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| - Xena: Warrior Princess is an American-New Zealand TV-show set in ancient Greece. Many mythological characters appear.
- Hollywood sent a production team back in time to make a documentary series released under the title of "Xena: Warrior Princess" (narrated by David Attenborough). Critics pointed out that Xena was not apart of Greek mythology nor was it historically 'accurate' in regards to it's depictions of well known people but Hollywood claimed "creative license", as it traditionally does when making movies about how the Americans defeated Hannibal at Carthage, conquered Mesopotamia, and invented Ireland.
- Xena: Warrior Princess was a very popular TV show that ran from 1995-2001. Xena, an Amazon, and her partner Gabrielle fight a variety of monsters, bandits, and supernatural opponents in a heavily fictionalized version of Ancient Greece.
- Xena: Warrior Princess was a television series featuring the exploits of Xena, an ancient warrior woman who used various weapons, such as broadswords. In 2000, when accused of murdering a man with a 14th century broadsword, Jade Blue Afterglow sarcastically remarked that FBI Agents Mulder and Scully confused her with her sister, "Xena, Warrior Princess." (TXF: "First Person Shooter") The actress who played "Xena," Lucy Lawless, would go on to portray Shannon McMahon in "Nothing Important Happened Today" and "Nothing Important Happened Today II."
- American television serie that aired from September 15, 1995 until June 18, 2001. The series was produced by Pacific Renaissance Pictures Ltd (owned by Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi) in association with Universal Studios. It stars Lucy Lawless as Xena and Renee O'Connor as her companion Gabrielle. The show chronicles Xena's quest to seek redemption for her past sins as a ruthless warlord by using her formidable fighting skills to help people. Gabrielle becomes Xena's greatest ally, her initial naïveté helps to balance Xena and assists her in recognizing and pursuing the "greater good." The series is a spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Aware that the character of Xena had been very successful among the public, the producers of the series decided to create a spin-off series based a
- Xena: Warrior Princess was an Emmy Award-winnning television series which aired from September 4th, 1995 to June 18th, 2001. It was a spin-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, as well as was created by the executives of Renaissance Pictures, Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi. They both became the Executive Producers, along with R. J. Stewart, who was credited as having "developed" it, as well as John Schulian, credited as one of two people who "created" it, with Tapert being the other. It did, however, eventually outlive its "parent" show, running for a year longer.
- Xena: Warrior Princess is a fantasy-adventure television series that aired in first-run syndication from 4 September 1995 to 21 May 2001. Its protagonist, Xena, first appeared as a recurring character in three episodes of the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. She was originally scheduled to die on her third appearance. However, aware of the character's success with viewers, writer-director-producer Robert Tapert decided to create a spin-off series based around her adventures. Later co-executive producers included John Schulian, R. J. Stewart and Sam Raimi. Xena was filmed in New Zealand.
- Xena: Warrior Princess starred Lucy Lawless as an amazonian leather-clad warrior-woman fighting monsters while battling inner demons based on sins from her warlord past. Xena originated on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as a Worthy Opponent to the title character, and became so popular with fans that she got her own show. The series ran from 1995-2001, and at one point was the most popular show in the world, surpassing Baywatch for the title. Produced by Renaissance Pictures. Has a characters page.
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| - Xena: Warrior Princess is an American-New Zealand TV-show set in ancient Greece. Many mythological characters appear.
- Xena: Warrior Princess was an Emmy Award-winnning television series which aired from September 4th, 1995 to June 18th, 2001. It was a spin-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, as well as was created by the executives of Renaissance Pictures, Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi. They both became the Executive Producers, along with R. J. Stewart, who was credited as having "developed" it, as well as John Schulian, credited as one of two people who "created" it, with Tapert being the other. It did, however, eventually outlive its "parent" show, running for a year longer. The series depicts Kiwi actress Lucy Lawless as Xena the Warrior Princess, an ex-warlord who realises the error of her ways and fights for the Greater Good. Accompanying her is Gabrielle (played by Texan actress Renee O'Connor), a bard and later Amazon Queen, who is Xena's best friend in the beginning and then later her implied lover and soulmate. They mainly travel through Greece and the Near East, although venture into ancient versions of Italy, China, England, Japan, Siberia, Norway, India, and Mauretania. The show is heavily influenced by religious, mythological, and spiritual factors. It primarily focuses on the beliefs and folktales from ancient Greece and Rome, while some episodes focus on themes and folktales from Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Norse paganism. It features many historical and mythological figures, such as Julius Caesar, Ares, Odin and his Valkyrie, and Lucifer. The crew that worked on the show were ever-changing. Some of the crew stayed from beginning to end, but others left mid-way through to work on The Lord of the Rings. There was no set director, writer or producer, although a few of the crew members from these fields did work on numerous episodes. The show has won 5 ASCAP Awards, an Emmy Award and have been nominated for many more: Joseph LoDuca has been nominated several times for his musical writing and composing.
