@@JnEricsonx He would have done a phenomenal job. Far better than CGI Peter Cushing for damn sure. I would have almost rather seen him as a different imperial officer though. So he could have been in more new star wars, and could do his own thing with the character.
I have never regarded Scorpius as being a Villain. Here's why: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VILLAIN AND ANTAGONIST An antagonist is not necessarily evil, he merely has opposing actions, thoughts, motives, etc. to (in a story) the protagonist. The term does not say anything at all about the actual personality of the character. It is simply a plot role. Now villain, that's a little more intense. Characters may be antagonists without being evil - they may simply be injudicious and unlikeable for the audience. In some stories, such as The Catcher in the Rye, almost every character other than the protagonist may be an antagonist. The antagonist is the opposing force that brings conflict and is instrumental in the development of the protagonist, or main character.
Scorpius genuinely didn't hate Crichton or wish ill upon him. John merely was just a means to an end: to get a military edge over the Scarrans and to exact revenge upon them.
@@lgd1974 He murdered a surgeon without reason and fucking ate a piece of Crichton's brain. Also murdered thousands of people simply because he had no use for them.
I honestly believe Scorpius is one of, if not the best tv villain of all time. The script for him was excellent, the acting was top notch and the character has layers of complexity that constantly make you wonder if he's evil or simply the ultimate pragmatist. Then you have his back story and you see how much suffering he endured and you feel sorry for him.
@@KatieHamdadi dknw how old are you, i saw it when it came out (i am 46 now). it was too advanced for its era, e.g. strong female characters, whole bunch of them, was just not sitting well with general public 23 years ago (amongst other things) ..also crushed in US by airing episodes out of order, for unknown reason.
Absolutely. it _can_ come off as a bit arrogant if you don't know the show, but.....but he has every right to be proud of what he did. When he says "I was meant to play this guy", he's very, very right.
It is a very difficult thing not only to write but to convincingly cast a villain whom, at points in the story, pulls the strings of your perception about them. Are they really evil? Or is it the only means to an end? Those dynamics are so hard to balance but the writers and Wayne knocked it out of the solar system with Scorpius. And the Crichtons dealings with "Harvey" were just icing on the cake. One of my favorite villains of all time. He deserves more credit.
i wouldnt limit it to tv only. besides HAL, i really dont see any other sci fi villain quite in the same league - gosh, darth vader seems shallow vs scorpius
I just started watching season 4. As much as I love the other characters, Scorpious is my favorite. He's not only a fascinating character, he also looks amazing. His look is a bit reminiscent of Pinhead and the cenobytes from "Hellraiser". The artists and costume designers that worked on his clothing and make-up should be very proud of the work they did on him. And Wayne Pygram's performance is such a pleasure to watch. He's so good, I'm always so happy when he shows up in an episode. Scorpious always seems so calculating and razor-sharp focused, but when he loses his temper, it's chilling. As scary as he is, there's an elegance to him--At first he appears so calm and rational on the surface, but he's actually quite cold, and vicious.
I honestly think he is one the greatest villain characters I have ever had the pleasure of watching in a show. I feel absolutely the same as you about Scorpius, he's just so perfect, never does he let you down with bad performance, it's top notch every single time.
Farscape was a brillant show. When Syfy canceled the program, I was one of the fans wrote to them to please keep the show on the air. I never did that before, nor have I done it since. All these years later it's still boggles the mind. I only forgave them when they agreed to have the movie to tie up all the loose ends. Wayne Pygram, as Scorpious, was amazing. He drew upon evil and manifested it into a truly terrifying character. I was awed by his acting talent while simultaneously being scared of the character.
Scorpius is still my all time favorite villain. He has solid anti villain moments. sympathetic and charming. While pure evil at times. Harvey mind clone were my favorite moments.
Scorpius.. The best villain ever on tv. He's evil, but he's got a story. He's against the heroes of the show, but he somehow wins every time.. at least it feels like it. He's a master strategist, and cunning and... errr, I just love that kinky evil asshole!
