In a time of ancient gods, ruthless warlords and capricious kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess forged in the heat of battle. Together with her sidekick Gabrielle in tow, Xena battles barbarians, overcomes oppressors and defeats demigods to protect the innocent and fight for peace in ancient Greece. Combining the series' trademark humor and dark mythological drama with Lucy Lawless's fiery and sexy persona, Xena: Warrior Princess completely redefined the role of the female action hero on television.

Xena: Warrior Princess began as a spin-off of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, premiering as a series in 1995. In its first season, the adventures of this formidable female fighter became the most popular new syndicated series on television, with ratings that exceeded even those of Baywatch. Nominated for six Emmy Awards, the series was honored for Outstanding Music Composition in 2000. During its original run of six seasons, Xena aired over 130 episodes, and with its stablemate Hercules, built a fiercely loyal cult following with legions of devoted fans that spawned nearly 1,500 web sites, hundreds of individually licensed properties and conventions around the world.

Among fans of Xena: Warrior Princess, Season Three of the series is regarded as a pinnacle in the six-year fantasy action epic about the legendary adventures of the beautiful and powerful heroine portrayed by Lucy Lawless. Anchor Bay Entertainment will debut the must-have Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Three DVD collection on February 10, 2004 featuring the complete season of 22 original episodes digitally re-mastered in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound, plus over nine hours of new supplemental materials exclusive to the DVD release.

The nine-disc boxed set of Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Three contains the exciting "complete and uncut" third season from the Emmy AwardŽ-winning series, highlighted by the fan-favorite episodes Maternal Instincts, The Debt and Bitter Suite, as the third year of the cult-classic fantasy series rolls out to reveal the mystery of Gabrielle's unborn child.

The Season Three DVD release also includes more new bonus features than any of the previous Xena DVD collections from Anchor Bay, with over nine hours of action-packed extra programming, including:
Vast library of never-before-seen footage including deleted, alternate and recently discovered scenes
Cast and Crew Interviews including actors Lucy Lawless, Hudson Leick, Renee O'Connor and Ted Raimi; creator/executive producer Robert G. Tapert; executive producer/writers R.J. Stewart and Steven L. Sears; cinematographer Donald Duncan; set designer Robert Gillies; director Oley Sassone
Video & Audio Commentaries from Lucy Lawless, Hudson Leick, Renee O'Connor, Ted Raimi, Steven L. Sears, R.J. Stewart and Robert Tapert and producer Elizabeth Friedman
Special 30-minute Retrospective Featurette on the acclaimed episode "Sacrifice - Part I & II"
Blooper Reel
Photo Gallery - Official Xena photographers shooting on set and on location created this spectacular gallery of action and portrait shots of favorite Xena characters, beasts and demons

CD-ROM features including:
Actor, Director and Writer Biographies
Series Trivia
Xena Chronicles: An interactive guidebook to all the characters of Xena with video clips, biographies, and photos.
Interactive Games: Test your mettle in Xena's world with these fun and challenging digital games.
Extensive Original Production Designs and Sketches
Director's Notes and Storyboards

Here are some multimedia excerpts:
Lucy Lawless laughs about leather
Renee O'Connor on her naked body doubles
Renee O'Connor on "Forget Me Not"
Ted Raimi on getting the screen time he deserves

For more information, visit the Official XENA Store.

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Thanks to everyone who entered our Xena: Warrior Princess contest. All the DVDs (Region 1) have been won and the contest is now closed. A complete list of winners has been posted elsewhere or contact us at editor@sfsite.com.

For those interested, the answers to the questions are:
Tara intends to replace Gabrielle as Xena's sidekick. In what series did the actress who plays Tara have a leading role? Roswell
Who appeared in Arnold Schwarzenegger's directing debut? Renee O`Connor
Who is Leah? Leah is the high priestess of the local temple of Hestian Virgins.

Small Print:
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