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23 September 2015

Starship Lucy Lawless Xena Season 3-6 Robe Auction Update

 

Check out this fabulous Xena Warrior Princess robe worn by Lucy Lawless for seasons 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the iconic television series Xena Warrior Princess.

This plush velour robe in Xena's favourite colour was specially designed for a tall woman wearing armour! Lucy Lawless, who played Xena, loved this snuggly robe for keeping warm on set.

The winner of this auction will want to check the pockets to find two special hand written notes from Lucy Lawless.

See the pictures of Lucy writing the notes when she dropped the robe into the Starship Foundation office.

This Xena robe was kindly donated by Lucy Lawless and auction proceeds will go to Starship, New Zealand’s national children’s hospital, as part of the Starship Spring Clean campaign.


PLEASE NOTE:

If you are an Australian / New Zealand resident, please go to Trademe.co.nz and bid on this item

If you are an overseas bidder (other than Australia and New Zealand) please place your bid here.

MaryD will act as a proxy for your bid on the Trademe.co.nz site - your bid here will be reflected on the Trademe site under the name of AUSXIPMaryD

If you want to contact Mary directly please email her at starshipauction@ausxip.com

PLEASE READ THE FAQ FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AUCTION


 

 

23 September 2015

Renee To Attend Dallas Comic Con - 19 October

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Renee is going to attend the Dallas Comic Con on 19 October (Saturday) only. This is her bio on the Dallas Comic Con Page

Click here for more info and for tickets

Reneé O’Connor made a name for herself playing the role of Gabrielle, Xena’s trusted sidekick on the popular series from 1996-2001. The scene stealing role created a huge worldwide fan base, one still active in countless websites dedicated to the actress and this signature series.

She launched her own film production company ROC Productions, INC in 2001 for producing original film and television projects under the banner ROC Pictures.

Her first independent production, a romantic comedy, Diamonds and Guns was released on DVD in January 2008. She wrote, directed, and produced the award winning short film, Words Unspoken in 2010.

Renee has starred in several independent films including this year’s Beyond The Farthest Star, the anticipated release from Pathlight Entertainment. Available now on DVD from Osiris Entertainment is the supernatural feature film, Deadrise, by Michigan Filmmaker of the year, Rich Brauer.

Prior to her breakout role, Reneé lived in Texas and began her professional film career at the age of 17, starring in the serial Teen Angel, a regular feature on the Disney Channel’s The Mickey Mouse Club. Other credits include the Disney film, The Adventures of Huck Finn with Elijah Wood; television movies such as Follow the River with Ellen Burstyn, Danielle Steele’s Changes, and co-starring with James Garner in his second Rockford Files reunion movie; independent films Boogeyman 2 with Tobin Bell, Alien Apocalypse with Bruce Campbell to name a few.

Reneé’s talent extends well beyond the big screen or the small screen. Also an acclaimed stuntwoman, Reneé is proficient in several forms of martial arts and the use of martial arts weapons, which includes, the Nunchaku, Bo-Staff, and the Sai. Additionally, she is a talented artist and has auctioned off paintings for charities as well as to help finance projects under her production company.

As a passionate voice for unifying and raising consciousness, Renee has been a featured public speaker with the Ellie Drake and ‘Braveheart Women’ community; one of the 2010 nominees for the Los Angeles Business Journal’s ‘Women Making A Difference’ Awards; a featured speaker for the recent ‘100 Women of Destiny’ Tele-Retreat celebrating the 100th Year of International Women’s Day, alone with transformative international speakers Michael and Rickie Beckwith, Ricki Lake, and Mallika Chopra. She facilitates an Awareness seminar to assist in the personal growth of gifted adults as an affiliation with the Rocamora School in Los Angeles. Her website is www.iAmAware.info.

 

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10 September 2015

STARSHIP Spring Clean Lucy Donated Xena Robe + Pics + Notes September 11-30, 2015

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AUSXIP and Starship are combining to make this special Lucy Lawless donated items available to ALL the fans to bid on!

CHECK IT OUT!

Check out this fabulous Xena Warrior Princess robe worn by Lucy Lawless for seasons 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the iconic television series Xena Warrior Princess.

This plush velour robe in Xena's favourite colour was specially designed for a tall woman wearing armour! Lucy Lawless, who played Xena, loved this snuggly robe for keeping warm on set.

The winner of this auction will want to check the pockets to find two special hand written notes from Lucy Lawless.

See the pictures of Lucy writing the notes when she dropped the robe into the Starship Foundation office.

This Xena robe was kindly donated by Lucy Lawless and auction proceeds will go to Starship, New Zealand’s national children’s hospital, as part of the Starship Spring Clean campaign.

