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Post by Hodge on Feb 19, 2015 22:21:44 GMT
Bring on the Xena nostalgia as well!  Yes! I have happy memories of watching Xena with my then very young daughter! We also love Mary Walsh's take on Xena as a Warrior Princess who ambushes politicians! Am I the only person that never saw one episode of Xena?? |
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Post by snacky on Feb 19, 2015 22:38:38 GMT
Xena was a stupid show, but she was such a (literally) kickass role model for women that the show left a bigger cultural footprint than its viewership.The female Sec'y of State at the time, Madelaine Albright, declared Xena her role model. Also the first new planet to be discovered after Pluto was temporarily called Planet Xena. |
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Post by snacky on Feb 19, 2015 23:15:54 GMT
Bring on the Xena nostalgia as well! *waves at Eus * Hope you don't feel ignored! It's very slow for me to type, and I was embroiled over Defense of Pirate Ship Lillian! I have to go in a minute, but wanted to acknowledge your presence.  |
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Post by CosmicCavalcade on Feb 20, 2015 2:07:44 GMT
Yes! I have happy memories of watching Xena with my then very young daughter! We also love Mary Walsh's take on Xena as a Warrior Princess who ambushes politicians! Am I the only person that never saw one episode of Xena?? It would have been me too a few months ago but after they mentioned it in MM, I decided to give it a go. So I've now seen one episode.  |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 20, 2015 2:16:00 GMT
Am I the only person that never saw one episode of Xena?? It would have been me too a few months ago but after they mentioned it in MM, I decided to give it a go. So I've now seen one episode. Only one...? |
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Post by CosmicCavalcade on Feb 20, 2015 2:29:10 GMT
It would have been me too a few months ago but after they mentioned it in MM, I decided to give it a go. So I've now seen one episode. Only one...? The pilot was enough for me.  |
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Post by snacky on Feb 20, 2015 2:48:58 GMT
The pilot was enough for me. It probably says all you need to know about American culture that we almost had a planet Xena. XD I thought Xena was better than Hercules. btw, both were imported from New Zealand. For a short while the US watched many imported scripted shows. |
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Post by lizmc on Feb 20, 2015 2:50:36 GMT
The pilot was enough for me. I've never seen it either.....also never seen Star Wars, Star Trek, Seinfeld, no movies involving hobbits, etc.........veritable black hole of popular culture, here...... |
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Post by snacky on Feb 20, 2015 2:58:00 GMT
...veritable black hole of popular culture, here...... Wow, you probably miss a lot of references, then. These days people are getting less and less of a "traditional" education, so their intertextuality has been taken over by common knowledge of pop culture. |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 20, 2015 3:18:41 GMT
The pilot was enough for me. The trailers were enough for me!!  |
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Post by lizmc on Feb 20, 2015 3:22:46 GMT
...veritable black hole of popular culture, here...... Wow, you probably miss a lot of references, then. These days people are gettingvless and less of a "traditional" education, so their intertextuality has been taken over by common knowledge of popbculture. I think I'll cope....... |
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Post by snacky on Feb 20, 2015 3:32:10 GMT
The pilot was enough for me. The trailers were enough for me!! It took some time to get into, but it was groundbreaking for a woman's story. Xena was trying to redeem herself for all the people she had killed, but she wasn't whiny about it. And because she had been evil in the past, she usually found herself in a position where she would have to kick a lot of ass without killing anyone else. Because it was ancient Greece, mythic gods and monsters were involved. Gabrielle was the bard recording Xena's adventures and serving as sidekick. I wasn't particularly impressed by her since she was a goody-goody. But Xena was teaching her the evil ways of the world (while trying not to kill anyone), and eventually it seems the implication they were lovers was confirmed. The underlying idea was cool for such a cheesy show. Also Xena looked awesome. Everyone wanted to be Xena for Halloween. |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 20, 2015 4:19:39 GMT
The trailers were enough for me!! It took some time to get into, but it was groundbreaking for a woman's story. Xena was trying to redeem herself for all the people she had killed, but she wasn't whiby about it. And because she had been evil in the past, she usually found herself in a position where she woukd have to kick a lot of ass without killing anyone else. Becahse it was ancient Greece, mythic gods and monsters were invvolved. Gabrielle was the bard recording Xena's adventures and serving as sidekick. I wasn't particulary impressed by her since she was a goody-goody. But Xena was teaching her the evil ways of the world (while trying not to kill anyone), and eventually it seems the implication they were lovers was confirmed. The underlying idea was cool for such a cheesy show. Also Xena looked awesome. Exeryone wanted to be Xena for Halloween. Sounds quite cheesy and totally stupid. I'm glad I never wasted my time watching it. I'm not into fantasy. |
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Post by snacky on Feb 20, 2015 6:12:32 GMT
Sounds quite cheesy and totally stupid. I'm glad I never wasted my time watching it. I'm not into fantasy. Oddly, I'm not into fantasy, either. I've never read the Harry Potter books. There was something about a woman having the murder-redemption quest which was quite intriguing, though. Or I just had bad taste back then. I was watching High Tide around the same time, IIRC. XD |
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Post by Hodge on Feb 20, 2015 6:16:38 GMT
Sounds quite cheesy and totally stupid. I'm glad I never wasted my time watching it. I'm not into fantasy. Oddly, I'm not into fantasy, either. I've never read the Harry Potter books. There was something about a woman having the murder-redemption quest which was quite intriguing, though. Or I just had bad taste back then. I was watching High Tide around the same time, IIRC,. XD Never saw High Tide and by the looks of it I don't want to. I wouldn't mind seeing Gold. Funnily enough my husband remembers Gold and I had never heard of it before MM. |
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