THIS WEEK IN XENA NEWS.... TWXN 35 10/14/96 Brought to you by Xena: Media Review (XMR): http://www.teleport.com/~gater/IAXS/IAXS.html XMR is a periodic annotated world press review of reports regarding the internationally syndicated television show XENA: Warrior Princess (1995 - ) and the castmembers, Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor. For a free e-mail subscription send "subscribe XMR" to ktaborn@lightspeed.net. Excerpts from the following cites will appear in future issues of XMR. EDITOR'S NOTE: I am continuing with reprint accident coverage due to the timeliness of the news. I have had to put XMR #18 on the back burner while I work on Whoosh #2 (to be released 10/17/96) and RIF (to be released 10/16/96). However, it is about 85% done, so it may be appearing in an e-mail box near you soon. [ d] 10-11-96 THE TORONTO SUN. Friday. Page 63. 146 words. "Warrior Princess Felled. Horse Throws Xena Star Lucy Lawless" By Claire Bickley COMMENTARY: REPRINT: A spooked horse has done what vengeful warlords and meddlesome Gods failed to do - toppled TV action-adventure heroine Xena: Warrior Princess. Actress Lucy Lawless is recuperating after fracturing her pelvis in Los Angeles Tuesday while preparing a stunt for a The Tonight Show appearance. A spokesperson for MCA Television, producers of the popular syndicated fantasy series, said Lawless was in the parking lot of NBC's Burbank studios when her horse fell. It will be about eight weeks before she can return to work on the show's New Zealand set. Enough episodes are completed to run until early December when the show was scheduled to go into reruns. A storyline about Xena going missing has been quickly written to cover Lawless' absence from the first three January episodes. Xena, which airs locally on Global and CKVR, began its second season last week. [ e] 10-11-96 REUTERS NORTH AMERICAN WIRE. Friday. 986 words. "Reuters/Variety Entertainment Summary" COMMENTARY: EXCERPT: ...'Xena' Star Injured In Accident The star of "Xena: Warrior Princess" is in stable condition after a fall this week. Lucy Lawless fractured her pelvis after falling from a horse while practicing a skit for "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." A spokesman for the syndicated show says production will be only minimally affected. The series is on hiatus with 10 episodes in the can that will last beyond the November sweeps period. "She's going to be fine," the spokesman said. "It may just take a couple of shows for her to get back into it."... [ f] 10-11-96 REUTERS NORTH AMERICAN WIRE. Friday. 898 words. "Reuters/Variety Entertainment Summary" COMMENTARY: LL did not break her pelvis as reported in this article; she had some hairline fractures. EXCERPT: ..."Warrior Princess" Takes a Fall Lucy Lawless, the sword-swinging star of the TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess," is in stable condition after falling from a horse. She broke her pelvis while practicing a skit for "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." A spokesman for the syndicated series says Lawless is going to be fine and production of the show won't be affected much. "Xena" is on hiatus with 10 episodes in the can- enough to last beyond the November ratings period. [ g] 10-11-96 THE ATLANTA JOURNAL AND CONSTITUTION. Friday. Page 05F. 726 words. "Rodman fits right in on RuPaul talk show" By Bob Longino COMMENTARY: EXCERPT: ...SEEN AND HEARD 'Xena' star hurt Syndicated's "Xena: Warrior Princess" is down, but not out. Lucy Lawless, who stars as the ancient fighting female, is in stable condition in a Los Angeles hospital after falling off a horse earlier this week while taping a comedy sketch for "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." Lawless suffered a fractured pelvis, according to MCA/TV publicist Jim Benson. "What she needs is bed rest and recuperation," Benson says. The accident's effect on the production of "Xena" is expected to be minimal. "Xena," which films in New Zealand, already has 10 new episodes in the can. A joint statement from NBC and MCA/TV said Lawless fell after the horse lost its footing. [ k] 10-12-96 AP WORLDSTREAM. Saturday. 20:01 Eastern Time. International news. 1280 words. "Xena the Warrior Princess isn't invincible after all." Lucy Lawless, the star of television's ''Xena: Warrior Princess,'' was in stable condition Friday night after fracturing her pelvis while taping a skit for ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.'' The 28-year-old New Zealander was injured when a horse she was sitting on in the NBC studio parking lot lost its footing and fell, said Jim Benson, spokesman for the show's distributor, MCA Inc. ''She fell to the side,'' Benson said. ''She's recovering well. She's hoping to go home any day.'' The injury was expected to have little impact on the show's production, Benson said. Lawless stormed into the world of syndicated action-adventure television in March 1995 as a guest character on ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.'' In fall 1995, Xena had earned her own series, and this season it has been among the top 10 shows. [ l] 10-12-96 AP ONLINE. Saturday. 02:38 Eastern Time. 227 words. "Lawless Injured In Horse Fall" COMMENTARY: Same as XMR---k. [ m] 10-13-96 THE WASHINGTON TIMES. Sunday. Page A2. 149 words. "Woe of the warrior" COMMENTARY: Same as XMR---k. [ n] 10-13-96 THE TIMES-PICAYUNE. Sunday. Page A43. 1043 words. "Xena Falls Short of TV Image; Actress Fractures Pelvis on Shoot" COMMENTARY: Same as XMR---k. [ o] 10-13-96 THE TAMPA TRIBUNE. Sunday. Page 3. 212 words. "Lawless injured in fall" COMMENTARY: EXCERPT: Lucy Lawless, star of TV's "Xena: Warrior Princess," is in stable condition at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering pelvic fractures last week while taping a segment for Jay Leno's "Tonight" show. Lawless was on a horse in a parking lot when it lost its footing and fell. She'll be out of action for about six weeks, but it shouldn't hurt the show, which already has 10 episodes in the can.... [ ] 10-11-96 CALGARY HERALD. Friday. Page C4. 563 words. "The Long Kiss Goodnight: Super-violent action thriller is simply ridiculous" by ALISON MAYES COMMENTARY: In a review of the movie "The Long Kiss Goodnight" the reviewer described the main character's growth as that of a "switch from Betty Crocker to Xena the Warrior Princess."