When you survey the sort of high-budget sci-fi shows coming from the likes of Apple TV+, Netflix and Prime Video at the moment, it's easy to forget that for many years the genre was way more niche and therefore less lavishly funded. After all, while CGI can now make far-flung worlds look credible, the genre used to rely on puppetry and clever costuming.
For the perfect example of how shows from that long era could still be fantastic fun, though, you only need to look at Farscape, which just got added to Prime Video in the US for a new sci-fi option. The show started its run in 1999, and its four seasons offer a really nice journey with some super memorable characters.
