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Originally posted by Albromor:
Groj, was it due to the expense of producing the show the reason that SciFi cancelled at the end of the 4th season? I thought it was one of their most popular programs and so when they ended it so abruptly I was shocked. Do you know why they cancelled in the first place?
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I believe it was indeed due to the costs; the budget had already been cut in half for the fourth episode, and the fact that the series was basically one long story made it very difficult for new viewers to get into it. Those who watched it regularly got hooked - and rightfully so - but the lack of appeal to new people to watch the show and poor ratings in general were among the reasons to kill it, IIRC.
More info:
http://www.scifi.com/farscape/faq/