15 May 2006

Tarzan TV Series

Added the following video clips to the Tarzan Subsite
Video contributed by Judi Mair / Clips created by MaryD

Tarzan Advert #1 promoting Lucy as Kathleen Clayton
Tarzan Credits
Episode 2 - Secrets and Lies - only the Lucy sections

14 May 2006

Lucy Charity Event - May 16, 2006 - Ebay Auction

The Naked Eye Celebrity Benefit is having an auction to benefit Gay and Lesbian Film Organisation MIX NYC and the The 19th NY Lesbian & Gay Experimental Film Festival. Lucy has contributed to their celebrities who were given a disposable camera. You can bid for Lucy's camera and her photos.

The following is from their website

We've asked 150 celebrities & artists to shoot a disposable camera. Now we're auctioning off these cameras-before they're developed! You get the camera containing the unique mystery photos (& negatives!) from your favorite celebrity!

The money raised will go to gay and lesbian film organizations MIX NYC and The 19th NY Lesbian & Gay Experimental Film Festival. Admission is $20; the party starts at 7 pm with performances starting at 9:30 pm.

The Naked Eye Celebrity Camera Benefit Leslie/Lohman Gallery 26 Wooster Street $20 donation

Lucy Interviews - 1997

The Daily Show - 22 October 1997
Lucy interview where she discusses her recent engagement, Xena and answers five general knowledge questions.
Very funny interview with Lucy very relaxed and goofy.
Screencaptures and video clips are now available to download

Lucy Articles - 1997

• USA Today 9 October 1997 Wedding bells for Lawless and boyfriend. Lucy Lawless is altar-bound for the second time. The star of Xena: Warrior Princess, 29, accepted longtime s
• dy Robert Tapert's proposal a week ago but revealed the news only this week.

The Bard's Corner

Classic Fiction

• Added As I Am (Complete) by Iseqween
  Based on her near-fatal experiences in the third episode DREAMWORKER, Gabrielle questions which has more value – her "blood innocence" or the weapons Xena warned her against wielding.

13 May 2006

Lucy on Entertainment Tonight

Did Angelina Jolie have her bub and that's why Lucy got bumped off? In any event the Lucy interview on ET didn't happen (thanks to Twink for letting me know).

Lucy Interviews

I received a note from Lesley at ShopEnZed - they sell wonderful kiwi goodies AND they still have some of the Australian Woman's Weekly with the fantastic Lucy interview in stock. They will be available until 26 May. If you want it, you can order it from http://shopenzed.com  - Make sure you give them the order item #NZM002 - there has bean a little confusion with people ordering the NZ Woman's Weekly instead of the Australian Woman's Weekly.

 So if you still want the magazine, contact Lesley at http://shopenzed.com

Battlestar Galactica News

• The Winnipeg Sun has a brief mention of Lucy as D'anna for a mini review of Downloaded: Number Six and Sharon are alive and well in some form back in the Cylon fold on Caprica but they can’t stop thinking about their human lovers. In fact, Sharon is so distraught that Cylon villainess D’Anna (Lucy Lawless) considers putting her on ice, while President Roslin has plans for Sharon’s baby on Battlestar Galactica, on Space Ch. 39 at 7 p.m. Alisen Down (Mysterious Ways) guests.

Xena Fan Club News

The following is from Sharon Delaney on the Official Xena Fan Club Page

• I'm wrapping up finding the dailies for the Raw Footage part of Kit 11.  The two episodes I searched through are "Past Imperfect" and "The Greater Good."  That footage, along with Coffee Talk 5 and bloopers, are the contents of Kit 11.  As we go into the editing stage, I'll keep you updated over on the left.  And I'm going to make a couple trailers, as I did for the convention dvd, so you'll have an idea the kinds of fun things I'm discovering.

11 May 2006

I want to mark an event that occured here in the last few days. You may all remember the "Eternity" and Arthur Stace story which I wrote about. For those that can't remember, he's a brief recap. Arthur was an alcoholic. One day he walked into a church and listened to a sermon. Like Saul on the road to Damascus he converted to Christianity. What was special about Arthur Stace was he would write ETERNITY in beautiful script all over the footpath - it became a trademark, of sorts - his love for what he learnt moved him to write about what was in his heart. His life was one of inspiration. He was honoured during the 2000 New Year's celebrations with Eternity being emblazoned on the Harbour Bridge
 

A little of bit Sydney history went up in flames in the early hours of May 10th. St Barnabas' Church burned down. St Barnabas was the church Arthur walked into and found his faith.

