February 2011 Archives

Xena Season 4 Episode 21: The Ides of March..We saw the emergence of "The Gabinator" - Gabrielle FINALLY lay down her peacenik persona, picked up a sword and killed to save Xena's life. She had chosen the Way of Friendship which meant she chose to kill to save a life; her beloved Xena. Xena and Gabrielle both died in this episode...once again. This episode inspired many fanfic pieces and a great deal of artwork. Here's my collection which was created in 1998. As you can see the "cell scene" is featured...for new fans, this is the scene that launched a thousand and one fanfics; superb acting by our dynamic duo and so beautiful. Gabrielle's fight to save Xena was raw and you could feel the horror of it all. Brilliant acting by Renee and Lucy.

Click here to view | Read the Review | View Screencaptures

Lucy Sings "I'm An Old Cowhand" During NATPE Convention 1997
Posted on: 28th February 2011

Lucy Lawless and Barry Toneless in an impromptu performance of an old cowboy classic. Recorded January, 1997 in New Orleans. From ABC World News Now and Barry Mitchell's Barryfunny.com.

Lucy was at the 1997 NATPE Convention to promote Xena Warrior Princess. Click here for more pics

For trivia buffs...Lucy performed this song on in 1996 during the Rosie O'Donnell Show on 16 October 1996, again in January in 1997 at the NATPE convention. That Rosie O'Donnell appearance led to Lucy being offered the role of Rizzo in Grease. Lucy performed on Broadway in Grease during September/October 1997

-  News contributed by Lux15/AUSXIP TX Lucy Chat

Doesn't this picture make you smile? I know it brought a happy grin to my face on processing these images of Lucy from the 2011 Xena Convention. This has to be one of my favourite all time photos of Lucy. She just looks happy!

Added 24 images of Lucy by Jennifer Crawford

Click here to view

Here's our dynamic duo looking quite pleased with themselves in having surprised the fans.

Added 16 images of Lucy and Renee by Jennfier Crawford

Click here to view

Check out the other great photos, reports and other multimedia from the 2011 Xena Convention

Posted on Lucy's Resene FB Page:

Argo's in the lead... thank you for your support everyone. Let's keep up the pace until the finish line on March 10th. Keep spreading the word to 'like' this page.

Love Lucy

FACEBOOK:

Lucy is sitting in FIRST place with 2843 (ahead by 173). We are leading! Okay so now the job is to keep Argo in first place. Keep on LIKING, Keep on Spreading the Word!. We have until 10 March (NZ - 9 March US) to do this and stay at #1 until then. Spread the word.

Remember: If you have created a facebook account to support Lucy - I know we've been saying this for days now but it's all the more important please DO NOT delete it BEFORE 10 March at midday NZ time. If you delete it now, Lucy's numbers will fall because the LIKES will disappear. Delete it after 10 March. Spread the word because now Argo is #1 and they are coming after us...

For those coming late to the proceedings...You can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is FIRST place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

That's why the big push in getting people to LIKE Lucy's Resene FB page. Starship gets an extra $5000

LIKE the FB Page now
(Cut off date: 10 March 2011 at midday NZ Time)

Here's an update on Lucy's Resene Facebook page and Argo's auction tally for today 28 February 2011 at 4:15 pm Sydney time

FACEBOOK:

Lucy is sitting in FIRST place with 2843 (ahead by 173). We are leading! Okay so now the job is to keep Argo in first place. Keep on LIKING, Keep on Spreading the Word!. We have until 10 March (NZ - 9 March US) to do this and stay at #1 until then. Spread the word.

Remember: If you have created a facebook account to support Lucy - I know we've been saying this for days now but it's all the more important please DO NOT delete it BEFORE 10 March at midday NZ time. If you delete it now, Lucy's numbers will fall because the LIKES will disappear. Delete it after 10 March. Spread the word because now Argo is #1 and they are coming after us...

For those coming late to the proceedings...You can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is FIRST place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

That's why the big push in getting people to LIKE Lucy's Resene FB page. Starship gets an extra $5000

LIKE the FB Page now
(Cut off date: 10 March 2011 at midday NZ Time)

ARGO ON TRADEME
Argo on TradeMe: $2250(Winning Bid So Far 28/02/11)
(Closes: 12 March 2011 at 2 pm NZ Time) - Bid on Argo

Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

TVbythenumbers is reporting what The Futon Critic has also reported that No Ordinary Family's season has been cut down from 22 to 20 episodes.

ABC has cut the episode order for No Ordinary Family by two episodes down to 20, with its season (and almost certainly series) finale set for April 5, as confirmed by The Futon Critic.

As we know Lucy's 5 episode arc is now surely reduced since there are only 4 episodes remaining in season 1 and Lucy was going to be in the final 5.

For more on Lucy's role on No Ordinary Family, go to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless No Ordinary Family subsite

Lesley-Ann Brandt has released a new pic of Lucy with Lesley-Ann - it's quite funny considering Lucretia didn't give Naevia the tattoo directly (her other slave did the work). The look on Lucy's face is priceless

Click here to view larger pic

Here's an update on Lucy's Resene Facebook page and Argo's auction tally for today

FACEBOOK:

Lucy is sitting in FIRST place with 2745 (ahead by 90). We are leading! Okay so now the job is to keep Argo in first place. Keep on LIKING, Keep on Spreading the Word!. We have until 10 March (NZ - 9 March US) to do this and stay at #1 until then. Spread the word.

Remember: If you have created a facebook account to support Lucy - I know we''ve been saying this for days now but it's all the more important please DO NOT delete it BEFORE 10 March at midday NZ time. If you delete it now, Lucy's numbers will fall because the LIKES will disappear. Delete it after 10 March. Spread the word because now Argo is #1 and they are coming after us...

For those coming late to the proceedings...You can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is FIRST place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

That's why the big push in getting people to LIKE Lucy's Resene FB page. Starship gets an extra $5000

LIKE the FB Page now
(Cut off date: 10 March 2011 at midday NZ Time)

ARGO ON TRADEME
Argo on TradeMe: $2250(Winning Bid So Far 27/02/11)
(Closes: 12 March 2011 at 2 pm NZ Time) - Bid on Argo

Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Recap
by MaryD

Oh my goodness me! Was that the best hour of television I have seen in a long time or what! I'm going to go into super fan girl mode here (as opposed to normal fan girl mode) and say:

WHAT ABSOLUTELY FRAKKING BRILLIANT PIECE OF TELEVISION! The revenge, the betrayal, the glory, the gory bits EVERYTHING is just frakking brilliant.

In my opinion the finds of the series were Dustin Clare and Jessica Grace Smith. We will see Dustin again in Season 2 as Gannicus but alas Jessica's Diona is now longer of this world. Watch for Jessica Grace Smith; she's got a bright future ahead of her.

Alrightly let's go down and do the character assessments again as others will review the episode...

Read More

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena now available to pre-order through Amazon.com

Pre-Order DVD | Pre-Order Blu-Ray

# Actors: John Hannah, Lucy Lawless, Dustin Clare, Peter Mensah, Jaime Murray
# Producers: Robert Tapert, Sam Raimi, Steven S. DeKnight, Joshua Donen
# Format: NTSC
# Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.
# Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
# Run Time: 300 minutes

Here's an update on Lucy's Resene Facebook page and Argo's auction tally for today

FACEBOOK:

Lucy is sitting in FIRST place with 2653, up by 9 LIKES! from yesterday's figure. We are leading! Okay so now the job is to keep Argo in first place. Keep on LIKING, Keep on Spreading the Word!. We have until 10 March (NZ - 9 March US) to do this and stay at #1 until then. Spread the word.

Remember: If you have created a facebook account to support Lucy - I know we''ve been saying this for days now but it's all the more important please DO NOT delete it BEFORE 10 March at midday NZ time. If you delete it now, Lucy's numbers will fall because the LIKES will disappear. Delete it after 10 March. Spread the word because now Argo is #1 and they are coming after us...

