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<< The girl in the movie LEXX looked a lot better then the girl in the series LEXX. >>
Would someone mind explaining to me how this show came about? I mean I remember watching what I thought was the show, but the chick in it was alot cuter that the current one (she had blueish hair). In fact, I don't think that what I saw was even called LEXX. Did they start with the show and then spin off a couple of movies?
I could have gotten into the show if it wasn't so cheezy and wierd. I'm no stranger to odd shows/movies but this one was too strange even for me. Maybe it was the bad acting? >>
The original Lexx movies were given the name Tales from a Parallel Universe when they were first aired on Showtime. They are really just called the Lexx Movies or Lexx Series 1.
From
The Lexx FAQ
Question: Why are there two different Z/Xevs? [Search FAQ]
Answer: In the original Lexx movies, and in the first two episodes of Series 2, the character Zev (the blue-haired one - not blonde) was played by Eva Habermann. After that, she was replaced by Xenia Seeberg (the red-haired one, also renamed Xev - she went to long blonde hair in Series 3). Here's the story of why this happened, quoted from Eva Habermann herself, in an interview she did for SFX magazine:
"It was discussed for a long time when they were going to continue to shoot the show," she sighs. "They had an option for me which ran out on 4 January 1998, but they said it would continue in March. Then it was going to be July, then September... I got a lot of offers from German TV shows and was offered this beach part. And so finally I said I'd take it because I never knew when we'd get started again. And then, about two weeks later, they called me and said, 'Okay! We got it now!' So I had to say, 'Sorry, guys, but I've got new work.' So there's going to be a whole new Xev."