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This section replaces the headline news items I normally place on my what's new page.
It will be an archive of news from around the xenaverse that isn't classed as
rumours (which will go to the rumours section) but general news concerned the
show and the various newsy bits that I've come across!

For Lucy related news please see  -  Xenaverse News - Lucy News
For Renee related news please see - Xenaverse News - ROC News

Click here to read archived Xenaverse News from
December 1998 - July 1999

 

27 June

The following is from Sharon Delaney for Chakram #12

Here's a tidbit from Lucy's interview in Xena Newsletter #12 that I
thought you might enjoy:

The new "Lyre, Lyre" Xena CD soundtrack had just arrived in the office
and I was having fun listening to Lucy singing the Beatles' song "We Can
Work It Out," that had been cut from the episode. I'd had the tape on
when she called. Now I remembered reading in another magazine that Lucy
and some friends had put together a band.

"Kind of," she said shyly. "I write some music with friends."

"You're the lyricist?" I tiptoed a little further into this obviously
very personal territory.

"Yeah. Sometimes I come up with songs as well," she offered. "Or one of
the guys will flick me a music bed (rhythm track) he's written and ask me
to put a song on top of it. Then I'll work on both the melody and words."

Lucy was getting a bit more into this subject and came up with an idea
the fans might like, but I'll save that for the next issue.

24 June

22 June

17 June

16 June

9 June

The following is from the Official Xena and Hercules Online Catalog about the release of Season 4 tapes

The Warrior Princess Marches On!

Introducing the World Premier of the Xena: Warrior Princess Season IV Video Collection

Xena's remarkable journey through the dark and dangerous roads of antiquity didn't get any easier (or less bizarre) during her exciting fourth season. She still managed to agitate the gods, out maneuver those bothersome beasts AND keep us guessing.

Not Available Anywhere Else!

Now, for the first time anywhere, all 22 of those scintillating episodes are available in our exclusive collector's edition boxed set. Each of the 11 tapes in this great volume features two uncut and commercial-free tales presented in a beautiful full-color sleeve complete with production credits and episode synopses.

Free Stuff! Free Stuff! And More Free Stuff!

And yes, with your Season IV Video Collection we'll send you our complementary Bonus Gift Package as our way of saying thanks. Includes a mix of eight (8) new and classic Xena collector's items at no extra charge, a $350 value!

Season IV Bonus Gift Package includes:

Xena 18-month Desk Calendar (July 00 - Dec. 01) - Features 18 different action and portrait shots taken on location by official set photographers during Season IV filming. Each full-color image can be displayed or archived as its own commemorative photo. Protective jewel case converts into a desktop easel stand.

Season IV Collector's Poster - Another great image of the Warrior Princess captured by official location photographers. Reproduced on highest quality stock and ready for framing.

Season IV Production Stills Portfolio - Five carefully selected (and never-before-seen) moments taken from the intense action on the set. Printed on 8 x 10 glossy stock, each great photo features episode name and scene detail on the back. Portfolio included.

Gabrielle Dances with Cherubs T - An extra thick and comfy all-cotton T featuring a gorgeous four-color screen print of The Bard and three winged guardians.

Xena Mini Wallet - A perfect date-sized wallet crafted in beautiful glazed burgundy hand-tooled leather. Features embossed Warrior Princess Logo.

Xena Road Warrior Automug - Take Xena on the road with this unbreakable travel mug featuring thumb-controlled sip opening and tapered base. In purple with silver metallic Warrior Princess logo.

Calligraphic X Pendant - From the stunning Gabrielle Jewelry Collection a handcrafted sterling silver pendant in honor of Xena.

Numbered Certificate of Authenticity - Certifies for you and other collectors that your Season IV collection is the real deal.

Please the Gods. Please Yourself. Order Now!

All this stuff for only $169.95! Hurry to the Official Xena and Hercules Online Catalog to get your copy ... http://www.xenahercules.com

8 June

Claire 'Alti' Stansfield will appear at the Utopia 2000 con, October 28 and 29th, in the Bilderberg Europa Hotel in Scheveningen (The Netherlands). Claire will appear both days for Q&A sessions, autographs, charity brunch and other events

Tickets:
1 day: NLG 87,50
Weekend: NLG 47,50

Other guests: Richard Biggs (Babylon 5) and JG Hertzler (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

For more info, e-mail: utopia@club.tip.nl
Many thanks to Petra de Jong for the information above

 

7 June

Josh Becker was asked about Ren PIc and his relationship with Rob Tapert. This is his reply...now this is one way kiddies never to get a job again with Rob Tapert. Excellent example of being a complete twit online.

Dear Dahlia:

Actually, Bruce isn't part of Ren Pix. He was originally, but quit soon after
"ED 2." Bruce and I get along fine. Rob is a rich, powerful guy and it's a
corrupting force and almost no one is exempt. Rob, the Great White
Shark, thinks of me as little sucker fish (his metaphor) stuck onto his
back. He thinks that every job I've ever done for him has been a personal
favor to me, even though I got no more than the minimum and someone
was going to have to do it. The fallacy of the Great White Shark is that it
believes a Great White Shark has anymore value in the scheme of life
than a sucker fish, which, of course, if does not.

Josh

and this absolute gem

Dear Annie:

I don't hate Xena fans, I just can't stand obnoxious, pushy people no
matter what their affiliations are. I am a big fan of many things, but I don't
have to kid myself believing that I have something to do with the creation
of these things. What the online Xena fans think of the show is of no
meaning or value to the making of the show. Writing long analysis of
plots, "fan fiction" and poems about the characters of a TV show is a silly,
stupid waste of time, and the people that do such things are not worth
listening to. As I've said before, the online Xena fans don't amount to 1%
of the viewing audience, so who cares what they think? Not me. Not to
mention that I'm not working on the show anymore, so cares what I think?
Xena's old news anyway and will more than likely will end at the end of
this next season. I certainly don't "hate" the online Xena fans, I'm just
bored by them and do not need anymore pushy, obnoxious letters from
any of them.

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3 June

This is the cover for the new Lyre Lyre CD soundtrack due to be released some time this century <g> Actually Amazon.com says it will be released 27 June and CD NOW says 13 June. So take a pick and divide by 3 and then subtract by 4. :-)
[click here to view song titles and ordering information]

 

2 June

31 May

30 May

Lucy has narrated a animated feature directed by Claire Stansfield (Alti). Check this out at Claire's website. http://www.scribline.com/chickmate/

29 May

The following is from Xpose #45 - Interview with Kevin Smith

When it comes to the future of Ares-and Smith's participation in the further adventures of Xena- the actor grows suspiciously less talkative. "There's a lot of twilight of the gods stuff that you'll see in the next few months," he says coyly. "It's going to be a trip." Will he be back next year? "Ah," he says, stalling. "Whatever way I answer that question it will spoil a little bit of what's coming up for people. I'd rather it all be a surprise, so I'm keeping that one close to the chest." Fair enough, but..."Will he go on after Xena and Gabrielle kill off Gods?" Smith asks, anticipating the question. "Ares is the ultimate survivor. He will do whatever it takes to live, I think. He is shark like in that respect. He is single-minded in his pursuit of things. We've seen him lose his power. We've seen him vulnerable. If his demise is inevitable, how will he face that? Anyone can be brave if you know you are immortal. I'd like to see the stuff he's made of. That would be very interesting to me. If he has to confront his demise, how will he go to it? It's how you face the firing squad, how you walk to the guillotine that shows what you are made of. We've gotten just tastes of it, strangely enough, in the comedy episodes of Hercules and Xena, but we could be nearing the real thing now. I hope that when the time comes he faces his demise with nobility."
Many thanks to Tanya for the exerpt

24 May

23 May

16 May

15 May

Okay this is first come first served...New Australian Xena Phonecards!
Kiwi Attic has them available - only 15 sets at $40US. Only 250 sets were created

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To purchase them before they disappear go to:
http://members.tripod.com/~kiwiattic/Xenacards.htm

14 May

Amazon.com reports that the release date for the Lyre Lyre Hearts on Fire soundtrack has now been pushed back to the 6th June 2000. It was scheduled to be released on May 1 and then it got pushed back to May 23.
Many thanks to AXIP staffer Judi Mair for that update

11 May

Many thanks to Cathy from the Xena UK Net  for the information below

There are S1 tapes roughtly every 2 months -

May 29 - Black Wolf, Beware Greeks, Athens City Academy
Aug 7 - Fistful of Dinars, Warrior Princess, Mortal Beloved
Oct 2 - Royal Couple of Thieves, The Prodigal, Altared States
Dec 27 - Ties That Bind, Greater Good, Callisto

October 2 will also see the release of the next DVD - which should be a great one with three terrific episodes, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Return of Callisto and Warrior Princess Tramp.

