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02-14-99
990125dmr.
'Buffy' buffs are teens and teens at heart Show's wit is one reason it attracts a broad audience. The Des Moines Register. 01/25/99. Mike Hughes.
Brief mention of Xena in an article about BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER ("In many ways, "Buffy" is just a smaller and sweeter-looking variation of "Nikita" and "Xena," the tough-kicking stars of syndication and cable.")02-14-99
990125dne.
Tough TV femmes. The Detroit News. 01/25/99. Reprint.
Three Tough TV Femmes are highlighted: Dana Scully, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Buffy, vampire slayer.02-14-99
990125ftu.
Newsmakers. The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL). 01/25/99. From news services.
A snippet from Lucy Lawless' bulimia statements.02-14-99
990125new.
"I've had a great time." Newsweek. 01/25/99.
Repeat of Lucy Lawless Albright quote.02-14-99
990125pen.
It is showtime for pair of super dogs. THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE (RIVERSIDE, CA.). 01/25/99. Bob Pratte.
Two dogs named Xena and Scully protected a 5 year-old in peril in Riverside County!02-14-99
990125usn.
He's Speaker Everyman; Just say no; National Public Racism?; Absolut Boris; Where's Gordon Liddy?; Hero worship; Vapor; Party pooper; Finger-lickin' good. U.S. News & World Report. 01/25/99. Paul Bedard; Christian Caryl; Gary Cohen; Alison McIntyre.
Repeat of Lucy Lawless Albright quote.02-12-99
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Is there jelly on any of the knives. SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE. 01/24/99. BILL MOOR.
In a stream of conscousness listing of idle thoughts, columnist Bill Moor ponders: "Does anybody make Xena outfits for regular women?"02-12-99
990124mca.
LEHIGH WOMEN END NAVY'S PATRIOT STREAK. The Morning Call (Allentown). 01/24/99. DON BOSTROM.
A woman's basketball team "used its Xena the Warrior Princess defense" to beat a hiterto undefeatable team by "fiercely defend[ing] its territory, Xena-style".02-12-99
990124sst.
Beauty puts De Niro through paces.The Sunday Star-Times (Auckland). 01/24/99. LAMB Michael.
In a review of the movie Ronin, the reviewer makes a Xena analogy: "I read somewhere she's [actor Natascha McElhone] been compared to Audrey Hepburn, which in my book is a bit like comparing Xena Warrior Princess to Dharma. Soft, she ain't."02-12-99
990124stl.
A teeny pain in the neck. Sunday Times (London). 01/24/99. AA Gill
In an amazing rant going from thier distaste of the show Naked in Westminister (and Sky One in particular) and then segueng into Buffy: Vampire Slayer (BBC2), the reviewer takes a moment from the reviling to make this comment: "Unfortunately, in practice, I have to hold my hand up and say, seeing as I don't like sport and we won't count movies, there is barely anything I can recommend. Oh, except Xena - Warrior Princess, the greatest lesbian icon of our century."02-12-99
990124tpi2.
ROMANCE REIGNS AT CORPS DE NAPOLEON CORONATION. The Times-Picayune. 01/24/99.
This year's (19th annual) Coronation Celebration of the Corps de Napoleon had the theme of cupid. One of the Queen attendents was dressed as Xena and accompanied by her escort as Hercules.02-12-99
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NATPE ARRIVES WITH STARS IN TOW. The Times-Picayune. 01/24/99.
Basically a promotion for the NAPTE Convention, this article lists some of the attendees, which included Lucy Lawless.02-12-99
990123cap.
RAIMI AS DIRECTOR ASSUMES MINIMALIST ROLE WITH NEW FILM. The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN). 01/23/99. John Beifuss.
Brief mention of XENA in an article about Sam Raimi's movie, A Simple Plan.02-12-99
990123gua.
The girl in the bear; Stand aside Hobbits, go back to your chocolate factory Willy Wonka, oh-oh you Tellytubbies. The Animorphs have arrived. Claire Armitstead on the transforming power of a new craze. The Guardian (London). 01/23/99. Claire Armitstead.
Brief mention of Xena in a review of the Animorphs series (my son is also a severe animorphs fan). The reviewer describes the chcratcer Rachel as "She looks like a supermodel, her favourite hobby is shopping, but she has the fearlessness of Xena: Warrior Princess."02-12-99
990123ctr.
BLEND OF CLASSICS, VISUALS KICKS OFF THE MILLENNIUM. Chicago Tribune. 01/23/99. Ted Shen.
