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January Xena CD, DVD &
Video News
Region 2 - DVD News
- Xena - Warrior Princess - Series 5
(Box Set 2) will be released 3 February. This sees the final box set to complete the
entire six seasons on DVD for Region 2 and 4 (the DVDs can be played on Region 4 DVD
Players as well). To order go to
http://www.blackstar.co.uk/video/item/7000000077009
The Bard's Corner
CloneFic Fanfiction Contest
Links
20 January
Lucy Holiday
Singing Tour with Dave Dobbyn
The following is from Waiheke Marketplace Online
Yes, our Zena can sing. Of course the Americans know that already, having seen her on
stage in Grease, but Waihekeans were pleasantly surprised by Lucy Lawless's
performance as Dave Dobbyn's 'Special Guest Vocalist' on his Summer Holiday Tour last
weekend.
Click here
to read entire review of Lucy's performance from the Waiheke Marketplace Online and also
see a larger version of the pic [left]
News Archive
MOST WOMEN SHUN VIOLENCE. Combat is uncouth, unfeminine,
and most women are completely incompetent at it. We honor women in non-contact sports like
soccer, softball, or tennis, but we haven’t yet accepted women in the trenches. Or
haven’t we? Xena: Warrior Princes, the popular fantasy TV show about an ancient,
lethal beauty with sword in hand, enjoyed unprecedented global success. Xena showed how
potent the dream of a fighting woman really is. Click here to read full article on Frontpage Magazine
19 January
The Bard's Corner
I am very pleased to announce the addition of Antony
Girl and Dio. Their first fanfic on The Bard's Corner is downright hilarious. I suggest
you keep liquids away from the keyboard for this one. It's a FIN Parody and just so wickedly
good. "Mother, May I Sleep with Thracians? A Musical Homage to Love, Redemption, and
Gratuitous Violence - Part 1" is just about the funniest parody I have read since
"You've Got Scrolls" by Advocate, Fanatic and T. Novan
Post FIN Fic
18 January
The Bard's Corner
Fan Fiction Contest
With the recent 'airring' of Cloning Around - Episode 7 for the Subtext Season 8 Virtual Season that deals with those wonderful clones of Xena and Gabrielle in the 21st Century. Lunacy has thrown down the gauntlet (so
to speak) about creating a new genre of Xena Fanfic - The Clones.
To aid in this endeavour I am opening a new section on The Bard's Corner - CloneFic AND a new contest. Write a clone story, submit it to me and it will be posted on the new section. It will then be voted on by the readers
and Lunacy. The contest will run till the end of February. So if you're a bard get that thinking cap on and contact your muse.
Send your story to webmaster@ausxip.com with the subject line: CloneFic Contest. It has to be the Clones in the 21st Century from the episode "Send In the Clones),
not Uber.
Uber
2003 Xena Convention
The 2003 Xena con is fast approaching and Creation has released further information about the con. This will be my first time at the annual Xena con. I'm looking forward to seeing all my friends again and
of course Lucy and Renee (for the first time).
The following info is from Creation Entertainment
- Well, the annual bash is approaching (February 7-9) and are we ever excited! Fans are once again coming from around the world to welcome Lucy and Renee and other sensational cast members
(writer Katharine Fugate is the latest addition to our guest list). Tickets are still available for the convention: visit us at: http://www.creationent.com/cal/ to grab
'em!
- HUDSON LEICK YOGA CLASS AT PASADENA CONVENTION: Join Hudson at her Yoga Class on Saturday Morning of the convention. These always sell-out immediately so get in on the fun: order your
spot in the class now at: http://www.creationent.com/cal/
- FRIDAY EVENING we are proud to present "THE PIANO LOUNGE" a cabaret style show featuring favorite Xena performers really strutting their stuff: in song and dance, and surprises! Here's where we get
to see the stars we love doing what they do best: entertaining audiences! The exact bill of stars will be announced shortly, but in the past these evenings have been quite memorable!
Xena Merchandise News
The following is from Creation Entertainment
- The video presentation included in Official Fan Club Kit #6 has now been approved by the "powers that be" and are being manufactured! We should have the kits starting to be mailed within two
weeks! We appreciate your patience and promise that you are going to absolutely flip when you see the tape (and of course all the other goodies included within the kit!)
For those that haven't yet ordered the kit: jump on the bandwagon and get in on the initial mailing. Check out the details at: http://www.creationent.com/xena/
- XENA OFFICIAL CALENDAR 2003 UPDATE: Well, it was our fastest selling calendar ever and the "Photographic Xena Calendar" for this New Year is already sold out! Thanks for the tremendous
support (and to Sharon for doing her usual excellent job). The good news, however, is that we still have a couple of hundred left of the second calendar we do each year, which is the "Art Collage Version".