Best of all thought, November 6th will see the release of a box set of Season 2! Actually, they are going to do it a bit like Buffy has been released here in the UK and do two half sets, 3 or 4 tapes with 12 eps on, but both will be released on the same day for £30 - £35 each. (Aussie prices would be around $70-$75)

If sales are good, they may do the same with Season 3 in 2001.

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Feminism and Classics III, The Next Generation
University of Southern California May 18-21, 2000
Appearance by R.J. Stewart
executive writer and producer of "Xena: Warrior Princess"
So if you want to go and see RJ chat...that's the place to be!
Many thanks to AmazonWannaBe for that information

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The movie "Rubbernecking" which stars Renee O'Connor has money problems and they haven't finished it - they need some more dinars. It's been suggested by the directors Ross Martin & Sean Kinney fans should send a   nice letter *expressing interest* in the film, "Rubbernecking" starring 'Renee O'Connor of 'Xena'"


Many thanks to Terri Pick for that info

3 May

1 May

27 April

Xena Soundtrack #5 - Lyre Lyre Hearts on Fire will be available from May 23 according to CDNow the online CD store. You can pre-order your copy for $13.95 (US) (Aussies can purchase it for $21.95 (postage included) (US - with conversion it's around $33-$35). The Australian CD Online Store - Chaos Music doesn't have any details about ordering it online. They do have all the other soundtracks. To Click here to pre-Order Xena Soundtrack of Lyre Lyre Hearts on Fire

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The following is from Petra de Jong

Universal Studios the Netherlands has released the Dutch version of the first tape of Xena: Warrior Princess. That's the British version (Sins of the Past and Chariots of War) with Dutch subtitles. I don't know how good or bad the translation is. The woman at Universal will send the Dutch fan club a tape so we can check it out (let's see how they'll translate 'chakram').

Petra

You can email Petra on p.j.dejong@students.geog.uu.nl if you wish to know more about joining the fan club.

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Sci Fi Sea Cruise and Robert Trebor- Many thanks to Xena Torres for passing this along

Yes, we're doing it again! Another Sci-Fi Sea Cruise is now in the works for October 13th-16th of 2000, with celebrity guests from Xena & Hercules, Doctor Who, and more, and we wanted to make sure that you knew all about what we've got coming up, while there's still some time left to make arrangements to come along and join us. We had a great time on our last voyage, in December 1999, with celebrity guests John Levene and Wendy Padbury from "Doctor Who", and Carrie Dobro from "Babylon 5" & "Crusade", sailing from Florida to the Caribbean aboard the Carnival Imagination.

Our non Who celebrity guests this time around, Robert Trebor and Mike Jittlov, are also sure to be lots of fun. Whether you're a hard core fan of the Hercules & Xena series, or just a casual viewer, you'll be happy to find that Bob Trebor is every bit as much fun in person as his character, Salmoneus, appears to be on screen. He's left a special audio message for his fans on our cruise web site, so you'll want to check out the site and hear what he has to tell you. And even if you don't already know him for his truly amazing special effects, stop-motion animation, and other technical works of filmmaking magic, you'll surely come to agree with us that Mike Jittlov, The Wizard Of Speed And Time himself, is one of the most unique individuals in the SF/fantasy film community. With a celebrity group like this, the 2000 Sci-Fi Sea Cruise is bound to be one big non-stop party!

After five Caribbean cruises from Florida, we're doing something a bit different this time out. We will be sailing down the Pacific Coast, from Vancouver, Canada to San Francisco, California, with a stopover in Seattle, Washington along the way. If you live closer to the West Coast, we hope you'll appreciate the opportunity not to have to fly all the way to Florida to meet the ship, and if you're still flying in from some other far away location, you'll be able to see someplace different for a change! This time we'll be aboard our fanciest and most luxurious ship yet, Holland America Line's Ryndam. She's a big, beautiful ship with lots of fun showrooms, clubs, bars, lounges, shops, a casino, a spa, sauna & workout room, a library, several pools & Jacuzzis (with a sliding glass sun-dome overhead in case of cold or rainy weather!), and extremely large spacious cabins with closed circuit TV (where we expect to be able to take over a channel for around the clock sci-fi videos, as we've done on past cruises.)

If you have web access, you can check out our Sci-Fi Sea Cruise web site for the most complete info on the cruise at any time at http://members.aol.com/sfcruise and if we have your current e-mail address on file, we'll be sure to see that you receive any further electronic updates that are issued. Our official (and exclusive) travel agent, Tedd Washington at Cruises Only, has done an excellent job for us overall in the past, and we're pleased to be working with him again. He's a genuinely nice guy, and will do his best to help you make all of your cruise arrangements. You can reach him by phone, toll free, at 800-683-7447, ext. 77260. When making your reservations, be sure to ask him to give you the optional Holland America Cruise Protection Plan, which, for less than $20 extra at the time of deposit or payment, allows your entire Holland America cruise fare to be fully refundable if you should need to cancel, for any reason, up to the day before departure! That way, you can safely guarantee yourself a cabin onboard NOW while some are still available, before they run out.

And they WILL run out EARLY this year, as this is a special once a year sailing, and many other groups and individuals are booking the limited number of cabins all the time. Once again, I hope that this year will find you ready, willing, and able to come along and join us, and I look forward to being able to welcome you aboard in October!

Cheers - Dan Harris, Cruise Organizer

22 April

20 April

19 April

Unfortunately, Xena Warrior Princess was not supported by the NZ public when screened on TV3. In its last season (3), it averaged a five rating in TV3's key 18-39 demographic, which is a very slim audience compared with other TV3 shows screening in prime time. For example, Charmed averages a 12 rating in this demographic. TV3 is committed to finding a timeslot for Xena whereby the show can develop a demographic for its audience.
Many thanks to Jonathan for the transcript

13 April

11 April

7 April

This information is from Sharon Delaney

The Ada E. Clegg school is having their annual auction on Friday, April 7, from 4-8 PM and they have some Herc/Xena items:

2 signed Lucy photos -- one with the inscription "Girls Can Do Anything"

Xena Playstation packet of 4 DVDs signed by Rob Tapert which is comprised of:

1. H/X animated movie
2. Young Herc 2-hour movie
3. Herc trilogy with Xena on one DVD
4. Herc and the Amazon Women/Herc and the Lost Kingdom on one DVD

The school is located at:

6311 Larchwood Dr.
Huntington Beach, CA 92647

The contact person is Karen Urbano (714) 895-6220

October 28, 1999

News from Phil Dodd, the Drama teacher at Wanniassa High (High School) in the ACT (The Australian Capital Territory - where our nation's capital is) that is doing The Bitter Suite stage musical

Cheers from Wanniassa High School, Home of the first live-on-stage Xena Production in the Xenaverse! Rehearsals continue to gain momentum as production dates draw near. In recognition of the work done by the students in transferring this wonderful episode from the screen to the stage we are planning to have a Gala opening night on Wednesday, November 17th. at Erindale Theatre with an emotional closing night on Thursday, November 18th. One important fact to remember is that NO student involved in this tremondous educational exercise is over the age of 16, and many haven't even been to see a live stage-musical before.

From the design of the poster to the stage design & construction to the make-up & costumes, they have done it all. Interest in the local community is running high with many advance bookings already being taken.

With just 3 weeks till opening night, fear & nerves start to take over as there are still many things to be finalised.

