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Xena Media Review (XMR) is a periodic annotated review of
mainstream media reports found in electronic form regarding the
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. 
Copyright, legal, and editorial notices are found at the end of 
this newsletter.

Issue No. 05
Release date: April 26, 1996
2nd edition: 07/10/96
Covering 07-17-95 to 09-03-95.

Appended annotations 
   [010.5a] 03/25/95 THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Early XMR mention
   [010.5b] 04-04-95 THE PHOENIX GAZETTE. Reprint of XMR010.5a.
   [010.5c] 04-26-95 SUN-SENTINEL. Same as XMR010.5a.
   [011b] 05-04-95 NEWSDAY. Parts of XMR011a.
   [018b] 05-22-95 NEWSDAY. Same as XMR018a.
   [019.5] 05-23-95 THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. Warrior woman mention

Annotations #025 through #033
   [020.5] 06/95 VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL. Not in production note
   [025] 07-17-95. BROADCASTING & CABLE. Minor mention.
   [026] 07-24-95. BROADCASTING & CABLE. Minor mention.
   [026.5] 07-28-95. BUSINESS WIRE. Nominal mention.
   [027a] 08/21/95. THE DENVER POST. Nominal promo.
*  [028] 08/21/95. BROADCASTING & CABLE. Bkgd on producers
*  [029] 08/21/95. BROADCASTING & CABLE. State of TV action shows
   [029.5] 08-27-95. PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. Minor mention.
   [030] 08/28/95. THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT. Minor mention.   
   [031] 08/29/95. NEWS & RECORD. Minor mention. 
   [032] 08/29/95. DAILY VARIETY. Minor mention.
   [032.5] 08/29/95. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. Minor mention.
   [033] 09-03-95. CHICAGO SUN-TIMES. Sorbo mention of Xena doll 


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Introduction:
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   The big news of the summer before XWP was released was the
internal musical chairs being played at MCA.  Broadcasting &
Cable Magazine covered most of the brouhaha and provide some of
the best coverage of the shakedown, the immediate results and how
the general entertainment business scene was affected.
   Next issue we see the initial promos for Xena: Warrior
Princess, plus the reviews from the Hollywood Reporter and Daily
Variety.  
   I have received some very nice e-mail about this project.
Nothing negative: not like last week! Sheesh! This issue and the
next issue covers the "lull" promotion period between when the
production has started and the product is released. The most
riveting reading is the business articles.  You know it's pretty
bad when that's the case.  I am anticipating some grumbling among
the ranks.  But scholarship isn't always pretty! If I am to get
my anal-retentive badge this semester, I must present even the
drudge periods of the media coverage.  Enjoy!
  

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AMENDED ANNOTATIONS
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[010.5]  03-25-95 through 04-26-95
   NOTE: I have not been able to locate the full text for this
reference.  Without it, it can be determined when this interview
occurred.  It appeared in two papers. 

[010.5a]  03/25/95   [[XMR #005]]
   THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Today; Pg. 1C. 883 words.
"Knuckleheads, Raimi's your guy" By Ed Bark. 
   COMMENTARY:  This sounds like an interesting interview.  I
found this reference before I had decided to do this newsletter. 
All I had in my notes was this quote. Perplexing.
   EXCERPT:
   ...Mr. Raimi also has a TV spinoff in mind.  Xena, an evil
warrior introduced in a recent Hercules episode, is likely to get
her own "knucklehead, fun adventure  ...

[010.5b] 04-04-95
   THE PHOENIX GAZETTE. Sports; Pg. D1. 610 words. "Filmmaker Is
Basking in Knucklehead Arena" by Ed Bark
   COMMENTARY:  How this wound up in the sports section is
anyone's guess.  Perhaps the use of the word "knucklehead". Same
text as XMR010.5a.

[010.5c] 04-26-95
   SUN-SENTINEL (Fort Lauderdale). Lifestyle, Pg. 4E. 538 Words.
"'Hercules' a Strong 'Knucklehead'" by Ed Bark
   COMMENTARY: Same text as XMR010.5a, but properly in the
"Lifestyle" section!


