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Which character do you think was the best and sexiest Zev (Eva Haberman) or Xev (Xenia seefberg)
and what was the point of the web and the net from series 2. That musical episode (brigadoom) was the worst episode ever wasn’t it.Raven, Now you will get everyone’s hackles up! I wonder why the original actress was dropped (was it because she was a bad actress? Did she want more money? I am sure the hard-core lexxians know, maybe someone will fill us in) Eva was very pretty though and that goes a long way on TV. Overall, I like Xenia better, and she is a MUCH better actress.
As for Brigadoom, it is the single most bizarre thing I had seen on TV for a long time. I liked it!
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Originally posted by Lizard:
[b]Raven, Now you will get everyone’s hackles up! I wonder why the original actress was dropped (was it because she was a bad actress? Did she want more money? I am sure the hard-core lexxians know, maybe someone will fill us in) [/b]
Here’s the deal. When Season 1 wrapped, there was a fairly long period of uncertainty as to whether or not there would be a Season 2. Eva Habermann’s contract expired, and they still didn’t know if the second season was going to happen. She needed work, so she took a job on German TV, and shortly afterward, the plans for Season 2 came together. She was already committed to this other series, and couldn’t continue as Zev, so the Beans cooked up a way to have someone else take the role, and Eva took the time to shoot 2 episodes of LEXX to provide continuity. It wasn’t a money thing, or that they had problems with her, it was just bad timing.
–Aleck
Thanks for that, as you can tell i aint a hardcore lexx fan but i do enjoy watching the show alot and wanted to know why Eva left the show.
Aleck,
Thanks for the info—so much for my “E! True Hollywood Story” type fantasies of betrayal and greed!
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Originally posted by Lizard:
[b]Aleck,
Thanks for the info—so much for my “E! True Hollywood Story” type fantasies of betrayal and greed![/b]
yeah, bad timing seems to haunt lexx…i dunno if i agree about xenia being a better actress, but my lexx buddy sort of crystallized the whole appeal issue when he said zev is prettier, but xev is sexier…i guess i kind of agreed with him…regards acting abilities, i like them both…
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Originally posted by FX:
[b] yeah, bad timing seems to haunt lexx…i dunno if i agree about xenia being a better actress, but my lexx buddy sort of crystallized the whole appeal issue when he said zev is prettier, but xev is sexier…i guess i kind of agreed with him…regards acting abilities, i like them both…
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You know, I think I actually have to disagree with you for prob’s the first time, FX. I really don’t like Eva as an actress much at all. I think she’s perfectly acceptable, but I really don’t connect with her portrayal of Zev nearly as much as I do with Xenia and Xev. It just doesn’t ring true enough for me. I mean, she did have some standout scenes from time to time, but for the most part, I think Xenia’s acting is much more consistent. And, as far as looks are concerned, I prefer Xenia. But that’s just me.
–Aleck
I thought Eva was prettier, but I saw the second season before the movies so Xenia has pretty much always been Zev/Xev in my mind
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[b] You know, I think I actually have to disagree with you for prob’s the first time, FX.[i]well now, it wouldn’t be fun if we agreed ALL the time [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]…re acting abilities, i guess i keep thinking of zev when stanley was kissing her (great disgust and amusement on her face) as well as at kai’s “funeral”…and many other scenes that stand out in my mind…[/i]
And, as far as looks are concerned, I prefer Xenia. But that’s just me.
[i]well, most of my straight friends agree with you [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img], it was a gay friend who pointed out zev was (naturally, more or less) prettier, whereas xev is sexier, certainly in the male fantasy way (big yahoobies, big lips, little nose)…personally, i think they both have great legs.But of all the actresses, doreen (wist)seemed to be the sexiest and prettiest, but i am female, so what do i know?! [/i]
–Aleck[/b]
[i]sorry it took so long to answer, but i was on interview trip in florida, [/i]
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I think. although sharing the same history, the two actresses have made Zev & Xev very different people. Its difficult to imagine Eva performing the same lines in one of Xenia’s episodes and vice versa.
