ADV FILMS ACQUIRES Farscape #1 SCI-FI CHANNEL HIT FROM THE HENSON COMPANY

HOUSTON - ADV Films is proud to announce their recent acquisition of the home video rights to Farscape, SciFi Channel's #1 rated show, from the Jim Henson Company.

The time is the 20th century, but the setting is far from Earth, about 1,000 galaxies away to be exact. Astronaut John Crichton is hurled to an alien battlefield during an experimental space mission gone awry. There, he meets three escaped prisoners and Aeryn Sun, a former Peacekeeper officer who was deemed "Irreversibly Contaminated" by her commander after her contact with the prisoners. Crichton joins them on their mission to find their home planets, while at the same time running from Captain Crais and the Peacekeepers, Crais' fierce military regime.

Farscape currently airs in many countries including The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil and Sweden. The show has outperformed other top-rated shows in its genre, including Sliders and Quantum Leap, and Farscape is ranked #1 among key demographics (men & women ages 18-54) in the country.

Farscape impressions can be seen across the country in products already on the market. These products include action figures, collector card games, role-playing games, trading cards and a novel series. T-shirts, hats, key chains, photos and other collectibles are also on the market, including an exclusive Aeryn Sun figure, which is available through Another Universe.com.

Farscape is now part of SciFi's stellar Friday night programming block, aired in 52% of all U.S. households.

The Jim Henson Company, an established leader in family entertainment for more than 40 years, is a private independent multimedia production company: one of the top character licensors in the industry and home to Jim Henson Television, Jim Henson Pictures and Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

ADV Films, the premiere label of A.D.Vision, Inc. formed in 1992, is North America's #1 distributor of top-quality Japanese animation ("anime"), with titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 and Martian Successor Nadesico. ADV Films will soon be releasing top-quality, computer-animated titles such as ReBoot® and Shadowraiders™, and Weird-Ohs™. ADV Films also distributes American and Japanese live-action programming for theatrical and broadcast release. Check out ADV Films on the web at www.advfilms.com.