#syfy the lexx

[its-that-kattt]

My current hyper fixation is this shit show from the Syfy channel ToT (more under cut)

(some spoilers ahead btw)

Watching Lexx is like going to a amusement park for, what thay advertise as, "the most violent roller coaster in the world". And yeah it's great in the first half, got the whole death coaster spiral with maximum velocity and everything, but then it zooms out to a flat track with a couple bumps in it for like 10 miles and your done.

I reeeally like the first season, it tells a great story and ties everything up into a nice little bow with enough wiggle room to continue the story by the end... and by season 2 everything that was good about the first season was not only thrown out the window, but shitted on and fed to rabid dogs that hate gay people

As someone who really likes old media I've had to be prepared for very out of date vocabulary and morals to just be thrown around occasionally and usually the overall story is good enough for me to wave it off as 'old media being old media' , unfortunately for Lexx it's combined lackluster writing (especially in later episodes) and overt homophobia / sexism makes it really hard to watch and enjoy , it's gone from a fun watch that needs a little inebriation to fully enjoy to hair pullingly frustrating

They introduce so many interesting concepts and characters that, 9 times outta 10, are literally blown up never to be seen again! And buddy I neeed side characters to get unhealthily attached to !! How am I supposed to be invested in this story if I can't look forward to possibly seeing Bimnie #3 in the next episode or a recurring minor villain that's more of a nuisance than a threat 😭😭😭

It sucks because idk if I'll ever watch it all, but sometimes you gotta choose happiness and peace of mind instead of having bragging rights of watching a "classic" all the way through

Anyway this show got me upset enough to want to rewrite the whole thing so enjoy some of my 790 redesigns and keep a eye out for updates cus this will probably be my next big project (at least until I find something else to obsess over lol)

(For those not in the know, 790 is usually just a head, which is funny for the first couple episodes, but if I have to deal with a comic relief character for more then a couple episodes they better start pulling their fucking weight with more than just "funny" quips [he is not funny]. So he gets the return to Oz treatment now)

[arbitrarygreay]

I miss Syfy airing shows in groups which not only facilitated crossovers, but also illuminated a lot of hindsight implications as to the culture's genre and irl preoccupations were at the time. We went from Farscape/Lexx to Stargate/BSG to Eureka/WH13 (/Sanctuary) to Haven/Lost Girl (/Merlin?) to Defiance/Continuum to Bitten/Z Nation to Dark Matter/Killjoys/Expanse/12 Monkeys (/The Magicians) to Wynnona Earp/Van Helsing, and each grouping has fairly noticeable common themes. That some years were entirely duds of single-season failures are analyzable for the fact that entire years tended to lose together (for various possible reasons). Unfortunately, the streaming age hangover has now broken the pattern and everything is 1-season duds. Industry is on fire, hoorayyyyy

[dedprez11]

I've been waiting since 2006. Inet searches came up with only two thirds. But now 62 episodes in one purchase!! I am complete. #lexx #scifi #syfy #showtime #stanleytweedle #zev #kai #lexx #robothead #mantrid

[dynamitecomics]

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Anyone remember the sci fi show Lexx? Here’s a couple of the trading cards I illustrated for a set from @dynamitecomics back in the day. .#lexx #scifi #syfy #scifitv #sciencefiction #scifiart #scifiartwork… https://t.co/FTO3XUgYHm

— Matt Busch (@Matt_Busch) June 10, 2020