AUSTRALIAN LEGEND OF THE SEEKER

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2008

December

• Interview with Ted Raimi by Ron Wilson - Ted is interviewed about his role on Legend of the Seeker and his previous work on SeaQuest, Xena, Hercules and his latest endeavours.
• SFX Magazine December 2008 The New Seeker. While fans of Terry Goodkind’s “Sword of Truth” book series will be delighted it’s coming to the small screen in the form of the Sam Raimi/Robert Tapert – produced Legend of the Seeker, they shouldn’t expect a literal adaptation of the novels...

November

• New Zealand Herald 15 November 2008 Wizard of a tale for NZ They loved us in Xena and now the legend of New Zealand is about to grow even more in a new drama for American television audiences.
  The new adventure-fantasy series Legend of the Seeker is described as a quest through the reassuringly familiar: it's a once-upon-a-time retreat into the lush wilds of New Zealand (where the series is shot), jazzed up with eye-popping visual effects. Plus enough female cleavage to ensure the audience's menfolk are amused...Read more
   
• Press Release: Bounty and Ted Raimi to appear
• SciFi Wire - Seeker Grounded Fantastical - Interview with Bridget Regan. Bridget Regan, star of the new syndicated fantasy show Legend of the Seeker, told SCI FI Wire the universe on view in the show is at once fantastical but familiar.
   

October

• 'LEGEND OF THE SEEKER' FILLS 'XENA'S' VOID New York Post, NY - Oct 30, 2008
  Yes, from the folks who brought you "Xena: Warrior Princess" and "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys," comes "Legend of the Seeker," a new syndicated series ...
• Legend of the Seeker Premieres SF Universe, LA - Oct 30, 2008 Based on the work of Terry Goodkind, “Legend of the Seeker” follows the extraordinary travels of woodsman Richard Cypher (Craig Horner), who discovers his ...
• Legend of the Seeker' star Bridget Regan on 'The View' International Business Times, NY - Oct 28, 2008 By Julieta Mendoza "Legend of the Seeker" star Bridget Regan, who plays Kahlan Amnell in the TV series, appeared on ABC's "The View" on Tuesday, ...
• Bridget Regan Introduces TV Series 'Legend of the Seeker'
  Associated Content, CO - Oct 28, 2008
  By Sarah F. Sullivan, published Oct 28, 2008 Earlier today, actress Bridget Regan made her first talk show appearance with the ladies of "The View," ...
• Hide from ‘Legend of the Seeker’ Boston Herald, United States - Before he spun box-office gold with the “Spider-Man” franchise, director Sam Raimi delighted TV audiences with “Xena: Warrior Princess” ...
• Legendary director Raimi ‘Seeker’ of truth Boston Herald, United States - By Bill Burke You’ve directed the mind-bogglingly successful “Spider-Man” films, allowing you the creative freedom to take your pick of high-profile ...

