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*** Topic is 'LEXX Chat w/ Paul Donovan, Lex Gigeroff, Michael McManus
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<Lunatic> hello Righty :))
<Praxilla> heya righty!
<maya> hey righty!!!
<MadamCod> Lex.. hi there!
<ubervixen> hiya righty
<Doffy> hi Righty!
<Amyzon> Hi Righty
<ghoul> man i feel sorry for the chat mod :))

<ChatMod> Well...let's see... We have Michael on the phone -- he's have tech troubles

<lafemmenikita20> howdie righty, fx

<Righty> Hi Ho - The fabulous and naked Paul Donovan is here with the cuddly and fragrant Lex Gigeroff

<ChatMod> And we're still waiting on Lex and Paul

* MadamCod falls on the floor in reverence.........
<dgrequeen> heya Paul and Lex!
<maya> hey Paul!

<Righty> Any sign of the drunken Mick?

<MadamCod> he's stuck on the phone Righty
<PrimaNW> heh I speak Microsoft if he needs techy help Righty LOL
<Rowanmay> What type of tech probs is Michael having?
* rotgut breaks out his BFG
<ghoul> any back bacon with that uber?

<ChatMod> Okay we have a typist who will type for Michael. She'll log on in a minute. We're still waiting on Lex and Paul

<harrisw> The dead do not type.
<thefrey> lol!
<MadamCod> LOL!

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<FrogSplash> Hi Michael

<ChatMod> Hi Michael!

<Xer0BorG> :D :D
<ubervixen> hi micheal
<lafemmenikita20> hi Michael!
<Strytlr> Hi Michael
<Twilight1> hi Mr. McManus
<MadamCod> congrats on making it...
<Identity6> Hi Michael
<kaiofbrunneng> hi Michael
<Arania> hi michael
<maya> Hi Michael!!
<Koudelka-1> hi Michael
<Mirazh> HELLOOOOOOOOOOO
<mike-l> hello michael
<sekn> greets MM
<Doffy> Hi Michael
<angelmay> Hi Michael!!
<DawnofB3K> hi michael
<lessy> hi michael
<Alaric> michael!!
<Alaric> wow you made it
<dgrequeen> Hello Michael
<Rowanmay> Hi Michael
<harrisw> Hi Michael!!!!
<ghoul> howdy mr. mcmanus
<Chaz> hi Michael
<Oldmanjeter> Hello michael
<Xer0BorG> Lo MM
<Tyrannosaur> Hello Mr. McManus
<Dee> hi micheal
* Lunatic waves to MM
<ghoul> good to see you (sort of)

<Righty> Hi Miguel

<StunnerLuver4> hi Michael
<Herdarkzone> Hi Michael!
<Sparks> hi Michael
<Nika> Buenos Dias Michael!
<Mirazh> MM!!!!!!
<Mirazh> If, I were a woman I would love you sexually, MM.
<Amyzon> Hi Mr. McManus
<progressor> hello MM
<Maxa> hey mcmanus! favor us with a joke!
<rotgut> Hello MM

* MichaelMcManus waves

* MadamCod would wave to MM but she has her hands full

<MichaelMcManus> Hello everyone.

<shewren> Guten Tag Mr. McManus
<Oldmanjeter> Hello Michael
* MadamCod bows at MM's feet.....LOL
<AnimeVexedOtaku> Hi Michael!
<CorpusCallosum> Hey there!!!
* rotgut points at MM.....

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<Alaric> ja guten tag Michael
<Tabby> Hey Mikey!!!
<Mirazh> MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Herdarkzone> Welcome Mr. McManus!!
<ghoul> lol - pretty nuts in here eh, mr. mcmanus?

<ChatMod> Okay guys -- we're going to wait another minute trying to round up Paul and Lex. If that doesn't work we'll start with Michael. We'll close the floor in the meantime

<Alaric> wow holy crap i finnaly get to atleast be in a chat with michael mcmanus
<DawnofB3K> thanks for coming Michael
<MadamCod> Jeanius!!!!!!!!!!! *HUGE HUGS!*
<dgrequeen> I have to say, we're a little surprised to see all of you here
* Davie-84- waves to Mr McManus from Australia :)

<Righty> Miguel - Wie lang ist dein pimmel? ( Buggy Note1....see translation at end of script...LOL! )

<ChatMod> They're here!

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<ChatMod> Lex and Paul can you type to the screen?

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<Righty> Hi ho
<Righty> This is Lex and Paul

<ChatMod> Michael?