Don't miss out on these: order today for immediate shipment at:http://www.creationent.com/xena/
17 January
MaryD's Art
Lucy News Archive
AUSXIP News Archive
- For Michelle Ang fans (are there any Akemi fans out there?) - Michelle
has landed a role in the long running show Neighbours on Channel 10 (Australia) She was
asked about her role on Xena in NW Magazine - 20 January
2002
"18-year-old Kiwi Michelle Ang is "Neighbours" newest starlet. And what's
more, she killed Xena!"
Question: We heard you killed Xena: Warrior Princess.
Well, I didn't physically kill her; but I'm the reason she ended up dead! In the last
episodes, I played a Japanese princess who Xena visits, and she died as a result of
something I did...much to the hatred of all her lesbian fans.
Question: What was Lucy Lawless (Xena) like?
She's just a typical Kiwi chick - very cool
Many thanks to Dana for the article
Aussie Xena News
The Bard's Corner
Uber
Subtext Virtual Season 8
- xwpsubtextvs.com
Cloning Around - Episode 7
Alive and well in 21st century Los Angeles, it hasn't taken Xena and
Gabrielle long to figure out the future is a far more difficult place to live than the
past.
15 January
Lucy Holiday
Singing Tour with Dave Dobbyn
- The following is from Leanne at Kiwi Attic
As you know I went to a second concert in Palmerston North of the Dave and Lucy Summer Tour, and this time took my video camera along. Managed to get a few songs and would be happy to make this available for those
interested. My main interest in this email though is to find out what form people would be most interested in purchasing these in. Since my video-guy left, I've been sourcing a new person and as it turns out both
are in another town (which means a small delay in copying time). I have a couple of options however, and all depend on quantities ordered at the time, also there is the option of putting the footage onto a VCD,
playable on your computer or DVD player. It turns out that the new NTSC dubbing costs are likely to be around US$22 per VHS tape + shipping, whereas the VCD would be around US$15 + shipping. Shipping costs are not
yet confirmed, but the VCD would definitely be the cheaper option. I haven't seen the quality yet and am waiting to see this before making any further decisions - but I would be more interested in what you guys
think about this...........is a VCD more preferable, or just stick with the VHS tape? If you have the time to let me know, I'd love to hear from you soon.
Kindest Regards
Leanne Stewart / www.kiwiattic.com / leanne@kiwiattic.com
Lucy News
- The publishers of Lesbian News are a tad upset with people selling Lesbian News magazine with the Lucy interview on ebay.
Click here to read letter to anyone who is selling the LN magazine
- The "Am I Annoying" web site has listed the most and least annoying people of 2002. Lucy came in at #14 on the least annoying list. The most annoying person of 2002 was Martha Stewart. Read the
full list at http://www.amiannoying.com/2002/mostandleast.aspx
- There is a small mention of Lucy and the cult status of Xena in an article in the Mumbai Newsline - Powerpuff women of Planet television
Mumbai, January 12: MULTIPLY the effect of saas-bahu and Ally McBeals on women several times over to figure out the effect that superwomen have on the not-so-fair sex. Yes, we’re talking Alias, Black Scorpion, Dark
Angel and La Femme Nikita. Though none of these women have managed to recreate the Lucy Lawless euphoria, with an entire cult following for Xena: The Warrior Princess, they’ve not done too badly for themselves.
Click here to read entire article
The Bard's Corner
Uber
14 January
Added new section: Xena Movie News & Rumours Section
Lucy Holiday
Singing Tour with Dave Dobbyn
Photos
There are two absolutely wonderful photos from Kaitaia Community Centre online paper of
"Dave (or David Joseph, as he was referred to in the formal announcement) Dobbyn has had a big start to 2003, first being named as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (for services to music) in
the New Year's honours list then a sell-out concert (with Lucy Lawless and Anika Moa) at Kaitaia's Far North Community Centre. There was standing room only, fans of all ages turning out on an uncharacteristically wet
summer's night to hear one of the legends of New Zealand music and two of its rising stars. See the full size version of the photo at:
http://www.northnz.co.nz/IMAGES/1-7e.jpg
"Dave Dobbyn, in high spirits after Sunday's concert in Kaitaia, with Anika Moa and Lucy Lawless. He will be solo when he takes the stage at Wagener Park on Saturday week."
See the full size image at:
http://www.northnz.co.nz/IMAGES/1-9b.jpg
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January
Lucy Holiday
Singing Tour with Dave DobbynArticles/Reviews
Graphics Archive
The Bard's Corner
Uber
Original Fiction
12 January
Lucy News
For those interesting in buying a copy of the Lesbian News
magazine with Lucy on the cover. You can order it by calling 1-800-4589888 (or if you are
in Australia 00111 800 4589888). The price is $7.00 and that includes shipping within the
US (you will need to check for other countries)
News Archive
I have finally archived and updated the listing for all the
magazine articles from 2000 and January 2003 (phew!). They can now be accessed from the Magazine archive. I've also fixed broken links to some of
the articles.