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Originally posted by FX:
[b]well now, it wouldn’t be fun if we agreed ALL the time [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]…re acting abilities, i guess i keep thinking of zev when stanley was kissing her (great disgust and amusement on her face) as well as at kai’s “funeral”…and many other scenes that stand out in my mind…[/b]
Well, I did say that I thought she had a good number of standout scenes, but overall, I just had a hard time buying her performances. But, like I said, that’s just me. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
quote[quote][b]well, most of my straight friends agree with you [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img], it was a gay friend who pointed out zev was (naturally, more or less) prettier, whereas xev is sexier, certainly in the male fantasy way (big yahoobies, big lips, little nose)…personally, i think they both have great legs. But of all the actresses, doreen (wist)seemed to be the sexiest and prettiest, but i am female, so what do i know?![/b][/quote]
Well, I gots to tell you that I agree with you on that one. Just on a personal level. I may prefer Xenia over Eva, but that Doreen… [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]
…And when did I ever say that I was straight? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]
quote[quote][b]sorry it took so long to answer, but i was on interview trip in florida[/b][/quote]
Not a problem. Let me know how everything turns out!!! And good luck!!!!!
–Aleck
I prefer Zev to Xev. Eva was only 19 when she first starred in Lexx and had very limited acting experience. Xenia has nearly 10 years on her and had been in other vehicles, Farinelli being one of them. She has had more acting experience than Eva and it does show. There was something still innocent about Zev. Xev crashed onto the scene covered in goo and did not have the innocence of Zev. the two actresses each contibuted their own intrepretation to the role. Zev remains my fave.
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Originally posted by nwmonikr:
[b]I prefer Zev to Xev. Eva was only 19 when she first starred in Lexx and had very limited acting experience. Xenia has nearly 10 years on her and had been in other vehicles, Farinelli being one of them. She has had more acting experience than Eva and it does show. There was something still innocent about Zev. Xev crashed onto the scene covered in goo and did not have the innocence of Zev. the two actresses each contibuted their own intrepretation to the role. Zev remains my fave.[/b]
hey nwmon, thanx for the info, now i’ll have to re-view farinelli(saw it a long time ago), but you’re right xev does seem more polished whereas zev was more raw, but i didn’t know about the experience difference… and they both give their own inimitable stamp to lexx so i like ’em both
aleck, i wouldn’t dream of accusing you of being either straight or gay [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] but i say by your preferences, you still fit in my (limited)poll of zev/xev preferences in the united states, and yeah, doreen rocks!…thought of you tonight when i was at a standstill at the silver springs exit on the beltway at 7 pm trying to get back to new york…love fx
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Originally posted by FX:
[b]aleck, i wouldn’t dream of accusing you of being either straight or gay [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] [/b]
You’d be wrong on both counts if you did, anyway. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]
quote[quote][b]thought of you tonight when i was at a standstill at the silver springs exit on the beltway at 7 pm trying to get back to new york…love fx[/b][/quote]
You mean you could’ve given me a ride home from work??? And I hadda take the bus??? Man, FX, you need to keep me abreast of your maneuverings around the DC area!!!
–Aleck
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Originally posted by Aleck:
[b] You mean you could’ve given me a ride home from work??? And I hadda take the bus??? Man, FX, you need to keep me abreast of your maneuverings around the DC area!!!–Aleck[/b]
well, since i was more or less crawling for about 10 miles, it wouldn’t have been much of a ride, and you would have had to listen to all my rude comments about dc [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] i am more or less better now…a bus in the dc area? how politically correct and patient of you! okay, next time i come down, i will alert you and perhaps we can trade snippets of lexx trivia for transportation [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by FX:
[b] well, since i was more or less crawling for about 10 miles, it wouldn’t have been much of a ride, and you would have had to listen to all my rude comments about dc [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] i am more or less better now…a bus in the dc area? how politically correct and patient of you! okay, next time i come down, i will alert you and perhaps we can trade snippets of lexx trivia for transportation [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img][/b]
Oh, you just don’t know the shortcuts. Frankly, I don’t either, but I think there’s a shorter way to get to NY than by taking the beltway. You should’ve just gotten off at the Silver Spring exit, and I would’ve been right on your way. I mean, I just live 6 miles up from that exit!
And I don’t know how politically correct it is to take the bus, when I’d much rather be driving. It may be PC in action, but not in sentiment. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
Trading LEXX trivia…Hmmm…I think I’m up for that. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]–Aleck
Ride the bus!!!
Ride the bus!!!
My husband’s a Greyhound/Trailways bus driver, we need the money!Thank you…
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Originally posted by NB 1:
[b]Ride the bus!!!
Ride the bus!!!
