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Creative And Refreshingly Rough
If you're here, you've heard a little about Lexx and perhaps are considering buying it. I'd like to recommend it whole heartedly, and here's why: we live in a world where entertainment is run by "money people" who don't really give a hoot about about anything other than a bottom line, and who usually have Delusions of Competence when it comes to creative decisions. This means that most projects, sci-fi or otherwise, are run by commitee and the results are almost always something which, while occaisionally effective, are necessarily watered down creatively. The perfect example is virtually all of the various Star Trek series, which can be very, very good, but are never EVER risk-taking in any meaningful way. They can also get somewhat annoyingly "smooth" and politically correct. Well, Lexx is the polar opposite of all that. The stakes appear to be lower for these guys and so they take many more chances, and the results, while often uneven, are almost always fun and sometimes genuinely inspired. The actors are extremely well cast, with both Zev and Xev offering a sexiness that doesn't descend into sleeze, Kai as the handsome and surprisingly moral dead assassin, Stanley as the sniveling but likeable anti-Kirk captain of the Lexx, and we get a witty, lovestruck robot head thrown in for good measure. If you want something a little different and fun, I urge you to check it out. I'm sure you won't have seen anything quite like it.

It's about time!
The science fiction world has been wrapped up for so long with Star Wars & Star Trek (great....I admit) that it only spawns clones of each. I love to see shows like Lexx & Red Dwarf get the credit they deserve. Funny and exciting, but yet maintain their completely science fiction qualities.

P.S. I expect that the Star Wars...Star Trek comment is going to bring a multitude of virginal nerds running from momma's teet....LOL. I rank the Star Wars prequals right up there with Titanic....not written for the loyal fans, but to make money. When you follow the herd your just another cow!

Looking for something different go with Lexx.........if you don't like it try getting out of the house more.

Buy it on DVD
If you only buy one DVD, from the entire series, make it this one. Unfortunetly, the first movie was only released on DVD in Canada. You'll want to return to this first episode again and again, if you're a Lexx fan. If you have not viewed any of the Lexx series from Showtime or SCI FI, then you NEED to see this first. It's well worth the wait to track down the DVD. What other series has you rooting for a chic that's half Cluster Lizard, a dead guy, an oversexed robot head and a cowardly captain? Live on Lexx, if only in late-night reruns!

The only Lexx that can be highly recommended
The Lexx series varies wildly in terms of quality and story. Not so with the first four episodes or mini-series.

This is truely one of the most odd and strange rendering of an alien society that's ever hit film. For that alone it gets high marks, but more than that, the world of Lexx is brutal, funny, sometimes sexy and nihilistic.

Most of the Lexx series is an acquired taste but this first installment is well-rendered and better than the majority of sci-fi fare out there.

If You only Buy one LEXX DVD this is the one
This is the first of the series. It set the basic premise for all that would follow in this series. The show moves quickly introducing the a villain, a hero, an anti Hero as well as the yor standards sex slave, planet killer and Robot head characters. The plot twist and story line are somewhat familiar with some good suprises along the way. Buy it, invite some friends over start the show up and have some fun where it all began for LEXX. ... Read more

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Once you've been bitten by the Lexx bug, wacky wonders await youwith every new episode. This volume compiles the last four episodes of theshow's second season (1998), and you'll marvel at what this Canadian-Germancoproduction gets away with, given its modest budget and the ingenuity of itsthree-man creative team of "Human Beans" led by creator and frequent writer-director Paul Donovan. The show's eagerness to experiment is proven in"Brigadoom," a sci-fi musical that tells Kai's backstory entirely in song--withsurprisingly impressive results. "The Net" finds the Lexx trapped in agiant spiderlike snare, leaving Stanley (Brian Downey) under a dangerous alieninfluence. "Brizon" and "End of the Universe" end the second series as theLexx is inexorably drawn into the Dark Zone after an epic fight withMantrid's multiplying drone arms. Confused? Don't worry--with enough teasing sextalk, offbeat humor, and wild special effects, Lexx can seduce even themost resistant sci-fi purist. --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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"I destroyed a Universe!!!"
The immortal words of Mantrid echo forever in The Dark Zone. There is a reason this final volume of four episodes is averaging a solid 5 stars. Here are the episodes:

2.17 The Net--This is a longer, much more satisfying version of the previous episode entitled "The Web." There was so much unanswered in "The Web" that the entire episode drew negative criticism in my last review. But "The Net" is far superior with even more great visual effects and sub-plotting that fills in the holes of the last, inferior version, completely. More than once I thought, "Oh...now that makes more sense." This version is also creepier.

2.18 Brigadoom--This is the type of episode that elevates The Lexx to cult status and beyond. A theater appears out of nowhere and the three main members of the crew(for some reason 790 is absent from this episode) hop in a Moth to investigate. Once inside both Kai and Xev join in a musical production based on the history of Kai and his people. Stanley wants no part of the proceedings but by the end of the episode he is singing along with the large cast in a final ensemble number. Brilliant!

2.19 Brizon--This episode is, without a doubt, the most disturbing of the entire Second Series. Just remembering the slimy character, Brizon, makes me cringe with disgust. He is manipulative and sly, all the while making Stan and Xev lose their collective appetites. The story of Mantrid gets more backstory with this episode, as well, as we learn that Mantrid was once protege to the cunning Brizon. I was sincerely concerned for the crew in this episode, even though in the back of my mind I knew there are two more seasons to go. This is The Lexx at its ghoulish best!

2.20 End of the Universe--The season comes to a close with a fantastic collection of superb visual effects and outstanding character-acting from the entire cast. The makers of this series really push for another season on this one, with an intricate story, an explosive ending, and a passage into an unknown Universe filled with potential for more adventure.

See you in The Dark Zone in season 3.

Lexx at its best
This is brilliant and imaginative sci fi at its best. Funny, fast paced and wierd all at the same time. It is not your conventional tv show but maybe that is one of the things that makes it stand out. In the web, probably the weakest episode of the 4, the Lexx crew is abandoning the galaxy to escape Mantrid. With numerous clips borrowed from the episode The Net, you might feel a bit jipped when you watch it. But don't worry, the next episode, briggadoom, is one of the most clever and enjoyable hours of tv ever aired. If you liked the Buffy musical then you will love this. The music in it is much better and it was produced 3 years before Buffy made her attempt on the mic. On to Brizon, definately one of the more disturbing episode of Lexx. It also is one of the funniest ones to. The guy who played Brizon is absolutely creepy and he has a verbal spar with Mantrid that made me almost pee my pants. It is a definate gem. An then finally, on to the one that we had been waiting for all year, The End of the Universe. The Lexx's showdown with Mantrid. It is everything that makes Lexx great. A definate season stopper that also happened to put an end to the light zone, their universe. The long build up did not disapoint at the climax and if you are a Lexx fan and have yet to see these episodes, then get a move on. You will watch them over and over

Yo Way Yo...
It would be difficult to begin viewing the LEXX series with this DVD, but chances are if you are reading this you are already familiar with LEXX.

