| 30 November 2007 WGA Strike
Support Update
The WGA is still in negotations and it may or may not
finish by Christmas. Let's hope it does. Until the
dispute ends, we are organising a refreshment drop of
water, gatorade, tea, vitamins and other goodies. We are
doing this to support Katherine and Steven but also for
all the writers in this dispute. If you would like to
donate to this effort, please use the donate button
Any money left over after the strike ends will be donated to charity chosen by
Katherine and Steven.
If the
button above does not work - please go to paypal and send your donation to
cmmnash@aol.com
Thank you,
MaryD & The AUSXIP Team
29 November 2007
Lucy
Chicago Concert DVD
The following has just been released through
Creation Entertainment
LUCY LAWLESS CHICAGO CONCERT DVD NOW READY FOR
ORDERING!
FREE SHIPPING IN USA THROUGH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH
LUCY LAWLESS: The Musical Concert
Live in Chicago
No one does it like Lucy! In 2007 she took her music on
the road and gave her devoted fans an opportunity to be
part of an amazingly fun and creative journey. Each stop
of the tour topped the previous with powerful
performances that rocked the house and delivered
evenings that strongly illustrate the extraordinary
passion that Lucy brings to every project.
The concert debuted in Hollywood to sell-out crowds,
crossed the country to The Big Apple and then wrapped up
with a two-night blast in Chicago, where Lucy was at the
top of her game with a blues filled performance backed
by a strong band fronted by Xena composer Joe LoDuca. To
us, this was the most memorable stand in the tour!
Read more and how to order your copy
Adrienne Wilkinson Auction
WGA Strike Update
Katherine has updated her site with a great challenge
for Army Wives fans, Kim Delaney (Claudia Joy) fans AND
a way in helping the strikers!
Check it out on Katherine's site!
28 November 2007
Lucy News
- Justice League Movie Update
Justice League -Warner issues Press Release for New
Frontier
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF THE DC
UNIVERSE ORIGINAL ANIMATED MOVIES SOARS ONTO SHELVES
WHEN WARNER HOME VIDEO RELEASES JUSTICE LEAGUE : THE NEW
FRONTIER ON FEBRUARY 26, 2008!
The Title is the Second DC Universe Original PG-13
Animated Movie and the First Ever HI-Definition Animated
DVD from Warner Premiere - BURBANK, CA, (November
27, 2007) - Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros.
Animation are set to release the all-new original movie
Justice League: The New Frontier on February 26, 2008 on
DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, distributed by Warner Home
Video. The original movie will also be available
OnDemand and Pay-per-View as well as available for
download on February 26, 2008...
Read more on TVShowsonDVD.com
Adrienne News
- Adrienne has a new project called Seconds. You
can see a trailer for it on YouTube.
Check it out here
The Bard's
Corner
Fan Fiction
Classic - 55 Word Fanfic
Simone
Lahbib
TV Shows - Screencaptures
Created by Christa
Bad Girls Extras
27 November 2007
WGA Strike
Update
The Xenaverse Refreshes....A second drop of
goodies was made for the WGA Strikers this morning at
Disney to refresh them. There was 10 cases of water, 5
cases of vitamins, 2 cases of Gatorade, 2 packs of tea
(12 packs) on behalf of our Xenaverse writers, Steven
and Katherine.
Writers strike update: Negotiations begin
today between the WGA and the AMPTP, while simultaneous
rallies will be going on in NY and LA. Joining a
solidarity rally in Washington Square Park in NYC will
be members of WGAW, SEIU, SAG, UNITE-HERE, UFT national
and NYS AFL-CIOs, the New York City Labor Council,
celebrities and more. While in LA, WGAW rallies are
scheduled in front of the CBS, Paramount, WB, Universal,
Sony, Disney, NBC and Fox Studios. On Wednesday, in
recognition of International Day of Solidarity, members
of the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds will
hold demonstrations in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand,
English and French Canada, the U.K., Mexico and France.
Adrienne Auction
Alrighty! Adrienne's annual charity auction is
about to begin. Adrienne has updated her site with some
info about the auction:
Wednesday November 28th (links to
the auction will be posted shortly), starts our 2007
Holiday Charity Ebay Auction!! I've donated my
entertainment memorabilia and gathered more from dozens
of other productions. We have a fantastic collection
this year! I hope every item finds the perfect new home.
We've always had a wonderful response to our yearly
auctions (thanks to all of YOU!) and we hope this will
be our best auction ever!! As usual, proceeds from this
years auction will go to support the medical expenses of
a family in need. Thank you for your open hearts and
generosity as we give a helping hand.