<Righty> Yup
<MichaelMcManus> I can type -- but I'm also experimenting with logging on through javachat.
<Righty> Yes it is - we were in the audiorium and for some reason we can't get back in

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<ChatMod> Cool!
<ChatMod> Hi everyone, thanks for joining us here. I'm Patrizia DiLucchio for SCIFI. Tonight we're pleased to tell you that the wait is over! Beginning tomorrow night SCIFI will be airing never-before-seen episodes of the SCI FI Original series Lexx.

<ChatMod> In anticipation of the return of Lexx, tonight we’re pleased to be chatting with the show’s executive producer Paul Donovan, head writer Lex Gigeroff, and star Michael McManus better known as Kai. Between them these guys have won more awards than we can list!

<ChatMod> Brief word about the drill. This is a moderated chat -- please send your questions for our guests to ChatQ, as private messages. (To send a private message, either double-click on ChatQ or type "/msg ChatQ" on the command line - only without the quotes.)

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<ChatMod> So...First question

<ChatMod> <Rowanmay> to <ChatMod>: I would like to know if the name of Giggarotta was a play on Lex's last name?

<MichaelMcManus> Yes, it was.

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<MichaelMcManus> Whenever they were desperate for names, they would always use Lex's names --

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<MichaelMcManus> because he has a good name.
<MichaelMcManus> ga

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<ChatMod> Lex and Paul are having a problem...bear with us a sec
<ChatMod> A question for Michael in the meantime

<ChatMod> <Davie-84-> to <ChatMod>: Mr McManus: What was the most memorable experience that you've had in filming the many seasons of Lexx?

<MichaelMcManus> But I'm here!
<MichaelMcManus> Getting my hair cut on the last day of shooting.
<MichaelMcManus> It was a fantastic experience to be done on 65 hours of cable television.

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<Lexoriffic> Hello
Lexoriffic> Testing

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<MichaelMcManus> Coming through!

<ChatMod> Next question...

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<ChatMod> <CorpusCallosum> to <ChatQ>: What was the original inspiration for Lexx?

<Lexoriffic> Karl - I have my crack pipe right here
<Lexoriffic> Okay - I'll call you a crack whore
<Lexoriffic> ga
<Lexoriffic> You tell me

<KarlSCIFI> nice

<MichaelMcManus> I think it was some kind of stoned meeting between Paul Donavan & Lex Gigeroff -- but you'd have to ask them.

<KarlSCIFI> welcome paul - welcome lex

<Lexoriffic> Hello

<MichaelMcManus> You'd also have to ask Lex how to spell his last name.
<MichaelMcManus> ga

<Lexoriffic> Better now

<KarlSCIFI> Sorry about the problems folks but we now have Paul and lex

<ChatMod> Next question...

<ChatMod> <Tyrannosaur> to <ChatQ>: To Mr. McManus> There's a rumor going around that there's going to be a spin-off of LEXX. Are you going to be in it by any chance?

<MichaelMcManus> I've heard that rumor -- and I won't be in it. No chance.
<MichaelMcManus> It's just a rumor. No I've done my time in the wig and the rumor will have to wait for the ratings after the next 14 episodes.
<MichaelMcManus> ga
<MichaelMcManus> At the END of those 14 shows, my answer will be more clear.
<MichaelMcManus> ga for real this time.

<ChatMod> Everybody wants to know why there are no LEXX action figures?

<MichaelMcManus> I think they have to ask the company that has the license to market them -- that would be a Paul question.

<Lexoriffic> PD: We're working on anatomically correct blow-up dolls
<Lexoriffic> ga

<MichaelMcManus> Personally, I find the absence of Lexx figures oddly ... comforting.
<MichaelMcManus> ga

<ChatMod> <Mirazh> to <ChatQ>: Lex, what inspired you so much with the relationship between insects and humans? There seems to be no other aliens in the Lexx saga.

<MichaelMcManus> Anatomically correct blow-up dolls of the producing team, naturally.

<Lexoriffic> There's lotsa bugs in this universe... come over some time and I'll show you

<ChatMod> <StunnerLuver4> to <ChatQ>: Please someone tell me what the H in Stan's name stands for!!!

<MichaelMcManus> Ahh!
<MichaelMcManus> I have no idea.

<Lexoriffic> We're not sure whether the "H" is "Hirsute" or "Heroin" - ga

<MichaelMcManus> I have a question for you: Did anyone see Brian or Stanley Tweedle at the sci fi convention in Los Angeles?

<ChatMod> Now a really BIG question

<ChatMod> <harrisw> to <ChatQ>: What motivated the decision to change Xev's hair from RED to BLOND?