[011b] 05-04-95
   NEWSDAY. Pg. B81. "TV Spots". By Diane Werts.
   COMMENTARY: Reprint of first four paragraphs and last
paragraph of XMR011a.

[018b] 05-22-95
   NEWSDAY (Nassau and Suffolk Edition). Part 2. Pg. B3. "The
Reluctant Hunk. Kevin Sorbo's finally glad he became Hercules" By
Diane Werts. 
   COMMENTARY: Same text as XMR018a.

[019.5] 05-23-95   [[XMR #05]]
   THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. 421 words. "Rising value of Kiwi
dollar threatening production" By Phil Wakefield.
   COMMENTARY: This is an article which covered how television
and film productions were affected by the fluctuations of New
Zealand currency.  The author added though that Hercules and Xena
were unlikely to be affected because of the EVEN GREATER
fluctuation of the U.S. dollar.
   EXCERPT:
   ... buoyant, then co-productions with countries such as Canada
will dry up. However, he noted that it's unlikely to affect U.S.
productions, such as "Hercules" and "Xena, Warrior Woman,"
shooting in the country because the currency difference is still
a "great deal" for them....


[020.5]  06/95   [[XMR #05]]
   VIDEO AGE INTERNATIONAL. Vol. 15 ; No. 6 ; Pg. 19; 1893 words.
"Heated marketplace flares at Promax; 'counterpromoting' a
controversial trend." By Virginia Robertson.
    COMMENTARY: Mention of how MCA was shilling Xena: Warrior
Princess even before they had any footage of the show. They used
Hercules material.
    EXCERPT:
   ... MCA will be work-shopping the Hercules action adventure
hour and introducing a new hour companion show called Xena. "The
show has been an enormous success in syndication and we want
people to know where we are going with the show in the future.
We'll be introducing ...
   ... give people a little overview of how well the show has
done and the future of Hercules. The same producers will be
introducing XENA for the first time to the promotion people right
then and there. They'll get their first look at footage and the
character."...
   ... other plans for the shows will be presented along with the
on-air promos, except for spots for the XENA, which aren't ready
as the show hasn't been produced yet, Fisher said....


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ANNOTATIONS
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[025] 07-17-95
   BROADCASTING & CABLE. Vol. 125 ; No. 29 ; Pg. 20; 809 words.
"Meyer to take over at MCA; Ron Meyer appointed president, chief
operating officer" By D. Tobenkin.
   COMMENTARY: XWP is mentioned in business article about MCA
management upheavels.
   EXCERPT:
   ...On the syndication side, MCA TV will follow up hit Hercules
this fall with a spin-off, XENA: Warrior Princess. Ironically,
the warrior princess vanquished another MCA TV first-run show,
Vanishing Son, to gain its Hercules adjacencies. Several talk
shows are in development, including one from Studs creator
Stephen Chao...


[026] 07-24-95
   BROADCASTING & CABLE. Vol. 125 ; No. 30 ; Pg. 18; 213 words.
"For MCA, it's 'Captain Zoom' to the rescue. MCA TV will offer
pilot for The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space" By David
Tobenkin.
   COMMENTARY: The first announcement about MCA's "Captain Zoom." 
XWP is briefly mentioned in the first paragraph.
   REPRINT:
    MCA TV in fourth quarter 1995 will offer affiliates of its
Hercules and XENA: Warrior Princess syndicated series a 90-minute
pilot for a new syndicated action hour: The Adventures of Captain
Zoom in Outer Space. 
    The pilot, part of syndication division MCA TV's strategy of
testing one new potential action hour series per quarter using a
feature film producer or director, was created and
executive-produced by Brian Levant, director of The Flintstones,
Beethoven and Problem Child 2, and will air first on premium
cable service Starz! on Aug. 26.   Levant also would serve as
executive producer of the series.
    Captain Zoom's premise is as campy as its title. The
high-concept story features actor "Ty Farrell" (Daniel Riordan)
as an actor who portrays the fictional "Captain Zoom" on a 1953
television show. Unbeknownst to Farrell, the inhabitants of the
faraway planet Pangea have picked up the show's broadcast
transmission traveling through space, believe Captain Zoom is a
true superhero, and kidnap Farrell to Pangea to help them fight
the evil Lord Vox (Ron Perlman, the uglier half of Beauty and the
Beast). On Pangea, Farrell discovers he does possess super
powers.
    The Captain Zoom pilot is co-produced by the MCA Television
Group and Starz! Pictures.


