tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054185.post9222988872038086411..comments2023-08-03T07:18:04.680-04:00Comments on Geek Like Me, Too: Lexx is WretchedPaul R. Pottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04401509483200614806noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054185.post-61295352768384017982017-01-30T19:22:49.028-05:002017-01-30T19:22:49.028-05:00Great comments, Unknown. I agree with you about &q...Great comments, Unknown. I agree with you about "Brigadoom." What a strange but beautiful episode!Paul R. Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401509483200614806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054185.post-67981752824350131882017-01-30T00:34:35.073-05:002017-01-30T00:34:35.073-05:00Hi. I just read this, I was actually having a men...Hi. I just read this, I was actually having a mental debate about whether it was truly homophobic. What I mean is I get this impression of a mix between homoprogressive, homosubversive and homophobic. At the time there wasn´t a lot of truly homosexual representations on "normal" tv. Homosexuality is not just in homophobic gags, but also various characters, but then they're all villains and not particularly cute. So it felt like a step forward at the time, having SOME sort of relationships/representations on screen. And the show was imaginative and a unique universe. But in an age where Archie comics has a positive gay character among its main cast, it seems only homophobic.<br /><br />But yeah, there is a lot of shclock (not the good kind), and when rewatching it the first season did feel longer than I remembered. But part of that would be that shows nowadays have a LOT more going on, a lot less downtime. Watching old movies (like from anything from the 70s or earlier) has the same effect. Amy Sherman-Palladino actually commented on this once in an interview while working on Bunheads. So I wonder how much of that is what makes the show feel somewhat worse than before. <br /><br />But the universe is in itself worth it, as are certain episodes as others here commented. I liked how in the first season we see order as a force of evil (it's not that common, especially when it's a "light vs dark" dichotomy for the universe. Then there's the fact that basically everything seen in the "light" zone isn't all that good. The concept of the "afterlife" and all that. <br /><br />In my opinion the fourt season is more of a variety show, filled with sketches and skits, it was a way to move the storyline forward despite not really knowing where to go. The show tends to work along the lines of just destroying everything (the light zone, the universe, the afterlife, and yet by its very own mythology, things be go own or be reborn, for time is "circular" (I quite liked that take on prophets and why they can see the "future").<br /><br />But yeah, the first season is good for creating the universe and for a smattering of moments. The second for certain episodes and how it finds its legs. The third is great, on so many levels (but often bears many of the flaws from the rest of the show in general). The fourth is more of a time killer.<br /><br />To be clear, I rarely sit down to watch tv. I generally multi-task, which makes watching certain things, especially those with pacing problems, much more tolerable.<br /><br />And yeah, SOOOO not kid friendly in most places.<br /><br />But there is something I DO have to give it props for. Even if I haven't seen any of it for several years, I do occasionally have Kai's battle song pop up in my head or some of those from "Brigadoom".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201918339903972353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054185.post-34120890410978806752015-10-06T13:01:08.433-04:002015-10-06T13:01:08.433-04:00Janika, thanks. I have read your comments and I ha...Janika, thanks. I have read your comments and I have watched most of the rest of the series -- I am partway into season 4 now. It really is a very frustrating show to watch. I think fans like you put a lot more thought into it than the producers did, and give them far too much credit. I think that's a version of the "sunk cost fallacy" for TV watching -- when fans have invested time into watching a show, we want to believe that it had some value. It's why I watched all of "Andromeda" even when it became obvious that the head writer had left and the show was just a confused mess with no real story arc anymore. It's why I watched all of "Stargate: SG-1" even when half the original actors were gone and replaced by refugees from "Farscape" and the writing was going nowhere.<br /><br />Season 3 has a lot of really beautiful _moments_. I love what they did with the sets for Fire and Water and the concept, even with a low budget. The episode "Brigadoom" takes big risks for the actors but is really touching and funny. "The Web" and "The Net" have a pretty intriguing setup and it is neat to see the story from different perspectives. But overall, most of the episodes are just far, far too padded. The gondola sequences are gorgeous, but there just _is not enough story_. "Boomtown," "K-Town," "Garden," "Girltown" -- they all suffer from the same problem. The only things moving the story along in these episodes are adolescent sexual gratification and homophobic gags.<br /><br />The show is funnier when it is performing some kind of specific parody of a genre, like in "791" and "Wake the Dead." But so much of it just shows no character development and no drama at all. Over 40 shows in, and Stan and Xev are still motivated primarily by their desires to get laid. It really want to make it to the end, but it is such a slog. As the episodes get weirder in season 4 and anything can happen, this has the paradoxical effect of draining away all the drama and interest, so I am really having a hard time continuing. I find myself fast-forwarding a lot. I have written a little more about Lexx on my other blog here:<br /><br />http://thebooksthatwroteme.blogspot.com/2015/08/read-it-july-2015-and-more-about-lexx.html<br /><br />I am considering a project in which I study each episode in more detail, at least the ones that I feel deserve some consideration.Paul R. Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401509483200614806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054185.post-31653825780749149042013-11-06T13:00:08.056-05:002013-11-06T13:00:08.056-05:00I invite you to experience Lexx in a different per...I invite you to experience Lexx in a different perspective of mythology, philosophy, and social context. See my Lexx fan blog at grandfortuna.xanga.com in particular "Why Lexx is important" at http://grandfortuna.xanga.com/2012/12/07/why-lexx-is-important/<br /><br />Lexx is a little bit of a shock, but there is method to the madness. ;)Janikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620507254008802245noreply@blogger.com