DalekTek790
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Originally posted by crusader:
[b]Has any of you thought about that The Rock might acshely mean “The Rock” as in Alcatraz?[/b]
I think all of us had thought of that.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.[i]Time Trax[/i] ran for 2 seasons, 44 episodes from 1993-94.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.I’m curious: where do you live, Aleck? When I say “around here” I mean the Midwest. I don’t know much about dialects in other parts of the country. I’ve never heard anyone use the term “the states” to refer to the U.S., except Brits and Aussies.
Here’s some Old English for ya, Squish ( [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] ):
[b]Hwæt! We Gárde-
na in geár-dagum, þéod-cyninga
þrym ge-frúnon, hú ðá æþelingas ellen
fre-medon![/b]-[i]Beowulf[/i], ca. 750 A.D.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Slopmaster:
[b] When did Kai say that? Did you see a different version of “Texx Lexx” than the rest of us or are you makeing up Lexx history again?[/b]
When Kai is explaining who His Shadow is to Prof. Longbourne (kinda ironic, isn’t it? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] ) in [i]Texx Lexx[/i] he says “he conquered the League of 20,000.” I interpret this as meaning the League of 20,000 was already a unified body by the time the Divine Order came into power. Besides, some space agency must’ve existed when the astronauts found the big bug in the Cluster (that was long before there was a Divine Order). And what do you mean “again?” What the hell are you talking about?!? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Remember, the League of 20,000 existed before the Divine Order had authority (Kai, [i]Texx Lexx[/i]), so some of the technology it uses may have been around before, developed by humans.
Organic manipulation and nanotechnology were both apparently developed by the Insect civilization, who seemed to use biomechanical ships, weapons, and bodies. I’m guessing the technology employed by the Divine Order was a combination of Insect bio/nanotech and native human/League hard/software.
After a while technology of the two origins became intertwined, and each was greatly advanced over the years, blurring the lines even further. Plus, as the Divine Order expanded, the technologies of more civilizations could have been stolen/assimilated.
Stuff like Cluster drone arms were most likely newer inventions built up from preexisting technology provided by both humans and Insects. That’s how I see it, at least.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Oh, “git” as in idiot, not “git” as in “git goin’.” No wonder X’s post seemed confusing. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]
I remember Rimmer getting called a git on [i]Red Dwarf[/i].
Oh, and just a tip (if you want to sound American), nobody around here calls our country “the states.” [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Hypatia:
[b]X; Xev turned into a cluster lizard in season three (I think it was May) to keep Stan from blowing up water.[/b]
She didn’t turn into a Cluster Lizard, she just rolled like one. She did it in [i]Gondola[/i], too. Cluster Lizards bite their tail and roll in a fashion inspired by the hoopsnake of folklore (or the Ouroboros of Greek myth or Jörmungand the MiðgarðsormR of Norse myth, okay, I’m way off topic…). They are propelled by caterpillar-esque pseudopods on their ventral surface. Zev, on the other hand, rolls on her [b]dorsal[/b] surface which is just lousy continuity.
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[b]DalekTek790;Xev is in love with Kai. But she deals with the fact that he’s dead. She’s a survivor.[/b]
I never said she wasn’t, all I said was Zev and Kai won’t get together.
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[b]Nobody else seems to have noticed, but in P4X they act like Xev is illitarete. But in Supernova theres a flashback of her learning to read. Is this just bad screenwriting?[/b]
I figure the B3K use a different alphabet. And someone did bring that up before.
I hope I have been enlightening.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.[This message has been edited by DalekTek790 (edited August 02, 2001).]
…Or maybe I just pay too much attention to what His Shadow is saying. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
I think I need to find the “for dummies” version! [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img] I mean, I understand some astrophysics, like black holes and basic quantum mechanics, but that site was like some sort of crazy Moon-language to me. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/confused.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.I don’t understand British slang and I’ve been wondering, what does “peeps” mean?
