February 2011 Archives

Capsule Computers webpage has posted a great photo of Renee with the Capsule Computers interviewer along with the interview

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The schedule of events for the Armageddon Expo in Adelaide has been posted. Click here to download

There is also a photo of a fan + Renee and Hudson. This photo cracks me up. Have a look at the very possesive hold Hudson holds the fan and the look on Hudson's face! Priceless. Callisto showed up :) Click here to view

You can catch up with the latest news, pics, reports and video from the Armageddon Expo by going to the AUSXIP 2011 Convention Event Pages:

- 26/27 February 2011
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Renee O'Connor, Hudson Leick

# 2011 Armageddon Expo - 5/6 March 2011
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Renee O'Connor, Hudson Leick

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan / Barbara Davies

Xena Season 4 Episode 21: The Ides of March..We saw the emergence of "The Gabinator" - Gabrielle FINALLY lay down her peacenik persona, picked up a sword and killed to save Xena's life. She had chosen the Way of Friendship which meant she chose to kill to save a life; her beloved Xena. Xena and Gabrielle both died in this episode...once again. This episode inspired many fanfic pieces and a great deal of artwork. Here's my collection which was created in 1998. As you can see the "cell scene" is featured...for new fans, this is the scene that launched a thousand and one fanfics; superb acting by our dynamic duo and so beautiful. Gabrielle's fight to save Xena was raw and you could feel the horror of it all. Brilliant acting by Renee and Lucy.

Click here to view | Read the Review | View Screencaptures

Here's our dynamic duo looking quite pleased with themselves in having surprised the fans.

Added 16 images of Lucy and Renee by Jennfier Crawford

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Check out the other great photos, reports and other multimedia from the 2011 Xena Convention

The event pages for the Australian conventions where Renee and Hudson will be appearing in for Sydney and Adelaide are now online. With the Sydney all the pictures, reports, video and links to various media have been added to that page. The Adelaide Armageddon Expo page is a little bare with just basic information

# 2011 Armageddon Expo - 5/6 March 2011
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Renee O'Connor, Hudson Leick

# 2011 Armageddon Expo - 26/27 February 2011
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Renee O'Connor, Hudson Leick

MasterAbbott from Capsule Computers sits down with very talented independant film producer, director and actress Renee O'Connor which most of you know for her role as Gabrielle in Xena Warrior Princess. Renee discusses the challenges and what made working on Xena so great. We also discuss the possibilities of voice acting in video games and also what her first video game was and also what Renee enjoys playing now.

Also discussed is Renee up coming film called Beyond the Farthest Star : A twist of fate brings the national spotlight to a forgotten Texas town, and a once famous preacher has an opportunity to regain his former glory or seize one last chance to restore his fractured family.

Special thanks to Renee for taking the time to speak with us and we hope you enjoy the interview.

-- AUSXIP Reporter Barbara Davies

Renee was interviewed for the World News Australia on SBS in Sydney. This amuses me no end - not Renee's interview but the footage of one of my favourite, very serious, newsreaders on Sydney tv from the multicultural station SBS talking about Armageddon! Lee Lin Chin is one of my favourite newsreaders and has been with the station for such a long time. Renee is interviewed and talks about how the fans keep coming back and how the show changed their (our) lives.

Click on the image to view video

-- AUSXIP Reporter: Barbara Davies and MaryD

Reports, pictures and video is coming through from yesterday's Armageddon Expo in Sydney.

Added 7 Photos by MTP_XWP to the AUSXIP Renee O'Connor Convention Gallery.

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VIDEO

Renee & Hudson at Armageddon Sydney – Callisto Yell Posted on: 27th February 2011

I do love it when Hudson does the Callisto Yell. It’s so violent and I bet it’s not easy on Hudson’s voice either to do this yell but she does it so well! Renee and Hudson were at the Armageddon Expo 26 February 2011 in Sydney and they appeared together for the very first time [...]