My husband’s a Greyhound/Trailways bus driver, we need the money!Thank you…[/b]
It’s not a bus line like Greyhound, it’s just the city bus I’m talking about. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
–Aleck
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Originally posted by Aleck:
[b] It’s not a bus line like Greyhound, it’s just the city bus I’m talking about. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]–Aleck[/b]
Oh, O.K., disregard…….But if ya ever need to ride the East Coast please ride the Hound!!
Well if you guys don’t mind I want to jump back to you zev/xev disscussion for a sec. (I’m new here *waves*)
I saw lexx in the right order, so maybe that has something to do with my prefference, but I definately preffer Zev. Not that I have anything against Xeenia. It probably has more to do with the scripts actually. Zev just seems to exhibit the psychology of someone who has been belittled and rejected all her life. She suddenly is gifted with her fabulous looks and love slave libido, but you can see she’s still looking for a lot of other things apart from a quick shag. Her speech in *eating pattern* when they bury kai made me snivel shamelessly. Then again I do also find Eva more attractive. Xeenia is beautiful too, but with all that collagen in her lips remind me of a ducks bill…..I must say I kinda prefer Zev. There’s something about that blue hair and the sweet face (and quite possibly the full frontal nudity [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] that’s quite appealing. Xev looks like she could kick ass a bit more though.
Speaking personally, I think Xenia/Xev is stunning. Eva/Zev is a pretty girl but for me Xenia/Xev has a certain something, shapely figure, pretty face, nice hair and attitude.
The GazMeister
Mmmmmm, Wist…..
The argument that Zev is prettier but Xev is sexier is interesting. A friend says that Zev looks too much like a little girl for his taste. I don’t mind so much. IMO, Xenia’s lips are not sexy, they’re just gross. Nice tummy, though.
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Originally posted by PatternGuzzler:
[b]Mmmmmm, Wist…..The argument that Zev is prettier but Xev is sexier is interesting. A friend says that Zev looks too much like a little girl for his taste. I don’t mind so much. IMO, Xenia’s lips are not sexy, they’re just gross. Nice tummy, though.
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well, technically speaking, Eva wasn’t much more than a little girl when she filmed the movies. Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t she only about 19 or 20 at the time? Xenia has some years on her in that department, as I believe it was pointed out by someone else earlier (nwmoniker?).
I’m going to go with FX on the female population preferring Eva and the male population preferring Xenia because of the differences in their respective beauty. I can’t say that I prefer one over the other because I think they’re both goddesses in their own right, but I do have a fondness for Eva’s sweet appearance. Then again, I also have a fondness for Xenia’s kick-ass appearance. Eva looks like she’s about to kiss you even when she’s screaming at you while Xenia looks like she’s going to break your neck even when she’s seducing you.
Like I said, I think both are very attractive, and like FX said, Eva portrays Zev as very innocent while Xenia portrays Xev as very raw. If you think about it, it works really really well, especially the way they set up the whole storyline with Zev becoming Xev. Can you imagine Zev having confrontations with Prince? While we all appreciate that they are supposed to be basically the same person, in the end they are different personalities. Who knows how Zev would have evolved had she remained Zev and not had to become Xev. Good thing I’m typing this and not saying this or there would be a whole lot of confusion, eh?
As to Eva looking like a little girl… HA! I can only wish I looked like that. I have a year or two on her from when she was in those movies (I’m 21) and she looked at least four or five years older when she was 19 or 20 than what I look like right now. Course, most people assume I’m between the ages of 16-19. That’s ok, though, because when I’m 35 and still getting carded, I’ll be greatful for having gotten stuck with the permanent baby face.
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I think they’re both nice looking and my brothers have pretty much summed up that neither one would get booted to the curb or out of their four-posters. I think trying to weigh their looks and come out with a clear winner will always be a no-win proposition. It’s like comparing a lily and a rose. Like both flowers, both women are beautiful; they’re just a different kind of beautiful. I missed Zev’s interaction with Kai because it was different, closer; as was the way he approached her. However, I like Xev’s strength and character development. Experience has its benefits. Both women played very weird roles very well, I think.
