Rob Tapert Interview: The "Fanboy" Behind "Legend of the Seeker" and "Xena"

Brent just sent me a heads up about his full Rob Tapert interview on thetorchonline.com - check it out!

Rob Tapert Interview: The Fanboy Behind "Legend of the Seeker" and "Xena"

Posted on 27 April 2009 by Brent Hartinger, Editor

Itā€™s hard not to be impressed by Rob Tapert. Along with his creative partners Sam Raimi and Joshua Donen, the man is responsible for some of the best, and most influential fantasy television of all time: first, Xena: Warrior Princess, which starred his wife Lucy Lawless, and now Legend of the Seeker, a surprisingly watchable adaptation of the Terry Goodkindā€™s The Sword of Truth novels.

Recently, I chatted with Rob via phone from New Zealand, and he soon made it clear what a perfectionist he is, which is an obvious source of frustration in the blindingly fast production pace of series television. As of this posting, Legend of the Seeker has still not officially been picked up for a second season (although things look very good), but that hasnā€™t stopped Tapert from micro-analyzing everything about the first season and gearing up for an even better second one.

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The following is from Michael's official site

23 May 2009: Legend of the Seeker

Michael is directing episode 1.22, "Reckoning," the final episode of the first season of American tv series Legend of the Seeker, which will air in the US the weekend of 23 May. He has previously directed episodes 1.08, "Denna" and 1.10, "Sacrifice," and played the evil wizard Amfortas in 1.12, "Revenant". These episodes are now available for viewing online at legendoftheseeker.com (US only).

Legend of the Seeker is airing in New Zealand on Prime, Mondays at 7:30 p.m.

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