For those coming late to the proceedings...You can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is FIRST place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

That's why the big push in getting people to LIKE Lucy's Resene FB page. Starship gets an extra $5000

LIKE the FB Page now
(Cut off date: 10 March 2011 at midday NZ Time)

ARGO ON TRADEME
Argo on TradeMe: $2000 (Winning Bid So Far 25/02/11)
(Closes: 12 March 2011 at 2 pm NZ Time) - Bid on Argo

Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

Lucy has posted a new message on her official site about the Christchurch earthquake:

This earthquake disaster just doesn't quit! We are still trying to track some overseas friends who were in Christchurch at the time. I know they survived, but don't know where they are...

Read more


Auction to Help Christchurch by Fans at LiveJournal

Christchurch Earthquake News...click here to read latest on NZ Herald  

On Twitter search for #eqnz #christchurch and #chch

If you are able to donate, The NZ Red Cross has set up a donation form

Zap2It has the following article about No Ordinary Family (and a brief menton of Lucy). The more significant news is that the season has been cut from 22 to 20 episodes.

It was announced Lucy's arc comprises of five episodes leading to the season finale. Looks like Lucy's episodes may have been cut from 5 to 4. Lucy has already filmed some episodes in January and now she's back in LA where she's filming again. We shall wait to find out.

'No Ordinary Family': Stephen Collins says the end is now
Zap2It.com

According to star Stephen Collins, ABC's "No Ordinary Family" is in the midst of shooting its first-season finale, set to air on Tuesday, April 5.

Collins says the show's 20-episode run (a bit shorter than the more normal 22) ends with a bang.

...

In next Tuesday's episode, former "Battlestar Galactica" co-stars Lucy Lawless and Tricia Helfer appear as, respectively, the mysterious Mrs. X and her minion, Sophie, who target Jim and his best pal, George (Romany Malco).

Read full article

Here's an update on Lucy's Resene Facebook page and Argo's auction tally for today

FACEBOOK:

Lucy is sitting in second place with 2555, up by 315 LIKES! from yesterday's figure. We are trailing by 90 votes!!! That's it. Just 90 votes and we hit #1. At the current rate that Argo is catching up with the #1 Horse..this will be achieved tomorrow (if the upward trend continues like today) We have until 10 March (NZ - 9 March US) to do this and stay at #1 until then. Spread the word.

Remember: If you have created a facebook account to support Lucy, please don't delete it BEFORE 10 March at midday NZ time. If you delete it now, Lucy's numbers will fall because the LIKES will disappear. Delete it after 10 March.

For those coming late to the proceedings...You can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 2nd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

That's why the big push in getting people to LIKE Lucy's Resene FB page. Starship gets an extra $5000

LIKE the FB Page now
(Cut off date: 10 March 2011 at midday NZ Time)

ARGO ON TRADEME
Argo on TradeMe: $2000 (Winning Bid So Far 25/02/11)
(Closes: 12 March 2011 at 2 pm NZ Time) - Bid on Argo

Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

E6 Bound To Each Other - Gods of the Arena
Posted on: 25th February 2011

With Melitta now passing away, The Domina of the Ludus has appointed Naevia as her slave. She also give Naevia a tattoo! So now we know how Naevia got that beautiful butterfly tattoo (other than Lesley-Ann having it already

Gods of the Arena Episode 6: The Bitter End

Batiatus seeks vengeance for all that has befallen him and retains his gladiators and Solonius in the cause. The opening of the new arena arrives, promising a spectacle of combat and blood.

Credits | Official Page | Episode Stills | Watch Promos

Ellerslie has posted another video of the Barfoot & Thompson Twilight Summer Series, February 18th 2011 at Ellerslie where the Resene Horses made their debut.

The video has a brief shot of Lucy and Rob with other guests at the event

Click here to view video

- AUSXIP Reporter: Barbara Davies

Lucy Interviewed on The Crowd Went Wild 16 February 2011
Posted on: 24th February 2011

The Crowd Went Wild at Ellerslie at the launch of our Auckland Cup Week painted horses.... Resene Fastest Art Horses at Ellerslie 16 February 2011

Don't forget you can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 3rd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

Lucy is getting some much needed and often overlooked recognition for her work on Spartacus Blood and Sand and Gods of the Arena as Lucretia. Lucy has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress - the awards are to take place in June 2011.

Los Angeles, CA (February 24, 2011) - The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced the nominations for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards. The awards take place in Burbank, California in June 2011.

The Academy was founded in 1972 by noted film historian Dr. Donald A. Reed to honor and recognize genre entertainment. Over the years, the Academy has expanded their reach to include other film genres. The organization also recognizes excellence in television and home entertainment. Robert Holguin presently serves as President of the 39 year old organization.

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series:

Spartacus: Blood and Sand is nominated up against Breaking Bad, The Closer), Dexter, Eureka, Leverage and True Blood

Best Supporting Actress in Television:

Lucy Lawless is nominated up against Morena Baccarin (V), Gina Bellman (Leverage), Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), Laurie Holden (The Walking Dead and Beth Riesgraf (Leverage)

Best Television Presentation

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (Starz) is nominated against Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (BBC America), Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special (NBC),
The Pillars of the Earth (Starz), Sherlock (PBS), The Walking Dead (AMC)

Click here for more nominations

-- AUSXIP Reporter: Klippart

Here's an update on Lucy's Resene Facebook page and Argo's auction tally for today

FACEBOOK:
Lucy is sitting in second place with 2240, up by 160 LIKES! from yesterday's figure. We are powering down the straight (that is horse speak right? I'm not into horse racing and the only horse race I listen to is the Melbourne Cup) We are trailing by 242 votes!!! That's it. Just 242 votes and we hit #1. We have until 10 March (NZ - 9 March US) to do this and stay at #1 until then. Spread the word.

Remember: If you have created a facebook account to support Lucy, please don't delete it BEFORE 10 March at midday NZ time. If you delete it now, Lucy's numbers will fall because the LIKES will disappear. Delete it after 10 March.

For those coming late to the proceedings...You can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 2nd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

That's why the big push in getting people to LIKE Lucy's Resene FB page. Starship gets an extra $5000

LIKE the FB Page now
(Cut off date: 10 March 2011 at midday NZ Time)

ARGO ON TRADEME
Argo on TradeMe: $1100 (Winning Bid So Far 23/02/11)
(Closes: 12 March 2011 at 2 pm NZ Time) - Bid on Argo

Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

Lucy has been interviewed at IGN which also interviews Steven DeKnight and Peter Mensah about Season 2 (Vengeance).

When we asked Lawless about the return of Lucretia, she hadn't yet read any new Season 2 scripts, but she did know a few elements. "I know a couple of very broad strokes," she told us, "and I have incredible faith in these writers. I would be shocked if it wasn't as brilliant as everything else."

What did Lawless think Lucretia's state of mind would be? "I wouldn't say that she hasn't learned any lessons," the actress said. "That's not correct. I would say she's learned some. But she's had something very precious, the only thing precious to her, taken away from her and they'll be hell to pay. She's going to unleash the demons from hell."

Read Full Interview

The Sunday Times TV Guide has a brief mention of the classic Season 1 episode "Is There A Doctor In the House" - a fan favourite. Xena is currently on air in Australia. It's on Foxtel and also on 7Mate (digital).

Click on the image for the larger scan

Here's an update on Lucy's Resene Facebook page and Argo's auction tally for today

FACEBOOK:
Lucy is sitting in second place with 2240 (up by 407 LIKES!) from yesterday's figure. Now that's much more like it! (no pun intended) We are trailing by 401 votes. That's it. Just 401 votes and we hit #1. We have until 10 March (NZ - 9 March US) to do this and stay at #1 until then. Spread the word.

Remember: If you have created a facebook account to support Lucy, please don't delete it BEFORE 10 March at midday NZ time. If you delete it now, Lucy's numbers will fall because the LIKES will disappear. Delete it after 10 March.