11 January
Lucy Holiday
Singing Tour with Dave Dobbyn
New
articles/reviews:
Yoda and Xena show sparkled.
The Regent on Broadway It was a strange combination. A funny looking guy with ginger hair
who is a New Zealand rock icon and a female action hero babe who is better known for
wielding a sword than a microphone. But Dave Dobbyn and Lucy Lawless looked like old
touring buddies at their gig at the Regent on Thursday night.
Read more of the article online at The
Evening Manawatu Standard -
The Daily News has an article on Lucy and a short interview about her singing tour with
Dave. Gorgeous picture to go with it.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/0,2106,2182798a6554,00.html
10 January
Xenaverse News
There is speculatioin starting to circulate about a
possible Xena movie. Lucy mentioned a movie in the latest Lesbian News magazine interview
and yesterday she was on 91ZM in New Zealand. She indicated a movie was in the works.
According to Sharon Delaney from Creation Entertainment
"Rob would love to do one and has been working toward
that end. But nothing definite has been set yet. It's still in the "3 or
4 years down the road" stage."
So it looks as if we are to wait just a little bit more for
that movie.
Lucy Holiday Singing
Tour with Dave Dobbyn
- Added 9 high resolution scans of Lucy at the Taupo Great Lakes Concert (previously
small versions of the photos from Kiwi Attic) - Scanned by Judi Mair
Lucy Picture
Archive
The Bard's Corner
Uber
Turn the Page
Featured Author - Radclyffe
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 Drew Clark,
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Intense and aloof, she hides dark secrets and unhealed wounds beneath her warrior's
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down the barriers Drew has erected around her heart. Battle hardened and world weary, Drew
discovers that Sean wields a weapon she has no defense against--tenderness. Together, two
women who have accepted loneliness as a way of life learn that love is worth fighting for,
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 A
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withdraws from the world, her once consuming passions now a source of anguish and fear.
Then Anna, a lost woman seeking a place in the world, comes into her life and awakens
feelings she thought were dead forever. A fragile melody of love is played between these
damaged souls, a song made sweeter and stronger by the day... but will their blossoming
romance be destroyed by an outsider's greed or will it succumb to the discord of Graham's
tormented heart? Can she find happiness with Anna, caught up in the fiery overtures and
darkly gothic strains of... Love's Melody Lost.
9 January
Lucy News / Media Alerts
- Saturday Night Live (Repeat) - US
Wed Jan 15 12:00 pm Comedy Central
Sat Jan 25 03:00 pm Comedy Central
ROC News
Media Alerts
- Follow The River
A courageous mother and her sometimes volatile companion make a hazardous bid for freedom
from their Shawnee captors.
Tue Jan 14 09:00 pm VISN-
Hallmark-Odyssey
Fri Jan 24 12:00 am VISN- Hallmark-Odyssey
The Bard's Corner
Conqueror
Xena Con 2003
The latest news from Creation regarding the 2003 Xena
Convention
Xena CD, DVD &
Video News
Region 1
- Updated information about the Season 1 and Season 2 DVD for Region 1
Xena Merchandise
 The Xena Beauty & Brawn trading cards are
available for purchase. The following is from Powerstar about these cards:
This 72-card set will be printed on Silver Gemkote™ Reflective paper stock and
features 1 autograph and 2 costume cards per box! Fans can look for autograph cards signed
by Vicky Pratt as Cyane, Jeremy Callaghan as Pompey, Darien Takle as Cyrene, Erik Thomson
as Hades, Meg Foster as Hera, Marie Matiko as both K'ao Hsin and Pao S'su and more! Dual
Autograph Card Collectors should also keep an eye out for two different dual-autograph
cards. The first signed by Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor as Xena and Gabrielle and the
other signed by Hudson Leick and Renee O'Connor as Callisto and Hope. These cards are the
"good" versus "evil" and continue the theme of duality.
Dual Costume Card Sample This set boasts the most costume cards Rittenhouse Archives has
ever done in a set and these aren't your standard costume card either. We have included
three levels of costume cards; single costume cards, double costume cards and autographed
costume cards! The dual costume cards contain either two pieces of material from a single
costume (i.e.: Pants and shirt) or material from two different costumes from the same
episode (i.e.: Xena Heavenly costume and Gabrielle's Archangel costume from "Fallen
Angel"). Autographed costume cards are a Rittenhouse Archives first and will be
signed by Claire Stansfield as Alti, Megan Desmond as Discord and Hudson Leick as
Callisto!