LINKED IMAGES / REPORTS:

Reports

- Part 1 of a report of Renee and Hudson on Saturday by alicepire on Renee's forum

- Report by Silvertongue - Renee and Hudson on Saturday

Pictures & Video

- Photos and Video by Silvertongue

Downloadable PDF of Sydney Armageddon Expo Event Guide:

Note: This version of the guide still has original 11AM start time for Renee and Hudson. They were on stage together at 10AM.

Also of note when the Renee and Hudson show rolls into Adelaide - they only have 45 minutes for their stage time (the other 15 is going to be eaten up by an eating contest...not between Renee and Hudson but by fans although the Renee and Hudson eating contest would be interesting) :)

-- Reporting by MaryD and Gabsfan

Well it was a typical hot humid day in Sydney to greet Renee and Hudson at the convention! Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend. Here are some the pics coming through:

Many thanks to @sjt_91

I'm sure more will turn up shortly!

As previously reported, Renee and Hudson will be making their first ever appearance together on stage at the Armageddon Expo in Sydney on Saturday 26 Feb 2011. This is the first time both women have been to Sydney for a convention (not sure if they have been here just for fun) and also the first time they have been on stage together..that is going to be interesting. We've seen Renee with Lucy and how she sometimes prompts Lucy with follow up questions..I wonder if she will do that with Hudson or if there is going to be a different dynamic to it all. We will find out tomorrow!

I was driving into work this morning and saw a poster stuck on a pole advertising the expo. Couldn't quite slow down to look if Renee and Hudson's names were there (I would have hit the car in front...can you imagine the conversation with the police as to why I crashed into the guy in front? Sorry but I was trying to look at a convention poster...)

If you haven't grabbed your tickets yet, go to the ARMAGEDDON EXPO site - General admission tickets are $20 ($36 if you want to go both days but Ren and Hudson will be on tomorrow and not Sunday)

The Sunday Times TV Guide has a brief mention of the classic Season 1 episode "Is There A Doctor In the House" - a fan favourite. Xena is currently on air in Australia. It's on Foxtel and also on 7Mate (digital).

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Renee was mentioned in the NYDailyNews.com's gallery, Cheesy '90s TV Stars: Where are they now? The info is a inaccurate in places but it's cool.

Xena: Warrior Princess'

Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle)

Xena's sidekick, the staff-wielding Gabrielle, blossomed from story-telling bard to an acrobatic warrior with the help of her butt-kicking counterpart. Thanks to the ambiguous nature of the duo's relationship, O'Connor would go on to be a cult figure in the lesbian community. Since 'Xena,' the actress has appeared in a slew of shorts and made for TV movies, while also trying her hand at directing and producing.

To see the rest of the gallery

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

Xena & Gabrielle came in at #6 on koldcast.tv's blog, The Sixth Wall's, list of 10 Female Duos Who Made History.

From the description of the characters and the show given, you can tell the knowledge of the show by Caryn K. Hayes, the person who wrote the blog, goes beyond what happened in Seasons One and Two. :)

Xena & Gabrielle are in very good company.

Read the blog | Discuss it on Talking Xena

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

Added three convention themed wallpapers from the 2011 Xena Convention at LAX by Swania

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Creation Entertainment sent out the following email with a message from Renee about the upcoming Awareness Seminars

MESSAGE FROM RENEE O'CONNOR TO XENA FANS WORLDWIDE!

It is our great pleasure to pass along this note from Renee who has been one of the greatest (and nicest) celebrities we've had the pleasure to work with in our 40 year career. We hope many of you take the opportunity to learn more about and attend one of Renee's workshops.

From Renee: I have an incredible passion for bringing forth the deep inner awareness I see in others, and helping people to trust this inner sense, allowing it to be their guide on a moment to moment basis. This coursework is a personal journey I have been on for the past seven years, allowing me to see my desire to activate it even more on a global scale.

