AUSXIP NETWORK SITE UPDATES Created 15 December 1996 and maintained by MaryD   JUNE 2019 Click here for the more current news Click here for the more archived news   30 June 2019 Xena Fanfic (and Lunacy's Review) Fan Fic Flashback: Conqueror's Stone by DJWP + Lunacy's Review Renee O'Connor New Pics & Video: Renee in Annie! Lucy Lawless Stellar Magazine Scans 30 June 2019 - Lucy Lawless Warrior Princess My Life is Murder Aussies: According to TVBlackbox.com the first episode of My Life Is Murder will be available to view on 10 Play from 10-12 JULY from 12.00pm for 48 hours (10 Play is the streaming service - different from 10 All Access). https://10play.com.au/  For US / Canadian fans - you will see My Life is Murder in August 2019 via Acorn TV Gentleman Jack Yorkshire Life 1 July 2019 - Jack's Coming Back!   28 June 2019 Xena Alumni Pearson First Look Preview (HD) Suits spinoff starring Gina Torres Batwoman Batwoman "Night Ride" Teaser (HD) Ruby Rose The CW superhero series Gentleman Jack New Art and Artist Johnette D. Loefgren New Artwork: Anne Lister by Autumn Zimmerman One Day At A Time SAVED!! ‘One Day At A Time’ Showrunners On Series Resurrection & Continuing To Tell Important Story In Election Year Movie News Melissa McCarthy in Talks to Play Ursula in Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid'   27 June 2019 AUSXIP Publishing You can now pre-order Redemption by Susanne M. Beck (Sword'n'Quil) - the first book in the Ice & Angel Series. This is one of the most beloved novels in the Xenaverse. The novel will be released on September 03, 2019 - that's the date that Sue would have celebrated her 56th birthday. As you all know, Sue passed away in her sleep on April 21, 2019. If you love a great romance, throw in some Uber Xena and Gabrielle...You will LOVE Redemption! Order here     Xena Top SIX Reasons To Watch All SIX Seasons of Xena Warrior Princess - Syfy.com Syfy Launches Six Seasons of Xena + Video Promo! Gentleman Jack Fanfic Mrs. Lister of Shibden Hall ' Part 3 by Taylor Rickard & T. Novan (Final Part)   26 June 2019 Xena: Warrior Princess Xena Comic Xena Comic #3: The Warrior Princess and her travelling companions are trapped in the Mirador Basin of Mexico! Xena (who's not great at being ordered around) is ordered to steal a feather from Quetzalcoatl in The Temple Of Q'uq'umatz. From the Fanfic Archives... Cousin Liz' Illuminations of the Soul Jamie Boughen - Soul Full of Tears Gentleman Jack Fanfic Mrs. Lister of Shibden Hall - Part 2 by T. Novan Videos There is now a dedicated video section to the AUSXIP GJ site! Videos Added Introduction To Gentleman Jack Season 1 Opening Credits I Was Married - Music Video by X (aka SarahB!) Episode 8: Meeting At The Coal Mine (SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 8) Foxtel GJ Promo June 2019 Lorraine Interviews Sophie Rundle 24/05/2019 Suranne Jones & Sophie Rundle interview 13/05/2019 Styling A Gentleman - Behind the Scenes Invitation to Set with Suranne Jones How Do You Dress A 19th Century Lesbian? Suranne Jones on Why She Had to Wear Men's Underwear in Her Latest Role SAG-AFTRA Foundation Interviews Suranne and Sally 18 April 2019 Sophie Rundle Discusses New Drama 'Gentleman Jack' - BUILD LDN 19/05/2019 BFI + Radio Times TV Festival 2019 - Suranne and Sally Interview Foxtel Arts Season 1 Review on Foxtel   25 June 2019 Renee O'Connor House of Bards Theatre Company Fundraiser: Challenge Renee O'Connor in a game of XENAopoly House of Bards Event: 'Bloody Mary' Brunch with Macbeth November 2, 2019 Lucy Lawless Video & Promo Image: Promo for My Life is Murder Supergirl Performers Of The Month - Staff Choice Most Outstanding Performer of May - Chyler Leigh Gentleman Jack Was Ann Walker really mentally ill? Find out the real life story of Gentleman Jack The Most Overlooked Part of HBO's Groundbreaking LGBTQ Series 'Gentleman Jack' The