A music reviewer describes a concert where "an irrepressibly rousing stretch of music straight out of the 'Xena' soundtrack" was heard.02-11-99
990101van. VANCOUVER : SECRETS OF THE CITY. Shawn Blore and the editors of Vancouver Magazine. VANCOUVER XENAFESTS. An section in a Vancouver guide book! Tourists obviously need their Xena fixes when traveling.02-11-99
990107lfp. [Nikki Stafford article]. London Free Press. 01/07/99. James Reaney. Nikki Stafford's book, "Lucy Lawless & Renee O'Connor: Warrior Stars of Xena" is reviewed by columnist James Reaney.02-11-99
990108zen. TV. ZENtertainment. 01/08/99. Promo for the HTLJ's episode FOR THOSE OF YOU JUST JOING US (HH90/509).02-11-99
990122dom. DIARY. The Dominion (Wellington). 01/22/99. Mention of Madeleine Albright's comments about Xena.02-11-99
990122hre. Today. The Hollywood Reporter. 01/22/99. Promo for Santa Monica Hercules/Xena Convention.02-11-99
990122ppg. A SUBTLE PLAN; DIRECTOR SAM RAIMI SHOOTS FOR CHARACTER, NOT HORROR. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 01/22/99. DUANE DUDEK. This is a reprint of 990119mjs02-11-99
990122snp. HYPER DIRECTOR SAM RAIMI GOES PENSIVE WITH 'A SIMPLE PLAN'. The Stuart News/Port St. Lucie News (Stuart,FL). 01/22/99. Duane Dudek. This is a reprint of 990119mjs.02-11-99
990122wpo. Tempting the Fates; The Brilliant Complexity of 'A Simple Plan'. The Washington Post. 01/22/99. Stephen Hunter. Reprint. An indepth review of Sam Raimi's film "A Simple Plan". Xena is mentioned derogatorily.02-11-99
990121ajo. Knife Store Has Cutting Edge. Albuquerque Journal. 01/21/99. Donna Olmstead. Article about knife store mentions is sells knives like those found on XWP and HTLJ.02-11-99
990121bdn. See ya later, Paz. BANGOR DAILY NEWS (BANGOR, MAINE). 01/21/99. Alicia Anstead. A local Bango, Maine music teacher died of heart complications, and the article about him mentions that he had a XENA poster in his office.02-11-99
990121dva. TV AND CABLE PRODUCTION CHARTaily Variety. 01/21/99. Weekly production notice.02-11-99
990122fns. REMARKS BY SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT TO CENTER FOR NATIONAL POLICY RE: HER SECOND YEAR IN OFFICE WASHINGTON COURT HOTEL WASHINGTON, D.C. Federal News Service. 01/22/99. Madeleine's Albrights explanation of why Xena is associated with her at an official address, after being introduced as Xena, warrior princess.02-11-99
990121prn. It's LIVE! In New Orleans; Daytime Talk's Dynamic Duo Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford Bring LIVE Back to New Orleans' State Palace Theater. PR Newswire. 01/21/99. Reprint. Press release for Lucy Lawless' appearance on "Regis and Kathi Lee" the week of January 26, 1999.02-11-99
990120ose. LOWDOWN ON DOWNLOADING FILMS FASTER. THE ORLANDO SENTINEL. 01/20/99. New York Times News Service. Reprint. This one mentions my hero, Chris Gore! This is about the future of distributing full length films over the web. XENA is mentioned briefly when discussing that Brilliant Digital already offers the multipath movies on-line.02-11-99
990120sre. STARS IN STRIPES; FOUR BENGAL TIGERS BORN AT CAT TALES; XENA LEADS WAY AT 3 POUNDS. The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA). 01/20/99. Kristen Kromer. A rare baby tiger born in captivity has been named Xena!02-11-99
990119bwi. Brilliant - tm - Digital Entertainment and @Home Network Enter Content License and Distribution Agreement for Broadband Distribution of Multipath - tm - Movies. Business Wire. 01/19/99. Reprint. Brief mention of XENA on a press release for Brilliant Digital which makes XENA Multipath movies on the web.02-11-99
990119dva. NATPE pitch for 'Gravity'. Daily Variety. 01/19/99. MARC GRASER. Reprint. Brief mention of XENA in an article about Brillilant Digital's internet movie "Gravity". Brilliant Digital does the multipath movies of XWP.02-11-99
990119mjs. FEAR AND HEAVY CLOTHING 'Simple Plan' was scary project for its director. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 01/19/99. DUANE DUDEK. Reprint. Brief mention of XENA in an article about Sam Raimi and his film career.02-11-99
