LUCY LAWLESS NEWS - ARCHIVED NEWS

June - September 2003

30 September

Lucy Updates / Articles

  • TV Gal Gets Back to Business - Zap2it.com --- Maybe things will pick up next week when Lucy Lawless joins the cast as Tarzan's aunt. A little Xena never hurt anyone. (One and a half VCRs).
  • Lucy is on the front page of the new Starship Newsletter and she also did another little drawing and put a note on the donation appeal page. Click here to see the scans. Many THX to Ann and Bev for the scans.
  • Xpose Special #23 has a Top 25 Fantasy Faces of 2003. Xena/Lucy was number 20. Click here to see the scans. Many THX to Ann for the scans.
  • FROM KIWIATTIC: Lucy Lawless is in 2 of our weekly magazines this week.

In the New Idea she is listed among the sexiest kiwi stars in an article titled "Hot Stuff". There is a small picture of her and the article only makes a small reference to Lucy and her popularity. She is ranked the third most sexiest woman in New Zealand. Abit modest I would have thought! Click here to see the scans.

In the Woman's Day there are 3 pictures of Lucy walking with her daughter, Daisy, on the set in hair curls! If you would like a copy of these, just let us know. Click here to see the scans.

New idea US$5 plus US$4 shipping, total US$9.00 Womans Day US$5 plus US$8 shipping  Total US$13.00 WD is a larger mag :( If you would like them both together the cost will be US$10  plus US$10 shipping    Total US$20.00

Kindest Regards Crispian Stewart
Kiwi Attic 2000 Ltd
PO Box
931, Napier, New Zealand
www.kiwiattic.com

28 September

Lucy Updates / Warrior Women Documentary

The Discovery Channel in England is currently running adverts for the upcoming series: 'Warrior Women' presented by Lucy Lawless. The transcript of the advert is ( a woman's voice)

"In the battle for the place of Woman in Military History, choose a weapon that will compel men to fall at your feet, The ultimate Warrior Princess presents 'Warrior Women', Lucy Lawless, October on Discovery Channel." THX to Jacquie Bouchara for the transcript. You can see the ad on Jackie's website.

Click here to see images from the ad.

26 September

Lucy Updates / Tarzan Information Section / Lucy TV Alert

Click here for images from the interview segment from tonight's ET. Grabs by Judi Mair.

Lucy spoke about being skinny compared to her weight on Xena and after 3 years off wanting be back on the screen. Bob Goen said that Lucy plays a dominatrix on an upcoming comedy.

Promo pictures from 9/25

 

Lucy Updates / Tarzan Information Section

'Xena' Meets 'Tarzan'

"Xena: Warrior Princess"'s LUCY LAWLESS took a few years off from series TV to have a baby and spend time with her children, but now she's back -- and, boy, does she look different! On tonight's ET, we go one-on-one with Lucy and her co- star TRAVIS FIMMEL on the Toronto set of The WB's new drama, "Tarzan," premiering Sunday, October 5, at 9 p.m. Full Story

Xena’s Lucy hooks up with Tarzan
By eBroadcast staff and agencies.
Sep 10, 2003, 12:41

Former Xena star Lucy Lawless will join Australian male model Travis Fimmel in the new TV version of Tarzan.

Lawless will play publisher Kathleen Clayton, aunt to Fimmel’s Tarzan. The series is a re-telling of the famous Tarzan story, but with a twist.

Aired on America’s WB network, it will feature a teen-aged Tarzan as he adjusts to life in the jungle of New York City.

Lawless also gets a development deal with the network for a series targeted for the 2004/2005 season. If Tarzan and Lawless are hits, that deal may have to be put on hold.

 

 

25 September

Lucy Updates / Articles

Warrior Women Documentary

The Warrior Women Documentary will start airing on UK Discovery Channel October 15 - September 15 was a misprint.

Warrior Women / Lozen episode set in New Mexico -- Lucy finished filming last Saturday. She did the last segment on Lozen in New Mexico. Because of her work on Tarzan, she flew from Toronto on Monday into Albuquerque and then made the two-hour drive to Truth or Consequences. I met her there and we filmed an interview about the making of the series that will be part of fan club kit #7. It was an interesting time -- yipping coyotes and all. I'll write more this week.

From Sharon's Official page 9/22


Lucy is on the front cover of European  "What Satellite TV". Click on the images to see the larger photos. THX to Aries for the scans.

More screengrabs from Sharon from the Warrior Women doco -
this time from the Grace O'Malley episode.

Photos of Lucy in China on a Mogolian Pony


Click on the images to see the larger pictures
They will also be available for sale at some point.

 

Lucy Updates / Articles

SEX, lies and bedroom fakes - Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless. Women readers might care to note they're not the only ones prone to a bit of bedroom pretending.