L Word: Generation Q 'The L Word: Generation Q' Sets Adrienne Mandi, Leo Sheng, Jacqueline Toboni And Rosanny Zayas As Series Regulars Comic Con News 'Batwoman', 'Pennyworth', 'Veronica Mars' & More Part Of Warner Bros. TV's Comic-Con Fiesta   23 June 2019 Gentleman Jack Fanfic Mrs. Lister of Shibden Hall - Part 2 by T. Novan Artwork We Welcome New Artist Andrea P to the GJ Artwork Section + New Art! Lucy Lawless Video: Lucy In Upcoming Tricia Helfer BSG Podcast   22 June 2019 Xena It was announced today that Peter Allan Fields has passed away (19 June 2019). Peter wrote two episodes for Xena - "The Reckoning" and "Death Mask". Steven Sears has posted his memories of working with Peter on Xena on Facebook "Steven L. Sears: Peter was wonderful to work with. He was so dedicated to getting Xena right and an absolute professional. He called use once to apologize that his script wasn't going to be done when he said it was. We said it wasn't a problem. He promised to turn it in a day later. The reason? He was in the hospital. But still concerned that he wouldn't meet his deadline. RIP Peter. Of the many stories I tell about working in the business, you're one of the good ones." I knew of Peter's work before he wrote those two Xena episodes. Peter wrote for 13 episodes for Star Trek - TNG and DS9. He was a master storyteller and one of my favourite writers. Read more   21 June 2019 AUSXIP Interviews From the Archives: Rob Tapert Answers Questions from AUSXIP Talking Xena Forum Members Lucy Lawless Queering The Script in SF on June 22, 2019 Gentleman Jack New Artwork by Autumn Zimmerman in Artwork Section New Arist Miss Lister Lass + New Artwork TV News Katee Sackhoff's Another Life Sci-Fi Drama Gets Netflix Premiere Date   19 June 2019 Xena Convention 2020 Creation's Xena 25th Anniversary Con - Weekend Packages Available Adrienne Wilkinson Message From Adrienne About New Show Sidetracked! MaryD's Blog How To Access NASA's Media Library Of Videos And Images For Free Supergirl Season 5 To Premiere 6 October 2019 + New Promo Poster Gentleman Jack Scan: Everyone's Talking About...Gentleman Jack | What's On TV 15 June 2019 TV News Pose Renewed for Season 3 at FX 'Criminal': Nicholas Pinnock, David Tennant & Hayley Atwell Star In Netflix Police Interrogation Drama   18 June 2019 Renee O'Connor House of Bards Theatre Company Fundraiser: Challenge Renee O'Connor in a game of XENAopoly House of Bards Event: 'Bloody Mary' Brunch with Macbeth November 2, 2019 Gentleman Jack Foxtel Schedule for Last 4 Episodes of Season 1 in Australia GJ Season 1 DVD Pre-Order Region 2 We Welcome Artist Autumn Zimmerman to AUSXIP GJ Artwork Section Supergirl DC TV Watch: Burning Questions 'Supergirl' Needs to Answer in Season 5 'Supergirl' star Nicole Maines reflects on her first year as Dreamer TV News 'Elizabeth Is Missing': Glenda Jackson To Star In BBC Adaptation Of Dementia Mystery   17 June 2019 Xena Episode Reviews Season 2 Episode 12: Destiny - Reviewed by SLK A dying Xena revisits memories of her dark past while Gabrielle drags her half-dead body up a mountain. AUSXIP Interviews Older Interview: AUSXP Interviews Lucy Lawless - 20 April 2008 Gentleman Jack Season 1 News Aust: Upcoming Season 1 Episodes on Fox 8 Artwork New Artwork Section and Art by Carpe Chakram New Art: Ann Walker by Emma Bakos   16 June 2019 Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World Steven Sears and I were on Chatting With Sherri to talk about the upcoming Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World. Loved talking to Sherri and it was fabulous to have Steven with us. I even uncovered the first email Steven sent to me in 1998 about my episode montages! Twenty One years ago...how time flies! Have a listen to us laugh, almost cry and have a jolly good time. MaryD and Steven L. Sears on Chatting With Sherri BlogTalk Radio Interview 14 