Starring: Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst
Question: This question applies to both this show and Xena: Warrior Princess. Why do some of the episodes take place in modern times?
Answer: Most shows do flashbacks to show how things begin or what circumstances brought them to their current predicament. The modern episodes was to show how their legacies live on. Hercules changing his name to Kevin Sorbo and starring in a series about himself or Xena, her soul being reborn to continue her fight against evil.
Pride Comes Before a Brawl - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: When Hercules and Nemesis are in the boat discussing her assignment, the shoreline behind Hercules doesn't move behind him as they speak (so the boat is lying still). But whenever the camera cuts to Nemesis, you see the background slowly moving away (so the boat is moving).
Autolycus: Gadzooks, if I were a woman I'd kiss myself.
Trivia: The Widow Twanky was portrayed by Michael Hurst although he would be credited as Edith Sidebottom.
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Answer: Because most Americans are more familiar with the name Hercules. The show, as I recall, wasn't exactly true to the original Greek mythology anyway.
Brian Katcher