Lucy Lawless
I keep saying “is.” I think it’s because Kevin has never been part of my daily life; he’s part of my working life. And since we haven’t been working, I haven’t truly come to terms with the fact that he’s gone.
Ares on Xena
Ares started out on an episode of Hercules called “Ares” as a boiling pool of black goo. But that didn't last long. They realized they needed a real God of War. And if you were casting for a god and Kevin Smith walked in, could there be any doubt he'd get the job?
A Great Family
A random sampling of highlights from some of the 220 Xena: Warrior Princess crew.
Four men and a pregnant lady or how I learned to love horses
This interview was conducted on September 14, 2001. One week and one day later, Renee gave birth to her son, Miles William Muir.
You snap right back and other tall tales about being pregnant
During this interview, Lucy gave me a beginner's course in dump truck video games.
Behind The Scenes: Who’s Gurkhan?
Part Four of a behind the scenes report on the set of Who’s Gurkhan?
“I just want to sit in an office and speak with real clothes on.”
Renee came over to the hotel where I was staying in Auckland and settled herself onto the chair opposite me. There was a glass-topped table between us upon which I had spread out all my notes and the tape recorder.
Behind the Scenes: Who’s Gurkhan?
Part Three of a behind the scenes report on the set of Who’s Gurkhan?
Xena's Merry Men and the Pax Romana
George Strayton discusses alternate Season Five storylines and episodes.
An anthropologist among the Lion Park tribe of New Zealand
This interview with Renee took place over the course of two weeks and four phone calls. And noting the breaks in the conversation will give you a much better idea of what life on the set is like as the show is going into the filming of the final two episodes.
Behind the Scenes: Who’s Gurkhan?
Part Two of a behind the scenes report on the set of Who’s Gurkhan?
Dancing in the Aisles
Renee’s on her lunch break when I call her down in New Zealand and the first question on my list concerned the maggots in the food during the opening scenes of “The Haunting Of Amphipolis.”