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[–] 89 points 1 year ago* (26 children)

I remember seeing a comment somewhere wishing they would reboot Xena, but lamenting that they would probably make it "too woke" if they did

I don't think there's much they could do to make Xena more "woke" if they tried.

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  • [–] 65 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    You could make it more woke by replacing Kevin Sorbo with an actual human being, but that only affects the crossovers.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Kevin sorbo was a joke even at the time when he was relevant.i swear his movement to the right was simply so he could eat, because nobody has cared that he still exists in 30+ years.

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

    People who talk like that have only seen pictures from the show, or they watched it a little bit when they were a child and don't remember 99%.

    Because Xena and Gabrielle did pretty much everything except the physical deeds. And it was recently confirmed in a comic, where they kiss and say they love eachother.

    Hell, you could probably show them the old show with the parts set in modern times and they'd blow their gasket. Becase the reincarnations are the opposite genders for a while.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Yo I should give this show another go. I remember watching it when I wasn't even a teenager, thinking it was kind of silly. But maybe it's good as an adult?

    I'll give it a few episodes maybe.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    it's very deliberately silly. and it's fun as hell. i watched it as an adult a couple years ago and to me it surprisingly holds up. the characters are enjoyable in a campy way, the actors are charismatic, the ideas are interesting (certainly more so than Hercules), and the action scenes—while clearly suffering from a limited budget—are actually top notch in concept. they were taking all their notes from hong kong action movies and it shows. they even nod to it by eventually taking xena "back" to the show's version of china.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Cool, I'll give it a go then I think. My wife also grew up with it so it might be a good nostalgic way to connect over something "new". 😄

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    It's worth it if you can view it with the mindset that it's intentionally silly/"camp". For a very basic comparison: It's in a similar style to shows like Buffy or Charmed, just more self-aware.

    Although it has to be said: It was technically a spinoff from Hercules, and there are crossover episodes. But that show is not nearly as good, for a multitude of reasons. And it got to the point where Kevin Sorbo(Hercules) is still salty about how a lot of the crew went over to Xena. He has even accused Lucy Lawless on social media of "stealing" crew from his show. To which she just laughs and mocks him, like she regularly does when he says stupid things.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    it if you can view it with the mindset

    I think I can do that 😊👍

    Kevin Sorbo

    can go f— himself.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Put a chick in it and make her gay.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Out another diverse chick in it and make her gay and lame.

    Ftfy.

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