THIS WEEK IN XENA NEWS....
TWXN 52
12/17/96

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EDITOR'S NOTE:
   1. XMR #20 will not be coming to a mailbox near you
too soon. I hope I have time to work on it over the
holidays. I had great plans, but they went out the
window. Sorry.
   2. WHOOSH #4 has been postponed until January 1,
1996. Don't forget it has a new address as well:
http://www.thirdstory.com/whoosh. This space has been
donated by the most amazing Betsy Book. Next time you
see her, thank her for her generosity. The action-
packed issue #4 will be a double issue, dated December-
January. It will have at least ten exciting articles,
and perhaps some pre-convention spoilers...we shall
see.
   3. Yes, I am behind by 11 days in TWXN. Oops. I will
be playing catch up for the rest of the year.
   4. IAXS will have some sort of appearance at the
convention. Stay tuned to find out what it will be!
   5. Welcome back to Cyberia, Heparin. We have all
missed you.


[   ] 12-02-96 
   NOTE:  WARRIOR...PRINCESS...TRAMP (#30), 1st
release, 11/04/96. Ranked at the third action hour with
a 5.7 rating. Comparison with other action hours:
   1. STAR TREK: DS9  7.7
   2. HTLJ  6.1
   3. XWP  5.7
   4. BAYWATCH 4.2

The second season the ratings have been:
   1. ORPHAN OF WAR (09/30/96) 3rd place at 5.3
   2. REMEMBER NOTHING (10/07/96) 2nd place at 5.4
   3. GIANT KILLER (10/14/96) 3rd at 5.4
   4. GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (10/21/96) 1st at 5.5
   5. RETURN OF CALLISTO (10/28/96) 5.2
   6. WARRIOR...PRINCESS...TRAMP (11/04/96) 3rd at 5.7
   7. INTIMATE STRANGER (11/11/96) (still working on,
oops)
   8. TEN LITTLE WARLORDS (11/18/96) 6.3

Average rating: 5.54
Average place:  2.4

   The first season compares thus:
   1. SINS OF THE PAST (09/04/95) 3rd at 4.5
   2. CHARIOTS OF WAR (09/11/95) 3rd at 4.5
   3. DREAMWORKER (09/18/95) 5th at 4.4
   4. CRADLE OF HOPE (09/25/96) 2nd at 5.5
   5. PATH NOT TAKEN (10/02/95) 4th at 4.8
   6. THE RECKONING (10/16/95) 3rd at 5.2
   7. TITANS (10/30/96) 3rd at 5.4
   
Average rating: 4.9
Average place:  3.2


[   ] 12-03-96
   NEWSDAY. Tuesday. Page B45. 1012 words. "Glued to
the Tube / Gifts for Couch Potatoes / It's Easy
Shopping Without Leaving Your Seat" By Diane Werts 
   COMMENTARY:
   EXCERPT:
   HOLIDAY SHOPPING got you down? Wouldn't you rather
be sitting home staring at the screen and pushing
buttons?
   Now you can shop that way!
   It's easy to acquire those seasonal gifts for the
couch potato in your life without so much as moving a
muscle beyond reaching for your credit card. You can
touch the trusty tone buttons on your phone to order up
all sorts of tube-tied treats. Or you can gaze into the
screen of your home computer, shopping online to save
your sorry behind from that holiday humiliation of
last-minute desperation buying. (Nobody really wants
those Tweety-face slippers.)  
   We've got some TV-friendly tips to make your
shopping
painless. At least till the bills come...
   ...Entertainment Weekly (800-393-3559). Chock full
o' "X-Files" extras, including a posh leather jacket
($249.95). Other eye-catchers: dolls of "The Nanny" (it
talks; $29.95) and of Hercules and Xena ($22.95 per
set); Klingon hockey jersey
($39.95); T-shirts and jerseys for many shows,
including "The Dukes of Hazzard" ($18.95) and "NYPD
Blue" ($29.95)....


[   ] 12-05-96
   THE BOSTON GLOBE. Thursday. Page D1. 487 words. "the
Latest Lines in Party Patter" By Diane White
   COMMENTARY: In a list of potential
conversation-starters, XWP is mentioned in "Xena,
Warrior Princess, is my new role model."


[   ] 12-05-96
   THE BALTIMORE SUN. Thursday. Page 5E. 822 words.
"Wmar Takes Sharp Blades to Key 'Murder One' Episode"
By Chris Kaltenbach
   COMMENTARY: Rare mid-season episode promotion. Even
rarer, it's a repeat, REMEMBER NOTHING (#26).
   EXCERPT:
   ..."Xena: Warrior Princess" (9 p.m.-10 p.m., WNUV,
Channel 54) -- Decisions, decisions. Our favorite
warrior woman is given the opportunity to erase all the
nasty events of her past (including her brother's
death), but on one condition: that she never again
raise her sword in anger. What will she do? And what
effect will her decision have on the ratings?...


[   ] 12-06-96
   ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS. Friday. Sports. Page 4C. 1027
words. "It's Too Early to Crown Broncs" By Danny Martin
   COMMENTARY: When asked about an upcoming Atlanta vs.
New Orleans game, Denver Broncos quarterback John
Elway, stated, "I think there's a good episode of
'Xena: Warrior Princess' airing the same time these NFC
West cellar dwellers play."