Scorpio is like Darth Vader in Farscape. He is my favorite character in Farscape. He is beyond pain and suffering. Scorpio is strong, but at the same time he is smart. He is evil, but at the same time he is good. He is a layered character with many layers of behavior. And in the end he saved the situation by Helping Crichton in the most all complicated situations and settling the peace between the Skarans and the Sebastians.
He's so good in this that I had assumed he came out of some elite British academy and spent his life anchoring Shakespeare productions. He and Simcoe and some of the other Australian/New Zealander cast are the kinds of character actors who might have had 150 IMDB credits if they'd come through Hollywood. Lani Tupu was another one. What a special cast.
Can't neglect the amazing Claudia Black, who I also thought was British, and Virgina Hey. Gigi Edgely did great work here too. What's in the water down there?
@@noisepuppet I would imagine not. Unless meth can give us people like Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, ok...maybe Mel Gibson...and so forth.
I miss Farscape. I feel empty without it. There's something about space sci-fi, particularly Farscape, that takes you so far away from the world that you know. It gives me the most alien feeling. Completely detached from the known, yet the characters are all struggling with relatable issues. The loneliness of being engulfed by deep space and alien cultures, just trying to get back home while also being attached to the new relationships you formed in order to survive. It is a series that invades every corner of the mind and when over it leaves a chasm.
There is quite honestly nothing else like it. I am now in the middle of Expanse - its good , its quite good - but seems shallow compared to Farscape. Best SF couple, best SF villain (well..maybe not villain reallly), best character development for group of unbeliavable beliavable characters... ive read a bit about making it- for number of soecific reasons, they got together so much talent to make this show, and then gave everyone chance to give their best performance in life. I dont think anyhing similat will happen in a long time. God, I miss it as well.
He is quite correct......It is hard to imagine anyone else playing that role.... He just fits it so perfectly...Now don't get me wrong... I love my Sci-Fi Baddies: Gul Dukat, Ricardo as Khan from Star Trek, Oh and we can not forget Londo Mollari.. Great Actors all... But I can only see Wayne Pygram playing the role of Scorpius.
@@JnEricsonx I don't see it that way. We don't need more Vader or we'll just grow tired of him. Good stories need to end and go away so they can become legends. I don't particularly like how Disney is using him (and other OT characters) to bank on audience nostalgia. At this rate we'll even learn how he eats and how he wipes his own ass.
@@TheNefastor I'm just saying that they used Wayne Pygram as Tarkin-but wasted the casting is my point. They could have had some stand in, whatever. Instead, they cast a actor who has a fan following, for a role he'd have done well in, but had him do nothing.
Farscape was a frelling revelation. I have come to the conclusion that I love Farscape more than Star Trek or Star Wars at this point...I did not reach this decision lightly.
He is the Neitzschian idea of the Ubermensch in all its cold logic and horror. Total control of his emotions, the strong deserve to dominate the weak, the ends ALWAYS justify whatever means, no qualms or pity at using power, no one can question or judge his superior intellect, and he values his own life above all else. We only have Scorpius's word his backstory is true. At the end of Season 4, Scorpius reveals his working for the Scarrans about 10 years. Which means Scorpius might be a Scarran spy who has conned everyone. As the actor admits, he will say or do ANYTHING to achieve his goal.
Very interesting comments from Wayne about S4 and the ending; I totally agree that bringing Scorpius onboard Moya and making him something of an ally to the crew definitely took something away from his magic. Still he was fantastic all the way through and in the Peacekeeper Wars too; I think the best character. Credit to Wayne for evidently having a very strong sense of the character, what made him so compelling etc.
its extraordianry story...........Scorpius is as much of a hero as Crichton..............Heroes come in many forms, some are hidden in plain sight and all heroes are flawed.
those hard cut moments that leave the conclusion up to the person consuming the media. as easy as it seems to set up those moments, it can be hard to stick the landing on what I like to called a Schrodinger moment, it is and isnt all at the same time. its up to you as the outsider to come to a conclusion and no conclusion is technically incorrect. very few pieces of media can successfully stick the landing in a satisfying way.