This DVD contains 2 of the best episodes LEXX ever produced: Brigadoom and End of the Universe.
Brigadoom is the "musical episode". For a 1 hour TV show, the songs are impressive. I have not seen any "musical episode" top Brigadoom - for me, BUFFY's Once More With Feeling comes in second and XENA's Bitter Suite lands third.
Brigadoom's plot is tightly woven, all the new backstory fits perfectly with what has gone before, and the parallels with their current predicament are neatly drawn. End of the Universe provides a moving season finale. It is easily the best season finale LEXX had; dark, dramatic, and yet hopeful. I do not want to give any details away, so I'll say no more. However, in both of these episodes, Stanley, Xev, and Kai's perseverance in the face of adversity is inspiring.

For those of you who met LEXX during season 3 or 4, season 2 has less nudity than season 3, and the violence is considerably less graphic than season 4. (As you can tell, LEXX is not for everyone.) Season 2 has the strongest writing and clearest overall character/story arc. The Beans knew where they were going and got there with style.

I found the DVD to be of excellent quality with lovely graphics and intriguing extras.

Entertainment, LEXX style
With these last four episodes of LEXX season 2, you can easily see why LEXX has become a favorite among many sci-fi fans. "The Net" with its eerie atmosphere, the musical stylings of "Brigadoom," the double-cross of "Brizon," and tense season finale "End of the Universe," these episodes intensify the LEXX fan's eagerness for season 3's release on DVD. Miss this and miss a great 3 hours of sci-fi.

Best Sci fi EVER (comic guy voice from simpsons)
In the wold of sci fi there are usually 2 types of shows: Good drama, and bad melodrama...the UK Show Red Dwarf and the Hitchhikers Guide books chnged this. Now the relativly new genre of the Sci fi comedy is perfected in a sightly German fashion with Lexx. Many sci fi fools think it is a rip off of Farscape...wellllll LEXX was produced 5 years earlier.

The show is centered around a group of space bandits: Xev Bellringer, a genetic half human half Cluster lizard sex slave;
Kai, an undead assasin from the order of the shadow and the last of the warrior race of the Brunnen-G...Kai is also the savior of the universe as seen in the episode brigadoom; Stanley Tweedle a foolish engineer who can't seem to fix anything but descides to die fighting rather than run away after learning how brave his friend Kai was to save the universe from the shadows even after dying; 790, a love-sick robot head who only has eyes for Xev and has it in for the last man alive: Tweedle; and the LEXX the insect bioship and the single most powerful destructive force in the two universes.

The show follows the flight of these characters in the LEXX from the destruction of the light universe. Mantrid has set out his "drones" to change all matter in the universe into MORE mantrid drones...by the end of the 2nd series the light universe is almost 70% mantrid drones...buy this video and see if Xev gets the sex she needs....and Stan gets to have sex with Xev and if 790 gets to kill Stan and watch Kai.....well.....sound monotone and kill things with his spiderman claw thingy... ... Read more

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We've seen Xev in the shower, Stanley without his hat, and even the inside of 790's head. So seeing Kai in the nude was only a matter of time. Following the dilemma of "Gondola," Stan and Xev are lost among the schizophrenic denizens in "K-Town" and eventually found by a dead assassin whose biomechanical systems are malfunctioning. It takes a shock reappearance of season 2's universe-destroying Mantrid to make sense of his groin-located repair mechanism. In "Tunnels" Kai, Stan, and Xev are split up, with Kai suffering the red tape of petty bureaucracy in Hog Town and Stan and Xev descending 39,000 steps. Stan bumps into show writer Lex Gigeroff making a cameo as insane surgeon Doctor Rainbow, and escape is determined by another death and resurrection from the enigmatic Prince (Nigel Bennett). At this halfway point in the season, the viewer should be carefully questioning this season's premise. --Paul Tonks ... Read more

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Not bad but could do better.
First things first. If you have not seen Lexx season 3 at all, do not watch the interview with film editor Stewart Dowds as he completely gives away the major plot theme for season 3 before the episode (which is not on this disc) which actually reveals it. How that got through I have to wonder.

I actually bought my Season 1 (the four movies) DVDs, Season 2 and Season 3 DVDs from a Canadian outfit called Videoflicks with a website of the same name (add a dot com to their name). This would make sense that you can get the entire show new there, as it is a Canadian-German co-production. There is slight variation as I guess by law they have to include French language tracks but I imagine they are essentially the same as the ones sold here. It is funny to hear the cast, especially the Lexx in French as we're not used to it, I guess.

If you haven't seen any of Season 3, probably best to skip this review as I go into some events that occur in the first disc and assume some knowledge of prior events. The first episode (Gondola) starts as the crew of the Lexx pursue Duke and Fifi after the moth attack on Boomtown. An interesting situation has been put forward that by now, people they've met in past episodes and seasons who then died seem to be re-appearing on Fire or Water with alarming regularity, though with new names and no memory of their prior life. So, in a way it makes sense that since Kai died when His Divine Shadow killed him at the start of the first movie, he would have been reincarnated on Water. So, it does provide an explanation as to why there is now two of them. An interesting point to ponder here does that leave the re-animated corpse who is also Kai? Is he an separate entity or just a machine with no free will?

Anyway, "Gondola" is probably the best of the three episodes as having crash landed their moth, the crew of the Lexx have to rebuild one of Fire's flying machines to make it back to shelter before the heat kills them. They end up picking up a couple of survivors and then the dilemma is now having too much weight on board, how do they make it across the Red Hot Sea? Not surprisingly death and treachery come into play. We learn that Prince's power extends past just that of mere re-incarnation.

"K-Town" After a forced landing on a tower called K-Town, we seem to get the impression that the future is full of psychotic Germanic types, in this case who seem to alternate between deep depression and homicidal craziness within a few minutes, the later being particularly bad news for the crew of the Lexx since it involves being chased over bottomless pits and having rocks thrown at them. Keeping with the theme of the show, they do encounter a past character. I won't say who it is, though I guess the recap at the start would make it obvious. What they were supposed to contribute to the season in anyone's guess as they are shuffled out as mysteriously as they were brought in. Though the enigmatic statement is made "perhaps this is my punishment" does give a clue to the nature of Fire and Water. You also get to see what Kai wears under his assassin's uniform. Eye opening stuff.

"Tunnels" has our intrepid heroes trying to make it from K-Town to another tower. Not surprisingly, they are also full of homicidal lunatics. Prince who we would have all pegged as the bad guy by now tries to help though undoubtably there's something in it to him. Given what happened in earlier episodes, we should all have a strong suspicion as to what's happening next
at the end of this episode.

This season is 13 episodes, which is probably why it has been a bit awkward to put onto DVD and why they've gone 4,3,3,3 with the episodes. Assuming technically 5 episodes to a disc isn't possible, preventing 4,4,5. Lexx is available 5 episodes to a set in the UK but each set contains 2 discs which is even weirder. There has been a price cut per disc to compensate for there being less episodes per disc this season. Presumably it will be back to 4 episodes a disc for season 4, which numbered 24 episodes (more friendly to being divided by 4).

Drawbacks with this disc would probably be the lack of material in the extra features. The quiz is the sort of thing you only ever bother with once. The interview with Stewart Dowds is interesting and features about 30 seconds of footage from a Season 4 episode (I'm guessing Apocalexx Now, I haven't actually seen it), but only runs for a bit over 2 minutes. The making of Season 3 is also interesting with interviews with Michael McManus (Kai), Brian Downey (Stanley), Nigel Bennett (Prince) and the Director of "Gondola". Some special effects work and design sketches are also covered but there could have been more than the five or so minutes in length it is. So far, the four making of specials spread over the four discs of season 1 are the best so far. Creatitivity with search engines and looking north of the border in Maple leaf territory will help you find those.