Until next despatch,
Cheers,
Phill Dodd

 

October 26, 1999

First pictures of Julius and mum. Many thanks to Andrew for the scan and Thelonius for the transcript. Click to see larger photo and article from NZ Herald

Julius and mum relax on the grass for a photo shoot


There is a website that is taking nominations for "The Century Awards" It's a ballot for nominations on XWP. Was notified about this from the Chakram mailing list and thought I'd pass it on for those that may want to participate. The winners of each catgegory WILL be notified and actually receive their trophies. So come on...this could be fun, let's participate. Winners will be announced the week of the 100th episode. Let's get our nominations in and vote for your favorites! We fans can show our support even if the award shows don't. The site address is: http://www.geocities.com/xenavote 
Sent to me by Dawn Fowler

There is a report about the Xena fan meeting in Germany that was held during September 17-19 and the conversation with Steve Sears
http://www.xenafanclub.de/camp3.html  

October 23, 1999

 

October 20, 1999

Many thanks to Marilyn and Tanya for this news:

Celebrity Scream Dream Team Joins Forces With AmericanGreetings.com to Raise Money for Starlight Children's Foundation Through Halloween 'SCREAMail' Online Greetings Campaign Free SCREAMail Electronic Greetings Let Anyone Send a Hair-Raising Halloween

Greeting While Helping Seriously Ill Kids CLEVELAND,

Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ --

Trick or treating goes desktop to desktop this Halloween with free Celebrity SCREAMail electronic greetings from AmericanGreetings.com that will raise up to $50,000 for Starlight Children's Foundation, October 18-31. AmericanGreetings.com is a subsidiary of American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM), the world's largest publicly held creator, manufacturer and distributor of greeting cards and social expression products.

Seven celebrities, famous for their screaming prowess, have recorded their   trademark shrieks, yowls, and cries of terror for special SCREAMail electronic greetings that anyone can personalize and send for free from www.americangreetings.com  or from America Online (keyword: AG). Best of all, these screams will be for a good cause: for each SCREAMail sent, AmericanGreetings.com will make a donation to Starlight Children's Foundation (www.starlight.org), an international non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of seriously ill children and their families.

The celebrity scream dream team includes Gillian Anderson of The X-Files, Courteney Cox Arquette of SCREAM, Brandy of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Jennifer Love Hewitt of I Know What you Did Last Summer, Lucy Lawless of Xena: Warrior Princess, Rocky "The Rock" Maivia of the World Wrestling Federation, and a chuckle from those famous tricksters Beavis & Butthead.

The SCREAMail campaign will be featured on the home page of the  AmericanGreetings.com  site, which receives more than 4,000,000 unique visitors every month. When visitors click on the promotion, they will be able to see the various participating celebrities in a spooky house sketch, preview seven different SCREAMail greetings designed for each celebrity, and personalize and e-mail the "spooktacular" greeting of their choosing to friends and family.

"At AmericanGreetings.com our mission is to use the power of the Internet to help people creatively express themselves and to build and maintain relationships," said Ralph Shaffer, chief creative officer of AmericanGreetings.com. "SCREAMail puts this mission into action for the Starlight Children's Foundation, which shares our belief that a daily dose of fun makes life a little happier and brighter for everyone."

 

October 19, 1999

 

October 18, 1999

 

October 16, 1999

Amanda Johnson wrote to me about Xena Books:

There's a site called BookCloseOuts.com, that has a wide variety of books for very cheap prices. I just ordered the Xena Scrolls book and the Xena postcard book for $3.99 each. Now, they may or may not have the books people are looking for, because they take books that bookstores didn't sell (or something like that). But the books ARE new.

Unless Lucy has had the baby then I lose out on the baby stakes!

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Here is the latest rankings for LL/ROC and Xena - Many thanks to Fran for the info!

LL is now 11 and the ROC is 17 for the 100 top female stars

http://www.worldcharts.nl/xindex.html

Xena #7 on top 100 television shows

http://www.worldcharts.nl/tindex.html

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For US Xenites:

The USA Network has decided to show Baywatch (blech) instead of Xena every day...I guess it's time to sharpen those pencils/pens/keyboards and write to the USA Network urging them to put Xena back on every day. Email USA Network and let them know how you feel -
USA Network Email - Baywatch instead of Xena...someone is't thinking straight.
Many thanks to Missy Good for the email and Cayld for the information above

 

October 15, 1999

Lucy has been nominated for Best Actress in the New Zealand Television Awards to be held in Wellington on November 20, 1999 - Onya Lucy!

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NZ Herald 14/10/99 - Cop shows chase top awards

Two police dramas - the telefeature Lawless and a double episode of the whodunnit series Duggan - lead the chase for honours in this year's television awards.

Nominations for the New Zealand Television Awards, to be held in Wellington on November 20, were made public yesterday.

Lawless, which starred Kevin Smith as an undercover cop and Angela Dotchin as his sidekick, has garnered the most nominations. The South Pacific Pictures drama is a contender in seven categories: best drama, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best drama director and best contribution to a soundtrack. The Gibson Group's Duggan is hot on its heels with six nominations for the double episode Sins of the Fathers: best drama, best actress, best supporting actress, best drama script, best camera and best contribution to a soundtrack.

Actor Michael Hurst is a double nominee, up for best supporting actor and best comedy director for his work on Hercules - The Legendary Journeys.

The finalists for best presenter, the only award decided by public vote, are One Network News sports presenter April Ieremia, One Network News' weekend newsreader Liz Gunn and 3News' presenter John Campbell. This year's awards include a new category, best Maori programme.

Nominations include:

DRAMA Best Actor: Cliff Curtis (The Chosen), Sean Duffy (Tiger Country),
Kevin Smith (Lawless).

Best Actress: Lucy Lawless (Xena - Warrior Princess), Catherine Wilkin (Duggan - Sins of the Fathers), Angela Dotchin (Lawless).

Best Supporting Actor: Michael Hurst (Hercules - the Legendary Journeys), Apirana Taylor (Tiger Country), Joel Tobeck (Lawless).

Best Supporting Actress: Michele Amas (Duggan - Sins of the Fathers),
Willa O Neill (Hercules - the Legendary Journeys), Tahei Simpson (Lawless).

Kodak New Zealand Best Drama Programme: Duggan - Sins of the Fathers, Lawless. Waitakere City

Best Drama Series/Serial: Xena - Warrior Princess, Greenstone, Jacksons Wharf.

Best Director, Drama: Chris Martin-Jones (Lawless), John Laing (Tiger Country), Wayne Tourell (Shortland St).

Pacific Renaissance Pictures Best Script, Drama: Gavin Strawhan (The Chosen), Donna Malane and Ken Duncum (Duggan - Sins of the Fathers), Niki Caro and Rachel Lang (Jacksons Wharf).

ENTERTAINMENT Best Entertainment or Comedy Performance: Pio Terei (Pio), Suzanne Paul (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?), Hori Ahipene (Semesis).

Best Entertainment Programme: The Big Jump, Monteith's Wild West Food Quest,

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Join TV Guide on AOL on Tuesday, October 26 at 10PM ET as we chat with actor Ted Raimi. Ted is best known for his role as Joxer on both "Hercules" and "Xena: Warrior Princess." In addition to roles in films like the recent "For Love of the Game," directed by his brother Sam Raimi, Ted also was a regular on "SeaQuest DSV."

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October 14, 1999

The following is from Liz Wilson

Lucy in CD/Video

The video (exerpt available at http://ausxip.com/multimedia/aprilangels.html  is now on sale in NZ.

It is a song dedicated to the NZ All Blacks (our national rugby football team) by a leading NZ song-writer - Neil Finn (formerly of Crowded House). Lucy appears several times, as does her battle cry. She looks gorgeous as usual. But not very pregnant. If you would like a copy of the CD with the video on it, let me know. The cost of the CD is $10, plus $1 for packaging plus $5.50 postage to the US. Total US$16.50. Details on how to send $ (to my Arizona mate) when you send me your details!

A detailed explanation for the ethnographers amongst us will be available on request!

Liz Wilson
liz@swim.co.nz

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Happy Birthday to Jennifer Sky (Amarice) today (13 October in the US) who turns 24 years of age

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HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - As ``Hercules'' nears its demise in syndication, Studios USA has cast the leads in one of its replacement series, slated to air in January. Bruce Campbell (the ``Evil Dead'' films) will take the lead role in ``Jack of all Trades,'' in which he plays a British spy living the life of a wealthy spice merchant. Campbell also had a recurring role in the ``Hercules'' and ``Xena'' series as Autolycus, the King of Thieves. Kiwi actress Angela Dotchin has also joined the cast of ``Jack,'' a weekly series from Renaissance Pictures, home of ``Hercules and ``Xena.'' The new half-hour, set in the French East Indies during the mid-18th century, follows the adventures of Brit spy Jack Stiles. Dotchin will play his boss. ``Jack'' will be teamed on Jan. 17 with another action half-hour, ``Cleopatra 2525,'' as part of a ``Back 2 Back Action'' programming block.