And while I’m on the subject, what is the definition of “hoopy” (SadGeezer keeps using that adjective)? Is it anything like daft? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/confused.gif[/img]
Do Brits really call people “smeg-head,” or is that a term made up by Doug-Naylor?
And what’s a bloke? Is it just any bugger? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.So are Higgs-Bozen particles dark matter? As I understand it, dark matter is a bunch of particles that have mass but do not give off light and are almost impossible to detect. Dark particles outnumber light particles 9 to 1 and are what’s holding our galaxy together.
Scientists have apparently spent years trying to discover exactly what dark particles are, and when Professor Longborne (the Divine Shadow/Stephen Hawking guy in [i]Texx Lexx[/i]) said scientists were trying to discover the mass of a mysterious particle, I figured he was talking about dark matter.
So does anyone know if this Higgs thing that apparently really exists has anything to do with dark matter? Is this a stupid question?
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.I sincerely doubt Zev and Kai will ever end up together. Zev is attracted to Kai because she’s attracted to every man, and Kai would never love Zev, even if he were alive.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.SadGeezer spelled it “Lomea,” and I assumed that was right.
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
I’ve always figured our universe was called the Dark Zone was called that for the same reason Africa was called the Dark Continent: next to nothing was known about it. It was impenitrable so people were afraid of it and assumed it was full of evil. People historically fear and hate what they do not understand.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.I have never once stated an opinion of myself or anyone else as a fact. The Antichrist is the opposite of Christ, so he is a half-supernatural being born of a virgin. Only instead of God, the Antichrist’s father is the Devil (the Antideus).
This is not made perfectly clear in the written account of the Revelation, but is how Michael Nostradamus and an early Mediæval writer whose name escapes me describe the Second Coming, so it was general belief. Even modern religious figures hold this belief, so it is how the Bibical text is usually interpreted.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Hypatia:
[b]Texx Lexx ended with Xev being taken to jail.
Kai is with the Wuzzard(only now he’s a particle physicist) who is trying to get off the earth.790 blathers about Kai,the physicist’s assistants(one of whom seems to fancy Kai) to exchange looks of disgust. 790 reveals that Prince kidnapped Stan and took him to earth. Kai trys to find Xev and Stan.
Stan is stuck to a wall next to the kid,Prince is trying to get the key to the Lexx,the kid escapes with the key,kills several security gaurds and heads to the moth Stan and Prince came to earth in.
Kai finds Xev via an internet porn site,Lomia forcing her to act in a S&M movie.
The moth is killed [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/frown.gif[/img], the kid is killed, Stan gets the key back(it seems the key won’t go to Prince), Stan ends up back on the wall, 790 unlocking and locking his restraints.
Kai saves Xev, Lomia escapes with her parents(the guest stars from Red Dwarf)
Lomia’s parents are killed by some ‘things’.[/b]
Just a couple corrections. It’s Wozard, not Wuzzard. He’s played by Walter Borden, who is His Divine Shadow and also played the memorable one-off character. I can’t remember his human name, I just call him Dr. von Schatten (that’s a joke, if you know German). He’s acting more evil in [i]P4X[/i], revealing his Shadow nature.
My other correction is the Winona Ryder-looking neo-Goth cultist ‘Net snuff film-maker chick’s name is spelled Lomea (I’m pretty sure).
Maybe Kai and the girl from the Shadow Society will make a good couple.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by darkwilow:
[b][ 4.15 ] “Mort”[/b]
Isn’t Mort a character from [i]Discworld[/i]?
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Okay, this doesn’t have anything to do with the A topic, but it relates to the discussion of Kai’s hairstyle. It’s a conversation I had with a friend of mine that you might find humerous-
Lee: Have you ever seen [i]Lexx[/i]?
Charlie: Yeah, I saw the episode with David Bowie.
Lee: Uh, I don’t think he’s been on the show.
Charlie: Yeah, it was David Bowie with his hair up and dyed black. He was shooting at balloons with a grappling hook.
Lee: Actually, that was Michael McManus. He’s in every episode.
