Cult following of swords and sorcery show.X ENA ENA Ecole Nationale d'Administration (French) ENA Emergency Nurses Association ENA Energy Networks Association (Australia) ENA Ethiopian News Agency ENA Energetic Neutral Atom , the statuesque stat·u·esque adj. Suggestive of a statue, as in proportion, grace, or dignity; stately. stat  u·esque Warrior Princess, has become
television's first gay superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. . Xena and stunning sidekick Gabrielle have been revealed as more than just good friends. The two girls are having a high time in the hit swords and sorcery sorcery: see incantation; magic; spell; witchcraft. Sorcery Sorrow (See GRIEF.) sorcerer’s apprentice finds a spell that makes objects do the cleanup work. [Fr. series, Xena Warrior Princess currently on Sky One and Channel 5, says Gabrielle's alter-ego Renee O'Connor. Blonde Renee, 27, has let the show right out of the closet. She says there was a decision made when the show premiered in 1995 to fill it with obvious lesbian overtones. They included Xena, played by New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. actress Lucy Lawless, smooching with Gabrielle, Gabrielle asking Xena to join her in the bath and the pair "exchanging meaningful looks". Renee, who lives in Auckland, New Zealand - where the show is filmed - explained: "There was a time when we played with the idea of Xena and Gabrielle being more than just good friends. "But now their on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. friendship has become so profound." The gay overtones of the show have made Xena: Warrior Princess cult viewing among the lesbian community. Gay bars around America even hold raucous Xena viewing nights. They will be delighted with Renee's hint there may be more bath-tub frolics. She said darkly: "Never say never on this show!" Supervising producer Steve Sears says: "Xena and Gabrielle definitely have a love for each other. It's up to the audience to determine what that love is." But producer Liz Friedman is a little more forthcoming. She declares: "I don't have any interest in saying Xena and Gabrielle are heterosexuals." |
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