LIKE the FB Page now
(Cut off date: 10 March 2011 at midday NZ Time)

ARGO ON TRADEME
Argo on TradeMe: $1100 (Winning Bid So Far 23/02/11)
(Closes: 12 March 2011 at 2 pm NZ Time) - Bid on Argo

Lucy was mentioned in the NYDailyNews.com's gallery, Cheesy '90s TV Stars: Where are they now? The info is a inaccurate in places but it's cool.

Xena: Warrior Princess'

Lucy Lawless (Xena Warrior Princess)

The leather clad, Xena kicked her butt through six seasons of the self-titled show. Seeking redemption for her past warlord, bad-girl ways, the 'Warrior Princess' went on a mystical quest that would pin the sexy lady against Greek gods like Ares, vengeful crazies, like Callisto, and Caesar himself.

Though Lawless's star shone brightest during her 'Warrior Princess' days, the Kiwi actress and mother of two would continue to showcase her sci-fi side in cult show 'Battlestar Gallactica' as D'anna Biers, made for TV movies like 'Locusts', and the current Showtime series, 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand.'

To see the rest of the gallery

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

Hey folks,

For those worried about Lucy's safety, she's safe. She's on the other side of the world. She's currently in Los Angeles filming No Ordinary Family.

Steven Sears reported that Michael Hurst and Jennifer Ward-Lealand are fine - News from Steven Sears about Michael & Jennifer - Christchurch Earthquake

Barbara heard from the Midnight in Moscow production that their actors have gotten out and are fine although no word about Darien Tackle.

We heard that Calli (calliscreations.com) and a great friend to many is okay so that's great news as well.

Christchurch Earthquake News...click here to read latest on NZ Herald  |  On Twitter search for #eqnz #christchurch and #chch

If you are able to donate, The NZ Red Cross has set up a donation form

Xena & Gabrielle came in at #6 on koldcast.tv's blog, The Sixth Wall's, list of 10 Female Duos Who Made History.

From the description of the characters and the show given, you can tell the knowledge of the show by Caryn K. Hayes, the person who wrote the blog, goes beyond what happened in Seasons One and Two. :)

Xena & Gabrielle are in very good company.

Read the blog | Discuss it on Talking Xena

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

Lucy On EXTRA Interview 21 February 2011
Posted on: 22nd February 2011

Lucy was on EXTRA to promote Spartacus: Gods of the Arena on 21 February 2011 and also to hand out copies of Spartacus Blood and Sand Season 1 DVD and Blu-Ray.

This interview was originally conducted 13 January 2011 at The Grove in Los Angeles

For more Lucy Lawless Interviews go to AUSXIP Video Lucy Lawless Channel

Lucy Lawless Interview Good Day LA 21 February 2011
Posted on: 22nd February 2011

Lucy was on Good Day LA today - Good Day L.A. is a television talk show aired on KTTV (Fox 11) .

Lucy was there to promote Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. The season finale will be shown this Friday.

Here's an update on Lucy's Resene Facebook page and Argo's auction tally for today

FACEBOOK:
Lucy is sitting in second place with 1833 (up by 54 LIKES) from yesterday's figure. We really need to get this moving. We are trailing by 792 votes. Something to note here, Amanda Billings horse (currently #1) the figures seem to jump around - they go up and go down. I'm going to have a guess at why this is happening: people are creating facebook pages, liking it and then deleting the account. If you do that, your LIKES also disappear. So if you have created a facebook account to support Lucy, please don't delete it AFTER 10 March at midday NZ time. If you delete it now, Lucy's numbers will also fall.

LIKE the FB Page now
(Cut off date: 10 March 2011 at midday NZ Time)

ARGO ON TRADEME
Argo on TradeMe: $1100 (Winning Bid So Far 22/02/11)
(Closes: 12 March 2011 at 2 pm NZ Time) - Bid on Argo

There was a mini bidding war for a while which saw Argo go from $700 to $1100. Let the good times roll! More bidding wars please :) The more money we get for Starship, the better.

Julie was inspired by photos of Lucy's Argo taken by Jo and tracked down information on Lucy's inspiration for Argo and she found it at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and here is an excerpt to it's story:

The original statuette of a hippopotamus demonstrates the Egyptian artist's appreciation for the natural world.

It was molded in faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. Beneath the blue-green glaze, the body was painted with the outlines of river plants, symbolizing the marshes in which the animal lived. The seemingly benign appearance that the figurine presents is deceptive.

To the ancient Egyptians, the hippopotamus was one of the most dangerous animals in their world. This example was one of a pair found in a shaft associated with the tomb chapel of the steward Senbi II at Meir, an Upper Egyptian site about thirty miles south of modern Asyut. Dating from Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1885 B.C., the sculpture has been a favorite with visitors since its arrival at the Museum in 1917, and for many years has been known as "William"—the Metropolitan's unofficial mascot.

Source:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/17.9.1

Resene has posted new photos of Argo's preparation to go jumping off SkyTower. Lucy's reaction to having Argo back on the ground is hysterical - watch the video here and it's right at the end. Reminded me a little of Katherine Hepburn.

Click here to view images

The A List site has photos from the BARFOOT AND THOMPSON TWILIGHT SUMMER SERIES where the horses made their debut.

Click here for this photo

The main introduction to the photos from the event also feature Lucy and Rob

Click here for that photo

While we are all enjoying the pics and video, can we just stop for a moment and if you haven't LIKED Lucy's Resene page..please hop on over to her FB page and LIKE it. We are so close to getting into first place and the chance to win that $5000.

Find out more about Lucy’s Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page with pics, reports, video and all sorts of interesting stuff!

-- AUSXIP Reporter Barbara Davies

Argo Takes A Jump off Auckland's SkyTower 17 Feb 2011
Posted on: 21st February 2011

Don't forget you can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 2nd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

Lucy and Rob were in the article as part of the coverage for the Resene Fastest Art Horses at Ellerslie on 16 February 2011

Click on thumbanil for the larger scan

More pics and an article
- Lucy in Auckland Cup Week Launch Sunday Star Times 20 February 2011
- Lucy and Rob Pic of the Week Sunday Star Times 20 February 2011

Lucy was in the New Zealand newspaper Sunday Star Times 20 February 2011 on the launch of the Auckland Cup Week at Ellerslie Racecourse

Click on the image for the larger scan

Click here to see the Pic of the Week with Lucy and Rob from the same newspaper

Don’t forget you can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy’s Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 3rd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

Find out more about Lucy’s Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

Lucy and Rob were featured in the Pic of the Week in the Sunday Star Times from New Zealand. They were also featured as part of the coverage for the Resene Fastest Art Horses at Ellerslie on 16 February 2011

Click on the smaller image for the full size

see more pics from the event by going to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Page

Here's an update on Lucy's Resene Facebook page and Argo's auction tally:

FACEBOOK:

Lucy is sitting in second place with 1782 (up by 34 LIKES) from yesterday's figure. We really need to get this moving. We are trailing by 845 votes.

LIKE the FB Page now
(Cut off date: 10 March 2011 at midday NZ Time)

ARGO ON TRADEME

Argo on TradeMe: $700 (Winning Bid So Far 20/02/11)
(Closes: 12 March 2011 at 2 pm NZ Time) - Bid on Argo

Lucy Lawless Defining Moment
Posted on: 20th February 2011

AOL Video has a video of Lucy describing a defining moment of her career. What I found so appealing about Lucy is her honesty and in this video Lucy shows a side to herself that she didn't like and took steps to change.

Gods of the Arena
Episode 6: The Bitter End

Batiatus seeks vengeance for all that has befallen him and retains his gladiators and Solonius in the cause. The opening of the new arena arrives, promising a spectacle of combat and blood.

Credits | Official Page | Episode Stills | Watch Promo

Added three convention themed wallpapers from the 2011 Xena Convention at LAX by Swania

Click here to view the larger artwork

Maureen Ryan from TVSquad has recapped Episode 5: Reckoning. If you are keeping spoiler free - don't read further!

