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Xena lays the smackdown on Hercules yet again. This time on Twitter.
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If they did have beef, she did a good job of keeping it hidden. Understandably, she couldn't stand by when he started rooting for insurrectionists.
Probably, though I'm sure James is at least pleased he made Sorbo look like a total fool for most of the episode.
They do this for everything. Nothing is their doing.
It's their dream to see "the left"(anyone who disagrees with them basically) get labeled as terrorists and taken to prison.
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As someone who went through at least Xena last year... it's not for you if you don't like camp. And there's some bad in that show too. But it was also the rare show that could balance it and serious storylines well for the most part. It even found success in it's first couple attempts of serialization with the Callisto and Dahak arcs.
I just finished watching Flight of the conchords last night and saw the episode with her in it. She's great, forgot she was a kiwi till that episode
I don't think so. I've only heard it used affectionately by parents to refer to their children (in which case she's calling him a child).
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Was there really beef between Lucy and Sorbo while their shows were on? The commentary tracks on the dvd they were always super respectful to each other. I guess this means we won't get a reunion anytime soon sadly, I loved Xena as a kid and only watched Herc because it was in continuity and later liked Hercules more since the more campy tone fit better the style of the shows. Regardless Xena is going to get a movie or reboot sooner or later because of how big that show was.
My guess is, not during the shows' runs, but Sorbo probably resented her beneath the surface when her show leapfrogged his, and that contributed to him bailing on Herc early. And he wound up becoming a diva as a result, which is why his arrogance flared up a giant amount early in Andromeda's run.
I hope the whole crew is regretting it. The show was pretty good.....too good for Sorbo.
I used to watch Andromeda. Good on Kandyse for speaking up about the sexual assault.
I can see that, he seemed like such a nice guy in all the commentary tracks and someone you'd want to hang out with but I had to stop following him a long time ago because of how political he was that it annoyed me.
If memory serves, there was an episode near the end of the shows' runs where the main actors played TV executives in kind of a goofy parody clip show poking fun at both shows, and Sorbo played a super-arrogant prick.
i can completely relate to this post. as a kid i loved both shows.
its worth remember that every show/movie is performed by actors and that the on screen characters do not represent their off screen personalities. ...but in retrospect it is satisfying that the better person had the bigger success.
Last time I saw Eggert on TV was The Real Gilligan's Island. lol
It's like a terrible version of The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny.
holy shit this guy is reaching lower lows than i though it was even possible for someone who was in "God is Not Dead"
Same, I had the figurines of Hercules and Xena franchise, and even had a freaking backback of Hercules for the school, it was da shit for me.
Welp, Xena ftw <3
My English teacher from high school sister was married to this douche, maybe still is..this was back in the mid 90's. He said he was a douche back then too.
Loved Hercules growing up. Shame sorbo is such a piece of shit. Good on Lucy Lawless for calling him out
I never expected it was such a big hit Internationally, just that it was a staple of German afternoon TV in the 90's.
And many teens had crushes on Xena or Gabrielle either boys or girls. And the show became a rallying point for the first Internet LGBT communities, while those two women were also idols for young girls who didn't have that many women to look up to at that point. Not many shows or movies displayed strong, independent women on their own, or even passed the minimal Bechdel test.
wow that's amazing, one of my favorite boss in big part because of the amazing voice lines 😳
Everytime I read about Sorbo's antics on Andromeda, it fucking gets worse. Dude was known trash for YEARS, even bitched about not being in Raimi Spider-man movies. Like most have said here, disappointing when you find this out after enjoying Hercules while growing...Dean Cain too in that department, but I guess that happens with a lot of 90s "stars" (I'm side-eyeing a few Power Rangers right now).
…luckily Lucy Lawless had the better show, an actual star, and is the superior person. She is amazing.
…luckily Lucy Lawless had the better show, an actual star, and is the superior person. She is amazing.
I absolutely love how Dean Cain was a minor recurring character in the first two seasons of Supergirl as Kara's adoptive father only to disappear and never be shown again after a mid-season 2 episode.
And the finally, in a season 5 episode, they killed him off screen.
Wonderful post, because I felt the same. Hercules was different and I thought Kevin was cool to play the role so contrary to the usual muscle bound idiot hero.
Which is hilarious cause he apparently wanted to trim the action down in Hercules due to his back injury.
Sounds more like he was just a little bitch cause Xena was outgrowing his show.
The worst part is that Hercules lived on to become Kevin Sorbo the actor. He's supposed to be Hercules at all times.
smfh Hercules
smfh Hercules