Charlie: Oh. He looked like David Bowie.
Lee: I suppose he does a little. Michael McManus has a cult following online. I go to a [i]Lexx[/i] message board where a bunch of girls have been discussing his hair.
Charlie: That’s just pathetic.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Prince is not the Antichrist. Prince is the Devil. The Antichrist is the son of the Devil.
On a similar note, Kai may be some sort of a Christ figure. He was a revolutionary on his planet. He had a few followers, but his people did not understand him and sentanced him to death. He died for his cause, but was reanimated by a higher power. He descended into the underworld and returned. I think there are strong parallels. What does everyone else think?
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by darkwilow:
[b]Here’s the list of the episode titles:[ 4.01 ] “Little Blue Planet”
[ 4.02 ] “Texx Lexx”
[ 4.03 ] “P4X”
[ 4.04 ] “Stan Down”
[ 4.05 ] “Xevivor”
[ 4.06 ] “The Rock”
[ 4.07 ] “Walpurgis Night”
[ 4.08 ] “Vlad”
[ 4.09 ] “Fluffdaddy”
[ 4.10 ] “Magic Baby”
[ 4.11 ] “Midsummer’s Nightmare”
[ 4.12 ] “Bad Carrot”
[ 4.13 ] “769”
[ 4.14 ] “Prime Ridge”
[ 4.15 ] “Mort”
[ 4.16 ] “Moss”
[ 4.17 ] “Dutch Treat”
[ 4.18 ] “The Game”
[ 4.19 ] “TBA”
[ 4.20 ] “TBA”
[ 4.21 ] “TBA”
[ 4.22 ] “TBA”
[ 4.23 ] “TBA”
[ 4.24 ] “TBA”[/b]
A: Sadgeezer already told us the first 18 episode titles; and
2. That doesn’t seem to have anything to do with this topic.
[img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by antizero:
[b] I do not know who Brandon McCarvell is, but I thought he looked (and acted) alot like that kid from the Twilight Zone movie (the kid with the mind over matter power) but I would think that that kid would be much older than that now {{shrug}}.[/b]
Brandon McCarvell played Norb Gollean in the episodes [i]White Trash[/i] and [i]Norb[/i]. It’s not him, though. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/frown.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.The final six episodes of [i]Lexx[/i]’s fourth season are:
Lexx 4.19: Isimbar Prince’s Day Off
Lexx 4.20: The Hypno-Toad
Lexx 4.21: All Your Base Are Belong to Us
Lexx 4.22: Another View From the Gallery
Lexx 4.23: The Microsoft Deal
Lexx 4.24: His Divine Shadow BoxingAnd the two-hour special: The Sub-Nebula Awards
Just kidding. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] I would really like the full list for my trouble-plagued website, Raven.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by X:
[b]What?! You mean there are still people, that although they’ve been outright told and AND it’s been blatantly obvious now.. that they still think those CARROTS are some sort of insect?[/b]
I withheld judgment on the nature of the drones until [i]P4X[/i] showed that they were insectoids with organic and cybernetic components. The creators have made it very clear that there is a connection.
By the way, was that kid Brandon McCarvell?
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Season 4 isn’t as great as season 2, but it’s refreshing after sitting through season 3. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/eek.gif[/img]
I disagree that [i]Lexx[/i] is nonserious and unrealistic. In seasons 1 and 2 it was more scientifically accurate than [i]Star Trek[/i]! It has a little [i]Doctor Who[/i]-esque whimsy, but it’s hardly a comedy. There are a few episodes with scientific errors ([i]Love Grows[/i], [i]Patches in the Sky[/i]…) but that’s no worse than [i]Star Trek: Voyager[/i] and still more realistic than [i]Sliders[/i]. The only time I saked myself “what the hell is this show’s problem?!?” was when I was watching [i]Lexx 1.2: Super Nova[/i] and the sun started talking. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/confused.gif[/img] [i]Lexx[/i] is a good show.
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.I don’t know her name, but she played an even weirder character in the episode [i]Twilight[/i].