April 2-3, 2011
Washington DC Area

April 9-10, 2011
Austin, Texas

May 21-22, 2011
London, England

September 24-25, 2011
Palm Springs, California

October 22-23, 2011
Paris, France

www.iAmAware.info : click here to join us.

Renee has added an Awareness Seminar in Paris, France for October 22-23, 2011. The two day seminar will be in English and French.

Read the details for Renee's 2011 Awareness Seminars here: http://www.iamaware.info/

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

It semes to be the travelling Renee and Hudson show at conventions with Adelaide's turn in March. Armageddon Expo has released their schedule for the guest line up and once again Renee will be on stage with Hudson.

SATURDAY MARCH 5TH
11:30am Hudson Leick and Renee O'Connor panel
See schedule

Renee and Hudson will also be on the main stage together at 11 AM Saturday, February 26th.

See the entire Sydney Armageddon Expo Schedule of Events

Renee + Hudson will also be appearing (not sure if they appear together) at RingCon in Germany in October.

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

KTL sent in another report to add more info about Renee, Lucy and Jacqueline

Con 2011 A little bit more on Lucy and Renee and Jacqueline
by KTL


You know, the problem with writing up these things as quickly as possible after they’re over is that it always happens that after a few days or a week or a month, little bits of the experience resurface in my brain. Or, sometimes friends write me and set me back on track.

I got a note from a bud who said that a number of the questions I said Lucy had been asked by fans had actually been asked by Renee.

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Just posted to the AUSXIP 2011 Xena Convention Image Gallery some GORGEOUS photos of Renee taken by KT Jorgensen. This one to the left is one of my favourites! Just beautiful photos of the birthday girl!

There are 58 photos of Renee

and 28 photos of Renee with drop in guest Lucy

You can check out the entire gallery of all the guests at this years 2011 Xena Convention at LAX

The site has been given some TLC this weekend and the following sections have been redesigned to make it to locate images/articles/videos:

Main Page
- New site design
- New Banner

Credits
- Added link to IMDb Renee Page

Movie Subsite - Deadrise
- Redesigned page

Video
- New site redesign
- New additions easily found with new listings
- ROC Video Channels

Interviews
- Updated / redesigned section
- Added interviews for 2001, 2007 and 2010

Images
- Major site redesign
- Latest Images now being able to be located
- List of last 20 image updates

Press
- Major site redesign
- Listing all new articles now from May 2009 - present
- Archive of articles now available from 1997 - 2008

According to the Schedule of Events posted for the Armageddon Expo in Sydney, Renee O'Connor and Hudson Leick will be on the main stage together at 11 AM Saturday, February 26th.

See the entire Sydney Armageddon Expo Schedule of Events

-- AUSXIP Reporter: Gabsfan

Renee's movie "Deadrise" (Formally known as Fitful) is now available to pre-order from
Amazon.com and set for release on 5 April 2011.

** There is a new link to pre-order Deadrise (formerly Fitful) on Amazon.  The original link now goes to a page which incorrectly says the item is unavailable and it is not known if and when it will be in stock.  The new link goes to the revised product page which (thanks to a correction submitted to Amazon by TXer Ianic) now correctly lists Renee O'Connor as an actor.
 

Paula (Renee O'Connor) is an inspector for the Historic Trust who visits an abandoned ship on a desolate waterfront. She meets up with the self-appointed caretaker, Vigs (Larry Joe Campbell), who had blindly made the application for historical status. Moments after her arrival, her car is disabled and she is far from town and is stuck for the night. Without other options, she takes him up on his offer to spend the night. What follows is a sleepless night of bad dreams and creepy reality.