'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' Prequel Season, Episode 5 Recap
by Maureen Ryan

Lucy Lawless Loves To Air Dry - People.com
Posted on: 19th February 2011

Lucy Lawless loves to Air Dry - video on People.com. Lucy talks about hanging her washing on a line instead of putting them in a dryer. Very funny segment.

Find more Lucy Lawless interviews on AUSXIP Video Lucy Lawless Interviews

Lucy’s Argo at Aotea Square 18 February 2011
Posted on: 19th February 2011

AUSXIP Reporter Jo was out and about and found Argo, Starship Warrior Princess on display at Aotea Square in Auckland on 18 February 2011.

Don’t forget you can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy’s Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 3rd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

Find out more about Lucy’s Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

Super City Skit with Lucy Lawless Season 1 Episode 2
Posted on: 19th February 2011

Lucy guest stars on this very funny New Zealand show called Super City with Madeleine Sami. In this skit she appears as Sappho with Madeleine Sami as the Haggard Old Crone, Lucy is wearing Amazon leathers and looking very much like the Xena of old. I won't spoil the rest of the skit because it's very funny.

Video contributed by Jo

Screencaptures are also availble - click here

Lucy's quite a busy woman these past few months - January saw her doing Spartacus PR, February she did a quick stopover at the Xena Con and then filmed No Ordinary Family. She then flew back home to prep / paint Argo and now she's back in the US to finish more of No Ordinary Family!

Lucy sent in her latest blog where she says:

2/17/11 -- So in the break from Spartacus: Blood and Sand, I took on a fun little gig on Michael Chiklis' show, No Ordinary Family.  I left the Sky Tower in Auckland and flew straight to LA to finish the gig, and my, aren't my arms tired!  I am thinking up all the ways I can make Argo a more fabulous purchase for someone.  Perhaps if a Xena fan buys her, I will arrange a visit with the real Argo?  If a Sparty fan buys her, hmmm . . . the mind boggles!

Read More of Lucy's Blog
 

I'm stumped. In over 14 years of watching Lucy's career, I don't ever recall seeing this before as part of Lucy's signature or autograph. I could be wrong, of course, and I probably am but it was fun to see this on Argo's belly..Jo had to go down pretty low to get this shot and considering she's 6'2 don't ask how she got back up! LOL! It would have been easier for me since it would be a very quick look just a bend of the knee <g>

More photos of Jo's great adventure in hunting down Argo can be found here and more to come plus video.

Don't forget you can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 3rd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

We all remember Xena's gorgeous mare called Argo on Xena Warrior Princess. We also know her real name was Tilly.

With all the talk about Argo Starship Warrior Princess my thoughts went to Tilly. 10 years on after Xena ended what has happened to our Tilly?

Her Warrior Princess days are over but she is looking very healthy and still runs around at a horse riding stable and apparently she's only ridden by good riders. Still strong, still gorgeous.

Check out the pictures above! YEAY Tilly!

Argo was out and about on display with the rest of the horses. AUSXIP's on the spot reporter spotted Argo at Aotea Square and whipped out her trusty camera to get some photos of our favourite blue horse.

We have 21 images + Lucy's bio/starship nameplate which is placed in front of Argo.

We also have a video and a couple more pics coming but here are the 21 images.

Click here for the images

Click here to bid on Argo on Trademe

The Warrior
'Xena' star Lucy Lawless steps back into the sandals for 'Spartacus.'

Lucy Lawless doesn't mind being typecast. The actor, who became a household name thanks to the 1995-2001 TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess" and who can currently be seen on Starz's "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena," admits that playing Xena may have pigeonholed her into repeatedly being cast as the warrior in period pieces. But, the New Zealand-born Lawless notes, "What am I going to complain about? How many actresses work as much as me?"

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-- AUSXIP Reporter Klippart

The Resene Fastest Art Exhibition page has been updated with the dates and times where you can see the Resene horses etc.

The cut off date for the 'like' competition is midday, Thursday 10th March. That means we have until 10th March to get Lucy's horse into first place and Starship gets the extra $5000. Click here to LIKE Lucy's FB page

And Lucy/Starship has been allocated horse no 14 in the Telecom NZ Derby. (Let's hope it's a fast one. <g>)

-- AUSXIP Reporter Barbara Davies

Argo has been having some exciting few days - yesterday she was on show at Ellerslie, today she was at the top of SkyTower getting a skyjump!

Click here to view the video from Lucy

Click here to view the larger image from the Ellerslie Facebook page

Here are some interesting tweets regarding Argo's jump and the larger image of Lucy with Argo

Argo has gone up for auction on Trademe.nz

This stunning aqua blue fibreglass horse has been painted by the wonderful Lucy Lawless in support of Starship Children's Hospital. Aptly named 'Argo' after Xena's horse, Lucy was inspired by the ancient Egyptian faience sculptures of the waterhorse or hippo, most fearsome of all African animals. "I was intrigued by the idea of a 'water-horse',"

Lucy says. "It is a very serene piece and would look good in a garden setting or close to water. It made me feel good to have it around and I wrote words up the legs which seem to me, the components of joy." The words written up the legs are "love" "peace" and "gratitude". Lucy has also promised to bring her paintbrush and will personalise the horse for the winning buyer. All proceeds from the winning bid will come directly to the Starship Foundation

The horse is 229cm long, 50cm wide and 208cm in height and weighs 52kg. It is mounted onto two plywood bases (one for the front hoofs and one for the back) so they stand independent of other aids. The bases are covered in artificial grass. Buyer must collect the horse from Ellerslie Racecourse. Please bid generously on this unique and beautiful piece of art. We're betting this horse is a good investment!

"Argo is a Starship Warrior Princess and I hope she finds a good home somewhere," says Lucy.

A BIT ABOUT THE RESENE FASTEST ART EXHIBITION:
Auckland Cup Week is fast-approaching and Ellerslie is taking it to the streets!
As the countrys best horses and jockeys get geared up for Auckland Cup Week and racings ultimate titles, 18 life-size white horses have been transformed into exquisite works of art by 18 interesting kiwis as part of the Resene Fastest Art Exhibition. This journey replicates that of 18 thoroughbred horses in the $2.2 million Telecom New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie; with each horse having spent the past few months racing against other talented horses in a bid to qualify for a starting spot in New Zealands richest race on March 5th 2011.

At the great unveiling of the horses in the Resene Fastest Art Exhibition at Ellerslie, photos have started to come through of Argo + Lucy with Rob from the event and possibly a hint at where Argo will be on display..

Argo Starship Warrior Princess!

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Lucy and Rob (not with Argo)

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There is also a very strange tweet about Argo and Lucy being thrown off the Auckland SkyTower

@Ellerslie_Races
Natalie Swan
So, we're jumping #lucylawless #aucklandcupweek #resene horse off the skytower tomorrow...10am
3 hours ago via txt

-- AUSXIP Reporter Barbara Davies

The official Super City Facebook page has posted a behind the scenes photo of Lucy as Sappho in her Amazon gear. Lucy will be appearing on the skit show next week.

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-- AUSXIP Reporter Barbara Davies

The official Ellerslie Facebook page has posted photos of Lucy attending the Twilight Races 16 Feb 2011 where Resene unveiled the horses! Couldn't spot Argo in the Horse pics but there are two photos of Lucy looking gorgeous in orange.

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Don't forget you can help Starship get that extra $5000 by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 3rd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids on top of the auction winning bid.

Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

-- AUSXIP Reporter Barbara Davies

There is a Canadian Press article (hosted by google) which interviews Michael Chiklis about the show:

Lucy's mention is located half way down the article:

He also said Lucy Lawless, who joins the cast in a recurring role, is a "catalyst" for expanding the scope and stakes of the program.



An ABC spokesman said it does not yet appear that Lawless will have super powers of her own but definitely isn't one of the good guys.

Lawless first appears on "No Ordinary Family" on March 1, the day her "Battlestar Galactica" alum Tricia Helfer guest stars on the show. Helfer plays a super villain whose ability to charm men into doing her will causes problems for Chiklis' character, Jim, and his best crime-fighting friend, George.

