Ah the good old days when Scorpius was a VILLIAN! Before he became all lame and boring in season 4 and the peacekeeper wars! Come to think of it: why did he randomly turn good anyway?!
@gravygwundud He didn't turn good. His motivations never changed. He was always out to stop the Scarrans from overrunning the Galaxy. What changed was John's (and by extension, the audience) perception of him. He accepted John as an equal after having his command carrier blown up but there is no way you can argue that he suddenly became 'good.' He never had the crisis of conscience that Bialar Crais did. He merely used the tools at hand. In season four and in TPKW it was the crew of Moya.
I've recently watched all of farscape again and I have to say that I used to find scorpo dude really bad ass and cool, becasue he is. But perhaps becasue of changes in me he's just such a fetishist s&m leatherbound gimp now, hehe
For whatever reason I never ever saw scorpius as a bad guy. I found myself constantly wanting his agendas to align themselves with crichton's so that they could work together.
Wayne Pygram had a small part in Star War episode 3 at the end of the film he played Grand Moff Tarkin who was played by Peter Cushing in the original Star Wars episode 4.
I agree Scorpius is one of the best characters ever, not only one of the best villains because I don't even think of him as a villain, more like an antagonist whose agenda just happens to collide with the protagonist's one. I loved that at the end of The Peacekeepers Wars, he his shown as basically winning. That's one of the things that makes Farscape such a unique show.
I also loved Harvey, he was on of the funniest things on the show.
And also loved Chrichton as Scorpy, it was wonderful.
Best villain ever. Most are just evil ... because! Or worse: "because of childhood trauma" or some simplistic Freudian crap. This character took it to new heights and with depth and character developent like I've never seen before. Just his entrance: "stop that man, he's an impostor" - and we all knew :)
Scorpius is peerless. Darth Vader is one dimensional in comparison. He said it himself he was born to play this - seminal - character. I hope he's still working because he is definitely not one dimensional. To lose Scorpius and the Farscape ensemble is freakin criminal.
why... in the HELL doesnt syfy... play THIS, they have 4 fkn seasons to air! but theyll repeat 1 damn season of crap shows that never aired, or brimstone...
Scorpius is definitely one of the more complicated villains in fiction. The brilliance of Farscape was the show did the unexpected. Very few shows have the villain as an ongoing cast member, so in that regard, Scorpius is like J.R. Ewing from Dallas, or Lex Luthor from Smallville, only more dastardly.
i think scorpius has to be the best "bad guy" i have seen he has 2 sides of his personality his looks and way he acts all aim towards "i am a bad guy and i will have what i want" type of charictor. i really want this to start showing again.. as i really liked it.. infact i liked it more than stargate... which i thought nothing could beat..
Agreed, one of the best villains of all time. Also, his outfit kept me clear of Farscape some time ago, I just found that "Leather Principal" too silly. He's damn intimidating now that you've seen a few seasons.
scorpius rules, he is probably the best character in farscape, probably one of the main reasons it is so good. If it weren't for him crichton wouldn't be so cool
It's funny how different he looks and sounds from Scorpius. It shows how good an actor he is. It would have been interesting if they had had him play a totally different character, unrelated to Scorpius and Harvey, just to see how many people would have recognised.
scorpius is the most complex and simply inventive, original and entertaining villain in sci fi. scorpius made me watch this show, and this show is just unbelievable!! bring on the WEBISODES!!!!!!!
SCI FI Channel will revive its popular original show Farscape as a Web-based series of short films on SCIFI,COM's SCI FI Pulse broadband network, part of a slate of new original online programming.
I wish I could growl like that. :D
zombiesusi 2 months ago
He totally works at my school. Haha.
VinagebubblegumBLUE 3 months ago
scorpius is da bombdiggity
godzhor 5 months ago
Ah the good old days when Scorpius was a VILLIAN! Before he became all lame and boring in season 4 and the peacekeeper wars! Come to think of it: why did he randomly turn good anyway?!
gravygwundud 6 months ago
@gravygwundud He didn't turn good. His motivations never changed. He was always out to stop the Scarrans from overrunning the Galaxy. What changed was John's (and by extension, the audience) perception of him. He accepted John as an equal after having his command carrier blown up but there is no way you can argue that he suddenly became 'good.' He never had the crisis of conscience that Bialar Crais did. He merely used the tools at hand. In season four and in TPKW it was the crew of Moya.
