Lexx
1997–2002CitytvSci-Fi ChannelSci-Fi
A living insect-shaped ship the size of a planet, introduced with the seriousness of an opera and the budget of a regional theatre. Rebuilt every season, and stranger each time.
Lexx rebuilt its titles: three distinct opening sequences are catalogued here across seasons 2–4, running between 59 and 61 seconds.
It arrived on Citytv in 1997, when Mystery Science Theater 3000, Stargate SG-1 and The Outer Limits (1995) were also on the network.
Only 139 of the 2,618 shows catalogued here changed their titles at all; Lexx did so two times.
All 3 opening title sequences
Season 2
59sThe first sequence made for the weekly series rather than the TV films that preceded it.
Season 3
61sRebuilt for the season confined to two planets, with the imagery narrowing to match.
Season 4
60sRebuilt again once the show arrives at Earth, which changes what the sequence has to establish.
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