Skellig Gra
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Heh, oh I know.
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NBC, Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert working on new Xena series
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Heh, oh I know.
oddly enough i think it was before
The world wasn't ready for Michelle Ryan.Say whatttttt....
TheWarrior
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I miss the whole concept of syndicated television. They operated outside the whole network model. Baywatch kind of sucked on CBS and didn't find greatness until Hasselhof took it to syndication.
Amen, they made sunday morning tv magical.
EnVy_CaLiBeR
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It's already on two strikes because it won't have Lucy Lawless, but if there is no classic Xena war cry, then the show is already dead. lol
I hope it isn't too gritty. Xena was violent, but had a very light tone with a lot of funny moments.
I hope it isn't too gritty. Xena was violent, but had a very light tone with a lot of funny moments.
PHOENIXZERO
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What? This was not a great show you say?
I mentioned it (and Bionic Woman) earlier, I'm still kind of bitter over how they bungled Knight Rider. Gary Scott Thompson was a all-round shit choice for show runner, also didn't care how he changed Deanna Russo's character which included him asking her via e-mail how she was looking in a bikini because she'd be in one and to work on her tan and ass.
Lionel Mandrake
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That Munsters reboot they tried was, unbelievably, actually pretty enjoyable.
Bullet dodged.
And hasn't anyone ever gif'd Xena dragging Gabrielle's carcass across
False. 100% real.
PHOENIXZERO
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Hmm?
Jason Frost
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So, what is false and what is real?
Used to love this show.
Beren the Empty-Handed
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It's on Netflix. Give it a whirl.
I only want to see it happen if:
1. Lucy Lawless returns. Hell, I wanted to see her as Wonderwoman. Fuck, if Ben Afleck could play Batman why the fuck couldn't she have been Wondewoman? They're not that far off age-wise.
2. Renee O'Connor returns. I want the entire cast to return ideally.
3. Maintains the wackiness of the latter seasons. I loved that shit, sorry.
1. Lucy Lawless returns. Hell, I wanted to see her as Wonderwoman. Fuck, if Ben Afleck could play Batman why the fuck couldn't she have been Wondewoman? They're not that far off age-wise.
2. Renee O'Connor returns. I want the entire cast to return ideally.
3. Maintains the wackiness of the latter seasons. I loved that shit, sorry.
This has been in development with NBC and Universal International for like a year. It's very, very real. Either Lucy just doesn't know or is lying. Don't know why she would do so, unless she's being intentionally cagey.
Would you mind please giving a source for this? I'd be super interested to hear.
(Edit: awkward phrasing removed.
This is what happens when I word my posts at 4 in the morning.)Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
That should now be your tag.
Hah. xD
Seriously though, a Xena reboot is making me happier the more I think about it, even though I'd prefer Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor to return. It was a ridiculously fun show, and I still rewatch the DVDs from time to time.
superdeluxe
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please let this be good
PHOENIXZERO
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I kind of find it hard to believe she wouldn't know, I can't imagine her husband wouldn't know either regardless of his actual involvement.
Escape Goat
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I think its Season 2s "The Lost Mariner"
Yep, it's from episode 21 of season 2, "Lost Mariner."
Here's more of the clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ZFuwljIJ4
Here's more of the clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ZFuwljIJ4
Escape Goat
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What a great actress. Those eyes of hers had such intensity. She put such primal ferocity into Calisto which was the perfect counter to Xena's calm. What really made her tragic is she had a genuine reason for wanting to punish Xena. Justice was never given for all the death she brought. Unfortunately, Calisto was so damaged she killed indiscrimanately. Xena carried Calistos crimes as her own for awhile but ultimately laid them at Calistos feet when she let Calisto die in the quicksand. Good villain that got overplayed.
Anywho, Hudson Leick in 2014.
Would you mind please giving a source for this? I'd be super interested to hear.
(Edit: awkward phrasing removed.
Source is me.
Then she's lying, for reasons I can't comprehend. They've been working on this for a while. Or she's being cagey. Or the deals haven't closed. Or something.
Doubley true: http://thr.cm/TSyWFx
Escape Goat
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The original Xena was super low budget. They filmed in the woods and and had 1 costume. They used the same village set which they shared with Hercules lol.