Does anybody else think she looks like Winona Ryder? I mean, I know it’s not her, but…
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Lizard:
[b]Of course, we all know that hair and fingernails continue to grow after death, so maybe he just has more hair to deal with.[/b]
No they don’t. That’s a myth. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]
Now, back to the topic: In [i]P4X[/i] we got a close-up look at the drones (although the asteroid seems to have disappeared), and can see that they are composed of approximately 20 cm long organic-looking conical bodies with a propulsion unit and at the wide end and four 30 cm long single-jointed arthropoid mechanical legs. I think at this point it’s safe to say we’re dealing with Insects, or one of their offshoots/technology users. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/cool.gif[/img]
Come to think of it, why isn’t there a [i]P4X[/i] topic, yet? Was the episode that uninteresting to people? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/confused.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.My God, they do look like carrots!
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Squish:
[b]I think that HDS may have been the result of genetic manipulation on the part of Princes creation, as he looked to become more powerful than just a man, this could tie in nicely with a terrible future for mankind.
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I don’t see any reason to believe Prince engineered His Divine Shadow. He was an Insect, a warrior or else a worker. I believe the Insects evolved intelligence and essence-transference naturally, then used genetic engineering and nanotechnology to improve themselves. The hosts were all human. I don’t think Prince figures into the equation at all.
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[b]HDS like Hitler obviously had a penchant for experimentation, it could mean that the insect wars were the results of experiments by the first HDS where he started turning men into insects, like himself.[/b]
I think it’s possible that His Shadow inadvertently began the Insect Wars (or the Great Insect War), I don’t see any indication of human-insect herrenvolk-type experiments. He would not’ve intentionally started the War, because the whole purpose of the Divine Order was to undo what the Insect Wars had done. After travelling back in time, he may have tried to [b]prevent[/b] the final Insect War from occuring, but it happens anyway in spite of (or perhaps [b]because[/b] of) his temporal meddling.
As for the Hitler connection: Ich verehren Seine Schatten! (I think that’s right [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] )
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Actually, when I saw the young Kai there my thought was “Can’t those lazy Beans hire new actors?” [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by blondgod:
[b]When I first heard the new season would be set on Earth I was disappointed. LBP surprised me. I LOVED it!![/b]
I initially disliked the concept of [i]Lexx[/i] on Earth (partually because it would make the show increasingly similar to a sci-fi novel I’m writing, which I actually started before I knew what [i]Lexx[/i] was but somehow seems like a ripoff), but it turned out to be good, despite the lingering presence of last season’s overused and underwritten villain.
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[b]Texx Lexx was (IMHO) even better![/b]
I think [i]Texx Lexx[/i] is the best episode since [i]Woz[/i]!
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.[This message has been edited by DalekTek790 (edited July 27, 2001).]
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Originally posted by antizero:
[b]I have not quite worked it all out yet and there are probably some big holes in this theory[/b]…
Ya got that right, Anti0. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] I understand that the Divine Shadow/Prince theory isn’t really serious, but I’m gonna point out flaws anyway. I’m going to discuss this on a mostly philosophical level, since we have little physical evidence to work from.
The Prince of Fire is metaphysical, His Divine Shadow is only pseudometaphysical. What I mean by that is Prince [b]is[/b] the Devil, but His Shadow isn’t God. He’s just a man pretending to be God. I know His Shadow isn’t exactly a “man” in the traditional sense, being part Insect, but he is still mortal and bound by the laws of the physical universes. Prince, in contrast was created in a season where the laws of science were thrown out to build a modern day version of Dante’s [i]Inferno[/i].
Another major difference between the two characters is that Prince’s job is to spread evil and chaos, while His Shadow sees it as his function to create and enforce order throughout all of existence. Granted, his order isn’t exactly the kind of order most humans would consider [b]good[/b], it still stems from a philosophy directly antithetical to Prince’s.