PLEASE NOTE:

If you are an Australian / New Zealand resident, please go to Trademe.co.nz and bid on this item (starting 11 Sept at 9 am)

If you are an overseas bidder (other than Australia and New Zealand) please place your bid here.

http://charity.ausxip.com/auction_details.php?auction_id=102425#067c7a125aac

STARTING AT 11 SEPTEMBER AT 9 AM NEW ZEALAND TIME

MaryD will act as a proxy for your bid on the Trademe.co.nz site - your bid here will be reflected on the Trademe site under the name of AUSXIPMaryD

If you want to contact Mary directly please email her at starshipauction@ausxip.com

PLEASE READ THE FAQ FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AUCTION

http://ausxip.com/starship2015.html


 

 

7 September 2015

Xena Subtext Sunday Gifs - 6 September 2015

Here's Sunday's Subtext Sunday Gifs!

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

7 September 2015

Message From Lucy About Xena 20 Year Anniversary on Official Site

Sharon has posted a new message from Lucy (expanding on the tweet Lucy sent out on the day (4 September) on her official site:

My darling friends, how can 20 years have passed since Ren and I met on the set of Xena:Warrior Princess? We worked hard, had a lot of fun and were part of something which seems to have meant a great deal to so many of you. How did we get so lucky? The show was one of the most formative times of our lives and we thank you for keeping us on the air for six glorious years.

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In addition to the above message, Lucy tweeted…


 

 

7 September 2015

Renee and Steven Thank The Fans on Xena's 20th Anniversary

Renee and Steven (on the set of Renee's new project) sent a greeting to all the fans about Xena's 20th Anniversary! Many thanks to Steve and Renee!

 

Another "In the street" interview...#xena20years #xena

Posted by Steven L. Sears on Saturday, September 5, 2015

 

 

7 September 2015

Renee and Steven Thank The Fans on Xena's 20th Anniversary

Renee and Steven (on the set of Renee's new project) sent a greeting to all the fans about Xena's 20th Anniversary! Many thanks to Steve and Renee!

 

Another "In the street" interview...#xena20years #xena

Posted by Steven L. Sears on Saturday, September 5, 2015

 

 

4 September 2015

Editorial: All Hail The Warrior and Her Bard! Xena is 20 YEARS OLD!!

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In the time of ancient Gods, warlords and kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was XENA (and Gabrielle). A Mighty Princess (and her bard) forged in the heat of battle and waltzed into our hearts and lives.

We celebrate 20 years of this MAGNIFICENT show.

What a day in our history - in the Xenaverse history. On this day in 1995, Xena began and it has lived on in our fanfic, our videos, our conventions and our friendships.

To ALL Xenites - We are a COMMUNITY that has raised 15 MILLION dollars for charity, have helped one another and have changed our world.

Our world was changed in 1995 and beyond. Who would have thought a little show in New Zealand about a warrior on the quest for redemption who would save a fiesty teenager from slavery and then would change so many lives?

Who would have thought that this tiny show would conquer larger network shows like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Baywatch?

Who would have thought that this tiny show would have a fandom that is not only thriving (and we are getting new fans coming in – thanks Netflix!) but still continuing the legacy of The Greater Good? We have raised $15 MILLION (that is not a typo) in the last 20 years for charity. 15 MILLION. Think about that. 15 MILLION that would NEVER have been raised if it wasn’t for the Xenaverse.

Who would have thought that 14 years after a show ended, it would still bring in the fans at Conventions. This isn’t Star Trek that has a multimillion dollar franchise. This is our little show that punched (sliced and diced) above it’s weight.

Who would have thought it.

Not Rob Tapert, Lucy Lawless, Renee O’Connor, Steven Sears, RJ Stewart, Chris Mannheim, Liz Friedman, Adrienne Wilkinson et al. No not them. They were doing a job and hoping for the best.

The fans? We hoped it would continue and it did: for SIX glorious 22(24) episode seasons. We saw the best and the worst. We stayed when it got rough (gabdrag anyone?), we stayed through Season 5 (Thank you Julius) and we all had a collective meltdown/implosion at the end of Season 6 with A Friend in Need.

Despite all the ups and downs, the subtexters against the maintext, the Joxer fans (poor guys), the Joxer/Gabrielle (oy) fans, the Ares/Xena (oohahhh) fans and everything else thrown in. We were a family. We are a dysfunctional family sometimes but when it REALLY mattered we all combined as one.

 