 

Tarzan Information Section

Lucy mentioned in the new US TVGuide. Click on image to see the larger file.

Snippet about TARZAN (mention of other shows snipped)

(8 p.m., The WB, Oct. 5) - It's "no flights, no tights" on the network's Smallville, so don't expect this contemporary version of the storied ape man to yell or pound his chest in his already noisy new habitat - New York City.

Off-camera, though, newcomer Travis Fimmel, a former Australian farmer, may be hard-pressed to resist pounding down a few cold ones. A TV Guide cover story portrayed him as an accomplished boozer who said, "My idea of working out is drinking whiskey - instead of beer." He's changed his tune a bit since then.

"I can't drink if I have to get up early, man. It kills me," he says. "I'm happy not to drink." Maybe Lucy Lawless can help keep him in line. The former star of "Xena: Warrior Princess" recently joined the cast as Tarzan's Aunt Kathleen.

THX to Barbara for the info

 

21 September

Warrior Women Documentary

Lucy is on the front cover of this months "Satellite TV" magazine in the UK. The issue confims that "Warrior Women" will start on the 15th of September in the UK. Thanks to Max for the info.

20 September

Hi guys! Please send all updates and news tidbits to me at mesh@ausxip.com while MaryD's away. When sending pictures, please try to make sure that the files size is not larger than 200k. Thank you!

Warrior Women Documentary

Lucy TV Alert (Canada) Look at the timetable for the Discovery Channel Series Warrior Women, hosted by Lucy Lawless for Canada. It will be shown the week of November 23rd-29th 2003. Please Note that on Nov. 23rd there are 2 episodes from 8-10PM EST. Or look at the series' air dates for Canadian TV. Thanks to Barbara & Arianne for the info.

19 September

Today is my last update until I get back from the US in mid October. While I'm away Mesh will be looking after the site. If you have any articles/news you can email Mesh at mesh@ausxip.com and if you are a bard on The Bard's Corner or The Next Chapter and you have a new story, please send them to Mesh.

For those in the path of Isabel - take care of yourselves and batten down for a rough ride.

MaryD

Graphics/Images


This has truly been a photo rich month for Lucy and Renee pics. Creation has announced another new photo of Lucy from the Warrior Women documentary. This time it's Lucy in China look absolutely gorgeous.

Check it out at:
http://www.creationent.com/outback/fanclubs/octww.jpg

 

18 September

Lucy News

  • TV alert for Dutch fans
    24 september discovery channel, 22.00 hr: Gladiatrix - this could be the version with Lucy or it may be the British version.
    Many thanks to Daniëlle for the information

The following is from The Xena Circle

  • The charity event honoring Lucy Lawless, that was supposed to take place in Hollywood, CA last week, was unfortunately canceled. This was due to the fact that Lucy was in Canada filming her new role on WB's "Tarzan." Please know that the event should be rescheduled soon, and we will still award one lucky Maven with an invitation to attend. If the charity event is not rescheduled, then we will send a maven to some other event where Lucy is the guest of honor.

Graphics/Images

Articles

  • The following is from the SeattlePi.com site - 17 September 2003
    Wednesday Fall TV Preview: Beware of big-name-star-crossed affairs
    Rob Lowe's mug likely will lure viewers over to NBC's "The Lyon's Den," just as the news of both Lucy "Xena: Warrior Princess" Lawless and Mitch "The X-Files" Pileggi's inclusion in The WB's "Tarzan" is sure to attract the curious
    [click here to read article]
  • References to Lucy appear in the oddest of places sometimes...like in an astrology page!
    The Cosmic Butt Kick - Sept. 17-23
    Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re ready to overcome a major foe, be it your creepy landlord, toxic boss or manic-depressive roommate. You’re psyched that Xena goddess Lucy Lawless is returning to TV, playing a role on WB’s “Tarzan.” And you’re enjoying the first episodes of “Jake 2.0,” the new UPN show about a computer geek turned superhero. With Mars stirring up those heroic tendencies, get ready to kick some major butt - just like your alter egos. http://www.snitch.com/000440.html

17 September

Lucy Print Archive

Magazines

Newspapers

15 September

Lucy Print Archive

Tarzan Information Section

www.tarzantheseries.com is holding a poll about the news that Lucy will be in Tarzan.

There are three options:

1  This is Fantastic news
2  WiIl have to wait and see
3  Not happy at all about this news

The vote is running 72% in favour of Lucy joining the cast and 23% against. Why anyone would object is a mystery (I guess they're not Lucy fans).

 

13 September

Warrior Women Documentary

Added link to the OFC site which has screengrabs of Lucy from the WW doco and the Joan of Arc episode - there's a shot of Lucy in the full metal armour. Sharon says:
I received some screengrabs from the "Warrior Women" documentary from The Discovery Channel. Hope to have more from other episodes as they send them to me. Just a taste of what's in store when the show airs
http://www.creationent.com/outback/fanclubs/ww/ww.html

The Ugly Americans

  • The cinema release date for The Ugly Americans movie in the UK is 30 April 2004.
    Many thanks to Barbara Davies for the information.

