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| TV,
Richard Young,
20 January 1999 |
Rating: F4
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’Tired of Star Trek? Bored with Babylon 5? Channel 5 has a low profile antidote to what ails thee in the Sci-Fi department. It's just a shame that Friday's episode was so pants. Lexx is often a surreal and intriguing show. It charts the travels of moody assassin Kai, pouty pleasure slave Zev and wimpy Janitor Stanley Tweedle, who is only on board because he is the only one who can fly the super-powerful insectoid star cruiser, The Lexx. This week, while on the run from Mandred and his insect warriors (and the total destruction of the known Universe), our intrepid trio come across a bizarre floating opera house in space. Despite the somewhat urgent predicament, they are drawn into watching a series of truly awful musical numbers hosted by a futuristic Christopher Biggins-like Master of Ceremonies. The performers chart the history of Kai's people, the Brunnanji, through song and dance. Kai and Zev are encouraged to take part in the production - to sing their song, and in doing so become part of the story. I can imagine how the script could have sounded so promising: Stanley is about to leave when he is moved by the power of Kai's war song and is encouraged to go back and collect his friends so they can stand shoulder to shoulder in facing their impending doom instead of just running away. The only trouble is, the songs are so badly done, the costumes terrible and the set looks like the drama hall of some local school. On a good night, Lexx is sex. But not tonight, Josephine.
Sci-Fi Channel & Channel 5
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