990118aag. TOP 50 SYNDICATED SHOWS RANKED BY AD PRICE. Advertising Age. 01/18/99. Reprint. Includes estimated current ad rates for the syndicated action hours: X-FILES (89K), ER (66K), STAR TREK DEEP SPACE 9 (59K), HERCULES (47K), XENA (46K), BAYWATCH (37K), EARTH FINAL CONFLICT (34K), STARGATE SG-1 (34K), WALKER TEXAS RANGER (31K), VIP (27K), NY UNDERCOVER (23K), NYPD BLUE (23K), PENSACOLA WINGS OF GOLD (22K), MORTAL KOMBAT (21K), CROW (19K), and NIGHTMAN (18K).02-11-99
990118bc2. Do I hear $ 1 million? Broadcasting & Cable. 01/18/99. Schlosser, Joe. Reprint. Brief mention of XENA in article about how a group of stations might be changing how first run syndication of TV shows is done in the USA.02-11-99
990118bca. Diller's syndication play; USA Networks head Barry Diller; Studios USA. Broadcasting & Cable. 01/18/99. Schlosser, Joe. Brief XENA mention in an article explaining what the heck USA Studios is and what it does and more importantly who it owns and controls!02-11-99
990118var. NIELSEN SYNDICATION RATINGS. Variety. 01/17/99. Reprint. Nielsen's for 3rd release of MATERNAL INSTINCTS (57/311R3) and 3rd release of STRANGER IN A STRANGE WORLD (H64/405R3) (12/21/98).02-10-99
990109snl. Saturday Night Live: Best of TV Parodies. NBC. 01/09/99. 8-9pm EST. A primetime special compiling some of 'SNL's' best television parodies from recent seasons including Lucy Lawless' appearance on SNL.02-10-99
990101fan. What's hot and what's not?. Fancy (Dutch). January 1999.Short article generally about XWP, using a Lucy Lawless quote from the David Letterman Show.02-10-99
990102nim. [?]. New Idea Magazine. 01/02/99. NZ magazine. Lucy Lawless is listed as one of the New Zealand women being saluted for being inspirational.02-10-99
990101wsf. [Popular "Fit" Women]. Women's Sports & Fitness. January/February 1999. Photo layout of popular "fit" women. Lucy Lawless is pictured.02-10-99
990101sww. WARRIOR MUM: Xena Fights to Get Fit For Baby. The Singapore Women's Weekly. January 1999. Eric Blackmoor. Reprint. Interview with Lucy Lawless02-10-99
990101sff. 1998: The Sci-Fi Year in Review. Sci-Fi Flix. Winter 1999. Brief mention with small photo.02-10-99
990117cns. HOLLYWOOD HEARTS Cupid's arrows hit some stars, stung others in 1998. Copley News Service. 01/17/99. Peggy Scott. Reprint. Lucy Lawless' wedding to Robert Tapert was alluded to in this article which summed up the prominant celebrity marriages and separations for 1998. Rob Tapert, the executive producer of XWP and HTLJ, is is referred to as her "assistant producer". Heh heh. ("Xena, Warrior Princess took a stab at love when Lucy Lawless made it legal with her assistant producer.")02-10-99
990117esu2. SAM'S THE MAN MASTER OF MACABRE SWITCHES GEARS. The Edmonton Sun. 01/17/99. STEVE TILLEY. Reprint. I used to have a major crush on this guy when I was little tyke (Indian Summer, sigh), anyways, here's a whole article about Sam Raimi and how he appears to be becoming a MAINSTREAM movie director. FYI, A Simple Plan was not nominated for an Oscar. This covers a lot of the hostory between Raimi, Tapert, and Campbell.02-10-99
990117esu. SAM RAIMI: FILM HISTORY. The Edmonton Sun. 01/17/99. A Sam Raimi filmography02-10-99
990117sna3. You Beauties Baywatch is coming to NZ. The Sunday News (Auckland). 01/17/99. DAVID HARTNELL. Reprint. Oh noooo, Mr. Bill! BAYWATCH is going to film in NZ. And they want to cast Lucy Lawless! OH NOOOOOO! But the good news is all those familiar faces on XWP and HTLJ will pop up on BAYWATCH as well, but this time in modern day bikinis as oppsed to pre-Mycenaean ones. Tres spooky!02-10-99
990117sna2. Hot-Rods outdated in the end. The Sunday News (Auckland). 01/17/99. WOODHAM Kerre. Upon the news that Britain's Royal Mail will be releasing a postage stamp on New Year's Day 2000 of actress Ena Sharples, this paper suggests tongue-in-cheek that NZ release a stamp of Lucy Lawless the same day.02-10-99
990117sna. Lucy: How I beat my bulimia. The Sunday News (Auckland). 01/17/99. TYLER Vicky. Reprint. A more in depth article inspired by Lucy Lawless' coments about bulimia.02-10-99
990117sst2. Council leaves family stranded on own beach. The Sunday Star-Times (Auckland). 01/17/99. ALEXANDER Miriyana. Reprint. Ross and Maria Bethell, owners of land used by XWP and HTLJ for location shots, is having an argument with a local council over how they will be able to use their land.02-10-99