PHOENIXZERO
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Could be.
I wonder how she learned it.
Escape Goat
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Escape Goat
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Old friends on a social outing? Or two principal actors/directors collaborating? Both?
From Lucys twitter
From Lucys twitter
So now NBC is saying they're looking for a writer?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/xena-reboot-nbc-confirms-search-815073
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/xena-reboot-nbc-confirms-search-815073
Escape Goat
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I will write it.
To the caves!
To the caves!
Jason Frost
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In the present day, the spirit of Xena is transferred into the body of a middle aged woman working for the NYPD after some magic inccident. Now, she must fight criminals, monsters, gods, demons and all every others shits like that while continuing her work as a detective for the NYPD and also trying not to reveal her real identity, all in the same time.
Some big lines of the pilot:
- The cop woman looks strangely like Lucy Lawless.
- She is investigating a black market of old artifacts.
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She gets help from another woman, a nerdy librarian / police consultant specialised in ancient Greece and she looks strangely like Renee O'Connor.
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- While pursuing her suspects, she finds a weird pawn shop specialised in old items.
- After saving the life of the owner of the pawn shop, he gives the woman a old Chakram to thank her.
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The woman cut herself with the Chakram.
*Magic happens*
- Xena is now in the body of that woman.
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- And from this point, she has to fight criminals, monsters, gods, demons, ect., with the help of her new sidekick, the nerdy librarian.
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Plot twist:
End of the episode.
Some big lines of the pilot:
- The cop woman looks strangely like Lucy Lawless.
- She is investigating a black market of old artifacts.
...
She gets help from another woman, a nerdy librarian / police consultant specialised in ancient Greece and she looks strangely like Renee O'Connor.
...
- While pursuing her suspects, she finds a weird pawn shop specialised in old items.
- After saving the life of the owner of the pawn shop, he gives the woman a old Chakram to thank her.
...
The woman cut herself with the Chakram.
*Magic happens*
- Xena is now in the body of that woman.
...
- And from this point, she has to fight criminals, monsters, gods, demons, ect., with the help of her new sidekick, the nerdy librarian.
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Plot twist:
The owner of the pawn shop was Ares in a new body and he is now smiling at the camera.
Beren the Empty-Handed
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I'll write that show!
It would be less slapstick though.
It would be less slapstick though.
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
Not interested in this if anyone but Lucy Lawless plays Xena.
That's like having someone other than Sarah Michelle Gellar play Buffy.
No thanks!
That's like having someone other than Sarah Michelle Gellar play Buffy.
No thanks!
excelsiorlef
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Uhhh Kristy Swanson?
Eh..Xena was amazing, but I don't know if the show was superior to Hercules. They both went to absolute shit though and I think Xena might have had a much harder fall.
Back when I was a kid, and the show premiered, I was almost certain it was going to bomb. Yet I watched the pilot anyway and decided to stick around. It wasn't stellar at first, but it got into the groove pretty quickly.
excelsiorlef
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Nah I was just joshing ya but just found it funny that you picked that show for comparison since SMG wasn't the original.
Beren the Empty-Handed
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Just because she played Buffy doesn't mean anyone wants to see someone other than Gellar play the role.
EDIT: Ah, you were joking. Nevermind then.
I just watched both recently, and Xena absolutely tops Hercules. Hercules has a number of issues such as Sorbo being absent for large chunks (he was injured and couldn't film much for a while there, so they had to compensate with episodes involving the sidekicks or other measures), as well as a general lack of character direction and progression, and shallow characters in general. I'm not claiming Xena is some intricate or compelling narrative, but it has genuine character and plot progression, a heap of philosophy, and actually takes some time to really study the characters. So much so that somewhere in Season 2 or 3 it feels like Xena wants to evolve into another show entirely and become more serious overall, but the showrunners don't want it to stray too far from Hercules' sense of adventure fluff. The show was always going to have plenty of humor, but it feels like the showrunners were desperate to chain slapstick to the show even when it felt like the show had moved past that. And frankly, Lawless is a better actor than Sorbo.
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