Okay, here’s the major difference as I see it: His Divine Shadow is human, Prince is a inhuman. Like I said up above, I know His Shadow isn’t exactly human, his consciousness comes from an Insect, but his mental workings are like ours. You can understand his thoughts, feel his pain, and see his inner conflict. There is pathos. Prince is the exact opposite of this. There’s nothing human about him. Prince is the corporeal manifestation of chaos and depravity in the universes. He is the [b]definition[/b] of evil. He says it himself: “Because I’m bad.” You would never hear His Divine Shadow say anything like that. He believes what he’s doing is good. He’s accelerating and focusing humanity’s destructive tendancies in order to reestablish a murdered race. What he does may be awful, but in his mind he’s just robbing the rich to feed the poor. Prince, on the other hand, knows and openly acknowledges that what he’s doing is wrong, but he does it anyway.
His Divine Shadow and Prince are both enamies is [i]Lexx[/i], but the similarity ends there.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Slopmaster:
[b] Now here is what I am thinking, that the dark hooded figure in the painting in “Texx Lexx” could be Kai. [/b]
If the dark silhouette had a weird haircut, then I might accept it as Kai. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] As it is, it looks to me more like His Divine Shadow than anything else.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Is Giggerota named after Lex Giggeroff?
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by brunnis:
[b]yeah, what he said[/b]
[img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.I just realized something. Dr. von Schatten (I’ll call him that ’til I learn his real name!) showed Kai a picture from ca. 2000 B.C. Cimmeria. That means the Divine Shadow essence has been active for about 4,000 years.
Now, in [i]May[/i] 790 said that the Lexx had been drifting for 4,332 years. Now, suppose [i]Texx Lexx[/i] takes place in 2010, that would mean that (if this theory is correct) the Lexx came into the Dark Zone in the year 2323 B.C. That’s ca. 2000 B.C.! Now, suppose after the Light Zone collapsed the Insect essence that had been in the Mantrid dealiething escaped into the Dark Zone with the Lexx. It swam through space to the darkest part of the Dark Zone: Earth. That would make it possible for it to be in Cimmeria around 2000 B.C. Note that in the 11th book of the [i]Odyssey[/i] Homer refers to Cimmeria as “a place of darkness.”
On Earth the Insect essence started causing mass death and feeding off the life force given off by dying humans, getting stronger all the time. And it’s been doing this for 4,333 years!
I know this theory is a little “on the edge,” but it’s a possibility, and it could explain some of the Shadow Society’s historical data.
This ties into a radical theory I have about the interconnection of the two universes, but this post is long enough.
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
[This message has been edited by DalekTek790 (edited July 24, 2001).]
Four seasons just isn’t enough. [i]Lexx[/i] needs a seventh or eighth season before going on to more movies.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Funniest [i]Lexx[/i] moment? That’s a gough one…
The Stan-Zev slapstick in [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]-
“I got ‘er! I got Zev of B3A!”
Kai, with his circuity goofed up by Ruma’s radiation:
“The wheel, it turns, it comes around…it makes an [b]aancient RUUUMMBLING[/b] sound…”
That’s a classic. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
There were also plenty of laugh-out-loud moments in [i]K-Town[/i]. Mantrid had a lot of good scenes. Plus Kai’s circuits get goofed up [b]again[/b]-
“I have a lot of equipment, but it is not all functional.”
And I already mentioned [i]Woz[/i] and [i]Texx Lexx[/i].
[i]Lexx[/i] is basically a serious sci-fi show, but it is tinged with humor, almost to the level of [i]Doctor Who[/i].
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Oh, and [i]Star Trek: Enterprise[/i] will begin in 2245.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by crusader:
[b]Lucky for them that they changed the Star Trek timeline!TOS was set in the late 1990´s! [/b]
Uh…that’s not true. The original idea was that [i]Star Trek[/i]: The Original Series was set in the 2160s. But some writers sort of forgot and wrote lines implying that it was the 2300s. The exact date was never established in the run of the first show.