990117sst. Tikitiki a hit for Te Reo Maori. The Sunday Star-Times (Auckland). 01/17/99. Reprint. Actor who has appeared on Xena and Hercules stars on an all Maori TV show.02-10-99
990117wpo. TV Cartoon Network Goes to the Girls. The Washington Post, 01/17/99. Scott Moore. Reprint. In an article about how the cartoon Powder Puff Girls is changing the Cartoon Channel, Xena is mentioned in passing as TV's most beloved cartoonish character ("Television hasn't had a trio of female do-gooders like this since "Charlie's Angels" in the late '70s, though Lucy Lawless's warrior princess Xena still is the most beloved cartoonish character currently on television."02-10-99
990116epw. Maddy loves Xena. The Evening Post (Wellington). 01/16/99. NZPA. Reprint. Another article on the NZ Prime Minister and USA Secretary of State meeting.02-10-99
990116iti. Lean Teen Killing Machine Buffy has problems with the cool kids at school, with boys, with the undead. The Irish Times. 01/16/99. Reprint. Roisin Ingle. Xena mentioned briefly ("And in TV shows such as, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Xena Warrior Princess the lead characters are even imbued with supernatural powers - all the better to weave their morality tales") in this news article about how teenagers actually use Buffy et al. as role models in their every day lives.02-10-99
990116lat. SOME REAL MEN RESPOND TO THE 'PROBLEM' WITH THEM. Los Angeles Times. 01/16/99. Letters to the editor. OMARI CHRISTIAN. In response to the Brian Lowry column "The Problem With Men" (Jan. 12, 1999), this guy informs us he watches neither Xena nor "any of the other shows with cheap plots based on a woman in tight clothing".02-10-99
990116stn. Photographer moved on. The Southland Times (New Zealand). 01/16/99. Jan LUDEMANN. Reprint. Robert Preston, a NZ film location scout for XWP/HTLJ was thrown out of Te Anau park and forbidden to photograph there.02-10-99
990116wth. Anti-nuke Xena keeps her status. Waikato Times (Hamilton). 01/16/99. NZPA. Reprint. The argument over whether Xena is a hawk or a dove still continues, as it was reported that NZ Prime minister Jenny Shipley discussed Xena with USA Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.02-10-99
990115are. LARRY KING READIES MATERIAL FOR MATERIAL GIRL. THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC. 01/15/99. Compiled by Terry Beahm from Republic news services. Arizona finally hears about Lucy Lawless' bulimia statements!02-10-99
990115bnl. SHOWBIZ GOSSIP. Belfast News Letter. 01/15/99. Can never report the bulimia statements enough!02-10-99
990115mir. COMPUTER GAME NEWS. The Mirror. 01/15/99. Brief announcement of PlayStation's plan to have Universal Interactive make a 3D XENA computer game.02-09-99
990114cst. Xena and Albright: separated at birth? Chicago Sun-Times. 01/14/99. Bill Zwecker. Zwecker decided to go with the Albright quote not the bulimia one. Good for Zwecker!02-09-99
990114dva. TV PRODUCTION CHART. Daily Variety. 01/14/99. Weekly production chart listing.02-09-99
990114new. FLASH! / THE LATEST ENTERTAINMENT AND MORE . . . Newsday (New York, NY). 01/14/99. LOS ANGELES TIMES; By Diane Wrts. STAFF WRITER; Patrick Pacheco. More on the bulimia but not rote repetition!02-09-99
990113bne. ANCIENT WISDOM. The Buffalo News. 01/13/99. Knight Ridder. More on the bulimia statements.02-09-99
990113cen. Olympic scandal reflection of times. The Cincinnati Enquirer. 01/13/99. Letters to the editor. XENA is mentioned in a letter to the editor concerning violence on TV wrestling shows.02-09-99
990113mir. AROUND THE WORLD: WAGING WAR ON ANOREXICS. The Mirror. 01/13/99. More on the bulimia statements.02-09-99
990113mwi. mmWire News Briefs -- Acclaim, EA, THQ, Aztech, 989, InnoMedia, M2K, Sony, BDE, Eidos, Infogrames, Sierra. mmWire. 01/13/99. More on Brilliant Digital's multipath movies.02-09-99
990113mne. First-Ever Made for the Internet Movie Makes Jump to Television At NATPE. MULTIMEDIA NEWS. 01/13/99. A brief mention of Xena (as a topic of another multipath movie) in a report on Brilliant Digital Entertainment at NAPTE.02-09-99
990113sre. BRITS ARE NOW IN DUTCH OVER TREATMENT OF SCOT. The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA). 01/13/99. Rick House. More on the bulimia statements by Lucy Lawless.02-09-99
