Day 3

[gnutmeg]

In your own space, share a favorite piece of original canon (a TV episode, a song, a favorite interview, a book, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much.

Oh man, I'm going to have to talk about Lexx here, I think. For the 99% of y'all who've never heard of it, Lexx is a 90s sci-fi show that was co-produced in Canada and Germany and is completely and utterly ridiculous.

The basis of the show is two prisoners: a woman who was transformed into a love slave followed by the head of the robot who got her brainwashing, and an intelligence prisoner turned incompetent security guard accidentally steal an advanced living ship (shaped like a dragonfly and very dumb) with a living symbiote key. The reanimated assassin sent to get them accidentally regains his memory joins their side. And suddenly they have to save the universe.

Amazing, right? It's definitely a dark comedy, so lots of hilarious deaths. And it's definitely not pg.

One of the catch phrases in the show is "The dead do not..." And it's pretty funny what they finish it off with.

Each character is surprisingly well rounded for a mostly comedy, and there's some very deep and touching moments. "What does it mean to be human" is a theme that comes up a lot, and a longtime favourite theme of mine. The theme of evil vs incompetence also comes up frequently, and though they make it funny there is definitely something to think about.

Oh, and there's an amazing musical episode.

At the end of the day, though, it's all character driven. The bright and unique characters is what drives the plot and what makes the show what it is. Stan, the pilot, former security guard and maybe traitor? Zev turned Xev, the lonely love slave. Kai, the dead assassin. 7-90, psychotic robot head in love. And Lexx, the giant space bug.

Comments

[earthspirits]

I loved Lex - a really fun and cool series. My favorite character was Kai.

[gnutmeg]

I've always been a Xev fan. And I still list Lexx as one of my favourite shows.

[spikedluv]

This sounds interesting! (And also like something I might have kind of heard about previously?)

[gnutmeg]

It's older, so it's possible! I know it had been on Netflix for a short while.

[teigh_corvus]

I've seen this show mentioned, and remember it appearing on recs lists before, but I don't think I've ever seen an actual description, aside from 'sci-fi/ spaceship/robots'. Your explanation and sharing of your love for the show, though - that means I'm putting it on the to-watch list. I am fascinated!

[gnutmeg]

Yey! Definitely worth a look. It's on the weird side, but I sort of love that about it. If you know 90s Canadian comedian actors, a lot of those show up, too, and that's always hilarious.

[littlelostcat]

I wish this was available for streaming somewhere! It sounds awesome and totally my type of show, LOL.

[gnutmeg]

It used to be on Netflix Canada, so there's a chance you can find it somewhere? It's also completely available on DVD, so I'm sure someone's ripped it somewhere on the internet. XD

[littlelostcat]

I'll have to keep an eye out for it! ;)