Read more
www.adriennewilkinson.com or myspace!
For other information on the auction, check out this
interview:
https://www.bitchofrome.com/Pages/shopcause.html
Lucy News
Magazine Alert
- There are a couple of small Lucy pics in the Dec
issue of Starburst. They're included in a Battlestar
Galactica Season 4 article. She's not namechecked
though, the captions of both pics just refer to
'cylons'.
Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the news
Battlestar Galactica News
- For UK viewers of BSG, Starburst lists the BSG
special: Razor as being on Sky 1 on 5th Dec and on
DVD on 26th Dec. I haven't cross checked to confirm
this though.)
Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the news
-
Listen to the original writers meeting during
which the story for Battlestar Galactica episode
401-402, "Razor", was developed.
Older Interview
- There is an older Lucy interview with the NPR
Weekend Edition from 2001 which also has a couple of
audio files (in rm format).
Check it out here
Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the link/news
Simone Lahbib News
- Added information about the upcoming release
of Season 4 of Wire in the Blood...
read more
25 November 2007
Boogeyman2 News
Justice League Movie Update
The following is from
TV Shows on DVD site:
-
 Justice
League - Graphic Shows New Frontier Box Art, Reveals
2-DVD Special Edition, Gives Hi-Def Prices - Late
last month we broke the news that Justice League:
The New Frontier had been set by Warner Brothers to
have a February 26th release date on DVD, HD DVD and
Blu-ray Disc. At the time we told you that the price
on the DVD would be $19.98 SRP, and that the hi-def
release prices had not been finalized yet, nor the
box art. Overnight we received the below graphic
from an industry source, surprising us with picture
proof that there will be 2 different DVD versions of
this release! There will indeed be a single-disc
version of The New Frontier, costing $19.98 SRP. But
there is also a Justice League: The New Frontier:
2-Disc Special Edition release coming out the same
day, for $24.98 SRP. Both include the 75-minute
original feature, obviously. There's no word yet on
what we'll find on the second disc of the 2-DVD
version, though...
Read more
many thanks to LB for the news
Xenaverse News
Karl Urban news
- Comanche Moon Premieres on CBS in January
/ Source: CBS
November 21, 2007 Val Kilmer (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang),
Steve Zahn (Rescue Dawn), Academy Award and Emmy
Award nominee Rachel Griffiths (Hilary and Jackie,
"Six Feet Under"), Karl Urban (The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King), Linda Cardellini
("ER"), Elizabeth Banks (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and
Wes Studi ("Into the West") star in "Comanche Moon,"
a new six-hour mini-series based on the book by
Larry McMurtry, and the final chapter in the
"Lonesome Dove" saga to be made into a movie, to be
broadcast Sunday, Jan. 13, Tuesday, Jan. 15 and
Wednesday, Jan. 16 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT, each
night) on the CBS Television Network. Academy Award
and Golden Globe Award winners Larry McMurtry and
Diana Ossana, the writers and executive producer and
producer, respectively, of the feature film
Brokeback Mountain, are the executive producers and
writers.
Read more
Many thanks to LB for the news
19 November 2007
WGA Strike Update
On the good news front...the witers are heading
back to negotiations and it might be a promising
breakthrough!
I received the following from the
Look Again Cold Case forum and asked to pass it
on which I am very happy to do - as many of you know
before Kathryn Morris was Lilly in Cold Case, she was
the wacko Najara in a couple of Xena episodes so by
extension - Kathryn is one of ours <g>
Naturally if you want to support the Xenaverse
writers, this would be an excellent way.
Simone
Lahbib Update
Added screencaptures (by Christa) of the following
Bad Girls Season 3 episodes:
- Episode 8 - Uninvited Guests
- Episode 12 - Tough Love
- Episode 13 - Revolving Doors
- Episode 14 - Standing Up
18 November 2007
Army Wives / Renee News
Renee has confirmed that she will be in Army Wives
for Season 2 - it was reported that Katherine wanted
Renee for Season 2 back in June 2007. TV Guide Online
had an article about Barbara Eden and also included a
small snippet about Renee.
Fugate also has plans for an old friend from
the days she was a writer on Xena: Warrior Princess.
“I want to write a two-parter for Renee O'Connor
(Xena’s bosom buddy Gabrielle) for the second
season,” Fugate says. “We’ve stayed friends; she
gave me my baby shower.” -
Source TV Guide
AfterEllen.com has an interview with Renee from the
Power Premiere
Many thanks to LB for the news
Xena Cures A Sore Throat...