When it was in reruns in the 70s and fans asked when it took place, Gene Roddenbury compromised and said it was 2266-9. Still, episodes like [i]Tomorrow is Yesterday[/i] suggest the 22nd Century, while others like [i]Space Seed[/i] suggest the 24th Century.
The date was finally established onscreen in [i]Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home[/i] (“the late 23rd Century”), and specified in the [i]Star Trek: The Next Generation[/i] first season episode [i]The Neutral Zone[/i] (“2364”).
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.I knew the outfit had changed from when the photo on my poster was taken and [i]Lexx Texx[/i], and now I have proof. Take a good look at this. Got it? Now check this out. See, I’m not crazy. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.As I’ve probably mentioned before, I have studied folklore. The Vampire is one of the most intriguing and varied myths humanity’s collective imagination has ever conceived. Brunnis is right, the modern image is very different from the earliest known stories of such creatures.
The first incarnation of the Vampire was the Wampir, which was a ghost that maintained its corporeal form my sucking the life essence out of mortals with a stinger-like projection under its tongue.
In later stories, the “life essence” was equated with blood, and the stinger disappeared (note that Vampires were rarely endowed with fangs before Bram Stoker permanently reshaped their image).
The black-caped-blood-sucker-type Vampire is the Nosferatu. Although the title character in the movie [i]Nosferatu[/i] is a hideous monster, the traditional Nosferatu was charismatic and human-like, with pale skin and slightly pointed ears the only giveaway.
I suppose His Divine Shadoe could be the origin of the Vampire myth in the [i]Lexx[/i] universe. The life-sucking Wampir does seem sort of similar. The only certain connection is that both are stories shaped from the same fears buried deep in the minds of all humans.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Most of the post is a compilation of major data points revealed in the episode [i]Texx Lexx[/i]. The rest is clearly labelled as speculation and theory, [b]none of which can be confirmed or refuted at this point in the series[/b].
It’s quite unreasonable to prohibit any form of speculation/theory, from the SadBoard. For starters, you have no position of authority as far as I’m aware. Plenty of other board users (Slopmaster, BlackCloud, etc.) have theories about what has happened or will happen next, yet you don’t stomp on [b]their[/b] ideas.
It is clear you are just singling me out because you want to start an argument with the only other board member you consider to be on your intellectual level.
Now, I would like to hear [b]other[/b] people’s thoughts, opinions, and theories.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Hypatia:
[b]Xev mu[/b][s][b]t be getting desperate.[/b]
I’ll say, she cut off part of her outfit! [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/eek.gif[/img] I don’t know how long it’s been like that (I wasn’t paying attention), but now her midriff is exposed where there used to be Cluster Lizard ventral scales and four or five sets of pseudopods (now there are only two). Her skirt looks shorter, too.
What happened? Did I miss something? Has anyone else noticed this change? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/confused.gif[/img]
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
Darkwilow-Hey, somebody agrees with me! Now, talk to Aleck ( [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] ).
Slopmaster-I’m usually open-minded about creative speculation, but that Kai thing is a little too far-fetched. The time-travelling doesn’t seem too implausible, just His Divine Shadow seems like a more likely subject than Kai. The painting is distinctly of His Shadow (the only apparent difference is the bigger collar).
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“Exterminate!” -Dalek warrior, [i]The Daleks[/i]: Episode 4-[i]The Ambush[/i]
“Feel the power of the dark Crystal!” -skekTek the Scientist, [i]The Dark Crystal[/i]
“I will love you forever!” -drone #790, [i]Lexx 1.1: I Worship His Shadow[/i]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Well, anybody who’s been at this board since the beginning can guess what my foremost thought about this episode was (“My rebirth has begun!”). [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/wink.gif[/img]
The part of the episode that just got me laughing uncontrollably was in the beginning when Stan asks the Lexx how many planets are in the system. Lexx answers “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, [b]and maybe nine[/b].” There has been a major debate in the last few years as to whether Pluto is a planet or an asteroid. You may or may not be aware of this, I’ve been following the controversey closely, and that just cracked me up! [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]
The Zev subplot was a little lame. Again, the Beans poke fun at rural folk, but not with the wit of [i]White Trash[/i]. That song was awful. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/eek.gif[/img]
Again, Prince is shallow, overacted and annoying, 790 is even more mean (I was yelling to Prince to toss him off the ledge, again), and the Beans seem to be developing the bimbo Zev this season, perhaps to compensate for her intelligence (some people here were complaining about that) in the last season. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/frown.gif[/img]
Something I noticed but forgot to include in my big post: that paranormal investigation group seems to have the danger of turning into a cult. There are elements thrown out by Dr. von Schatten ( [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] ) suggestive of a future Heaven’s Gate, or even Waco. Is that why they set it in Texas (or was it the Marfa Lights? I don’t know…)?