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Reel.com is now selling the Hercules Action Pack on DVD for $29.99 (regular price is $49.99). The DVD set (4) includes the Xena trilogy, the animated movie, Young Herc pilot, and the Herc two hour movies with ROC and LL. Individually, the DVDs sells at retail stores for about $26 each (I know because I already bought the Xena trilogy for $27.00 locally). I haven't seen much about it yet but I read in Starlog recently that there may be some extras not originall included in the DVDs, such as trailers, etc. The set ships Oct. 19 according to reel.com,

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The book "Accidental Love" written by BL Miller is now available for purchase - BL Miller has written a fantastic story. It's available from:

AMAZON.COM or in your local Book store - the ISBN is 0-9638231-3-2)

OR CALL 1-800-247-6553

For more information go to the Justice House Publishing Web Site
http://www.justicehouse.com/orderinfo.shtml

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The following is from Virginia Kelly

Hilary J. Bader has been a frequent writer for XWP. Anyway, here in the states there's a new animated Batman adventure titled Batman Forever. It's set way in the future. It is really an exceptionally well-written, funny, dark, serious, very adult at times cartoon.

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Subscription information to Official Xena Magazine Information Section are now available

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Creation Entertainment has some new photos available of Kevin Smith
http://www.primenet.com/~outback/fanclubs/index.html

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October 13, 1999

 

t120_cover.gif (29571 bytes)TV Zone # 120 - Out October 14, 1999

Mark Wyman of TV Zone emailed me with this wonderful cover The upcoming issue has exclusive interviews with RJ Steward and Steve Sears about their reflections on Season Four, with news about they see Season 5 developing. There is also an interview with Doug Lefler about working with a pregnant superhero.

The Official Visimag website should have excerpts up soon www.visimag.com

 

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The following is from HestianVrgn@aol.com:

I recently read in an interview with the playwright Claudia Allen that a new  play of hers, "Xena Live!" is opening next month here in Chicago. The article states this is a "...stage combat romp based on the popular TV series....Adapted with full permission of the show's creators and producers.....and that the female bonding subtext only hinted at on TV will be fully explored on stage." (PerformInk, 10/8/99) I contacted one of the co-producers of the show to find out that the show  opens November 11 and will run Fri./Sat. at 11 PM, and Sun. at 3 PM at least through December 19. There may even be more performances scheduled during the con weekend, now that they know about it, if we're lucky! You can get more info from the show's website which will be operational beginning November 1st, at www.XenaLive.com I have written above all that I know at this time, but will gladly add future posts as info becomes more available.

 

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ET Online Discusses The New Playstation Xena Game
http://www.etonline.com/html/CyberScoop/1661.html
Many thanks to Beboman for the alert

 

 

 

October 12, 1999

Reviews of the new Xena Game - Many thanks to Liz for passing that on

http://psx.ign.com/reviews/11565.html   A 6.5 out of 10

http://videogames.gamespot.com/psx/adventure/xena/   A 4.6 out of 10

They also have new photos of the Nintendo 64 game:

http://videogames.gamespot.com/n64/fight/xena/screenindex.html  

 

October 9, 1999

Lucy's best day of her career

"Let me tell you about the best day of my career! It happened, actually, in February of 1999 I believe. That was when I discovered that MTV had built this clay figure of me playing Xena and put me into one of those Celebrity Deathmatch shows that they do. You know what I'm talking about? It's this thing where they turn you into a clay character-Claymation or whatever--and they have an announcer and it's all just so absurd. You are fighting another celebrity in the ring, right? I got to go up against Calista Flockhart from Ally McBeal. That was just no contest. I wiped the floor with that poor woman. Let me just say that I wasn't offended at all. I was floored. Of all the little merchandising knockoffs and things that have featured Xena or just my face, this one really hit home for me. It was like--my God, I'm part of popular culture! There is an offensive clay image of me on TV, and I'm trying to tear apart an equally offensive clay likeness of another actress! It was all just so surreal to me. How can it ever get any better than that? I simply don't think it can.

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Many thanks to Liz for the following news:
_Variety_, Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 1999, p. M21, in their report on MIPCOM 99, the international TV marketing conference, in article on Indonesian TV, "Appetite grows for U.S. fare" has a picture of Xena, with sword and sneer, and caption -- MUST-SHE TV: "Xena: Warrior Princess" is still one of the rulers of Indonesian hearts.

The article says --

Among American fare being shown by SCTV {Indonesian TV network} are "Xena: Warrior Princess," "The X-Files," "Melrose Place" and "Highlander," and pics such as "Action Jackson."

Pages M18-M19 has an interesting list of what different countries pay for TV shows. For a one-hour drama, such as Xena, the rates per episode in U.S. dollars are --

Argentina $3,000
Australia $40,000
Austria $12,000
Belgium $5,000
Brazil $2,000
Canada $50,000
Czech Rep $2,500
Egypt $1,500
France $55,000
Germany $200,000
Greece $5,000
Holland $10,000
Hong Kong $1,000
Hungary $6,000
India $2,000
Indonesia $7,000
Italy $10,000
Japan $20,000
Korea $4,000
Mexico $9,000
New Zealand $5,000
Philippines $6,000
Russia $2,500
Scandinavia $12,000
South Africa $6,000
Spain $40,000
Switzerland $5,000
UK $150,000

Total for all these markets for one episode is $671,500. But Ren Pic may be having trouble selling in India.

October 8, 1999

Stirling Entertainment is auctioning off some promotional posters from FHM - one is the alternate cover with Renee on the cover instead of Lucy. To bid on the item go to
FHM Promo Poster

promoposter.jpg (19725 bytes) or promoposter2.jpg (17790 bytes)
Renee O'Connor Alternate Cover 17x24 Promotional Poster
Lucy Lawless Regular Cover 17x24 Promotional Poster

October 7, 1999

Wizards of the Coast (the people that produced the Xena and Herc game cards) have cancelled the series and will not be producing anymore sets.
Many thanks to Petra for the news

October 6, 1999

The following is from JJ@tedraimifan.com at Club Ted News

Club Ted Worldwide will take membership for those with INTERNET access ONLY...meaning you have an e-mail address and a way to get onto the internet. If enough people contact me PRIVATELY who only have e-mail access, we *might* consider an e-mail version, text-only version of the e-zine--but it has to be at LEAST 10 people.

Membership is set at $7 a year, payable in US DOLLARS, by check or money order. Since we will ahve internet access ONLY, there is no need to adjest prices for those outside the USA...so the price is the same if you live in New York, LA , Auckland or Antartica. If you have a computer and e-mail, then you all pay ONE price. If you are joining from outside the USA--then you will probably want to consider an International money order; check with you local bank for fees.

What your memberhsip pays for is ONE CTW membership card, mailed to your house, and the passwords for both the members' only section of the website AND the quarterly E-zine. The password for the members only section will be changed every year; the password for the e-zine will change every quarter.

Your membership is good for one year. The month you signed up is the month you renew; you will be sent a reminder at the beginning of the month that you have until the end of the month to renew. (i.e: you join in THIS month, you get a notice on 1 Oct. 2000 to renew by 31 Oct. 2000)

For those who are under the age of 18--we will be asking for the e-mail address of one of your parents. With the extent of predators on the Internet, attempting to draw youngsters to places to meet them, then attack them, we feel that it would irresponsible for us not to have a way to contact a parent is something is amiss OR to NOT have a way for a parent to contact us if they feel something is wrong with their child's involvement in Club Ted Worldwide.

Your passwords will not be sent out until your payment is received. For now, we will be using my home address, until I can get off the waiting list for a mailbox at the post office (Mailboxes Etc was too much money ;-) ). Then, everything will be sent to a PO Box in Coram.

WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING MEMBERSHIPS *YET*! We want to have the webpage set up properly before we begin taking memberships for Club Ted Worldwide. We anticipate that we will be accepting membership requests by the end of this week (Fri or Sat).

 

October 2, 1999

Here's a short interview with the developers of "Xena: The Talisman of Fate" for N64!  http://ign64.ign.com/news/10950.html (Thanks marlevixen!)


