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29 October 2008

New Interview with Rob and Sam from MovieWeb


The following is from MovieWeb and they sit down with Rob and Sam to discuss Legend of the Seeker:


The executive producers on this new first-run syndication series talk about bringing the fantasy genre back to the small screen. Once upon a time in the 90s, first-run syndication was big. Baywatch, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess were all big hits in the format, but it, and the fantasy genre on the small screen have since faded away, until now. Rob Tapert, who was behind both Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess has now teamed up with genre icon Sam Raimi for a brand new first-run syndication series entitled Legend of the Seeker, which will premiere on Saturday, November 1 (Click Here! to find out the times and channels this series will be broadcast in your area). I was in on a conference call with Raimi and Tapert, the two executive producers of this new series, and here's what they had to say about their new foray into fantasy. You were one of the first, with Xena: Warrior Princess to show really strong women on TV. What have you noticed about television since then and also, this woman seems to be the same kind of action hero, but maybe in a different way. Xena was bigger and stronger than some of the guys she was fighting and this one doesn't seem to be. Can you describe this new female hero?