  • Lucy’s Jay Leno Accident in October 1996 – the outpouring of love on display (I was on the sidelines for that as a casual observer. I didn’t fall in love with the Warrior until December 1996)
  • Who could forget Lucy and Rob’s wedding: The entire fandom went into protective mode (that was a sight) and didn’t talk about it until after the event.
  • Who can forget The Way protest – talk about a faxing overdrive. Poor Universal copped a hammering over that one
  • Who can forget the Season 6 maybe / maybe not speculation and the campaign to make it happen
  • Who can forget all those AMAZING writers who gave their heart and soul into their fanfic and gave us incredible stories
  • Who can forget Season 3 and the protest over the GabDrag (Poor Steven copped that one a lot) and the SPLIT!
  • Who can forget Season 5 (I wish I could…the entire season…just kidding..no I am…Married With Fishsticks anyone?)
  • I watched the Xenaverse IMPLODE at the end of A Friend in Need 2. I honestly thought the fandom would rip itself apart but it didn’t. Some ranted (for a good reason), some were horrified (seriously didn’t need to see a headless Xena…honestly I didn’t and I cringe every time someone uses that pic. Drives me crazy), it got VERY ugly (esp. for Rob and Lucy) BUT we survived.
  • Who can forget ALL THAT MONEY that was raised and is still being raised for charity: Starship, The Ellis Foundation and many more. 15 MILLION – that’s a lot of dinars.
  • Who can forget the death of Kevin Smith on 15 February 2002 - it was a day like no other. The Xenaverse was shattered in it's grief. We lost a truly awesome and talented man. Our Ares. Taken from us. Rest in Peace Kevin. We miss you.
  • Who could forget the Writers Strike of 2008 when we supplied OUR writers with drinks and food while they protested
  • Who could forget the Xena March outside NBC on behalf of OUR writers – 7 YEARS after the show ended and we were there in rain, hail and shine (all three happened and sometimes at the same time). Xenites showing the love for OUR writers – we marched, we sang, we protested. Awesome display of unity.
  • Who can forget the Herd Migration as Steven Sears is so fond of calling it. Every year since 1997, Xenites from ALL OVER THE WORLD drove, flew and walked to Los Angeles (or Pasadena) for a 3 day lovein with the cast and crew. We actually didn’t go for the stars. nah. We went to see our friends which included the stars. They were like old friends and we caught up with their lives and we caught up with our friends. What a community. What an absolute joy.
  • The passing of our fellow fans
  • Our efforts to help those less fortunate in Hurricane Katrina with collecting toys and other items for the children!

and so many more memories! There are 20 years of memories and I'm sure you have your own.

Lucy and Rob sent their congratulations to the fandom today:


Lucy tweeted: Lucy Lawless ?@RealLucyLawless 7h7 hours ago

20 years since #Xenahit the air. We love and thank you for dancing with us. & for doing great work in your communities. I'm proud of U. <3

 

Rob Tapert ?@robtapert 6h6 hours ago

From Rob: Thanks to all the fans who helped make the show what it was I'm proud & humbled at what #XenaWP became. Lucy and Renee You Rock!

 

Updated: Renee and Steven sent a message to the fans via video

 

Another "In the street" interview...#xena20years #xena

Posted by Steven L. Sears on Saturday, September 5, 2015

 

Whether you are a new fan who has just discovered the show WELCOME! or an Amazon Elder, this show is like no other!

A land in turmoil cried out for a hero (two in fact) and we got them. They changed our world and we will be forever changed because the warrior and her bard created something special.

On this 20th anniversary of this extraordinary show, I say long may the Xenaverse live.

ALL HAIL THE WARRIOR AND HER BARD!!

Battle On!!

MaryD


 

 

3 September 2015

Lucy Will NOT Be in Xena Reboot - DenOfGeek Interview

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DenOfGeek has an interview with Lucy as part of the Ash Vs Evil Dead PR for the upcoming October 31 premiere of the show. Lucy also spoke about the Xena Reboot:

Unfortunately, despite a Xena reboot having since been confirmed, Lucy Lawless does not expect she’ll play a major role in that series.

While chatting with Ms. Lawless during a phone interview for October’s hotly anticipated Ash vs. Evil Dead on Starz, a series that has revived another cult icon with Bruce Campbell in the lead role, inevitably the conversation turned to the developing Xena redo and whether she’d play an onscreen part in it.

“I really don’t see that,” Lawless said with some evident regret. “I’m probably not up for that gig. I can’t imagine how you could tell the story with me at 47-years-old and make it work.”

Lawless further elaborated, “I’ve never received a call about [the reboot]; it’s nothing to do with us, honestly, [though] I know Rob is meeting with them.” However Lawless, hopes the new series will offer fans the same qualities that made the original show so beloved, which for Lawless include friendship, self-empowerment, and honoring the individual.

“It’d be crazy not to make it one way or another. I just hope they can honor the original intent of the show… and I really do want Xena and Gabrielle to live again one way or another. I’d love to be part of that, but even if I’m not, I wish them well.”

Lawless insists that if the reboot comes to fruition, Rob Tapert will make sure it stays true to the spirit of the original. “He’s got to believe in it,” she added.

Still, Lawless did offer fans a glimmer of hope about seeing her particular vision of Xena ride again. She even compared the situation to how Evil Dead was remade several years ago with the Fede Alvarez film and yet now Bruce is chainsawing Deadites once more on Ash vs. Evil Dead.

“You could pass on the series to the new generation [but] like the Evil Dead reboot, it doesn’t preclude you from doing a really funny reunion with some of the major players.”

Also, in the more direct meantime, Lawless is most concerned with getting fellow Xena alumni Ted Raimi and Renée O’Connor down to New Zealand for season two of Ash vs. Evil Dead.

“All Bruce [Campbell] and I do is figure out how can we get Ted down here. Of course, you’d like to see Renée O’Connor too; she’s also family. So, I guess it’s just one at a time. Our mission is to get people that we love into our orbit.”

For whenever Xena fights again, Lawless will be doing battle with trash talking hordes of the dead very soon since Ash vs. Evil Dead premieres Halloween night on Starz.

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