You can find out more about the movie by going to the AUSXIP Renee O'Connor Fitful subsite

You can discuss the movie with other Renee fans on AUSXIP TX ROC Chat

-- AUSXIP ROC Reporter Gabsfan

From the article, "Gabrielle Carteris Heading to 'The Event' and 5 Other '90s Stars We Want Back on TV," by Chris Harnick on TV Squad.com posted February 10, 2011
 
"Renee O'Connor ('Xena: Warrior Princess')

Oh, Renee. So lovable as Gabrielle, then a few guest roles and SyFy TV movies later she was gone. She displayed great range on 'Xena,' a master of both comedy and drama. Where she should go: 'The Walking Dead.' Throw her in the mix with this group of dirty and desperate zombie fighters. Make sure she has plenty of scenes with Andrea (Laurie Holden). Alternative: 'Parks and Recreation.' Andy's sister, perhaps? "

Read the rest of the article here:  http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/02/10/gabrielle-carteris-the-event-90s-stars/

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

The following was posted on RingCon's official con page

We are delighted to inform you that a further actress from “Xena” will attend RingCon 2011. Renée O’Connor, who has performed Xena’s trusty sidekick Gabrielle in all 134 “Xena”-episodes and numerous “Hercules”-episodes has just now confirmed her appearance at RingCon 2011.

Dates for the convention are 14 to 16 October 2011

Tickets can be bought here

Renee will also be attending the following conventions:

- 2011 Armageddon Convention - 5/6 March 2011 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

- 2011 Armageddon Convention - 26/27 February 2011 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

-- News submitted by Andrea

The following was posted on AUSXIP Talking Xena about the rumours that next year's convention will be the last (heard that rumour every year since Xena ended filming) and when/if the 2011 Xena con was filmed and to be released on DVD:

the post is by thrill of the quill
I spoke with Sharon today (called to order the 2009-2010 Convention DVDs, yay) and I asked her about the "last con" rumor. She said that if and when they decide to have a last con, they will definitely announce it as such so that we can all go out with a bang. Many have mentioned that, and it makes sense to me.

I also asked her if the 2011 con was filmed and she said it was not. Mainly because Renee was showing a number of videos which they would not be able to get clearance for for a DVD release, and of course, Lucy's last minute appearance.

Follow the discussion about this on AUSXIP Talking Xena - Convention News

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

INFINITY MOVIE SPOILERS

I don't usually post a warning of this kind but usually a spoiler warning. I will post Spoiler warnings but not a general warning about a film unless it's overly graphic in nature.

For this post I will post a SPOILER warning, a General Warning and An ANGST warning.

I have read the con reports that this movie was disturbing becuase it deals with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) but I don't think I was prepared for the actual synopsis. I suspect watching this movie with Renee in the same room would be very disturbing indeed because, as fans we love Renee, we love her work and to have her in this movie would be quite emotional. I now fully understand why Renee asked for the children not to be present and for anyone else who didn't wish to see this to leave for the duration of the movie. I will not tell you what happens to her character.

If you want to know there is a synopsis written by a fan who attended the convention and saw the movie. As a writer, words are very powerful to me. Watching this movie after reading about it would sear the images into my brain.

This is the type of movies Renee should make. No matter the material; it's the stuff that makes you FEEL. To THINK. That's what Words Unspoken did, that's what One Weekend a Month did. Not sure if I can handle Infinity. Not sure if I could have handled this at the convention and now I fully understand why some fans were heartsick after watching this.

It's very powerful.

WARNING - don't click on the link if you don't want to read spoilers or the material will upset you...it will upset you in some form, almost guaranteed.

Click here to read Synopsis

.. AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan and MaryD

A revised trailer for Renee's feature film, Deadrise (formerly Fitful), which corrects a spelling error in the original is now on YouTube and has also been added to AUSXIP Renee O'Connor Video Channel: The original Deadrise trailer is no longer online.

An inspector (Renee O’Connor – Xena: Warrior Princess) for the Historic Trust visits an abandoned ship on a desolate waterfront. Paula meets up with the self-apppointed caretaker Vigs (Larry Joe Campbell – Wedding Crashers, According to Jim) who blindly made the application for historical status. Moments after her arrival, Paula’s car is disabled and she is far from town and is stuck for the night. Without any particular option, Paula accepts Vigs’ offer to spend the night on the once proud steamship. What follows is a sleepless night of bad dreams and creepy reality

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

As reported on 22 January 2011 - Xena Returning to Australian TV in February 2011, Xena fans can also catch our dynamic duo on Foxtel's SciFi Channel starting with Season 1!