As for the episodes themselves, they seem to be in a holding pattern between the start of the series and what must be coming later. Not a great deal happens, nor does it advance the plot as much as you would expect for the length of 3 episodes. Kai seemed to spend a lot of time throwing himself from great heights to fix himself according to the "thump the electric gadget to make it work" school of practice. I'm of the opinion that what K-Town and Tunnels covered probably could have been condensed into 1 episode.

Interestingly enough, these 3 episodes do not feature 790 or the Lexx.

Volume 3:2 at last
An excellent DVD and a brilliant series. A shame the release dates are so far apart.

I never had the opportunity to see series III on TV, so these episodes are new to me. I have found that series three has much more of a consistent plot than earlier series, although all are far more consistent than most Sci-Fi series.

My only complaint was that this DVD had only tree episodes, whereas all prior DVD's had four. I would also like to see the original films released on DVD, if they are not already.

Act two review
In the second volume, the first episode is an intrigueing look into the way of life on the planets fire and water, giving the viewer important info that will be tied up with other loose threads by the end of the season. Very well done. The next two episodes are put together like a briliantly twisted and elongated Monty Python sketch. Very funny stuff but not for eveyone. Keep in mind it is 100% gratuitious. Don't take it too serious and you will enjoy a daring and risky couple of hours of the most off the wall TV ever made. ... Read more

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By now it's obvious that each community on the planet Fire is a thinly veiled satire on an aspect of modern society. In the superior episode "Girltown," a splendidly theatrical cameo from Ellen Dubin as Queen allows the viewer to question feminism, bureaucracy, and why the heck Giggerota has been reincarnated to taunt poor Stanley H. Tweedle (Brian Downey). Then, in what might as well be a two-part finale, all questions are at last answered. "The Beach" would for any other series be considered the clips show: on an idyllic yet purgatorial stretch of sand, Stan is forced to account for his life by viewing events of the past. Judged by his harshest critic--himself--he then suffers all that Prince (Nigel Bennett) has promised and more as the true meaning of "Heaven and Hell" is revealed. Creator Paul Donovan clearly maintained a strong hand in every aspect of the third season, but in directing his own work with these last two episodes we witness a genuinely rare example of personal vision. The narrative has been consistently surprising, but the twist left for last is literally breathtaking. TV sci-fi has never been so sexy and intelligent at the same time. --Paul Tonks ... Read more

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All the Pieces of the puzzle
Well season tree on Lexx was my favorite. The whole story about heaven and hell was imaginative at worst. As it began to wrap up, the story takes us to Girl Town where we see a parody of ruling by commitee and burocrats. It is very clever and at times side splitting funny. The we move to purgatory on The Beach where stan has his judgement day. IT is the least entertaining episode of the season but it is nessasary to the unravel the upcomming Heavev and Hell, the season finally. This climax is great as it puts the Lexx crew in their worst scenario ever and fortunately pulls them out in time to throw them one final ball buster before the credits roll. A great show and a great run down the strech to a gripping final scene. have fun. ... Read more

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Journey’s end! Will the intergalactic outcasts find a new home before Doom’s Day for their ship and the Little Blue Planet? Will Kai get his wish and really die, free at last from an emotionless existence? And most pressing of all, do spaceships have sex? All is revealed in the conclusion to the irreverent international cult hit that has gone where no science fiction series has ever gone before . . .
4.21 Viva LEXX Vegas — On a Vegas layover, the crew makes an unfortunate hotel choice. 4.22 Trip — Bad berries on board send Stan and Xev into orbit. 4.23Lyekka vs. Japan — With Stan in command, the LEXX saves Earth from imminent demise. 4.24 Yo Way Yo — The Earth gets a new date with destiny, and the LEXX breathes its last.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE audio: 5.1 Surround Sound, 2.0 Stereo; storyboards; behind-the-scenes photos; production sketches; CGI gallery; interactive trivia; special effects gallery; message from creator Paul Donovan on the series; on-set footage; and original uncut episodes including scenes not aired on TV. ... Read more

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Space nerd Stanley Tweedle and the motley crew of the simpleton living ship Lexx continue to wander around a video-game galaxy as the universe is devoured around them by the voracious Mantrid and his army of disembodied arms. They fight off the hungry undead corpses (who look suspiciously like the zombie Templars of Tombs of the Blind Dead) in "Twilight," take a trip through Stanley's guilt-riddled dreams in "Patches in the Sky," meet the not-so-wonderful Wuzzard when they attempt to reset Xev's expiration date in "Woz," and slam into an interstellar net spun by a monstrous mind-controlling spider in "The Web." Behind the farcical black humor and morbid running gags (does Stanley have to blow up every planet he sees?) is an increasingly melancholy edge as the universe disappears around the crew and Stanley faces up to his cowardice and irresponsibility. For Lexx, that's almost deep. --Sean Axmaker ... Read more

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From zombies to the Wizard of Oz!
4.5 stars. After stumbling a little on the last volume, volume 4 finds The Lexx in full flight. And except for the final episode, the humor and excellent satire has returned. Here are the episodes:

2.13 Twilight--Stanley falls ill and via a little coaxing from Xev the Lexx travels to a planet with a handful of people promising a cure in exchange for a hitched ride. The living inhabitants hate each other, but in a humorous way, and the dead rise and crave living flesh due to the strange radiation emitted from the planet. This radiation has an odd effect on Kai, who is already dead, and he prances about spouting poetry in a very campy way. Xev is bitten by one of the zombies and looks sick, so Stanley asks if she is alright. She replies, "I can smell your brains!" This is a fine parody of the popular Horror sub-genre; and the character standby, Lyekka, makes a very sexy appearance as well. Kudos to her costume designer! Yowza!

2.14 Patches in the Sky--The Lexx goes psychedelic! Stanley bullies a robot leader from a robot mining colony into providing him with some form of entertainment or he will command the Lexx to destroy its planet. The robot leader suggests he try the Narcolounger, a device in which he can manipulate his dreams. Given Stanley's recent history of sleep deprivation and nightmares this Narcolounger sounds like Heaven. But the reality is uncontrolled, nightmarish insanity! There are also blank patches appearing in the sky assumed to be areas destroyed by Mantrid drones. This is macabre and trippy stuff!

2.15 Woz--This is one of the funniest episodes thus far in the series! This is a grand parody of "The Wizard of Oz." Xev is told by 790 that she, being a manufactured Love Slave, was given an expiration date and will die soon. 790 suggests they travel to Woz where there may be a proto-type machine that could be used to reset Xev's epiration date. Story summation: the crew hop in a Moth and fly through a twister only to land on an assassin wearing red-and-white socks, Kai and Stan bargain for Xev's life and agree to kill The Dark Lady then discover a Love Slave colony, Xev is subjected to a hilarious reel of "real women have curves" propaganda while being shown The Brightness; and finally, Xev says those immortal words, "There's no place like home." This is a sparkling gem in the series! A must-see-episode!

2.16 The Web--This is where the DVD falls apart. All the characters are unendearing and uninteresting. Stanley is more interested in finding his hat than saving his friends, 790 has nothing to do but utter 101 insults at Stanley(I've never heard this many before, and it gets old fast), Kai has never been more dead, and Xev just seems baffled by everyone's angry and/or indifferent behavior. All the comedy is absent here, though the story is halfway decent with some exceptional special effects.

