LUCY LAWLESS NEWS - ARCHIVED NEWS
DECEMBER 2003
31 December
Multimedia
- Updated Lucy Video Page with video of the Lucy segment on ET - 29 December 2003 (windows media format)
- Updated Lucy MP3 Page
30 December
Added 40
Screengrabs by Judi from Entertainment Tonight about Lucy's role as Madam Van Der Sexx
in the upcoming movie Eurotrip
For Aussies: it looks like the cricket may be finishing early with Australia needing only 95 runs to win against India so that means that ET will/may be shown at it's regular time of 4:00 pm today and repeated again at 4 AM on 31 December.
30 December
Added 40
Screengrabs by Judi from Entertainment Tonight about Lucy's role as Madam Van Der Sexx
in the upcoming movie Eurotrip
For Aussies: it looks like the cricket may be finishing early with Australia needing only 95 runs to win against India so that means that ET will/may be shown at it's regular time of 4:00 pm today and repeated again at 4 AM on 31 December.
29 December
Lucy TV Alert - 29 December 2003 (US)
Lucy will
be on Entertainment Tonight - 29 December (US).
Because of the Aust Vs India cricket game in Melbourne - ET can be
seen at 4 am 31 December 2003
for Australians
Many thanks to Jo for the news - 28 December 2003
26 December
Double
Dare t-shirts are now available from the official site.
Double Dare is a double-barreled, action-packed documentary about two Hollywood stuntwomen, Jeannie Epper and Zoe Bell. Jeannie, who refuses to retire at sixty-two, doubled for "Wonder Woman" in the 70's, and Zoe landed the coveted job doubling "Xena" at the age of eighteen. With star-studded interviews and rollicking live-action stunt sequences, Double Dare is a candid look at two strong, dedicated women who pursue tough careers in male-dominated Tinseltown. Click here to order t-shirt - Many thanks to Alexis for the news
Articles
- Added scan from The National Enquirer - 23 December 2003 - looks at Lucy from the LOTR premiere
22 December
Articles
The following is from the Official Xena and Herc Store about the upcoming Season 3 DVD for Region 1
PLEASE NOTE: The version of Season Three sold through XenaHercules.tv is the SAME VERSION that will be released in retail stores February 2004, with the POSSIBLE exception of Best Buy.
20 December
A rather longish promo is now available from dreamworks which features Lucy in scenes from the movie as Madam Van Der Sexx.
Added 20 screengrabs from the promo of Lucy as Madam Van Der Sexx
You can view the video of the promo in Quicktime, Windows Media Player or Real Player formats
The following is from http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/e/eurotrip.php
QuickTime,
Super Hi-Res
QuickTime,
Hi-Res
QuickTime,
Med-Res
QuickTime,
Lo-Res
Windows
Media Player, Super Hi-Res
Windows
Media Player, Hi-Res
Windows
Media Player, Med-Res
Windows
Media Player, Lo-Res
Real Player,
Super Hi-Res
Real Player,
Hi-Res
Real Player,
Med-Res
Real Player,
Lo-Res
- Added new artwork of Lucy as Madam Van Der Sexx
- Added new artwork of Xena
19 December
Xena DVD News
(Region 1 - US/Canada)
More about what's in the Region 1 release of Season 3
- The Special Collector’s Edition Boxed Set includes 8 DVD discs re-mastered from state-of-the-art studio-quality digital video and upgraded with a totally cool blend of new and exciting supplemental material, and one CD-ROM with even more extras.
Season Three Bonus Material includes:
- Season 3 Photo Gallery Official Xena photographers shooting on set and on location created this spectacular gallery of action and portrait shots of all your favorite Xena characters, beasts and demons.
- Direct Access Scenes Gain instant access to your favorite battles, fights, love and hot tub scenes.
- Director and Actor Bios Get personal and career information on Lucy Lawless, Renee O’Connor, Kevin Smith, Executive Producer Rob Tapert, and the whole cast and crew!
- Xena Chronicles An interactive guidebook to all the characters of Xena with video clips, biographies, and photos.
- Series Trivia Xena mavens reveal a world of little known details, secrets and pranks from the cast and crew!
- Interactive Games Test your mettle in Xena’s world with these fun and challenging digital games.
