Any Xena:WP fans on the boards?

JanewayRulz! · Jul 26, 2015

More speculation on the reboot rumor... just rumor or testing the waters?

http://www.geek.com/news/lucy-lawless-backtracks-on-xena-reboot-comments-1628997/

Not sure who Katie Wilson is, but she's very excited about a possible Xena reboot.

Laughed at the point that she got most of her knowledge of mythology from Xena, and that was why she was only right 65 % of the time.

True believers everywhere are holding out for their hero...

http://www.vinereport.com/article/x...rts.claim.that.it.still.in.the.works/1865.htm

This guy certainly doesn't believe Lucy's denial.
"J Law get ready to meet Lucy Law...less." :beer:

And the speculation plays on.

http://popcrush.com/nbc-xena-reboot-twitter/

For fans who may not have seen Renee recently...

... and Steven Sears (a Xena writer and producer) throws cold water on a Xena reboot. :brickwall:

JanewayRulz! · Jul 28, 2015

Who do we want?

........................XENA!

When do we want her?

.........................NOW!

http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/artic...s-it-would-still-be-cool-to-do-it-again-32055

I love this next writer's contention,"But dammit, we just
want to see more Xena!"

http://moviepilot.com/posts/2015/07...ncess-movie-3402308?lt_source=external,manual

er... uh... :alienblush:

In no way, shape or form am I condoning the "parody" tapes included ^^ in the above article.

JanewayRulz! · Aug 1, 2015

Lucy talks Xena once more... but says nothing that will please LL/ROC fans. :scream:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lucy-lawless-xena-reboot-i-812478

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/31/lucy-lawless-xena-reboot-nbc

Speaking of LL/ROC fans...

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/30/xena-warrior-princess-reunion

JanewayRulz! · Aug 15, 2015

A watched pot doesn't boil, but an unwatched pot boils over.

In other words... I missed this 3 days ago. :alienblush:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/xena-reboot-nbc-confirms-search-815073

and 2 days ago... :scream:

http://www.eonline.com/news/685980/...boss-says-lucy-lawless-credits-beautiful-fans

And 1 day ago they were still quoting the same line, so it was not retracted in hours like the last time around. :rolleyes:

http://www.geek.com/news/xena-warrior-princess-reboot-confirmed-by-nbc-1631117/

Unfortunately it looks like NBC can't see Lucy as anything other than a distraction from the sound of it. :brickwall:

Sparkle Fabulosa · Aug 16, 2015

Well at least she continues to keep fighting for it.

JanewayRulz! · Aug 17, 2015

When I re-read those NBC quotes, I wondered if they are merely publicity hyperbole and not an example of the lack of understanding of our original Warrior Princess.

Sources tell THR that the new, modern Xena would have to have the charisma and charm of Lawless and the smarts of The Hunger Games' Katniss as producers are said to be looking for a sophisticated and smart superhero for a new generation.

One of the things I came to love about this show was how smart our heroine really was, the fact that she often not only outsmarted her enemy, she could do it even when being driven mad by "The Furies".

Despite her "demigod" level strength and her unabashed tendency to unleash same, it is her intelligence that often wins the day.

Simply look to season 1 when she reasoned her way through Morpheus' dreamscape, outsmarted Ares to escape execution in "The Reckoning" or discovered the true leader in "The Black Wolf" for early examples of her insight and guile.

Of course, NBC will need to woo people who (like me before September, 2010) merely saw a beautiful woman in a skimpy leather outfit when she thought of Xena. People who have no conception how progressive the show often was.

So progressive that I take exception at this next line from the geek article.

While Xena spun out of the Hercules show, she was a character that stood well on her own. The show may seem dated now, but the message it sent to fans across the globe still rings true to many who look for strong and striking female leads.

Dated?

I fell in love with it and saw it for the first time just 2 years before the 1st HG movie came out! :rolleyes:

I haven't added a new one of these in a while. :alienblush:

But who can stop at just one? Here's one guy's attempt to celebrate NBC's "possible" news.

Can't get away without at least one of these.

"There you are."

Is she? :confused:

Only human? :vulcan:

THIS should be the theme song for we "Xena return" fanatics.

"When I see you again." :bolian:

Sparkle Fabulosa · Aug 17, 2015

Agee with everything you said J'Rulz!

So you started watching Xena in 2010? Me too!

JanewayRulz! · Aug 19, 2015

Yup... started 1 month before this thread.

I binged all 6 seasons in less than a month. :eek:

I keep finding things I've missed in my current events round up.