However, don't let that last negative criticism alter the fact that this is easily one of the best volumes in the second series. Have a crazy journey!

Not the best Lexx
This is probibly the weakest of the Lexx DVD but if you are a rabid Lexx fan than it is still worth the purchase. It slowly moves the story closer to the final confritation with mantrid as the crew realises that the Universe in being absorbed by Mantrid's drones. Some very funny scenes but all together not up to usual Lexx wit.

LEXXMANIAC -returns
Just wanted to say LEXX ON SCI-FI Return On January 25 2002
at 10:00 pm.(eastern time) LEXX heats up its NEW Home...EARTH!
ALSO 10:00 every friday after that or check local listings

best lexx dvd yet
i'm definately a big lexx fan, but i didnt get hooked on the show until the third season and therefore had not seen the majority of the second season episodes. So lucky day for me i've been seeing them for the first time on this series of dvds. the episodes really start heating up and getting good here on volume 4. everything about the show from the writing to xenia seeberg's performance as eva haberman's replacement for zev/xev has gone up about 10 notches. the special features on this disc were about 80% as good as ones on the other discs, but the real bonus is having these fantastic episodes for your collection. if you are a lexx fan you should already own this! if you've never seen lexx before then you should start it right and get the original 4 movies ("i worship his shadow" "supernova" "eating pattern" and "giga shadow"). As already mentioned they are only available in canada (on dvd... you can buy the VHS version here on amazon under the original title "tales from a parallel universe") but i got the dvds easily enough on ebay. so there you have it. LEXX IS GOOD!

Lexx series 2 volume 4
I Love the LEXX! If you want to see a suspence filled show with comedy and fun all mixed in one you have to see lexx it's almost like startrek's insane twin. Michael McManus who plays KAI is very funny in the "TWILIGHT" episode (2.13) Where planet Ruuma is messing with him because it has weird life giving powers.

Once you see Lexx TV shows on SCI FI cannel starting again...You will be hooked on all the DVD's Even the ones not availible in the U.S.(availible only to CANADA, Who said you can't go there buy them and bring back here) P.S. If you have relitives living in that country ask them to get it for you for Christmas ... It's still not too late yet!!!! ... Read more

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Lexx drifts into new territory in the third season when the giantinsect-ship and its motley crew awaken from a 4,000-year hibernation circling apair of planets locked in orbit and gripped in war. Hot-blooded Xev (XeniaSeeberg, the show's answer to Angelina Jolie) falls for the cunning Prince(sinister and seductive Nigel Bennett) of the desert planet Fire, whiledead-man-walking Kai is adopted by the passive, pleasure-loving inhabitants of cool,clear Water. The four uncut episodes in this collection launch a season-longinterplanetary epic of love, war, betrayal, and seduction, the latter completewith nudity unseen on TV broadcasts. The writing is inconsistent, but the goofyhumor and villainous plots add enough odd bounces to keep it interesting, andthe inventive set designs and digital effects (more imaginative than convincing)create a unique world for the series. The final episode ends on a cliffhangerconcluded in Lexx 3.2.--Sean Axmaker ... Read more

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A crew of misfit outlaws wanders the galaxy in a living ship. Sound familiar? Doomed to live in the shadow of cable TV's science fiction class act Farscape, the Canadian-German coproduction Lexx takes a completely different trajectory as a tongue-in-cheek, sci-fi sex farce. Sad sack pilot Stanley Tweedle, coquettish love slave Xev, reanimated corpse Kai, and lovesick robot head 790 wander the galaxy looking for food, people, and (most importantly) a little nookie. Shot on the cheap with loads of flashy (if often unconvincing) digital effects and a rather claustrophobic series of studio-bound sets, the show launched with a quartet of TV movies before settling into a weekly series with its second season. Mantrid launches the Lexx into a funhouse galaxy of wacky worlds, where the dreaded insect king awakes and begins his bizarre reign of terror. Terminal takes them to a mercenary deep space hospital where the doctors' specialty is saving the patient's money and discarding the useless body. The hilarious Lyekka guest stars Stephen McHattie as a drawling, hick astronaut and introduces the pixielike Lyekka, a curvy little plant girl with an insatiable appetite for human flesh (bye-bye astronauts), but most importantly it replaces platinum blonde Eva Haberman with the impishly flirtatious, full-lipped redhead Xenia Seeberg, the show's instant cult pinup queen. Just so its audience wouldn't get the wrong idea, Luvliner drops the crew into a dilapidated deep space cathouse.

Each DVD features a different 10-minute, behind-the-scenes featurette, short cast and creator interviews, and a chapter of Rated LEXX, a TV special created for the Sci Fi Channel to introduce the characters and recap the origins. --Sean Axmaker ... Read more

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ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS I'VE SEEN SINCE STAR TRECK SERIES'
WEIRD AND FUNNY; THE BLACK HUMOR IS SUBTLE AND THE SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE OUTSTANDING. I GOT HOOKED ON IT WHEN THE ORIGINAL MULTT-PART MOVIE WERE SHOWN ON CABLE. I WATCHED THEM AS WELL AS THE RERUN THAT WAS SHOWN MUCH LATER. NOW THE SERIES IS OUT AND IT IS EVEN MORE BIZARRE - IT REMINDS ME OF THE OLD HEAVY METAL MAGAZINES (I STOPPED MY SUBSCRIPSON WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT OUT BY NATIONAL LAMPOON. TOO MUCH GORE AND FATALISTIC OVERTONES.)

THE 3RD SERIES LEANED IN THAT DIRECTION, TOO. BUT, OVERALL I STILL LIKE THE PREMISE OF 1) STANLEY A DORK CONTROLLING A MEGA BIOSHIP CALLED LEXX, 2) KAI (THE GOOD GUY) A 2000 YEAR OLD ASSASSIN CONTROLLED BY 3) "THE DIVINE SHADOW" (AN IMMORTAL BAD GUY) AND 4) ZEV THE FAT KID ON THE BLOCK WHO WAS TURNED INTO A LOVE SLAVE WITH A LIBIDO TO MATCH (BODY AND ALL)BUT WITH A TOUCH OF CLUSTER LIZARD WHEN HER BRAIN WAS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW THE LOVE SLAVE ATTITUDE. SHE DOES WHAT SHE WANTS, WHEN SHE WANTS, AND SHE'S GOT A THING FOR KAI. OF COURSE THERE IS A A ROBOT HEAD ON WHEELS WHO GOT THE LOVE SLAVE INDOCTRINATION AND IS MADLY IN LOVE WITH ZEV. HOPELESS DEAD END THERE.

ALL SAID, YOU'LL EITHER LOVE OR HATE "LEXX"; GIVE IT A FEW EPISODES BEFORE MAKING UP YOUR MIND - YOU MIGHT BE SURPRIZED!

S2-V1 the 1st season 2 DVD in the LEXX series
Episode "Mantrid" it's a verry imaginitive episode.
His Divine Shadow's tyranny has been overthrown, and His order left in ruins. Chaos reigns in the light universe, with His Shadow's minions scrambling to find a place for themselves. One of these is His Shadow's bio-vizier, Mantrid, who plans to become immortal by transferring his consciousness into a massive computer.