- Interactive Animated Menu Screens
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
- Newly discovered alternative scenes
- Commentary with Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor
- Sacrifice - One and Two Retrospective featuring interviews with cast and crew
Over 700 Original productions sketches and drawing
Click here to order via Amazon.com - Price: $48.99 with free shipping in the US
18 December
Back in November, Lucy attended a fundraiser for Gilda's Club in
Toronto. Gilda's Club, is a free service that provides men, women, children living with
cancer and their families and friends a place to join with others to build social and
emotional support as a supplement to their treatment of choice. Lucy immortalizing her
breasts in plaster to be auctioned off online to raise money for Gilda's Club. <g> That
plaster cast is now online and is being auctioned off on ebay.com
Also Gilda's Club has One-of-a-Kind
Authentic Lucy "Xena" Lawless Hand Impressions in Plaster Mould
17 December
- HERCULES and Xena Ghostwriter Composer Awarded Copyright;
Files ...
Film Music Magazine) -- After being awarded copyright registration by the US Copyright Office for hundreds of music cues he wrote for the syndicated "Hercules" and "Xena ...http://www.filmmusicmag.com/article_101.shtml - Xena mention in Turkish travel brochure
....One can see forms of cultural hybridity wherever one looks around the
Black Sea, but let me begin with one that is more amusing than profound:
a tourist brochure produced by the little city of Samsun on the northern
coast of Turkey. Samsun does not have much to offer the international
tourist, although the local museum does have a Roman bronze statue of an
athlete that any collection in the world would be proud to display. In an effort to attract tourists Samsun tries to exploit its proximity to the legendary land of the Amazons. The city has created a scene in its brochure with an ancient representation of an Amazon on one side and on the other, the image of Xena, Warrior Princess, the Amazonian heroine of a popular TV series produced in New Zealand. I was not expecting to see such awareness of the world television market in a Turkish backwater, but the impulse to amalgamate wildly disparate cultural forms has evidently become irresistible in our day. http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/cantor2.html
Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the news
- Zap2It.com has an article about Sarah Michelle Gellar appearing in "Grudge"
which will be produced by Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures. (Buffy and Xena...hmm)
http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---19805,00.html
Many thanks to MET for the news
16 December
Lucy Updates
Reruns of Warrior Women in the Netherlands. They're
starting 11 January 2004:
- 11 January 2004 Joan of Arc 9.00pm
- 18 January 2004 Grace O'Malley 9.00pm
- 25 January 2004 Lozen 9.00pm
- 1 February 2004 Mulan 9.00pm
- 8 February 2004 Boudica 9.00pm
Many thanks to Sophie for the update
12 December
Lucy Updates
I contacted the Australian Discovery channel about the upcoming Warrior Women doco to be screened in Australia. I received a reply today about the dates and time:
Australia Only - Discovery on Foxtel (Optus also carries Discovery)
Monday, 24 May 2004 9:30 pm - Joan of Arc
Tuesday, 25 May 2004 9:30 pm - Grace O'Malley
Wednesday, 26 May 2004 9:30 pm - Mulan
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 9:30 pm - Lozen
Friday, 28 May 2004, 9:30 pm - Boudica
Please note that this may be subject to change at this stage since it's so far ahead.
This photo is by far my favourite of the New Mexico Photoshoot - it's downright gorgeous. Great work Wendy!
http://www.creationent.com/outback/fanclubs/r123crop.jpg
for the bigger version
- Added scans of The Quotable Xena Trading Cards - these are large scans so they may take some time for those with slower connections
The following are from Sharon Delaney and all are up on Ebay (not Creation Entertainment as previously noted).
Abyss brown leather coat
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2580808162
Dreamworker purple satin cloak
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2580812592
Royal Couple Of Thieves harem outfit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2580817040
Motherhood cloak
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2580820767
Meg red outfit from Warrior Princess Tramp
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2580824386
Return Of The Valkyrie fur outfit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2580830425
11 December
- Added new Lucy montage
- Updated fan sites with new link
10 December
Lucy Updates
Tarzan
- "Fans Try to Save Tarzan" - Newspaper Network of Central Ohio 9 December 2003. ...
Original
- Damage (Complete) by At3Sparky
8 December
- Updated Subtext Virtual Season section with artwork for "Horsefeathers"
- Updated Lucy section with new art from Lord Of the Rings premiere
6 December
The following is from Sue Beck and Wendy Sparks. it's something that I feel is rather important.
From Wendy: "I'm having a
financial emergency and must sell my entire Xena collection. Many rare items and great
autographs are listed. No Reserves on anything. Please take a
look. Regardless of my situation, I will be donating 15% of the total to the
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation."
