LEXX S4 DVD News
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Originally posted by Trini_T:
Can anyone guesstimate the net worth of Lexx (copyright, property, concepts,etc.) if A.A. decided to wash it’s hands of it? Could it be divorced from S.S.?
No reason it couldn’t be separated from SS if AA owns it lock, stock and barrel. I wonder if Donovan kept some approval/creative rights over [i]future[/i] tv/movie releases, I would have tried to.
If AA thinks the show is valuable in syndication you’ll have a hard time getting your hands on it. If they figure there’s nothing there, who knows? They may not have given it much thought yet since the original network contracts are still in effect.
I had heard from a Canadian friend at the time of the sale that AA was more interested in Salter’s digital licences than their programming, but I don’t know how true that is.
I should think they’d license merchandising if there’s a good offer on the table. They’re just not making any effort at doing merchandising themselves–I’m sure there’s noone there that’s specifically assigned to Lexx and that makes a big difference.
It would take a lot of know-how and a lot of work to make that kind of a purchase pay off. I suppose it would be possible to do some research on how much comparable franchises have gone for in the past.
elmey