THIS WEEK IN THE XENA NEWS.... TWXN #09 06/29/96 Brought to you by Xena: Media Review (XMR) 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. [316] 06-24-96 STAR TRIBUNE. Page 7E. 904 words. "Syndicated shows may fall victim to programming pinch" By Alan Sepinwall COMMENTARY: More bemoaning of the fact that syndicated action shows are getting less air time because of the appearance of UPN, WB, and other consortiums. XWP is mentioned in passing. [317] 06-25-96 THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. Page A01. 1058 words. "Toy Story: Scalping Pays; Business: Ability to Predict Changing Fads Can Pay off in Reselling Toys." By Joseph Pereira (The Wall Street Journal) COMMENTARY: The Xena toy is mentioned in passing as being "scarce" in this report on the booming field of toy scalping. [318a] 06-25-96 CALGARY HERALD. Page D11. 690 words. "Cigarette turns Davis into villain" By Ian Bailey. COMMENTARY: In an interview of William Davis, the Cigarette- Smoking Man in X-Files, it is revealed that Davis teaches acting and one of is students was Lucy Lawless. Mr. Davis has a framed under glass handwritten note by Ms. Lawless which stated, "Providence brought me to the William Davis Centre and I'll thank God to my dying day for it." [318b] 06-27-96 THE TORONTO STAR. Page D23. 550 words. 'Toronto actor's career is smokin' William Davis the dark man on The X-Files" By Ian Bailey. COMMENTARY: Same as XMR318a. [319] 06-27-96 DAILY VARIETY. Page 3. 454 words. "First national ratings cloud 'Rosie' picture" By Jenny Hontz. COMMENTARY: Repeat of "The Prodigal" brought in a 4.7 rating. HTLJ was rated 5.0, and ST:DS9 was at 4.3. XWP ranked 2nd in action hours. "The Prodigal" earned a 4.8 in it's first showing. [320] 06-28-96 DAILY VARIETY. Page 3. 196 words. "Kraus ankles MCA post" By Jenny Hontz. COMMENTARY: More problems for MCA. Lesss than a month after the departure of key-man Shelly Schwab, now Jim Kraus, the executive VP-director of sales and marketing at MCA TV is leaving too. MCA is in the midst of a massive re-structuring, no doubt impelled by MCA's dismal batting record. HTLJ and XWP is mentioned in passing as the only two current successes of MCA TV. Pro0629