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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 14, 2016 21:34:24 GMT -6
Lesa shared this with me on Runboard:
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 14, 2016 21:51:23 GMT -6
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 14, 2016 22:21:22 GMT -6
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Post by stepper on Aug 15, 2016 18:29:34 GMT -6
I suspect I'd look terrible in either costume. The ladies however are quite fetching. Of course, I'm a bit prejudiced in favor of Gabrielle, but from the first she was my favorite.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 15, 2016 20:09:15 GMT -6
I've always been more partial to sidekicks. I've no idea why ... unless it's because they're shorter, and less perfect. 
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Post by stepper on Aug 16, 2016 19:32:32 GMT -6
Gabrielle can hardly be described as less perfect! I don’t know what it was – but I liked her better.  |
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 16, 2016 20:52:36 GMT -6
I meant 'less skilled.' Side kicks tend to have more flaws than the hero.
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Post by stepper on Aug 17, 2016 20:47:44 GMT -6
Ah. Well you’re not allowed to have skills when you’re the sidekick. For the first several shows I wanted to pull out my hair. She was fine until something happened and then she wasn’t capable of walking, let alone fighting. I was SOOO happy when they at least let her have a staff.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 18, 2016 22:07:29 GMT -6
I didn't start watching until the middle of the first season. When they showed repeats I couldn't understand why she was suddenly so helpless. 
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Post by stepper on Aug 19, 2016 9:47:58 GMT -6
Yeah, that was a real sore spot for me. I wanted her to join in a kick some butt. I remember one early scene where she was at the back of a tent (I think) and while everyone else is fighting; they had her standing in the back of the tent threatening to use a rake on who ever got close.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 19, 2016 18:46:54 GMT -6
IIRC, one or more of TPTB stated that the series was really Gabrielle's story. Perhaps because she is the one telling "Xena's story" through scrolls? So, the whole series is about Gabrielle's growth, from a naive/powerless village girl into a skilled/powerful warrior. It was Gabrielle's growth we witnessed, more so than Xena's redemption.
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Post by stepper on Aug 20, 2016 17:48:51 GMT -6
That's an interesting way to think about it, and not entirely inaccurate. I suspect there are a ton of Xenites who'd dispute the claim Gabrielle was anything but window dressing, but she was reason I kept watching.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 20, 2016 21:22:18 GMT -6
Yeah. Xena without someone to ground her wouldn't be all that interesting. Now, perhaps Xena from naive young girl to war lord to warrior for the weak and seeker of redemption might have worked okay. But I think most heroes do need some kind of side kick or background groupies.
I'd have to compare lone heroes to those with sidekicks, and I'm too tired and lazy to do that. 
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Post by stepper on Aug 21, 2016 17:53:22 GMT -6
Much of the best of the show was about relationships – and you can't have an interesting relationship with yourself.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 21, 2016 23:17:22 GMT -6
This is true.
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Post by Phalon on Nov 6, 2016 7:34:09 GMT -6
I was scrolling through the news the other day, and off to the side was a trailer ad for the new Wonder Woman movie. I thought the costume looks amazingly familiar - and I'm not the only one who thinks so: www.polygon.com/2014/7/27/5942467/wonder-woman-costume-gal-gadot-xena(though this article is not recent - I had no idea the Wonder Woman character had been resurrected for a previous movie - the costume for the yet-to-be-released movie is the same.) |
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Post by stepper on Nov 6, 2016 11:52:08 GMT -6
That sure does look like a copy of Xena's outfit. And it's a serious departure from the Wonder Woman costume.
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Post by Mini Mia on Nov 6, 2016 23:20:57 GMT -6
Just makes me want to get out my Xena DVDs. I've been wanting to do a marathon of late. It's been so long, I don't know if I can keep up my 'knowledgeable' status on all things Xena.
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Post by stepper on Nov 7, 2016 22:15:43 GMT -6
I know I haven't maintained, and it's another one of those "don't have time" things. I could watch them if a local channel carried the show, but it's not available down here. It's a tempting thought though - I may have to switch priorities - a little.
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Post by Mini Mia on Nov 7, 2016 23:22:28 GMT -6
We can watch one or two or three a week. 
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Post by stepper on Nov 8, 2016 20:58:20 GMT -6
Hmm. I'll have to see if one of the VCRs still plays.
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