Rob Tapert
He was sultry and sexy. Yet he could be self-deprecating. In a moment, he could go from threatening to funny and be totally believable. Kevin was like a fine wine that finally found the proper time to open the bottle.
Farewell to Xena
At the end of June, Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Rob Tapert and R.J. Stewart gathered at Beverly Hills' Museum of Television and Radio in Los Angeles to watch A Friend in Need and give an exclusive talk on the show's final episode.
The World’s A Stage: Revelations
In mid-March, on-set reporter Kate Barker stepped onto the Xena soundstage for the final time to watch the historic filming of the last episode, A Friend in Need…
Femmes, Family and Fate
In the second part of our exclusive interview with Rob Tapert, Xena's executive producer looks to the future of the show and Renaissance Pictures' other projects.
Adventures in the Fantasy Trade
Xena Executive Producer Rob Tapert talks about gods, babies and life with the Warrior Princess.
Who Would I Be Without You?
K. Stoddard Hayes explores the intense and ambiguous relationship between Xena and Gabrielle.
The Making of Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire
Kate Barker brings you an exclusive behind-the-scenes report on Xena’s season five’s musical extravaganza, Lyre, Lyre, Hearts On Fire…
All The World’s A Stage: Punch Lines
Clip shows often contain a comic premise to tie all the flashbacks together and Punch Lines is no exception.
Redemption Songs
Telling tales is Xena Executive Producer Rob Tapert’s trade, and it’s one he takes very seriously. As Eddie Summers found out, this is a man who is quite literally married to his job.
Muck Raking: Rob Tapert
Rob Tapert, Executive Producer of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess and husband to Lucy Lawless, submits himself to our revealing questionnaire.
Bitter Suite: The Making of a Musical
Certainly the most ambitious and anticipated Xena episode, “The Bitter Suite,” was broadcast the week of February 2, 1998, earning impressive ratings and wide-spread critical acclaim.
Here Comes Trouble!
How Hudson Leick created the volatile Warrior Queen Callisto out of her own fear and fury.
Xena’s Destiny: Warrior at the Crossroads
Expect some startling new directions for the Warrior Princess and her maturing sidekick as Year Three unfolds.
The Bitter Suite and All That Jazz
A recipe for disaster and hilarious outtakes - order up one very hot day, the smallest of studios, toss in an afternoon barbecue and just a pinch of late-night revelry.
The Genesis of Xena
And then in September 1995, there was Xena: Warrior Princess. From the start this was something very different. A female warrior.