THIS WEEK IN XENA NEWS....
TWXN 37
10/18/96

Brought to you by Xena: Media Review (XMR):
http://www.teleport.com/~gater/IAXS/IAXS.html

XMR is a periodic annotated world press review of
reports regarding the internationally syndicated
television show XENA: Warrior Princess (1995 - ) and
the castmembers, Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor.  For
a free e-mail subscription send "subscribe XMR" to
ktaborn@lightspeed.net. Excerpts from the following
cites will appear in future issues of XMR.


EDITOR RANTINGS:

I have noticed some confusion in readers about XMR
(Xena Media Review) and TWXN (This Week in Xena News).
I am in the process of getting XMR #18 ready for
release. What you are reading now is TWXN #37. PLEASE
NOTE: XMR and TWXN are two different
publications. 

XMR is subscribed to and not posted publicly. It is a
loooong publication which excerpts or reprints ALL of
the articles it annotates. XMR is a historical review.
Time is allowed between the coverage and the
annotations so that they may be viewed in a historical
context. For example, XMR #18 will cover the last week
of April 1996 through May 1st. That is a buffer of six
months.  
TWXN is merely a listing of a current cite and a
provisional annotation (no excerpt or reprint). When I
see new articles, etc., I enter them into the data base
for XMR. However, I thought some may appreciate hearing
about these articles around the time they are published
or released. Therefore I made TWXN. It's petite size
(usually equal to four pages or less) lends itself to
release on the various Xena mailing lists, the usenet
newsgroup alt.tv.xena, and the MCA Xena NetForum. 
There is NO subscription to TWXN. Also, I have only
broke the rule of about no excerpts or reprints in TWXN
for newstories about Lucy Lawless' injury.  
I am sorry abut the confusion that has arose.

Another problem is that XMR used to be weekly. However,
since the end of summer my disposable time has
drastically dwindled. XMR #17 (although 4 parts!) was
released September 2, 1996! I am very very far behind
in XMR. However, I enjoy doing it, so I want to
continue it even though it will be a non-regular
periodical.  
In the meantime, WHOOSH is taking up most of my time. I
am sure most people if asked whether they want WHOOSH
or XMR, they would chose WHOOSH. Therefore I am
dividing my time between the two projects accordingly.
I am determined not to let XMR die. It's a wonderful
project and I really don't know of any one who would
want to continue it if I dropped it. Same with WHOOSH!
So, I have prioritized. WHOOSH gets out on time and XMR
is done in the time that WHOOSH does not use up.

Good news regarding XMR #18, though. I am about 90%
through. However, I still have the May 1st articles to
annotate and a synopsis to write of TIES THAT BIND. I
am seriously thinking of tabling the TIES synopsis and
the May 1st articles in order to get XMR #18 by the
weekend. Also, I am thinking of  drastically reducing
the size of XMR and maybe concentrating on only a week
at a time so that I can get it out sooner (it won't be
as
exciting, but at least it would get out more than once
every two months!) 

I hope this long diatribe has explained to everyone who
cares what is going on. 

--Kym


Continuing Injury News:

[   ab] 10-15-96
   THE TENNESSEAN. Tuesday. Page 3A. 938 words.
"Lorrie, Jon to Be by Each Other's Sides" By Brad
Schmitt
   COMMENTARY: No new info
   EXCERPT:
   ...Lucy Lawless, star of TV's Xena: Warrior
Princess, is in the hospital, recovering from a
fractured pelvis suffered during a horseback riding
accident. She was taping a skit for The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno when the horse lost its footing and fell
on Lawless. She is expected to be released from the
hospital today....


[   ac] 10-15-96
   STAR TRIBUNE. Page 4B. 822 words. "People"
   COMMENTARY: Using similar turns of phrases as
XMR---z and XMR- --aa, this notice may also have been
mildly influenced by XMR--- x.
   EXCERPT:
   ...Hoping to be gone
   Lucy Lawless, star of the syndicated action series
"Xena: Warrior Princess," is expected to leave the
hospital today, but won't be back in the saddle soon.
She fractured her pelvis last week when she fell from a
horse while taping a skit for "The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno" outside NBC's Burbank, Calif., studios.
   "She's doing great; she's just going to need rest
and
recuperation time," said a spokesman for her show.


[   ad] 10-15-96
   THE SEATTLE TIMES. Tuesday. Page F7. 417 words.
"Seen, Heard, Said" By Janine Dallas Steffan
   COMMENTARY:
   EXCERPT:
   The medical report...Lucy Lawless of "Xena: Woman
Warrior" should be getting out of the hospital today
where she was treated for those pelvic fractures she
got last week when her horse slipped while she was
filming a skit for the "Tonight Show." Though she'll be
recuperating for up to six weeks, her show won't be
affected since they've got 10 episodes in the can...