"Lexx" (1997) TV series 1997-2002

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Creator:

Paul Donovan
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

18 April 1997 (Canada)

Genre:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Comedy

Tagline:

Sci-Fi with an attitude!

Plot:

A group of desperate fugitives from an interplanetary tyranny find themselves in control of a massively powerful starship.

Plot Keywords:

Spaceship As Character | Mini Skirt | Alien | Fractal | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Brian Downey	...	Stanley H. Tweedle / ... (60 episodes, 1997-2002)
Michael McManus	...	Kai / ... (60 episodes, 1997-2002)
Xenia Seeberg	...	Xev Bellringer (54 episodes, 1998-2002)
Jeffrey Hirschfield	...	790 / ... (35 episodes, 1997-2002)
Tom Gallant	...	Lexx / ... (33 episodes, 1997-2002)

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Series Directed by
Chris Bould		(9 episodes, 1999-2001)
Christoph Schrewe		(7 episodes, 1998-2002)
Paul Donovan		(5 episodes, 1999-2001)
William Fleming		(4 episodes, 1999-2000)
David McLeod		(3 episodes, 1999)
Robert Sigl		(2 episodes, 1997-2000)
Srinivas Krishna		(2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Bruce McDonald		(2 episodes, 2000)
Colin Bucksey		(2 episodes, 2001)
Stephen Manuel		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Paul Donovan		(41 episodes, 1997-2002)
Lex Gigeroff		(28 episodes, 1997-2002)
Jeffrey Hirschfield		(21 episodes, 1997-2002)
Andrew Selzer		(2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jon Spira		(2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Tom de Ville		(2 episodes, 2001)

Series Produced by
William Fleming	....	co-producer / creative producer (24 episodes, 1997-1999)
Paul Donovan	....	executive producer (7 episodes, 1997-2000)
Norman Denver	....	producer (5 episodes, 1998-2000)
Wolfram Tichy	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 1998-2000)
Willie Stevenson	....	creative producer (4 episodes, 1999)
Stephen J. Turnbull	....	line producer (2 episodes, 1997)
Chris Roland	....	line producer: second unit (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Marty Simon		(4 episodes, 1997-1998)

Series Cinematography by
Les Krizsan		(8 episodes, 1997-2001)

Series Film Editing by
Kimberlee McTaggart		(2 episodes, 2000)
David Ostry		(unknown episodes)
David B. Thompson		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Jon Comerford		(2 episodes, 1997)

Series Production Design by
Ingolf Hetscher		(3 episodes, 1997-1998)
Emanuel Jannasch		(2 episodes, 1997)
Alexander Knop		(2 episodes, 1997)
Mark Laing		(2 episodes, 1997)
Nigel Scott		(2 episodes, 1997)
Mike Starr		(2 episodes, 1997)
Frank Wiemann		(2 episodes, 1997)
David Hackl		(unknown episodes)
Shelley Nieder		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Tim Bider		(2 episodes, 1997)
Shelley Nieder		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Lothar Heinert		(1 episode, 1998)
Maja Zogg		(1 episode, 1998)

Series Costume Design by
Till Fuhrmann		(27 episodes, 1997-2000)
Jill Aslin		(2 episodes, 1997)