June 2019 Gentleman Jack For those that don't know what this show is about...it's about the legendary real life 19th Century Lesbian (and proud of it) Anne Lister's life. Anne was an extraordinary woman who lived in Halifax, UK and this is about her life - the show is inspired by her journals which were written in code! It's a fantastic show and Suranne Jones who plays Ann Lister is a BAFTA award winning actress and just BRILLIANT. Read all about her and the show on AUSXIP Gentleman Jack site FanFic The Plan – Part 1 by Isabella MaryD's Book Blog Telling Her Story: 30 Books for Adult Readers About Women Heroes of WWII The Real-Life Mighty Women of the Sky Who Paved the Way for Captain Marvel Phyllis Latour Doyle: The Forgotten Spy Whose Knitting Helped Pave the Way for D-Day Movie News Higher, Further, Faster: An Interview With Captain Marvel Director Anna Boden   15 June 2019 Xena From the Archive  Actress Adrienne Wilkinson Interview: Inimitable Beauty With Substance - 2000 Adrienne Wilkinson More news about Adrienne's new Series: Sidetracked! Gentleman Jack FanFic New Section: Fan Fiction Mrs. Lister of Shibden Hall - Part 1 by T. Novan Press What Do You Mean You're Not Watching... | Inside Soap UK 11 June 2019 Rewriting The Hidden History of Lesbian Culture - INews 12 June 2019   13 June 2019 Why Did AUSXIP Choose House of Bards To Support.... I've been asked why AUSXIP chose House of Bards Theatre Company as one of our charities. That's an interesting question. We live in a world that is increasingly become difficult and quite distressing. Storytellers have taken us out of our world and transported us as far as our imaginations and their storytelling could take us. As a storyteller / bard myself I have found this to be EXTREMELY important. It's why we buy books, watch movies, go to the theatre. Many of you may be aware of Renee's work behind the scenes with young actors and how she has nutured them. She will take those young actors and will create extraordinary work. We need storytellers, we need people to nuture others fulfill their dreams. That's why we chose House of Bards as one of our charities. We have supported charities in the past that allowed young people to reach their potential (The Ellis Foundation), supported a children's hospital and still do (Starship Foundation), Adrienne Wilkinson's Families in Need Charity, Brittney's Bra Auction, AIDS LifeCycle Auction, Trevor Foundation, Frog conservation etc The bottom line is we are doing this to make a difference in people's lives for the better. We will continue to support other charities and causes when the need arises. Battle On! MaryD 12 June 2019 AUSXIP Announcement AUSXIP Welcomes Renee O'Connor's House of Bards Theatre Company As Official Charity AUSXIP Greater Good (our charity arm) has joined forces with Renee O'Connor's House of Bards Theatre Company and it will become our second official charity that we will support. I'm pleased to announce, with consultation with Renee O'Connor, AUSXIP will add House of Bards Theatre Company as part of our charity drive in September for our 12th charity auction. The AUSXIP's official charities are: The Starship Foundation and House of Bards Theatre Company. In 2006 AUSXIP celebrated 10 years online and I wanted to celebrate this event by organizing a charity auction. AUSXIP Greater Good was born to benefit Starship Foundation (Lucy) and The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation (Renee) - the goal was to highlight both Lucy and Renee's greater good endeavours and to celebrate AUSXIP's 10th birthday by raising money in the spirit of Xena's underlying theme of the Greater Good. That initial idea hit a few hurdles and due to the significant problems we encountered with Paypal and then check donations for Renee's charity monies in the 2010 and 2011 AUSXIP Charity Auctions, we attempted to