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. TWXN is not available for subscription,
however it is posted Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on
the XenaVerse, Hercules-Xena, and Chakram Mailing Lists
(thank you Lucia! I am greatly indebt to you), the MCA
NetForum, the Xenite Message Center, and alt.tv.xena. I
also would like to thank sirvin@law.wfu.edu for
assitance in collecting the newstories. For a free
e-mail subscription to XMR subscribe by e-mail to
ktaborn@lightspeed.net by stating somewhere in the
subject or text "sub xmr". 