[026.5] 07-28-95
   BUSINESS WIRE. 936 words. "Major Hollywood studio participates
in San Diego Comic Book Convention; four MCA/Universal divisions
to collectively join forces to reach sci-fi genre audience"
   COMMENTARY: More MCA shilling of XWP. This time at the San
Diego Comic Convention, where MCA had a booth hawking its
productions.
   EXCERPT:
   ... o Hercules: The Legendary Journeys o Waterworld
o Hitchcock (various) o Weird Science
o Jaws o Xena...


[027] 08/21/95
   NOTE: The Denver Post and Newsday jumped the gun in sending
out minor promos for the premiere of XWP.  Most of the media
outlets preferred to run the promos the week of or even the day
before or of the show.  The Denver Post & Newsday released theirs
two weeks before most everyone else.

[027a] 08/21/95
   THE DENVER POST. Section: Living;  Pg. F-01. 586 Words. "Some
Premieres to Fall into Place Before the Big Switch" by Joanne
Ostrow.
   COMMENTARY:  One of the very first of many minor promos for
the upcoming season.
   EXCERPT:  
   ...On Sept. 9, Channel 2 introduces "Xena: Warrior Princess"
at 6, followed at 7 by the "Hercules" season premiere and a "Star
Trek: Deep Space Nine" repeat at 8...


[027b] 08/21/95
   NEWSDAY (NASSAU AND SUFFOLK). Pg. B25. 482 words. "TV SPOTS"
By Diane Werts; Andy Edelstein
   COMMENTARY: One of the very first of many minor promos for the
upcoming season.
   EXCERPT:
   ...Also new this fall a Sunday night of WB Network programming
and "Xena" (Saturdays at 9 p.m., starting Sept. 9), a spinoff of
the highly successful "Hercules."...