Episode 2.2 "Terminal" This is the 1st time xev dies.
Waking Kai can be a dangerous business, as Stanley Tweedle finds out the hard way. He is mortally wounded and, after some intense bargaining tactics on Zev's part, is rushed to the Medsat Medical Terminal. Here he is treated by the smarmy Doctor Kazzan who, to be fair, does indeed save his life. But along the way one ultimate sacrifice is made.

Episode 2.3 "Lyekka"
The Lexx picks up an unusual passenger: a shape shifting plant who takes on the appearance of a girl from Stanley's dreams. At the same time, some intrepid space explorers from the planet Potatoho have a run in with the Lexx. Kai invites them aboard, and some awkward first contact scenarios are played out. It's revealed that these boys are patriotic to a fault; they'll do anything for the glory of Potatoho. Needless to say, they don't exactly jive with the rest of the crew.

Episode 2.4 "Luvliner" Every body on the LEXX better get ready for some bad Luck.
Let's face it, flying around the empty reaches of space without someone to play with makes for a frustrating time indeed. So when a signal is picked up from a nearby bordello satellite, its no wonder Stan and Xev are so eager to board. But the goods aren't exactly as advertised, and the den of iniquity turns out to be more of a pigpen. Still, Xev and Stan, accompanied by a reluctant 790, decide to indulge their desires.

Sci-fi on acid!!!
4.5 stars. I used to be a late-night channel-surfer, and one night I hit on a show that was simply too bizarre and original to ignore: "The Lexx." I can honestly say I have never seen a more original show on television. The three-and-a-half main characters are Stanley Tweedle(the proto-typical bumbling anti-hero looking for willing females), Kai(an undead former assassin for His Divine Shadow), 790(a robot head with a cynical nature and an all-consuming love for Zev/Xev), and Zev/Xev(a character played by two different alluring actresses who is a hybrid Love Slave/Cluster Lizard). It's sounds confusing, I know. If you are a newcomer to this series I would suggest starting with the first series Vol.1 through Vol.4 for a more comprehensive backstory. The writers of this show were on drugs!!! If anyone doubts this conclusion, just watch episode 2.3 entitled "Lyekka." There is so much off-kilter imagery in that episode that it should be considered possible genius. There is also a lot of humor in this show, most of it sexual innuendo or pot-shots at Stanley Tweedle from 790 for being inadequate as a human being. Some of the special effects are excellent, and other times they are phenomenally cheesy! But the show is so much fun and so over-the-top weird that I have to give it a solid rating. I simply can't give it 5 stars, however, because there are times when the transfer to DVD is incredibly grainy. Most scenes look pristine, which makes those that are not look really bad. Also, it was a mild shame that Eva Habermann(Zev) was only available to do the first 2 episodes. As 790 said, she was "Delicious!" However, Xenia Seeberg(what a great name!) takes over and is equally attractive and she understands the character perhaps better than her counterpart. This is a very original Sci-fi series. I asked a collegue if he ever heard of the show, but he hadn't. I told him "It's like Sci-fi on acid!" To me, that is the perfect description. Don't do drugs! Just watch The Lexx!!!

Brian Downey made it official
I don't mean to disappoint anyone who are LEXX fans.I am also a Lexx fan and it wasn't long that Brian Downey wrote me and told me that there will me no more Lexx. That includes spin-off ideas and animation ideas. He told me so after rejecting my first animated Lexx script called "Stan's Dream" as an addition to the live show "The Net." I was hoping to have one wish. To became one of Salter Street's next scriptwriter.

Great DVD
This Is A Great DVD When I first viewed this series os Showtime, I have to admit, I thought it (wasn't good). I would'nt watch it at all. It was'nt until friends convinced me to give it another try, that I found that I really did like the show. I'm a big SciFi fan and this really is a great series. Unfortunatly, it has now been canceled. I am in the process of buying all the episodes. This is one of the best. ... Read more

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This is the unconventional sci-fi where the women are hot and the men are mostly psychos, losers or undead (but the women dig them anyway). The desperate crew of the LEXX has landed on a planet that looked benign (and tasty) from a distance but up close reveals itself to be on the brink of extinction: it’s planet Earth, of course. In these four episodes, the SCI FI Channel favorite called "Star Trek’s evil twin" offers ribald riffs on everything from porn to Shakespeare. Episodes include: 4.09 Fluff Daddy, 4.10 Magic Baby, 4.11 A Midsummer’s Nightmare and 4.12 Bad Carrot. DVD bonus features include audio: 5.1 surround sound, 2.0 stereo; deleted scenes; LEXX-rated poster gallery; CGI gallery; behind-the-scenes photos; storyboards; production sketches; interactive trivia; and original uncut episodes including scenes not aired on TV. Starring: Brian Downey as Stanley Tweedle, Xenia Seeberg as Xev, Michael McManus as Kai and Jeffrey Hirschfield as 790. ... Read more

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Sexy, smart, and wholly unpredictable after the stylish achievement of Series 3, Lexx kicks off its fourth go-round with a daring idea. After breaking away from dueling planets Water and Fire, the strange antiheroes of Lexx drop into the middle of America's cultural and political pathologies. Thus we find pouty-lipped Xev (Xenia Seeberg), raised in a box to be a slavishly accommodating lover to men, ironically plunged into the lesbian hysteria of a Texas women's prison and later unable to convince a gun-toting, trailer-park mama's boy to bed down with her. Meanwhile, Kai (Michael McManus), Last of the Brunnen-G, grows mired in the stupidity of a doomsday cult, and neurotic Stan (Brian Downey) gets trapped in the machinations of Prince (Nigel Bennett), the former Fire ruler who now runs an imperial ATF out of Washington. Ridiculous, funny, surprisingly poignant, Lexx still insinuates powerful character arcs into its goofy mix. --Tom Keogh ... Read more

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USA at it's...best?
Beginning with a comical account of how the USA's government agencies "keep the faith" of the people,(i.e killing off anyone who can be seen as dangerous), Lexx fans are reunited with Prince, the evil ruler of the planet Fire from Season 3. Now an ATF agent, Prince basically controls the presidency (as well as the entire counrty) and characters from seasons 2 and 3 are once again resurrected (remember Brock from Gametown and Prince's stooge Priest?) to start off the fourth season. Highly entertaining and incredibly funny, the show picks up right where it left off.In "Little Blue Planet" Priest becomes the president of the United States, Lexx eats a South American rain forest, and Prince sends three Russian killers, who are obsessed with fingernails, up to the Lexx. In "Texx Lexx" Kai and Xev get separated on Earth, while Stan underestimates Prince and ends up a prisoner of the ATF. Xev is so desperate she's willing to have sex with even the grungiest of old men and Kai runs into a goofy cult. In "P4X" Xev is seuxally exploited by that weird girl from Twilight (Season 2), later is rescued by Kai, and Prince tries to get the key from Stan with a rather interesting result. Stan finally escapes in "Stan Down" with the help of Priest, who wants the presidency for himself and is sick of his wife's complaining. His wife (think Love Grows and, I think, Twilight) finds out the hard way that Prince is not to be reckoned with as Prince, Priest, and the first lady all go for a nice ride on famous little street in Dallas.