990113wpo. THE RELIABLE SOURCE. The Washington Post. 01/13/99. Annie Groer; Ann Gerhart. A quote by Lucy Lawless about Madeleine Albright.02-08-99
990112spi. CONNERY UP IN ARMOR OVER KNIGHTHOOD. SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER. 01/12/99. Yet more on the bulimia statements.02-08-99
990112sbt. People. SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE. 01/12/99. More bulimia reporting. Ho hum.02-08-99
990112ach. CONNERY KNIGHTHOOD SNUB 'LACKS CLASS'. The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle. 01-12-99. More on the bulimina statements.02-05-99
990112bsu. From staff and wire reports. THE BALTIMORE SUN. 01-12-99. More on the Lucy Lawless bulimia statement.
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990112bgl. Another BU laureate would be a laurel for school. Boston Globe. 01-12-99. Carol Beggy. More on the Lucy Lawless bulimia statement.
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990112bwi. First-Ever Made for the Internet Movie Makes Jump to Television At NATPE. Business Wire. 01-12-99. Press release about Brilliant Digital Entertainment mentions Xena in passing as one of the subjects of their Multipath movies.
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990112che. WB holding hot show in reserve. Calgary Herald. 01-12-99. Eric Mink. In an article about WB shows, Michelle Gellar is quoted as saying "it's an incredible trend" when contrasting Buffy, Xena and La Femme Nikita with TV shows she watched as a kid.
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990111bca. Access denied. Broadcasting & Cable. 01-11-99. Joe Schlosser. In an article about the decline of newsmagazines on TV, USA Studios strategy is discussed with XENA mentioned in passing as a sample action hour.
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990111var. LICENSE FEE COST PER THOUSAND PER EPISODE. Variety. 01-11-99. This chart attempts to calculate the value of returns to a cable network by dividing the number of households watching a particular rerun by the license fee paid by the cabler. The result is the so-called cost-per-thousand viewers.
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990112dmn. People. Dallas Morning News. 01-12-99. Wire reports. A note about the Lucy Lawelss bulimia comments from the USA Weekend article which went out on the AP feed.
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990112dnn. People. Dayton Daily News. 01-12-99. Wire reports. A note about the Lucy Lawelss bulimia comments from the USA Weekend article which went out on the AP feed.
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990112dmr. People In The News. The Des Moines Register. 01-12-99 Staff. A note about the Lucy Lawelss bulimia comments from the USA Weekend article which went out on the AP feed.
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990112dne. Newsmakers. The Detroit News. 01-12-99. A note about the Lucy Lawelss bulimia comments from the USA Weekend article which went out on the AP feed.
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990112esu. WHO'S NEWS COLUMN. The Edmonton Sun. 01-12-99. A note about the Lucy Lawelss bulimia comments from the USA Weekend article which went out on the AP feed.
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990112hre. No Title. The Hollywood Reporter. 01/12/99. Isolated quote from the Lucy Lawless interview about bulimia appearing in USA Weekend Magazine.
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990112aen. Compiled from Wire Reports. San Antonio Express-News. Wire services. A note about the Lucy Lawelss bulimia comments from the USA Weekend article which went out on the AP feed.
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990112snp. TODAY IN HISTORY. The Stuart News/Port St. Lucie News (Stuart,FL). 01-12-99. Wire services. A note about the Lucy Lawelss bulimia comments from the USA Weekend article which went out on the AP feed.
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990112sse. SCOT BRISTLES AT KNIGHT SLIGHT. Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL). 01-12-99. Wire services. A note about the Lucy Lawelss bulimia comments from the USA Weekend article which went out on the AP feed.
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