Tomorrow we have Chariots of War on SciFi and The Titans on 7Mate!

New Zealand-filmed Xena: Warrior Princess is the highly successful spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. In the original show, Xena (Lucy Lawless) is a fierce and formidable villainess, the leader of a vast army bent on destruction and devastation, but she casts off her evil ways and devotes the rest of her life to making amends to her victims and protecting the innocent - a task complicated by the many enemies who neither forgave nor forgot.

Xena’s constant companion is the young and beautiful Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), an aspiring "bard", eager to experience adventure first-hand, but who ultimately becomes Xena's devoted friend and confidant.

And what adventures they have! Xena and Gabrielle journey through Greece, Italy, Scandanavia, Africa, India, and China, with side trips to the Underworld, even to the future, in which the two heroines find themselves in reincarnated form.

Plenty of tongue in cheek humour and messing about with history sees spoofs on beauty contests, spaghetti Westerns, Danny Kaye films, theme parks, pro wrestling, Broadway musicals, and even Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

For mythological mayhem, Xena is the place to be!

Leila sent in some gorgeous Renee and Lucy photos and Renee by herself from the 2011 Xena Convention. A few days ago I posted a pic of Lucy looking adoringly at Renee. Now it's time for the other side - Renee is obviously VERY happy to see Lucy - love that ROC smile!

Click here to view this pic larger

Click here to view all the Renee and Lucy photos

Click here to view Leila's Renee photos

Renee has announced the dates and locations for 4 two-day Awareness Training Seminars in 2011:

- Washington, DC, April 2-3, 2011
- Austin, Texas,, April 9-10, 2011
- London, England, May 21-22, 2011
- Palm Springs, California, September 24-25, 2011

Seating is limited for all seminars.

For all the details, go to: http://www.iamaware.info/

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

Renee is coming down under! I believe this will be Renee's first convention appearance/s in Australia which is rather special. It's going to be mega special for all those fans who haven't been able to attend the Official Xena Conventions to see Renee. Fans will also be able to get autographs.

Renee will be in Sydney at the giant Dome at 1 Showground Road, Sydney Olympic Park (there are trains that head that way making it easy to get there) on 26/27 Feb. VIP and standard tickets (which are very reasonable) are now available to order.

Renee will also be in the City of Churches, Adelaide on 5/6 March

Renee's Bio on the Armageddon Page

Sydney expo general details

February 26th/27th 2011
Doors open 9am to 6pm both days
The Dome, Olympic Park, Sydney Showground

General event are on sale through TICKETEK

Adult 1 day pass - $20.00
Adult 2 day pass - $36.00
Child (age 5-12) 1 day pass - $10.00
Child (Age 5-12) 2 day pass - $7.00
Presale tickets include an additional $1.50 booking fee. Transaction fees apply to presale tickets as well.
Child (5-12) entry is FREE with a full paying adult.
child aged 5 and under is FREE
Adult 1 day pass - $20.00
Adult 2 day pass - $36.00
Child (age 5-12) 1 day pass - $10.00
Child (Age 5-12) 2 day pass - $7.00
Presale tickets include an additional $1.50 booking fee. Transaction fees apply to presale tickets as well.
Child (5-12) entry is FREE with a full paying adult.
child aged 5 and under is FREE

