First Memories of Lexx
Lexx initially followed Homicide: Life on the Street on Arena cable television, Sunday nights quite a few years ago. It was part of its cult television programming (8.30-9.30pm). Since I programmed my video as part of my weekly initiation into the cult of Homicide, I inadvertently caught 15 minutes or so of the first episode of season 2. Mantrid immediately made an impression, and I made a point of staying up VERY late for the repeat to see the episode in its entirety. Thankfully, Showtime was also screening the first four movies simultaneosly on different days, allowing me to catch up with the show retrospectively. Thereon I was in contact with Salter Street to keep me apprised of any other seasons in production, and they were kind enough to contact me with the screening details of seasons 3 and 4 prior to their listings in the local cable guide -not to mention, my constant hassling of Arena via email.
Interestingly, when Arena changed its format to ‘women’s television’ after season 3, Lexx 4 moved to TV 1 at a much later time slot. I found this displacement particularly interesting when discovering that the bulk of Lexx’s audience was reputedly female, and informed Arena about the tenabilty of its banishment elsewhere. They responded with the lame excuse that despite its popularity with women, Lexx was too unconventional for their notion of what might constitute female audiences. Doris Day festivals ensued.
[ 09-05-2002: Message edited by: bonnee ]