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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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the one to get
These are three of my favorite lexx eps ever. The key is funny and morbide and garden is quite different than most eps but once again it has some hilarious scenes and it has a great score and battle is a terrifict conflict between prince and the lexx crew. If you like the show than get this DVD and if you have never seen the show than i recommend you start either: 3.1-FIRE AND WATER, or go back to the beginning with:1.0-I WORSHIP HIS SHADOW. ... Read more