Shadowman4710 6 months ago 2
The best thing about Scorpius is that he's not purely evil. His demeanor isn't malicious, it's self absorbed.
Anarchyffan 6 months ago
oh how I wish we could get more Farscape
AishwaryaSpiceOnline 7 months ago 4
A fantastic actor!
shutdownimminent 7 months ago 3
One of my favorite villain.
tkathryyn 8 months ago
scorpius took bad to another level had me spell bound have watched the series five times and still just to bad to be so good
vorlons100 8 months ago
I always looked at Scorpius as a reference to Tarkin...go figure the same actor has played both...
Elitepear 8 months ago
i find him oddly sexy
saar144 9 months ago
evel himself
gife91 10 months ago
I've recently watched all of farscape again and I have to say that I used to find scorpo dude really bad ass and cool, becasue he is. But perhaps becasue of changes in me he's just such a fetishist s&m leatherbound gimp now, hehe
davehowellman 11 months ago
I miss this show :(
banthom666 1 year ago 3
He also played Grand Moff Tarkin in a brief cameo from Star Wars episode III.
brav0wing 1 year ago
Loved this character. Even though he was evil as hell, I could really relate to the guy and see the special in him. Awesome f'ing acting.
EcrossH 1 year ago 4
he is brilliant actor,
captdavidwebb 1 year ago 5
Wayne Pygram is definitely Austrailas answer to Patric Stewart
Feyd01 1 year ago 13
see that heart animation at 07:36. could that be the same as in the first matrix? (seen a few times there)
tohtorigyro 1 year ago
I forgot just how scary scorpius could be until i rewatched season 1. His first apperance (sp) was just chilling.
pumpkinwolf 1 year ago
Scorpius was a brilliant character. Something wonderfully seductive about him, you always had the sense that you would never know him.
ShoulderAB07 1 year ago 4
Makes me wanna have Pizza with Margarhitas.
xeractus 1 year ago
@xeractus Nobody. Has Pizza with Margarhitas. *shoots*
moonasha 1 year ago 4
Which episode's are the one's with scorpius's past? Ive seen all the eps pretty much but i never saw those ones.
OneMove33 1 year ago
@OneMove33 Incubator in season 3 has the most details.
spiderwrist 1 year ago
Scorpios was an excellent villain, and one of the most interesting characters in a lot of sci fi.
ScottishAtheist 1 year ago 2
HE shoulda be Voldemort.
Playatbone85 1 year ago 2
For whatever reason I never ever saw scorpius as a bad guy. I found myself constantly wanting his agendas to align themselves with crichton's so that they could work together.
0ThirdEye0 1 year ago 8
Wayne Pygram had a small part in Star War episode 3 at the end of the film he played Grand Moff Tarkin who was played by Peter Cushing in the original Star Wars episode 4.
FieldmasterFox 1 year ago
Margarita shooters, anyone?
Fragglezed 1 year ago
I agree Scorpius is one of the best characters ever, not only one of the best villains because I don't even think of him as a villain, more like an antagonist whose agenda just happens to collide with the protagonist's one. I loved that at the end of The Peacekeepers Wars, he his shown as basically winning. That's one of the things that makes Farscape such a unique show.
I also loved Harvey, he was on of the funniest things on the show.
And also loved Chrichton as Scorpy, it was wonderful.
Baalcebub 2 years ago 10
Hey, Wayne Pygram did a Dr. Claw impression voice around 3:21 just like Frank Welker!
Pretty cool!
-R78
Rodimus78 2 years ago
Best villain ever. Most are just evil ... because! Or worse: "because of childhood trauma" or some simplistic Freudian crap. This character took it to new heights and with depth and character developent like I've never seen before. Just his entrance: "stop that man, he's an impostor" - and we all knew :)
hrvad 2 years ago 51
Who's there? Lol....