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The latest Sword and Staff auction is up online. Please feel free to visit. All proceeds from this auction will go to For All Kids Foundation
and Starship Children's Hospital Foundation in honor of the upcoming birth of the Taperts' baby. The auction will run until one week after
the announcement of the baby's birth.

Items can be found at: http://sword-and-staff.com/auction.htm

This is a large auction by S&S standards, and includes autographed items, magazines, and printed and audio fan fiction. So please enjoy.

All proceeds go to the designated charities. All donations are made payable directly to the charitable organizations, not Sword and Staff.
All bids are in US dollars and are payable by cashier's check or money order only.

Sword and Staff is a fan run organization. It has no affiliation with Universal Studios, StudiosUSA, Creation Entertainment, Renaissance
Pictures, Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, or any person or entity associated with the television show Xena:Warrior Princess.

Mist
http://sword-and-staff.com
sword-and-staff@onelist.com

 

September 30, 1999

Lucy and Renee are currently at the top of the Celebrity Best Body Poll..lets keep them there!  Remember only vote once per day or they will be disqualified.
http://www.celebritystars.com/polls/body/survey2.htm

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There is a website that is taking nominations for something called the "The Century Awards" It's a balloting poll on XWP. Was notified about this from the Chakram Mailing List and thought I'd pass it on for those that
may want to participate. The winners of each catgegory WILL be notified and actually receive their trophies. So come on you guys...this could be fun, let's participate. Winners will be announced the week of the 100th
episode. Let's get our nominations in and vote for your favorites! The site address is: http://www.geocities.com/xenavote/

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Well, it&rsquo;s hard to believe that the 100th episode of Xena:Warrior Princess is scheduled to air in January 2000. We&rsquo;ve had lots of discussion as to what would be the best way to celebrate this milestone,
and we will again be sponsoring a charity event to say thank you to everyone who is and has been associated with Xena throughout the years, and who have brought us countless hours of entertainment.

Like the baby donation drive, this 100th Episode Celebration will be an international event, with a number of charities around the world designated to receive donations. There are a number of organization to
choose from, but if you prefer to donate to another, we&rsquo;ll be happy to forward your contribution off to whatever organization you select. Just let me know if you plan to do that, and we&rsquo;ll work out the logistics.

We will be doing something a little different from what Sword and Staff usually does with this event. As a means of saying thank you to all of you for your incredible generosity and support over the past several years, we&rsquo;ll put the name of everyone who donates to any charity to celebrate the 100th episode into a cap, and one name will be selected from among all donors. That person will have their choice of either an 8&rdquo;x10&rdquo; black and white glossy of Xena, autographed by Lucy Lawless, or a Topps series 1 trading card, #58, &ldquo;The Greater Good,&rdquo; autographed by Renee O&rsquo;Connor. Each person who donates will be eligible for one chance at the items (regardless of the amount of the donation). The drawing is intended to express our thanks, but it will also allow Xena fans who cannot afford to bid on these items in online auctions an opportunity to win one. So, good luck!

There are a number of charities from around the globe listed below. Please be sure to make all checks payable to the charitable organization, not to S&S. Mail the check to the appropriate person or fan
group at the address listed below the charitable organization&rsquo;s name. We will forward the donations off in the name of Xena fans and in honor of the 100th Episode. The drive will continue until after the 100th episode
airs in January. Additional information will be available on the Current Events page at the Sword and Staff website.http://sword-and-staff.com/current.htm


The Marine Conservation Center -- United States
Mail donations to Sword and Staff, P.O. Box 224, Floral Park, NY 11002

Domestic Violence Center of Howard County -- United States
Mail donations to Sword and Staff, P.O. Box 224, Floral Park, NY 11002

Rainforest Preservation Foundaton -- United States & Brazil
Mail donations to Sword and Staff, P.O. Box 224, Floral Park, NY 11002

Women's Refuge Foundation -- New Zealand
Mail donations to Sylvia Ovenall, 116 Balmacewen Road, Wakari, Dunedin, New Zealand

Starship Children's Hospital Foundation -- New Zealand
In the United States, mail donations in US$ to Sword and Staff, P.O. Box 224, Floral Park, NY 11002 In New Zealand, mail donations to Sylvia Ovenall, 116 Balmacewen Road, Wakari, Dunedin, New Zealand

Casey House -- Canada
Mail donations to Sword and Staff, P.O. Box 224, Floral Park, NY 11002

Make A Wish Foundation &ndash; Australia
Mail donations to Mary Draganis, P.O. Box M4, Missenden Road, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia

Starlight Foundation -- Australia
Mail donations to Mary Draganis, P.O. Box M4, Missenden Road, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia

St. Thomas&rsquo; Hospital -- Great Britain
Mail donations to XenaNet, PO Box 259, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire EN8 7ZZ England

Booth Hall -- Great Britain
Mail donations to XenaNet, PO Box 259, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire EN8 7ZZ England

Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre Pieterburen -- Netherlands
Make transfers to Giro 7869941 (DAHX in Vlissingen) and indicate "contribution Seal" with your transfer.

If you have any questions about the donation drive, or any other questions about Sword and Staff, please feel free to contact me atmist@sword-and-staff.com If you would like to head up a donation effort in your own country, please let me know and we&rsquo;ll work out the details.

Wishing you all the best,

Mist
http://sword-and-staff.com
sword-and-staff@onelist.com

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Yesterday, 9/29/99, on CNN about 5pm EST They did a segment on the special effects on Xena's upcoming opener. It showed scenes from the episode and talked about how they made Xena fly and Gab's wings work. It showed Calisto kicking an angel and talked about the storyline. (Thanks to Anita Hardy)

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 REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1999--Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), the world's largest interactive entertainment software company, announces it will ship Xena: Warrior Princess(TM) for the PlayStation(R) on Oct. 5, 1999, immediately following the start of the television show's new season.
    Xena: Warrior Princess will provide game enthusiasts their first opportunity to take on the role of Xena, the ultimate mythological heroine in a video game and experience epic adventures and non-stop action.
    Xena: Warrior Princess will offer many unique gameplay features. They include seven enormous worlds -- each based on scenes found in the TV show -- that encompass more than 20 unique levels.
    Xena will rely on her signature moves (back flips, bicycle kicks and 360-degree splits), weapons (sword, staff and Chakram) and special power ups (a fire sword called Promethean Blade and a lighting bolt called Hand of Zeus) to advance through each level.
    The game challenges Xena to progress through multiple levels and battle such enemies as Cyclops, Dryad, Golem and Medusa to save her friend Gabrielle and defeat the King Valarian and Narsus, the evil Amazon Queen, who plot to take over the world.
    "Xena is a natural for a video game, given her dynamic and strong heroine character appeal," says Frank Gibeau, vice president of marketing for Electronic Arts. "All the factors that make Xena such a popular television icon lend themselves perfectly to creating a heroic female character that gamers can appreciate and relate to."
    Developed by Universal Interactive Studios, the producers of Crash, Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, Xena: Warrior Princess incorporates many recognizable elements from the syndicated action television series. The series is produced by executive producers Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi of Renaissance Pictures and is distributed by Studios USA Domestic Television.
    Additionally, the game will introduce several newly created characters. Among them are Kalabrax, a powerful sorceress bent on revenge with the gods, and the Amazon Bird Women.
    Additionally, Universal Interactive Studios completed more than 100 character animations for the game to help smoothly deliver and execute all of Xena's action-packed moves. The development team also texture-mapped the faces of stars Lucy Lawless (Xena) and Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle).
    Xena: Warrior Princess for the PlayStation is a single-player, third-person perspective title and supports dual shock analog control to deliver force feedback. The game carries a "T" (Teen) ESRB rating and will have an MSRP of U.S. $39.99. More information on the game can be obtained via the product Web site at http://www.xenagame.com.
    Universal Interactive Studios, Inc., (UIS), a part of the Universal Studios Consumer Products Group, develops, produces and licenses original and existing Universal Studios movie and television franchises across multiple gaming platforms.
    Universal Studios Consumer Products Group is a division of Universal Studios  www.universalstudios.com), a diversified entertainment company and a worldwide leader in motion pictures, television, home and location based entertainment. Universal Studios is a unit of The
Seagram Company Ltd., a global entertainment and beverage company.
    Studios USA, a USA company (Nasdaq:USAI), consists of first-run production and distribution, television movie and miniseries development and production, and network development and production.
    Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.2 billion for fiscal 1999. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and video game systems such as the PlayStation(R) and the Nintendo(R) 64.
    Electronic Arts markets its products under seven brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS(tm), Maxis(tm), ORIGIN(tm), Bullfrog(tm) Productions, Westwood Studios(tm) and Jane's(R) Combat Simulations. Electronic Arts has international subsidiaries or distribution in more than 75 countries worldwide.
    The company has thirteen major development operations located throughout the world based in Redwood City, Carlsbad, Irvine and Walnut Creek, Calif.; Baltimore, Md.; Austin, Texas; Maitland, Fla.; Seattle, Wash.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Vancouver, British Columbia; the Gold Coast, Australia; the United Kingdom and Japan.
    More information about Electronic Arts' products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com .