- In Sweden there is a new sore throat remedy...Xena
Dent! <g>
many thanks to Mike for the scan
16 November 2007
Lucy Articles
-
Comic Con Update 24-28 July 2007 - a look at
behind the scenes of ComicCon and the various
panels. Includes a pic of Lucy from the
Super(natural) panel. Also mentions Justice League
and it will be released at Worldcon in February
2008.
Justice League News
- WorldCon site about the upcoming Justice League
Animated Movie. Darwyn Cooke's epic story comes to
life in brand new DVD animated movie! -
Click here to read more
Lucy Pic / Buddy Guys Rehearsals
- There's a
nice relaxed Lucy photo here, taken when she was
rehearsing for her Buddy Guy's Legends gig - Many
thanks to Barbara Davies for the news
Lucy in AOL Sexiest Women EVER Poll
-
Counting Down the Hottest Babes to Hit the Small
Screen - Lucy is #37
Picking the 50 sexiest women in primetime history
wasn't easy. But it sure was fun. We waded through
dozens of contenders -- from vixens to vamps, from
girls next door to blonde bombshells -- before
making our final list. Now it's your turn to do the
work: click through a new batch of beauties each
week until we reveal our top picks. It's a dirty
job, but somebody's gotta do it. - Many thanks to
LB for the news
WGA Strike Update
Do you want to help support the strike? Here are a
few things which non-picketers can do (this is specific
to the US)
1. Write a letter to the editor of a local
publication (and maybe share a copy with
writeraction or the comments at hollywoodunited so
it can inspire or motivate the members even if it's
not published by the newspaper).
2. Post pro-writer comments on websites that tend to
be dominated by anonymous anti-writer trolls (the LA
Times blog is one of the worst IMHO).
3. Call in to talk radio shows that deal with the
this issue.
4. Email or write letters of criticism to
journalists who publish biased or erroneous
information. Journalists will sometimes respond to
criticism by attempting to acknowledge the other
side in their next articles (I know it's rare, but
it does happen.) The key here is to be polite to
them.
5. Write letters of criticism to TV and radio
stations about the bias of their reporting. TV and
radio stations don't get that many letters so they
are perhaps more influenced by the ones they get.
Mentioning a possible complaint to the FCC can get
their attention.
6. Write local California politicians, arguing the
employees' side of the conflict, and urging them to
intevene on behalf of a fair settlement and not the
companies' position of a 50% cut in income for their
employees.
Reaction
Xenaverse News
Zoe Bell
- Ludacris and Zoe
Bell Challenge Gerard Butler's Game
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges (Fred Claus,
Crash, 2 Fast 2 Furious) and stuntwoman
Zoe Bell (Death Proof) have joined the cast
of Lionsgate's upcoming untitled sci-fi
action-thriller from Crank writers/directors
Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.
Click here to read more -
Many thanks to LB
for the news
13 November 2007
Where Shadows Linger - Now Available!
By MaryD
 I'm
very pleased to announce the birth of a new baby - my
new book :) You can now order the second book following
the lives of Eva and Zoe.
You can order it from Amazon.com - if you are not
going to the convention and haven't reserved a copy from
me, then do me a favour and pick up a copy from Amazon.
<g>
The second installment of the Eva and Zoe series,
Where Shadows Linger follows the ever popular In the
Blood of the Greeks. Having survived Nazi-occupied
Greece and its liberation, Eva Muller and Zoe Lambros
are still very much in love, wanting nothing more than
to fulfill their dreams and hopes for the future.
Emigrating to Sydney, Australia, the two women find
themselves making new friends and forging a new life
together. However, it is not long before their happiness
is marred by prejudice and the machinations of old
enemies, plunging them into mortal danger. Will the
unique connection between Eva and Zoe be destroyed? Will
they lose their new-found friends? Or will Eva and Zoe's
love prove strong enough to overcome the shadows of the
past that continue to linger in their lives?
If you are going to the Burbank con, you can pick up
a book from me.
Renee
Images
Renee
attended the Power Premiere Awards
November 11, 2007 - Beverly Hills
Hotel
Los Angeles, CA United States
Click here to view medium res images
AfterEllen.com has some GORGEOUS
Renee pics -
click here to view and they also have a report of
the event
here
Official Xena Photo Club Images
Added scans from the September release of the
Official Xena Photo Club Images. Scanned by Roger.
Click here to view
WGA Strike Update
Katherine Fugate
Xena Prop
House Newsletter
12 November 2007
Renee News
Renee
attended the Power Premiere Awards
November 11, 2007 - Beverly Hills
Hotel
Los Angeles, CA United States
Click here to see thumbnails from WireImage
larger versions will be posted shortly
WGA Strike Update
You may have noticed some new signs up about
supporting the WGA strike - these are from Lexigeek.com
- they have banners for a great many shows and some
writers. If you have a site and want to show your
support - go over to
LexiGeek.com
and pick up your banner.