[028] 08/21/95
   BROADCASTING & CABLE. Vol. 125 ; No. 34 ; Pg. 25; 974 words.
"MCA muscles in on action hours; on strength of 'Hercules,'
producers add 'Xena.'" By D. Tobenkin.
   COMMENTARY: Nothing substantative about XWP, but gives
detailed background on Tapert and Raimi (the producers).
   REPRINT:
   On strength of 'Hercules,' producers add 'Xena'
   When MCA TV in 1994 launched its Action Pack syndicated
package of telemovies (featuring five different recurring movies
by feature film producers and directors), Sam Raimi and Rob
Tapert's Hercules: The Legendary Journeys was deemed by many the
runt of the litter.
   "Few people paid much attention to it or gave it much chance
for success compared with the other projects," says MCA TV
President Shelly Schwab. A 6.0 Nielsen gross average audience
household rating after the five Hercules movies aired made it
clear, however, that the superhero might pack a punch after all. 
    And so it has. Since January, when MCA launched Hercules as a
weekly syndicated show, it has risen to rate consistently among
the top three syndicated action hours.  
    "It surprises a lot of people, but it doesn't surprise me and
a lot of people at MCA," says Schwab. "We felt good about it
because we knew the people who would do it, Sam and Robert, have
such a strong track record and had such passion behind it that it
had a shot."
    Now Tapert and Raimi, whose feature film credits include
"Darkman" and Jean-Claude van Damme thrillers "Time Cop" and
"Hard Target," are expanding their small-screen ambitions.
    For fall they are producing syndicated Hercules spin-off
Xena: Warrior Princess and CBS suspense thriller American Gothic,
which deals with an evil sheriff who terrorizes a small town. All
three projects are being distributed by MCA Television Group,
with which Raimi and Tapert's Renaissance Pictures has a
production deal.
    With the syndication and network markets littered with the
cancellations of action hour projects, Tapert says it is the
pair's theatrical approach to the action and suspense elements in
their shows that sets them apart. 
    "I think we bring a greater and wilder action than normal,"
he says. "Hercules is a big barroom brawl on a massive scale,
while Xena's action will be more a Hong Kong style of acrobatics,
martial arts and weaponry." 
    They also give credit to "Hercules" himself, Kevin Sorbo, who
they say strikes an appealing balance between camp and a strong
image that makes an impression on adults, teens and kids.
    Tapert says Raimi, who directed "Darkman" and "Army of
Darkness," has met extensively with the directors of Hercules and
Xena to infuse them with his trademark kinetic camerawork and
suspenseful editing.
    American Gothic's signature will be suspense rather than
action, he says. "There's not too much violence, because violence
is a turnoff," says Tapert. "It's the threat of violence that
drives the audience crazy." 
    However, the opening scene in the American Gothic pilot was
an early--and glaring--exception to that game plan. In the scene,
a man hits his 16-year-old daughter with a shovel. The evil
sheriff (Gary Cole of Midnight Caller) walks up and snaps her
neck. An uproar followed release of the tapes to television
critics; the scenes eventually were shortened to imply rather
than dramatize the blow, and the thud of impact was removed.
    Raimi later told the critics that although he understood
their concerns, he felt the scene was essential to establishing
the amorality of Cole's character. The series, created by former
teen heartthrob and Hardy Boys star Shaun Cassidy, is scheduled
for Friday at 10 p.m., a low HUT slot but one that will allow the
show to face relatively light competition from 20/20 on ABC and
Homicide: Life on the Street on NBC. Tapert hopes that AG will
garner a crossover lead-out audience from Fox's own quirky show
at 9-10 p.m., The X-Files. "We think this will be an accessible
version of Twin Peaks," says Universal Television President Tom
Thayer. "It has a very fine tonal line and a good premise and a
writing staff that can take it in a lot of directions."
    Despite their use of visual effects and action, shows like
Hercules, concludes Tapert, are no less in need of good writing.
    "After looking at all the episodes and which ones have rerun
best, we realized the shows that did the best weren't those with
the best special effects," says Tapert. "The episodes that rerun
the best are the ones with good stories, good villains and some
sort of moral and redemption to them. We're trying to create
stories that flow out of personality and goals." 
    Tapert and Raimi find themselves concentrating almost
exclusively on television less by design than by fortuity, says
Tapert.
    "We did something that spun out of something else which spun
into something else," he says. "It's not as lucrative as feature
films that work, but what I enjoy most about producing television
is that in feature films you spend 18 months producing two hours,
whereas television is a whole different ballgame." 
    Commitments to 57 hours of programming for the coming year,
22 episodes each for the syndicated shows and 13 for American
Gothic, will keep them busy for the time being, Tapert says. But
the pair already is developing another action hour for fall 1996,
a pirate saga that would feature their former Renaissance
partner, actor Bruce Campbell.
    Ironically, Tapert and Raimi nearly swore off action hours
just before Hercules and after their experience producing the
pilot for Mantis last season for Fox. They left the project after
serious creative differences with Fox. 
    "It was a horrible battle, and eventually we were paid off
and left," says Tapert of the groundbreaking project, which
featured Carl Lumbly as an African-American superhero. The show
repeatedly was tinkered with by Fox, including a reduction of its
African-American elements to broaden its audience, but it never
gained a ratings foothold and was canceled.
    " Fox violated a basic rule of a superhero story," says
Tapert in retrospect. "They failed to protect their hero and made
him not a hero." 


