Think back to the sci-fi shows of the 1990s. If Stargate, The X-Files, or Star Trek: Deep Space Nine spring to mind first, you’re not alone. But from 1997 to 2002, while these fan favorites drew big audiences in North America, Citytv (and later Space) aired another genre-defying sci-fi series that has now faded into near-total obscurity: Lexx. The Forgotten Anti-Star Trek
Lexx, created by Paul Donovan, was an international co-production between Canadian, British, and German partners. The series ran for 61 episodes and was even broadcast in France on channels like 13ème Rue and Canal+. At the time, Lexx was promoted as the anti-Star Trek—the show to watch if you were tired of Klingons or the sanitized world of the Federation.
Twisting Science Fiction Conventions
What made Lexx stand out? It turned the rules of sci-fi upside down, openly parodying and mocking the genre while digging into
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