- Hollywood sent a production team back in time to make a documentary series released under the title of "Xena: Warrior Princess" (narrated by David Attenborough). Critics pointed out that Xena was not apart of Greek mythology nor was it historically 'accurate' in regards to it's depictions of well known people but Hollywood claimed "creative license", as it traditionally does when making movies about how the Americans defeated Hannibal at Carthage, conquered Mesopotamia, and invented Ireland.
- American television serie that aired from September 15, 1995 until June 18, 2001. The series was produced by Pacific Renaissance Pictures Ltd (owned by Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi) in association with Universal Studios. It stars Lucy Lawless as Xena and Renee O'Connor as her companion Gabrielle. The show chronicles Xena's quest to seek redemption for her past sins as a ruthless warlord by using her formidable fighting skills to help people. Gabrielle becomes Xena's greatest ally, her initial naïveté helps to balance Xena and assists her in recognizing and pursuing the "greater good." The series is a spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Aware that the character of Xena had been very successful among the public, the producers of the series decided to create a spin-off series based around her adventures.
- Xena: Warrior Princess was a very popular TV show that ran from 1995-2001. Xena, an Amazon, and her partner Gabrielle fight a variety of monsters, bandits, and supernatural opponents in a heavily fictionalized version of Ancient Greece.
- Xena: Warrior Princess was a television series featuring the exploits of Xena, an ancient warrior woman who used various weapons, such as broadswords. In 2000, when accused of murdering a man with a 14th century broadsword, Jade Blue Afterglow sarcastically remarked that FBI Agents Mulder and Scully confused her with her sister, "Xena, Warrior Princess." (TXF: "First Person Shooter") The actress who played "Xena," Lucy Lawless, would go on to portray Shannon McMahon in "Nothing Important Happened Today" and "Nothing Important Happened Today II."
- Xena: Warrior Princess is a fantasy-adventure television series that aired in first-run syndication from 4 September 1995 to 21 May 2001. Its protagonist, Xena, first appeared as a recurring character in three episodes of the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. She was originally scheduled to die on her third appearance. However, aware of the character's success with viewers, writer-director-producer Robert Tapert decided to create a spin-off series based around her adventures. Later co-executive producers included John Schulian, R. J. Stewart and Sam Raimi. Xena was filmed in New Zealand. Xena (Lucy Lawless) was formerly a ruthless warlord, but is on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins by using her formidable fighting skills to help people. On her journeys, Xena is accompanied by Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), whose initial naïveté helps the heroine recognize and pursue the "greater good". Over the course of the series, Gabrielle evolves from a simple farm girl into an Amazon warrior and Xena's greatest ally. Xena is set in a fantasy version of ancient Greece. However, although it primarily employs Greek motifs, it has a flexible time setting and freely borrows names and themes from mythologies around the world (including Oriental, Egyptian, and medieval European), anachronistically adapting them to suit the demands of the storyline. Furthermore, there are many appearances by historical figures from different eras; and main characters are often credited with resolving important historical situations. The flexible fantasy framework can accommodate a considerable range of theatrical styles, from high melodrama to slapstick comedy, and from whimsical and musical to all-out action and adventure. Although the show is set in ancient times, its themes are essentially modern. It investigates the ideas of taking responsibility for past misdeeds, the value of human life, personal liberty and sacrifice, and friendship. The show often addresses ethical dilemmas, such as the morality of pacifism; however, the storylines rarely seek to provide unequivocal solutions. Adapted from the Wikipedia article on Xena: Warrior Princess.
- Xena: Warrior Princess starred Lucy Lawless as an amazonian leather-clad warrior-woman fighting monsters while battling inner demons based on sins from her warlord past. Xena originated on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as a Worthy Opponent to the title character, and became so popular with fans that she got her own show. Immediately after her split from Hercules, she gained a friend and traveling companion in Gabrielle. Gabrielle was an aspiring bard who wanted to chronicle Xena's adventures. They became Heterosexual Life Partners who were the greatest source of Les Yay the 90s could offer. Word of God goes back and forth on how "official" their relationship was, with conflicting sources. Xena had many things in common with Hercules, even sharing certain plot lines between the two series. The one main difference was that while Hercules was a bit hesitant to kill, Xena had no such qualms and would regularly kill enemies. The show was equal parts satire, dark drama and lowbrow comedy, often in completely nonsensical combinations. Anachronism Stew was par for the course. The series ran from 1995-2001, and at one point was the most popular show in the world, surpassing Baywatch for the title. The series also had several comic book spin-offs by Topps Comics and Dark Horse Comics (including two crossovers with Evil Dead), which ended following the show's end. However, in 2007, Dynamite Entertainment acquired the rights to the comics and published two story arcs (Contest of Pantheons and Dark Xena), which essentially act as an Alternate Continuity and a Fix Fic, ignoring many of Season Five's plot developments and discarding the series finale entirely. Produced by Renaissance Pictures. Has a characters page.
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