LEXX vs Star Wars

No work of fiction is created in a vacuum. Both [i]Star Wars[/i]and [i]Lexx[/i]have their fair share of influences. They are both variations on a theme, and instead of tracing those influences I’d rather examine what each does with them.

As I see it [i]Lexx[/i] is willing to experiment, to push boundaries. Some of those experiments are more successful than others, but it is continuously challenging the viewers expectations.

[i]Star Wars[/i], on the other hand, is slickly commercial. Since [i]Return of the Jedi[/i] and the nauseatingly cute ewoks, the [i]Star Wars[/i] saga has become increasingly sanitized and juvenile.

[i]Star Wars[/i] will always have a special place in my heart, but [i]Lexx[/i] is far more interesting and relevant to me now.