Where can I get a look at these great items, you ask? Well, right here!
http://scripts.cgispy.com/auctions/auction.pl?user=BladeMaster01
You'll see my handle (BladeMaster) as the articles holder, but I'm the fill in.
You'll be dealing directly with Wendy herself on any and all pieces that you win.
She accepts, for payment, cash, personal checks, and money orders.
So please, come and check it out. The auction is up for ten days and has some very
rare items you'll want to add to your collection!
You'll have to register before you can bid, but the process is painless and quick.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at swordnquil@aol.com . Put
AUCTION in the header so I don't accidentally trash your email.
And thanks for reading!
Sue
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More photos of Lucy from the LOTR premiere can be found at these photo sites:
www.dailyceleb.com
www.rexfeatures.com
www.filmmagic.com
www.corbis.com
Just search for Lucy Lawless
Many thanks to Jane for the links
5 December
News
Lucy went to the premiere of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King in Los Angeles on 3
December 2003 and was at her usual sparkling best.
WireImage
has some great shots of Lucy from the premiere
Many thanks to Alexis
Links
- Updated Lucy links
- The release date for Boogeyman in the US is September 2004.
4 December
Tarzan News
Article: Monkey See, Monkey Brood - about the demise of Tarzan and the inane dialogue Mitch and Lucy were given plus all the other problems with the show that didn't take off.
According to Mediaweek, Tarzan has been officially cancelled. There was talk of the show being resurrected if the ratings for the final three episodes improved but that hasn't happened.
New Images
- Sharon has posted yet another gorgeous Lucy photo from the New Mexico photoshoot http://www.creationent.com/outback/fanclubs/r324crop.jpg
I guess this isn't specifically about Xena DVDs but it affects it as Anchor Bay is being sold to IDT Entertainment according Business Wire
...Anchor Bay has many established long-term arrangements and utilizes a library of more than 3,500 owned or licensed titles. The company is known for its popular assortment of video collections and titles in a variety of genres, including: children's (the Thomas The Tank Engine series), fitness, (where the company's leading industry position includes titles such as the Crunch series and the For Dummies series); horror (films and series such as Halloween, The Evil Dead, Hellraiser and Dawn Of The Dead); television, (Highlander, Xena, Hercules, and Three's Company); and theatrical.
Read more....
3 December
XWP Updates
Xena DVD Region 1 - Season 3 & 4
- I received a note from Sam yesterday indicating that the Official Xena & Herc Catalog people have stated that Season 3 will ship out in December. This conflicts with the news from Amazon and elsewhere that the S3 DVD will ship out in Feb. I guess that's a wait and see thing. Sam was also told that Season 4 (Region 1) will be released in March.
2 December
MaryD's Art
- Added new Lucy artwork inspired by the latest images from VIP Magazine
Lucy Updates
- In addition to the Season
3 DVD with all the additional material, Lucy appears on the Saturday Night Live - The Best of Will Ferrell." DVD. The Lucy part is the one she did on SNL as an art
teacher dealing with the nude model. (Personally I loved the Judge Judy skit and the
Stevie Nicks one)
Many thanks to Alexis for the update
XWP Update
The following is from Will:
- Channel 4 in the UK held a poll for the 100 Greatest
Sexy Moments on television. Number 22 on the list was Xena and in an 1½ minute
segment there were several scenes from the episode 'A Day in the Life', including the
obligatory hot tub. Over and between these were comments from several of the commentators
used throughout the show. There was one other Xena mention, in regard of no.24 (Jane Fonda
/ Barbarella) where the commentator said that Barbarella set the presecedent for
ultra-sexy women is Sci-fi that has been followed by the likes of Lara Croft and Xena.
For screengrabs and video from this show check out
http://pages.eidosnet.co.uk/brithnoth/thsm/THSM.html
1 December
Lucy Articles & Images
- Added transcript from VIP Magazine (Ireland) - October 2003 - On her first trip to Ireland, Xena: Warrior Princess Actress Lucy Lawless Talks about the role that made her famous, and her new series on history's most fearless women
- Added high resolution scans from VIP Magazine - 5 gorgeous photos of Lucy from her short stay in Ireland at the Lynch Breaffy House Hotel and Life Spa in Castlebar, Co. Mayo ::many thanks to Ann for the scans::