Why did Xena succeed when other "girl power" shows/characters failed?
Xena: Warrior Princess
Owen Ward
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Lucas Kelly
It's soft core lesbian porn and extremely comfy.
Easton Cox
Guys who liked male action heroes had Hercules that they could enjoy at the same time so there was something for everyone
If it existed in a vacuum it wouldn't have been as popular
Ryan Howard
Imagine being the dude that went to bed to young Lucy Lawless every night
Chase Wright
1. Sincerity. While it is a VERY ironic show, they never (rarely) poke fun at the concept/world/drama.
2. Anti-Hollywood. Xena was filmed in New Zealand using New Zealand cast and crew. Many of this crew went on to work in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
3. Lucy Lawless is actually sexy/powerful instead of a pretty wimpy girl pretending to be powerful (supergirl, walking dead. Star Wars) or a powerful girl pretending to be sexy (Gina Carano)
Jordan Bailey
More like imagine being the producer of Xena that managed to marry his lead actress.
Jaxon Richardson
Because Xena didn't try to emasculate men in order to elevate the heroine. She was allowed to be cool without having to put down others.
Samuel Green
Oh well, it's always been like this in entertainment industries anyway, right?
Kayden Gomez
>JOXER THE MIGHTY WILL ALWAYS HAVE VIRGINITY
Xena would always throw in a weak man for a joke every once in a while, but they also had scores of dumb women as a joke too. It was pre-9/11 television and therefore will never be recaptured
Ethan Baker
was it successfull?
Eli Nelson
it ran for 6 seasons so I would say yes
Joshua Edwards
Because it followed in Heavy Metal's footsteps
Tyler Wood
Xena had a lesbian vibe
Hercules had a fag vibe
Bentley Long
>Those thighs
Yeah, definitely a kiwi girl
John Evans
>Xena had a lesbian vibe
Yeah
>Hercules had a fag vibe
No
Grayson Torres
Aren't kiwis just budget australians who are in turn descendants of british outlaws?
Wyatt Evans
Nolan Bennett
Late 90s/early 2000s adventure shows with cool female leads were my childhood
Caleb Ross
anyone still have her tape?
Caleb Cox
>Ctrl-f, Buffy
Nobody?
Aiden Turner
Buffy became literal "girl power" by the last season
Landon Martinez
She was sexy and not a goody two shoes with no flaws.
Aiden Cook
The joss whedon talking at 100mph, and that most episodes are exactly the same, makes it hard to watch now. Was certainly better as a weekly show back then.