St Barnabas was also a favourite of mine - every day when I worked in town for over 10 years, I would ride the bus in and every week St Barnabas would have a sign outside welcoming everyone to their services. What was special about those signs were they were funny. What was even funnier was the pub across the street from the church would match the sign of the week with one of their funny quips. It was a very friendly rivalry that made the commute nicer. That church burned down but the sign board remained. There are plans to rebuild the church but a little bit of Sydney history was destroyed.

and now back to regular programming:

In Search of a Xena FANatic!

You are a Xena FANatic? Well the following might interest you - Jenn from XWPONline sent this over to me. Thanks Jenn. Now this is open to
US and Canadian Xenites only. You can write to Jenn for more info at info@xwponline.net.

By way of introducing myself, my name is Jennifer and I'm coordinating an upcoming Canadian television series called FANatical. FANatical is a new television series about the world s most obsessive television fans.

As the host of the of a popular Xena website, I was hoping that you may be able to point me in the direction of the ultimate Xena Fan.  We re looking for 2-3 fans from Canada and America.  They should be obsessed, have collections, know all the words to any given episode, maybe even have themed homes!

FANatical acknowledges that there exists all levels of fandom out there but we only want the most passionate   the most serious and also the ones who have the most fun with it. We can t wait to laugh with them and join in their extreme enthusiasm.

If you have any suggestions as to who might be the most extreme Xena fan
around or would like more information, please don t hesitate to drop me a
line.

Thanks,
Jennifer.

Battlestar Galactica News

• Part 4 of the Interview with David Eick - brief mention of Lucy in the interview
  Shooting has been going on for the past month in Vancouver on season three of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, and while not all secrets can be let out, Eick shares quite a few of them with iF MAGAZINE for the fourth and final installment of our interview with the series producer.

Lucy DVD News

DVDTalk has a review of Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri.

The DVD features Lucy in the hilarious Judge Judy skit:
Judge Judy (with Ana Gasteyer, Tracy Morgan, Judy Sheindlin and Lucy Lawless): Oteri does a great Judge Judy, and has a great case in front of her, with Lawless as a stripper clown, but it's an appearance by the real Judge Judy and the way that Oteri plays off her that makes the sketch enjoyable. Click here to order from Amazon.com

10 May 2006

Rob Tapert News

• The Dominion Post has an article about the next movie to be shot in New Zealand, a Ghost House Pictures production called 30 Days of Night. 30 Days of Night is an adaptation of a horror comic series, set in small-town Alaska, where it is completely dark for one month a year.

Spirit of Xena Announcement

The following is from Wendy Woody and Deborah Abbott

"After a little burnout and a lot of procrastination :), we are happy to announce that Spirit of Xena, the latest fan film by Deborah Abbott and Wendy Woody, is finally ready to order! The DVD also contains:

• Bloopers from the film;

• Xena TV Themes 2 video;

• The Dating Show - a film by Deborah Abbott for the official Star Wars contest that features a certain Warrior Princess we all know and love;

• Behind the Scenes Pictures.

In recognition of Lucy's involvement with New Orleans and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, as well as the fact that Deborah is from the city and her family still lives there, this year the proceeds from the DVD will go to New Orleans' Covenant House. It's a homeless shelther for runaway kids and teens and has also been active in helping those displaced by Hurricane Katrina as well as doing what they can to help the city rebuild. For more information, you can visit www.covenanthouseno.org.

The cost is $15 and payment can be made either by writing Wendy at wwoody@vistatex.com to get a mailing address and sending the money there,
or through PayPal by sending the money to wwoody@vistatex.com.

Thanks again,
Wendy Woody & Deborah Abbott"
 

Polls - Go and Vote Time
Many thanks to Jenn for the following:

Just a reminder post: http://www1.teavee.com/xena-warrior-princess/
Vote every five minutes

And also on the other TV vote http://richlabonte.net/tvvote/
Xena reached 100K over the weekened. Far, far, far head of Farscape and
the rest of the pack.

 

2006 Xena Convention DVD Update

The following is from Sharon Delaney (originally posted on the Official Lucy Lawless Fan Club List 09/05/06):

Just popped up a clip each for Lucy and Renee to show what the 2006 convention was like.  The Lucy one includes a bit from the soundcheck of the song she sang at the convention.  It's on the Xena Fan Club page

Episode Montages

Mortal Beloved - by MaryD

Xena is summoned to the Underworld by the ghost of her beloved Marcus to help defeat the madman Atyminius who has stolen Hades' Helmet of Invisibility.

Subtext Virtual Season Cover Art by MaryD

Added cover art for three scripts

Ocean of Fire
Demons in the Dark
The Gift

9 May 2006

Lucy VCR Alert for US & Australia

Lucy will be on Friday's Entertainment Tonight - 12 May 2006 for the US and 15 May 2006 for Aussies. Many thanks to Sue and Jenn for the news

Lucy VCR Alert - France
Many thanks to Catherine for the news

• Warrior Women is airing on the Discovery Channel in France. The next episode is Mulan and will be shown on the 9th May at 13:40.
• Battlestar Galactica - Season 2 (the last 10 episodes) will be airing on the French Sci Fi Channel next month on the 21st June.