<MichaelMcManus> That's a Paul question if I ever heard one.

<Lexoriffic> Three thousand years in the cooler does strange things to hair - ga
<Lexoriffic> As Michael will tell you - ga

<ChatMod> STATION IDENTIFICATION:

<ChatMod> Just a reminder. Were chatting with Lexx executive producer Paul Donovan, head writer Lex Gigeroff and star Michael McManus. Lexx returns to SCIFI with never before seen episodes tomorrow January 25th. This is a moderated chat -- please send your questions for our guests to ChatQ, as private messages. (To send a private message, either double-click on ChatQ or type "/msg ChatQ" on the command line - only without the quotes.)

<ChatMod> <MadamCod> to <ChatQ>: To Paul, Michael and Lex....Hi there...Brian Downey had commented that Michael had impressed the locals with his navigation skills on a river boat, when you were all filming in Thailand...I have to ask...was he THAT good? ;)

<Lexoriffic> PD: Yes
<Lexoriffic> ga

<MichaelMcManus> It was my muscular masculinity that impressed the locals.
<MichaelMcManus> Those things are hard to drive -- the torque is unbelievable. <MichaelMcManus> ga

<ChatMod> <CorpusCallosum> to <ChatQ>: How long does it take to write or produce an epsiode?

<Lexoriffic> Forty-four minutes and thirty seconds - plus a little post production per episode - ... ga

<ChatMod> <WilliamsXev> to <ChatMod>: So, whose idea was it to have 790 fall for Kai?

<Lexoriffic> Thr 790- Kai idea came from Chris Bould - an "English" director ... ga

<ChatMod> <LiannaX> to <ChatQ>: Now that fliming for Lexx is over, what other kinds of projects do you hope to try?

<Lexoriffic> LG: I'm hoping to get a call back for the Zsa Zsa Gabor story
<Lexoriffic> As the lead, natch - ga
<Lexoriffic> Dahhhhhhlinkkkk... ga

<ChatMod> <Identity6> to <ChatQ>: Michael, do you think you will be doing any American Movies in the future, or do you hope to?

<MichaelMcManus> It would be lovely but I think it's very long odds that anything like that would happen.

<Lexoriffic> Testing
<Lexoriffic> ga

<MichaelMcManus> Right now, that's what I think.
<MichaelMcManus> But it would, of course, be lovely.
<MichaelMcManus> ga

<ChatMod> <MissJean> to <ChatMod>: Paul, in your last chat, you mentioned a Renaissance project you were working on. How is that going?

<Lexoriffic> PD: I'm going to Italy in April
<Lexoriffic> Test

<ChatMod> You're still there

<Lexoriffic> yup - ga

<ChatMod> <harrisw> to <ChatQ>: Who's idea was it to have the LEXX blow up Disney World? Did someone have a bad experience there as a child?

<Lexoriffic> PD: actually it was as an adult - ga

<MichaelMcManus> I'm not implicated in that at all. I am innocent!

<ChatMod> <greencolleen> to <ChatQ>: I'd like to know how Micheal keeps a straight face during some of those really incredible sceanes, like Xev fiddling with his knobs?

<MichaelMcManus> ga
<MichaelMcManus> If they hadn't thrown out all of the outtakes, one could easily see that I don't always keep a straight face. Although I'm not bad.
<MichaelMcManus> ga

<ChatMod> <Pandora> to <ChatQ>: A lot of Lexx fans are freaks...goodness knows I'M thankful that my bangs cover up that 3rd eye on my forehead. ;) Did having such a fan-base challenge you to push the envelope with the writing/producing of the show?

<Lexoriffic> What's so weird about a third eye? ga

<ChatMod> <harrisw> to <ChatQ>: How did Brian handle the "Fluffer" scene? I bet there where some terrific outtakes.

<Lexoriffic> Brian couldn't take his hands off Jeff Hirschfield when the camera was not rolling... ga

<ChatMod> <rotgut> to <ChatMod>: Lex, how many ship designs did you go through till you picked the one that LEXX looks like?

<Lexoriffic> 69
<Lexoriffic> ga

<ChatMod> <Lunatic> to <ChatMod>: to the Lexx and Paul : will there ever be a special with all the funny outtakes from the Lexx ?

<Lexoriffic> PD: in the DVDs, yes...

<MichaelMcManus> That's another way to get money out of sci fi fans!

<ChatMod> As per previous chats, a pressing question tonight is: Where did the idea for "violating carrots" come from?

