Comments on: My silly TV show fix is back

By: Alex Bensky

Alex Bensky — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:57:12 +0000

Silly? I beg your pardon. It was very educational. The show is how I learned that in ancient days gravity was weaker, which is why Xena could jump up and kick a half dozen bad guys before she landeded. Military tactics were also primitive, the reason that if ten bad guys surrounded Xena they’d come at her one at a time rather than just standing off and shooting arrows at her.

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:32:49 +0000

Alex, Xena beat Ares, and Ares was a god. Yep. She could wipe the floor with Seven.

But it was a very silly show.

And I miss it.

Maybe I should start buying the DVDs.

By: Alex Bensky

Alex Bensky — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:39:34 +0000

Meryl! You will, if you please, speak with proper respect for the Warrior Princess. That was not, I say again not, a silly show.

Personally, I watched it–or as I termed it, paid my weekly fealty to the Warrior Princess–only for the scenery, the mythology, the crisp dialogue, and the adult-level plotting. The fact that Ms. Lawless is a magnificent six-footer in a costume that was not, shall we say, overly encumbering…I never noticed that.

Sad day for television and culture generally when it went off–”Omnibus,” “Meet the Press,” “Xena,” all part of high culture.

And by the way, if Sevenof Nine had a fight with Xena, Xena would wipe the floor with her and no, I don’t think it’s silly to argue over which imaginary tv character could beat up the other one.

By: Rahel

Rahel — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:24:02 +0000

There is no question that Phillip Winchester is good-looking, with his shirt or without it.

However, I believe that Gracie and Tig are even better-looking.

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:31:57 +0000

You can watch it online, John. It’s about 90 minutes, no commercials.

By: John M.

John M. — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:17:34 +0000

Dang, I intended to watch that, but forgot it was on.