THIS WEEK IN XENA NEWS... TWXN 106 09/03/97 The advance sheet of XENA MEDIA REVIEW (XMR): http://xenafan.com/xmr Excerpts from the following cites will appear in future issues of XMR. From the editor: 1. WHOOSH! On The Road has been updated with the Los Vegas VSDA conference of July 9, 1997, which featured appearances by Lucy Lawless and Kevin Sorbo. Check it out at http://www.thirdstory.com/whoosh.road/tclv9707.html 2. I watched XANADU last night on the Disney Channel and I think I may have blown a few too many neurons. That film is too altered state for me. It was enough to make me want to spend more time at the computer. 3. I am still holding XMR. I have to process the new subs and unsubs so that might take a couple more days. Hang in there. Here's the stuff! [ ] 04-24-97 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR. Thursday. Page E07. 267 words. "Shull's Mailbag" by R.K. Shull COMMENTARY: It has trickled down to the heartland of America: XWP is leaving everyone in the dust! EXCERPT: ...The most Dear R.K. Shull: My friend wouldn't believe me when I told him that Xena: Warrior Princess is more popular in the U.S. than Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Would you set this straight? - B.D. Dear Reader: In recent Nielsen surveys of syndicated shows, not only was Xena ahead of Deep Space Nine, but also her New Zealand stable mate, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Tongue-in-cheek fantasy seems to be more popular than sci-fi these days.... [ ] 04-27-97 THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. Sunday. Page F12. 1176 words. "King's own 'Shining' plays it closer to the book" By Kinney Littlefield, The Orange County Register COMMENTARY: Sam Raimi made a cameo appearance in the TV production of THE SHINING. EXCERPT: ...REDRUM RUMINATIONS Mixed bag though it is, "Stephen King's The Shining" is fun, especially for King fans. Wait for King's signature cameo turn. Like Hitchcock, he's always in there somewhere. And so is Sam Raimi ("Xena," "Hercules," "The Evil Dead"), as a guy who loans Halloran a snowmobile so he can rescue Danny and family.... [ ] 04-27-97 THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE. Sunday. Page 2. 54 words. "Where it all began" by Staff COMMENTARY: Short blurb showing you can go home and get press about it. REPRINT: Actress Renee O'Conner, left, greets Katie McHenry, 15, a fan of the TV show ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' on Saturday. O'Conner, who plays the sidekick Gabrielle on Xena, returned for the 25th anniversary of the High School of the Performing and Visual Arts. O'Conner studied at HSPVA her sophomore and junior years. GRAPHIC: Actress Renee O'Conner, left, greets Katie McHenry, 15, a fan of the TV show ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' on Saturday. [ ] 04-28-97 VIDEO WEEK. Monday. 381 words. "of Special Interest" COMMENTARY: Hercules videos. Makes you wonder what happened to Minotaur! Minotaur is so mythically bad that even I cannot seem to score a copy of it! Actually, HERCULES AND THE MINOTAUR apparently is a "clip" show taken from the first four videos. I take it TPTB are showing us mercy by not releasing it. EXCERPT: ...Universal Studios Home Video is releasing four 90-min. programs that spawned Hercules the Legendary Journeys syndicated series. Titles will be available June 17 at $14.98 each -- And the Amazon Women, In the Underworld, The Circle of Fire, The Lost Kingdom. Consumers who buy any 2 can get $3 rebate. Series is being promoted this summer in kids' meal promotion with Western U.S. fast food chain Carl's Jr. SoundSource Interactive is offering $5 rebate on Hercules and Xena Learning Center CD-ROM.... [ a] 04-28-97 PR NEWSWIRE. Monday. 401 words. "TV Guide Entertainment Network Celebrates the Coronation of 'The Xena Zone'" COMMENTARY: Xena invades tvguide.com on the web. More over boys and make room for THE XENA ZONE (say THAT fast three times!). REPRINT: She is woman, hear her roar. As television's resident belligerent babe, Xena has proven that she can hold her own against man and demigod alike. And while Lucy Lawless has brought a sincere vulnerability to her character, Xena is still the Warrior Princess -- and now she has a new throne at TV Guide Entertainment Network. Here's what Xena-philes will find beginning today in "The Xena Zone" (http://www.tvguide.com/xena): Lucy Lawless Bulletin Board That's right: the Warrior Princess has agreed to address her royal subjects personally. Fans can post their questions to Lucy to find out how she feels about being the hottest mythological hero to hit TV. Lucy's answers will be posted on May 16. We Love Lucy: The Xena Forum Xenites unite! Here is the chance for fans to associate with others who find the whooping warrior woman irresistible on the Xena: Warrior Princess BBS. The Exclusive Interview This week's TV Guide Magazine talked to Lawless about being "The Woman Behind the Warrior," and TVGEN has the interview in its entirety on-line. Fans can see what the 29-year-old New Zealander had to say about everything from Madonna to motherhood, and Grease to world domination. Which Xena Rules? Stop by and Vote From breastplates to best dressed, the TVGEN Xena Photo Gallery displays exclusive outtakes from the TV Guide Magazine photo shoot. Visitors can stop by to see the majestic beauty in these never-before-seen photos and then register a vote for their favorite. Spread the Xena Revolution: E-Mail Postcard TVGEN has added this week's Xena issue to its Classic Cover Post Card Generator. Fans fill out the card with their own personalized message, and e-mail it along to fellow followers. TV Guide Entertainment Network (TVGEN: www.tvguide.com) is the Internet's premier entertainment source for TV, movies, music and sports information. Wholly owned by News Corporation, TVGEN offers everything from local television listings, to the most comprehensive movie database on the Web, and over two dozen entertainment-themed games free to consumers. With information updated daily and new content added every week, TVGEN has over 11 million page views a month. SOURCE TV Guide Entertainment Network CONTACT: Laura Sigman of TV Guide Entertainment Network, 212-462-5020, lsigman@newscorp.com, or www.tvguide.com Notices: All back issues of XMR and TWXN are available at (http://xenafan.com/xmr). We herein give praise and thanks to Tom Simpson for the space he has graciously donated from his spectacular, TOM'S XENA PAGE (http://xenafan.com). If you have never been there, you are **not** a xenafan! TWXN is the advance sheet for XMR, an annotated world press review of reports regarding the internationally syndicated television show XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS (1995 - 2000+?) and the castmembers, Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor. 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