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Commentary

Xena: Warrior Princess, 'To Helicon and Back' (2001)  "As Michael often does, he brought nobility to all the performers and protected all the characters."  (Rob Tapert, Executive Producer, commenting on Xena season 6 dvd's)

Xena: Warrior Princess, 'Who's Gurkhan?' (2000)  "If I couldn't direct 'Gurkhan,' Michael was the best choice.  And once I saw the episode, he was actually even a better choice.  . . . Once again, Michael elevated . . . all the characters' motivations and raised them a level"  (Rob Tapert, Executive Producer, commenting on Xena season 6 dvd's)

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, 'One Fowl Day' (1998)  " . . . Michael Hurst is a man bursting at the seams - the more responsibility he has, the more he relishes the opportunity.  He's an exuberant actor and a very ambitious director.  Combine these qualities with a difficult script, and the results were positively over-the-top . . . "  (Bruce Campbell, If Chins Could Kill:  Confessions of a B-Movie Actor)

 
2010 Legend of the Seeker (series), Disney/ABC Studios; episodes:
2.21
2.17 "Vengeance"
   
2009

Spartacus:  Blood and Sand (series), Starz Productions; episodes:
1.13 "Kill Them All" (splinter unit)
1.12 "Revelations"
1.09 "Whore"
1.05 "Shadow Games"

Legend of the Seeker (series), Disney/ABC Studios; episodes:
2.12 "Hunger"
2.02 "Baneling"
1.22 "Reckoning"

   
2008

Legend of the Seeker (series), Disney/ABC Studios; episodes:
1.08 "Denna"
1.10 "Sacrifice"

   
2002 Showstoppers (series), Jump Productions Limited; episode:
finale (director of the variety show)
   
2001

Love Mussel, Frame Up Films (television movie)

Xena: Warrior Princess (series), Renaissance Pictures; episode:
6.15
"To Helicon and Back"

   
2000

Xena: Warrior Princess (series), Renaissance Pictures; episodes:
6.04 "Who’s Gurkhan?"
5.18 "Antony and Cleopatra"
5.16 "Life Blood" (Amazon High segments)

Jack of All Trades (series), Renaissance Pictures; episodes:
2.04 "The Morning After"
2.06 "One Two Three, Give Me Lady Liberty"

   
1999 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (series), Renaissance Pictures; episode:
5.15 "Greece is Burning"
   
1998

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (series), Renaissance Pictures; episodes:
5.07 "Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge"
5.01 "Faith"
4.17 "One Fowl Day"

Xena: Warrior Princess (series), Renaissance Pictures; episode:
4.06 "A Tale of Two Muses"

   
1997

Amazon High, Renaissance Pictures (2 hour movie)

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (series), Renaissance Pictures; episode:
4.08 ". . . And Fancy Free"

Xena: Warrior Princess (series), Renaissance Pictures; episode:
2.15 "A Day in the Life"

   
1996

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (series), Renaissance Pictures; episode:
3.01 "Mercenary"