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ARTICLES ABOUT LUCY IN TARZAN

  • Malay Mail Online (New Strait Times) - 27 March 2004
    interviews Lucy about Warrior Women, Eurotrip, Tarzan and Xena. The interview is quite good but covers a lot of old material.
     

  • Toronto Star - October 11-17, 2003 - Xena-Phobia Ex Warrior Princess Lucy Lawless is now in Toronto playing Tarzan's aunt in an all-new urban adventure. But an upcoming Discovery Channel history series shows she hasn't quite abandoned her warrior ways.
     

  • Transcript and scans from the Herald Sun (Australia) - 16 November 2003 - Lucy In the Sky. Very candid interview with Lucy about taking acting risks, about her 2 year break from acting, Boogeyman, Tarzan and Eurotrip (Ugly Americans).
     

  • Toronto Star - 17 November 2003- Lucy Lawless Still Kicking Butt
    *article on the end of Tarzan and Lucy hosting WW doco to be shown in Canada
     

  • "Tarzan": Burroughs in the Boroughs - 7 November 2003
    For now, the show's situation has stabilized with the introduction of Kathleen Clayton (Lucy Lawless), John's aunt and estranged sister of Uncle Richard. Kathleen is supposedly a wealthy newspaper publisher, although we've seen little evidence of that on camera: for now, her function is to wear pastels, provide John a place to stay (a conveniently jungle-like over-grown hothouse at the top of her palatial family home), occupy her living room set in a scene or two an episode, and put on a tearful, pensive face as she lets John choose his own path rather than trying to mold him. A far cry from the Xena versus Tarzan showdown some fans may have wanted! It's likely Kathleen will play a larger role in upcoming episodes (it'd be a shame if she didn't) but Kathleen's days are numbered: Lucy Lawless has a separate development deal with Warner Brothers, so expect Kathleen to be gone by the Tarzan season finale: interesting story developments could stem from her (apparent?) death at the hands of any of the other major characters. I vote for Jane. [And for fanfreaks out there: I gave up on The X-Files long before Lawless did a guest-starring role, so I don't know if she and Mitch Pileggi shared the screen before Tarzan. But I do know Lawless studied acting in Vancouver B.C. at the William Davis Center for Actors. Yes, that William B. Davis. So there. Nyah.]
     
  • Herald Tribune
    ABC cancels 'LA Dragnet' and WB's 'Tarzan' placed on hiatus
    Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL ... Tarzan" may continue airing through the November ratings sweeps, a WB spokesman said. ... The 9 pm EST Sunday series, starring Travis Fimmel in an urban
  • LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - The WB isn't monkeying around with underperforming freshman drama "Tarzan." With the show's ratings in a slow, but steady decline, the network has halted production. Five episodes of "Tarzan" have aired and three more have completed shooting. The network intends to air those three remaining episodes as scheduled, but sources close to the show doubt that production will resume, even if the ratings somehow improve
    http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|84497|1|,00.html
  • From The Rocky Mountain News - 3 November 2003
    The WB hasn't made programming changes despite a mediocre start for most of its new series. Most disappointing is the performance of Tarzan , which has been losing viewers every Sunday following a solid premiere.
  • The Zap2It site has a pretty good interview with Lucy about her role on Tarzan, where Aunty Kate gets her fashion sense, hat's in store for Tarzan and what life is like on the set between her and Mitch. 
    Zap2It - Nov 03
  • ...ALL OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS seem to demonstrate that being gay is the new cool thing in TV-land. And with a little sprinkling of fairy dust, what would happen if many more shows embraced positive gay themes.
    ...On “Tarzan,” Jane would leave the title character for the jungle man’s aunt (the lovely Lucy Lawless) and the heartbroken Tarzan (ex-underwear model Travis Fimmell) would go skulking off alone. Read entire article
     
  • TV Guide - October 11 - 17, 2003 - Tarzan advert with tiny pic of Lucy
  • Star Magazine - October 2003 has a little blurb about Lucy and Travis Fimmel from Tarzan. Many THX to Ann and Wendy for the scans.
  • Entertainment Weekly US Issue #734 - October 24, 2003 - article about Lucy's involvment with the new tv show Tarzan
  • TV Guide Online - October 2003 - Lucy Lawless Meets Tarzan!
  • In today's (5 Oct) Edmonton Journal there is a reprinted article
    panning Tarzan by Ed Bark - The Dallas Morning News which takes up about half of the page and has a picture of Tarzan and Jane. The article was not too compilmentary about the show and more or less indicated that is really
    wasn't something you wanted to waste your time watching. All
    inidcations cited in the article didn't leave much hope of the series surviving for more than a season. The saving grace to the article was the very last line - Future episodes will include Lucy Lawless, which might help.
  • TV Review: Tarzan
    Fimmel has the requisite athleticism for the part, scaling fire escapes and smashing through windows with deceptive ease. His dialogue rarely exceeds four-word sentences, but then, he wasn't tabbed for this role because of his way with Shakespeare. He handles longing stares just fine.
    Lucy Lawless (news) is to join the series as Kathleen, Tarzan's aunt and a newspaper publisher.
    Yahoo News
  • 2 Fish Out of Water, and Both Stink (Not Lucy, of course)
    Reviews from Newsday about the new shows. Lucy is mentioned.
    "Additional conflict derives from the rivalry between Tarzan's uncle and his Aunt Katherine (Lucy Lawless), a powerful newspaper publisher who doesn't want the young primitive forcibly civilized."
     
