Hercules: The Legendary Journeys/Trivia: Difference between revisions

* [[The Other Darrin]]: Around four different actors played Zeus. Possibly [[The Nth Doctor]], considering he's a god and can change forms.

** Nemesis was played by at least three different actresses - the last of which after she was [[Brought Down to Normal]].

* [[Romance on the Set]]: Kevin Sorbo met his future wife Sam Jenkins during the filming of "Prince Hercules".

* [[Throw It In]]: During script readings, the writers and producers were very open to suggestions from Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst and main guest actors. This extended to during filming, such as the [[The Sound of Music|"Doe, a deer, a female deer"]] exchange in "Encounter".

** Originally, the script for "Unchained Heart" would've seen Xena die in a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] where [[Redemption Equals Death]]. However, Herc's companion series at the time (''Vanishing Son'') was being cancelled and the studio wanted a replacement. The fact that production took a liking to the character didn't hurt, either.

** [[Weird Science|Vanessa Angel]] was originally cast as Xena, but she got sick and was unable to fly out for filming. Melinda Clarke (who would play Velasca on the spin-off) was also in the running at one point.

** Early into the fourth season, Kevin Sorbo suffered some health issues. To accommodate him, the writers put more focus on Iolaus, produced "Men In Pink" (an Autolycus/Salmoneus episode), utilized Autolycus more and produced three additional Young Hercules episodes. Sorbo actually appeared in all but "Men In Pink" during this period, but his screentime was reduced from its usual length - only increasing the more he recovered.

** During a [[Crossover]] with ''Xena'', Michael Hurst broke his arm while filming a fight scene. Iolaus' arm was subsequently injured in "Cast A Giant Shadow" and was seen in a cast for a couple episodes.

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