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Lucy Lawless and Hurricane Katrina Articles   December "Lawless Thought of Quitting - 25 November 2005" - Article dealing with Lucy's thoughts about quitting after Katrina. Her fans changed her mind. Many thanks to Julie for the news November Starburst Special #71 - October/November 2005. Battlestar Galactica - Warrior Reporter October TV Times (Los Angeles Times TV Guide supplement) 30 October - 5 November 2005. In a new CBS thriller, Lucy Lawless is in hot pursuit of "Vampire Bats" The Tampa Tribune 30 October 2005 - The Bat Pack. Four young Tampa area actors shoot pool with Lucy Lawless and face Hurricane Katrina while filming the TV movie "Vampire Bats." The Fresno Bee - 28 October 2005 'Xena' actress goes to bats Her crew got a real-life jolt from Katrina. Forget blood-sucking vampire bats. It was Hurricane Katrina that scared actress Lucy Lawless. New York Vue - 30 October 2005 Blood Thirst - Lucy Lawless Stars in "Vampire Bats" - Scans contributed by Victoria Arkansas Democrat Gazette 30 October 2005 Vampire Bats wing it to CBS - Lucy Lawless stars as the crusading scientist and critter hunter on the CBS made-for-tv movie Vampire Bats - Scan contributed by Beth Toronto Star 30 October 2005 - Xena vs. Mother Nature Locusts, mutant bats, a vast flood — these are the terrors that torment Lucy Lawless - updated with scans from maRia Dallas Morning News 30 October 2005 'Locusts' conquered, Lawless puts bite on bats - Scans contributed by Lisa Toronto Star 29 October 2005 - Lucy in the sky with... bats? Houston Chronicle 30 October 2005 Bats in New Orleans Besides the cool title and seeing Xena's Lucy Lawless reprise her Locusts' role, there's another good reason to check out tonight's Vampire Bats on CBS: the New Orleans scenery. Zap2It 29 October 2005 Lucy Lawless Faces 'Vampire Bats' ...As with Bruce Willis opposing terrorist after terrorist in the "Die Hard" movies, could Lawless fight even more horrors in future CBS offerings? "Oh, I don't know," she muses. "How many plagues are there? I'm really looking forward to 'Head Lice.'" Entertainment Weekly - 28 October 2005 - Lucy Lawless on Vampire Bats Boston Herald 28 October 2005 From ‘Bats’ to Baton Rouge: TV’s Xena battles hurricane during filming of CBS movie TV Guide Online 28 October 2005 Lucy Lawless: From Xena to Katrina. Lucy Lawless really should go on Fear Factor. The former Xena: Warrior Princess star had to fight off a swarm of gonzo grasshoppers earlier this year in the CBS TV-movie Locusts, and now in the sequel, the imaginatively titled Vampire Bats (Sunday at 9 pm/ET), she's battling a horde of... well, you get the idea. But she also weathered far more real storms this year, as you'll see in TVGuide.com's interview with the Kiwi. The Times-Picayune 28 October 2005 - Bats' just entertainment, Lucy Lawless says. The cast and crew of "Vampire Bats" had about a week of shooting left when Hurricane Katrina forced evacuation. Star Lucy Lawless waited until midmorning on Katrina Sunday to leave. New York Post - 28 October 2005 BAT-TY BOOP FRESH from their riveting roles in that TV movie classic, "Locusts," Dr. Maddy Rierdon (Lucy Lawless, "Xena") and hubby Dan Dryer (Dylan Neal) are back to battle more revolting creatures in a soon-to- be-classic,  "Vampire Bats." ET Online 26 October 2005 Lucy Lawless' Hurricane Scare Kiwi powerhouse LUCY LAWLESS was filming her new CBS TV movie "Vampire Bats" in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. ET's KEVIN FRAZIER talked to the star about her new thriller, and her terrifying encounter with the hurricane. NZ Herald 26 October 2005 Lawless graduates from locusts to vampire bats Actress Lucy Lawless is taking on vampire bats in her latest role, rather than confronting the vengeful gods of her former Xena: Warrior Princess series. SciFi.com Review - Vampire Bats Review 26 October 2005 - After their adventures in the CBS movie Locusts, professor Maddy Rierdon (Lawless) and her husband, Dan Dryer (Neal), attempt to get their bearings after moving to Louisiana with their two daughters in search of a simpler life.  