A Canadian German co-production this TV series was called by the New York Daily News "the most imaginative Sci-Fi since Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
and i must agree with that.
It breaks all the sci-fi cliches , there is no metal nuts-and-bolts spaceships,noble heroes and the like, the main characters are all flawed in one way or another,and their adventures take place(at least season 1 to 3)in the so-called 'Light"universe
which is a very dark cruel place in reality.
In season 4 they cross over into the 'dark' universe ,where Earth is located,much feared by the 'light' universe inhabitants because it is supposedly chaotic and unpredictable unlike the 'light universe' which is ordered(as in controlled) by 'his divine shadow' on whose orders the Lexx(a living semi-intelligent bio-engineered space going bug in the shape of a wing-less dragonfly) was constructed/bred ,and its also the 'most destructive force in the two universes' as it is capable of destroying whole planets.
The characters ,who are fugitives from H D Shadow,accidentally steal the
Lexx and escape with it.
Even thou its a relative 'old' series ,over 10 years,the parallels to todays ponorized
world are astounding and the power structure of the 'light' universe IMO gives a glimpse of what a STS 4D world could be like .
In series 4, which is set on earth, one of the mega bad dudes who crossed over with the Lexx ,installs his foolish sidekick as a puppet president with a surprise election win...shades of the Bush Reich???
It is classed as MA15+ for its medium level violence and sexual references but i find it less violent than most of today's 'normal TV' and no-one actually gets to have any sex :P only the frustration of being too preoccupied with it
Its only available in music/video shops but if you spot it ,its well worth checking out
YO WAY YO
a Lexx fan
and i must agree with that.
It breaks all the sci-fi cliches , there is no metal nuts-and-bolts spaceships,noble heroes and the like, the main characters are all flawed in one way or another,and their adventures take place(at least season 1 to 3)in the so-called 'Light"universe
which is a very dark cruel place in reality.
In season 4 they cross over into the 'dark' universe ,where Earth is located,much feared by the 'light' universe inhabitants because it is supposedly chaotic and unpredictable unlike the 'light universe' which is ordered(as in controlled) by 'his divine shadow' on whose orders the Lexx(a living semi-intelligent bio-engineered space going bug in the shape of a wing-less dragonfly) was constructed/bred ,and its also the 'most destructive force in the two universes' as it is capable of destroying whole planets.
The characters ,who are fugitives from H D Shadow,accidentally steal the
Lexx and escape with it.
Even thou its a relative 'old' series ,over 10 years,the parallels to todays ponorized
world are astounding and the power structure of the 'light' universe IMO gives a glimpse of what a STS 4D world could be like .
In series 4, which is set on earth, one of the mega bad dudes who crossed over with the Lexx ,installs his foolish sidekick as a puppet president with a surprise election win...shades of the Bush Reich???
It is classed as MA15+ for its medium level violence and sexual references but i find it less violent than most of today's 'normal TV' and no-one actually gets to have any sex :P only the frustration of being too preoccupied with it
Its only available in music/video shops but if you spot it ,its well worth checking out
YO WAY YO
a Lexx fan
