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.

Read the interview