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For more on Lucy's role as the mysterious Mrs X on No Ordinary Family, go to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless No Ordinary Family subsite

Here is the press release for Argo and the rest of the horses - Argo's debut is today and then she goes for auction on Trademe NZ!

Press Release: Cathy Campbell Communications

For immediate release

15 February 2011

When is a horse not a horse? when it's a 'Horsecycle'

Horse races are traditionally won with speed, but artistic talent will play a big part in deciding which horse will raise the most funds for charity in this race.

Tomorrow evening, 18 life-size fiberglass horses, painted by the likes of Marc Ellis, Billy Apple, Karen Walker and Oscar Kightly, will be revealed for the first time at the Barfoot & Thompson Twilight Summer Series at Ellerslie.

One has been dipped in gold, another covered in thousands of Swarovski crystals, one has even been given wheels, a seat and pedals and named the 'Horsecycle'!

Auctions for these horses will go live on Trademe to coincide with their big reveal. For those wanting to see the horses in all their painted glory before placing a bid, tomorrow's race meet is the perfect opportunity.

Argo Starship Warrior Princess (minus her pup artist) will be on display today at Ellerslie for the Resene Fastest Art Exhibition
Wednesday 16th February - Saturday 12th March.
Hopefully we will get to see Argo on the news when she makes her debut at the races!

You can also help by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 3rd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids

Added screencaptures from Lucy's interview on The Today Show from 18 January 2011. Video and Screencaptures created by Roger.

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Lucy’s interview on The Today Show 18 January 2011 turned out to be more entertaining than anticipated. You just don’t give Lucy that opening and not have her do something funny: Coda mispronounced Lucy’s name when she was saying one of the “later in the hour we have Louie or Luly Lawless”. So it became a running joke. They cut to Lucy several times and she had made up a name tag so someone knew who “Louie Lawless” was. Throughout the interview “Louie” was also mentioned. This is just too funny. Lucy was there to promote Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.

Lucy has sent in a new message on her official site about Argo (Starship Warrior Princess - see this pic for Argo's full name), the gorgeous water horse..she is beautiful (and so is Ursula, the paint happy pup)

I just put Argo, my Water Horse, on the Starship truck and waved goodbye. I got to see a couple of the horses done by the advertising agencies. Oh man, they are so fancy! ...

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You can also help by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 3rd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids.

Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

Added scans of 10 cards - front and back (the back briefly outlines the character). These cards are not the Rittenhouse Archives cards but were collectors cards given out as part of Spartacus PR.

The cards are: Ashur, Barca, Batiatus, Crixus, Gaia, Gannicus, Lucretia, Melitta, Oenomaus and Solonius.

Scanned by Lori

Click here to view all 10

The following was posted on Lucy's Resene Horse Page (now of course we know it's Argo Starship Warrior Princess):

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!...Ursula was my little helper, tormenting me by knocking over paint pots, trekking paint through the house and whapping the wet horse with her tail! ...Read more

My apologies, I am going on about this FB page for a bit but I PROMISE never to urge anyone to LIKE another FB page again with one caveat.. not unless it involves Lucy and Starship

Anyways....you know the drill...

You can also help by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 3rd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids.

Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

KTL sent in another report to add more info about Renee, Lucy and Jacqueline

Con 2011 A little bit more on Lucy and Renee and Jacqueline
by KTL


You know, the problem with writing up these things as quickly as possible after they’re over is that it always happens that after a few days or a week or a month, little bits of the experience resurface in my brain. Or, sometimes friends write me and set me back on track.

I got a note from a bud who said that a number of the questions I said Lucy had been asked by fans had actually been asked by Renee.

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KT sent in her gorgeous photos taken from the 2011 Xena Convention.

- Sunday - Lucy and Renee
- Sunday - Lucy

Check out the entire 2011 Xena Convention Images here

Lucy voiced a character on American Dad and somehow I don't think it's what we were expecting! Very short. Roger created the video and three grabs

American Dad - A Pinata Named Desire with Lucy Lawless
Posted on: 14th February 2011

Lucy voiced a character on American Dad - Episode A Pinata Named Desire (Season 6, Episode 11) Video and Screencaptures by Roger for AUSXIP Lucy Lawless

With a flair for the dramatic, Roger invites Stan to attend one of his acting classes. However, tempers flare when they both audition for the same role, leaving them [...]

Lucy Lawless as Sappho in SuperCity Trailer
Posted on: 14th February 2011

Lucy will be a guest in a comedy skit on Super City NEXT WEEK in NZ. On 13 September 2010 I posted the news that Lucy made a guest appearance on Madeleine Sami's new skit show. In the show, Lucy wore her Amazon leathers from the Season 6 episode "Dangerous Prey" and looked great. Other [...]

Lucy's Resene Horse has a name - Meet Argo Starship Warrior Princess. Here are the latest photos from Lucy with the now named Resene Horse and will soon go on display as part of the Resene Art Fastest Art Exhibition and be sold at auction to raise money for Starship.

You can also help by going to Lucy's Resene Facebook Page, liking it and if it has the highest number of LIKES of the Resene Horses (Lucy is 3rd place at the moment) Starship will get an extra $5000 for the kids




And here is Ursula, Lucy's paint happy dog looking very pleased with herself in helping Lucy paint Argo Starship Warrior Princess!






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Here's another view of Argo Starship Warrior Princess (aka ASWP) with her painted artwork

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Find out more about Lucy's Argo Starship Warrior Princess on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Resene Horse Page

Updated the Gods of the Arena Episode Stills gallery with 5 high resolution images from episode 4: Behind The Mask

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Herald on Sunday 13 February 2011 has a brief mention of Lucy (see scan) on the left.

Lucy Lawless Channels Iconic Star - Herald on Sunday 13 February 2011

Snapped outside the studio of The Wendy Williams Show in New York recently, where she had taped a promotional segment, Lucy Lawless channelled iconic Faye Dunaway from the classic film Bonnie and Clyde in which the veteran Hollywood star sported a beret and glossy mane. This week, Lawless was at the annual Winter TCA press junket in California promoting Spartacus.

Lucy will be a guest in a comedy skit on Super City NEXT WEEK in NZ.

On 13 September 2010 I posted the news that Lucy made a guest appearance on Madeleine Sami's new skit show. In the show, Lucy wore her Amazon leathers from the Season 6 episode "Dangerous Prey" and looked great. Other than Lucy still looking in fantastic shape 10 years on from filming Dangerous Prey, the leathers were "borrowed" from Starship where Lucy had donated them for their auction to film the skit. She gave them right back and the leathers were sold for $5,110 NZ

Left (Lucy on Sami's new show) | Right (Lucy on Dangerous Prey)

Madeleine's new show is called Super City and it premieres on 11 February at 10 pm in New Zealand on TV3. We're not sure which episode Lucy is in but it's one of the six. Her character's name is.. Sappho (according to her Auckland Actors resume site

You can get more info on the show on their facebook page or on their TV3 site

-- Barbara Davies and MaryD

E5 Reckoning – Spartacus Gods of the Arena
Posted on: 13th February 2011

Ep 5 “Reckoning” Preview – Batiatus’ father announces a tournament to determine the worth of the men that make up his stable of gladiators. Crixus, dedicated to proving himself, is drawn into the power play within the house. Friday Feb 18 at 10pm e/p on Starz

'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' Prequel Season, Episode 4 Recap by Maureen Ryan

Now that, my friends, was a toga party. They knew how to throw crazy bashes back in the day.

But for Lucretia and Batiatus (and their friend Gaia), as day turned to night, the buzz wore off and things went from bad to worse.

Read Full Review

I really liked Maureen's mention of Lucy as Lucretia here: (highlight the grey box to get to the quote - for those keeping spoiler free..don't highlight)

Can Tullius get away with killing a Roman citizen in cold blood? He may be able to. He may not have left Batiatus with many options. But the look in Lucretia's eye says that Tullius is not long for this world. After all, she's got quite the backbone: She threatened Melitta and hinted that she might reveal the secret about her sex with Gannicus if she didn't get everyone to keep their traps shut about the party.

