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Craig Horner interviewed on UGO.com

Nothing earth-shattering in the interview, but it’s nice to see Craig admit to being a bit of a fanboy.
If you like swords, magic and the fantasy tales crafted by Terry Goodkind, Legend of the Seeker is a show you can’t miss. It’s been a while since fans of the genre have had [...]

Syndication Fantasy: ‘Seeker’ Renewed

Good news for fans! Let’s hope they take advantage of this to bring the series back more toward the books.
Disney-ABC Domestic Television’s “Legend of the Seeker” will continue for another season, as Tribune Broadcasting’s owned stations have renewed the weekend drama.
The sale means the first-run fantasy-adventure hour has been cleared in 35% of the [...]

Mini-interview with Craig Parker (Darken Rahl)

Mini-interview with Craig Parker (Darken Rahl)

Not a whole lot new here, but I’m personally glad to see Craig getting some interview time.
New US fantasy TV series being made in NZ

West Auckland has been over-run with wizards and seekers the past few months. The people who brought us Hercules and Xena are at work on a whole new [...]

Mini-interview with Michael Hurst (director of “Denna”) and Rob Tapert (Exec. Producer)

Granted, there aren’t any “Denna” spoilers in this interview, but it’s an interesting snippet about New Zealand and its film/TV industry.
Film industry boost from new show
At a time when many industries are letting staff go those in Auckland’s film and TV industry are getting a boost.
A new big budget American TV series, Legend of the [...]

Bridget Regan - Finding What She is Seeking

Bridget Regan – Finding What She is Seeking

A new interview posted at hmonthly.com:
It is the afternoon before Halloween and Bridget Regan is excited about her costume; a T-shirt and jeans. That’s right — just a normal, comfortable outfit. “I’m in costume and hair and makeup so much these days,” she explains, reminiscing on the times just a few years ago when she [...]

Scifi Magazine interview with Exec. Prod. Ken Biller

The lovely folks over at multipleverses.com have transcribed the short interview. WARNING! There be spoilers for future episodes, especially “Denna”, which we’re all looking forward to.
If you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t read further….
YOU WERE WARNED!
“Richard is going to be tested like he’s never been tested before, by a [...]

LotS ratings for last weekend…

Thanks to the guys at broadcastcable.com:
On the weekend, Disney-ABC’s Legend of the Seeker climbed 5% to a 2.1, pulling in just over three million viewers.
That’s the only sentence in the article dealing with LotS, but I’d say that in a week when “most syndicated shows were down as levels of people using television declined by [...]

“Ted Raimi, Back in New Zealand” – interview at About.com

Ted Raimi, who loves sci-fi/fantasy — as a reader, viewer, and actor — happened to guest star on two genre shows in the same week. He spoke with me about the great time he had doing both shows, and why Legend of the Seeker was like, and yet unlike, his days on Xena: Warrior Princess.
This [...]

Craig Horner interview at Newsarama

Australian Actor Seeks to Create American TV ‘Legend’
The series has got that ancient Earth kind of feel,” explains Horner. “There are no guns but just blades, steel, and brawn. My character, Richard, is a simple woods guide who lives in Westland, a land of no magic. What you see there is what you get. It’s [...]

SciFi.com: Interview with Sam, Rob, Craig, Bridget

“Sam Rami and crew bring Terry Goodkind’s best-selling series to TV with Legend of the Seeker ”
It’s been several years since Herc and Xena and Cleopatra 2525. So, why are you coming back to television now?
Raimi: Well, Rob probably has his own answer, but I’ll say I just so loved Terry Goodkind’s books, and Wizard’s [...]