find a better solution. Unfortunately, after months of trying to get a good outcome, we couldn't get that arrangement to work. Until now. ALL money raised for Starship goes to Starship and ALL money raised for Renee's new theatre company House of Bards go to the House of Bards! Our goal is to bypass AUSXIP in the payment section, bypass paypal and get the winning bidders to pay the House of Bards Theatre Company directly, the same process we use for the winning bids for The Starship Foundation. AUSXIP will then be notified of payments and we ship items out. Our goal has always been to give 100% of the proceeds to the charity involved. So, the original idea which started in 2006 has finally been put in place. Since 2006 we have raised (with YOUR help and support) $204,250 for Starship and other charities. Thank you for your support! Battle On MaryD 11 June 2019 Renee O'Connor Renee's New Theatre Company Is Called "House of Bards Theatre Company" House of Bards Theatre Company Fundraiser: Challenge Renee O'Connor in a game of XENAopoly House of Bards Event: 'Bloody Mary' Brunch with Macbeth November 2, 2019   10 June 2019 Renee O'Connor Upcoming Theatre Show Annie The Musical With Renee + Win VIP Experience with Renee! Gentleman Jack Video: The Extraordinary Life of 'Rockstar' Lesbian Anne Lister This is how Sally Wainwright decided on perfect Gentleman Jack theme tune   07 June 2019 Gentleman Jack Images New Images Section + Season 1 Images   Video Gentleman Jack Theme Song by O'Hooley & Tidow Video: How Do You Dress A 19th Century Lesbian?   06 June 2019 MaryD's History Blog D-day veterans: now and then – in pictures Last of the Mohawk code talkers dies after finally being hailed a war hero D-day remembered: a series of interviews on the 75th anniversary       05 June 2019 Xenite Memorial Xenite Memorial June 2019 - We remember our friends who passed away in June AUSXIP Interviews (from the Archives) AUSXIP Interviews Renee O'Connor 15 December 2011 - AUSXIP had the pleasure of interviewing Renee in April 2008 and now we catch up with Renee in time for AUSXIP's 15th Anniversary. Since Xena ended it's 6 year run over 10 years ago, Renee has been very busy in continuing to act, direct and produce her own short films and movies, create a web presence by interacting with fans with video presentations and other media. Renee has taken time out of her very busy schedule to talk to us about the Last Xena Convention in January 2012, her creation of ROC Pictures, her movies Words Unspoken and Infinity, her involvement with the I Am Aware seminars and what habit she really can't break!   04 June 2019 Xena (From The Archives) GLITTER: TV EDITION (Philippines) magazine December 1-15, 1997: Xena...She-Herc- One woman's loss is another woman's gain. This statement readily described howLucy Lawless, unwittingly, became the most popular TV actress (next to The X-File's Gillian Anderson) on Planet Earth. Gentleman Jack Scan: Gemma Whelan (Marian) - Woman (UK) Magazine 3 June 2019 TV News One Day at a Time's Syd and Elena Were the TV Season's Cutest Couple Star Trek: Discovery Costumer on Reimagining Klingons in Season 2 Movie News Charlize Theron to Receive 2019 American Cinematheque Award   03 June 2019 Adrienne Wilkinson Video: Adrienne Talks About Her Role In Sidetracked! Gentleman Jack Scan: Weekend Australian Review: Woman in Black Blazes Her Own Trail 18 May 2019 Grey's Anatomy Lexie's death was the saddest! Grey's: The 20 Saddest Deaths, Ranked   01 June 2019 Renee O'Connor Macbeth - Message from Renee and New Poster Adrienne Wilkinson New Movie: Dreamcatcher (Horror) Sidetracked Series with Adrienne Wilkinson Gentleman Jack Scan: The List What to Watch: Gentleman Jack | Who Magazine 27 May 2019 New Section: The Real Anne Lister Biography & Books Click here for the more current news Click here for the more archived news