Girlfriends - Lucretia & Gaia Spartacus Gods of the Arena
Posted on: 11th February 2011

Featuring Lucretia and Gaia, Fridays at 10PM e/p on Starz The latest video from Starz features Lucy Lawless as Lucretia and Jaime Murray as Gaia - two girlfriends who do love each other but are also using each other to get what they want. For more about Spartacus: Gods of the Arena go to AUSXIP [...]

E4 Secrets Confined to Shadow - Spartacus Gods of the Arena
Posted on: 11th February 2011

From Episode 4 - "Beneath The Mask" Feb 11th 10pm e/p on Starz. Ep 4 "Beneath The Mask" The House of Batiatus is caught in the power struggle between the younger and elder Batiatus. Lucretia reluctantly agrees to her husbandâ risky plan. Gannicus finds himself on unstable ground. Friday Feb 11 at 10pm e/p [...]

Lucy was interviewed for Better TV about Spartacus Gods of the Arena.
I can't get the video to work for me (for some reason)

Better.TV Interviews Lucy Lawless 9 February 2011
Posted on: 10th February 2011

Lucy was interviewed for Better TV about Spartacus Gods of the Arena. Lesley sits down with this star of Spartacus to find out her thoughts on the sizzling hot series.

-- AUSXIP Reporter Klippart

Lucy's interview with Don and Marty from CBS Baltimore has been posted to the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Video Channel.

Coffee With Lucy Lawless – Don and Marty 09 February 2011
Posted on: 10th February 2011

BALTIMORE (WJZ) Don and Marty talked to actress Lucy Lawless about her new role in “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” This video was conducted around 21 January 2011 when Lucy was doing her Spartacus PR. The video was shown on CBS Baltimore on 9 February 2011.

For more Lucy interviews go to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Interviews subsite

-- News submitted by Pat

The following was posted on AUSXIP Talking Xena about the rumours that next year's convention will be the last (heard that rumour every year since Xena ended filming) and when/if the 2011 Xena con was filmed and to be released on DVD:

the post is by thrill of the quill
I spoke with Sharon today (called to order the 2009-2010 Convention DVDs, yay) and I asked her about the "last con" rumor. She said that if and when they decide to have a last con, they will definitely announce it as such so that we can all go out with a bang. Many have mentioned that, and it makes sense to me.

I also asked her if the 2011 con was filmed and she said it was not. Mainly because Renee was showing a number of videos which they would not be able to get clearance for for a DVD release, and of course, Lucy's last minute appearance.

Follow the discussion about this on AUSXIP Talking Xena - Convention News

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

The Wonderwall on MSN has a countdown of all the legendary warriors and Xena comes in at #4.
I find it amusing that they used a pic of Xena in her "blink and you miss her" Amazon leathers from Dangerous Prey. Xena wore that outfit maybe a minute (if that). Renee knew what she was doing in getting Lucy into that outfit! Smart girl that ROC.

4. Xena

Portrayed By: Lucy Lawless in "Xena: Warrior Princess"

Origin: Fictional Greek female warrior on a quest for redemption who uses her fighting skills to help the vulnerable. This character still has entire conventions devoted to her every year, despite the show's cancellation a decade ago. Who could have anticipated that!

Source

-- News submitted by Heather

The following was posted on CBS Baltimore site for the show Don and Marty.

Here’s what Don and Marty have in store for Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011.

Coffee With: Don and Marty will be talking to actress Lucy Lawless about her new role in “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.”

Source

-- AUSXIP Reporter Barbara Davies

Lucy is featured in the New Zealand TV Guide 5-11 Feb 2011 issue about coming back for Season 2 of Spartacus

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Scanned by Jo

Looks like Ursula, Lucy's gorgeous dog, is in a whole lot of trouble - she continued to help Lucy paint "No Name" The Horse.. problem is that it looks like she also painted the house. Heh. Catch up with another message from Lucy about the state of her house after Ursula tried to help.

Click here to view the larger version of the image and read Lucy's message

The current number of "Likes" is 983! We need alot more than that to get to #1 - so please urge your friends and family with facebook accounts to please "Like" Lucy's Resene Facebook page. I know there are more than 983 Lucy fans with Facebook accounts!

Log into Facebook, go here and like! The more likes we get for the page and if it's the highest amount for the Facebook pages for all the Resene horses, Starship gets an extra $5000 to add to the auction kitty.

You can find out more about why Lucy is doing this, why we've been urging everyone to LIKE a facebook page by going to the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless & Resene Fastest Art Exhibition subsite - it has all the info.

As reported on 22 January 2011 - Xena Returning to Australian TV in February 2011, Xena fans can also catch our dynamic duo on Foxtel's SciFi Channel starting with Season 1!

Tomorrow we have Chariots of War on SciFi and The Titans on 7Mate!

New Zealand-filmed Xena: Warrior Princess is the highly successful spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. In the original show, Xena (Lucy Lawless) is a fierce and formidable villainess, the leader of a vast army bent on destruction and devastation, but she casts off her evil ways and devotes the rest of her life to making amends to her victims and protecting the innocent - a task complicated by the many enemies who neither forgave nor forgot.

Xena’s constant companion is the young and beautiful Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), an aspiring "bard", eager to experience adventure first-hand, but who ultimately becomes Xena's devoted friend and confidant.

And what adventures they have! Xena and Gabrielle journey through Greece, Italy, Scandanavia, Africa, India, and China, with side trips to the Underworld, even to the future, in which the two heroines find themselves in reincarnated form.

Plenty of tongue in cheek humour and messing about with history sees spoofs on beauty contests, spaghetti Westerns, Danny Kaye films, theme parks, pro wrestling, Broadway musicals, and even Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

For mythological mayhem, Xena is the place to be!

E4 Beheath The Mask – Gods of the Arena

The House of Batiatus is caught in the power struggle between the younger and elder Batiatus. Lucretia reluctantly agrees to her husband’s risky plan. Gannicus finds himself on unstable ground. Friday Feb 11 at 10pm e/p on Starz

View Episode Stills

Credits | Official Page | Episode Promos

Here's a new photo from Lucy. As you can see the horse is now painted and ready to be decorated - gorgeous colour!

Ursula is Lucy's very beautiful dog and she's ready to help! What a gorgeous animal. Click on the thumbnail for the larger pic!

Lucy would also like suggestions in naming the horse. Go to her facebook page (and you know the drill by now - if you haven't LIKED the page, please log in, Like it and then offer a suggestion for a name!

You can also check out two Lucy videos on the progress of her painting the horse:

Lucy Video Blog #2 – The Progress of Her Pony
Posted on: 5th February 2011

This is the second video blog by Lucy and it’s the progress of her horse (with no name yet). You can also catch the first video blog where she introduces us to the tall horse. Posted with Permission

Hi, Lucy Lawless here. Just got back to NZ and thought I’d post this video blog. I’m looking for inspiration for how to paint my horse for Starship – any suggestions? You can offer Lucy your suggestions on the Resene Facebook Page | Posted with Permission

You can find out more about Lucy & Resene Fastest Art Exhibition on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless

As you all know Lucy is painting a horse for the Resene Fastest Art Exhibition. Now this is where we (the fans) can help. How often do I beg for you all to go and like a Facebook page? I don't think I've ever done that before. If it looks like I'm begging..I am (and believe me, I never thought I would beg for someone to "LIKE" a facebook page but this is Starship and it is Lucy so...go LIKE!)

If we can get the most ‘likes’ of all the listed horses in this horse race then Starship will get $5000! That's an EXTRA $5000 on top of the auction price that Lucy's horse goes for. Not bad for a little clicking ... yes? YES so please go and LIKE the facebook page.

