HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY XENA!!!

[Katie]

HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY XENA. Show started September 4th, 1995.

The SyFy Channel will be having a 10-hour "best of" Xena marathon this Friday, September 4 -- celebrating 25 years since the show debuted on 9/4/1995.

This is on top of their regular Thursday "Throwback Marathon", which is chugging through the series in order and is currently almost done with season 5.

Friday's schedule is:

6:00am - Prometheus

6:58am - Callisto

7:57am - The Quest

8:58am - A Necessary Evil

9:59am - A Day in the Life

11:00am - Maternal Instincts

12:00pm - The Bitter Suite

1:01pm - The Ides of March

2:01pm - Amphipolis Under Siege

3:00pm - When Fates Collide

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Sept 4 1995 marked a new era in television with the launch of XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS. She boldly went where no woman on television had gone before and opened the door for women as leads in tv series. She launched imitators, fan fiction and a realization that a strong woman leader is often what the world needs.

For me it was a time of personal growth, love, and creatively. I was never more creatively satisfied than working with the XENA team to entertain the audience. Thanks to Lucy, Renee, RJ, Liz, Steve, Eric, Ned and Dan and all the cast and crew that made XENA into something special. And thanks to the audience who found something meaningful in a Saturday afternoon matinee tv show. I take some great delight that fans took Xena and Gabrielle on their own creative journeys to places that a tv show would and could never go. XENA was never merely passive entertainment!

Cheers

Rob

Message from Adrienne Wilkinson To The Fans About Xena's 25th Anniversary



Adrienne sent in a message to the fans about Xena’s 25th Anniversary!

Oh my loves! 25 years since this magical journey began...I truly cannot believe it. It feels like only weeks ago I stepped off the plane and into the grand adventure of playing Livia/Eve. It remains to this day, one of the best adventures of my life complete with friendships that have lasted decades, work I remain so fiercely proud of, and memories filled with laughter, joy and appreciation for all we created.

I'm so grateful it lives on because of all of YOU! Thank you all so much for your dedication, support and enthusiasm

[Melinda Halliwell]

Happy anniversary Xena.

I don't have the SyFy channel and so can't watch these but may see or probably have seen YouTube clips of these episodes then.

[Tim]

Happy 25th Anniversary to Xena. 

[Jean]

Happy 25th Anniversary to Xena. I wished I could have watched them, but I have the DVDs and am going to be re-watching the first episode tonight in celebration.

Crazy to think it is that long now, Buffy and Charmed are only two and three aways from turning 25.

[Jean]

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Xena 25: The 25th Anniversary Podcast from Syfy

This looks great! To celebrate Xena's 25th Anniversary, Syfy is creating a podcast! This sounds like so much fun.

Hey Xenites! Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Xena: Warrior Princess with a brand new SYFY Fangrrls podcast. Hosted by resident Xena mega fan, Katie Wilson, we’re looking back at over 25 years of Xena and talking about what makes this show so important. From special guests, to fans, this podcast is going to be better than hot tubs.

[Dark Avenger]

Happy 25th Anniversary to Xena. I might re-watch an episode of Xena tonight in honor of the show.

So cool they are doing a podcast series to celebrate, I can't wait to listen, and so nice we'll hear from special guests.

[Tim]

Xena might have been the show that made both Buffy and Charmed possible.

[Trinity]

Happy anniversary Xena.

[Trinity]

Sept 4, 2020 23:23:08 GMT -5 Tim said:

Xena might have been the show that made both Buffy and Charmed possible.

Spot on Tim, I truly believe that is true. Buffy and Charmed have to thank god that Xena got made and made it possible. She was the start of the female lead shows in the 90s.

[Trinity]

Here is a flashback going right back to 1995, when Xena first came out, the very first promo for the series. Enjoy!

[Squad 51]

Wow, 25 years and I also watched both shows but my memories are blur here. Can't remember all but I do know there were many crossovers of characters between Xena and Hercules. lol

[Jean]

Sept 5, 2020 7:36:42 GMT -5 Squad 51 said:

Wow, 25 years and I also watched both shows but my memories are blur here. Can't remember all but I do know there were many crossovers of characters between Xena and Hercules. lol

Yes, so many crossovers of characters between the two shows. So much fun those were.

[Jean]

Sept 5, 2020 6:39:38 GMT -5 Trinity said:

Here is a flashback going right back to 1995, when Xena first came out, the very first promo for the series. Enjoy!

That took me back, I think this was on the DVD releases. But, I really loved this preview.

I'd so want to know more about some of these shots like the one with Xena in the cape, and the one with Gabrielle walking beside Xena and her horse. 

[Squad 51]

As Katherine had it once put so nicely, she was a tele-holic and so was I at that time. Watched too many shows.

[Tim]

As most of you know, Xena started as a guest character on Hercules.

However, she became popular enough to get her own show.