![]() ![]() His happy-go-lucky attitude makes him a popular guy, especially among the ladies, but Iolaus has had more than his fair share of tragedy. A former thief, Iolaus has long since repented his unlawful ways and is now a permanent force for good. Iolaus has been Hercules' best friend for many years ever since they met at Cheiron's academy. Hercules is played by American actor Kevin Sorbo. Despite the many tragedies that have befallen him, not least of which both of his wives being killed, Hercules continued to be a force of good in the world. Most notably, Hera, Queen of the Gods and the wife of Zeus, she despises Hercules because he is a testament to Zeus' infidelity and has tried to destroy Hercules and his loved ones at every opportunity. Despite this, there are many who wish him dead. His father was never really there for him and Hercules looked on the centaur Ceridan, who was his master at the academy as a father figure. The son of Zeus, King of the Gods and the mortal woman Alcmene, Hercules uses his divine strength in the aid of all people. Both shows, although produced in New Zealand using mostly local actors who strove for American accents, were syndicated worldwide. The show had a successful spin-off, Xena: Warrior Princess, with which it shared recurring characters such as Ares, Autolycus, aforementioned Salmoneus, Aphrodite and Callisto. Hercules, for his own part, is always there for Zeus when his father needs him, and in the end, Hercules reconciles with his father and buries whatever issues he has with the father he has come to understand and love. Zeus makes several appearances on the show, even saving his son's life and restoring his superhuman strength on one occasion when he needs it the most. Indeed, Hercules is often referred to as the favorite son of Zeus. Although Zeus, Hercules' father, is frequently cited by Hercules as a neglectful father, Zeus' love for Hercules is well-documented in the show. Towards the end of the series Ares is himself replaced by the evil god, Dahak, who is the main villain in the show's fifth season and sets off a story arc that has Hercules traveling to Sumeria, Norseland and Éire. As the series progressed, a wider range of enemies was used notably, the malicious Ares, god of war, replaced Hera as the show's primary antagonist. In the earlier episodes, as mentioned in the show's opening title, Hercules' main nemesis is his evil stepmother Hera, who seeks to destroy Hercules using various monsters, because he is a reminder of her husband Zeus' infidelity. Typical plot lines involve Hercules and Iolaus, or Salmoneus, saving rustic villagers from monsters, evil warlords or the often selfish whims of the gods. Robert Trebor often rotates with Iolaus as Hercules' other sidekick, Salmoneus. The show stars Kevin Sorbo as Hercules and regularly features Michael Hurst as his sidekick Iolaus. Although set in ancient Greece, the show also has a mixture of Oriental, Egyptian and Medieval elements in various episodes. The series is set in a fantasy version of ancient Greece not precisely located in historical time. It ran for six seasons, producing action figures and other memorabilia as it became one of the highest rated syndicated shows in television history. Stewart, the series is a Spin-off from the TV movies series aired in 1994, Hercules and the Amazon Women, Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, Hercules and the Circle of Fire, Hercules in the Underworld, and Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur, the last of which served mostly as a clip show of the previous movies as a lead up to the series, was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Hercules. The series was created in 1995 by writer-producers Christian Willians under his production tag, Pacific Renaissance Pictures LTD with later co-executive producers being Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, John Schulian and R. ![]() It aired from Januuntil November 22 1999. ![]() Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is an American cult television series. M.Lua error in a at line 80: module 'Module:Television infoboxes disambiguation check' not found. His faith in humanity was always inspiring and impressive (and sometimes cheesy as well) He was powerful, kind, brave, inspiring, traumatised due to his tragic past but optimistic at the same time. He conveyed everything Hercules should be (that coming from a Greek like me). They hardly could have casted a better man for the lead than Kevin Sorbo. That does not mean though that the show didn't have serious and dark chapters, like "Faith" and "Be Deviled" ![]() S.Raimi (a favourite of mine) and R.Tapert created something unique and vintage hereĬompared to his much more dark counterpart, "Xena" (my favourite of the two), "Hercules" was much more bright, light and simplistic. "Hercules" was a very entertaining and adventurous show for it's time and groundbreaking for its home, New Zealand ![]()
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