She's currently in 3rd place (and on just checking there is 838 people liking her facebook page). We need alot more than that so please go to your facebook account and log in...

then go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Resene-Fastest-Art-Exhibition-Lucy-Lawless/173107662731444

and Like the page. That's all. It's painless and it will make you feel good knowing you are helping Starship just by a single click!

You can also check out two Lucy videos on the progress of her painting the horse:

Lucy Video Blog #2 – The Progress of Her Pony
Posted on: 5th February 2011

This is the second video blog by Lucy and it’s the progress of her horse (with no name yet). You can also catch the first video blog where she introduces us to the tall horse. Posted with Permission

Hi, Lucy Lawless here. Just got back to NZ and thought I’d post this video blog. I’m looking for inspiration for how to paint my horse for Starship – any suggestions? You can offer Lucy your suggestions on the Resene Facebook Page | Posted with Permission

You can find out more about Lucy & Resene Fastest Art Exhibition on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless

Leila sent in some gorgeous photos from Sunday at the 2011 Xena Convention. This photo had me smiling - Renee is doing her little nose scrunchy thing which I find so adorably cute and Lucy's obviously enjoying herself - those two are just too cute together.

Click here to view the photos

Lucy's pictured with Frank DeCaro from the Frank Show on Outq Sirius Radio Visit: Pic of Lucy from her OutQ Sirius radio visit

Click here to view the image

-- AUSXIP Reporter Barbara Davies

Daemon's TV has a write up about Episode 2 Missio but it's the part in their review about Lucy that I found to be in sync with my feelings about Lucy's portrayal of Lucretia.

I wasn't too sure how Lucy was going to play Lucretia (the younger Lucretia) since we all had an idea of what Lucretia had become (personally I don't hate the B&S Lucretia..I think she's really a very sad and lonely woman even though her husband loves her and she was horizontal dancing with Crixus. I actually liked her but then I like all the bad girls Lucy plays). Lucy as the younger Lucretia is INCREDIBLE. Lucy is enjoying this character so much.

Check out Daemons TV's comments below

One person who has also impressed the hell out of me is Lucy Lawless. This prequel Lucretia is filled with all sorts of shifting, conflicted
emotions, and Lawless lets us see them all.

This Lucretia is not as hard-edged (or crazy) as the B&S Lucretia, and Lawless plays her with a younger spirit. It’s not just the makeup, hair, and wardrobe departments taking what appear to be nearly ten years off her age.

She’s doing it with body language and with her eyes. Never have I seen
such uncertainty from a Lucy Lawless character. (I actually thought she was on the downslide after her forgettable turn on Battlestar Galactica, but color me incorrect, and until she disappoints I am now going to refer to her as Lucy Flawless!) I can’t wait to see more development as she hurtles toward the Lucretia we know and hate.

Read full review

-- Barbara Davies & MaryD

'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' Prequel Season, Episode 3 Recap by Maureen Ryan
TV Squad

The superficial reputation of 'Spartacus' among those who haven't paid close attention to the show is that it's merely a toga-era soap opera drenched in sex, blood and more sex.

Sure, it has all those elements, many of which can be counted on for good, unclean fun. But there are emotional stakes to most battles and bedroom encounters. And as 'Paterfamilias' showed, sometimes sex can be used as a weapon, and those encounters, when choice is removed, can be uglier than anything seen in the arena.

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Updated the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless No Ordinary Family Image archive to include an episode still from Episode 17.

Click here to view the gallery

You can find out more about Lucy's role as the mysterious Mrs X on the tv show No Ordinary Family by going to the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless No Ordinary Family subsite

Added the new promo for Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Episode 4!

E4 Beheath The Mask – Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Posted on: 6th February 2011

Ep 4 “Beneath The Mask” Preview – The House of Batiatus is caught in the power struggle between the younger and elder Batiatus. Lucretia reluctantly agrees to her husband’s risky plan. Gannicus finds himself on unstable ground. Friday Feb 11 at 10pm e/p on Starz http://www.starz.com/spartacus

Lucy's second blog is out and she's painting the horse! I do love that colour - it's gorgeous.

Go to Resene Lucy Facebook page & click "Like" the more likes of the Resene horses, Starship gets an extra $5000 extra on top of the auction price the horse.

Lucy Video Blog #2 – The Progress of Her Pony
Posted on: 5th February 2011

This is the second video blog by Lucy and it’s the progress of her horse (with no name yet). You can also catch the first video blog where she introduces us to the tall horse. Posted with Permission

You can find out more about Lucy & Resene Fastest Art Exhibition on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless

Our beautiful horse is in 3rd place, but the race isn't over yet. The lead horse has more than 2300 likes, so we've got a way to go but we can get there with your help.

Please share this link and ask your friends and family to 'like' this page too to give us a shot at winning $5K for all the kids at Starship.

Currently there are 576 "Likes" and the page needs alot more...so hop over to facebook and please "Like"

Click here to "Like" the page - you have to be logged into Facebook to do this.

See Lucy's progress with the horse and help her and Starship out by spreading the message! We need to get Starship that extra $5000! There's alot of good that can happen with that extra $5000 so let spread the news far and wide!

Lucy Video Blog #2 – The Progress of Her Pony
Posted on: 5th February 2011

This is the second video blog by Lucy and it’s the progress of her horse (with no name yet). You can also catch the first video blog where she introduces us to the tall horse. Posted with Permission

You can find out more about Lucy & Resene Fastest Art Exhibition on the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless

Klippart sent in a gorgeous new Lucy artwork!

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You can check out Klippart artwork in the Xena Art Gallery and the Spartacus Art Gallery

Lucy's official site has been updated with a quote from Lucy about working with Tricia Helfer on No Ordinary Family. For those not familiar with Battlestar Galactica, Lucy was Number 3 Cylon aka D'anna Biers and Trica's role was Number 6 Cylon.

Click here to read Lucy's comment

In No Ordinary Family we get to meet Mrs X (Lucy) and Tricia (Sophie) in Season 1, Episode 17:

The mysterious Mrs. X (Lucy Lawless, "Xena: Warrior Princess," "Battlestar Galactica") tasks the sexy - and dangerous - Sophie ("Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer) to cause Jim and George to fall under her spell and make them do whatever she wants them to - which could place Jim's marriage in jeopardy.

You can view episode stills from the episode on AUSXIP Lucy Lawless No Ordinary Family Subsite

Sharon has also posted on Lucy's site that Lucy did a photoshoot on the Lopez Tonight taping day (27 January 2011) and she was there with her camera to capture it all. She's having some problems getting the footage from the camera to the computer and will be posting it soon.

- For more about Lucy's role on Battlestar Galactica, go to the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Battlestar Galactica subsite

- For more about Lucy's role on No Ordinary Family, go to the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless No Ordinary Family subsite

Added more gorgeous Xena artwork by Klippart to the Xenaverse Art Gallery

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New Multimedia for No Ordinary Family Season 1
Episode 17: No Ordinary Love

The mysterious Mrs. X (Lucy Lawless, "Xena: Warrior Princess," "Battlestar Galactica") tasks the sexy - and dangerous - Sophie ("Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer) to cause Jim and George to fall under her spell and make them do whatever she wants them to - which could place Jim's marriage in jeopardy.

Check out the High Resolution Episode Stills
Check out the Behind The Scenes Pics

You will find all the news and multimedia of Lucy as Mrs X on the new AUSXIP Lucy Lawless No Ordinary Family TV Show subsite

The AUSXIP Lucy Lawless No Ordinary Family TV Show subsite is now online.

It contains the following sections:

Lucy is Mrs X | About Show | Official Site | Episode Guide | Images | Video

Click here to view all the goodies

Updated on Lucy's Horse for Starship. Firstly I've redesigned the Lucy Event page for the Resene Fastest Art Exhibition:

Click here to see the new section

The following was posted on Lucy's Resene Facebook Page

Don't forget you can see Lucy's horse and the other 17 unveiled for the first time at the Barfoot & Thompson Twilight Summer Series on February 16 at Ellerslie and then during Auckland Cup Week which kicks off with Telecom Derby Day on Saturday March 5.

