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The 10 greatest episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess

Fascinating Facts About Xena: Warrior Princess

 

[Punished Miku]

Even at the time, the show was always extremely cheesy. It was like 40% action, 40% comedy, 20% lesbian sexual tension. And it was filmed all in New Zealand!

Lucy Lawless was also great in Battlestar Galactica. She honestly gets hotter as she gets older, somehow.

 

[DESTROYA]

Loved this show along with Hercules back in the day. Solid story telling and entertaining , didn’t hurt that she was extremely hot.

 

[Thurible]

My sisters loved this show! I haven't seen it in forever!

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Even at the time, the show was always extremely cheesy. It was like 40% action, 40% comedy, 20% lesbian sexual tension. And it was filmed all in New Zealand!

Lucy Lawless was also great in Battlestar Galactica. She honestly gets hotter as she gets older, somehow.

I really wasn't into her until BSG, and then Spartacus...whewwww boy.

 

[teezzy]

Used to love watching this and Hercules as a kid. I think they were usually featured back to back with crossovers. I barely remember it.

As a HUGE Buffy fan, I'm sure its worth checking out.

 

[Ivory Blood]

Huh, I was literally watching the first season today without knowing it was an anniversary. Loved this show (and Hercules of course) as a kid. Though I was never able to catch it in it's entirety before the internet became commonplace - it was shown here years later after it ended it's run in the west.

 

[caffeware]

I loved this show.
Hated Hercules.

 

[Ikutachi]

I loved this show.
Hated Hercules.

 

[GAMETA]

Oh boy, I payed her so many homages you don't even know...

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Only thing I remember is her battle cry. It makes me crease.

 

[-Arcadia-]

This was a really fun show.

I feel like this and Hercules sent me down a lifetime road of loving genre stuff like Buffy and Supernatural, and all the awesome stories, humor, or fourth wall breaking stuff that comes with them.

I don’t really recall any other shows like that at the time, or before then, but I was so young, but I get the sense that they were trailblazers and inspired a lot of creators after the fact as well.

 

[Azelover]

What a coincidence, I was just watching the "Debt" episodes. They're my favorites.

I really enjoyed this show as a kid. I saw Hercules first, and since I'm male I guess I should have stuck with that. But Xena was just SO much better, in every way.

 

[Kenpachii]

This show was great, together with hercules so good.

 

[Soltype]

Loved this and hercules, and lucy lawless is gorgeous.Miss tv like this.

 

[Classicrockfan]

I missed this so much I bought the complete series with Hercules aswell on dvd.

 

[brap]

The PS1 game was fun. Also I always thought Chyna played Xena when I was a kid.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Is it weird I hard a crush on Gabrielle and not on Xena? Callisto was a pretty hot villain as well.

Anyway the show was much more enjoyable than Hercules thanks to a better chemistry between the leads and better stories / humour.

 

[T8SC]

I once setup a printer on the network & named it "Xerox: Warrior Printer".

 

[Green Saber]

This thread is making me nostalgic for the 90's, I loved Xena for many reason, such a fun show, I liked Hercules as well. Will have to give them both a rewatch at some point.

 

[eot]

I've been slowly going through the show, enjoying it a lot

 

[Elektro Demon]

I remember it being on tv when I was a youngster. Solid show.

 

[Armorian]

I remember it being on tv when I was a youngster. Solid show.

Yeah, I liked it and Hercules. Polish Syfy was airing it this week.

Edit:

Plus this Robin Hood and Conan for ultimate "born in late 80" (in Poland) nostalgia





Look at that CGI!

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I'm really surprised this hasn't gotten a reboot or revival of some sort. Great show. I'd say I probably prefer Hercules at the end of the day.

 

[Rean no Kiseki]

The PS1 game was fun. Also I always thought Chyna played Xena when I was a kid.

 

[Richard Packer]

This was a really fun show.

I feel like this and Hercules sent me down a lifetime road of loving genre stuff like Buffy and Supernatural, and all the awesome stories, humor, or fourth wall breaking stuff that comes with them.

I don’t really recall any other shows like that at the time, or before then, but I was so young, but I get the sense that they were trailblazers and inspired a lot of creators after the fact as well.

Sinbad was good too. The women were hotter as well.

 

[GymWolf]

I always had a weak spot for the other 2 female protagonists

Spoiler

 

[Goro Majima]

When someone says Alexandra Tyding’s Aphrodite wasn’t the hottest one in either show:

 

[GreyHorace]

When someone says Alexandra Tyding’s Aphrodite wasn’t the hottest one in either show:

Nah. Hottest one was definitely Renee O'Connor's Gabrielle.

Good lord that woman was HOT AF.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Nah. Hottest one was definitely Renee O'Connor's Gabrielle.

Good lord that woman was HOT AF.

Meh. Mousey face. No breasts to speak of. Lesbian haircut.

 

[GreyHorace]

Meh. Mousey face. No breasts to speak of. Lesbian haircut.

Says you. Lucy Lawless never did it for me. Renee on the other hand...

 

[Alcibiades]

This was my Friday to go. I'd have popcorn, debbies, soda, and throw myself a 1-man party. They came on super late like almost midnight, after Conan, and I'd record them on VHS. This was one of my middle school addictions.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I just remembered I had a Xena poster on my wall as a teen.

 

[Goro Majima]

Gabrielle was hot to me as a teen.

But as an adult watching these shows where everyone is wearing ultra pushup padded bras, Alexandra Tyding's actually had the meat and the better body compared to Gabrielle.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Pretty sure the earliest slash fic I read was some lesbian fantasy about the Xena cast. Good stuff

 

[DeafTourette]

When someone says Alexandra Tyding’s Aphrodite wasn’t the hottest one in either show:

She had the hips, boobs and (I am probably remembering wrong) the booty to go with that sexy face! She was just the SEXIEST on either show!

 

[nikolino840]

And a curiosity...

Ngila Dickson,the costume designer of xena,was also the costume designer of the lord of the rings trilogy

 

[GymWolf]

Gabrielle was hot to me as a teen.

But as an adult watching these shows where everyone is wearing ultra pushup padded bras, Alexandra Tyding's actually had the meat and the better body compared to Gabrielle.

Xena has big narutal boobs too, you can see her in spartacus.

 

[Night.Ninja]

Came in expecting to see pictures of what she looks like now

 

[nikolino840]

Came in expecting to see pictures of what she looks like now

 

[isual]

wow. aphrodite is only 47. she must have been in her 20s when she was in xena. 47-25= 22