Director preps syndicated fantasy series

Once upon a time, way back in the mid-1990s, there were elves, spaceships -- even dragons if the budget was big enough. And a magical kingdom called syndicated television was ruled by fantasy fare like "Xena: Warrior Princess," "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" and sci-fi shows like "Andromeda."

Less than a decade ago, though, crucial foreign markets for these shows vanished, and the last such skein to give first-run syndication a shot -- NBC and MGM's "She Spies" in 2002 -- got eaten by the Nielsen troll.

But Sam Raimi thinks it's time to roll the dice again, and the helmer-producer is betting on a new-school swords-and-sorcery skein: Disney-ABC Domestic's "Legend of the Seeker."

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