Final disintegration of LEXX
In series 4, the writers of LEXX ill-advisedly abandoned their early commitment to avoiding earth, with REALLY boring results. From the stunning and artistic special effects of the first series to the pedestrian world of TV sitcoms, dufuss politicians, and landscapes at best like Lodi on a bad day, is a long way to plunge. The only good thing to be said is that they at least blow everything up at the end. Series 1 is stupendous, and series 2 and 3 are excellent. Avoid series 4. ... Read more

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The second volume from the fourth season of Lexx is leaner, moreaccessible, and funnier than its wild-eyed predecessor's relentless satire.While volume two begins with a swift (and Swiftian) assault on the lunacy ofreality television, most of its energy is reserved for a suite of connectingstories that find sexy Xev (Xenia Seeberg), dead-man-walking Kai (MichaelMcManus), and vainglorious Stan (Brian Downey) on a comically perilous globaljourney. Convinced he's the king of Newfoundland, Stan drops by to claim histhrone in "The Rock," only to collide with thickheaded locals, a troublesomedoppelganger, and fresh mischief from longtime nemesis and American ATF bossPrince (Nigel Bennett). The best episode, however, "Walpurgis Night," finds ourantiheroes in Transylvania, where Dracula and the old gang discover theirclassic legend undone by jaded extraterrestrial interference. This may not beLexx at its most inventive, but it's solid comedy. --Tom Keogh ... Read more

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"Yes, my Prince."
Okay, this volume is a definite step up from the stumbling volume one in this series. However, there is a tendency for careless filmmaking in these episodes. There is a lack of continuity in a couple episodes, not to mention a couple episodes are wrapped up with poorly written plot devices. But a lot of the classic Lexx humor that was mostly absent from vloume one has returned. Here are the episodes:

4.05 Xevivor--Xev, now a cult celebrity due to the exposure in episode "P4X," is offered the chance to take part in a parody of the TV hit show "Survivor" where ten hyper-masculine men with biceps to spare vie for the chance to have one glorious, televised intimate encounter with Xev of B3K. Stanley enlists the help of Robot Head 790 to find his way on to the show as a wild card contestant. There is plenty of great humor in this episode. It's just too bad the ending was so poor, with an incredible lack of continuity when Kai arrives suddenly after being told by 790 that he is an hour's flight away. This could have been a classic in the series.

4.06 The Rock--This is easily the worst episode here, with the script, time and again, crossing the line from sexy to just plain dirty. In a previous episode Stanley was given the title of King of Newfoundland by President Priest, and in this episode he comes down to claim his title with some slightly humorous moments. The ending of this episode was another ridiculous moment; and there was another lapse in the continuity so that all three main crew members could be together while the ridiculous ending wrapped things up.

4.07 Walpurgis Night--This is where this particular volume picks up some speed with a parody of Dracula. Although the character of Renfield could have been much more interesting, and the Boom Operator dips the microphone into view at one point, there are three alluring Goth chicks that come to dine with the Count at the Feast of Walpurgis. Near the end Stan rallies the townsfolk to march up to the castle after giving a mangled version of the "Freedom" speech from the movie "Braveheart" with the rallying cry of "Dead Thing Pie!" See the episode and that last part will make humorous sense.

4.08 Vlad--Yes! This is one of those rare Lexx episodes where I was actually concerned for the safety of the crew, particularly Kai who battles Vlad, a Divine Executioner from the Light Universe. This episode has some crazy camera angles that add some excellent flavor to the insane proceedings, and the ending is very satisfying. This episode captures The Lexx magic that has been strangely absent from this series thus far. Well done!

Overall, this was entertaining, with a great last episode that makes me want to watch the next volume as soon as possible. Take it easy.

suprise
I am not a fan of sci-fi. i am not even a big fan of tv shows. but one night, i accidentally came across LEXX. I still to this day don't know why I watched the whole episode that i did, but i have been hooked ever since. If i was not around to watch it, I had to tape it.

For a show that's on the low end budget scale with cheesy effects, i find myself asking why do i watch a show, that not a single one of my friends, or family or work buddies have ever heard of! The reason is simple, LEXX is very origonal, funny, and believe it or not, smart. Where Star trek boldly goes, LEXX just wants to survive. Each Character is so compelling that you actually care about them. Stanley, the ... captian by mistake, Xev, the bombshell vixen warrior who constantly craves [love] but can't get it, and kia, the dead hero of the show (the mr. spock so to speak). I started watching during season 2, and watched every episode since. Try to catch it on the sci-fi channel, then buy any one of these dvd sets. It's very entertaining and never takes itself seriously, the ... graphics are hidden behind great acting (seriously) and complex but hilarious most of the time plots. Give it a shot...please.

Series Four kicks into High Gear and Doesn't Look Back
The first four episodes of Series Four were kind of lackluster, though they all had their high points. But starting with Xevivor, Series four chugs down some serious octane.

In Xevivor, Xev is both the prize and the judge in a reality show that is ultimatly attacked by savage carrots.

In the Rock, Stan becomes the King of Newfoundland. He has finally traveled far enough across the two universes to meet himself. Kai does a nice improv of the BrunnenG war song.

Walpurgis Night and Vlad both take place in Transylvania where Kai meets one of the few beings deadlier then he is.

Everyone should buy this and all the other Lexx DVD's and maybe they'll make a sequil to this wonderful series. But, probably not. ... Read more

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LEXX
Starring:
Brian Downey as Stanley Tweedle
Xenia Seeberg as Xev
Michael McManus as Kai
Jeffrey Hirschfield as 790
They’ve seen a lot of trouble in their time as intergalactic wanderers, but the LEXX crew members really hit the bad-news big time exploring their final frontier: the good old U.S.A. The crew gets a heavy dose of Americana in these four episodes, including a classic car chase, an obsessed mortician and paramilitary wackos. Very special guest star Britt Ekland oozes suburban angst in the episode "Prime Ridge." As seen on the SCI FI Channel.

4.13 769 — The scheming robot head 790 gets equipped for love.
4.14 Prime Ridge — The crew members settle down in the perfect suburb.
4.15Mort — Stan, Kai and Xev are sheltered by a mortician with a bizarre obsession.
4.16 Moss — A paranoid, post-Waco patriot turns the screws on the captured crew.

DVD FEATURES
• Audio: 5.1 Surround Sound, 2.0 Stereo
•Storyboards
•Behind-the-scenes photos
•Production sketches
•CGI gallery
•Interactive trivia
•Original uncut episodes including scenes not aired on TV
•Scene index
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Caught between their ailing, organic spaceship and doomed planet Earth, the LEXX crew members make one last-ditch move after another as the plot thickens and their troubles multiply. This offbeat SCI FI Channel favorite heats up in these four episodes from the final season that include satirical echoes from classic films, parodies of sacred institutions and blasts from the series’ own past.
4.17 Dutch Treat — With the LEXX on its last legs, the crew desperately seeks refuge elsewhere. 4.18 The Game — Kai and Prince play a high-stakes chess game in the "Other Zone." 4.19Haley’s Comet — Teenagers invade the LEXX, which can only mean trouble. 4.20 Apocalexx Now — Lyekka resurfaces, more ravenous than ever.

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The living ship Lexx and its misfit crew are an absurd anti-StarTrek: Voyager, a motley collection of space cadets wandering the backwatersof television sci-fi, inadvertently (and often hilariously) bringing death anddestruction to everyone they meet.

