THIS WEEK IN XENA NEWS.... TWXN 52 12/17/96 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: 1. XMR #20 will not be coming to a mailbox near you too soon. I hope I have time to work on it over the holidays. I had great plans, but they went out the window. Sorry. 2. WHOOSH #4 has been postponed until January 1, 1996. Don't forget it has a new address as well: http://www.thirdstory.com/whoosh. This space has been donated by the most amazing Betsy Book. Next time you see her, thank her for her generosity. The action- packed issue #4 will be a double issue, dated December- January. It will have at least ten exciting articles, and perhaps some pre-convention spoilers...we shall see. 3. Yes, I am behind by 11 days in TWXN. Oops. I will be playing catch up for the rest of the year. 4. IAXS will have some sort of appearance at the convention. Stay tuned to find out what it will be! 5. Welcome back to Cyberia, Heparin. We have all missed you. [ ] 12-02-96 NOTE: WARRIOR...PRINCESS...TRAMP (#30), 1st release, 11/04/96. Ranked at the third action hour with a 5.7 rating. Comparison with other action hours: 1. STAR TREK: DS9 7.7 2. HTLJ 6.1 3. XWP 5.7 4. BAYWATCH 4.2 The second season the ratings have been: 1. ORPHAN OF WAR (09/30/96) 3rd place at 5.3 2. REMEMBER NOTHING (10/07/96) 2nd place at 5.4 3. GIANT KILLER (10/14/96) 3rd at 5.4 4. GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (10/21/96) 1st at 5.5 5. RETURN OF CALLISTO (10/28/96) 5.2 6. WARRIOR...PRINCESS...TRAMP (11/04/96) 3rd at 5.7 7. INTIMATE STRANGER (11/11/96) (still working on, oops) 8. TEN LITTLE WARLORDS (11/18/96) 6.3 Average rating: 5.54 Average place: 2.4 The first season compares thus: 1. SINS OF THE PAST (09/04/95) 3rd at 4.5 2. CHARIOTS OF WAR (09/11/95) 3rd at 4.5 3. DREAMWORKER (09/18/95) 5th at 4.4 4. CRADLE OF HOPE (09/25/96) 2nd at 5.5 5. PATH NOT TAKEN (10/02/95) 4th at 4.8 6. THE RECKONING (10/16/95) 3rd at 5.2 7. TITANS (10/30/96) 3rd at 5.4 Average rating: 4.9 Average place: 3.2 [ ] 12-03-96 NEWSDAY. Tuesday. Page B45. 1012 words. "Glued to the Tube / Gifts for Couch Potatoes / It's Easy Shopping Without Leaving Your Seat" By Diane Werts COMMENTARY: EXCERPT: HOLIDAY SHOPPING got you down? Wouldn't you rather be sitting home staring at the screen and pushing buttons? Now you can shop that way! It's easy to acquire those seasonal gifts for the couch potato in your life without so much as moving a muscle beyond reaching for your credit card. You can touch the trusty tone buttons on your phone to order up all sorts of tube-tied treats. Or you can gaze into the screen of your home computer, shopping online to save your sorry behind from that holiday humiliation of last-minute desperation buying. (Nobody really wants those Tweety-face slippers.) We've got some TV-friendly tips to make your shopping painless. At least till the bills come... ...Entertainment Weekly (800-393-3559). Chock full o' "X-Files" extras, including a posh leather jacket ($249.95). Other eye-catchers: dolls of "The Nanny" (it talks; $29.95) and of Hercules and Xena ($22.95 per set); Klingon hockey jersey ($39.95); T-shirts and jerseys for many shows, including "The Dukes of Hazzard" ($18.95) and "NYPD Blue" ($29.95).... [ ] 12-05-96 THE BOSTON GLOBE. Thursday. Page D1. 487 words. "the Latest Lines in Party Patter" By Diane White COMMENTARY: In a list of potential conversation-starters, XWP is mentioned in "Xena, Warrior Princess, is my new role model." [ ] 12-05-96 THE BALTIMORE SUN. Thursday. Page 5E. 822 words. "Wmar Takes Sharp Blades to Key 'Murder One' Episode" By Chris Kaltenbach COMMENTARY: Rare mid-season episode promotion. Even rarer, it's a repeat, REMEMBER NOTHING (#26). EXCERPT: ..."Xena: Warrior Princess" (9 p.m.-10 p.m., WNUV, Channel 54) -- Decisions, decisions. Our favorite warrior woman is given the opportunity to erase all the nasty events of her past (including her brother's death), but on one condition: that she never again raise her sword in anger. What will she do? And what effect will her decision have on the ratings?... [ ] 12-06-96 ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS. Friday. Sports. Page 4C. 1027 words. "It's Too Early to Crown Broncs" By Danny Martin COMMENTARY: When asked about an upcoming Atlanta vs. New Orleans game, Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway, stated, "I think there's a good episode of 'Xena: Warrior Princess' airing the same time these NFC West cellar dwellers play."