I’ve been in exactly the same makeup for six years. One of the crew wandered over with a Polaroid camera between takes, and Sorbo cracked up. Starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and Michael Hurst as Iolaus, it was produced from January 16, 1995, to November 22, 1999. Maybe, Sorbo admitted, he is a little tired and “ready for some semblance of a life.” HerculesKevin Sorbo's fresh, hip and good-natured spin on the legendary hero carried this witty, adventure-filled action drama to high critical acclaim. Tongue-in-cheek derring-do about the mythical strongman and his quest to battle evil while avenging the death of his wife and children. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is an American television series filmed in New Zealand, based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles (Hercules was his Roman analogue). He’d been gashed on the head with a real metal sword, and had injured his neck twice shooting three fights an episode. He’d been working 14-hour days bare-chested and in 12-pound leather pants for 5 1/2 years. The unique, stylized reimagining of the classic hero captured fans imaginations from 1995 to 1999, and spawned the iconic TV series from the same era, Xena: Warrior Princess. Directed by Doug Lefler COMPANY About Us. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a special piece of TV history. Starring Kevin Sorbo Michael Hurst Kevin Smith Robert Trebor. Hercules drops his vengeful quest in order to aid a village enthralled by a snake-woman. “I have a weird, surreal feeling already,” Sorbo said in late July on the ‘Hercules” set. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys S01:E01 - The Wrong Path. The issues, classic: reparation, redemption and retirement. Half-brother Hercules deals with the usual stuff of mythology: dysfunctional families, absent dads, vengeful stepmoms, child-custody battles, Titan bullies released from the Abyss of Tartarus. The series’ conclusion, “Full Circle,” is a family reunion featuring Zeus, Hera and the ever-petulant god of war, Ares. And please, heavy on the special effects. Both promise the same formula of campy, contemporary sensibility applied to an unaccustomed scenario that Renaissance invented with “Hercules,” in which Hong Kong action flick meets post-modern ancient Greece on the lush, antipodean landscape. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series that was filmed in New Zealand and the United States, starring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules. Beyond utilizing real-world historical figures, Xena: Warrior Princess also began to utilize mythology from outside the era of Classical Greece.Hercules: The Legendary Journeys followed suit, with both series going on to tackle Norse mythology, bringing characters like Odin and Thor into play. Repeat episodes will run into January, when a package of two half-hour action shows now in production in New Zealand will replace it. “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” produced by Renaissance Pictures and starring Sorbo as the guy-god Herc, airs its series finale today at 2 p.m. So many gods, so little time, so many benign anachronistic liberties. After 111 episodes, his TV show is ending. The man who rails weekly about petty, cruel gods plaguing people’s lives was feeling weak, but not from a Herculean labor or an Aegean feat or even a piece of bad dialogue. The man with the strength of 10 was feeling “lightheaded,” he said.
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