Any Xena:WP fans on the boards?

JanewayRulz! · Aug 26, 2016

The killing?

The sex?

The subtext?

Well, 20 years after Xena 1st aired, she will be returning without subtext... unless that's what they'll call the tension between Xena and Ares.

ETA: Flashback Friday from Jeri Ryan and Lucy

https://twitter.com/JeriLRyan/status/769028427085123586

JanewayRulz! · Sep 12, 2016

Caligula has died.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/09/11/alexis-arquette-dead/90227518/

And the Goddess "Saba" mourns.

https://twitter.com/RealLucyLawless/status/775106813515669504

Here's a May article proposing who in pop culture are rightly considered the "daughters" of Thelma and Louise.

http://www.vh1.com/news/262555/thelma-and-louise-pop-culture-feminism/

This vid is only 5 days old. Gosh, I love this song.

This one is 5 years old and is worth showing because its GABRIELLE that's the star of the song. (It reminds me of Angie Harmon's "complaint" that in all the lesbian fan fiction about Rizzoli and Isles' "she" was always "the guy".) :beer:

Okay... things are "back to normal" with this vid. (Make sure you read the "disclaimer" at the end of the video. ) :lol:

If you want to bid in the 2016 Spring cleaning (Southern hemisphere) auction, Lucy's item for donation will soon be revealed.

http://www.lucylawless.net/2016/09/starship-spring-clean-lucy-item-auction.html

It WON'T be her outfit from season 6's "Dangerous Prey". :alienblush:

That one sold a couple years ago.

http://www.lucylawless.net/2016/09/starship-spring-clean-lucy-item-auction.html

This next vid is only 2 weeks old and includes one vidder's fav quotes from the series. (It also includes another of my fav songs, so it makes the cut.

)

Collider loves Xena and Buffy, in their lists of "best TV shows of the 90's" :bolian:

http://collider.com/best-90s-tv-shows/#xena-warrior-princess

JanewayRulz! · Sep 17, 2016

I LOVE it!!!! :guffaw:

4 Powerful Life lessons XWP taught us. :bolian:

http://moviepilot.com/posts/4093630?platform=hootsuite

JD · Sep 17, 2016

That really makes me want a Xena/Hercules LEGO game.

Sparkle Fabulosa · Sep 17, 2016

That LEGO opening is everything!

JanewayRulz! · Sep 18, 2016

Here's a side by side vid of the Legos version vs the real credits. It explained to me who Legos Gabrielle was hugging (I'd forgotten).

I never realized lego fan movies were such a big thing. :alienblush:

Here's someone's Legos movie from 3 years ago. I don't much think of their Gabrielle :thumbdown:

in green pants, but their Joxer looks good. :bolian:

That last one doesn't make me want to go out and buy Legos... but this next one does make me want to buy a video game. :beer:

ETA: Face-timing with Xena. :rommie:

Why Katrina doesn't want to be Xena. :bolian:

JanewayRulz! · Sep 28, 2016

Re: The Xena reboot. "They can do whatever the heck they like." :razz:

ETA

Day 1 & 2 of Lucy at Palermo Comic Con, trying to explain how she isn't beautiful. :lol:

Day 3 of Lucy at Palermo where she showed an ep of Spartacus rather than Xena for a variety of technical and story reasons. Unfortunately its hard to hear the questions in this one.

JanewayRulz! · Apr 12, 2017

Uh oh...

https://twitter.com/TheVintageComic/status/849625012155826176

I suspected something like this was coming about, since there's been no word on the reboot since he delivered the script over a year ago. :shrug:

Well, can't look forward to a Xena fix any time soon, but we still have Ruby! :beer:

http://www.lotl.com/News/Lucy-Lawless-The-Warrior-Princess-Still-Fighting-To-Help-Others-1721/

Sparkle Fabulosa · Apr 12, 2017

I didn't think it would actually happen so I'm not surprised

JD · Apr 13, 2017

Yeah, I've learned not to expect stuff like this to actually happen, until it actually happens.

dahj · Apr 13, 2017

Aw, crap. Can't say I'm surprised, but it still sucks.