Lucy posted this on her twitter account, casting suggestions for the next Xena.

http://www.shewired.com/film/2015/0...-warrior-princess-reboot#.VbjmOI4WV80.twitter

And not to mix my threads too much, but here's Ruby Rose's response that SHE be considered as a Xena avatar.

https://twitter.com/RubyRose/status/626428343357812736

blasphemy! There is only one XENA! Although I take that as a huge compliment

I agree with Ruby... and I have to admit to a certain Xena bias. Other than the OBVIOUS Lucy Lawless preference, naturally.

When Piper Chapman towers over Stella in Orange is the New Black, you know Ruby's too danged SHORT to play the Warrior Princess. :alienblush:

And Speaking of OitNB... although I love Laura Prepon as Alex.... I just can't see her throwing a chakram with any sort of authority. :vulcan:

Oh... and I don't care WHAT century the reboot lands in, there darned well BETTER BE a Chakram in it! :klingon:

Something else Lucy tagged in her twitter file.

http://www.accesshollywood.com/lucy-lawless-will-xena-warrior-princess-make-a-comeback_video_2901037

https://twitter.com/RealLucyLawless/status/627271902424240128 :lol:

Sparkle Fabulosa · Aug 19, 2015

I started watching in March of 2010. I wasn't even aware of the show during it's run. What a sad existence I led

Laura Prepon as Xena? How insulting!

kirk55555 · Aug 19, 2015

Janeway's Girl said:
I started watching in March of 2010. I wasn't even aware of the show during it's run. What a sad existence I led

Laura Prepon as Xena? How insulting!

Yeah, that is weird. I have nothing against her, but as Xena? Honestly, most of the suggestions on that article were bizarre (Natalie Portman? Come on, that suggestion is borderline trolling). I really think Xena is a case of them already having had the perfect actress, and I can't see anyone getting close to taking her spot. Still, there are probably people closer than the ones in that article.

That said, Lucy still kicks ass. An older, wiser Xena could easily be awesome. But, I suppose in an industry that loves reboots and isn't always kind to older actresses, seeing Lucy as Xena again is probably as likely as me going into my backyard right now and finding Bigfoot

JanewayRulz! · Aug 20, 2015

Lucy once told a story (I think in one of the podcasts for XWP) about how things have changed in Hollywood since the start of the original series.

She noted that actresses on TV were getting "younger" everyday and her husband was "kind" enough :rolleyes:

to point out that by current standards, she and Renee at the ages they were in 1998 would be considered "too old" to play X&G. :wtf:

Talk about BLASPHEMY! :eek:

Most of the women in that article, if not all, are unsuitable for XWP in my not so humble opinion. :alienblush:

Then again, Rob Tapert found the PERFECT Xena after doing a couple seasons on a New Zealand Comedy TV show, so if she's out there, those people writing the articles are looking in the wrong places.

Well, technically Tapert found Lawless playing an Amazon on a new syndicated TV show called "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".

https://katgoodwin.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/2.jpg?w=500

This next link has nothing to do with new actresses, I just like the flow in the art.

http://img01.deviantart.net/0d8d/i/2011/138/1/3/xena_remake_beauty_shot_3_by_aeryis-d3goasm.jpg

This is from the hitflix contest this past March.

I like the "kryptonite" examples. :rommie:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/images.hitfix.com/assets/7849/Xena_rap.jpg

Some great "movie posters" from devianart.

http://orig13.deviantart.net/e1e1/f/2012/104/2/8/xena_the_movie_poster_by_allthatjazzinc-d4w6tt3.png

http://orig15.deviantart.net/c95c/f..._movie_poster_4_by_allthatjazzinc-d4lf69p.png

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b4/5b/3a/b45b3a131be08f59568bcb4a0094455d.jpg

Not a movie poster, but just some really cool art.

http://img10.deviantart.net/9f00/i/2009/078/5/0/xena___art_of_war_by_kamiu.jpg

http://orig06.deviantart.net/0ac9/f...e_warrior_princess_by_magochocobo-d54bnli.png

http://calliscreations.com/wallpapers/wallpapermaelstrom.html

This one needs to be shrunk down to fit the screen.

http://calliscreations.com/wallpapers/wallpaperthecrusade.html

And some remake celebrations

https://cdn-webimages.wimages.net/051b563f9330c63015743c1200a6a467b0a516-wm.jpg

https://40.media.tumblr.com/80d489b6bc24945cb9f28cbe37fd2adf/tumblr_nrllts3VVX1s47fm5o1_500.jpg

Here's a way to bring Xena into the 21st century, just on the wrong network.

http://41.media.tumblr.com/35d89c4d85bb88f95d6cddf6ad698415/tumblr_ncq6wipHoU1rz16h2o1_1280.png

Here's one woman's top ten list of female fantasy icons.

http://geekxgirls.com/article.php?ID=2036

http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/mn...iego-comic-con-international-2015_4823165.jpg

JanewayRulz! · Aug 24, 2015

Lucy has a new interview out, but I haven't heard it all the way thru yet.

