First Memories of Lexx
I think I saw an article about it in SFX when it first came out. The words “Canadian-German co-production” didn’t inspire confidence, but all the guest stars in the first 4 movies were people I liked, so I popped a tape in the video. I’m glad I did. A shiver went up my spine the first time I heard that Yo-A-O. And the design of the Lexx, and the whole show was like nothing I’d ever seen before – so many sci-fi shows look so clean and dull. It was a little more gory than you’d expect from Sci-fi too – if anyone had told me when Eating Pattern first aired that one day I would be crying my eyes out at at the last episode, I would have laughed in their face – sigh.
Of course, after the movies there was quite a gap. And no merchandise (apart from the soundtrack) which is usually what fans turn to while a show’s off the air. By the time season 2 started, I was too poor to buy videotape, so I didn’t record it, and kept kicking myself – especially after Wake the Dead. That was when I decided I really had to tape Lexx (even if it meant wiping X-Files). Somehow it wormed its way into my heart. I’m going to miss it.