[029] 08/21/95
   BROADCASTING & CABLE. Vol. 125 ; No. 34 ; Pg. 16; 5259 words
"Television writes Rx for action hours". By D. Tobenkin.
   COMMENTARY:  A massive news article analyzing the then current
state of TV action shows.  Fascinating read.  Technical
references to XWP.
   EXCERPTS:
   ...The going remains tough for action hours, but the networks'
greater patience--and willingness to experiment with innovative
new shows--has paid off in large dividends for some producers and
distributors.
   Positive signs for the format include:
    * The use of the action hour to build a new network, UPN...
[and] MCA TV's willingness to experiment with a syndicated
project ridiculed in many quarters--an updated, campy Hercules
with humor, fist fights and cutting-edge effects--has paid off:
The show has joined the pantheon of top-ranked syndicated action
hours...
   ...Still, there is no shortage of new action hour strips, with
12 poised to enter the market despite the fact that, of the 12
that premiered last season, eight have perished or are performing
poorly.
    And most of the latter 12 have strong clearance numbers. The
success of MCA TV's Hercules has allowed the company to clear the
show on 193 stations covering 98% of the country for a second
season this fall and an even more remarkable 187 stations
covering 97% of the country for the fall debut of spin-off show
Xena: Warrior Princess.
    "What we're hearing from stations is that these shows are
getting higher CPMs than are shows from the new networks, so we
don't think the expansion of those new networks will affect us
that much," says MCA TV President Shelly Schwab. "After all, if
you were a station affiliated with Hercules, would you give it
up?"...
    ...Still, Schwab concedes that the environment has prompted
tough assessments by syndicators about what shows will be able to
go the distance and accumulate the 100 or so episodes necessary
for stripping and a healthy back-end. That was the thinking that
led MCA TV to cancel the sixth-highest-rated syndicated action
hour show this season and a show originally paired with
Hercules--producer Rob Cohen's Vanishing Son--because Xena was
thought to be a better show for Hercules...
M the confidence to greenlight a second season of 22 more
episodes of the show.
   ...MCA TV will continue to roll out one action hour pilot per
quarter for airing by affiliates of Hercules and Xena. The first
project is The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space, a movie
being co-produced by premium cable service Starz! It will air
there first, Aug. 26, and then in syndication...
   ...Fall's new syndicated action hours
                                        # of stations/
  Show                    Distributor     % coverage   Debut week 
  Baywatch strip       (All American)        165/94%      Sept.25 
  Baywatch Nights      (All American)        180/95%      Sept.25 
  Beyond Reality                (ACI)        100/82%      Sept.18 
  Flipper                   (Goldwyn)        128/85%       Oct. 2 
  The Hitchhiker             (Rysher)        130/85%      Sept.25 
  Land's End            (Buena Vista)        170/98%      Sept.18 
  Lazarus Man                (Turner)            DNA     Jan.1996 
  One West Waikiki           (Rysher)        150/90%      Sept.25 
  Outer Limits                  (MGM)        174/96%      Sept.11 
  Tales from the Crypt      (Genesis)        170/95%      Sept.11 
  The Wanderer                  (DLT)             NA      Sept.25 
  Xena: Warrior Princess        (MCA)        187/97%      Sept. 4 


[029.5] 08-27-95
   PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. Features.  TV Week Pg.6  "Spin Off,
Start Up, Remake in Syndicated TV Land, "Baywatch" Breeds
"Baywatch Nights," Disney  Explores with "Land's End" and Lt.
Worf Beams onto "Deep Space Nine." By David Walstad
   COMMENTARY:  Announcement of show.
   EXCERPT:
   WHILE the broadcast and cable networks' series get most of the
media's attention, viewers are well aware that there's plenty of
entertainment in the less-recognized arena of first-run
syndicated dramas. Shows like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and
Highlander have followings that equal or surpass those of many of
their network counterparts.
   And the new season is bringing changes in this crowded
field...  
   ...Here's how the shows will line up when the new season
begins next month; some are moving to new times and/or
channels:...
   ...Xena: Warrior Princess is the obvious offshoot of three of
last season's highest rated Hercules episodes. It premieres Sept.
8 at 9 p.m. on Ch. 57. Lucy Lawless stars  and Renee O'Connor
supports in this fantasy adventure epic....

