THIS WEEK IN XENA NEWS....


TWXN 47


11/25/96





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EDITOR'S SCRAWL:





I wanted to thank everyone for their get well


greetings. It sure made me feel a lot better. Thanks. I


will be in San Diego for Thanksgiving weekend and will


meet with some Xena fans there so although I will not


be back on-line until December 1st, I will still get a


Xena fix. 





I am mega-behind in everything. So please be patient


for replies, processing, and the other stuff I usually


do. 





WHAT I NEED FROM YOU: If you are an IAXS person and you


can get me an article before Dec. 2nd, please do. I do


not have the wherewithal to make my normal pleas and


cajolings this time. We need articles. We need lots of


articles. If I can be sitting on 6 or 7 articles by


Dec. 2nd, that means I can use my energy to edit and


not to solicit. I would feel better and WHOOSH #4 would


not cause undue stress to the WHOOSH Staff. Thanks. 





With my strength returning and some free days ahead of


me I can feel that XMR #19 might be ready by the


beginning of December. I am trying to pack it with as


much fun stuff as possible. I am still aiming to cover


May 1 - 15, 1996. That will most likely mean an issue


the size of the monster XMR #17.





I was going to list the Denver Post 11/22 article in


this TWXN, but it is sooooo significant, that it will


have to be in #48. It'll be too large to fit in this


one.











[   ] 11-16-96


   THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Saturday. Page 1C. 1292


words. "ET' and its ilk: A new day fawns" By Ed Bark


   COMMENTARY: Mr. Bark offered a review of TV tabloids


in the wake of George Clooney's boycott of


ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. His conclusion what that things


really hadn't changed much. But in his conclusion, he


did mention XWP: "You'll find more journalism on an


episode of Xena: Warrior Princess..."








[   ] 11-17-96


   THE TORONTO STAR. Sunday. Page E1. 926 words. "TV


women come on strong New shows mean amazing array of


Amazonian roles" by Antonia Zerbisias


   COMMENTARY: In Mr. Zerbisias' review of the recent


crop of strong women in the 1996-97 TV season, he


wrote, "Combine these new stars with the powerhouses


introduced over the past year or so - Lucy Lawless as


Xena: Warrior Princess, Sonja Smits on Traders,


Christine Lahti on Chicago Hope, Gillian Anderson of


The X-Files, Roseanne, Brett Butler (Grace Under Fire)


and the smoldering Gloria Reuben on E.R., the first


primetime series regular to be grappling with the AIDS


virus - and it's a vintage season for women."








[    ] 11-17-96


   THE SUNDAY STAR-TIMES (Auckland). Page 8. 271 words.


"Couple's roofing shakeup" By Jane Wynyard


   COMMENTARY: In an article about Heartlands


Environmental Buildings, which specializes in making


European-style wooden roofing, it was noted that, "Even


the makers of the television series Hercules and Xena:


The Warrior Princess have purchased pallets of


'seconds' to use on film sets."








[   ] 11-18-96


   DAILY VARIETY. Monday. 499 words. "New Positions and


Promotions in the Industry"


   COMMENTARY: There is life after XWP: "Seiniger


Advertising has tapped Michael Zucker senior VP,


television. He joins from MCA TV, where his ad


campaigns included work for "Hercules: The Legendary


Journeys" and "Xena: Warrior Princess.""








[   ] 11-19-96


   LOS ANGELES TIMES. Tuesday. Page F-1. 1258 words.


"Is the Bloom off 'Roseanne'?. Television: the Sitcom


Has Been Getting a Mixed Reception to its Lottery Plot


this Year. But the Star of the Show Says She's Happy


with Her Ninth Season." By Greg Braxton.


   COMMENTARY: TV commentators appear to be very


fascinated with Roseanne and her apparent failures or


successes. This article is a re-hash of a grand debate


which first appeared 10/29/96.  The anti-Roseanne force


was represented by THE TORONTO STAR and the pro-forces


were represented by THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, THE


MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, AND THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS. 


   All of these articles cited the Xena Warrior


Princess parody as either evidence of her failure or as


of her genius. Mr. Braxton offered a neutral look and


interviewed all parties to present an interesting


examination at how a show such as Roseanne deals with a


major concept change in its last year.


   EXCERPT:


   ...Others said the show, which has regularly


featured offbeat guest casting, has become top-heavy


with cameos by Tammy Faye Messner, Marlo Thomas, Moon


Unit Zappa and the stars of "Absolutely Fabulous." And


they suggested that Roseanne has become self-indulgent


with fantasy sequences in which she imagines she's


Jeannie from "I Dream of Jeannie" or the title


characters from "Xena: The Warrior Princess" and "The


Mary Tyler Moore Show."...