  • The Houston Chronilog, the local TVGuide of the Chronicle has Tarzan and Jane on its cover. The article on the inside mentions that "Reportedly the 2n. episode will feature Lucy Lawless - Xena: Warrior Princess.
  • Popmatters Tarzan Review - Lucy mentioned
    From Barbara "Some more complimentary comments about Lucy. Can't help wondering what the reviewers would have been saying if the previous actress chosen to play Kathleen had still been playing the part!"

    TARZAN
    Regular airtime: Sundays, 9pm ET (The WB)
    Cast: Travis Fimmel, Sarah Wayne Callies, Miguel A. Nuņez, Jr., Mitch Pileggi, Johnny Messner 

    "And no doubt all tensions will heat up with the upcoming introduction of Tarzan's Aunt Kathleen (the recently cast Lucy Lawless, surefire ratings draw), a publishing magnate competing with Richard for control, over the company and the nephew.
    Full review
     
  • Rocky Mountain News - 10 October 2003
    'Tarzan' swings for the young

    And in a bit of timely casting, Lucy Lawless, known to many as Xena Warrior Princess, portrays Tarzan's aunt, a publishing magnate at odds with Pileggi.

    Maybe producers can create a scene where Lawless, dressed in her Xena garb can team with the loincloth-clad Tarzan.
    Read More ...

  • TV Guide - September 27 - October 3 - Me Tarzan, She Xena
  • Lucy Lawless Meets Tarzan! - TVGuide Online, October 17, 2003
  • A model swings into acting, naturally ... Eric Kripke, a "Tarzan" writer and executive producer, said his show will revolve around a battle between Tarzan's uncle and his aunt (Lucy
    Lawless) Boston Globe - 19 October 2003
     
  • Plain Dealer Review - 5 October 2003
    New Tarzan a he-man, but series looks weak    Lucy Lawless ("Xena Warrior Princess") soon will become a series regular, playing Kathleen Clayton, a sardonic publishing magnate battling Richard over Tarzan's future and control of Greystoke Industries. The first thing she needs to do is battle the producers for better scripts. Read More ...
     
  • EW Online - 5 October - Jungle Princess
    Lucy Lawless on swinging from ''Xena'' to ''Tarzan.'' The former ''Warrior Princess'' star says she's happy to put down her sword to watch over Travis Fimmel on the WB's new series by Liane Bonin...read more
     
  • 'Tarzan': The WB's Noble Savage - Zap2It - 3 October 2003
    The second part of the pilot introduces Richard's equally powerful sister Kathleen, played by "Xena: Warrior Princess" star Lucy Lawless, and the struggle moves from an internal one for Tarzan and Jane to an external one for control of the Clayton fortune and business, Greystoke Industries. Read More ...
     
  • BILL Brioux on WB's Tarzan: Me no like Canoe News, Canada

    They've added Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) to the cast
    as Tarzan's babe aunt Kathleen, a newspaper publisher who'd like to put her own leash on junior. If the idea is for Lawless to strap back on the leather leotards and treat Tarzan as her kinky jungle boy toy, well, then maybe you'd have something. We can keep our fingers crossed at least. Read More ...
     

  • Lucy Lawless interview on UGO.com - 17 October 2003
    UGO: Are you going to be on more than the first season of Tarzan?
    LL: There's a possibility I could come back for the second season. We're working on a show specific for me, but I don't think I will be sick of this by the end of the first season. I'm really just enjoying myself right now, and I like the people I'm working with. Read More ...
  • Lucy, the reluctant warrior - The Sunday Telegraph 12 October 2003
  • Lucy in Diva and in Total TVGuide.
  • Newsday - Pick of the Week - 9 October 2003.
  • Lucy and Daisy in Sunday Star Times - September 2003 from the set of Tarzan.

  • 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. .

  • 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).
  • NZ Woman's Day - 22 September 2003 - Brief mention of Lucy joining Tarzan
  • Reno Gazette - 10 September 2003 about Lucy's involvement with Tarzan
  • 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.
     

  • Seattle Times - 11 September 2003
    All together now: Xena and Tarzan sitting in a tree...
    Xena's warrior cry is about to make beautiful music with Tarzan's monkey holler. Read More ...
  • Filmforce - IGN.com - 9 September 2003
    Xena Adopts Tarzan
    Lucy Lawless returns to television for The WB. September 09, 2003 - Former Xena star Lucy Lawless has joined the cast of The WB network's Tarzan, rejoining producer Laura Ziskin who produced 2002's Spider-Man, which featured a cameo by Lawless. Read More ...
  • Added article from Variety Magazine - 8 September 2003 - Lawless swings back into action on WB's 'Tarzan' Thesp also to develop own series for fall 2004. Lucy Lawless has a new role: "Kathleen, Tarzan Aunt."
  • Hollywood Reporter - 9 September 2003 - 'Xena' Star Lawless Swings Into WB Series
  • Added link to Comingsoon.net - Lucy Lawless is Swinging Onto The WB's Tarzan!
  • Added link to nzoom.com - Lucy Lawless joins cast of Tarzan TV series (also has pic of Lucy from the Walk of Fame ceremony wearing the red and white t-shirt)

 

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