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

Interview from thetorchonline.com.
It’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 [...]

New interview with Craig Horner at hulu.com

Interview: Legend of the Seeker’s Craig Horner
Fans of the epic fantasy series Legend of the Seeker take note: The series is back, with a new episode, “Mirror,” added this weekend and four more on the way, including the Season 1 finale. For those uninitiated, Legend of the Seeker follows the journey of Richard Cypher, a [...]

Richard as hero archetype…

“ggygax” over at Livejournal has written a short essay on Richard. Whether you agree with him or not, it’s an interesting read.
Heroic Archetypes in Legend of the Seeker: Richard Cypher, Stereotypical Hero Protagonist
This is the first in a series of articles examining the characters of Legend of the Seeker from a dramatist’s perspective. Some of [...]

Interesting bit on Joseph LoDuca, LotS composer...

Interesting bit on Joseph LoDuca, LotS composer…

The article is more about the industry than LoDuca himself, but it’s a good read nonetheless.
Scoring Michigan’s New Film Industry
he search lights of Hollywood have cut through the economic gloom pervading Michigan recently, as state government and the creative community look to the potential of film incentives to build a new industry. Southeast Michigan, once [...]

New interview with Craig Parker (Darken Rahl) from New Zealand’s Sunday Star Times

Television: The legends live on
From Xena to Lord of the Rings, Craig Parker is no stranger to a life of fantasy. He talks to Karen Tay about his new series, Legend of the Seeker.
THE EVIL wizard Darken Rahl paces the shadowy corridors of his gloomy castle. As emperor of the land of D’Hara, Rahl [...]

New interview with Craig and Bridget at fancast.com…

Sci Fi Tracker Seeks Enlightment From Legend’s Craig Horner and Bridget Regan
Legend of the Seeker has been gaining momentum as a syndicated drama since its debut this past November, and appears poised to find a successful second season in its future. Sci Fi Tracker had an opportunity to speak separately with both Craig Horner and [...]

New from the NZ Herald – “‘Legend of the Seeker’ – a return to fantasy land”

‘Legend of the Seeker’ – a return to fantasy land
Xena and Hercules once held sway in these lands. Now a new locally-made fantasy series is upon us. Joanna Hunkin talks to the stars and creator of Legend of the Seeker
The phone clicks as Legend of the Seeker star Craig Horner comes on the line, connected [...]

New LotS article on scifiwire…

Legend of the Seeker adversaries face off for the first time
It’s the moment Legend of the Seeker fans have been waiting for: Richard Cypher (played by hunky Australian actor Craig Horner) will finally come face to face with that epitome of Seeker evil, Darken Rahl (Craig Parker) on this weekend’s episode, “Conversion,” Horner and executive [...]

New Craig Horner interview on thetorchonline.com

Craig Horner Interview: “Seeker” Star is Holding Up Just Fine
Craig Horner has had quite a year.
It wasn’t a year ago that he flew to New Zealand to star in his own show, Legend of the Seeker, the latest fantasy romp from the visionaries behind Xena: Warrior Princess, Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi.
And since then, his [...]

Seeker to be shown in Spain starting this weekend…Germany next?

According to formulatv.com, LotS will begin airing in Spain this Sunday, March 15 (pass the green beer!). Looks like rights for it to be shown in Europe are starting to get taken care of. I also read on French site “La Legende du Sourcier” that there are rumors that Germany might be next.
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