THIS WEEK IN XENA NEWS....
TWXN 35
10/14/96

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XMR is a periodic annotated world press review of
reports regarding the internationally syndicated
television show XENA: Warrior Princess (1995 - ) and
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
   I am continuing with reprint accident coverage due
to the timeliness of the news.
   I have had to put XMR #18 on the back burner while I
work on Whoosh #2 (to be released 10/17/96) and RIF (to
be released 10/16/96). However, it is about 85% done,
so it may be appearing in an e-mail box near you soon.
   

[   d] 10-11-96
   THE TORONTO SUN. Friday. Page 63. 146 words.
"Warrior Princess Felled. Horse Throws Xena Star Lucy
Lawless" By Claire Bickley
   COMMENTARY: 
   REPRINT:
   A spooked horse has done what vengeful warlords and
meddlesome Gods failed to do - toppled TV
action-adventure heroine Xena: Warrior Princess. 
   Actress Lucy Lawless is recuperating after
fracturing her pelvis in Los Angeles Tuesday while
preparing a stunt for a The Tonight Show appearance.   
   A spokesperson for MCA Television, producers of the
popular syndicated fantasy series, said Lawless was in
the parking lot of NBC's Burbank studios when her horse
fell. It will be about eight weeks before she can
return to work on the show's New Zealand set.
   Enough episodes are completed to run until early
December when the show was scheduled to go into reruns.
A storyline about Xena going missing has been quickly
written to cover Lawless' absence from the first three
January episodes. Xena, which airs locally on Global
and CKVR, began its second season last week. 


[   e] 10-11-96
   REUTERS NORTH AMERICAN WIRE. Friday. 986 words.
"Reuters/Variety Entertainment Summary"
   COMMENTARY:
   EXCERPT:
   ...'Xena' Star Injured In Accident
   The star of "Xena: Warrior Princess" is in stable
condition after a fall this week. Lucy Lawless
fractured her pelvis after falling from a horse while
practicing a skit for "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."
A spokesman for the syndicated show says production
will be only minimally affected. The series is on
hiatus with 10 episodes in the can that will last
beyond the November sweeps period. "She's going to be
fine," the spokesman said. "It may just take a couple
of shows for her to get back into it."...


[   f] 10-11-96
   REUTERS NORTH AMERICAN WIRE. Friday. 898 words.
"Reuters/Variety Entertainment Summary"
   COMMENTARY: LL did not break her pelvis as reported
in this article; she had some hairline fractures.
   EXCERPT:
   ..."Warrior Princess" Takes a Fall
   Lucy Lawless, the sword-swinging star of the TV
series "Xena: Warrior Princess," is in stable condition
after falling from a horse. She broke her pelvis while
practicing a skit for "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."
A spokesman for the syndicated series says Lawless is
going to be fine and production of the show won't be
affected much. "Xena" is on hiatus with 10 episodes in
the can- enough to last beyond the November ratings
period.


[   g] 10-11-96
   THE ATLANTA JOURNAL AND CONSTITUTION. Friday. Page
05F. 726 words. "Rodman fits right in on RuPaul talk
show" By Bob Longino
   COMMENTARY:
   EXCERPT:
   ...SEEN AND HEARD
   'Xena' star hurt
   Syndicated's "Xena: Warrior Princess" is down, but
not out. Lucy Lawless, who stars as the ancient
fighting female, is in stable condition in a Los
Angeles hospital after falling off a horse earlier this
week while taping a comedy sketch for "The Tonight Show
With Jay Leno." Lawless suffered a fractured pelvis,
according to MCA/TV publicist Jim Benson. "What she
needs is bed rest and recuperation," Benson says. The
accident's effect on the production of "Xena" is
expected to be minimal. "Xena," which films in New
Zealand, already has 10 new episodes in the can. A
joint statement from NBC and MCA/TV said Lawless fell
after the horse lost its footing. 


[   k] 10-12-96
   AP WORLDSTREAM. Saturday. 20:01 Eastern Time.
International news. 1280 words. "Xena the Warrior
Princess isn't invincible after all."
   Lucy Lawless, the star of television's ''Xena:
Warrior Princess,'' was in stable condition Friday
night after fracturing her pelvis while taping a skit
for ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.''
   The 28-year-old New Zealander was injured when a
horse she was sitting on in the NBC studio parking lot
lost its footing and fell, said Jim Benson, spokesman
for the show's distributor, MCA Inc.
   ''She fell to the side,'' Benson said. ''She's
recovering well.  She's hoping to go home any day.'' 
   The injury was expected to have little impact on the
show's production, Benson said.
   Lawless stormed into the world of syndicated
action-adventure television in March 1995 as a guest
character on ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.'' In
fall 1995, Xena had earned her own series, and this
season it has been among the top 10 shows.
 

[   l] 10-12-96
    AP ONLINE. Saturday. 02:38 Eastern Time. 227 words.
"Lawless Injured In Horse Fall"
   COMMENTARY: Same as XMR---k.

[    m] 10-13-96
    THE WASHINGTON TIMES. Sunday. Page A2. 149 words.
"Woe of the warrior"
   COMMENTARY: Same as XMR---k.

[   n] 10-13-96
   THE TIMES-PICAYUNE. Sunday. Page A43. 1043 words.
"Xena Falls Short of TV Image; Actress Fractures Pelvis
on Shoot"
   COMMENTARY: Same as XMR---k.

[   o] 10-13-96
   THE TAMPA TRIBUNE. Sunday. Page 3. 212 words.
"Lawless injured in fall"
   COMMENTARY:
   EXCERPT:
   Lucy Lawless, star of TV's "Xena: Warrior Princess,"
is in stable condition at a Los Angeles hospital after
suffering pelvic fractures last week while taping a
segment for Jay Leno's "Tonight" show.
   Lawless was on a horse in a parking lot when it lost
its footing and fell.   She'll be out of action for
about six weeks, but it shouldn't hurt the show, which
already has 10 episodes in the can....



[   ] 10-11-96
   CALGARY HERALD. Friday. Page C4. 563 words. "The
Long Kiss Goodnight: Super-violent action thriller is
simply ridiculous" by ALISON MAYES
   COMMENTARY: In a review of the movie "The Long Kiss
Goodnight" the reviewer described the main character's
growth as that of a "switch from Betty Crocker to Xena
the Warrior Princess."


