G’day everyone! Well that day has finally arrived. AUSXIP has turned 25 years old and to say thanks to the Xenaverse for your support over the last 25 years… I have a mega giveaway!

Before I outline how you can win a gold ticket to the Salute to Xena Convention for November 2022 (Seriously, I’m giving away a gold ticket – great seat too!)

My life changed forever on December 14, 1996 when I sat down to record “Sins of the Past” for my friend Xero and I got hooked. I have a short attention span for TV Shows. I gave the whole thing six months until I lost interest. Somewhere along the line that six months time limit never showed up!

How do you celebrate a site that has been part of my life for the last 25 years and has been supported by the Xenaverse for just as long? How do you say thank you for all the friendships that have been created; for the experiences and the laughter? How?

How do you say thanks for the support in raising $261,169.91 for The Starship Foundation, The House of Bards Theatre Company and other charity raising events?

How do you thank this incredible group of people that make up the Xenaverse who turned out in droves to buy a book dedicated to this incredible fandom? Not just the ebook, or the paperback but the DELUXE Edition of Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World – $$ pricey “little” tome. Bloody hell people you floored me with the reaction. ABSOLUTELY FLOORED ME. The Starship Foundation and The House of Bards Theatre Company have been ecstatic with the royalties from that baby!

The words ‘thank you’ doesn’t cover it. For me, actions speak louder than words. Here is my action: Here is a gift from me to all of you… A GOLD TICKET to the Salute to Xena Convention by Creation Entertainment in November!

What seat? How does Row E, Seat 018 sound? Enter your name in the submission form to win! If you can’t go, you can enter for your friend to go! Go, enjoy and be merry (and carry Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World book with you so you can get everyone’s autographs!).

For those who can’t attend (THANKS COVID), how about you enter to win a personalised copy of the Deluxe Edition of Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World? Win/Win!

Enter to win: https://ausxip.com

Thank you for 25 years!

BATTLE ON!!!

MaryD

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and on Twitter...

In the #MyLifeIsMurder season finale ‘Pleasure & Pain’, Alexa investigates the death of a self-help guru and finds herself in a cat-and-mouse game with the victim's mysterious wife (Renee O’Connor).

Kiwis, tune in for this special reunion episode tonight Monday 8.30 on @TVNZ 1. pic.twitter.com/TCOe0x88NY

— My Life Is Murder (@MLIM_TV) October 17, 2021

Michael Hurst directing this fun little tête-à-tête with Clarissa and Alexa, caught up in a game of cat and mouse. The question is, who is the cat and who is the mouse? ?? ?? ??? pic.twitter.com/a7luC0oorp

— My Life Is Murder (@MLIM_TV) October 18, 2021

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Not a typical day, sandwiched between @mylifeismurdernz stars @reallucylawless and @ebonyvagulans. It was a great day!
@acorn_tv

Playing a cult leader on @mylifeismurdernz with the legendary Michael Hurst, who also directed, is always the best of times!
Airs Oct 25 in the US on @acorn_tv
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Source: Official Lucy Lawless Twitter account

More about this event

The new Tastemade "Tiny" series, "Tiny Kitchen Cook-Off," strikes us as what you might get if "Tiny Talk" and "Tiny Kitchen" were to get married and have a baby, boasting an appetite for friendly competition among "game" celebrities. Based on the "Tiny" twins series, which have a total of more than 2 billion global views to date, according to a press release sent to Mashed, "Tiny Kitchen Cook-Off" will be hosted by Monica Padman, a producer and actress who is probably most famous for her work with creative powerhouse couple, Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell

On each episode, Radman will be interviewing two celebrity guests while they attempt to re-create some of the most iconic "Tiny" recipes. Of course, this will all take place on a tiny kitchen set that features tiny utensils and tiny ingredients. After the celebrities present their tiny creations, it will then be up to Padman to determine who, in her opinion, made the best tiny impression. The prize? A very tiny trophy.

The premise of "Tiny Kitchen Cook-Off" is that on each episode, two celebrity guests will be pitted against one another to see who can re-create the best version of one of the tiny dishes that has already been made popular by the "Tiny Talk" and "Tiny Kitchen" franchise.

Read more about it

Here's what we know:

Lucy is Producing and Directing
It involves Renee O'Connor
Lucy is making this happen in the US
Not a drama

The "Top Secret" Project was first brought up in the NZ Woman's Weekly 20 September 2021 Issue (you can read about it here: NZ Woman's Weekly: Lucy and Renee Planning on Working Together In "Top Secret" Project)

In the NZ Woman's Day 27 September 2021 Issue we get a little more about the "Top Secret" Project and why Lucy wants to do it. She's in the US at the moment for this mysterious project:

"As for Rob, he won't be joining Lucy as she braves the pandemic and heads to Los Angeles to go hell for leather in the direction of her latest dream, a top-secret project she’s producing and directing. "I'm really excited. It's something very new for me - not a drama but very cool. There'll be no room for anything else in my life for a while, so my only other dream for this year is that I manage to get back home and out of MIQ by Christmas."

*MIQ is what the hotel quarantine system NZ has in place for returned travellers and tourists is called.

You can find the full interview in this week's Woman's Day (27 September 2021) issue.

For more information about Lucy's role as Alexa Crowe go to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless My Life is Murder subsite.

Lucy Lawless, Renée O’Connor, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Michael Hurst, Jacqueline Kim, Brittney Powell, Victoria Pratt, Musetta Vander, Paris Jefferson, Alexandra Tydings, Jacqueline Kim and Ted Raimi are confirmed to attend. Check the website as we get more confirmations!

For full convention information, including appearance days and available tickets, please visit the website!

REMINDER: We notified ticketholders for the Xena 2021 Convention, via the email address used at the time of purchase, about the NEW 2022 DATE and that the deadline to request a refund was AUGUST 20, 2021. If you did not request a refund by then, your admission passes and a la carte photo op and autograph purchases were automatically transferred to the new date. You will receive new tickets for the 2022 date as your 2021 tickets will no longer be valid. If you requested a refund, and have not received it yet, please allow up to 8 weeks from the deadline date for your request to be processed. If you have any questions, please contact us at customer.service@creationent.com.

We look forward to seeing our fellow Xenites next year!

"Lucy's next adventure will see both her and Renee heading to Los Angeles, where they'll be working on a top ­secret project that Lucy is, for the first time, producing and directing. It's a prospect she is both excited and nervous about, but she is welcoming the challenge because her 50s are a bolder time."

Bring it on and let the guessing begin. The NZ Women's Weekly is on sale now in NZ.

For more information about Lucy's role as Alexa Crowe go to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless My Life is Murder subsite.