JanewayRulz! · Apr 15, 2017

Here's a quote or two from the former show runner on the subject.

https://www.themarysue.com/javier-grillo-marxuach-leaves-xena-what-now/

One wonders what was the hang-up and whether he will eventually post his failed xena script on his "design bureau" archive of "Pitches, Scripts, and Samples" . (No, its not there yet... I checked.)

Maybe we should get a showrunner who knows a thing or two about these characters and has the wherewithal to fight for them.

I suspect if the new Wonder Woman movie does as well as I think it will, we will see more pressure on the networks / cable / prime channels to give us a 21st cent version of Xena WP.

JanewayRulz! · Aug 12, 2017

Realistic to our ages? :cardie:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...ed-possible-reboot-renee-oconnor-reveals.html

Renee is expecting a lot from her XWP fanatics.

The above article links to this next discussion re: why Wonder Woman is such a great movie.

http://www.etonline.com/news/219010_lessons_wonder_woman_can_teach_the_entire_superhero_genre/

And except for the lack (?) of women directors (only 4 eps out of 134 were directed by women, 2 of which were done by Renee) those ^ same comments could easily be referring to Xena WP's 6 year TV run. :vulcan:

Ahhh, at least this article acknowledges someone came BEFORE WW broke the cinematic glass action hero ceiling.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/enter...adot-fight-for-more-female-led-action-movies/

Oh Charlize... you were doing "so" well up till that last comment. :rolleyes:

Oh my.

When Lucy isn't busy saving the Artic from the oil companies... :klingon:

http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/enter...ess-heading-to-arctic-on-protest-mission.html

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11892505

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11902550

She's grabbing our / Charlize's attention in another way. :alienblush:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainme...s-as-a-sexy-hedonistic-diva-from-pleasuredome

I still think Xena should be rebooted as a "modern" day activist. If TPTB want her to be saddled with guilt like in her Thracian incarnation, they could have her be responsible for causing .. or responsible for not preventing some horrendous environmental tragedy like the 1984 Bhopal disaster.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Bhopal-disaster

A middle aged woman with $$$ in her corporate eyes pre-disaster could have an epiphany during Bhopal and disappear in the Himalayas for "3 years" of meditation and training to emerge in the late 1980's to tackle issues around (for example) Chernobyl's melt down in the Soviet Union, the genocides in Africa, the oil spills from the Exon Valdez in the 80s and wars / oil fires in the Kuwaiti desert in the early 90's.

Along the way she keeps encountering an heiress turned free lance journalist documenting these same atrocities and eventually they decide to travel together righting wrongs and telling the stories of people caught under the boot of corporate, governmental and religious zealots. :censored:

By placing the story later in life, Renee won't have to worry about whether her body could keep up with gladiator boot camp. :lol:

JanewayRulz! · Aug 28, 2017

Ding dong the Warrior is dead.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/xena-warrior-princess-reboot-dead-at-nbc-1031380

This next link belongs in the "when life hands you lemons... make lemonade" department.

https://moviepilot.com/p/xena-reboot-needed-to-be-canceled/4357053

This one too.

https://www.themarysue.com/xena-be-warned-xena-beware/

This next article talks about the "bury your gays" trope, which, when you think about it, is what the original show did to half of its team.

http://uproxx.com/hitfix/xena-reboot-nbc-canceled/

I suspect this next type of thinking...

"It’s believed that these [creative differences] may have related to Grillo-Marxuach’s desire to put the romantic relationship between Xena and Gabrielle front and center."

...did contribute to the cancellation.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat...lans_for_a_xena_warrior_princess_revival.html

Not because of the lesbian relationship, per se, but because NBC didn't want a " Harlequin Romance Novel".

NBC probably wanted a Kick a$$ / Take names... See the moral high ground? / Take the moral high ground! type of show, and if it could make us laugh occasionally... they wouldn't complain.

Oh, and if Xena happens to be sleeping with her traveling companion, that's a side bar. Not to be ignored in the land of subtext, but also not to be so in your face that we have to have "sensitive chats" every time some guy or gal flirts with one or another of our dynamic duo and their noses got out of joint. The few times that happened in the show made me happy it did NOT happen more often.

CALL ME, NBC. I have a few ideas to run by you.

The first is to remind Rob Tapert that Cecrops IS immortal.

