Lexx Season 1

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Lexx Season 1 is available on and right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 144 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Brian Downey's performance alone is worth the time investment. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Lexx Season 1 earns its spot. Lexx Season 1 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Stan, Zev and Kai accidentally steal the Lexx, the most powerful weapon of destruction in the two universes. After successfully fleeing from the Cluster, the main planet of the League of the 20,000 Planets, they are looking for a new home. Kai needs protoblood to live outside of his cryochamber. Brian Downey and Jeffrey Hirschfield lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1997. What keeps Lexx Season 1 from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Lexx Season 1 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Brian Downey is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.