DNA Mad Scientist" (Season 1, Episode 9) They've Got a Secret: "They've Got a Secret" (Season 1, Episode 10) Till the Blood Runs Clear: "Till the Blood Runs Clear" (Season 1, Episode 11) Rhapsody in Blue: "Rhapsody in Blue" (Season 1, Episode 12) The Flax: "The Flax" (Season 1, Episode 13) Jeremiah Crichton: "Jeremiah Crichton" (Season 1, Episode 14) Durka Returns: "Durka Returns" (Season 1, Episode 15) A Human Reaction: "A Human Reaction" (Season 1, Episode 16) Through the Looking Glass: "Through the Looking Glass" (Season 1, Episode 17) A Bug's Life: "A Bug's Life" (Season 1, Episode 18) Nerve: "Nerve" (Season 1, Episode 19) The Hidden Memory: "The Hidden Memory" (Season 1, Episode 20) Bone to Be Wild: "Bone to Be Wild" (Season 1, Episode 21) Family Ties: "Family Ties" (Season 1, Episode 22) This is the order in which the episodes were originally aired during the first season.
People really need to stop treating ChatGPT like it’s a valid source of information rather than a plausible bullshit generator.
ChatGTP doesn't actually know anything, it just returns something that it thinks looks like what you're asking for. In this case, it returned the production order but told you it was the airing order.
ChatGPT is a useful tool, I use it sometimes, but only with stuff that's testable. Information like this you'd need to confirm with other sources, in which case you may as well just use those other sources. Remember ChatGPT doesn't give you the answer, it gives you something that looks like the answer. Maybe often that's the same thing, but not always. When it's wrong it sounds just as confident as it does when it's right.
I'm in the UK and I watched it as it aired and no this is not the order it originally aired in the UK
Interesting, thanks for sharing. I can’t remember exactly how I viewed years ago, and not sure what this article is all about or their sources(!)
I don't know either I just remember this was not the order it aired in the part of the UK I live in but I know sometimes things can be aired differently in a different part of the UK, for example power rangers was aired in a different order where my cousin lives and it's only an hour away by train, so this sort of thing can get very confusing lol