TV Guide (US) - 24 October 2005 It's Xena! Vampire Bats (CBS, 9 pm) St Petersburg Times - 24 October 2005 - Among campy and classic on TV for Halloween is the toothless Vampire Bats, which nevertheless gives a local actor his big break. TV SMACKDOWN: Lucy Lawless is on the job! - 21 October 2005 Beacon TV 21 October 2005 - A Few Minutes With Lucy Lawless Gannett News Service - 14 October 2005 - CBS uncloaks 'Vampire Bats' "Vampire Bats" seems cozily distant from the harshness of realism and real life. "It's good fun," says Lucy Lawless, who stars in the CBS movie on Halloween eve. "Not everything has to be deep and meaningful." National Ledger 7 October 2005 Lucy Lawless Thrilled with Real Life Planet Xena September Entertainment Weekly 16 September 2005 Storm Surge: Entertainers respond as tragedy hits New Orleans Daily News 1 September 2005 No cheers in Hollywood as film rival flattened. "There is nothing I would love more than to film near my house in Los Angeles," Lawless said. "But if you have to go away, Louisiana is a wonderful place to be. It's such an evocative place, visually and culturally."  Lawless said the hope is to resume shooting somewhere else as early as next week. "We're trying to regroup," she said. "We are very passionate about finishing and seeing the film through." New Zealand 4 September 2005 Young Kiwis make it out of New Orleans hellhole. Lucy Lawless' mother Julie Ryan said her daughter felt grateful to have made it back safely to her home in Los Angeles to join her husband and three children after escaping the devastation. MTV 2 September 2005 Hurricane Shuts Down Movie Productions In Once-Busy Louisiana. ...Ask her the basic plot of the film, and she can barely work up enough enthusiasm to mumble, "It's a Halloween, teen flick, really." Begrudgingly, she added that "for all intents and purposes, it is lost. We are going to shoot next week [with new sets and costumes] in Nova Scotia." "It's tough," she continued. "But who gives a sh-- if it's tough for us? It does not even compare to the difficulties facing those people there." NineMSN - National Nine News (Australia) 1 September 2005. US hurricane forces Lucy Lawless to flee Brief mention about Vampire Bats being halted in Canada.com Entertainment Section   August ET Online - 31 August 2005 - Lucy Lawless' Race To Escape Hurricane Katrina New Zealand Woman's Weekly 31 August 2005 - Lucy Lawless Flees Hurricane Variety Magazine 30 August 2005 Katrina's wake Hurricane forces biz to rethink plans New York Daily News - 31 August 2005 Katrina foils 'Vampire' Hurricane Katrina has halted production on the October CBS movie "Vampire Bats," starring Lucy Lawless."Bats" was in production in New Orleans. A spokeswoman said the producers hoped to resume filming in a few days, but exactly where has not been decided. Irish Examiner 31 August 2005 Movies abandoned as storm wreaks havoc Chicago Sun Times - 31 August 2005 KATRINA ZAPS FILMS: No question about it, Mother Nature is democratic when it comes to causing havoc. Just like everyone else, movie stars and filmmakers were chased out of Louisiana by the fury of Hurricane Katrina. Meanwhile, the crew for Lucy Lawless' upcoming CBS flick ''Vampire Bats'' (catchy title, eh?) themselves are hunkered down in Baton Rouge -- having fled their much more dangerous New Orleans filming locales. Fangoria Magazine - 30 August 2005 Lucy Lawless battles BATS, escapes hurricane Hollywood Reporter 30 August 2005 - Frank von Zerneck, who is producing "Vampire," said it would be at least a week before his production could resume what would have been its last week of shooting. "Everyone is safe," von Zerneck said, "but now I'm dealing with things like, are the trucks flooded? Where is the equipment? Everything was boxed up and stored, but now the city is pretty much closed down." Washington Times - 29 August 2005 Stars flee Big Easy film sets - Lucy evacuates from the set of Vampire Bats.

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