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Lexx
1997 · TV series · 48 min episodes · 4 seasons
Created by Paul Donovan, Jeffrey Hirschfield, Lex Gigeroff
ComedyDramaScience FictionFantasy
A Time Prophet predicted that Kai would be the one to destroy the divine order in the league of the 20,000 planets, someday that will happen, but not today. Today a cowardly security guard, an undead assassin, a female with a body designed for sex and a robot head madly in love with her all make up the crew of the spaceship Lexx, the most powerful weapon in the two universes.
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Yeah, I first saw it in the mid 2010s, then a short time later when I first watched LEXX, the episode "Girltown" surprised me by mocking some of the things I thought were new - but it aired in 2000.
Even if we're talking macroscopic replicating machines, Stargate's replicators first appeared in the the June 2000 episode "Small Victories," but they were conceptually preceded by Mantrid's drones in S2 of Lexx which started airing in December 1998.
What did Lexx's musical episode innovate? There were musical episodes before.
The Lexx musical episode was an innovation, recently copied by Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
* Lexx "Brigadoom" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n7iIYhjiSQ
* Star Trek: Strange New Worlds "Subspace Rhapsody" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg3-CgRitwc
I got to the bit about 2 earths circling each other and instantly thought of the Fire/water planets that exist on the opposite side of the sun to earth which is why we didn't know they exist, from the TV show Lexx (season 4, worst season ever)
To anyone who loves Star Trek, Firefly, BSG etc: I want to highlight Blake's Seven for you as a really great series that's well worth a watch:
Imagine a gritty British version of the original Star Trek.
In this story, the federation are evil, and the crew aren't all that nice either, and basically just want to survive having lucked out on finding a ship at the right moment. They're forced into cooperation by necessity.
It's not about exploration or Tribbles, it's about a bunch of people just trying to stay alive and eventually organise a rebellion.
The primary antagonist (Servalan) is a) female b) fairly competent at her job
Two of the characters in the series are artificial intelligences.
The ending of the show is excellent.
There are audiobooks that tell further stories in the Blake-i-verse. Amazon has most/all of them. There seem to be quite a few episodes on Youtube (Blakes7Movies) if you're curious to watch.
If you like the genre of 'space warship crew on the run', you may also enjoy LEXX and The Expanse.
It's hard to believe that B7 hasn't been rebooted.
This reminds me of Lexx episode "Lyekka Vs Japan".[0] The relevant bit starts at about 1:00.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax4CC4VGEa0
I really liked the N64 controller --- I still think it's one of the most comfortable ever. The asymmetrical shape when using it analogue mode felt really nice in the hands. I've never felt happy with the dual-stick PS ones.
I'm pretty sure I saw someone being vapourised by one in an episode of Lexx, too.
Not too sure what leasons from the summer riots there trying to address here. Mostly seems concerned about crime tourists who will of left the country before they can be made to pay for there crime.
Nice idea and good to see videoconferencing being used to save time and travel costs. Shame the RIO mob all had to fly to Rio to discuss the enviroment as apposed to doing it online /o\.
Not sure if this should and if indeed it will be a simple list of crimes at certain locations that will be acted upon and somebody smoking a cigarrete in a area there not supposed to be near a Olympic logo may fall within that remit. Indeed they could be upwind of a alethelete and in that could be charged with assault and other silly things.
I realy don't see any real problems with this, as long as the appeal process is maintained and fair legal support is afforded the suspect.
Though it does remind me of the start of the TV series Lexx.