XENA MEDIA REVIEW #30 (04-15-97) Borg 04 of 11 ================= CUT HERE =================== More detailed spoilers were given about: "Xena Scrolls," "a parody of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark,' Lawless and O'Connor play the descendants of Xena and Gabrielle in the 1940s. Here O'Connor is the hero, the Indiana Jones character popularized by Harrison Ford, and Lawless is the sidekick, a ditzy Southern belle." "Orphan of War" "the season premiere...Xena trounces evil marauders and re-encounters her son Solan, 9, shades of her daughter, Daisy, whom she left with Centaurs for his protection shortly after birth." [Editor's note, Solan was left with centaurs, not Lawless' real daughter, Daisy] "Remember Nothing," "Xena rules again what else? and is granted a fateful wish that will change the course of her life." Also Littlefield promoted Lawless' ill-fated Jay Leno appearance: "On Tuesday she is slated to appear on NBC's 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.' Watch for a silly Xena skit." That silly skit was where Ms. Lawless fractured her pelvis after a horse mishap causing her an extended stay in the States and to miss the resumption of filming in New Zealand. [KT]. This eventually led to changes in several episodes and prompted Hudson Leick to film one episode as a totally new character, Xena-in-Callisto's Body. (TEN LITTLE WARLORDS) [DS] This interview also caused quite an uproar on parts of the Internet, such as the XenaVerse mailing list, because Lawless mentioned that Gabrielle would get married in the third season. That episode, RETURN OF CALLISTO, was probably the most controversial of the second season. [DS] REPRINT: It ain't easy being a bona fide warrior princess but Lucy Lawless is finally cozying up. "Xena is so completely unlike me, I think she's a hoot," Lawless says during a visit to Universal City, far from her native New Zealand, where the high-buzz series "Xena: Warrior Princess" part sexy action show, part sly pop-culture parody is filmed. On TV, Xena's voice is archly American, but off-camera Lawless sounds as Kiwi as they come. And her voice is surprisingly tiny "I'm notoriously hard to hear. " Clad in black slacks and striped top instead of scanty leather combat gear, Lawless looks just as stately but rather less sculpted than Her Mighty Xena-ness. "I know, I know," Lawless, 28, admits. "I don't know how to deal with that. People keep coming up to me and saying, 'I thought you were bigger.' They may think Xena is real, but she is not reality to me. I use just a sliver of myself to play her. She is just so dour and humorless, so ironical. "But I'm not going to fight it. I guess I just have to run with it now. I, Lucy Lawless, am going to be held up as some sort of role model, along with Xena herself. " If Lawless sounds mildly discomfited by her fame as the Flamboyant Female Terminator of ancient Greece, she is clearly reaping its rewards. In Hollywood you've arrived if you're ripe for parody. And a recent send-up as "Thena: Warrior Goddess" on the NBC sitcom "Something So Right," plus a skewering on the season premiere of CBS sitcom "Almost Perfect" on Wednesday, suggest that Xena, and Lawless, are ripe. Also ripe for harvest is the growing buzz about the relationship between Xena and her faithful traveling companion Gabrielle (Renee O' Connor) as the new season of "Xena" begins. Last season, "Xena" picked a peck of publicity from the duo's relationship lesbian if you chose to read it that way, just heterosexual friends if you preferred not. This season the "are-they-or-aren't-they? " adventures continue. "Well, apropos of the special relationship between Xena and Gabrielle, Gabrielle gets married," Lawless begins, describing an episode slated for later in the season, as she whispers in mock-conspiratorial tones. "As Gabrielle is saying goodbye, Xena kisses her and Gabrielle hands over the bouquet and Xena goes, 'Ha, ha. ' " Here Lawless gives the laugh an ironic insider twist. "That was my idea, that one which is probably why I think it's so damn funny. It's just part of broadening people's horizons. "You know, the show has been embraced by a lot of political groups with its biracial angle" the show employs multiethnic casts, and white Xena has had a black male lover "and its feminist angle, although I've never had any political pretensions. "Of course, it's the most natural thing in the world that two women would be traveling together. Then people started reading into it things where there wasn't any deliberate attempt. "There is a huge lesbian community that's right behind us and we certainly don't want to lock anybody out from our show, either. "Renee went home (to Texas) and said, 'You know, there's all this talk about the lesbian element,' and people said, 'What are you talking about? ' "That just made Renee and I howl with laughter. So if you don't want to see it, you probably won't. If you do" she adds a theatrical pause "you possibly will. Maybe we like to give our audiences what they didn't know they wanted. Then again, just when they think they've got us pegged aha! " Never bound by conventions herself, the duality of Xena's sexuality suits Lawless just fine. So does Xena's transformation from evil murderess in her murky past to today's righteous protectress of the helpless and innocent as she roams through misty and sometimes hilariously reconstructed classical mythology. It's all part of the great "Xena" goof, to which Lawless seems well-suited. "I grew up in a family with a lot of ribbing going on," she says of her childhood in Mount Albert in "middle-middle-middle Auckland, like Middle America. "I went to Catholic school, where at 8 or 9 I discovered how cool it was