• 'Legend of the Seeker' review Zap2it.com - By Rick Porter On one hand, the debut of Legend of the Seeker this weekend should be cause for happiness, the return of original scripted programming to a ...
• 'Seeker' packs a punch, but could use 'Xena'-style punchlines Show Patrol, IL - The scoop: Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, the creators of “Xena: Warrior Princess” and “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” return to syndicated TV after a long ...
• Raimi, Tapert back in TV syndication with 'Legend of the Seeker' Show Patrol, IL - Oct 31, 2008
  Long before Sam Raimi made “Spider-Man” a bajillion-dollar movie franchise, he helped transform a couple of less-anonymous heroes into pop culture phenoms. ...
• ‘Legend of the Seeker’ Star Craig Horner on Why Non-Nerds Will ... New York Magazine,  USA - Oct 31, 2008 - Craig Horner is not a household name, yet — unless your household tuned into Australian kids’ show Cybergirl or surf drama Blue Water High. ...
• Legend of the Seeker Preview IGN, CA - Oct 31, 2008 - by IGN TV October 31, 2008 - Executive producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert have teamed up to create Legend of the Seeker, one of the most epic ...
• Sepinwall on TV: 'Legend of the Seeker' review The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - Oct 31, 2008 by Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger Late in the two-hour premiere of "Legend of the Seeker" (Saturday at 8, Ch. 11), the show's hero exclaims, "Don't you get ...
• Review: 'Legend of the Seeker' Newsday, NY - Oct 31, 2008 - REASON TO WATCH Terry Goodkind's fantasy/action novel series, "The Sword of Truth," comes to the tube with this syndicated show, while Sam Raimi and Rob ...
• TV series "Seeker" looks to revive fantasy genre - Reuters - Oct 30, 2008 By Kimberly Nordyke LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Legend of the Seeker" is hoping to conjure up some ratings magic and revive a dormant genre when it ...
• Syndicated 'Legend' turns back time - Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Oct 30, 2008 By Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Back in the early 1990s, following the success of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," first-run syndication became a ...
• 'Legend of the Seeker' Los Angeles Times, CA - Oct 30, 2008 - First there was 'Hercules' and 'Xena.' Now this new series pursues justice on lazy afternoons. By ROBERT LLOYD, Times Television Critic Come with me now to ...
• Entertainment Weekly 31 October 2008 Inside Look - Legend of the Seeker. In the mid-'90s, mythical heroes Hercules and Xena ran wild on the small screen, slaying enough monsters and spewing enough one-liners to earn their rightful place in TV history as the true titans of cheesy syndicated action-adventure. Though the leather-clad warriors had disappeared by 2002, executive producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert never believed their fans went away...
• Disney-ABC Domestic Television Offers First Look at Highly ...MarketWatch - Oct 27, 2008
  The free download, entitled "Legend of the Seeker: A First Look," will give fans the opportunity to view the first 30-minutes of the upcoming two-hour ...
• Knives drawn: Live magically or die by the sword in ‘Legend of the ...New Haven Register (subscription), CT - Oct 31, 2008 On Saturday, the producers of those shows, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, return to the costumed epic in the enticing two-hour premiere of "Legend of the Seeker" ...
• Lucy Lawless to Host Making of a Legend - Press Release
• SciFi Magazine October 2008 - Just Imagine Medieval Magic. Wizard's First Rule. Producer Sam Raimi Roars Back Into Syndication With His Latest Magical Epic Fantasy Series
• The Daily Telegraph 5 October 2008 - Seeking Success
• Legend of the Seeker Article - Newsarama 03 October 2008

September

• Master of Fantasy Rob Tapert
• TV Guide 8-14 September 2008 - Quick Takes. Brief mention and promo pic

August

• Press Release: Ted Raimi to Guest Star on Seeker
• Seeker Fans Reassured - SciFi Wire
• Sam Raimi banks on Disney's 'Seeker'
  Variety, CA - Aug 1, 2008
  "Legend of the Seeker," he says, is taking the position that the market has corrected itself and a new scripted fantasy weekly is finally viable again, ...

 

July

• New Fantasy Series Set for November Launch
  World Screen News, NY - Jul 25, 2008
  SAN DIEGO, July 25: The epic fantasy series from Disney-ABC Domestic Television and ABC Studios previously known as Wizard’s First Rule will officially be ...
• SDCC 08: Wizard's First Rule First Look
  IGN, CA - Jul 24, 2008
  by Travis Fickett July 24, 2008 - First, a caveat: I have not read the eleven books in Terry Goodkind's "Sword of Truth" series. In fact, I've only read the ...
• 'Wizard's First Rule' changes names at Comic-Con
  Zap2it.com - Jul 24, 2008
  By Hanh Nguyen A show of hands at the panel for Wizard's First Rule illustrated just how well read Comic-Con fans are. Nearly everyone had read one or more ...
• Wizard's First Rule Scheduled for Late-Fall Launch
  Broadcasting & Cable, NY - Jul 25, 2008
  Disney-ABC’s action-adventure series, Wizard’s First Rule, executive-produced by Spiderman’s Sam Raimi, will premiere the weekend of Nov. ...
• Highly-Anticipated, New Epic Fantasy Series to Launch as "Legend ...
  MarketWatch - Jul 24, 2008
  SAN DIEGO, July 24, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The highly-anticipated epic fantasy series, previously known as (working title) "Wizard's First Rule," ...
• Comic Con: 'Wizard's First Rule' (and 'Spider-Man 4')
  Entertainment Weekly - Jul 24, 2008
  The Wizard's First Rule? Change your title of your new syndicated TV fantasy drama if you're worried audiences will think it's about, you know, wizards. ...

May

• Stuff.co.nz 13 May 2008 - New American series to film in New Zealand. The producer of television series Hercules, and Xena: Warrior Princess is returning to New Zealand to produce a new swords and sorcery television series.
  
   

March

• Variety 16 March 2008 Raimi's First Rule gets Greenlight...Sam Raimi's syndie original "Wizard's First Rule" is set to bow in all of the top 50 markets in the US.

February

• Official Terry Goodkind site 21 February 2008 - Message from Terry Goodkind about the new TV show
• AfterEllen.com's blog entry about the new show

January

• Reuters 29 January 2008 DADT Takes Sam Raimi's 'Wizard's First Rule' to the Syndication Marketplace
  for a Fall 2008 Launch