with Professor of Fangeekonomics, Ms. Melissa Voelker
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Reference Materials for today’s class:
Xena: Warrior Princess, Episode 1.15 – Warrior…Princess?
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Though Xena was a darker, much more serious show thematically than its predecessor Hercules, it was not a show above devolving into some humor and silliness once and a while. To prove this point, the writers created a series of progressively more ridiculous episodes that all revolved around Lucy Lawless playing two (or more) look-a-like characters. read more »
Filed in Reviews, Xena: Warrior Princess | May 9, 2008
with Professor of Fangeekonomics, Ms. Melissa Voelker
Reference Materials for today’s class:
Xena: Warrior Princess, Episode 1.14 – A Fistful of Dinars
As everyone knows, Xena did not live the life of a saint before her meeting up with Hercules set her on the path of goodness. Instead she lived the life of a mercenary warlord who was out to conquer everything in her path, no matter what it took to do it. read more »
Filed in Reviews, Xena: Warrior Princess | May 4, 2008
with Professor of Fangeekonomics, Ms. Melissa Voelker
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Reference Materials for today’s class:
Xena: Warrior Princess, Episode 1.13 – Athens City Academy of Performing Bards
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Gabrielle started out as a less than simple village girl who wanted to see more of the world than an arranged marriage in her hometown could provide. When she first began her travels with Xena, she stayed on the sidelines watching as the warrior woman beat up ruffians and fought angry kings and foiled the plans of vindictive goddesses. But she wasn’t just hanging around twiddling her thumbs and waiting until the fighting was over. All the time she was gathering the details of Xena’s adventures into her brain and turning them into stories, because what Gabrielle wanted most was to someday be a bard. Why else would she have been born with such a wonderful Power of Gab? read more »
Filed in Reviews, Xena: Warrior Princess | April 25, 2008
with Professor of Fangeekonomics, Ms. Melissa Voelker
Reference Materials for today’s class:
Xena: Warrior Princess, Episode 1.12 – Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts
Not one to have her adventures restricted by silly things like facts, Xena was known to pull a Forrest Gump on occasion and go for a stroll through actual historical events. And she didn’t do it in a way that went along with what REALLY happened, or show up at times and places that fit any kind of timeline that would be possible. While most of the myth about the Trojan War against the Greeks over the beautiful Helen is probably myth, there really was a city of Troy at one time, and it really was destroyed in 1180 BC. Later on in the series Xena has a fling with Caesar (ya, THAT Caesar) which would have taken place around 50-44 BC, which would put Xena at about 1130 years old. She certainly looked good for her age. read more »