    Note to Editors: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, ORIGIN, Bullfrog, Maxis and Westwood Studios are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts in the U.S. and/or other countries. Jane's is a registered trademark of Jane's Information Group, Ltd. Xena: Warrior Princess is a trademark and copyright of Studios USA Television Distribution LLC. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing, Inc. All rights reserved. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo 64 is a trademark of Nintendo of America Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

    CONTACT: Electronic Arts
              Anne Marie Stein, 650/628-7727
              amstein@ea.com
              Robyn Rodota, 650/628-7365
              rrodota@ea.com

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MSN's "Top Ten Kick-Ass TV Chicks"

10) Xena (LL)
9) Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon)
8) Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter)
7) Nikita (Peta Wilson)
6) Police Woman (Angie Dickinson)
5) Christie Love (Teresa Graves)
4) Jill Munroe (Farrah Fawcett)
3) Heather Locklear (Melrose Place/T.J. Hooker)
2) Emma Peel (Diana Rigg)
1) Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar)

(Personally, I think they got this a little backwards.)

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LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- "Xena: Warrior Princess" star Lucy Lawless may have a cult following among lesbians -- but that doesn't extend to her male co-star Ted Raimi.

Raimi, who plays the bumbling warrior "Joxer," says he took a licking from the show's lesbian fans when he first started because his character came off as a chauvinist pig.

The actor thinks lesbian fans disliked him for interfering with the sexual tension between Xena and her female sidekick, Gabrielle.

However, after a few shows proved Raimi's character is a real wimp who takes a backseat to Xena on the battlefield, he claims the tide started to turn.

He says the lesbian fans like him just fine now, and some of the real hard-core fans occasionally invite him to "Xena nights" at lesbian bars.

(no one at this site has any comment about the use of the words lesbian and licking in reference to Ted)

28 September 1999

Roc Maniac has created a Channel 10 Petition/Protest page. The petition pushes for Xena Season 5 to be put on at a later timeslot, without the bad edits and have better advertising for the show. The URL is http://members.tripod.com/sxia/  

27 September 1999

For those with access to America Online (AOL)

She's Xena's greatest enemy and worst nightmare! Actress Hudson Leick who plays Xena's evil nemesis, Callisto, chats with TV Guide on AOL on Thursday, September 30 at 9:00PM ET.
**Be sure to come back to AOL Live (keyword: LIVE)
for access to the event at showtime.

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Many thanks to Dana Hlusko for the following:

Thought Xenites in Tidewater/Hampton Roads Va. might be interested: Nov 3 and 4th, 7 pm - 10pm each night at Church of the Ascension on Princess Anne Road in Va. Beach.

"Hercules, Xena, Jesus: The Makings of a Savior" presented by Father Kevin J. O'Brien, pastor of St. Thomas More, Lynchburg Va. Part of the Russell Institute Curriculm through the Catholic diocese of Richmond.
Cost is $15.00. Checks made out to Russell Institute should be sent 2 weeks in advance to:

Ann Marie Holland
Russell Institute
5345 Virginia Beach Blvd
Va. Beach, VA. 23462

Ann Marie Holland can be reached at 757-497-8330

25 September 1999

Many thanks to JJ from Club Ted News for the following information:

SANTA BARBARA-METRO ENTERTAINMENT invites you to meet actor Ted Raimi, "Joxer" from the Xena:Warrior Princess TV, Saturday October 16th - from
1pm - 3pm.

Ted Raimi stars in the wildly popular Xena: Warrior Princess TV series as
"Joxer the Mighty", the devoted but bumbling friend of Xena. Loyal to a
fault, "Joxer" uses whatever small warrior talent he has to defend his
friend Xena, and her companion Gabrielle. Known for his original fighters'
ballads, he has yet to confess his feelings for his true love, Gabrielle.
Mr. Raimi is also known for his role on television's Seaquest. Mr. Raimi
will be signing autographs and taking pictures with his fans, and
answering questions about his career.

Mr. Raimi is available for pre-signing interviews for those interested.
For more information, contact:

Robert Ficarra @
Metro Entertainment
6 W. Anapamu
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-963-2168

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For German Xenites: Season 4 will commece October 24 on RTL
Many thanks to Kurna for that information

 

23 September 1999

The following is REALLY cool and it's an Aussie school that is doing it! I was contacted yesterday by Phil Dodd, the Drama teacher at Wanniassa High (High School) in the ACT (The Australian Capital Territory - where our nation's capital is)

Phil wrote: "After some months of negotiations I was able to get the nod of approval from Renaissance Pictures (& Studios USA) to use "The Bitter Suite" as the basis for a stage musical where my Drama students at Wanniassa High in the ACT had to convert it from the screen to the stage. This unofficial, non-profit, purely educational exercise is as far as we know a world-first & is progressing along well with the students even researching the e-archives to create their own Prequel so to explain the later action & many characters who appear. All things going well we are looking at a Mid-November completion date for the exercise."

Phil will keep me in touch with how this is going!

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For all those Xenites interested in buying/selling/trading their Xena stuff...there is now a message board created by Vampirella email address: vampirella@iname.com
http://www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb770628

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For those who were interested in the Amphipolis excavations and the web site that I linked to back on the 13th September...Einar sent me another website but this time it's for Potideia (the real one)
http://alexander.macedonia.culture.gr/2/21/211/21116/e211pa08.html

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Xena mention time:
The October issue of Starlog (#267, page 74)   in an article entitled "Maternal Menace." The mag's front page promo reads

"Hercules - The Mother of All Monsters." Pat Jankiewicz wrote this article about Bridget Hoffman (Echidna) and the relevant part reads: As Hercules and Xena -- and their numerous allies and cohorts -- frequently cross paths, might we see Echidna try to kill a certain Warrior Princess? "Why not? She lives in the same neighborhood, they run into the same people and," Hoffman smiles coyly, "Echidna's not dead."
Many thanks to Cindy for that alert

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**NEW SCREENSAVER AT SOUNDWARRIORS XENA PAGE**

http://www.iinet.net.au/~chrisj/swxp/Screensavers/CPXSS.html

New in the Cool Pixels Xena Screensaver Series II

G01 Gabrielle: Chapter 4 'The Quest'

(Part 1 of 2)

Gabrielle, still haunted by her memories of loss, prepares to burn Xena's body in an Amazon funeral pyre. But before the casket burns, Xena, in the body of Autolycus, steals it away. Gabrielle follows and discovers her friend is not completely dead, but soon will be unless the life giving ambrosia is found.

Finally I've finished it, and its so big I have to release in to two parts. First is part 1, and soon will be part 2. Its been a very very long time coming, so I hope you all like it.

So download, install, hit preview, kick back and relax in front of some pure Gabrielle Amazon Queen action.

 

20 September 1999

For a cheaper alternative to Creation's Gabrielle Staff - check out Sterling Entertainment - they have a staff (similar to the Gab Staff sold by Creation) for $32 (US$) - contact them at http://www.stirlingentertainment.com/ or contact John Stirling on stirling@bigpond.net.au 

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For those wondering where Renee was while Lucy was dining with Prez Clinton...Sharon Delaney reports that she was on holidays.