Gov Kodos · Aug 28, 2017

JanewayRulz! said:
Ding dong the Warrior is dead.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/xena-warrior-princess-reboot-dead-at-nbc-1031380

This next link belongs in the "when life hands you lemons... make lemonade" department.

https://moviepilot.com/p/xena-reboot-needed-to-be-canceled/4357053

This one too.

https://www.themarysue.com/xena-be-warned-xena-beware/

This next article talks about the "bury your gays" trope, which, when you think about it, is what the original show did to half of its team.

http://uproxx.com/hitfix/xena-reboot-nbc-canceled/

I suspect this next type of thinking...

"It’s believed that these [creative differences] may have related to Grillo-Marxuach’s desire to put the romantic relationship between Xena and Gabrielle front and center."

...did contribute to the cancellation.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat...lans_for_a_xena_warrior_princess_revival.html

Not because of the lesbian relationship, per se, but because NBC didn't want a " Harlequin Romance Novel".

NBC probably wanted a Kick a$$ / Take names... See the moral high ground? / Take the moral high ground! type of show, and if it could make us laugh occasionally... they wouldn't complain.

Oh, and if Xena happens to be sleeping with her traveling companion, that's a side bar. Not to be ignored in the land of subtext, but also not to be so in your face that we have to have "sensitive chats" every time some guy or gal flirts with one or another of our dynamic duo and their noses got out of joint. The few times that happened in the show made me happy it did NOT happen more often.

CALL ME, NBC. I have a few ideas to run by you.

The first is to remind Rob Tapert that Cecrops IS immortal.

Xena/Joxer, the real deal.

JanewayRulz! · Aug 30, 2017

Gov Kodos said:
Xena/Joxer, the real deal.

I think Gabrielle would dispute that statement. :whistle:

Now the "Do it, do it now" crowd is weighing in on the cancellation of the Xena comeback.

http://www.tvovermind.com/tv-news/xena-warrior-princess-reboot-fact-make-sense

Of course, Bruce has his own opinion.

https://twitter.com/GroovyBruce/status/899868072089194496

Interesting reply from Tapert.

"For now."

JanewayRulz! · Aug 31, 2017

I LOVE it ! :beer:

I have to admit, I miss Michael's Batman.

http://screenrant.com/justice-league-trailer-retro/

If TPTB won't make more XWP eps... make your own.

https://www.prlog.org/12659897-xena-inspired-fantasy-action-film-protectress-premieres-online.html

Here's the minute long trailer.

Watch all 10 min of the short film here, for a "limited" time.

http://www.protectressfilm.com/

JanewayRulz! · Sep 9, 2017

Nothing new... but Rob does end with a cryptic message. "Watch this space."

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainme...-reboot-the-world-needs-a-superhero-like-xena

These next guys, on the other hand, are not encouraging at all... for 5 reasons that I really can't argue against.

http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/5-reasons-why-the-xena-reboot-should-stay-dead

(So... youtube is no longer supported here... but vimeo is?)

NSFW :alienblush:

JanewayRulz! · Sep 15, 2017

Gee, even with all the WW hype this year, these writers point to a different icon to describe this ancient warrior.

https://www.thelocal.se/20170908/confirmed-viking-warrior-was-a-woman

This article explains more about what the DNA testing "proved".

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/09/viking-warrior-woman-archaeology-spd/

Now... where's the chakram?

Battle on, Xena. :bolian:

JanewayRulz! · Sep 17, 2017

This next article is just good natured fun, though highly inaccurate.

Xena has more than ONE outfit! :rommie:

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2017/sep/16/xena-or-kate-who-is-the-better-princess/

This is a nice roundup, except equating LL's presence in Spartacus with her role in "Parks & Rec" or even worse wit her stint in "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" is an insult.

http://www.cbr.com/hercules-and-xena-where-are-they-now/

Also, they forgot to mention Rose McIver who played the child who channeled Xena in "Little Problems" along with a couple of eps on HLJ's to recurring eps of TV shows as diverse as "Power Rangers", "Masters of Sex", "Once upon a Time" (Tinker Bell) to her current starring role on "IZombie".

I think the only thing I didn't know was the Sunny Doench thing.

http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...s/news-story/f9e6a79712ddcf3a4c8eb39a150189fe

Lucy "might" have a new job in her future.

http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/11/wynonna-earp-lucy-lawless/

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