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Lexx: The Complete Third Season
Acorn Media // Unrated // August 26, 2003
List Price: $59.95 [Buy now and save at Amazon]
THE EPISODES
I had never seen an episode of Lexx before jumping into this season three box set, so I really don't know how this particular season compares to the rest – but I will say that I was thoroughly entertained and can't wait to see the episodes from other seasons.
I didn't know quite what to expect from the program. I had heard that it was both funny and sexy (and indeed it is both), but what it should really be praised for is how well-written it is, and how moving it can be at times.
In case you're new to the show (as I was), some introductions are in order. "Lexx" isn't the name of the main female character (as I assumed it would be), but of the spaceship upon which the four main characters in this series travel. The Lexx is a unique ship in that it is actually a living entity – a giant bug who seems to be constantly hungry. I don't know if it's intentional or not, but the voice of The Lexx sounds very much like the Hal 9000 (which immediately made me worry about the crew!), but this ship seems to be more slow and stupid than anything else.
Also aboard is Stanley Tweedle (Brian Downey), the only man who is capable of giving the ship commands. He looks like a middle-aged bellhop and his ethics are at time questionable, but he really seems to be a decent guy and is instantly the one most viewers will relate to best.
And then there's Xev, played by the sexy Xenia Seeberg, whose lips can certainly give Angelina Jolie a run for their money! Xev is probably what every man would want to find under his Christmas tree on December 25th – a woman who was designed for sexual pleasure!
The third crewman is Kai (Michael McManus), who begins season three dead (apparently from activities that happened in the previous season). Not to worry though…he can still walk and talk, and is quite impervious to attack (he is, after all, already dead) – which makes him one of the more lively dead people you'll find!
Finally, there is 790 (voice of Jeffery Hirschfield), the head of a robot who no longer has a body to be attached to. This, of course, means that he's not very mobile – and his immobility is the reason why season three begins somewhere in the neighborhood of 4000 years after the last season! (Don't ask…you'll see!)
Season Three finds the crew stranded between the worlds of Fire and Water, and tells the story of the conflict going on between the two planets. The season plays like a good book – with each episode telling the next chapter in the story and continuing the tale from the previous episode.
THE DVD
Video:
The video for the episodes is decent, although I couldn't help but notice a bit of what was either grain or pixilation in the static background areas of many scenes. This isn't a great transfer, but it's a decent one – although not quite as good as transfers of other television shows to the digital format. Each episode is presented full frame.
Audio:
The audio is presented in 2.0 stereo and with some occasional special effects in each episode, it's a shame the audio doesn't sound a bit better. Fortunately, the audio isn't so poor that it's distracting, and overall (much like the video) it ranks just a little below what one would expect for a TV series on DVD.
Extras: Not knowing a lot about the program going into this DVD set, I was highly appreciative of the extras that were provided – and although those extras are not expansive, there are enough to keep you entertained for a while after you've viewed all the episodes.
Disc One contains the first four episodes of Season Three plus a Behind The Scenes segment, some Storyboards, Photos, Trivia and Cast Biographies.
Disc Two contains episodes five through seven, plus part two of the Behind The Scenes segment, more storyboards, Production Sketches, and some more trivia.
On Disc Three, you'll find episodes eight through ten, the next portion of the Behind The Scenes material, an Interview with Videomatics Director Peter Gaskin, plus more storyboards, production sketches and trivia.
The fourth and final disc contains the final three episodes of Season Three, the final portion of the Behind The Scenes featurette, an Interview with Visual Effects Producer Alex Busby, more storyboards, plus additional photos, production sketches and trivia.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Lexx is an interesting series in that it is designed for the mature and intelligent viewer, yet it still has a childlike sense of fun about it. It's one of the most original science fiction series I have watched in years, and it's one of the more entertaining series I have seen on TV. While it's not as funny as Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Lexx could easily claim to be its younger, more intelligent and sexier sister. For all you sci-fi fans out there, this one's worth both your time and your DVD dollar.
