Lexx Fan Video Project…

[SadGeezer]

Here’s an idea that I thought I’d pitch to people and see if there’s any interest.

Basically, LEXX is over, there aren’t going
to be any more new episodes, the series is
complete, it’s finished, it’s dead, yadda
yadda yadda.

Well, suppose we could attempt to create new
episodes by careful editing? By meticulously
putting existing footage together in new
ways, we could create new stories?

Something like this is done with LEXX music
videos. And of course, there’s an entire
industry of Star Wars fan videos. But I’m
talking something more ambitious. Something
along the lines of a full blown LEXX episode
with an internal story and all.

Anyway, as a vehicle, I’m proposing
something that they could never ever do
for real – a LEXX/Farscape crossover
episode of between half an hour and an
hour.

A few quick comments: Before the ‘Farscape
sucks!’ Brigade chips in, I don’t care
and I don’t want to hear it. I also am
not particularly interested in ‘Farscape’s
too different from Lexx’s style’ because
no. 1, this is a cross pollination
experiment, and no. 2, LEXX has always
experimented with its style.

There would be some handicaps obviously.
No Lexx actor could ever actually be in
the same image as a Farscape actor, at
least, not with the technology I have.
But we might be able to create the
illusion of characters interracting or
being close. One way to do that would
be to look for similar settings – both
Xev and D’Argo go for walks among sand
dunes. Another way would be to edit and
quickly cut between characters so they
appear to be responding to each others
lines and actions.

And there are a couple of interesting
overlaps. Farscape had a couple of episodes
featuring a serpent creature, a Dimension
worm, basically a three jawed critter that
might pass for a distant mutation of the
Cluster Lizard. Also, at one point,
Farscape was carrying three cryopods with
mysterious strangers, one of whom turned
out to be a pale, black costumed long
haired goth suggestive of Kai, and
another turned out to be a red haired,
screaming, leather wearing vixen… I’ve
always thought those three cryopods
and particularly the short lived man in
black were a nod to Lexx.

Anyway, here’s what I have for a very rough
outline of a LEXX/Farscape story….

“LEXXSCAPE: The Ultimate Crossover”

“On the bridge of Moya, the crew are staring
at a gigantic derelict space ship, which
turns out to be the LEXX
(some shot of the LEXX drifting).”

“The LEXX spits out particulate matter (Love
Grows). Hearing a distress call, Crichton or
whoever go out to investigate the debris.
Which just happens to include the cryopods,
floating away in space (Luvliner).”

“Joint opening Montage of Farscape/Lexx”

“They bring three freezer pods back to Moya,
armouring them for safety (surely there’s a
line of dialogue somewhere in Farscape that
could be used for ADR).”

“While the crew is distracted by something
or other, Xev wakes. Finding herself in
strange territory, and feeling somewhat ill
(possibly they took her down to a trade
planet for a cure? If so, Fluff Daddy).
Startled, she starts to roll (a number of
rolling scenes possible). And then mutates
into Cluster Lizard (Terminal, but quick
shot since the start of the mutation would
be Zev, we’d have to do a bit of cutting)
Which mutates into Dimension worm (Farscape)
which stalks Moya’s crew. (Farscape)”

“Kai is taken out of the pod, looking
extremely disheveled (Farscape scene of the black clad long haired goth) (possibly
followed by scenes of long hair kai from
Wake the Dead, if we’ve got anything of him
not being too psycho, maybe walking).
Kai/790 explain about the illness….”

“Flashback: The LEXX becomes ill. (Scenes
from Love Grows, Lexx dialogue from Yo Ay
Oh, Norb). Kai puts Stan, Xev and himself in
cryopods to save their lives (Love Grows).
The Lexx then blunders into a time and space
anomaly (Rated LEXX), drifting aimlessly.
[Or possibly it might be confusing to have
it here. It’s a bit clunky,so I was thinking
of inserting it into the center of the
story as a flashback – but it might be
better as the opening scenes. On the other
hand as an opening scene it might explain
things better but be dramatically less
effective.] End of Flashback.”

“The Moya crew begin hunting the Dimension
worm which Zev has mutated into, irritably
putting up with Kai’s warnings. (ADR, every
now and then he threatens to kill someone).
Lots of stalking through empty corridors for
Kai and the Moya crew. Xev floats around as
a killer worm.”

“Stan wakes from his pod. (I can’t think of
any good useable Stan scenes) and
immediately tries to sneak back to the LEXX.
(Are there any Farscape scenes with
characters in Red Jumpsuits?) (Stan’s
plotline should be happening simultaneously
following the dimension worm stuff,
otherwise his plot thread is way too static
and talky and empty)”

“Aeryn gets a bead, but Kai stops her. Kai
is shot by Aeryn, (Aeryn shoots in a few episodes) but the energy of her pulse rifle simply dissipates from Kai’s body (Kai in Woz, soaking up blasts). (Most of this would be shot on derelict spaceship/factory settings, lots of metal, lots of dirt. Footage from 791 among others.)”

“Back on the LEXX, Stan gets into an argument/insult contest with Rigel who has been left on bridge while everyone else hunts the monster. (Scenes of Stan alone on the bridge being obnoxious) (Rigel or whoever on Moya being equally obnoxious) Stan throws a few blasts at Moya, but Lexx is so weak from illness that their shields hold up. (fourth season lexx dialogue, smoke
ring blasts) (farscape episodes where moya
takes a few blasts)”

“Realizing violence isn’t going to solve this one these strangers are too weird, Kai is unkillable, Xev is a shapeshifting monster and Stan has a warship, Zhaan concocts a cure (A Bug’s Life) and Crichton risks his life to administer it (D-Worm scenes), but it will take time for her to recover.”

“The Lexx, even ill, is far too powerful,
Moya is crippled. The Leviathan is forced to a planet landing (I, Alien), during which the dimension worm escapes tracking D’Argo and Zhaan into the desert. Zhaan hides. Xev finally recovers, returning to human form, and marches through the desert.”

“Stan lands as well (shots of fire, shots of supernova, Eating Pattern), a weak Lexx needs to eat to heal itself. But he bluffs, trying to get his friends back. Kai and Stan, flying in a moth, spot her far below, pick her up and fly off.”

It’s just a beginning obviously, but it could be an interesting project for a group.
I’d be interested with people who have
libraries of lexx or farscape and/or have
some facility with editing.

If you’re interested, sign up at dvaldron@mts.net and we’ll set up a chat
to discuss further.

And for the record: This is an entirely
non-profit project with no commercial
aspect whatsoever for private use and
limited informal circulation. No claim is
made and prior rights of copyright and
trademark for the owners of both Lexx and
Farscape are acknowledged. This work is
intended as a commentary/parody of the
subject works and therefore falls under
fair comment/fair use/parody
provisions of copyright acts.

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