Hmmmm, I wonder if the original Zev could come back in Season 4. Wouldn’t her soul have gone to Water after she died in “Terminal”? I mean, Lyekka did rebuild Xev from Zev’s protein and Stan’s memories. I can understand Lyekka reanimating her form and memories but her soul? Hmmm? Kai, too, was rebuilt after he died. He was walking around with his soul on Water. Couldn’t a part of Zev’s soul have been on Water like Kai’s soul? If Kai’s soul could be released to Earth, couldn’t Zev’s? Therefore, I think the Beans could and should bring back Zev! [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] (that’s just my opinion, I could be blond [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] It’s past my bedtime; my thinkin’ doesn’t get much deeper than this and I’m flounderin’ in the shallows **glub!glub!** [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img])
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My head hurts!
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[b]My head hurts![/b]
[img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]yeah i am a little confused too…in my dull little brain i thought xev was zev(or at least reconstituted from her goo, and stan’s memories/fantasies), so i guess i never really understood why zev was one of the souls seen, she is still alive as xev…right? whereas kai is dead dead dead so at least part of his soul is entitled to be floating around…hmmm
I don’t like Xev, her lips are too big. If you want to see the best love-slave come here [url=http://members.tripod.co.uk/robot791]http://members.tripod.co.uk/robot791[/url]
I think the way they replaced Zev with Xev was a bit strange. Zev got recycled by Lyeka to get Xev. It would have been better if they had used a lusticon machine to change her appearance.
[b]so i guess i never really understood why zev was one of the souls seen, she is still alive as xev…right? [/b]
When was Zev’s soul seen? I don’t remember it, but then I’m not always one to pay attention to detail. Was in in “The Beach” or “Heaven and Hell”? I remember seeing Bunny underwater and pausing briefly to look at Xev on the bridge, and of course there was Kai, but not Zev. I’ve really gotta check this out.
And I agree that it would be quite something to see a live Zev on the little blue planet. Just imagine the storylines they can come up with when you’ve basically got two halves of the same person confronting each other. Talk about duality. Or something. LOL. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]
And for the record, I adore both Zev and Xev, but for different reasons.——————
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Zev or Xev? That is definitly a tough one, if we are talking in terms of acting, there is a distinct resemblance in the acting quality of both women (maybe it’s the german thing) but I simply find that Xenia has more of a presence to her.
If you wanna talk about looks, Eva Haberman had a definite supermodel sexy kinda look to her, but not quite the type to send a chill up your spine (like Xenia).
However, I think the definite choice would have to be Xev, I think Eva and Xenia are definitly in a similar status of acting (though I prefer Xenia) but Xenia just has such a delicious look to her. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
Stalking Eva and Xenia, CannedmanI have to agree with Black Cloud’s view. I don’t think they have the same soul and are in effect different people, at least it sure seems that way. But I don’t think the beans see it that way, I believe to them she has the same soul. Maybe they’ll take advantage of that in Season 4. I was kinda disappointed they didn’t do that with Kai in Series 3, but they at least showed that his soul was indeed trapped on Water. Again, another Series 4 possibilty.
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Originally posted by Pyanfar:
[B]Her speech in *eating pattern* when they bury kai made me snivel shamelessly. B]
Snivel? I was full-out sobbing. That and right before she died, when she told Kai she loved him…like I said earlier, I’m more used to Xev, but Zev had more of a Mushyness Factor…and I’ve never been able to resist mushyness….
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[b] Snivel? I was full-out sobbing. That and right before she died, when she told Kai she loved him…[/b]me too, i think i really began to like kai when i saw him through zev’s eyes,and the way he responded to that… before that, i had only seen kai through xev’s interactions with him, which i guess left me (and kai!) more remote…i think there was more warmth between kai and zev, and you could see more of what kai might have been like when he was alive…he seems to be more business-like with xev
WOW, is this topic still going, it was my first topic i ever started on this board, and i started it back in april (i think) and it’s had 33 replys, not bad for my 1st post ay, lol.
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[b] [QUOTE]Originally posted by PatternGuzzler:
[b]Mmmmmm, Wist…..The argument that Zev is prettier but Xev is sexier is interesting. A friend says that Zev looks too much like a little girl for his taste. I don’t mind so much. IMO, Xenia’s lips are not sexy, they’re just gross. Nice tummy, though.
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well, technically speaking, Eva wasn’t much more than a little girl when she filmed the movies. Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t she only about 19 or 20 at the time? Xenia has some years on her in that department, as I believe it was pointed out by someone else earlier (nwmoniker?).
