I've now reached the Xena-in-Callisto's body arc, and Lucy Lawless and Hudson Leick are AMAZING holy shit. Lucy Lawless plays HOW MANY characters in this show?
I remember being the only person in the Classics department who could overlook all the anachronisms and historic inaccuracy over strong characterisation and slapstick comedy :)
I loved the show when it aired (much more than Hercules). I've re-watched episodes from time to time, but I feel like I've lost my love for the show and that saddens me. But, those were some awesome episodes though...I may have to go back and try to re-watch them.
I've now watched all of the Lucy Lawless eps of Hercules, and I just have zero interest in anyone who isn't a Lucy Lawless character or Ares. I think the problem is that I can't buy Kevin Sorbo as Hercules? Or he's the designated hero who is always right even when he's wrong. Xena's wrong sometimes but she realizes it - plus, her whole epic backstory is her realizing she's wrong (unfortunately with Hercules' help).
Heh, heh. Technically, she plays even more characters on Battlestar Galactica, where she's D'Anna Biers/Cylon Model Number Three, and each model of humanoid Cylon has thousands of copies.
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Date: 2016-10-19 11:39 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-10-20 08:39 pm (UTC)I'd forgotten how much I enjoy it.
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Date: 2016-10-20 10:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-10-21 03:05 pm (UTC)The timeline makes ZERO sense; I think that might be part of the show's charm for me, even though it annoys me from a writing standpoint.
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Date: 2016-10-21 05:41 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-10-20 02:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-10-20 08:41 pm (UTC)I've now watched all of the Lucy Lawless eps of Hercules, and I just have zero interest in anyone who isn't a Lucy Lawless character or Ares. I think the problem is that I can't buy Kevin Sorbo as Hercules? Or he's the designated hero who is always right even when he's wrong. Xena's wrong sometimes but she realizes it - plus, her whole epic backstory is her realizing she's wrong (unfortunately with Hercules' help).
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Date: 2016-10-23 04:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-10-24 04:25 pm (UTC)Does she ever play any of the others onscreen?
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Date: 2016-10-24 04:26 pm (UTC)