The four episodes on Lexx: Series 2, Volume 3 show that the lustyappetites of sad sack captain Stanley Tweedle, half-lizard love slave Xev, andlovesick robot head 790 are in full swing. In 791 790 salvages the well-endowed trunkof a decapitated cyborg found on a crash-landed prison ship, onlyto find this is one body with a mind (not to mention a kinky, insatiable sexdrive) all its own. In Wake the Dead, they find five lost-in-spaceteenage joyriders in suspended animation and let them loose aboard Lexx. Oneprank-loving idiot proceeds to order the reanimated assassin Kai to killeveryone on the ship--and to his surprise turns the philosophical zombie into awisecracking slasher movie killer. Nook may be short for "nookie," whichXev finally gets from an all-male enclave of isolated monks they discover on thesole island of a deep space Waterworld. Needless to say, her intrusioninto the monastic lifestyle stirs some unfamiliar feelings among the brothers, who find her a very strange and arousing man indeed. Finally in Norb, thedreaded insect king Mantrid, reborn in the first episode as a half-human killingmachine with an army of flying arms, engages the Lexx in a fatal "game" thatinvolves devouring the ship alive.

The DVD also features another 10-minute, behind-the-scenes featurette, shortcast and creator interviews, and the third chapter of Rated LEXX, a TVspecial created for the Sci Fi Channel to introduce the characters and recap theorigins. --Sean Axmaker ... Read more

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Tangents, tangents everywhere!!!
This third volume in Series 2 takes a step backward as far as sustaining my interest, but there are still plenty of good moments throughout the four episodes. I am going to break down my review in to four parts, each concerning a specific episode. My primary complaint here is that the through-story created during the first two volumes is completely ignored for the first three episodes of this part. They seemed to be more concerned with attempts at parody and double-entendres than continuing the legacy. These are the episodes:

2.9 791--The crew receives a distress signal and they go down to investigate. The robot head, 790, tags along and they discover a cyborg with a missing head. 790 considers this the Holy Grail in his pursuit of bedding Xev, and while left alone attempts to connect himself to the hunky cyborg...with disastrous results. The most disastrous being the cyborg's overriding desire to experience intimacy with Stanley Tweedle. This episode, and all that it entails, has some disturbing moments. Just wait for the final line of the teleplay and prepare to laugh heartily.

2.10 Wake the Dead--This is a failed attempt at a parody of Teen Slasher flicks. While there are some campy moments courtesy of Michael McManus hamming it up, there is no real tension and the direction is extremely poor. Some tighter editing may have helped, as well. Overall, this was pretty boring.

2.11 Nook--This is easily my favorite episode on this particular DVD. They discover a "waterworld" with a single continent home to a colony of men. Only men. The culture they possess is actually believable considering the Sci-fi behind it. This is an interesting look at alien influence on a seeming Utopia. Of course, Xev wants to stay and sleep with all of the inhabitants. She even joins in the Summer Solstice Masquerade, dressing up as an alluring feline. Meow!

2.12 Norb--The character of Norb, first introduced in episode 2.8 "White Trash," makes an appearance. But he is not what he seems. This starting point leads to a fluid segue return to the story of Mantrid, and his diabolical need for destruction. It was good to see the story get back in line here, although the seperate stories were entertaining at times.

This is some crazy stuff!

season two picking up
it took a while for the story arc to get going in season 2 but i guess that is cause they had to space it out over twenty eps. Any way it gets moving along here and is just fantastic. Even the stand alone eps are great as well. the most fun on tv ever. it starts out with 791. Not my favorite Lexx episode but it has its moments. Then a classic. Wake the DEAD. One of the episodes where Kia goes completely bonkers and tries to kill every one. He is absolutly convincing as a dead assasin who has recovered his memory and then reprogrammed by a meddling kid who told him to kill every one on the Lexx. Then there is Nook. The episode that Xev had been waiting for ever since she was transformed into a love slave with a personality. She lost her verginity. It is wacky and fun but also disterbing in a sexual way. You'll see what I mean. And finally we look at Norb. The return of Norb, the little kid from White Trash, and the return of Mantrid. This is the episode where all the eaten planets finally gets explaned. The story arc is pushed full steam ahead here without any flaws. We also learn something about 790 which makes his day more enjoyable than if he saw Stan get chopped in half by Kia's brace and fed to the Lexx. Oh and by the way, has anyone else ever noticed that every person on the show has been killed at least once. All the main characters have all died at least twice. Just thought that I would point that out. Hope you enjoy.

LEXX APPEAL
The video transfer is excellent on this DVD, however the sound leaves a lot to be desired. I have a good audio system hooked into my television and the audio tracks were still bad. I was disappointed in sound quality. When you purchase a DVD you expect a higher quality level all around.

S2-V3
You will just laugh like crazey when you see what happen to 790
in the episode 2.9 791 (i'd hat to spoil it)

Episode 2.10 "Wake the Dead" I love the way kai acts in this episode because it just really cool on how he looks.
Five teenagers are carousing around the universe when they decide it's time to take a nap. They oversleep by about 300 years. The Lexx comes across their shaggin' wagon and Xev can't help but go for a look. The teens are brought on board and, once roused, are determined to party. But jealousies and tempers flare and Kai is woken up in a most unpleasant fashion. What happens next is straight out of a slasher flick, as the dead man walking demonstrates why he was such a good assassin for His Shadow.

Episode 2.11 "Nook" This is another of my favorite LEXX shows because stan has some pretty bad luck you'll see if you getthe DVD.
The Lexx and its crew discover Nook, a planet covered by water with the exception of one island, which is inhabited by a religious order of men who haven't seen a woman in 100 years. They follow strict rules and roles: scribes, for example, are only ever allowed to copy dislocated passages from disparate books, ensuring that no one Brother ever learns too much. Kai, however, suspects there is something he can learn from the archives of this seemingly perfect society, and intends to find out all he can ... and Xev learns what she's been biologically designed for ...
Episode 2.12 "Norb"
The strange young boy who appeared on the Lexx with the family of hillbillies is encountered again - this time floating through space. He is brought aboard the ship, and Kai observes he lacks "a certain vitality" - indeed, because Norb is no longer a little boy, but is composed of vicious drone arms - Mantrid's creations. These drones process everything they touch into more drone arms, and are impossible to contain.

