THIS WEEK IN THE XENA NEWS....


TWXN #16


07/26/96





Hey! This will be the last one for AT LEAST THREE WEEKS, so enjoy


it!  





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[Tentative 325d] 


   DAILY VARIETY. Thursday. 6267 words. "TV and Cable Production


Chart"


   COMMENTARY: Production chart for LA area: HTLJ and XWP. Same


info as XMR325a. It great to know our favorite show is still in


production!!!








[Tentative 337] 07-22-96


   ELECTRONIC MEDIA. Page 12. 934 words. "New Media; fans Pay


Homage on the Web" By Patricia Riedman.


   COMMENTARY: Passing mention of XWP in an article devoted to


the phenomenon of cult TV fan websites. XWP is placed at ninth


out of ten for most amount of web pages devoted to it found on


Yahoo. The ranking is as follows: Star Trek; Dr. Who; X-Files;


Mystery Science Theater 3000; Monty Python's Flying Circus;


Seinfeld; The Simpsons; Forever Knight; Xena: Warrior Princess;


and My So-Called Life.








[Tentative 338c] 07-23-96


   THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. 286 words. "Action: 'Hercules,'


'Xena'" By Scott Hettrick


   COMMENTARY: More on the USA purchase of the off-syndication


rights to HTLJ and XWP. This article mentions that USA Networks


is co-owned by MCA Inc! A little incest, it looks like!








[Tentative 338d] 07-24-96


   THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER. Wednesday. Page B7. 734 words.


"Bill Cosby blasts language in a show on his network" From The


Pittsburgh Post-gazette.


   COMMENTARY: San Francisco reprints the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


blurb about the USA Network acquisition of the off-syndication


rights of XWP.








[Tentative 338e] 07-25-96


   ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. Thursday. Page 38. 365 words. "Tube


Talk" From wire services.


   COMMENTARY: More on USA Network deal. Reminded the reader that


XWP and HTLJ often beat Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the


ratings.








[Tentative 339] 07-25-96


   THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. 670 words. "Market sky-high with


sci-fi. New wave of shows seen as alternative to reality


programs" By Steve Brennan 


   COMMENTARY: XWP mentioned in passing when announced that All


American Productions are planning on releasing a HTLJ/XWP clone


called "Sinbad".








Well, it's not the most exciting issue to close with, but heck, I


don't make the news...I only report it.





Have a nice month -- I plan too!!!





Kym