I am still angry in 2022 how underutilized he was when he was cast as Grand Moff Tarkin in episode 3. It should have been amazing. Not a background clip
Scorpius is the only character on the show that appears to have been given proper calm thinking mind as part of this role. Everyone else is always hassled, worried, emotional, confused, and so on. He's literally the only nerd/geek in the show. One would have expected Zhaan to take up the intelligent person's role on the protagonist side but, they made her more emotional and motherly than calm and thoughtful as a priest and a plant (not an animal) should be. In contrast to Scoripus we have a bumbling idiot as the hero - John Crichton. Browder might be celebrated for the role because the stories were good, but pretty sure he must be very upset at the character given to him. Astronauts are much smarter and much more in control than the reckless cowboy bent to Crichton.
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Why wasn't this guy a big star after that amazing performance in Farscape? We live in a f'ed up world!
At least he got a nod as an imperial officer in revenge of the sith.
He and we deserved more. But at least he got some token recognition as a sci fi great.
@@emeriusjones He was freaking Tarkin....for a single distance shot. He could have played him!
@@JnEricsonx He would have done a phenomenal job. Far better than CGI Peter Cushing for damn sure. I would have almost rather seen him as a different imperial officer though. So he could have been in more new star wars, and could do his own thing with the character.
Farscape is what Star Wars would be if Disney didn’t screw everything up
one of the best tv villains ever.
I have never regarded Scorpius as being a Villain. Here's why:
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VILLAIN AND ANTAGONIST
An antagonist is not necessarily evil, he merely has opposing actions, thoughts, motives, etc. to (in a story) the protagonist. The term does not say anything at all about the actual personality of the character. It is simply a plot role. Now villain, that's a little more intense. Characters may be antagonists without being evil - they may simply be injudicious and unlikeable for the audience. In some stories, such as The Catcher in the Rye, almost every character other than the protagonist may be an antagonist. The antagonist is the opposing force that brings conflict and is instrumental in the development of the protagonist, or main character.
Scorpius genuinely didn't hate Crichton or wish ill upon him. John merely was just a means to an end: to get a military edge over the Scarrans and to exact revenge upon them.
@@lgd1974 He murdered a surgeon without reason and fucking ate a piece of Crichton's brain. Also murdered thousands of people simply because he had no use for them.
@@Phelan666
Don't forget using the Aurora Chair and various other forms of torture just for the fun of it...
I wish Disney gave him a second chance to play Tarkin
@@biguy617 Yessss. He would have been so much better than that CGI abomination they made.
I honestly believe Scorpius is one of, if not the best tv villain of all time. The script for him was excellent, the acting was top notch and the character has layers of complexity that constantly make you wonder if he's evil or simply the ultimate pragmatist. Then you have his back story and you see how much suffering he endured and you feel sorry for him.
I’m watching Farscape for the first time in 2022, and it’s amazing!
I just finished the series last week! Wish there were more episodes and I can't believe I hadn't heard of it before!
@@KatieHamdadi dknw how old are you, i saw it when it came out (i am 46 now). it was too advanced for its era, e.g. strong female characters, whole bunch of them, was just not sitting well with general public 23 years ago (amongst other things) ..also crushed in US by airing episodes out of order, for unknown reason.
envious i am :)
That's frelling awesome! Welcome!
Farscape is amazing. Still a great show even in 2019.
And 2020 :P
And 2021.
And 2022 :)
i plan on rewatching 2023 :)
I just binge watched the whole series 😀
"I was just meant to do this guy"
He's not cocky. He's right.
Absolutely. it _can_ come off as a bit arrogant if you don't know the show, but.....but he has every right to be proud of what he did. When he says "I was meant to play this guy", he's very, very right.
Scorpius is a benchmark for villains!