VIP tickets are on sale here

Adelaide expo general details
March 5/6th 2011
Doors open 9am to 6pm both days

Adelaide Showground's
Tickets are NOW on sale through TICKETEK

Adult 1 day pass - $20.00
Adult 2 day pass - $36.00
Child (age 5-12) 1 day pass - $10.00
Child (Age 5-12) 2 day pass - $7.00
Presale tickets include an additional $1.50 booking fee. Transaction fees apply to presale tickets as well.
Child (5-12) entry is FREE with a full paying adult.
child aged 5 and under is FREE
Adult 1 day pass - $20.00
Adult 2 day pass - $36.00
Child (age 5-12) 1 day pass - $10.00
Child (Age 5-12) 2 day pass - $7.00
Presale tickets include an additional $1.50 booking fee. Transaction fees apply to presale tickets as well.
Child (5-12) entry is FREE with a full paying adult.
child aged 5 and under is FREE

VIP tickets are on sale here

-- Barbara Davies & MaryD

The photos are starting to come through and here are some absolutely gorgeous photos of Renee by LindaB-VT.

Added 34 photos to the AUSXIP 2011 Xena Convention Image Gallery

ARK received 4-1/2 out of 5 Stars in a review by John J. Joex of Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy dated February 3, 2011.

"Ark was made on a rather hefty budget (for a web series) of around $50k and is quite an impressive production for this format."

"The acting is quite good, though (....) Connie is also way to (sic) bad-ass for a third grade teacher, but as the series progresses we get the suggestion she may be more than she seems."

"In any case, this is a great web series for those new to the format because of its near professional production values. And it’s also a great story that any Science Fiction fan should enjoy."

Read the full review

*the image of Renee from ARK is courtesy of ROCNET.US

-- AUSXIP Reporter: Gabsfan

An inspector (Renee O'Connor - Xena: Warrior Princess) for the Historic Trust visits an abandoned ship on a desolate waterfront. Paula meets up with the self-apppointed caretaker Vigs (Larry Joe Campbell - Wedding Crashers, According to Jim) who blindly made the application for historical status. Moments after her arrival, Paula's car is disabled and she is far from

town and is stuck for the night. Without any particular option, Paula accepts Vigs' offer to spend the night on the once proud steamship. What follows is a sleepless night of bad dreams and creepy reality.

Renee has a new Feature Video on the public home page of her Official website.

The short video is a greeting for the new year and an announcement about some changes she wants to try for her Video Channel.

Click here to view

-- AUSXIP Reporter Gabsfan

Renee's February Video Channel content is now online at http://www.reneeoconnor.net. It includes:

- 5 Ways To... Control Your Anxiety: Absolutely hilarious video, kind of like a live action Toy Story. And best of all, Renee is wearing her classic, iconic Season 3 BGSB costume! (the picture on the left is NOT from the video channel...it's just a Season 3 episode still from The Dirty Half Dozen) She's even wearing her hair in the Gabrielle style. You'd never think it was 12 years later. Anyone who doesn't think she can still play Gabrielle in a new Xena movie, needs to have their eyes examined.

- ROC That Spot: An interesting visit to Threadgill's, a world famous restaurant owned by her step dad and mom, in Austin, Texas.

- Talking With.. : An interview with Katherine Fugate

And More! Go to Renee's Official Site and subscribe. It's only $9.99 per month.

Chat about the ROC February Video on AUSXIP TX ROC Chat

-- AUSXIP Reporter: Gabsfan

2011 Xena Con has come to a close and everyone is going home or has gone home (except for those poor souls who are once again trapped by the biggest snow storm ever...geez mother nature isn't happy lately).

KTL is back home and has sent in two reports (more to follow) and these two reports are about Renee and that special guest of hers that popped up at the end.

- Day 3 - Surprise Surprise by KTL (Lucy & Renee)
- Day 3 - Renee O'Connor by KTL

You can also catch up with all the photos and other media on the AUSXIP 2011 Xena Con Page!

2011 Xena Convention Photos by Lori Boyles
Lori has returned from the 2011 Xena Convention and brings back pics! These are fantastic photos but one photo really made me smile was this one of Lucy looking at Renee - it's just so damn cute!



Sunday Guests:
- Renee
- Lucy
- Lucy and Renee

You can see more photos from the convention here