  
[030] 08/28/95
   THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT (Norfolk). Section: Daily Break,  Pg. E1.
1317 Words. "''Voyager'': UPN Launches Season with ''Trek'' Fave"
by Larry Bonko.
   COMMENTARY: Announcement of a local video promo on XWP, among
other syndicated new shows.
   EXCERPTS:
   ...After the ''Nowhere Man'' premiere tonight, WGNT at 10:30
will run a 30-minute peek at its new syndicated programming
including ''Baywatch Nights'' and ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' from
the folks who bring you ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.''...


[031] 08/29/95
   NEWS & RECORD (Greensboro, Nc). Section: Life,  Pg. D1. 1087
Words. "Stations Plug in Syndicated Shows for Fall" by Leigh
Pressle.
   COMMENTARY: Minor mention.
   EXCERPT:
   ...WNRW, which becomes the Triad's ABC affiliate on Sept. 3...
   ...The station's [WNRW] other new syndicated shows include
''The Extremist with Gabrielle Reece,'' an adrenaline-sports show
hosted by model and pro volleyball player Gabrielle Reece, and
''Hercules,'' the bulging bicep drama about the adventures of the
son of Zeus.
   Also on tap: animated shows for kids including ''GI Joe,''
''Jelly Bean Jungle'' and ''Creatures,'' a private-eye-at-the-
beach show called ''Land's End'' and a ''Hercules'' spinoff
called ''Xena the Warrior Princess.''...
   ...WANT TO WATCH?
   Here's a list of air times and start dates for new syndicated
shows: 
   ...''Hercules'' - 11:30 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 10
   ''Xena the Warrior Princess'' - 12:30 a.m. Sundays, Sept.
10...


[032] 08/29/95
   DAILY VARIETY. Section: News; Pg. 1. 795 Words. "Wertheimer
Walks; Meidel, Tortorici Rumored for Top Mca Tv Job" by Jim
Benson.
   COMMENTARY: More inside scoops on the inner workings of MCA. 
Nominal mention of XWP.
   EXCERPT:
   ...MCA has been perceived to have lagged behind competitors in
certain areas, possessing a shortage of firstrun hits other than
the weekly action series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (a
spinoff, "Xena: Warrior Princess," will premiere next month) and
few hot network properties in recent years to take the baton from
shows such as "Coach" and "Murder, She Wrote," which have been
modest off-network performers...


[032.5] 08/29/95
   THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. "Wertheimer out as MCA TV chief;
Harbert turns down post to stay at ABC" By Lisa de Moraes.
   COMMENTARY:  Minor mention.
   EXCERPT:
   ...MCA-TV is launching "Xena," a "Hercules" spinoff, as a
result of the success....


[033] 09-03-95
   CHICAGO SUN-TIMES. Section: Sho; Pg. 3; Nc. 448 Words. "the
Labors of 'Hercules'". By Jae-ha Kim.
   COMMENTARY:  An interview with Kevin Sorbo. He mentions Xena.
   EXCERPTS:
   ...Q. I hear there will be a Hercules doll coming out.  Does
he look like you? 
   Sorbo: Yes. The doll is coming out in November, along with
dolls of Iolaus (Michael Hurst) and Xena (Lucy Lawless), and four
or five different creatures. They showed me the prototype of the
Hercules doll, and the face really looks like me. It was very
strange. I haven't seen the body to it yet, though. They've also
got pillowcases and sheets and all these other things coming out,
so it's going to be very weird when I walk into a department
store...


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Issue #06 will contain annotations #34 through #40, dated from
09/03/95 to 09/08/95.  It is scheduled to be released May 3,
1996.

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Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor, especially in the light of
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