I though the deep voice was automated damn he did it all holy shit
It is a very difficult thing not only to write but to convincingly cast a villain whom, at points in the story, pulls the strings of your perception about them. Are they really evil? Or is it the only means to an end? Those dynamics are so hard to balance but the writers and Wayne knocked it out of the solar system with Scorpius. And the Crichtons dealings with "Harvey" were just icing on the cake. One of my favorite villains of all time. He deserves more credit.
For me not one of...along with HAL, by far most amazing SF villain ever..there is nothing quite like him.
Well said
Be proud Wayne... your the greatest villain in sci-if tv history! I WANT THAT COSTUME... I'd wear it every Halloween
i wouldnt limit it to tv only. besides HAL, i really dont see any other sci fi villain quite in the same league - gosh, darth vader seems shallow vs scorpius
Such a great show, beats the sh*t out of shows now.
How can you not love Scorpious? Wayne Pygram was born for that role. The series is over twenty years old and still popular.
Hell, I meet Ben, Claudia and Gigi in 1 week!
I just started watching season 4. As much as I love the other characters, Scorpious is my favorite. He's not only a fascinating character, he also looks amazing. His look is a bit reminiscent of Pinhead and the cenobytes from "Hellraiser". The artists and costume designers that worked on his clothing and make-up should be very proud of the work they did on him. And Wayne Pygram's performance is such a pleasure to watch. He's so good, I'm always so happy when he shows up in an episode. Scorpious always seems so calculating and razor-sharp focused, but when he loses his temper, it's chilling. As scary as he is, there's an elegance to him--At first he appears so calm and rational on the surface, but he's actually quite cold, and vicious.
I'd always thought that too!
I honestly think he is one the greatest villain characters I have ever had the pleasure of watching in a show. I feel absolutely the same as you about Scorpius, he's just so perfect, never does he let you down with bad performance, it's top notch every single time.
Couldn't agree more with you or @user-tq7dk6ur9n .
He reminds me more than a little bit of one of my favorite Marvel characters: Mr. Sinister.
Farscape was a brillant show. When Syfy canceled the program, I was one of the fans wrote to them to please keep the show on the air. I never did that before, nor have I done it since. All these years later it's still boggles the mind. I only forgave them when they agreed to have the movie to tie up all the loose ends. Wayne Pygram, as Scorpious, was amazing. He drew upon evil and manifested it into a truly terrifying
character. I was awed by his acting talent while simultaneously being scared of the character.
Best villain ever on the best show ever.
Great actor! Great Villian!
Scorpius is still my all time favorite villain. He has solid anti villain moments. sympathetic and charming. While pure evil at times. Harvey mind clone were my favorite moments.
Scorpius.. The best villain ever on tv. He's evil, but he's got a story. He's against the heroes of the show, but he somehow wins every time.. at least it feels like it. He's a master strategist, and cunning and... errr, I just love that kinky evil asshole!
He even gets what he wants in the end, even if it's not how he wanted it.
@@TheNefastor I forgot I ever wrote that haha.. I still stand by it!
Not evil he's has a singular purpose and will do what can to accomplish it.
@@TheNefastorThere are the tragedies in life, one is getting what you want and the other is being Scorpius.
@@dib0018 that can be said of every dictator and serial killer...
Scorpio is like Darth Vader in Farscape. He is my favorite character in Farscape. He is beyond pain and suffering. Scorpio is strong, but at the same time he is smart. He is evil, but at the same time he is good. He is a layered character with many layers of behavior.
And in the end he saved the situation by Helping Crichton in the most all complicated situations and settling the peace between the Skarans and the Sebastians.
He's so good in this that I had assumed he came out of some elite British academy and spent his life anchoring Shakespeare productions. He and Simcoe and some of the other Australian/New Zealander cast are the kinds of character actors who might have had 150 IMDB credits if they'd come through Hollywood. Lani Tupu was another one. What a special cast.
Can't neglect the amazing Claudia Black, who I also thought was British, and Virgina Hey. Gigi Edgely did great work here too. What's in the water down there?