Laziestcrow 2 years ago
Wayne Pygram as Scorpius, Fantastic !one of the very best screen bad guy charectorisations ever. such an absolute 'Schadenfreude' to watch... ;oD
SonOfKwisatzHaderach 2 years ago
Scorpius is peerless. Darth Vader is one dimensional in comparison. He said it himself he was born to play this - seminal - character. I hope he's still working because he is definitely not one dimensional. To lose Scorpius and the Farscape ensemble is freakin criminal.
Laziestcrow 2 years ago 10
he still find normal work as a actor but i will alway know him as Scorpius
ducksoup2007 2 years ago
this show was intense
THEHITPACK 2 years ago
yes it was
ducksoup2007 2 years ago
why... in the HELL doesnt syfy... play THIS, they have 4 fkn seasons to air! but theyll repeat 1 damn season of crap shows that never aired, or brimstone...
VeNeM999 2 years ago 7
Scorpius. Easily one of the coolest villains since Darth Vader.
GeneralThornton 2 years ago 49
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing
pbrskater26 2 years ago
much better looking than his character
cub68134 2 years ago
LOL i would hope so, it would suck to be uglier than a sebaesian/scarran hybrid :P
VeNeM999 2 years ago 2
Enjoyed this interview
chiefnut48 2 years ago
Omg!!!He's so sexy!!!!
garotaquepensa 2 years ago
omg still looks like scorpy
felic70 2 years ago
Scorpy puts me in the chair over and over and over and over......
God I miss my Farscape!
Scorpiuszeroone 2 years ago
Come on John.....lets go to the beach and have margarita shooters...
tehmccann 2 years ago 9
Scorpius is definitely one of the more complicated villains in fiction. The brilliance of Farscape was the show did the unexpected. Very few shows have the villain as an ongoing cast member, so in that regard, Scorpius is like J.R. Ewing from Dallas, or Lex Luthor from Smallville, only more dastardly.
AriesTRam 3 years ago 8
Scorpy is just such a badass villian :D
Hekynn 3 years ago 5
i think scorpius has to be the best "bad guy" i have seen he has 2 sides of his personality his looks and way he acts all aim towards "i am a bad guy and i will have what i want" type of charictor. i really want this to start showing again.. as i really liked it.. infact i liked it more than stargate... which i thought nothing could beat..
oh was i wrong hehe
peace
mcjeb 3 years ago 7
Farscape is indeed one quality and unique serie. Scorpius character was great :D.
I'd LOVE a new Farscape serie, that would have been so sucessful and awesome..
icebice 2 years ago 3
Agreed, one of the best villains of all time. Also, his outfit kept me clear of Farscape some time ago, I just found that "Leather Principal" too silly. He's damn intimidating now that you've seen a few seasons.
creenan 3 years ago
I wonder if he is going to be in the webisode based season of Farscape. I hope so!!!!
crosbydan 3 years ago
He is truly one of the best sci fi villains of all time. Plus the shots of him in the fourth season opening credits are stinkin cool.
InsertUsername94 3 years ago 2
Indeed he is
Hansolo60 3 years ago
scorpius rules, he is probably the best character in farscape, probably one of the main reasons it is so good. If it weren't for him crichton wouldn't be so cool
Pwnagemerchant 4 years ago 5
I always thought of him as the perfect Voldemort. :)
RosaLui 4 years ago 4
Me too! What a frelling coincidence!
GoldenTalesGeek 3 years ago 2
It's funny how different he looks and sounds from Scorpius. It shows how good an actor he is. It would have been interesting if they had had him play a totally different character, unrelated to Scorpius and Harvey, just to see how many people would have recognised.
GusF 4 years ago 4
scorpius is the most complex and simply inventive, original and entertaining villain in sci fi. scorpius made me watch this show, and this show is just unbelievable!! bring on the WEBISODES!!!!!!!
hellocaketv 4 years ago 4
Woohoo!
lilmisscoopie 4 years ago
What are webisodes??
lilmisscoopie 4 years ago
SCI FI Channel will revive its popular original show Farscape as a Web-based series of short films on SCIFI,COM's SCI FI Pulse broadband network, part of a slate of new original online programming.
spritelady 4 years ago
@spritelady when?
Destro7000 2 months ago
I'd like to see Harvey return in the webisodes, however unlikely.
spritelady 4 years ago 8
I just LOVE Harvey!
foley15136 4 years ago