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Now a reminder:

If you "Like" Lucy's FB page, Starship wins an extra $5000 on top of the auction money if it's the highest "Liked" Page for the celebrities and their horses- So please "Like" It! We want Starship to get that extra $5000!

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You can find out more about Lucy's horse, view Lucy's Video Blog #1 and other news on AUSXIP Lucy Lawless & Resene Fastest Art Exhibition subsite

Added photos of Lucy from the 2011 Xena Convention to the AUSXIP 2011 Xena Convention Image Gallery.

There are 41 pics of Lucy taken by LindaB-VT

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The latest issue of the NZ TV Guide (5-11 February 2011 issue) has a brief blurb on Lucy with a pic of Lucy as Lucretia (Season 1) about her returning to Season 2 of Spartacus and how that is going to be achieved.

Scan to be posted shortly.

-- AUSXIP Reporter Jo

In addition to Lucy's video blog about the Resene horse - click here to view, Lucy has posted a new written blog about her visit to the 2011 Xena Convention. Renee's movie "Infinity" was shown and everyone was emotional - Renee's movies do tend to pack an emotional wallop (I remember watching Words Unspoken at the 2010 Xena Con and that had to be the most emotional I've ever seen the Xena crowd to be (other than giddy with joy). Renee's films (films she actually has a hand in creating) are very powerful. In my opinion that makes them absolutely fantastic whether you like or dislike the content, they will make you think and feel. It would be absolutely mind blowing to have Lucy star in one of those Renee written/directed films.

Now back to Lucy's blog... Lucy came right at the end and it seems she misunderstood what had happened. Easy enough to do. Go and read Lucy's blog.

Hi, Lucy Lawless here. Just got back to NZ and thought I'd post this video blog. I'm looking for inspiration for how to paint my horse for Starship - any suggestions? You can offer Lucy your suggestions on the Resene Lucy Facebook Page

Check it out below -  Posted with Permission

Steven DeKnight's interview with Assignment X Part 2 has been posted and there several Lucy mentions:

AX: How did you wind up casting Lucy Lawless, who is married to your fellow executive producer Robert Tapert, in the leading role of Lucretia?

DeKNIGHT: I saw her work on BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, which I thought was wonderful. So my only concern was asking Rob, "Hey, how do you feel about your wife being on the show completely naked in all these crazy situations?" [laughs] I was planning on broaching that subject later on, when we started to cast the role. Then he called me up one day and said, "Hey, what do you think about my wife for the part?" And I said, "Oh, I think she's perfect!" I was thrilled to have her. I think the depth of her acting and her skill in this series, it's just stunning. She is so good in this.

AX: Lucy Lawless is still famous for XENA and Peter Mensah, who plays Doctore/Oenomaus was seen by a lot of people being on the receiving end of that "This is Sparta!" kick in 300. Do you have any concerns that putting them in certain situations might at least tap on the fourth wall?

DeKNIGHT: You know, honestly, from our point of view, no. We just wanted the best people for the job and we thought they were hands-down the best people for the job. For example, Peter, who is fantastic in the role as Doctore the trainer, we didn't want to veer away from him just because he had another role. We don't have him kicking anybody into a hole. We definitely don't want to replay classic moments like that. And Lucy will never throw anything circular and sharp, definitely not like that, but it's outside of what these characters actually do anyway.

Read More of the Interview

Assignment X also has an exclusive Lucy Interview

Lucy's character name is Mrs X and the following is from the ABC Medianet:

NO ORDINARY FAMILY - "No Ordinary Love" - The mysterious Mrs. X (Lucy Lawless, "Xena: Warrior Princess," "Battlestar Galactica") tasks the sexy - and dangerous - Sophie ("Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer) to cause Jim and George to fall under her spell and make them do whatever she wants them to - which could place Jim's marriage in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Stephanie must decide whether or not to inject a patient with the trilsettum serum and risk turning him into a super in order to retain Dr. King's trust, and Daphne's boyfriend, Chris, begins to have suspicions about the Powell family's abilities, on "No Ordinary Family," TUESDAY, MARCH 1 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/KAREN NEAL) LUCY LAWLESS, TRICIA HELFER

So far two episode names have been posted on IMDb:

2011 Xena Con has come to a close and everyone is going home or has gone home (except for those poor souls who are once again trapped by the biggest snow storm ever...geez mother nature isn't happy lately).

KTL is back home and has sent in two reports (more to follow) and these two reports are about Renee and that special guest of hers that popped up at the end.

- Day 3 - Surprise Surprise by KTL (Lucy & Renee)
- Day 3 - Renee O'Connor by KTL

You can also catch up with all the photos and other media on the AUSXIP 2011 Xena Con Page!

2011 Xena Convention Photos by Lori Boyles
Lori has returned from the 2011 Xena Convention and brings back pics! These are fantastic photos but one photo really made me smile was this one of Lucy looking at Renee - it's just so damn cute!



Sunday Guests:
- Lucy
- Lucy and Renee

You can see more photos from the convention here

Check out this great photo of Lucy with Stephen Collins from the set of No Ordinary Family.

The photo was posted be Stephen Collins. Stephen is part of the cast of the hot new ABC series, No Ordinary Family, airing Tuesdays at 8pm Eastern/Pacific, 7pm Central/Mountain. The family/action/mystery series stars Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Romany Malco, Autumn Reeser, Kay Panabaker, and Jimmy Bennett. Stephen plays the shadowy Dr. Dayton King,

Lucy's surprise 2011 Xena Convention appearance was a great gift to the fans who attended the convention.

Carpe Chakram has created some artwork - gorgeous!

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On 29 January 2011 Ausiello reported that Lucy will be guest starring on the show No Ordinary Family. At the time it was a rumour but Lucy has confirmed that she will be on No Ordinary Family during her surprise visit to the 2011 Xena Convention.

Following that news, the following tweets were posted and it looks like Lucy is working on No Ordinary Family right now.

@_StephenCollins
Stephen Collins
This morning I finally get 2play a scene w/ @MichaelChiklis! & then later with Lucy Lawless. That's all I'm sayin'...#NOF writers r on fire!
9 minutes ago via Echofon
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AlexisSchafer Alexis Schulman
@ @Whoknowsya she has a role on No Ordinary Family.
10 hours ago

AlexisSchafer Alexis Schulman Lucy Lawless is awesome to work with!! You Rock!! 11 hours ago

AlexisSchafer Alexis Schulman Working with Lucy Lawless again today! Woohoo! 17 hours ago

I'm looking forward to seeing how Lucy's character shakes up the Powell Family!

-- Barbara Davies & MaryD

The latest from the Official Spartacus Twitter Account about the Facebook Spartacus Game

Become a lanista, start your own ludus, then assemble, train and fight your gladiators

Click here for more on Facebook

More info on the Game from the Hollywood Reporter 1 January 2011

Starz's digital media unit is trying its hand at its first Facebook social media game tied to the premium TV service's Spartacus franchise, making it one of the first major TV properties to get a social game.

The company will also launch an iPad script app that will present Spartacus episode scripts with video and commentary, director's notes, cast photos, historical background information and more. The free Spartacus: Gods of the Arena game -- which works similar to such hit social games as Mafia Wars that have become one of the red-hot areas of the entertainment industry -- will launch in limited beta on Thursday to the first 10,000 fans who register on Facebook. The full public launch will happen Jan. 20, a day before the Starz TV debut of the Spartacus prequel, which has the same name as the game. Social media gaming publisher 6waves -- which, with more than 75 million monthly active users, is one of the largest players in the space -- will help Starz launch the game. Starz hopes to use the game, one of the first social games based on a hit TV show, to further engage and immerse existing fans and possibly reach new ones, as well as make money via the sale of virtual goods inside the game.

Back in January 2010 when the Spartacus cast was doing their first Spartacus PR for Season 1, they had a workout with trainer Bev and Men's Health - we reported on the cast and their workout here

You can now watch more video of this session on Bev Ratcliff's site

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News submitted by Grahame