Tarzan Information Section

Articles

News & Rumours

  • The following is from Sharon Delaney:
    Talked for a moment with Lucy this morning as she was running out the door to head to the set. She's having a great time and working incredible hours -- till 3am last night!

11 September

  • The next Xena club "The Xena Circle" has announced that the private charity event that was going to be held in Los Angeles with Lucy yesterday was cancelled. No explanation was given.

Lucy Credits

  • Updated section with the addition of Tarzan & the documentary Double Dare to the credit listing.

Tarzan Information Section

Links

  • For Lucy fans who want to chat about Lucy's role as Kathleen Clayton on Tarzan - there is now a new list called TarzanTV run by Bonnie (which is an offshoot to Flawless).
    To subscribe go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TarzanTV

Articles

The Bard's Corner

Bardfest Update

SILENT AUCTION FOR AUTOGRAPHED CANVAS

This canvas is truly one-of-a-kind, and a must for the true Xena: Warrior Princess fan. The canvas is hand illustrated with the Chakram and Sais, and signed by Rob Tapert, Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor.

There is a touching story behind the creation of this unique piece. When we all thought T. Novan had just a short time left with us, she received the canvas as a gift - a memento for use at her funeral. TN hand carried it to the 2001 Pasadena convention, where many saw her in her wheel chair. There, the three stars met with her and signed the canvas. The piece is framed in a museum quality mount, with a photograph of Rob, Lucy and Renee standing in front of Rob's Folly in Auckland, New Zealand.

This unique piece is 28" by 48" and weighs approximately 20 lbs with glass and frame.

Our minimum bid is $1,200.

We will conduct a silent auction for this incomparable piece, giving individuals who are not in attendance at DC BardFest an equal opportunity to acquire this magnificent creation and contribute to a fine charitable cause. We will accept online silent bids at auction@dcbardfest.com.

We will post the highest bid received each evening. Bids will remain open until Midnight on Saturday, October 4th, and participants at DC BardFest will have the opportunity to submit silent bids as well. At Midnight, we will review all bids, both online and those submitted at DC BardFest and announce the winning bid Sunday morning.

TN is in full remission and she feels this very special object should go to helping children facing the same risks she did - and we hope that the contribution helps at least one child find the same kind of miracle TN did.

A picture of the canvas can be viewed here: http://www.dcbardfest.com/canvas.htm
 

 

10 September

Tarzan Information Section

News & Rumours

  • Added more information about Lucy's character "Kathleen Clayton"
  • For Kiwis the Nzoom site indicated that you will be able to see "Tarzan" on TV2. Didn't say when.
  • For Aussies, it appears that TCN9 may be getting this show; I'll post more details as they become available
  • For the Brits - Sky has snapped up the show according to UK ITV teletext service page 134, 2nd page
  • For Canadians, you will be seeing it on the 4th October (a day earlier than the US)
  • For Americans, the premiere of the show is on the 5th October.
  • Entertainment Tonight had a small mention of the news that Lucy will be on Tarzan.

Articles

9 September

Zap2It has announced that Lucy will be in a new show called Tarzan which airs 5 October in the US

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Xena's warrior cry is about to make beautiful music with Tarzan's monkey holler.
Lucy Lawless is joining the cast of The WB's "Tarzan" in the crucial (but only recently added) part of Tarzan's aunt.
The Kiwi actress will play Kathleen Clayton, a publishing magnate and younger sister of Mitch Pileggi's Richard Clayton, the acting head of Greystoke Industries. Kathleen and Richard have very different ideas of how to handle their recently rediscovered nephew Jack (Travis Fimmel). Richard believes that Tarzan must be rehabilitated and reintroduced to non-simian society, while Kathleen wants to give the monkey man time to find his own way.
Both may have ulterior motives, as they know that whoever controls Tarzan also controls Greystoke.
"Lucy has a tremendous sense of humor, warmth and grace," says The WB's Entertainment President Jordan Levin. "She has a fun, larger-than-life personality that will shape the character of Kathleen Clayton as she makes it her own and that is what attracted us to her for future development."
Lawless, who starred in "Xena: Warrior Princess" from 1995 until 2001, is only signed as a regular for the show's first season. Her deal with The WB also includes an exclusive series development deal for the 2004-2005 season.
"Tarzan" reunites Lawless with executive producer Laura Ziskin, who performed the same duties on "Spider-Man," which featured a small cameo from Gabrielle's former bosom buddy.