Battlestar Galactica News

• There is a very brief mention of Lucy in the recent IGN interview with Grace Park (Boomer/Sharon/Number Eight). It's an interesting interview about what's coming up in Season 3. Don't read if you don't want to be spoilt.
  Click here to read IGN Interview
   

Lucy Interviews - 1997

The View - 18 October 1997

This is one of the best interviews Lucy has done. The interviewer, Meredith Vieira, allowed Lucy to finish what she had to say without interrupting and asked intelligent questions. A very good interview that touched on Lucy's life, her just announced engagement to Rob, her appearance as Rizzo in Grease and of course Xena. Lucy also had her mum and dad in the audience.

Click here to download video clips
Click here to download screencaptures

Lucy Articles - 1997

• Star Magazine 1997 SEXY XENA REVEALS Horoscope Said I'd Be A Big Star. SEXY Lucy Lawless, the Amazon-like actress who stars in the hit adventure series Xena: Warrior Princess, says she knew she would became famous — because it was written in the stars.
• StarStyle Magazine April 1997 Lucy Lawless - Fringes. If it weren't for her role in the cult TV series Xena: Warrior Princess, raven-haired Lucy Lawless might still be an ash-blonde.

Xenaverse News - Hudson Leike

• Review of Hudson's new movie
  Hudson Leick is wasted playing the nothing role of the sociopathic Randall "Tex" Cobb look-a-like robber's doting girlfriend who is literally glued to the guy's hip in every scene. - Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the news
   

8 May 2006

9 May 2006 (AEST)

They're FREE!

7 May 2006

Update on the trapped Aussie Miners: The guys are still trapped. The rescuers have blasted their way to the wall separating the miners from the rescue crews. They should be out by Monday (Aussie time). God willing nothing goes wrong. On a related note, a well respected reporter, Richard Carlton from 60 Minutes on Channel 9 suffered a heart attack outside the mine and died.

Lucy Interviews - 1996

Video clips of Lucy on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
30 October 1996. Lucy's guest appearance after her accident on the 8 October 1996 while filming a skit (which is featured in this episode of the tonight show). Lucy talks to Jay about the accident and how it was predicted by a Turkish woman while Lucy and Rob were on holidays in Turkey.

Xena Articles - 1997

• New York Daily News February 1997 2 hit myths - nyuk? nyuk, nyuk, BESIDES the fact that one syndicated action series was spun off from the other, Saturday's season premieres of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" and its sister series, "Xena: Warrior Princess," have one thing in common: the Three Stooges.

Xena Comics

Added Topps Xena Comics - Xena Warrior Princess and Joxer, Warrior Prince Issues 1 - 3

6 May 2006

Update on the trapped Aussie Miners: They are STILL digging to get them out. It's a very slow process and they are now digging with a modified a range of equipment including a diamond-tipped chainsaw, pneumatic jacks, picks and other hand tools for use in the tunnel's confined space. This is DAY 12.
Click here for more news on the rescue

Lucy Photoshoots - 2006

Added high resolution scans from the recent Australian Woman's Weekly (NZ Edition)

Updated 2006 Lucy Magazine Covers

Battlestar Galactica News

5 May 2006

Progress on the trapped Aussie miners: They're still digging. Click here to read on the progress

Renee Update - Photos, Art and Autographed Pics

Renee's site has been updated:

The Let's Go Shopping link is now working.  You will find candid photos of Renee as well as photos of her artwork, signed and unsigned.

Xenaverse News - Hudson News
Many thanks to William for the news
 

4 May 2006

If you haven't been following this story, I think you will find this inspirational. At 9.30pm on Anzac Day (25 April 2006) an earth tremor measuring 2.1 on the Richter scale causes a rock fall at the Beaconsfield (Tasmania) Joint Venture gold mine trapping 17 miners underground Fourteen reach a safety chamber, but Todd Russell, aged in his 30s, Brant Webb, aged in his 40s, and Larry Knight, 44, are trapped 925m underground. Larry Knight lost his life but Brant and Todd were saved by the cage they were in. They are still underground, 10 days later. They are being dug out by their mates and it's just one of those stories that makes you sit back and not think of all the crappy things going on in this world. Check out the progress of the digging - they should be out by Saturday (Aussie time).

and other reports about this disaster and the recovery of the two men.

