THIS WEEK IN XENA NEWS....
TWXN 33
10/09/96

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[   ] 10-05-96
   THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. Saturday. Page F04. 1414 words.
"New Zealand actor Michael Hurst adds literate wit as the
sawed-off sidekick in 'Hercules.'" By Kinney Littlefield
   COMMENTARY: An interview of Michael Hurst, Iolaus on HTLJ.
Quote: "Then there's Iolaus the lover, as well as the fighter. 
Iolaus was briefly smitten with Xena's companion Gabrielle on a
crossover episode of 'Xena' called 'Prometheus.'
   'I think we'll have another fling, too.  I keep saying to the
producers "Iolaus and Gabrielle and Their Children" that show
would have a big future. Really, think about it.  No joke, we're
both small and blond."


[   ] 10-05-96
   THE BOSTON GLOBE. Saturday. Page C1. 938 words. "Tooning in;
From 'Jungle Book' prequel to a new Hulk, kids' TV readies
another batch of stars" By Michael Saunders
   COMMENTARY: In a review of children's program "Project
G.eeK.eR" CBS, Saturdays, 9:30 a.m., the reviewer wrote, "This
one tries to hit all the bases: a nerdy hero who capitalizes on
the current smart-kid chic, a strong woman character who is a
kid's version of Xena, an intelligent dinosaur for the
all-important saurian appeal and an archvillain in tailored suit
and tie whose profoundly nasty deeds reinforce the
evil-corporate-empire stereotype."


[   ] 10-06-96
   SUN-SENTINEL (Fort Lauderdale). Sunday. Page 1F. 1926 words.
"WE'RE BEING DRAWN INTO A COMIC-BOOK WORLD" By JEROME WEEKS.
   COMMENTARY: Effectively rewriting his 08-18-96 DALLAS MORNING
NEWS article called "Surrender! They've taken over our culture",
Jerome Weeks again brings up how XWP reminds him of a comic book.


[   ] 10-07-96
   VARIETY. Page 71. 984 words. "NZ lures o'seas prod'n, partners
Indies looking abroad" By PAUL SMITH and DON GROVES
   COMMENTARY: In a discussion about how New ZXealand is becoming
a television production center, HTLJ and XWP are mentioned as key
players which have a budget of $1 million per episode. The
article also mentioned that "In August, the unit lensed 'Young
Hercules,' a two-hour feature for homevideo that also could serve
as the pilot for a spinoff series."


[   ] 10-09-96
   THE BOSTON HERALD. Wednesday. Page 049. 678 words. "Xena; It's
those thighs" By STEPHANIE SCHOROW
   COMMENTARY: Interview of Brenda Cox of Indianapolis, president
of the Xenite Club Newsletter, Lillian Varrassi of New York,
Xenite Newsletter co-vice president, and Paul Hurd, a webpage XWP
maintainer.