Added new section

Tarzan Information Section - Lucy Lawless as Kathleen Clayton

Flawless Images

TV Alert for US Only

  • X-Files - Nothing Important Happened Today, Part 1
    Doggett and Reyes (Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish) continue to investigate Mulder's theories, and their quest leads to a woman (guest star Lucy Lawless) who possesses knowledge of a possible government cover-up involving Scully's (Gillian Anderson) baby. Cary Elwes guest stars.
    Thu Sep 11 12:30A TNT- Turner Television
  • X-Files - Nothing Important Happened Today, Part 2
    Doggett's (Robert Patrick) ongoing search for clues puts his life in jeopardy; Reyes (Annabeth Gish) continues to battle the FBI while keeping an eye on Assistant Director Follmer (guest star Cary Elwes); Scully's (Gillian Anderson) baby exhibits signs of being extraordinary. Lucy Lawless guest stars.
    Thu Sep 11 01:30A TNT- Turner Television

 

7 September



Lucy attended David Spade's induction ceremony for a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on 5 September - Click here to view 36 pictures of Lucy from this event & Wire Image

 

 



Lucy also attended the 2004 Bangkok Film Festival Announced With Private Reception September 5, 2003 - Pacific Design Center West Hollywood, California USA
Wire Image has a couple of photos of Lucy looking postiviely gorgeous.

 

6 September

Warrior Women Documentary

  • From the Official Xena Fan Club page:
    Received some photos taken by October Films, the production company filming "Warrior Women," of Lucy on a horse in China. Really cool. As soon as we run them past Lucy, I'll put them up and they will be for sale as well

4 September

News from The Xena Circle (the new Xena club set up by Davis-Anderson, the Official Xena Merchandise Store):

  • Lucy will be attending a private charity event in Hollywood on September 9. There is a contest currently underway where you can win the chance to be at the private charity event and meet Lucy. To enter the contest you have to be a member of The Xena Circle. The official blurb says:

    BRAND NEW CONTEST - We are looking for Xena Mavens! Head on over to the team page and check out the new Xena Maven Contest (deadline is September 9th, so hurry!) Top ten mavens will receive a Xena Prize Pack including an Autographed Photo, Letter Opener, Bobble Head and X-mas Ornaments! One lucky maven will get to go to a private charity event, with special guest Lucy Lawless, on September 9th in Hollywood, CA! (Sorry, no transportation can be provided).
    Click here to join - The Xena Circle
     

 

3 September

Some tidbits from the Lucy Chat on USAToday.com which was very short and sweet:

  • When asked about the commentary on the DVDs and if there will be more of this for the release of the other seasons, Lucy indicated that there will be and Rob inspired both her and Renee.
  • When asked if she kept in contact with Renee - Lucy said
    Yes. I talk to her every couple of weeks or every month. We usually live in different countries, which makes visiting difficult. She'll be a lifelong friend, since we feel we did some serious growing up together.
  • When questioned about the impact that Xena and Lucy had on victims of domestic violence Lucy said:
    In a way it freaks me out to think that people took such deep messages and were given such strong inspiration for a show, because we never truly recognized its power, at least I didn't. I'm almost glad I didn't know, because the responsibility would have been too great. I wouldn't have been able to put one foot in front of another. I think those people were waiting for an impulse to make a change, and I'm glad Xena was it. But it scares me to think I could have made people jump the other way. I know from my work with domestic violence you never tell a woman to leave her husband. You can help her if she asks for it, but you can't instigate putting her in danger. It freaks me out that our show could instigate a situation where a woman could have been in danger. I'm not afraid to go anywhere in my own dark interior.
  • When asked what was the greatest thing to come out of Xena - Lucy responded:
    For me personally, I got to meet my last partner and the father of my children and make some great friends. But for the world, the fans of Xena became such a force for good that they've raised a lot of money for different charities and causes. They really are the phenomenon. I can't take credit for any of it - I was just getting paid to do a job. I'm stymied by the attention and the praise I get simply for being the most visible cog in the machine. The greatest thing? The quality of fans - definitely

    Click here to read the full transcript

 

1 September

The following is from Josh Becker's Q & A on his site

  • "I did write to Lucy recently and I told her that I miss working on Xena and
    she said she didn't miss it."
    Many thanks to Saul for the information

TV Alert for the US

  • Hercules And The Amazon Women starring Lucy as the Amazon enforcer will air on Oxygen at 1p.m.on Tuesday, September 2, 2003.
    Many thanks to Jessica for the alert
     

 

9 September

Zap2It has announced that Lucy will be in a new show called Tarzan which airs 5 October in the US

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Xena's warrior cry is about to make beautiful music with Tarzan's monkey holler.

Lucy Lawless is joining the cast of The WB's "Tarzan" in the crucial (but only recently added) part of Tarzan's aunt.