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.
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Originally posted by Reveal7:
[b]I sincerely think that YOU, my friend, should try your hand at writing an episode. Please give it some thought. I think that you would be great! R7[/b]
Thanks, 7! Actually, I already have (plot outline, not script). I think it’s under the original “Lexx writers.”
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Hey, let’s not forget who it was who predicted that 790 had part of a human brain, [b]and[/b] that Earth is in the Dark Zone. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.Well, I’m back.
I caught [i]Texx Lexx[/i] the other night. I see there are new objects, like jacks flying through space or something. I assume they’re related to the asteroid thing.
Aleck-I address all possible theories in my latest “Divine Shadow” post.
Slopmaster-What the hell are you talking about?!? [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img] your post is almost completely incomprehensible.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.[img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/cool.gif[/img]
[b]HE’S BACK![/b]
[img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/cool.gif[/img]
[b]Divine Shadow Update:[/b]
After much waiting, saw the inevitable return of [i]Lexx[/i]’s greatest villain in the episode [i]Texx Lexx[/i]. His Shadow’s contemporary incarnation is that of a Stephen Hawking wannabe somewhat resembling the Wozard. He is the leader of a group of amateur scientists in Texas who have been investigating aerial phenomena trying to establish contact with spacefaring extraterrestrial biological entities. The United States Government is funding research into physics that will finally uncover the nature of dark particle, but as a side effect will collapse the Earth into a black hole. Since the Shadow Society is unable to prevent the fatal experiment, they plan to escape from the planet via alien spacecraft. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms under the orders of Prince is trying to prevent this and eliminate the Society.
The Shadow Society’s inquiry into Earth’s past has discovered a recurrence of the Seal of the Divine Order. This symbol also appears on the hull of modern unidentified flying objects. It is often associated with death, and sometimes seen in conjunction with a black figure resembling His Divine Shadow.
Earth is in the darkest part of the Dark Zone. It is where all of humanity originated over 12,000 years before the destruction of the Divine Order. It is unclear where Twenty First Century Earth fits into [i]Lexx[/i] history. It may be before the Insect Wars. However, it occurred to me that they said “Insect [b]Wars[/b],” as in more than one. There could’ve been a space of centuries between the first Insect War and the final War that wiped out the civilization. The Great Insect War clearly took place after mankind had conquered space, like between 2100 and 2400 A.D. But the first War may be just beginning in the 2000s where our [i]Lexx[/i] people are, or had already been going on for centuries without affecting humanity.
I am uncertain whether the Divine Shadow essence acting upon Earth is native to that time, or was brought from the future, having been dormant in the Lexx since the collapse of the Light Zone. This, perhaps has something to do with the “cycles of time.” It has been active for at least 4,000 years, and the human scientist seems unaware of his Divine Shadow status. What is on Earth is distinctly reminiscent of the Divine Order, not just the Insect civilization, although I always thought that never came along until after the Great Insect War. These events’ place in the established [i]Lexx[/i] universe has yet to be revealed.
May His merciful Shadow fall upon you.
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Lee P. Sherman, code name DalekTek790
Whovian, Froudian, Lexxian, etc.[This message has been edited by DalekTek790 (edited July 23, 2001).]