Battlestar Galactica - Exclusive Interview with David Eick

Warning: Contains spoilers for Lucy's character in Season 3

Exclusive Interview: DAVID EICK TALKS CAPRICA & BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON 3 - PART 3 - iF MAGAZINE gets the goods on season 3 and fresh off the presses info on the new GALACTICA spin-off series

Season three is just around the corner for SCI FI Channel’s BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, and producer David Eick is hard at work picking up after the year long jump forward at the end of season two.  Taking time out from his absolutely swamped schedule Eick gave iF Magazine the exclusive scoop about the upcoming CAPRICA prequel series (which the editors here at the office have nicknamed GALACTICA: B.C.), and the return of Lucy Lawless and Dean Stockwell in season three. Click here to read full article

Lucy Video Clip - Lawless Ink

Sharon has posted a new Lucy clip on Lawless Ink:

5/3 -- I've been browsing through some of the video I've been shooting and came across Lucy playing the piano during the filming of the ET segment on Unexpected Dreams (which doesn't seem to ever have aired!).  Here she be. 
Click here for the video clips in wmv and mov formats

Great News from Creation Entertainment

[Message from Sharon: You may have seen the recent announcement that we have more material from the convention than originally thought so that it is now going to be a two dvd set of almost 3 hours of material including Lucy's soundcheck of her song which was filmed Thursday afternoon.  Because the dvd now has two discs, the price has gone up. If you've already bought the dvd at the old price, you will not be charged for the difference.]

Finally, we have an update on the eagerly awaited DVD of Lucy and Renee appearing at the 2006 Official XENA Convention...

While we've been editing this new DVD for release we found that we had a lot more footage than we realized!   The finished DVD comes to almost three hours!  Renee was on stage for one hour twenty minutes and Lucy for one hour ten minutes.  We also shot behind-the-scenes footage and made two bonus featurettes.  Lucy did a soundcheck of her song on Thursday afternoon and she's allowing us to include footage from that.  Her featurette also includes behind-the-scenes before and after her stage appearance.  Renee's bonus featurette includes behind-the-scenes before and after her stage appearance and some of her photo ops session. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT ANOTHER APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF HOUR OF BONUS MATERIAL ON THE DVD: NOW IT IS A TWO VOLUME DVD SET!!!

Xenaverse News

I received the following from Jenn at XWPOnline:

We've got this topic going on the XOC about where Xena aired throughout the world. We've got about 40 countries right now, but we know that Xena at it's height aired in 115 counties. (Hercules submissions are also encouraged.)

This is what we have so far:

Holland (Netherlands), Germany, Belgum, Luxembourg, Switserland, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Poland,
The Balkans, The former Yugoslavia, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland,
Southern Ireland, Greenland, Canada, Quebec, Mexico, Peru, South America, South Africa, Egypt, Botswana, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia, Tonga,
Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, United States.

If people could let me know if XWP aired in their country, it'd be great. Some of us are really curious. Drop me a line at info@xwponline.net

3 May 2006

Renee has dropped to #3 on the Lesbianation Poll.
http://www.lesbianation.com/scene/index.cfm?listID=114
Many thanks to MET for the news

Lucy Videos - Holiday Show

NZ Holiday Show - Aitutaki Island

A visit to the Aitutaki Island - Lucy goes snorkeling, take a canoe ride and fishing island style in the lagoon
click here to download video clip

Lucy Articles - 1997

• New Zealand Woman's Day - 27 October 1997 Lucy's Love Catch. The Xena star is blissfully happy about her upcoming wedding. NEWLY engaged Lucy Lawless has landed the right man, says a family friend who saw love blossom between the Xena: Warrior Princess star and television producer Rob Tapert.

The Bard's Corner - Uber Update

2 May 2006

Unexpected Dreams CD

• Win an Autographed Unexpected Dreams Lithograph
  Who wouldn't want Hollywoood's biggest stars to sing them to sleep?" Some of the most surprising voices in Hollywood, accompanied by musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, lend their talents to a new album, "Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars," to be released by Rhino Records on April 25. It's the perfect soundtrack for quiet evenings at home, with your children…or without them. Click here for more and to join -
  Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the news
   

Lucy Articles - 2006

• Added article from NZ Listener Magazine - 22-28 April 2006. The article is yet another review of Paul Holmes' new show "Holmes" and reviews his guests from the first episode (including Lucy).
  Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the news

Lucy Articles - 1998

• Woman's Day (NZ) - 28 December 1998 Hot Gossip Extra Christmas Stars - Lucy Lawless Performs at the Christmas in the Park Concert 1998

Xena Related Articles - 1998

• Entertainment Weekly 7 August 1998 - Choice Reruns
• SFX Magazine #44 - November 1998 Playstation Girl Power. Xena is about to come Yi-Yi-Yi-ing onto a PlayStation near you, courtesy of USA Studios.

Click here for April 2006 Xena Lucy Lawless & Renee O'Connor Updates

Click here for more Archived News