The Kiwi actress will play Kathleen Clayton, a publishing magnate and younger sister of Mitch Pileggi's Richard Clayton, the acting head of Greystoke Industries. Kathleen and Richard have very different ideas of how to handle their recently rediscovered nephew Jack (Travis Fimmel). Richard believes that Tarzan must be rehabilitated and reintroduced to non-simian society, while Kathleen wants to give the monkey man time to find his own way.

Both may have ulterior motives, as they know that whoever controls Tarzan also controls Greystoke.

"Lucy has a tremendous sense of humor, warmth and grace," says The WB's Entertainment President Jordan Levin. "She has a fun, larger-than-life personality that will shape the character of Kathleen Clayton as she makes it her own and that is what attracted us to her for future development."

Lawless, who starred in "Xena: Warrior Princess" from 1995 until 2001, is only signed as a regular for the show's first season. Her deal with The WB also includes an exclusive series development deal for the 2004-2005 season.

"Tarzan" reunites Lawless with executive producer Laura Ziskin, who performed the same duties on "Spider-Man," which featured a small cameo from Gabrielle's former bosom buddy.

Added new section

Tarzan Information Section - Lucy Lawless as Kathleen Clayton

Flawless Images

TV Alert for US Only

  • X-Files - Nothing Important Happened Today, Part 1
    Doggett and Reyes (Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish) continue to investigate Mulder's theories, and their quest leads to a woman (guest star Lucy Lawless) who possesses knowledge of a possible government cover-up involving Scully's (Gillian Anderson) baby. Cary Elwes guest stars.
    Thu Sep 11 12:30A TNT- Turner Television
  • X-Files - Nothing Important Happened Today, Part 2
    Doggett's (Robert Patrick) ongoing search for clues puts his life in jeopardy; Reyes (Annabeth Gish) continues to battle the FBI while keeping an eye on Assistant Director Follmer (guest star Cary Elwes); Scully's (Gillian Anderson) baby exhibits signs of being extraordinary. Lucy Lawless guest stars.
    Thu Sep 11 01:30A TNT- Turner Television

 

7 September



Lucy attended David Spade's induction ceremony for a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on 5 September - Click here to view 36 pictures of Lucy from this event & Wire Image

 

 



Lucy also attended the 2004 Bangkok Film Festival Announced With Private Reception September 5, 2003 - Pacific Design Center West Hollywood, California USA
Wire Image has a couple of photos of Lucy looking postiviely gorgeous.

 

6 September

Warrior Women Documentary

  • From the Official Xena Fan Club page:
    Received some photos taken by October Films, the production company filming "Warrior Women," of Lucy on a horse in China. Really cool. As soon as we run them past Lucy, I'll put them up and they will be for sale as well

4 September

News from The Xena Circle (the new Xena club set up by Davis-Anderson, the Official Xena Merchandise Store):

  • Lucy will be attending a private charity event in Hollywood on September 9. There is a contest currently underway where you can win the chance to be at the private charity event and meet Lucy. To enter the contest you have to be a member of The Xena Circle. The official blurb says:

    BRAND NEW CONTEST - We are looking for Xena Mavens! Head on over to the team page and check out the new Xena Maven Contest (deadline is September 9th, so hurry!) Top ten mavens will receive a Xena Prize Pack including an Autographed Photo, Letter Opener, Bobble Head and X-mas Ornaments! One lucky maven will get to go to a private charity event, with special guest Lucy Lawless, on September 9th in Hollywood, CA! (Sorry, no transportation can be provided).
    Click here to join - The Xena Circle
     

 

2 September

Some tidbits from the Lucy Chat on USAToday.com which was very short and sweet:

  • When asked about the commentary on the DVDs and if there will be more of this for the release of the other seasons, Lucy indicated that there will be and Rob inspired both her and Renee.

  • When asked if she kept in contact with Renee - Lucy said
    Yes. I talk to her every couple of weeks or every month. We usually live in different countries, which makes visiting difficult. She'll be a lifelong friend, since we feel we did some serious growing up together.

  • When questioned about the impact that Xena and Lucy had on victims of domestic violence Lucy said:
    In a way it freaks me out to think that people took such deep messages and were given such strong inspiration for a show, because we never truly recognized its power, at least I didn't. I'm almost glad I didn't know, because the responsibility would have been too great. I wouldn't have been able to put one foot in front of another. I think those people were waiting for an impulse to make a change, and I'm glad Xena was it. But it scares me to think I could have made people jump the other way. I know from my work with domestic violence you never tell a woman to leave her husband. You can help her if she asks for it, but you can't instigate putting her in danger. It freaks me out that our show could instigate a situation where a woman could have been in danger. I'm not afraid to go anywhere in my own dark interior.