I had never seen an episode of Lexx before jumping into this season three box set, so I really don't know how this particular season compares to the rest – but I will say that I was thoroughly entertained and can't wait to see the episodes from other seasons.
I didn't know quite what to expect from the program. I had heard that it was both funny and sexy (and indeed it is both), but what it should really be praised for is how well-written it is, and how moving it can be at times.
In case you're new to the show (as I was), some introductions are in order. "Lexx" isn't the name of the main female character (as I assumed it would be), but of the spaceship upon which the four main characters in this series travel. The Lexx is a unique ship in that it is actually a living entity – a giant bug who seems to be constantly hungry. I don't know if it's intentional or not, but the voice of The Lexx sounds very much like the Hal 9000 (which immediately made me worry about the crew!), but this ship seems to be more slow and stupid than anything else.
Also aboard is Stanley Tweedle (Brian Downey), the only man who is capable of giving the ship commands. He looks like a middle-aged bellhop and his ethics are at time questionable, but he really seems to be a decent guy and is instantly the one most viewers will relate to best.
And then there's Xev, played by the sexy Xenia Seeberg, whose lips can certainly give Angelina Jolie a run for their money! Xev is probably what every man would want to find under his Christmas tree on December 25th – a woman who was designed for sexual pleasure!
The third crewman is Kai (Michael McManus), who begins season three dead (apparently from activities that happened in the previous season). Not to worry though…he can still walk and talk, and is quite impervious to attack (he is, after all, already dead) – which makes him one of the more lively dead people you'll find!
Finally, there is 790 (voice of Jeffery Hirschfield), the head of a robot who no longer has a body to be attached to. This, of course, means that he's not very mobile – and his immobility is the reason why season three begins somewhere in the neighborhood of 4000 years after the last season! (Don't ask…you'll see!)
Season Three finds the crew stranded between the worlds of Fire and Water, and tells the story of the conflict going on between the two planets. The season plays like a good book – with each episode telling the next chapter in the story and continuing the tale from the previous episode.
THE DVD
Video:
The video for the episodes is decent, although I couldn't help but notice a bit of what was either grain or pixilation in the static background areas of many scenes. This isn't a great transfer, but it's a decent one – although not quite as good as transfers of other television shows to the digital format. Each episode is presented full frame.
Audio:
The audio is presented in 2.0 stereo and with some occasional special effects in each episode, it's a shame the audio doesn't sound a bit better. Fortunately, the audio isn't so poor that it's distracting, and overall (much like the video) it ranks just a little below what one would expect for a TV series on DVD.
Extras: Not knowing a lot about the program going into this DVD set, I was highly appreciative of the extras that were provided – and although those extras are not expansive, there are enough to keep you entertained for a while after you've viewed all the episodes.
Disc One contains the first four episodes of Season Three plus a Behind The Scenes segment, some Storyboards, Photos, Trivia and Cast Biographies.
Disc Two contains episodes five through seven, plus part two of the Behind The Scenes segment, more storyboards, Production Sketches, and some more trivia.
On Disc Three, you'll find episodes eight through ten, the next portion of the Behind The Scenes material, an Interview with Videomatics Director Peter Gaskin, plus more storyboards, production sketches and trivia.
The fourth and final disc contains the final three episodes of Season Three, the final portion of the Behind The Scenes featurette, an Interview with Visual Effects Producer Alex Busby, more storyboards, plus additional photos, production sketches and trivia.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Lexx is an interesting series in that it is designed for the mature and intelligent viewer, yet it still has a childlike sense of fun about it. It's one of the most original science fiction series I have watched in years, and it's one of the more entertaining series I have seen on TV. While it's not as funny as Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Lexx could easily claim to be its younger, more intelligent and sexier sister. For all you sci-fi fans out there, this one's worth both your time and your DVD dollar.
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