We caught up with co-Executive Producer and long-time Farscape writer Ricky Manning out on the Henson's lot in L.A. and he told us all about working on the programme.

Look out for Ricky's little joke with us in the last question.

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Introducing Mr Manning
  Can you tell us who you are and how you're involved with Farscape?

Shanghaied into 'scape
  How did you start working on Farscape?

Working with the boss
  Was Rockne very hands on?

It's the people that make it
  Could Farscape have worked with a different cast?

Creating characters
  Did the cast have much input into the development of their characters?

Those who lead
  In some ways would you say it's fair to say it's been quite a cast led show?

Best episode
  Which are the episodes that you worked on came out the best?

Greatness from grief.
  Which was the worst episode to do?

Talking heads
  Did you also work on Constellation of Doubt?

Battle for Earth
  Do the writers fight over who gets to do the earth episodes, because they seem to be the ones that stick in peoples' minds the most?

A different universe
  What's the difference between the ethos of Farscape and other shows you've worked on?

Naming names
  Farscape has the most wonderful episode titles. Was there ever a competition to come up with the best ones?

Old favourite
  Do you have a favourite appalling pun title?

Sex, death and destruction
  Would it be fair to say that the other writers do the sex and you deal out the death and destruction in Farscape?

Never enough time
  How long does it take you to write a script?

Fleshing out Scorpius
  Tell us about writing the character of Scorpius.

Keeping Promises
  Tell us about writing Aeryn's return to Farscape, in Promises.

Aeryn in rubber
  What were the reasons behind putting Aeryn in a coolant suit in Promises?

Revenging Angel
  Did you work on Revenging Angel at all?

Crackers do matter
  What one scene do you think sums up what Farscape was all about?

The cancellation
  How did you learn about the cancellation?

Intelligent fandom
  Did you expect the strength of the fan reaction to the cancellation?

The future of Farscape
  What do you see as being the future of Farscape now?

What Ricky did next
  What are your plans for the future now?

An enticing proposition
  Ricky has some fun with his poor interviewers.

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