X-Men series
: The films include X-Men
(2000), X2: X-Men United
(2003), X-Men: The Last Stand
(2006). X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-men: First Class
(2011), and there’s more to follow. I didn’t read the comic, but I did catch the Saturday morning cartoon, and the movies were even better. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine was awesome and scrummy all at once.Xanadu
(1980): Slightly cheesy even in its time, but I enjoyed the magic and the music.TV
Xena: Warrior Princess
(1995-2001): I love stories with strong women in the lead so Xena appealed.GAMES
Xbox
: my game console of choice. It’s great to away from the computer.What are some other shows or stories you like that depict strong women?
#AtoZChallenge
by Anne Rice (1985): Before Stephenie Meyer, Anne Rice dominated the vampire novels. This is book 2 of the Vampire Chronicles, which follows after 
. Ignore the movie.
(1983) and the 
(2009): Both versions were different from each other, yet enjoyable. The newer one didn’t quite capture the fear element. Maybe the big hair and massive shoulder pads made the original so scary.
by Terry Pratchett (1989): A kid’s series, called The Bromeliad, that's so worth reading as an adult. Wonderful. Truly wonderful. 
by Robin Hobb (2001-03): Once I got past the fact it was written in first person, a style I didn’t like at the time for fantasy novels, I thoroughly enjoyed this series. Consisting of 
, 
, and 
, this trilogy continues the life of FitzChivalry Farseer from 
(1995-97).
by Stephenie Meyer (2005): Many people, in particular writers and editors, gave this book a hard time, but I was able to switch off my inner editor and thoroughly enjoyed the whole series. Sometimes it's not about the writing, it's about the story.
(1982): The thought of getting sucked into your favourite computer game? Sheer genius (at the time). The stylizing of the imagery was challenging, but I loved it. I also love the new animated Disney version of 
which looks like it has combined 3D animation and vector graphics. Artistically beautiful and when I watch it, I want to pull out my art again.
(1959-64): I have to say, the black and white reruns from the original series were truly the best.
(1984); 
(1991); 
(1981), yes another time travel story; 
(1982), this is a remake of a 1951 film and is far better than the newer 2011 remake of the remake; 
(1997); 
(1965-66), because the reruns used to freak me out as a kid but my brother loved them. Who wouldn’t be freaked out by dancing puppets?
by Susan Cooper (1965-77): A brilliant kids book. This is the fifth and final in a truly fabulous series called 
. It’s set in Britain, about the struggle between Light and Dark. When I first read the series, I read it out of order, with 
by Terry Brooks (1977): Classic fantasy that was lots of fun to read. Apparently it took the author seven years to write.
(1966-69): I have to say that the original Star Trek is my favourite. There’s something about the dynamics between Kirk, Spock and Bones, and I loved the themes they explored, which were particularly challenging considering the time the series was made. (
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(1989): a pen and paper roll playing game (RPG), similar to Dungeons and Dragons, only better. It had elements of both scifi and fantasy and was loads of geeky fun.
( 1996): This is the sequel to 
. Beautiful graphics and immersive story and great puzzles to solve.
by Ernest Cline (2011):
(1988-99):
(1996): 
(1989-1993) This is a time travel series with a difference and a heart. This lasted five seasons and was brilliant to the end. I wish they made more.