I’m going to go with FX on the female population preferring Eva and the male population preferring Xenia because of the differences in their respective beauty. I can’t say that I prefer one over the other because I think they’re both goddesses in their own right, but I do have a fondness for Eva’s sweet appearance. Then again, I also have a fondness for Xenia’s kick-ass appearance. Eva looks like she’s about to kiss you even when she’s screaming at you while Xenia looks like she’s going to break your neck even when she’s seducing you.
Like I said, I think both are very attractive, and like FX said, Eva portrays Zev as very innocent while Xenia portrays Xev as very raw. If you think about it, it works really really well, especially the way they set up the whole storyline with Zev becoming Xev. Can you imagine Zev having confrontations with Prince? While we all appreciate that they are supposed to be basically the same person, in the end they are different personalities. Who knows how Zev would have evolved had she remained Zev and not had to become Xev. Good thing I’m typing this and not saying this or there would be a whole lot of confusion, eh?
As to Eva looking like a little girl… HA! I can only wish I looked like that. I have a year or two on her from when she was in those movies (I’m 21) and she looked at least four or five years older when she was 19 or 20 than what I look like right now. Course, most people assume I’m between the ages of 16-19. That’s ok, though, because when I’m 35 and still getting carded, I’ll be greatful for having gotten stuck with the permanent baby face.
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I’d have to say that I never held much of an attraction for innocent acting women, I’ve always prefered that they have strength. I guess that would be another reason for me prefering Xev.
Was Zev more innocent? I felt that she seemed more tormented, perhaps, from seclusion, fear of His Divine Shadow and the cluster lizard thing. The cluster lizard half came across better in Zev as well, with more animalistic screaming and such. Xev was more kick-ass, but in a feminist way (sort of), while Zev, at times, seemed more likely to devour an offending person’s brain.
When she was reconstucted as Xev, she immediatly seemed more carefree and less tormented, in my view. Her memories of living in a box only really came back to her in Woz (series 2) and Battle (Series 3).
I think innocence is perhaps the wrong word for Zev. If anything, her secluded life gave her a feeling of right which was rarely found in the Lexx universes. Xev held less of these morals, it seems, since she became more carefree.I think that Zev and Xev are two different people. Zev was much more haunted by her past than Xev is. I think for Xev those memories are much more confuseing than anything but not so much personal. Remember “Garden” when Xev was haveing those flash backs. She kind of had a confused look on her face. Almost like she didn’t quite understand what she was remembering. Because she was realizing that that wasn’t her life.
-SM
I Think Xev is best now, coz she’s been in more episodes, about 33, Zev has been in about 6, so ya don’t get that much time to know her.
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quoth the Raven ‘nevermore’In terms of acting ability Xenia is really much better at it. Now to be totally fair when Eva took on the roll of Zev she was only about 19 so she was very young to be working on TV movies. I think she did very well for the experiance she had at the time. But Xev is still much better and lets face drop dead seXXy.
-SM
Thats an easy one Xenia as of this current date is 29. When she started on Lexx back in 1998 she was 26.
-SM
ok, we’ve established that Zev was 19 when she done Lexx, but how old is Xev?
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quoth the Raven ‘nevermore’Thanx, she looks miles better in series 3 don’t you think??
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quoth the Raven ‘nevermore’I’m with you there Raven….I’d got used to the red hair by the end of season 2 but much prefer her look in seasons 3/4. I don’t remember seeing Zev’s soul in “Heaven & Hell” either…Can someone detail exactly where it happens and I’ll watch it again…
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this post was written in haste:
1)I prefer xev, she seems to have put more emotion and character into her, um, character
2)please, I would prefer that you not put down lexx episodes, it hurts my feelings. 😛
3)wouldn’t it be cool if there was another living Kai on earth since when water and fire blew up all the souls things flew twards earth?
4) have a nice day.I think Zev is a classic beauty, and she is undoubtedly the most pleasing to the eye out of the two.
Eva hasn’t had surgery or anything else done to her, while it’s obvious that Xenia has.
Zev was more of a feminine portrayal, where Xev is just too manly and butch, I think some blokes like Xev because her bust is bigger, but on beauty Eva wins hands down.
Xenia’s lips just ruin the whole thing, and I just think it’s possibly the worst lip job I’ve ever seen (apart from Jordan…UK model).
Xenia’s acting ability is better I grant you, but the main reason I first caught Lexx was wanting to check out who the gorgeous blue haired beauty was, and she was not a bad actress either.
