Well, what a weekend that was! The Xena Convention in London was brilliant, a big highlight being Lucy's concert at the Carling Academy. Great energy from Lucy and the crowd. I've just completed my convention report right here, and you might want to visit the Xenaville message board to leave any thoughts. Roll on the next one!!

28th April 2008 - Countdown to the Convention!

With just a few days to go before the London Xena Convention with Lucy Lawless, all us UK Xenafans are getting very excited! Hope to see lots of you down at the Hilton Metropole and at Lucy's concert (I'm going on Saturday.) It's been many years since we had a big event like this and of course Lucy has never appeared at a UK convention, so fingers crossed for a fab weekend for us all! See you there..!

6th April 2008 - News Catchup

Apologies for the slowness on the updates, but those of you keen for the very latest news really should be checking out MaryDs AUSXIP page rather than here!
The 4th and final series of the excellent Battlestar Galactica has just begun on US screens. The SciFi channel on Fridays is the place to be. Not sure how many episodes Lucy Lawless is in, but there is a video Q&A with her on the SciFi Channel Battlestar website available now.
Lucy has been filming a part in a new Adam Sandler film, and on her official website, mentions a film called Bitchslap with a bunch of other Xena old boys including Renee, Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst and Zoe Bell.
Lucy Lawless celebrated her 40th birthday on March 29th. Happy birthday Lucy.
Renee O'Connor is appearing in an episode of Criminal Minds that is on this week I think.
Of course, for us UK fans, the May Convention is the thing we are looking forward to. The guest list now includes Lucy, Joe LoDuca, Steven L Sears, Adrienne Wilkinson, Paris Jefferson and Brittany Powell. There are also 2 concerts at the Carling Academy in Islington (see poster to the left.) Pricey weekend, but it should be great. Hope to see you all there!

21st December 2007 - LUCY IN LONDON!!!!

FANTASTIC Christmas present for UK Xena fans, Creation Entertainment have announced that Lucy Lawless will be headlining a Xena Convention in London in May 2008. Other guests to be confirmed, but already on the list is Xena music maestro Joseph LoDuca, who will also be working with Lucy on 2 live shows at a London club, so we get a chance to see Lucy sing live. The even better news is that this is a Bank Holiday weekend, so we can party all weekend, and stagger home on Monday! Brilliant news for us fans and a great opportunity to get together and meet Lucy.
All the available details are on the Creation website and Gold package tickets are available to book right now (for a pretty hefty pre-Christmas pre-January pay packet) $US397 or £199 or 276 EUROS. That Gold package does look tempting... Ideal Christmas present to me!

1st December 2007 - Fest Total and more

Sorry, bit late adding this news, but our latest UK Xenafest on 10th November was a great success. We welcomed a few new people and thanks to some generous donors had lots of great items in the charity auction. We raised a magnificent £2,540 which will be shared between two excellent local charities. Huge thanks to all concerned for a great day.
Not loads happening in Xena news right now but a few updates. Former Xena star Karl Urban has been cast as Dr Bones McCoy in JJ Abrams new Star Trek film (written by former Herc and Xena writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.) Renee O'Connor will be appearing in several episodes of season 2 of Xena writer Katherine Fugate's show Army Wives. Renee's also starring in Boogeyman 2 (Lucy Lawless was in the original) which is released in the new year. MaryDs AUSXIP Page is the one to bookmark for all the news.
If you're a fan of Lucy Lawless' singing Creation Entertainment have DVDs available of her recent Chicago concert with Xena music man Joe LoDuca, plus video clips on the site.

31st October 2007 - News Bits

Several updates in XENA news. Lucy Lawless is filming Battlestar Galactica in Vancouver right now for about 3 episodes somewhere in the middle of the series. There's an interview with Lucy online where she talks about it, but the big news from this interview is Lucy says she is coming to the UK to do a show in London! UK fans will enjoy that!! No details anywhere, although Lucy's Official site does have some news updates. (Always a good idea to check in there regularly as she's pretty good with the updates.)
Lucy guest starred recently on Curb Your Enthusiasm (episode 7 of this current 6th season if you're trying to find it.) The Annual Burbank Convention in January wil lalso see Lucy return to sing at The Roxy with everything happening the weekend of 25-27th January 2008. See the Creation Website for details.

Next weekend, Saturday 10th November, is our next UK Xenafest, and this one is shaping up to be great fun. We're got more people signed up that we have for a while, and there is some REALLY quality stuff in the auction this time. Bring your cash along. Check out the Fest page for more details.
In other news, former Caesar/Cupid Karl Urban has been cast as Doctor Leonard McCoy in JJ Abrams new Star Trek film. Meanwhile Zoe Bell's star is definitely on the rise, and now she's appearing on Lost. Guess Kurtzman and Orci remember their RenPics pals!

16th September 2007 - Latest UK Fest and More..

A long absence again - I've been on holiday, including another trip to New Zealand. No Xena beaches this time, but what a beautiful country!
The latest UK Xenafest is not far away, 10th November 2007 and we are changing the venue again, so please do check out the details on the UK Xenafest Page. The new venue, the Baron's Court Hotel, is a 4 star hotel and sounds very nice, so please do come and join us, whether you are an old timer regular or an eager young newbie! You get a great days entertainment, with music videos, TV shows and Xena episodes, my super duper quiz, Angie's exceedingly entertaining auction, fabulous prize raffle, mystery prize lucky dip and free food too, all for the bargain price of £12. The hotel is doing a special deal on rooms too. As usual we are supporting a local charity, and hope you can join us for a fun day.

UK DVD buyers might want to check out the Universal Playback releases of Xena on DVD. They contacted me about the S1 and 2 releases (see below), but didn't tell me Season 3 and Season 4 were out, with Season 5 and Season 6 out on 24th September. While the US Davis Panzer releases are much better in terms of extras, those of you with region 2 DVD players only (why???) might be interested. Playback are also releasing an "Ultimate Collection" box set in October. Rather nice looking box - presumably with all the episodes.

In TV news, Lucy Lawless filmed a guest appearance on the TV series, Burn Notice in which she was very good. Bruce Campbell also appears on the show and got Lucy in. There's a good interview with Lucy on TV Guide.com about it. She'll be on Curb Your Enthusiasm in the coming weeks too. However, the BIG news is that Lucy will be returning to the fabulous Battlestar Galactica for an undisclosed number of episodes in the shows 4th and final season. Woo Hoo!
Much talked about for years, Renee's film Diamonds and Guns is finally available apparently! Seems a loooong time since we first heard of that one. Buy via the website for an autographed copy
Wish I could go, but the Chicago Xena Convention looks good. Lucy and Renee, and Lucy will be singing with Xena Music God, Joe LoDuca! Check out details on the Creation webpage you lucky convention goers.

28th May 2007 - 10 Years of Xenaville!!

Yes, it is Xenaville's 10th Birthday today! So here's a brief(-ish) history of Xenaville.

Sometime in Autumn 1996 I accidentally caught a Xena episode when there was nothing much else on. The episode was The Greater Good, and I was instantly hooked on the drama and the characters, and also the tone of the show. I love the humour and the action, and Lucy Lawless impressed me immediately with her uncompromising portrayal of a hero.
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