Hiccups and delays aside, here it is. Xena is equipped as an early hoplite; (my headcanon is that, owing to her immense, perhaps semi-divine strength, the bronze is between 4 and 8mm thick- too much for any muscle powered weapon to handle from any angle) packing an early Doru, a Boeotian shield, and a Makhaira sword. Gabrielle’s Amazonian outfit is a composite of Scythian grave finds; she wields a composite bow and Akinakes sword, wears an elaborate phrygian cap, and the trousers and moccasins of a culture seriously weird to Greeks. Other avenues are still waiting to be explored! Don’t forget to reblog, and tell me what you think. I’m absolutely willing to defend my questionable use of snarling Gorgoneiona. Fight me.
i love this illustration… and not just because in my (now scrapped) xena reboot, gabrielle was a scythian!
Well this just sucks! I really wanted to see an updated version of the Amazon Nation
sad but unsurprising since Javi left 😦
In a statement, NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke said, “nothing is happening on that right now,” and after looking at “some material,” the network decided that Xena “didn’t warrant the reboot.” She suggests that NBC might come back to it eventually, “because it’s such a beloved title,” but the version that was in the works up until now “is dead.” Based on some comments from back when he left the project, it sounds like Grillo-Marxuach was concerned that NBC didn’t want to emphasize the romance angle as much as he did.
They didn’t even want to try. They’re cowards.
Didn’t ‘warrant the reboot?’ Twenty years of fan conventions and grassroots campaigning, the emergence of female-led programming, including Wonder Woman – a precursor to Xena and a benefactor of her success – but it didn’t warrant a return?
The fact that they won’t license ANYTHING new (not even for the 20th, which they let pass without notice) suggests this is queer kryptonite for this studio and they won’t touch it at all. One of the queerest – and most successful – programmes ever made – and they won’t do it again?
Cowards.
They need to be called out in the worst sort of way. Can Tapert sell it elsewhere? He works with Starz on Ash vs. The Evil Dead – would they take it on? Would anyone? I’m sure these are not new ideas, and it’s frustrating to know the rights might be wrapped up so tightly, no one can touch it, ever – but all the more reason to speak out, louder than ever.
If they won’t even take on Xena again – a known quantity, a known success – would they ever offer us any meaningful representation? American networks are insanely wealthy – but they’re run by cowards.
The Doctor Is Out 