THIS WEEK IN THE XENA NEWS....
TWXN #24
08/31/96


Brought to you by Xena: Media Review (XMR)

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XMR #17 UPDATE:
   I am two synopses and four annotations away from finishing XMR
#17, so I thought I'd do a little promotion. 
   XMR #17 will be unique in the annals of XMRdom. Blame Heparin.
I asked her rather innocently, "Should I divvy out the material
to several XMRs or make a multi-part issue?" Her answer was
multi-part. I was passive that day so I took her directive. The
issue is now up to three parts. 
  What is making it so large? 
  First, two lead pieces: "XenaFest II: The Myth and the Magic",
and "The Curse of Baywatch"; not to mention other news.
  Second, tons of amended annotations, including, but not limited
to: cast, credit, disclaimer, and synopsis of all Xena episodes
through to The Prodigal; transcripts of the Femme Fatale and
Starlog articles; and LL's first post to on-line Xena fandom.
  Third, the usual fare of media reports from 04/04/96 to
04/19/96, including, but not limited to: Philadelphia Forum's
"Greeks vs. Hollywood"; People's "Xena-phile New Zealander Lucy
Lawless Conquers"; David Letterman show; Arkansas Democrat-
Gazette's "Late Night to Be Lawless Zone"; Indianapolis Star's
"Xena Fan Gets Lowdown on Star Lucy Lawless"; Vancouver Sun's
"She is Xena, Hear Her Roar as She Evens the Score" [which
inspired the essay "The Curse of Baywatch"]; Virginian-Pilot's
"Xena: One of TV'S Guilty Pleasures"; Electronic Media
International's "MCA'S 'Hercules,' 'Xena'  Pump up New Action
Genre"; and and the ratings for Death in Chains, Hooves and
Harlots, Black Wolf.
   That's why it's big. I may even send it out in 4 parts. It
depends on how wordy I get with those last synopses and
annotations. 


[   ] 08-28-96
   THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. 775 words. "Warp speed for
Tribune's new enterprise" By Steve Brennan
   COMMENTARY: Tribune Entertainment has committed
itself to producing and distributing "Battleground
Earth", which was based a script written by the late
Gene Roddenberry (obviously written when he was alive).
When asked why, Tribune Entertainment president Dick
Askin said, "The Tribune station group has been a
successful launch base for 'Hercules: The Legendary
Journeys' and 'Xena: Warrior Princess'. Now they have
signed up for 'Sinbad' (from All American) for the
fall. There is an obvious appetite on the part of
stations for this genre. It is a genre that Tribune was
not in but wanted to be in.'' from MCA TV."
   Yet another venture taken on because of the success
of XWP.


[   ] 08-30-96
   THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER. Friday. Sports. Page
D-1. 960 words. "Loville is armed and dangerous" By Ray
Ratto.
   COMMENTARY: Xena made it to the sports pages again! 
In an article promoting the amazing physical attributes
and abilities of the 49ers Derek Loville, Mr. Ratto
stated, "Hey, if 'Xena, Warrior Princess' can become a
cult hit, why not this?"


[   ] 09-03-96
   THE VILLAGE VOICE. Page 6. 454 words. "Making the
Xena: Broadswords and Budweisers" By Tom Dolby.
   COMMENTARY: In an article about the monthly XWP
parties at Meow Mix, a lesbian bar in the East Village,
New York, Mr. Dolby described his visit to the last
fete. The bar was packed and the night began with the
showing of three episodes which received commentary
from the audience. The evening's main event was the
Xena and Gabrielle look alike contest, with action
figures as the prizes. The bar will be having a sword
contest next month.
   The promoter of the Xena nights described Xena as
"so gorgeous, she's like Grace Slick on steroids." The
owner stated, "I hear people telling each other, I'll
see you in September... Women who never go to bars are
coming to this night."