Steven Sears has banners as well on his WGA Strike
subsite. Go here to pick those up
The
United Hollywood blog has news about a possible BSG
joining the picket line
FRIDAY 11/16: Battlestar Galactica Day at Universal
There's a BSG convention going on at Universal. And
they're going to picket. Probably in costume. Oh,
frak! - Many thanks to LB for the news
Army Wives NewsProduction stopped...
- Production of the Lifetime Network cable
television show "Army Wives," which is set and
made in the Holy City, is on hold at least until
the walkout is settled and probably until after
the holidays. Cast and crew members had hoped to
tape the first few episodes of the new season
before the turn of the year, but the Hollywood
shutdown has dimmed the lights, for now.
Source
08 November 2007
Boogeyman 2 on DVD Release
-
Boogeyman 2 is going to be released on DVD on 8
January 2008. You can now pre-order your copy through
Amazon.com
Xena Reference....
The following appearing in a course description
Woman and War: Warriors, Victims and Peacemakers HIS
321 (3 credits)
War has traditionally been seen as a masculine pursuit,
yet throughout history women have been intimately
involved in war. This discussion based course seeks to
explore the topic of women and war throughout history
from three distinct perspectives. The first section
of the course focuses on women as warriors. From the
ancient myth of the Amazons to television’s Xena, the
image of the female warrior has captivated the
imagination. We will explore the myth and reality of
women warriors and wartime leaders, including Joan of
Arc and modern wartime heads of state such as Indira
Gandhi, Golda Meir and Margaret Thatcher...Many
thanks to Leeann for the information
Gina Torres News
The following is from
TV Guide ONline...
- Sources confirm to me
exclusively that Dirty Sexy Money has tapped
the fierce and fabulous Gina Torres to play the
ex-wife of Darling-family nemesis Simon Elder (Blair
Underwood). The character is described as gorgeous,
lithe and beaming with intelligence — yep, that's
Torres!
Read more
Many thanks to LB for the news
06 November 2007
Renee News
Boogeyman 2 Review
Diamonds and Guns Movie Update
- Renee has announced the lucky winner of the
raffle for her art. Check it out on the official
Diamonds
and Guns site
Talking Xena Meetup for the 2008 Burbank Convention
The following is from EZRyder:
- I'm very happy to announce the plans for the 6th
official TX Meet up! :) The time and date will be
10am till 11:30, on Friday, January 25th. The place
will be at the convention hotel, the Burbank Airport
Marriott Hotel, in the hotel lobby...Read
more
05 November 2007
Dragonlance Movie Update
 The
following is from
FarpointMedia.net
“Dragonlance” DVD Release Date Announced
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced FarPoint
Media’s own Tracy Hickman and his animated film
“Dragonlance” which features the voices of Kiefer
Sutherland (”24″), Lucy Lawless (”Battlestar
Galactica”), and Michael Rosenbaum (”Smallville”).
This feature length Dungeons & Dragons tale will be
available to own beginning the January 15, 2008.
To find out more about this wonderful feature film,
listen to our recent
interview with Tracy. Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the news
Lucy Interview - Good Day Chicago 5 October 2007
 Lucy
was interviewed during PR for her Chicago concerts in
October 2007. Many thanks to Judi Mair for the video of
the interview.
Lucy talks about her concerts, briefly talks about
working on Xena and how different she is now, working in
the Australian outback and singing with Michael Bolton
on Celebrity Duets.
You can now download the video clip and screencaptures.
03 November 2007
Aleida's Ebay Auction Update
The following is from Cat about the auction:
Lesbianation Poll - Lucy is #1 and Renee #2
-
Women We Love - The Ladies of November '07
This month, Xena herself, Lucy Lawless is back on
top, thrusting her former sidekick Renee O'Connor
into the number two position. But hey, we all love
women who can take turns on top. Still, we at
LesbiaNation are hard-pressed to knock either one of
these two out of their strongholds on our list.
Read more
Many thanks to MET for the news
Zoe Bell News...
-
Zoe Bell is Tarantino's bada** girl
(not
editing because it's a naughty word but for filters
that stop the site from loading if naughty words
appear in the title...tsk)
Melbourne
Herald Sun - Australia - After her long
career as a stunt double for Lucy Lawless in
Xena: Warrior Princess, Halle Berry in Catwoman and
Uma Thurman in Kill Bill, Tarantino tapped ...
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