Beyond the costume and autograph cards fans will find several chase sets to increase the
excitement. First is the Footsteps of a Warrior that allows fans to follow in Xena's
footsteps as she travels across the globe. These cards can be found one in every four
packs. Next is the Amazon Warrior set found one in every ten packs that spotlights some of
the great Amazon Warriors including Cyane, Ephiny, Melosa, Varia, Velasca and more. In a
tribute to the late Kevin Smith, a great actor and an essential part of not only Xena but
Hercules as well, we have included a 9-card Kevin Smith Tribute set that covers his career
on these two great shows. To top off these great chase subsets is the two-card Beauty and
Brawn set found 1 in every 480 packs. These special cards will be printed on plastic using
metallic inks and will be individually numbered. To order the cards go to: Powerstar
Xena Merchandise
7 January
Lucy Picture
Archive
Graphics Archive
The Bard's Corner
Classic
Conqueror
6 January
Lucy News Archive
Added scans of Lucy article from the Lesbian News magazine -
January 2003
Lucy reveals that Xena and Gabrielle were lovers <g>
and that Lucy figured it out during FIN (while subtext fans figured it out in Season 1 and
even Renee revealed in an interview that it was "all about the love".) Lucy
wasn't sure until FIN and introducing Gabrielle to Akemi (boo hiss) as her soulmate. Akemi
was useful for one thing at least (and here I thought she was the most useless character
usurping Ulysses for that award).
From the Lesbian News article Lucy thinks there MIGHT
be a movie and would like to see it in the present day, fighting wrongs in New York. Maybe
she can take on Bin Laden and skewer him into a thousand pieces...
There is a posibility of a Lucy sitcom in the works (half
an hour) and could appear in the 2003 Fall lineup. According the the interview:
"Lawless is in Los Angeles working with writers and network executives on a new
television program. This time she wants to try a half hour sitcom Although she refuses to
name the network, she admits to having enough backing that the show could appear in the
Fall 2003 lineup.
Many thanks to Wendy the Warrior Princess for the scans.
4 January
Lucy News
Lucy Holiday
Singing Tour with Dave Dobbyn
- Added a review of Lucy's performance at the Silverdale Wade Hotel by Carolyn S
- Updated the tour dates with two new dates added to the tour
Thursday 9th January - Palmerston North.Regent &
Friday 10th January - New Plymouth. TSB.
Lucy Articles/Interviews
- Lesbian News has an exclusive interivew with Lucy (and a
great cover) - part of the interview can be found on their site. Lucy has some VERY
interesting things to say about Xena.
Part of the article reads: ...as our heroines shared one last, dripping kiss, we thought
that certainly they had just proven their lesbian love on national television for the
world to see. And yet, when Xena, the Warrior Princess and her comrade, Gabrielle (Renee
O'Connor), ended their reign on the small screen, we still weren't completely sure about
the full nature of their relationship. Until now...click here to read more of
the article
Xena CD, DVD &
Video News
Region 1 DVD/Videos
(US/Canada)
Season 2 on DVD is now available to purchase from the Official
Xena & Herc online store. This brand new collection includes 7 discs containing all 24
Season Two episodes remastered from studio-quality digital video. This incredible DVD
Collection will also include exciting supplemental material, including: Screensaver, Xena
Chronicles, Photo Gallery - Price $99 (US)
http://www.adarastore.com/cgi-bin/xena-herc/X1312?NvG4r6Sa;;2
3 January
Happy New Year everyone!
The Bard's Corner
Uber - The
Growing
There is a new Uber series starting from today from
SwordnQuil (Sue Beck), T Novan and Okasha. This is a serial, after the fashion of the
Green Mile. It’s an uber/sci-fi/horror/post-apocalyptic piece.
There is also a mailing list where you can discuss the
episodes. Click to subscribe to Thegrowingchat mailing list
Conqueror
Classic
Xenaverse News
Who gets your vote for the best female role model on TV? Is
strength/fighting ability her finest quality or does charm and intelligence rate higher?
Or maybe it's something else - you decide (and feel free to nominate other worthy women if
you like!)
http://funvote.com/fun/kickasslady/
The following is from DiAnn:
We are getting closer to our goal our Xena Wax figure
petition has surpassed 1400 signatures (patting everyone on the back) YEA! Remember Lucys
Manager has been sent the addy for this petition so chances are great Lucy has seen the
petition and has read the many messages of support and love sent on her behalf..if you
haven't signed it yet the addy is:
http://www.petitiononline.com/warrior1/petition.html
Next is the Gabrielle wax figure :( sadly we have only 8 signatures so if you haven't
signed or passed this addy on do so now: This petition will be passed on to Renee as well
so she too can read your messages of love and support!!
http://www.petitiononline.com/warrior2/petition.html
Ok next is the Lucy Lawless Open Love Letter..this too will be sent to Lucy so 14
signatures come on I know we all love Lucy more then that!! Please pass this addy on as
well it's:
http://www.petitiononline.com/XWP1/petition.html
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