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   From: weberm@polaris.net   
      
   ws21@cornel.edu wrote:   
   >On 7/20/15 6:30 PM, A Friend wrote:   
   >> In article <45ea5b21-e075-4608-a307-63e4b3345db6@googlegroups.com>,   
   >> David  wrote:   
      
   >>> Sources say the new Xena would have to have the charisma and charm of   
   Lawless   
   >>> and the smarts of The Hunger Games' Katniss as producers are said to be   
   >>> looking for a sophisticated and smart superhero for a new generation.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> This is another indication that everybody is *desperate* to jump on the   
   >> superhero bandwagon, and now they're raiding their back catalogues to   
   >> see who might be "reimagined" as one.   
   >>   
   >> I wonder if William Daniels still fits into his long underwear.   
   >   
   >For that job I'd nominate Thomas Lennon.   
      
   Oooh, good call!   
      
   >Meanwhile, calling Xena a "superhero" is a bit of a stretch. Just a very   
   >capable normal human. Term gets bandied about too much.  Oliver Queen   
   >and Bruce Wayne aren't "superheroes" just because they wear masks.   
   >A lot of idiots who have been roaming urban streets in costumes are   
   >being called that too.   
      
   While I wouldn't call Xena a "superheroine", I seem to recall she was a   
   demigawd, possibly the daughter of Ares.   
      
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