  • When asked what was the greatest thing to come out of Xena - Lucy responded:
    For me personally, I got to meet my last partner and the father of my children and make some great friends. But for the world, the fans of Xena became such a force for good that they've raised a lot of money for different charities and causes. They really are the phenomenon. I can't take credit for any of it - I was just getting paid to do a job. I'm stymied by the attention and the praise I get simply for being the most visible cog in the machine. The greatest thing? The quality of fans - definitely

    Click here to read the full transcript

 

1 September

The following is from Josh Becker's Q & A on his site

  • "I did write to Lucy recently and I told her that I miss working on Xena and
    she said she didn't miss it."
    Many thanks to Saul for the information

TV Alert for the US

  • Hercules And The Amazon Women starring Lucy as the Amazon enforcer will air on Oxygen at 1p.m.on Tuesday, September 2, 2003.
    Many thanks to Jessica for the alert

30 August

Boogeyman

  • Updated news section with a description of Lucy's character from the Boogeyman movie

Warrior Women Documentary

 

29 August

The following news is from the new The Xena Circle fan club

  • Look for a chat with Lucy on usatoday.com September 2nd at 4PM EDT/ 1PM PDT! The Xena Circle will be contacted as soon as more information becomes available, such as where you can submit your questions before the chat is live. You can also check the official site.

 

27 August

Boogeyman News

  • Updated news section with information from Lucy via the Official Xena Fan Club page about her role in the movie

Xena CD, DVD & Video News

Sharon Delaney has responded to this by saying: that she was told by Rob that Lucy, Renee & Rob DID record the commentary. So at this point it's a wait and see job about whether we will get to see/hear the commentaries for the three episodes of Season 1:

Sins Of The Past -- Lucy, Renee
Callisto -- Lucy, Renee, Rob
Is There A Doctor -- Lucy, Renee, Rob

What's interesting to note is that Anchor Bay is the distributer rather than the company creating these DVDs.

 

26 August

TV Alerts for the US (EST)

  • X-Files - Nothing Important Happened Today, Part 1
    Doggett and Reyes (Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish) continue to investigate Mulder's theories, and their quest leads to a woman (guest star Lucy Lawless) who possesses knowledge of a possible government cover-up involving Scully's (Gillian Anderson) baby. Cary Elwes guest stars.
    Thu Sep 11 12:30A TNT- Turner Television
     
  • X-Files - Nothing Important Happened Today II, Part 2
    Doggett's (Robert Patrick) ongoing search for clues puts his life in jeopardy; Reyes (Annabeth Gish) continues to battle the FBI while keeping an eye on Assistant Director Follmer (guest star Cary Elwes); Scully's (Gillian Anderson) baby exhibits signs of being extraordinary. Lucy Lawless guest stars.
    Thu Sep 11 01:30A TNT- Turner Television

 

24 August

The Ugly Americans

  • Updated movie information page with more from Lucy about the character she plays.
    from the Official Xena Fan Club Page.

Boogeyman News

  • Updated news section with information from Lucy via the Official Xena Fan Club page about her role in the movie

 

22 August

The Ugly Americans

  • The character that Lucy plays in this movie is called "'Madam Van Der Sexxx'"
    From the recent interview in Out Magazine - August 2003 Lucy describes the role as:
    "I'm playing the female Frank'N'Furter character, a sort of S/M madam"

Boogeyman News

  • The character that Lucy plays in this movie is called "Mary Jensen".
    From the recent TV3 News segment about the movie she described the character
    Lucy plays Tim's mother in flashback scenes of his childhood. The mother is a "a drug-addled mother who gives up custody of her son"
     
  • Added link to NZ Herald article about the movie and some interesting comments by Rob about the film http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storyprint.cfm?storyID=3519051

NZ Pre-Oscar Party

  • Earlier this year Lucy attended the NZ Pre-Oscar bash where she sang with Dave Dobbyn. You can now listen to an mp3 of the song Maxine that Lucy sang. Check it out at http://xenawp.org/lucysinging.htm

 

21 August

Warrior Women update

 

Sharon has posted this awesome looking picture of Lucy from the Warrior Women doco - check it out at http://www.creationent.com/outback/fanclubs/index.html

 

 

The Cincinatti Enquirer - 18 August 2003 - has an article about Gay marriages and the heat this is generating in the US. Midway through the article Lucy's name appears:

"The rival "marriage resolution" in favor of gay marriage boasts the signatures of Madonna; Coretta Scott King; and Lucy Lawless, television's Xena. "

The full article can be read at
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/08/18/loc_wwwloc1a18.htm

There is more information on Lamda Legal site and lists Lucy as a signatory to the resolution

The Marriage Resolution
Because marriage is a basic human right and an individual personal choice, RESOLVED, the State should not interfere with same gender couples who choose to marry and share fully and equally in the rights, responsibilities and commitment of civil marriage.