I do know there is some talk about the reboot at the beginning of the talk.

http://meaningoflife.tv/videos/32013

JanewayRulz! · Aug 30, 2015

This is a very OLD NPR interview with Lucy, Rob and Sharon Delany of Xena Fan club fame. :cool:

http://robtapert.com/2012/11/2001-n...wless-rob-tapert-audio-files-back-online.html

Its worth posting for several reasons. :vulcan:

First, since they are talking about the END of the TV show in 2001, they also talk about "what will happen in 20 years" when TPTB want to reboot the show.

Second, Lucy sings "Anything you can do" at the end with the interviewer! :bolian:

ETA: don't forget to download the "out takes" too.

Simon: Are they real?
Lawless: Silence then laughter.
Simon: Oh my, I beg your pardon Miss Lawless. Oh I've done it now. :guffaw:

JanewayRulz! · Aug 30, 2015

This was recently published but its from comic con.

Which means its over a month old, before NBC's acknowledgement that they were interested in the franchise.

How much more salacious will the new series be compared to the first series?

I want the show to be about the heart of the relationship of 2 strong women.

Not just descend into the usual rom-com territory of network TV.

JanewayRulz! · Sep 1, 2015

UK fans (?) of LL and ROC can go here to support a call for a "new" Xena with the "original" crew.

https://www.change.org/p/nbcunivers...niversal-we-want-a-xena-revival-original-cast

If you belong to the "Book of Face", you might want to hook up with this older Xena campaign.

https://www.facebook.com/XenaMovieCampaign

Tumblr has an opinion on the Xena reboot casting.

https://www.tumblr.com/search/no%20lucy%20no%20xena

Just a reminder from a 21st century documentary, that a Modern Xena could still look really cool.

http://thesupernaughts.com/wp-conte...rrior-Women-lucy-lawless-2604375-819-1200.jpg

Providing, of course, you picked the right "avatar".

http://images1.fanpop.com/images/photos/2600000/Warrior-Women-lucy-lawless-2604374-1002-1048.jpg

http://images1.fanpop.com/images/photos/2600000/Warrior-Women-lucy-lawless-2604376-184-246.jpg

Here's another interview done this year before the furor over NBC, which includes Lucy's idea on how to do a remake "with yet without" her.

http://www.lucylawless.net/2015/06/article-scans-emmy-magazine-interviews-l.html

It includes stuff about nuBSG and Spartacus.

This Aussie fan site is also running a twitter acct devoted to the reboot rumors.

https://twitter.com/ausxipxena2

JanewayRulz! · Sep 3, 2015

Not good news from someone who's claimed to have interviewed her recently.

http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/xena-warrior-princess/248818/lucy-lawless-will-not-be-in-xena-reboot

Bummer.

We can still hope that lightening will strike twice.

Reboot with LL/ROC if not...

We'll always have 6 seasons of them to savor. :luvlove:

Well, except for Married with Fishsticks and Vanishing Point, those reeked! :crazy:

Sparkle Fabulosa · Sep 3, 2015

I actually like Married With Fishsticks. It's an AU where Gabrielle and Joxer are married, which is hilarious!

Sparkle Fabulosa · Sep 5, 2015

Happy 20th Anniversary to the mighty Warrior Princess! May she always battle on!

JanewayRulz! · Sep 5, 2015

Happy Anniversary indeed! :bolian:

Of course, it only feels like "5" years for me since my experience with the Warrior Princess only predated this thread by a month. :lol:

Lucy gets interviewed about Xena's 20th and a possible reboot by an Aussie TV station.

How well can you do on this EW quiz?

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/01/xena-warrior-princess-knowledge-quiz

Since when was Alti an Amazon? :confused:

Xena changed Chris Harnick's life, with a little help from his Dad Marty.

http://www.eonline.com/news/692893/xena-turns-20-how-a-warrior-princess-changed-my-life

Even MTV wants their Xena!

I love 9, 13, & 14 especially!

http://www.mtv.com/news/2261752/hap...warrior-princess-was-our-feminist-role-model/

A trailer for 20th Anniversary trailers!

AY YI YI YI YI!!!!!!!!!

An homage to the XWP pilot, 1st seen 20 years ago "yesterday".

"Alright... friend."

20 years a Warrior Princess.

This starts "slow" but it DOESN'T stay slow!

20 years a Battling Bard.

Watching this now makes me laugh at MTV's claim in #13 that Gabrielle often used "traditional feminine traits to get the job done."

Sparkle Fabulosa · Sep 5, 2015

It's only been 5 years for me too but even so I can't imagine how I got along without these wonderful characters

I got 13/15 on that EW quiz.

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