THIS WEEK IN THE XENA NEWS....
TWXN #09
06/29/96

Brought to you by Xena: Media Review (XMR)

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regarding the internationally syndicated television show XENA:
Warrior Princess (1995 - ) and the castmembers, Lucy Lawless and
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[316] 06-24-96
   STAR TRIBUNE. Page 7E. 904 words. "Syndicated shows may fall
victim to programming pinch" By Alan Sepinwall
   COMMENTARY: More bemoaning of the fact that syndicated action
shows are getting less air time because of the appearance of UPN,
WB, and other consortiums. XWP is mentioned in passing.  


[317] 06-25-96
   THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. Page A01. 1058 words. "Toy Story:
Scalping Pays; Business: Ability to Predict Changing Fads Can Pay
off in Reselling Toys." By Joseph Pereira (The Wall Street
Journal)
   COMMENTARY: The Xena toy is mentioned in passing as being
"scarce" in this report on the booming field of toy scalping. 


[318a] 06-25-96
   CALGARY HERALD. Page D11. 690 words. "Cigarette turns Davis
into villain" By Ian Bailey.
   COMMENTARY: In an interview of William Davis, the Cigarette-
Smoking Man in X-Files, it is revealed that Davis teaches acting
and one of is students was Lucy Lawless. Mr. Davis has a framed
under glass handwritten note by Ms. Lawless which stated,
"Providence brought me to the William Davis Centre and I'll thank
God to my dying day for it." 


[318b] 06-27-96
   THE TORONTO STAR. Page D23. 550 words. 'Toronto actor's career
is smokin' William Davis the dark man on The X-Files" By Ian
Bailey.
   COMMENTARY: Same as XMR318a.


[319] 06-27-96
   DAILY VARIETY. Page 3. 454 words. "First national ratings
cloud 'Rosie' picture" By Jenny Hontz.
   COMMENTARY:  Repeat of "The Prodigal" brought in a 4.7 rating.
HTLJ was rated 5.0, and ST:DS9 was at 4.3. XWP ranked 2nd in
action hours. "The Prodigal" earned a 4.8 in it's first showing. 


[320] 06-28-96
   DAILY VARIETY. Page 3. 196 words. "Kraus ankles MCA post" By
Jenny Hontz.
   COMMENTARY: More problems for MCA. Lesss than a month after
the departure of key-man Shelly Schwab, now Jim Kraus, the
executive VP-director of sales and marketing at MCA TV is leaving
too. MCA is in the midst of a massive re-structuring, no doubt
impelled by MCA's dismal batting record. HTLJ and XWP is
mentioned in passing as the only two current successes of MCA TV. 


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