Xena: Reboot (Honestly Who Didn't See This One Coming)

[W_L]

I didn't see anyone start a thread on this over the summer or even after Lawless made her own pitch for what a new series would look like, so I thought I'd start one and get some fun thoughts.

 

For the kids, Xena Warrior Princess was one of those Campy 90's Fantasy TV series, before LOTR and Harry Potter, we had to suffer through Hercules: The Legendary Adventures and its spin-off Xena Warrior Princess (At least Lawless could act better than Kevin Sorbo).

 

Was Xena a bad show or character? Not really for its time, as a kid I actually idolized Lawless' character; even though I am a guy. She was cool in the type of bad-ass I give a crap type of way. The show also featured the most developed, to that period pre-QAF and L-Word, Lesbian relationship between its main characters. Watching it again, it looks cheesy and campy, but at times, I remember why I liked it, because it had some fun one off stories and arcs.

 

However, I don't know about a reboot, unlike Heroes, X-Files, or even Star Trek with current or in production Reboots, Xena seems sort of "meh".

 

There's some evidence that you should not re-invent an icon, like the latest Peter Pan Movie, "Pan", which is going down as one of the biggest flops of 2015.

 

Xena worked in the 1990's, because it challenged viewers to enjoy the absurdity and the popcorn action without thinking about the plot or impossible sequences (It's like Walker Texas Ranger with a female lead, basically since both series had absurd plots). A modern audience will not be so easily pleased by stuff like that. If you push the lesbian love between Xena and Gabrielle too fast to get ratings, all you will get is softcore porn on Mainstream TV (NBC has run out of ideas, so I won't put it pass them ).

 

Based on the reports so far that the studio still has not chosen writers, it's pretty much open season if you know a studio connection, just send them a pitch script with a reboot idea. Personally, if you want a serious fantasy story from what I have read on GA, we can handle it better than most of the hacks in Hollywood.

 

 

 

[Mikiesboy]

In all honesty.. i didnt.  

[echophase]

I can't wait, I loved that show as a kid. They're probably going to ruin it but who cares when you can just rewatch the original in all its cheesy glory.