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Well another poll is happening and this time it's to vote for the top 100 tv programmes! Their blurb says:

The following Top 100 contains the most popular tv programs at this time. Vote for a tv program in this chart if you think other people should see it too.
http://www.worldcharts.com/tcm-full.html 

Xena is coming in at #12
Many thanks to Fran for the alert

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Newsguy web site has published a review of The Way - it mentions the efforts the fans put in for the petition to get the show back into syndication.
http://www.newsguy.com/features/heroines.htm 

 

 

17 September 1999

I was recently contacted by Ferdi who is a Brazillian fan as well as by others, in connection with a post I added here on the 23rd August. It had to do with the dubbing of Xena and the actors that did the dubbing. The Brazilian Xenites were mounting a protest against the actors who dub the voices for Xena and Gabrielle. The actor who dubs the voice for Lucy, Sheila Dorfmann, made some remarks that offended some of the Brazilian fans. The letter below indicates otherwise:

"Many Brazillian fans were sad to find out that other fans had started a petition asking Studios USA to subtitle XWP and to stop the dubbing. Ms Dorfmann expressed her opinion and she has that right as the person who does the dubbing for the Xena character. Most people prefer to listen to the original actor's voices...

Both women are as talented as Lucy Lawless and Renee O'Connor and I'm quite sure they don't appreciate the "reception" from Brazillian fans who watch the show.

This message is only to show that Sheila and Sylvia have the support of many Brazilian fans who love their work!"

Ferdi

 

16 September 1999

Schatzi Puckhafer, the VP Marketing for Creative Licences emailed me to announce that they have launched their Xena and Hercules web site to showcase their products. They can now offer sculpures directly to the consumers worldwide through their web site. They have both Xena and Hercules cold cast procelain sculptures. Check them out at http://www.creativelicenses.com

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Sqashing a a rumour:

No Lucy has not had the baby yet - I've received a few emails on the rumour that Lucy has already given birth...I don't think this is true folks..she had dinner with President Clinton yesterday so I doubt she had the baby <g The baby is due in October. Not long to go.

And on that dinner with Prez Clinton...she was dining with the Prez, his daughter Chelsea, Temeura Morrison (Once Were Warriors fame) and Chris O'Donnell). Madeline "I want to be Xena" Albright was at the APEC talks as well in NZ.

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The latest issue of the FEMME FATALES Magazine( Vol.8, #6 ) is heavy with Xena-related articles. The cover of the magazine is a beautiful piece of artwork by David Voigt. It shows Lucy Lawless, from the waist up, reclining in a sheer black dress, her long hair cascading to her shoulders. Behind her is a large chakram, inside of which is Xena in full battle gear with chakram in hand.

Inside the mag., there are five articles on the show, and covers four ofits actresses; Lawless, Stansfield( Alti ), Tydings( Aphrodite ), and Rappaport( Otere ). Altogether, the articles span about two dozen pages( including 35 photos of various sizes ). I haven't had time to read much of the magazine yet; but glancing through it, it seems to cover a lot of old ground, with some new stuff thrown in. The specific articles are :

1) "Xena Warrior Princess" by Dan Scapperotti. This is the main article. Mr. Scapperotti wrote a couple of other Xena articles for this magazine in the past. While this article is not identical, it does cover Lawless in Xena from 'day one'. It includes Lawless' first few seasons of XENA, her accident, "Grease", the animated movie, and the subtext issue. From my quick glance through, the article doesn't appear to cover recent events much, if at all.

2) "Producing Xena Warrior Princess" by Dan Scapperotti, covers Rob Tapert. Once again, a lot of previously told, Tapert history and his thoughts on the show.

3) "Evil Witch Alti " by Jake Woods, concerns actress Claire Stansfield.Most of this article appears new( at least to me ), as it covers Stansfield's entire career, with a lot of "interesting" remarks by Claire. Her article is three pages long with 2 b/w photos as Alti; 1-b/w photo as the feral woman in the X-Files "The Jersey Devil"(apparently X-File's Duchovny has helped her land a couple of roles); and 1-b/w photo as herself in a two-piece swimsuit. As I said, I've only skimmed through all of these articles, but I still got a chuckle or two from some of Claire's comments that I happened across.

4) "Xena's Aphrodite" by James G. Boutlier on Alexandra Tydings, is six pages long( with 7 photos, including one two-page color, full-body shot of her as Aphrodite ). This article appears to be strictly about Alexandra's HERC & XENA Aphrodite character, and her 'take' on her.

5) "Sheeri Rappaport Xena's Otere " by Sheeri Rappaport, where the actress basically describes how her role went on XENA. The article is billed as her 'Sin Trade' Diary, where she describes some events that took place during the 'shooting'. Two pages, three photos. Here's what she says about Lawless : "Lucy Lawless ? Her blue crystal eyes slice thru long, dark locks of hair. She's beautiful. Sorry, ladies, she is nice. Sorry guys, she is smart." She also praises the Kiwis who run the nuts-and-bolts operation behind the scenes.

15 September 1999

New Xena Game
http://ewlyn.simplenet.com/scullyxena/xena/images/xenapsgamead.jpg

'Barbarians aren't the only ones that will need a change of underwear.  Minotaurs and Meduses are just a few of the creatures that will fall before your legendary looks. Throw a Chakram. Cast a spell. Crack a rib with a bicycle kick as you carve your way through seven mythological worlds. Because every sword-swinging princess knows, the quickest way to a man's heart is through his sternum. www.xenagame.com

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For Israeli Xenites: There is an exclusive and quite big interview with Lucy in this week's People Magazine (the Hebrew one). Lucy had visited Israel in 1994.
Many thanks to Tal for that information!

14 September 1999

Many people are wondering if Renee and Lucy will be appearing at the Pasadena 2000 convention - Sharon Delaney said that they won't be appearing at the same con and it's too early to tell whether Lucy or Renee will be going to that convention in January.
Many thanks to Cathy for that news

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Alexandra Tydings (Aphrodite) and Claire Stansfield (Alti) will be making an in store appearance at METRO ENTERTAINMENT in Santa Barbara - California (too far for me <g) They will sign autographs, pose for pictures and chat with fans!
When: December 4, 1999
Metro Entertainment is located at 6 West Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara.
For details -- such as times and costs -- call 805-963-2168 or email metrocomix@aol.com.
Many thanks to Stacey Robillard for the alert

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Jay Laga'aia (Draco) may be quitting Water Rats and heading to New Zealand to film a movie - scan of the article from The Sunday Herald will be up soon. It has a small mention of Jay appearing on Xena for a musical.

13 September 1999

An interview with Orci (mainly on Hercules since it was for our Herc tribute issue): http://www.xena.demon.nl/interviews/Orci.html
An interview with Robert Field (this is an old one, done back in October
1997): http://www.xena.demon.nl/interviews/field.html 

For Ted Raimi fans there will be an online fan club (the Official fan club was disbanded due to various reasons. The club is called Club Ted Worldwide and will be run by JJ at JJ@tedraimifan.com  or Sheri Morrison, at lovingtate@airmail.net .
There is also a list you can join to stay in touch with how the club is going You can subscribe to clubtednews-subscribe@onelist.com 

Ted Raimi (Xena's Joxer, seaQuest's Lt. O'Neill) will at Metro Comix in Santa Barbara, CA on Saturday, October 16 1pm, signing autographs and taking pictures with his fans!  Many thanks to JJ for that news from Club Ted Worldwide

Eva Allen discovered a very interesting site it has some good photos of excavations and restored parts of ancient Amphipolis. Here's the address, in case anyone is interested:
http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21118a/e211ra02.html 

11 September 1999

The guest list for the Pasadena Hercules & Xena Convention in January 2000 has been announced...no sign of Lucy or Renee. The guests are:

Guests (all tentative at this early time) :
Bruce Campbell (Autolycus),
Jeremy Callaghan (Pompey),
Danielle Cormack (Ephiny),
Tim Omundson (Eli),
Willa O'Neill (Lila),
Ebonie Smith (M'lila),
Allison Wall (minya), and many many more to be announced.

For more information - go to http://www.creationent.com./calendar.html

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Here is something special - I was contacted by the band ASAGIRI - they have a 1 minute sample of their remix of the Xena theme which is a 7 minute club mix. Go and check it out! It's fantastic.
http://members.tripod.com/Seventhshadow/asagiri.html

10 September 1999

Siam Sunset (Danielle Cormack) was reviewed on radio yesterday and it's been described as a dark comedy. It got a positive review - watch out for the first couple of scenes - it has an "unusual" event happen to the wife <g I won't spoil it. I heard it and nearly fell off my chair.

