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Our latest episode looks at Xena: Warrior Princess (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125235/http://www.jumptheshark.com/x/xena.htm), the colorful '90s fantasy spin-off (https://forums.primetimer.com/forum/6471-xena-warrior-princess/?__cf_chl_tk=4eaQpfkZGjC4i9sKop9TQv7YDNFSLooKYOFmhdgmA2E-1782372952-1.0.1.1-aQ2U.SqKuXZs1ZbDy.1OIiwJTQWBkyhDlOKOjClwu90) that turned a doomed Hercules villain into a syndicated action hit of its own.
Developed by Robert Tapert, Sam Raimi, John Schulian, and Universal, the show followed Lucy Lawless as Xena (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/XenaWarriorPrincess), a former warlord trying to make up for her violent past. Renée O’Connor became Gabrielle, while Kevin Smith, Hudson Leick, Ted Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Alexandra Tydings, and the wider Hercules connection helped build out the world around her.
This episode offers a detailed Xena: Warrior Princess (https://web.archive.org/web/20140401134903/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/2296751-xena-early-feminist-er-warrior-princess/?view=getnewpost) analysis, exploring Xena TV show history and Xena behind the scenes stories.
For fans of '90s fantasy television, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (https://web.archive.org/web/20140330081305/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3118202-hercules-the-brad-pitt-of-ancient-greece/?view=getnewpost), Lucy Lawless, Renée O’Connor, and syndicated action adventure shows, this episode looks at how Xena (https://forums.primetimer.com/forum/6471-xena-warrior-princess/) became bigger than the show that created her, why its ending still divides fans, and why its messy history still gets talked about decades later.
Our latest episode looks at Xena: Warrior Princess (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125235/http://www.jumptheshark.com/x/xena.htm), the colorful '90s fantasy spin-off (https://forums.primetimer.com/forum/6471-xena-warrior-princess/?__cf_chl_tk=4eaQpfkZGjC4i9sKop9TQv7YDNFSLooKYOFmhdgmA2E-1782372952-1.0.1.1-aQ2U.SqKuXZs1ZbDy.1OIiwJTQWBkyhDlOKOjClwu90) that turned a doomed Hercules villain into a syndicated action hit of its own.
Developed by Robert Tapert, Sam Raimi, John Schulian, and Universal, the show followed Lucy Lawless as Xena (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/XenaWarriorPrincess), a former warlord trying to make up for her violent past. Renée O’Connor became Gabrielle, while Kevin Smith, Hudson Leick, Ted Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Alexandra Tydings, and the wider Hercules connection helped build out the world around her.
This episode offers a detailed Xena: Warrior Princess (https://web.archive.org/web/20140401134903/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/2296751-xena-early-feminist-er-warrior-princess/?view=getnewpost) analysis, exploring Xena TV show history and Xena behind the scenes stories.
For fans of '90s fantasy television, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (https://web.archive.org/web/20140330081305/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3118202-hercules-the-brad-pitt-of-ancient-greece/?view=getnewpost), Lucy Lawless, Renée O’Connor, and syndicated action adventure shows, this episode looks at how Xena (https://forums.primetimer.com/forum/6471-xena-warrior-princess/) became bigger than the show that created her, why its ending still divides fans, and why its messy history still gets talked about decades later.