@@noisepuppet The opposite of whatever the hell is in the water in Florida.
@@JnEricsonx so it's not meth then
@@noisepuppet I would imagine not. Unless meth can give us people like Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, ok...maybe Mel Gibson...and so forth.
@@JnEricsonx Gibson is not one to be proud of.
I miss Farscape. I feel empty without it. There's something about space sci-fi, particularly Farscape, that takes you so far away from the world that you know. It gives me the most alien feeling. Completely detached from the known, yet the characters are all struggling with relatable issues. The loneliness of being engulfed by deep space and alien cultures, just trying to get back home while also being attached to the new relationships you formed in order to survive. It is a series that invades every corner of the mind and when over it leaves a chasm.
That's exactly how it feels when watching this show. You should check out Dark Matter, it's the same type of show. The android in it is amazing.
There is quite honestly nothing else like it. I am now in the middle of Expanse - its good , its quite good - but seems shallow compared to Farscape. Best SF couple, best SF villain (well..maybe not villain reallly), best character development for group of unbeliavable beliavable characters... ive read a bit about making it- for number of soecific reasons, they got together so much talent to make this show, and then gave everyone chance to give their best performance in life. I dont think anyhing similat will happen in a long time. God, I miss it as well.
I love dark matter. I wish it continued. I'm enjoying the orville now. Its less serious but decent.
@@sjale2007 the expanse is great. I loved the BSG remake.
@@williamtpenningtonart bsg was indeed very good. lets see what happens with foundation...though im sceptical, its too complex for tv...
This actor is seriously underated!
He is quite correct......It is hard to imagine anyone else playing that role.... He just fits it so perfectly...Now don't get me wrong... I love my Sci-Fi Baddies: Gul Dukat, Ricardo as Khan from Star Trek, Oh and we can not forget Londo Mollari.. Great Actors all... But I can only see Wayne Pygram playing the role of Scorpius.
Londo was never one to throw themselves fully in to badness though, very flawed character.
Londo was clearly a protagonist searching for redemption against his dark fate. Now Mr. Morden on the other hand...
That voice! Was so good as Scorpius. I’d love to have “The Night Before Christmas” read by Wayne Pygram😀
Best villian. His voice is musical. As scary as he is, there is something sexy as hell about him too...Scorpious and the actor who plays him.
Bracka was so amazing as a character I loved him as much as scorpy, both of them in one scene = the BEST. True loyalty !
Countless shows and movies have tried to make their own Darth Vader. Farscape is one of the very very few that managed to pull it off.
Meanwhile, he got used for a distance shot at the end of Revenge of the Sith as Tarkin. A goddam waste.
@@JnEricsonx I don't see it that way. We don't need more Vader or we'll just grow tired of him. Good stories need to end and go away so they can become legends. I don't particularly like how Disney is using him (and other OT characters) to bank on audience nostalgia. At this rate we'll even learn how he eats and how he wipes his own ass.
@@TheNefastor I'm just saying that they used Wayne Pygram as Tarkin-but wasted the casting is my point. They could have had some stand in, whatever. Instead, they cast a actor who has a fan following, for a role he'd have done well in, but had him do nothing.
I find Vader and most of Starwars pretty shallow. Farscape is far deeper.
One of the best villains!!! excellent performances.
This show was a PERFECT marriage of CGI, puppets, and makeup/acting. I really gotta read the comics!!
Anyone who says polygamy doesn't work is a liar.
Best villain ever. Just love him. Currently restarting viewing the series again
Farscape was a frelling revelation. I have come to the conclusion that I love Farscape more than Star Trek or Star Wars at this point...I did not reach this decision lightly.
Starwars and startrek are dead to me
@@prismaticbeetle3194 DS9 is still a close second to Farscape, for me.
Thanks for this excellent video. Wayne Pygram was so brilliant in that role, and it is fascinating to hear him discussing his work.
I usually favor the heroes in fiction. But not in this case. Scorpius was the BEST character in Farscape by far!