Series Makeup Department
Babette Bröseke	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (1 episode, 1998)
Heide Haß	....	key hair stylist / key makeup artist (1 episode, 1998)
Susan Schmidt	....	assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist (1 episode, 1998)
Greg Corbin	....	special effects makeup crew (1 episode, 2002)
Aaron Peerless	....	special makeup effects artist (1 episode, 2002)
Helga Schikowski	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Christina Geiseler	....	production manager (1 episode, 1998)
Martina Kürbitz	....	unit manager (1 episode, 1998)
Andrea Raffaghello	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Shipley	....	second assistant director (24 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jon Older	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2000)
Conny Neetenbeek	....	second assistant director (1 episode, 1998-2000)
John McKeown	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (unknown episodes, 1999-2001)
Nael Abbas	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes, 2001)
Caroline Richards	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes, 2001)
Preston Hudson	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Willie Stevenson	....	second unit director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Andy Miller	....	set dresser / property master (54 episodes, 1998-2002)
Michael Cook	....	electric props builder / property assistant / ... (36 episodes, 1998-2001)
Sang Maier	....	on-set dresser (36 episodes, 2000-2002)
Gary Allen Ferguson	....	lead prop builder (8 episodes, 1998-1999)
Teresita Doucet	....	assistant property master (2 episodes, 1997)
Antje Taubert	....	assistant scenic artist (unknown episodes, 2000)
Nele Gebhardt	....	props (unknown episodes)
Laura MacNutt	....	model maker (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Bob Melanson	....	dialog editor (32 episodes, 1998-2000)
Brian Power	....	adr recordist / sound (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Paul Adlaf	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Eva Madden	....	sound recordist: second unit (unknown episodes)
Herb Theriault	....	assistant sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Tony Kenny	....	special effects coordinator (2 episodes, 1997)
Björn Friese	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Darryl Purdy	....	animator (33 episodes, 1998-2002)
Steve Cooke	....	visual effects (31 episodes, 1998-2000)
Jan Schmidtgen	....	visual effects production assistant (24 episodes, 2001-2002)
Bernd Mittelhockamp	....	digital artist (10 episodes, 1997-2002)
Sven Bergmann	....	790-puppeteer / digital on-set effects (unknown episodes)
Andrew Burke	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Doug Campbell	....	digital effects supervisor/compositor/animator: Sundog Films flame artist (unknown episodes)
Jeff Campbell	....	compositor (unknown episodes)
Petra Decker	....	animation artist (unknown episodes)
Peter A. Gaskin	....	videomatics director / visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Gibson	....	visual effects supervisor: Toybox (unknown episodes)
Rob Gyorgy	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Brian Howald	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Alan Kapler	....	CG effects animator (unknown episodes)
Natasha Marchand	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Simon McGuire	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Thomas Mulack	....	visual effects producer: c.o.r.e. digital pictures GmbH (unknown episodes)
Dennis J. Murphy	....	790-puppeteer / visual effects producer: Videomatics (unknown episodes)
Chris Pember	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Alex Schott	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Jens Schwarz	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Willie Stevenson	....	visual effects producer (unknown episodes)
Robin Trickett	....	visual effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Chris Wallace	....	colourist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Randy Boliver	....	stunt coordinator (7 episodes, 1997-2000)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Darryl Duzak	....	best boy grip (57 episodes, 1998-2002)
Gareth Roberts	....	first assistant camera (56 episodes, 1998-2002)
Ian Bibby	....	gaffer / lighting director (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Chris Baxter	....	dolly grip / key grip: second unit (unknown episodes)
Pierre Berube	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
John Botelho	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Jonah Claener	....	second assistant camera: second unit (unknown episodes)
Ruth Leggett	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Lawrence Willett	....	electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Daniel Binder	....	animation artist (1 episode, 1998)
Thorsten Binte	....	animation artist (1 episode, 1998)
Petra Decker	....	animation artist (1 episode, 1998)
Stephan Lethaus	....	head animator (1 episode, 1998)
Simon McGuire	....	animation artist (1 episode, 1998)
Jens Schwarz	....	animation artist (1 episode, 1998)
Natasha Marchand	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Constance Moerman	....	second assistant costume designer / set costumer / ... (56 episodes, 1998-2002)
Kim Keating	....	extras costume supervisor (24 episodes, 2001-2002)
Sonja Mantel	....	costume set supervisor (13 episodes, 2000)
Filiz Ertas	....	wardrobe (unknown episodes)
Roberta Palmer	....	wardrobe assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Carlo D'Angelo	....	assistant editor: Avid (24 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kent McCormick	....	colorist (4 episodes, 1997)
Kim Karon	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Colin Aguiar	....	music librarian (24 episodes, 2001-2002)
Ron Korb	....	musician: flute (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Oseé Bechstedt	....	driver (1 episode, 1998)
Stefan Klopsch	....	driver (1 episode, 1998)

Series Other crew
Darren Winter	....	set security (57 episodes, 1998-2002)
Zoe Simijonovic	....	script supervisor (9 episodes, 2000)
Cassandra Sigsgaard	....	production coordinator: UK (unknown episodes, 2001-2002)
Jayne Belliveau	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
William Cairncross	....	mission control: post-production (unknown episodes)
Claudia Udenta	....	continuity / script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Cheryl Young	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Salter Street Films International
• TiMe Film- und TV-Produktions GmbH (1997-2000)
• Chum Television
• Silverlight Ltd. (2001-2002)
• VIP Babelsberger Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG (2000)
• Vif Babelsberger Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. Erste KG (1998-2000)

Distributors

• AcornMedia (2001-2004) (Canada) (DVD) (seasons 2-4) (through Koch)
• AcornMedia (2001-2004) (USA) (DVD) (seasons 2-4)
• Chum Television
• KOCH International (2000) (Canada) (DVD) (season 1)
• Paramount Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS) (season 1)
• RTL Television (1999) (Germany) (TV) (season 2)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The
• Sci-Fi Channel, The (2000-2002)
• Showtime Networks (season 1)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2000) (Germany) (DVD) (season 1)
• Vox (1997) (Germany) (TV) (season 1)

Special Effects

• Björn Friese Spezialeffekte & Pyrotechnik
• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (season 1)
• Cage Digital (visual effects) (1998-1999)
• Effectory GmbH (visual effects) (1998-1999)
• Hybride Technologies (visual effects)

Also Known As:

"Lexx: The Series"
"Tales from a Parallel Universe" (USA) (first season title)

Runtime:

60 min (65 episodes)

Country:

Canada | Germany | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:16 (television) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Salter Street Films International

Trivia:

The chess game between Kai and Price in "The Game" is a move-by-move copy of an actual championship match chess game (La Bourdonnais vs. McDonnell, 1834, 21st game of the first match).

Quotes:

790: [singing] If I only had a body, I'd get to be Xev's hunky man. If I only had a body, I'd get to pummel Stan!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Peyton Doves (2008) (V)

While not the most exciting it will appeal greatly to sci fi fetishists and lovers of the obscure

The series is enjoyable for its darkly entertaining sci-fi themed fetishist nature. It isn't meant to be deeply thought provoking in the normal sense, it is designed to be outside the box and provide an alternative to Kevin Sorbo firing blasts at everything. I enjoy it thoroughly for the mere fact that it does not follow normal conventions for a science fiction show and it dares to write story lines that appeal to the subcultures of sci-fidom. The plot is not the most inventive, but the banter and atmospheric situation of the show makes for a very enjoyable watch, especially late night when it normally airs. i highly recommend it to people who like science fiction that thinks outside normal sci-fi convention.