http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/documents/record?record=142

 

20 August

The following is from Sharon Delaney/OFC about Lucy's upcoming role in The Ugly Americans

Lucy on her recent trip to Prague:  
I did a juicy little cameo in a Dreamworks movie, produced by Ivan Reitman, which I believe will be entitled The Ugly Americans, but nobody was sure at that stage.  It's about four American kids traveling across Europe in search of love, romance and, really, wanting to get laid -- as teenagers often do.  (to be continued)

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13 August

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11 August

The following is from TV Guide Online - 7 August 2003

Perfect Possibilities to Play Andy Dick's Moms
Now that word has hit the street that Less Than Perfect is casting the lesbian mothers of resident odd duck Owen (Andy Dick), every ambiguously gay duo in Hollywood ought to be beating a path to the ABC witcom's offices. But before producers hand over the plum parts, perhaps they should review our list of unusual suspects. Some of these tag teams, you have to admit, have always seemed queer as folk.

[long list snipped]

Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor: We know — the Xena gal pals are way too young, not to mention fine, to have produced a child as old and, um, unique-looking as Owen. But if Will & Grace can fool Emmy voters into thinking it's worthier than this endearing little show, then surely this endearing little show can dupe viewers into buying the lookers as Owen's red-hot mamas.
Read the entire article on http://www.tvguide.com/newsgossip/insider/030807a.asp
 

 

10 August

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8 August

TV Alert for Kiwis

  • Lucy will be appearing on Edwards at Large - Saturday, 9 August 2003 at 9:30 pm  on TV ONE. Dr. Brian Edwards talks to Lucy Lawless on fame, fortune and talking dirty. The intimate talk show features an ecclectic range of people telling their unique and personal stories to New Zealand's best listener; Stories of tragedy and triumph, accounts of inspiration and intelligence, the moments when lives changed, the human spirit illuminated. Studio based with interviews by well-known Kiwi's, visiting celebrities, and those with great tales to tell, the show also steps outside the studio doors and onto the streets for personal insights and experiences.
     

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5 August

Starship Foundation

The Starship Bears go on sale this week for the Starship Annual Appeal. Lucy was in the Sunday Star Times over the weekend promoting the need for people to buy the Star Bear.  For more information about purchasing the Sunday Star Times please email Kiwi Attic

According to the Official Starship Foundation site, Lucy will be appearing in tv ads promoting the Starship Annual Appeal during August. She will be urging the public to buy a $3 Star Bear from any branch of the The Warehouse. This will help the Foundation with their goal of raising $1.5 million this year to complete the new Starship Heart Unit.

 Click here to find out more or to donate to their special project for 2003.

Also related to the Starship Foundation is DCBardfest Auction for Starship Foundation & Whitman Walker Clinic which is currently underway.

Boogeyman News

3 August

Boogeyman Update

NZ National Radio will feature a segment called "Is There Life After Xena" and a report on the movie Boogeyman. The segment will be on "What's Going On" at 6:07 pm Monday -
4 August 2003 (NZ Time) This can also be heard live through their web audiostreaming.
http://www.rnzi.com/
 

2 August

Lucy (or as Sharon describes her as a "crazed kiwi woman" drew a Xena and Gabrielle sketch for the fan club page which is majorly cute. The sketch is quite interesting - Lucy drew Gab with her staff and not her sais...

Sharon says: It looks like I was too subtle with my reference to a "crazed Kiwi woman scribbling on my web page."  Yes, Lucy did the drawings of Xena and Gabrielle.  You remember that little drawing she did that I had up before?  I thought it would be great to have a bigger one for an upcoming newsletter.  I asked her and this past Monday morning, Xena popped through the fax machine.  And, lo and behold, a Gabrielle was right behind her.  I added the drawings to newsletter #24 -- which just went in to the studio for approval You can see the drawing at http://www.creationent.com/outback/fanclubs/index.html

This is quite amusing - last year for NZ Breastfeeding awareness week, Lucy and Judah made an appearance on posters promoting the benefits of breastfeeding. This was quite popular.

This year they had something quite different - a man breastfeeding at work. <g> The man is Michael Hurst. The article says:

The Health Ministry has pulled the plug on a World Breastfeeding Week promotion featuring the bare breast of actor Michael Hurst.  Acting on the ministry's directive, Auckland-based Women's Health Action yesterday asked the Manawatu Standard newspaper not to use the image of Hurst, shirt unbuttoned, with a baby to his breast. The image invites people to consider whether it would be easier to breastfeed at work if men had to do it
For more of the article go to: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2590876a10,00.html  and
http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.asp?id=6662&cid=1&cname=Media

Warrior Women Doco Update

  • The next Official Xena Fan Club kit will contain an on-camera interview with Lucy about her the Warrior Women doco. That will be kit #7