This is a really great interview!
He is the Neitzschian idea of the Ubermensch in all its cold logic and horror. Total control of his emotions, the strong deserve to dominate the weak, the ends ALWAYS justify whatever means, no qualms or pity at using power, no one can question or judge his superior intellect, and he values his own life above all else.
We only have Scorpius's word his backstory is true. At the end of Season 4, Scorpius reveals his working for the Scarrans about 10 years. Which means Scorpius might be a Scarran spy who has conned everyone. As the actor admits, he will say or do ANYTHING to achieve his goal.
Very interesting comments from Wayne about S4 and the ending; I totally agree that bringing Scorpius onboard Moya and making him something of an ally to the crew definitely took something away from his magic. Still he was fantastic all the way through and in the Peacekeeper Wars too; I think the best character. Credit to Wayne for evidently having a very strong sense of the character, what made him so compelling etc.
Wayne was great as Scorpius. Oughta be in more things.
Doesn't seem to have done much for the last ten years . . . has he retired from acting? . . . This guy should be a household name.
I watched the play, Harvey, when I was really young, and The Elephant Man at BHPH in SD.
No one else can play Scorpius. If Wayne Pygram cannot play Scorpius, then I don't want that character to return.
Should've been in Rogue One.
This is a guy I'd love to have a drink with at a bar and talk about...well...about about anything really.
its extraordianry story...........Scorpius is as much of a hero as Crichton..............Heroes come in many forms, some are hidden in plain sight and all heroes are flawed.
those hard cut moments that leave the conclusion up to the person consuming the media. as easy as it seems to set up those moments, it can be hard to stick the landing on what I like to called a Schrodinger moment, it is and isnt all at the same time. its up to you as the outsider to come to a conclusion and no conclusion is technically incorrect. very few pieces of media can successfully stick the landing in a satisfying way.
One of the best scifi shows ever.
great actor
Video games are an American pastime for my generation. 1979
19:50 one of my favorite parts in the series
Scorpius always reminds me of Shockwave from Transformers
Perfectly written villian and perfectly acted
Childhood trauma is no joke, but we all experience pain.
Patrick Stewart looks a bit thinner here
Professor Moriarty, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and Scorpius walk into a bar ...
In Wagga where Wayne Pygram's band is playing...
In over 5 years... only one dislike, that is legendary.
Would love to see Scorpius vs the mad rat scientist
Loved scorpius
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Scorpius was my favorite
Ha! Finally, I'm first for once!
Sikozu was a fun romance for Scorpius
I am still angry in 2022 how underutilized he was when he was cast as Grand Moff Tarkin in episode 3. It should have been amazing. Not a background clip
tongue-twisting is very funny😝😝🤪😂😂
People brought sick pets to my childhood home because my father's Veterinary clinic was right next door. Odd childhood.
Rigel was hilarious
One of the best! He is the best. Star Trek bads guys don't come near it..Khan! Is a baby compared to this guy..
And Moya...
Tarkin in ROTS
but was he the villain? his end goal was for peace...
He wanted vengeance on the Scarrans above all. Nothing else mattered.
And Xan...
He certainly has his Dads nose
David Gilmour...
Scorpius is the only character on the show that appears to have been given proper calm thinking mind as part of this role. Everyone else is always hassled, worried, emotional, confused, and so on. He's literally the only nerd/geek in the show. One would have expected Zhaan to take up the intelligent person's role on the protagonist side but, they made her more emotional and motherly than calm and thoughtful as a priest and a plant (not an animal) should be. In contrast to Scoripus we have a bumbling idiot as the hero - John Crichton. Browder might be celebrated for the role because the stories were good, but pretty sure he must be very upset at the character given to him. Astronauts are much smarter and much more in control than the reckless cowboy bent to Crichton.
he is very true to life ..he will humiliate himself to get what he wants ....he has no honor ..that's sad
He has a goal, and willing to go through anything to get there. For him honor is a limitation
SCORPY! lol.