Lexx missed a big opportunity letting Eva go, as she would have caught mens eyes and they would have tuned in just to see her…Xenia just doesn’t have that same effect.
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Originally posted by Squish:
[b]I think Zev is a classic beauty, and she is undoubtedly the most pleasing to the eye out of the two.
Eva hasn’t had surgery or anything else done to her, while it’s obvious that Xenia has.
Zev was more of a feminine portrayal, where Xev is just too manly and butch, I think some blokes like Xev because her bust is bigger, but on beauty Eva wins hands down.
Xenia’s lips just ruin the whole thing, and I just think it’s possibly the worst lip job I’ve ever seen (apart from Jordan…UK model).
Xenia’s acting ability is better I grant you, but the main reason I first caught Lexx was wanting to check out who the gorgeous blue haired beauty was, and she was not a bad actress either.
Lexx missed a big opportunity letting Eva go, as she would have caught mens eyes and they would have tuned in just to see her…Xenia just doesn’t have that same effect.[/b]
Well, there are tons of folks that would disagree with you on that one.
And, to clear a few things up, Xenia’s lips are hers. She has stated in interviews that shw was made fun of constantly in school for them, and I tend to believe her over fan speculation. Also, the Beans didn’t let Eva go, she left of her own accord. The interim between seasons 1 and 2, a period when they didn’t even know if there *was* going to be a season 2, went on long enough for her contract to expire, and she signed up to do a German TV program because she needed the work. She took the time to do the first 2 episodes, which was all the time she could spare, in order to set up the transition. Acting-wise, Xenia runs rings around Eva. Perhaps it’s that Eva wasn’t as familiar with the language as Xenia is, perhaps it’s the fact that Xenia has studied at two of the most prestigious acting schools in the US (the Actors’ Studio in NY, and the Lee Strasberg Institute in LA). Personality-wise, I prefer Xenia because I felt that Zev (as Eva portrayed her) was too passive and too driven by her love for Kai. Xev is a more take-charge character with a more complex personality (except as seen in 4.2, where she somehow seems dumb as a post). I don’t see it as her being “manly” or “butch,” but simply more interested in satisfying herself (and not just sexually). And, also, for a character that is supposed to be a love slave, Eva was just too…well…plain. I’m sorry, and I know I’m gonna get flamed for that, but if a character is going to be set up as the epitome of man’s desires, she needs to be as over-the-top as possible. Her sensuality has to be exaggerated, in a way that when you see her, she’s startling. When I first saw Eva, I thought “she’s attractive, but I’ve seen others just as attractive.” Eva also *distinctly* lacked the sensuality that Xenia displays. And, on top of everything else, she couldn’t even kiss convincingly. I swear, from watching her in action in the movies and in Season 2, she is one of the worst screen kissers I’ve ever seen.But, like Dennis Miller says, “That’s just my opinion; I could be wrong.”
–Aleck
Dear Aleck,
I agree with many of the points you raised in the differences between Eva had Xenia.
Xenia is a better actress, but to be fair she had a role that was premade, she didn’t really have to too much to do at first to convince us, we all knew what to expect from Zev/Xev and Xenia for the time being just needed to continue in that idea of Zev/Xev.
Eva had the more difficult task of doing as the director wished of Zev, not getting much of an opportunity to develop the character to her own way of thinking …unlike Xenia, who has changed the character to what feels Xev should be like.
Plus Eva had the job of making Zev a character you would like from the beginning, not an easy task when you are the female lead.
But I agree that Xenia is a better actor, but then she has had more time to play the character than Eva did.
I know Eva wasn’t let go or walked out, I simply meant that it was a shame that a resolution to the problem could not be found.
As for Xenia’s lips, it is hard to distinguish those lips from collagen or real.
I’m sorry but I just don’t find Xenia attractive in any light, she has a great body, but her face is not one that does anything for me.
Eva, like you say, has a similar appearance to many beautiful supermodels, but for me she was also cute, maybe that didn’t suit the role of Zev, but she wasn’t plain by any stretch of the imagination.
Xenia, just is too over the top, and sorry for saying this, but she would have a pretty face if it wasn’t for those lips.——————
SquishyThere was no “problem”…Like Aleck said, Eva signed on to another series before the decision to make more Lexx had been made. Both actresses have different physical qualities but the bottom line is Xenia is Xev now. Regardless of whether you liked Eva better, its definately become Xenia’s role now.
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