9 September 1999

Rumour: There is a rumour of a 4 volume video set has reached my inbox <g The  4 volume video set will be of Lucy Lawless Exclusive Interviews and they will be available in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more info!

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7 September 1999

 

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Renee will be appearing in the November issue of FHM On sale October 4 in Australia

FHM Magazine for Overseas Xenites

Stirling Entertainment will be selling the magazine for overseas xenites for $5.95 plus postage.
Click here to check postage costs

You can order the magazine by emailing Stirling Entertainment on stirling@bigpond.com and they accept credit cards

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Xena will be released in PAL in Australia in March 2000 by Stirling Entainment and other retailers. Season 1 and 2 boxed set will be redesigned covers. Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available.

4 September 1999

Season 3 videos of XWP will be released in October/November by Davis Panzer Merchandising. Many thanks to Becky Calvert for that news

3 September 1999

USA Network will be changing the timeslot for XWP. From the 13th September it will go to 6 pm EST from 7 pm EST. Hercules will be moved to the SciFi Network in October and it will be on at 6 pm opposite Xena! It will also be on USA Network on Saturday monrings at 11 am.
Many thanks to Denise and Cheryl for the updated information

31 August 1999


The 1999 Annual Creative Emmy Awards were held in Pasadena, Ca. on 28 August 1999. In the category of "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)", the wonderful and talented Joseph Lo Duca was nominated for an Emmy for the episode "Devi". Alas, he was not the recipient. Maybe next year
Many thanks to Ergo with that news

29 August 1999

Lucy Lawless and Kevin Sorbo will make an appearance on the Labor day weekend (US) Jerry Lewis MD telethon.

Here is an excerpt of a promo letter from Jerry Lewis. Capital letters are mine.

This year's show will be the biggest and best yet, with Telethon anchor Ed McMahon and I introducing an incredible lineup of stars. The stars performing, making appeals or cameo appearances include: Jason Alexander, Brandy, Mariah Carey, Carrot Top, Cher, Norm Crosby, Sheryl Crow, David James Elliott, Whitney Houston, Judge Judy, Larry King, Cyndi Lauper, LUCY LAWLESS, Bill Maher, Maureen McGovern, Tom Petty, LeAnn Rimes, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Diane Schuur, Martin Short, KEVIN SORBO, Martha Stewart, Pam Tillis, Alex Trebek, Tina Turner, Shania Twain, and Christopher Walken.

Jerry Lewis
National Chairman
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Many thanks to Lucia for that alert

 

27 August 1999

Actor Bruce Campbell to Work On NovaLogic Game

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1999--Computer game developer and publisher NovaLogic has signed actor Bruce Campbell to provide the voice of Jake Logan, the hero of its upcoming space combat/adventure game ``Tachyon: The Fringe(TM).´´
In ``Tachyon´s´´ far-future story, the player takes on the role of Jake Logan, a mercenary fighter pilot who is banished to The Fringe, a region at the edge of colonized space. As he works to rebuild his life, Jake finds himself caught in the middle of a full-blown war between the colonists of The Fringe and a megacorporation known as GalSpan. Campbell will provide Jake´s voice as the story unfolds.

26 August 1999

Cherry Hill Con snippets from Lynne:

Jacquline Kim said when she flew in she had the read through the next day. She said the actors who played Mein Su and Mein Tein were reading with accents. She was not told she had to do an accent and during the reading the read through the actors asked when she would do her accent and the director answered tomorrow. She said that when she does accents she studies and prepares for them. She said they were not happy that she was not going to do an accent. And then she added humorously, Xena is Greek and she doesn't have a Greek accent. But evryone thought the finished result worked and the crowd agreed.

Jaqculine also mention how great Lucy was to work with. She was amazed how accessible she was saying she was always sitting in her chair not away in her trailer like some stars.

Jaqculine said she is not in any future Xena Eps because she is dead. The crowd rolled and yelled then you're sure to be back. She was asked if she would reprise the character and she said it would depend on the script.

She talked about Lao Ma, and said she like the idea that she was both wise, powerful and potentially deadly. She is of Korean dissent and a Buddist. She said also studied Tai Chi.

Claire talked about how intense an actress Renee is when she is working. She said when they filming In Between the Lines and they were doing the fight scene from the end. Renee kept telling her pull my hair harder. Come on choke me. And Claire gave one of her devilous grin and said she responsed. "Okay"

Robert Trebor mentioned he had the part of Alastair in Tropical  Storm.

Bruce Campbell was asked how many takes he had to do with Renee with the hands on butt scene and he said talk about buns of steel and I should know.

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ANNOUNCING The Creation "AUTOGRAPH ROOM" For years one of the highlights of our big sci-fi media conventions has been the "Autograph Room" where stars and supporting character actors have booths to meet and sign autographs. Now, for the first time, we are bringing this attraction to the virtual world, on-line at the Creation website. Go to our http://www.creationent.com and select the link to THE AUTOGRAPH ROOM and check out what celebrity autographs (including Hercules and Xena talent) are available. Check back often cause more celebrities are joining us every day! Soon we will be offering personalized autographing from many of the stars as well!

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For those that love music videos - Check this one out. It's called "The Power of Friendship and it's been done by The Xena Eyes Website and set to the song "I see Your Smile" by Gloria Estafan
http://www.aschweb.com/xenaeyes/images/smile.avi (it's 14 megs in size)

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For Dutch Xenites: The show is back on TV for you August 31, 1999 on Veronica. Many thanks to Astrid for that news

24 August 1999

Celebrity Knockout Time - Lucy Lawless Vs Renee O'Connor
http://www.gist.com/tv/knockout/knockout.dpg?q=1&adf=050198
Many thanks to Grace for that alert

23 August 1999

The following is from Lynne who went to the Cherry Hill Convention on Saturday

Jacqueline Kim was great. She said that the orignal script for THE DEBt had Xena and LaoMa as more main text than subtext. There was a scene with them dancing and really on each other. She met with RJ and felt that the relationship should be more subtextual because it works better like Xena and Gabrielle. Someone asked her if she was aware of the subtext before she got the script and she said absolutely and that's when she talked about the original script. Someone asked if she saw her relationship to Xena as strictly her mentor and her answer was LaoMA was a very lonely woman and was looking to Xena to fill that relationship.

23 August 1999

The following information is from Haydee who is a Brazilian Xenite.

The Brazilian Xenites are mounting a protest against the actors who dub the voices for Xena and Gabrielle. The actor who dubs the voice for Lucy, Sheila Dorfmann, was rather rude about Lucy in a Brazilian magazine (I wonder if Ms Dorfmann realises that her comments would be circulated to all the xenaverse? Probably not). In that interview she said that she has to work very hard with her acting because Lucy Lawless "only knows how to raise her eyebrows"!

So in true Xenaverse fashion the Brazilian Xenites are going to show Ms Dorfmann the meaning of Xenite Strength :-)

According to Haydee she does a terrible job dubbing. They are going to start a petition to ask Studios USA to subtitle Xena and to stop the dubbing. If you would like to help with this or you are a Brazilian Xenite contact Haydee Oliveira haydee@pobox.com

21 August 1999

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Also Blackstar Videos has the first UK Xena video at No. 1 in it's charts
(I wonder how that happened <g). Many thanks to Tomihawk for the news

 

The latest issue of Cult Times mentions on the back page that they had a web poll after the last Special Edition was released (with Xena on the cover). Xena made it to third place and the web poll will continue until the next special edition is released. Xena has since dropped to fourth place but only needs about 215 votes to take first. Lets see if we can't get Xena back on top. The address is http://www.visimag.com/culttimes/cs10display.htm
Many thanks to Tomihawk for this news

 

20 August 1999

For those Sheri Appleby fans
"ROSWELL"

Wednesdays at 9:00 PM
When Max Evans (JASON BEHR) saves Liz Parker's (SHIRI APPLEBY) life, the fable of aliens in Roswell becomes reality. "Roswell" is a suspenseful and touching one-hour drama that blends science fiction with the alienation of young adulthood and the search for love and acceptance.
Many thanks to METBard for this alert

 

19 August 1999

thumb02.jpg (5648 bytes)Ian, the Editor from The GameSpot UK sent me an note that the preview for the new Xena game preview on Playstation is now online.

"They've got two ingredients right from the start. Lawless and O'Connerreprise their respective roles to provide original voice-overs for the game, lending it