THIS WEEK IN THE XENA NEWS....


TWXN #20


08/20/96








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Editorial comments: I think I only have one or two more


of these to go then I will be a free woman!!!!








[Tentative 388l] 08-09-96


   ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. 50 words. "Winners of the


Week"


   COMMENTARY: Herc and Xena get to be winners of the


week because of the USA Network paying $300,000 per


episode for the rerun rights. Graphic of both Xena and


Hercules.








[   ] 08-04-96


   THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Sunday. TV Magazine. Page


3. 558 words. "Q: A: Your Questions"


   COMMENTARY: Finally, Renee O'Connor finally gets


some attention! In a heavily syndicated Q&A for local


paper TV Magazines, a Texan (of course) asked for


information about Ms. O'Connor. The two paragraph


answer covered familiar ground: she was a native of


Katy, Texas; studied acting in high school; her work in


a Hercules movies led to her casting as Gabrielle; and


she considered LA her home. The last paragraph gave a


quite resume of Ms. O'Connor's past roles.








[   ] 08-06-96


   THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. 511 words. "Aussie Court


Orders Quota Benefit to Kiwis." By Blake Murdoch.


   COMMENTARY: XWP was mentioned in a report about an


Australian court decision which ruled that it will no


longer allow New Zealand television productions not to


be considered local in Australia. The article quoted


Simon Lake, the executive director of the Australian


Writers' Guild, commenting upon "the absurdity of


foreign productions shot in New Zealand, such as


'Hercules: The Legendary Journeys' and 'Xena: Warrior


Princess,' being able to qualify as Australian


content.".








[   a] 08-08-96


   THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. 215 words. "Ratings Tumble


During Games. By Steve Brennan


   COMMENTARY: Ratings for The Titans, third release,


07-22-96, 2nd action hour, 4.1 share. [1st release,


10/30/95, #16, tied for 3rd action hour, 5.4 share; 2nd


release, #17, 3rd action hour, 5.6 share]. The Olympics


took a bit out of most syndicated shows.


   ST:DS9 fell to 3.9, it's lowest ever rating.











[X045] 08-08-96


   AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN. XL Ent. Page 2. 514


words. "Trendoid Restaurants: improvement or


aberration?: By Ed Crowell.


   COMMENTARY: Not a XWP cite, but a Xena one. Austin's


Xena Restaurant made it as number 10 on the trendiest


restuarants list. 








[X046] 08-08-96


   AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN. August 08, 1996. XL Ent.


Page 34. 1492 words. "Attack of the Fifty Foot


Restaurant" By Michael Barnes.


   COMMENTARY: A detailed listing of why Xena


Restaurant found itself on the Ten Top Trendiest


Restaurants in Austin. "MOST TRENDY ENTREE: Tumbleweed


chicken on aguocate sauce stuffed with cheese, bacon,


jalapeno and sun dried tomatoes ($10.95)."








[   ] 08-11-96


   THE NEW YORK TIMES. Sunday. Section 6. Page 19. 133


words. "A Question For: Lucy Lawless"


   COMMENTARY: Answering a question regarding Ms.


Lawless' comments about feminism in the Ms Magazine


article (XMR   ), Ms. Lawless was quoted as stating


that the "Ms. thing riled me." She continued with


comments about how women in New Zealand just do not put


up with discrimination.