MaidOfKandar said:Ohhh this is going to be painful.
They're mostly trying to (belatedly) cash in on the Hunger Games. But they seem to have no idea that the point of Xena is camp.
Well... It was camp, certainly, but it also did gut-wrenching drama and dealt with some dark and serious issues. Of course, it often did so while being ludicrously camp or sometimes just plain dumb.
It was a one-off and I think it's going to be very, very difficult to reboot effectively.
That said, Raimi and Tapert are involved and it's clear from the new writer's Twitter that he knows he's dealing with a beloved show which he needs to show proper respect to. I'm cautiously optimistic. Hopefully we'll at least get a handover with the original cast.