<Lexoriffic> PD: Alex Busby - head of special effects - and he has 'unresolved issues' with vegetables
<Lexoriffic> ga

<ChatMod> Praxilla> to <ChatQ>: Some folks would like to know if Mr. McManus has found new management yet?

<MichaelMcManus> The idea came from the usual theme of anal penetration...
<MichaelMcManus> I've turned out to be unmanageable.
<MichaelMcManus> ga

<ChatMod> <LeahElla21> to <ChatQ>: Just a comment on what Michael said about getting money from us. A lot of us women would pay a fortune for him.

<ChatMod> <Koudelka-1> to <ChatMod>: <koudelka> to <ChatQ>: Micheal are you going to do more plays

* MichaelMcManus laughs
<MichaelMcManus> Wow. How much is a fortune?
<MichaelMcManus> I may head back this way when I'm broke.
<MichaelMcManus> Yes, I am going to do more plays. And as soon as possible.
<MichaelMcManus> ga

<ChatMod> <Crystal> to <ChatQ>: being very new to lexx and not knowing a lot about, why was there a diffrence in personality between Eva Habermann and Xena Seeburg as Xev

<Lexoriffic> They didn't respond to the high voltage treatment in the same way - ga

<ChatMod> A lot of people are asking if any of you will be attending fan conventions this year? And if so where?

<MichaelMcManus> I have no plans to attend fan conventions this year.

<Lexoriffic> We'll be at the Woodside Tavern in Dartmouth for most of the year - ga

<ChatMod> <maya> to <ChatQ>: for micheal, Did you do your own research for your scene in Fluffdaddy?

<MichaelMcManus> It was a collaborative effort.
<MichaelMcManus> ga

<ChatMod> <Maritas> to <ChatQ>: Please Mr. McManus if it's true that he's going to be playing a part in a movie of the book "The Power of Dr. Del" ( Buggy Note 2 - see end of script )

* MichaelMcManus laughs
<MichaelMcManus> My people are still waiting for the contract negotiations to get un-stalled.
<MichaelMcManus> ga

<ChatMod> <DarkPrince> to <ChatMod>: Why did you make Vlad a women, and why did she want to kill Kai?

<Lexoriffic> We couldn't find a guy who could squeeze into the bustier. And she's from Finland... ga

<ChatMod> <StunnerLuver4> to <ChatQ>: Lex: Do you act anything like Dr. Rainbow in real life?

<Lexoriffic> N-n-n-n-n-n-n- sometimes.... ga

<ChatMod> <DawnofB3K> to <ChatMod>: Hi Michael ,Paul and Lex I think u r such amazing men, Paul and Lex what made u think up such a creative show as Lexx?

<Lexoriffic> There''s lotsa creative minds at the Woodside Tavern - ga

<ChatMod> <WilliamsXev> to <ChatMod>: Lexx has some stuff that some people find offensive. Has that ever been a problem in dealing with networks?

<Lexoriffic> What do y'all mean by redneck? ga

<ChatMod> <omardigs> to <ChatMod>: Is what Brian said true about there being a lexx spin-off of Lexx in the future.

<Lexoriffic> Not this network fortunately - ga
<Lexoriffic> That's up to the network - ga

<ChatMod> <Nimboho> to <ChatQ>: I was having an argument with one my college tutors a few days ago, as he seems to think he saw Lexx 20 years ago in Germany, Is he totaly metal, or was the concept for Lexx based on a similar tv show?

<Lexoriffic> Lexx played first in Germany about five years ago - but we like to think of the show as an homage to "Space Precinct" - ga

<ChatMod> Paul, Lex, Michael. Our hour is over. Thanks for logging on. We'll all be watching tomorrow night. And to our audience, thanks for your myriad of questions! We'll open the floor in a moment

<MichaelMcManus> Good bye to you all and thanks for having me online.

<Lexoriffic> Danke - Tschuss -

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<ChatMod> Thanks Michael, Paul, Lex. G'night
<shewren> Good night Mr. McManus...thank you for coming! Thanks Paul and Lex...Night guys and big hugs!! ):)
<CorpusCallosum> WoW that was funny!!! That Lex is hillarious

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Buggy Note1....<Righty>( Lex Gigeroff ) Miguel-Wie lang ist dein pimmell ? Translates as ‘Michael...how long is your dick?....LOL!!

Buggy Note2...this was suggested by MissJean...the original question being ‘Is it True that Michael McManus will be playing the Head Minion in a Canadian Production of the SciFi novel ‘ The Minions of Dr.Del’...mwahahahahah!

Lexx IV Midseason Chat - edited by Bugbomb  © 2002