The following information is from the Official Xena Fan Club page

  • Updated section with airdates for the Warrior Women Documentary for the US
    Oct. 15 -- Joan of Arc
    Oct. 22 -- Grace O'Malley
    Oct. 29 -- Lozen
    Nov. 5 -- Mulan
    Nov. 12 -- Boudica

 

25 July

  • The publishers of the magazine "Celebrity Skin" have released a press release to advertise their upcoming magazine #118 that deals with the silver screen's favorite femme fatales.
    Celebrity Skin Unveils Divas Who Dare To Be Dangerous
    It mentions Lucy as Xena:
    "Sword And Sandal Sirens" pays tribute to the barbaric babes who use more than their feminine wiles as lethal weapons. Celebrity Skin clears the battlefield and unleashes the savage sexuality of barbarous beauties including Lucy Lawless in "Xena: Warrior Princess," Lana Clarkson in "Barbarian Queen" and Tawny Kitaen as the Amazon warrior in "The Perils Of Gwendoline In The Land Of The Yik Yak" and "Witchboard." Hold onto your sword, it's gonna be a bumpy ride ...Click here to read the entire press release
    Many thanks to Samantha for the news
  • Stars Come Out For Young Disabled
    In an unprecedented New Zealand entertainment event, 16 talented young people with disabilities will work and perform with top local and international celebrities of their choice in a "Stars Thru Their Eyes" event to be staged at Auckland's Sheraton hotel on Saturday 30th of August . Organised by Project StarJam in partnership with the Endeavour
    Charitable Trust, the show features the likes of Tom Cruise, Lucy Lawless and Dame Malvina Major who star in pre-recorded interviews which will be shown at "Stars Thru Their Eyes 2003". - Click here to read full article
     

 

17 July

Boogeyman News

 

16 July

  • Lucy will be appearing in a new movie that is currently being filmed in New Zealand called "Boogeyman". It's a supernatural horror film. Boogeyman is about A young man (Watson), emotionally traumatized by memories of terrible things he experienced in his bedroom as a little boy, decides to return to the house he grew up in after the tragic death of his father to try to face his fears of that bedroom; fears of a mysterious being that could merely be a figment of his imagination that the experience might help him work out. Unless, of course, the Boogeyman is real...
    It's been produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert & Ghost House Pictures.
    Boogeyman info page with more information and links to various sites about the movie
     

 

15 July

 

29 June

Lucy Dices With Death - Sunday Star Times 29 June 2003

Lucy Lawless had her "most civilised encounter with death" when she jumped off Auckland's Sky Tower yesterday in a bid to stop child abuse. Lawless, supporting Puawaitahi, the country's first multi-agency centre to investigate and treat child abuse and neglect, did the sky jump with her daughter Daisy, 14, from one of the world's highest jumps. "It was fantastic. I wasn't going to do it because I've been sick with the flu but I got up there and I just had to," Lawless said

Click here to read more of the article from the Sunday Star Times and the larger scan

You can order a copy of the newspaper with the scan of a laughing Lucy dicing with death off the building from  kiwiattic <kiwiattic@xtra.co.nz>
 

 

26 June

  • Lucy will be attending the Rugby World Cup "The Captain's Dinner" on 30th July 2003 at the Sheraton Auckland Hotel and Towers at 6:30 pm - it's a fundraising event in aid of the New Zealand Endometriosis Foundation. Tickets to The Captains Dinner are $200 each or $2000 for a table for ten. For interviews, or to secure your seats for the night contact Helen O’Brien at International Events and Speakers 64 9 376 9247 or email helen.obrien@xtra.co.nz
    http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/CU0306/S00115.htm

 

21 June

  • Stranger In A Strange Land will air on July 9th on the Sci-Fi channel, the last episode in a 5 episode block of Hercules the Legendary Journeys. The block of episodes will begin airing at 11am et/10am ct. Stranger In A Strange Land will be on at 3pm et/2pm ct.
    Many thanks to MET for the news

 

7 June

The following is from Sharon at Creation Entertainment:

  • Lucy and Renee: The Early Years videotapes are in house and are being mailed in the next two days. When Lucy and Renee first began appearing at our conventions, I thought it might be a good idea to videotape them -- just to be able to look back and reminisce. So, I went out and bought a camcorder. Lucy and Renee thought it was a good idea, too. And they got copies of all their conventions. When we asked if we could release that footage, they agreed. It's time to share with all the fans that weren't able to attend at the time and the newcomers who missed out. The camera is a little shaky at times and the color isn't spot on, but the excitement is all there.

    THE EARLY YEARS videotape: Available from Creation Entertainment http://www.creationent.com/xena/

    NTSC - $29.95 USD
    PAL - $37.97 USD

    Click here to find out more about what's on Lucy & Renee - The Early Years Video

 

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