Episode 2.12

The Fun Never Stops!
The long-awaited dvd releases of this season 2 series kicks into high gear with the release of #4, which includes one of my personal favorite episodes,"Wake the Dead" and a journey into some space-kink with "791" and "Nook", and wraps it up nicely with "Norb", which showcases the arch-enemy Mantrid's return to the series for a climactic finish to the series down the line. "Wake the Dead" allows Michael McManus to release all that pent-up aggression suppressed by being dead and gives one of the funniest serial killer/slasher movie parodies in recent memory, and serves as his all-time favorite episode as well. "791" lets 'Lyekka',(man-eating plant person) and 790 to realize some suppressed desires, but not necessarily with each other. Lyekka wants food,(people type food) and 790 wants Xev, and gets himself a body to prove it, with dire results. "Nook" serves as the episode where Xev finally gets what she wants, but the price may be too high. The subplot with Stanley and the monk hilariously delves into the realm of innuendo in the form of bisexuality, again a welcome sideview of desires left unrealized. "Norb" sees the return of Mantrid and the youngster from "White Trash", both of which turn in excellent performances. The tension during the chase scenes with the drone arms were especially spine-tingling and left me with a distinct sense of dread for the coming episodes, which is exactly what they were supposed to do. All in all, a great combo, and the picture quality was far superior to the first two dvds previously released, the interviews and extra goodies also were a delightful bonus..A must-have for the Lexx fan.. ... Read more

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Lexx is neither the most creative nor the most clever sci-fiseries to hit the air, but it has no illusions of greatness. This is a show with nothing but sex on its mind, with a shamelessly brazen parade of T&A, anunending stream of suggestive dialogue and hilarious sexual metaphors (many ofthem concocted by the lovesick robot head in his erotic odes to Xev), and a tongue-in-cheekiness that manages to spoof its own sex-mad silliness. At times it can even be inventive: Lafftrak, set on a dead planet whereinteractive TV shows still run on auto-pilot, puts the crew through its ownseason of hell in front of a brain-dead studio audience, and Love Growsexposes the crew to a virus that puts an unexpected twist on their sexualcravings. But it's a maddeningly inconsistent show that often stumbles over itsown humor, as in the shrill hillbilly cannibal episode White Trash (gueststarring a hysterical Maury Chaykin), and sometimes reaches for a seriousness itcan't pull off, as in Stan's Trial, where Lexx's dorky pilot is accusedof the deaths of billions by a sadistic prosecutor. True to form Stan iscaptured on a bordello ship with a giant condom.

The DVD features a 10-minute, behind-the-scenes featurette (mostly covering the special effects), short cast and creator interviews, and the second chapter of Rated LEXX, the TV special created for the Sci Fi Channel to introduce the characters and recap the origins. --Sean Axmaker ... Read more

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The continuing madness...
4.5 stars. First off, the DVD transfer has improved considerably from the first volume, for some odd reason. Volume 2 finds "The Lexx" in full stride, using savage satire and even more sexual innuendo than before. I will break up my review into four parts, each one concerning a different episode.

2.5 Lafftrak--This is my favorite on the DVD for the undeniable fact that it is a satire on the television industry. It starts out with two elite warriors of TV World in spacecraft trying to shoot one another down, all the while claiming that the other network faked their ratings. They are the only two remaining inhabitants and they do everything to win the fight. Later in the episode Stan, Xev, and 790 all drop down to TV World and take part in a carnival of television shows with robots as actors. If they fail to get good ratings they will have their heads severed and become permanent members of the studio audience. This all makes for some bizarre moments and some great dark humor.

2.6 Stan's Trial--This is a refresher course on Stan's history, and his apparently dire need to find willing females. It seems some things never change. This is the least funny of the 4 episodes, but it is still worth watching for some jet black humor.

2.7 Love Grows--I was absolutely howling with laughter on this one. Three Space Truckers (2 men, 1 woman) are eaten by The Lexx, cargo included. The cargo holds a strange and deadly gene-altering virus that changes errogenous zones into their opposites. It was simply masterful to hear Xev call out after the high-pitched Stan in a low, manly voice, after making love, to make her something to eat before he leaves. This has some crazy camera effects and biting satire on the tendencies of both sexes. Even The Lexx, itself, becomes female and wants reassurance. Brilliant!

2.8 White Trash--"You'll never find me!" cries the hillbilly stowaway to Kai, who he thinks is the Law out to get him. This final episode on the DVD has some very funny moments and witty double-entendres like "You touched my bone!" For the record, Pa is referring to a leg-bone club he likes carrying around to intimidate Stan. Stan finally finds a girl to give him the time of day and is soonafter forced to agree to marry her under threat of a pummeling death. Why the hillbilly clan is there in the first place is a mystery, but just go with it. They have some crazy moments worth remembering.

This is, without a doubt, the most original Sci-fi series ever created.

Lexx rules
Tired of the same old boring programs on TV, then you should watch Lexx. It's blend of sex, comedy, drama, and sci-fi is one of the best things on TV right now. I'm so sick of the same old boring sitcoms and reality shows that are all over the TV now. I don't want reality, I want to be taken away from it. Lexx isn't about reality, it takes us to another time and another place.

Wax Lips sink Space Ships
As a great admirer of the original series, and especially the pilot episode of "Tales From a Parallel Universe-- I Worship His Shadow" I can say without reservation that this is NOT the same series.

Instead, it is a formulaic T&A show aimed at 12-year old males (as evidenced by a previous review) and completely lacking in the originality and imagination of the original series.

The new actress who plays the reconstituted Xev is a constant distraction with her surgically-overenhanced lips that look like, well.... they look like wax lips that kids used to buy at the candy store. Her acting ability is on a par with the lips.

The robot head tends to scream almost constantly now. I find myself wishing for the witty repartee of Doctor Smith and the Robot.

I can't recall watching stories more poorly written. Of course, we always know that the Lexx will blow up the bad planet/space station at the end, and if not, Mandrid will arrive a few minutes later to consume what the Lexx leaves behind. And we can always count on Kye to pop out of his anti-toaster to provide some clarity to the bumbling Stanley, 790 and Xev. All predictible.

Even the T&A suffers in this show. In the original series, we did get a few real snippets now and then, but the main sex in this series seems to be in the form of anatomically correct female space stations and keys shaped like male reproductive organs. Yawn.

I found myself struggling to watch all the shows on this DVD, and also the Series 2, Vol. 1 DVD, which I bought at the same time. I honestly can't recommend them unless you are really, really into this show. In that case, you will find the lack of huge blocks of commercials will be well worth your money.

What we fans really need AND WANT is the original series to be released on DVD, especially episode one, which remains one of the most unusual, entertaining and creative Sci-fi stories done the the last 30 years.

Best Sci-Fi Show On T.V.
I have to say, this show has made me like sci-fi television all over again. If you've seen LEXX, you know what I'm talking about. It's way worth your money. For those of you who have never seen LEXX, give it try, it's funny, in depth {at times}, and very action packed. Trust me, I've seen every episode, you'll love it.

Finally
LEXX is defiantly an acquired taste for most, but once you are hooked, there is really no turning back. What is unusual about LEXX is that it keeps improving with, not only each episode, but each series (or season). I eagerly await the Series 3 DVD. I am a bit disappointed with the video quality of the DVD: it seems a bit grainy. Still, well worth the investment. ... Read more

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By now Lexx aficionados know what to expect from this rather odd sci-fi series: instead of thrilling action and fancy special effects, the show offers relatively low-rent technical values, acting that's less than Emmy-worthy, and loads of sexual innuendo, often with pretty humorous results. This third volume of episodes from the show's third series is no different. Our heroes, such as they are, are still stuck somewhere between (and occasionally on) the planets Water and Fire, while their organic mother ship, the eponymous Lexx, steadily weakens from lack of food. "The Key" is built around little more than the endless lascivious repartee between the irresistible Xev (Xenia Seeberg) and the clueless Stan (Brian Downey), along with 790's (the tiresome robot head voiced by Jeffrey Hirschfield) crush on Kai (Michael McManus). Stan's puerile preoccupation with sex also drives "Garden"; meanwhile, it's no coincidence that "Battle," the most enjoyable of the three episodes contained here, has the most action and the fewest phallic symbols. --Sam Graham ... Read more

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