to be a dunce, because you could get away with so much by just pretending to be a dummy. The next year, I discovered acting when we did a dramatized version of the story of the prodigal son. I was the woman who met him on the road and stiffed him out of his coins and clothes that felt really good. "And now I happen to be working with people (executive producers Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi) who also have that twisted humor. " Between stiffing the prodigal son and romping through ancient Greece in Xena's leather bustier, Lawless worked as a miner in a remote region of Western Australia "taking dirt samples, jumping over lizards and snakes and pushing ore through a diamond saw" and had a daughter, Daisy, now 8. Then came comedy work on a TV skit show, "Funny Business," and a stint as co-host of the travel show "Air New Zealand Holiday. " Now "Xena" gives single mom Lawless a five-day work week, with weekends devoted to her daughter, renovating her house and reading psychology books "to see what makes people tick and me, too. " Lawless: "Xena's got a very wide universe, but Lucy doesn't really at all. " This season, "Xena's" universe gets wider. "If you saw Xena when she first emerged in 'Hercules,' she'd really use her sexuality. She was far more of a vixen. We go back and explore that. We meet her when she was merely imperialistic, prior to her going really off the deep end. We go back and meet the guy who really sent her over the edge whose name is Julius. I'm not telling you his surname. " And here's how twisted minds Tapert and Raimi will wickedly tweak "Xena" during the important ratings measurement period of November sweeps. In an episode called "Xena Scrolls," a parody of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Lawless and O'Connor play the descendants of Xena and Gabrielle in the 1940s. Here O'Connor is the hero, the Indiana Jones character popularized by Harrison Ford, and Lawless is the sidekick, a ditzy Southern belle. "We get all these flashbacks about how all this was supposed to happen. And they only burn Renee's character up, driving a wedge between them. "That's another thing that will be happening this season there's a schism in their relationship, between Xena and Gabrielle. " In the meantime, Lawless, like Xena, has prodigious TV tasks to perform. On Tuesday she is=7F slated to appear on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. " Watch for a silly Xena skit. In the season premiere "Orphan of War," Xena trounces evil marauders and re-encounters her son Solan, 9 shades of her daughter, Daisy whom she left with Centaurs for his protection shortly after birth. And in episode two, "Remember Nothing," Xena rules again what else? and is granted a fateful wish that will change the course of her life. Kinney Littlefield is The Orange County Register's television critic. 'Xena: Warrior Princess' When: 9 p.m. Saturday Channel: KTLA/5 GRAPHIC: BLACK & WHITE: MYTH OR MISS? A sly=7F ambiguity in the relationship between Xena (Lucy Lawless, left) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) adds to the show's buzz. [549] 10-05-96 THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. Saturday. Page F04. 1414 words. "New Zealand actor Michael Hurst adds literate wit as the sawed-off sidekick in 'Hercules.'" By Kinney Littlefield COMMENTARY: An interview of Michael Hurst, Iolaus on HTLJ. Quote: "Then there's Iolaus the lover, as well as the fighter. Iolaus was briefly smitten with Xena's companion Gabrielle on a crossover episode of 'Xena' called 'Prometheus.' 'I think we'll have another fling, too. I keep saying to the producers "Iolaus and Gabrielle and Their Children" that show would have a big future. Really, think about it. No joke, we're both small and blond." [KT] This story also includes what may be the first media description of Renaissance Pictures' palatial headquarters, which the writer calls "a kind of shanty on stilts jutting over a drainage ditch at one end of the Universal lot." [DS] REPRINT: Sidekicks rule. Kramer is king on "Seinfeld. " Best bud or is she something more? Gabrielle puts the zing in Xena's stride on "Xena: Warrior Princess. " And Hercules' headstrong comrade Iolaus packs the real parody punch on sly satire "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. " "Yeah, they really like to throw me into mud and slime and stuff," agrees alter ego Michael Hurst, reflecting on Iolaus' plight during lunch at the Universal Studios commissary in Universal City. "I'm going to be dipped in a big vat of grape juice coming up and thereafter I'll be known during the episode as 'the crazy purple guy,' " Hurst, 38, says of "Prince Hercules," in which Iolaus fends off an amorous lady's advances while stewing in wine. "Of course Kevin (Sorbo, who plays Hercules) does some comedy, too," Hurst adds. "But Iolaus is Everyman, so it's OK for him to fall over and trip up and not look before he leaps. " Oddly, Hurst, born in Lancashire, England, and raised in New Zealand, is speaking American, as he does on pop culture-spiked "Hercules," filmed in New Zealand. Hurst segues easily into Valley Girlspeak "On the episode 'King for a Day,' I got to say, 'Iolaus, King of Attica coooool! ' " His finishing touch is a ditzy-blonde head wag straight from Reseda. In fact, as Hurst forks up Asian chicken salad he keeps his 5-foot, 7-inch frame wagging intently and attentively, rather like an eager beagle. It's this excess energy that enmeshes Iolaus in improbable mythological predicaments on "Hercules." Brave but impulsive, a guy who follows his heart, Iolaus frequently sparks Hercules' dire, death-defying adventures. True, faithful Iolaus occasionally has the hero's spotlight to himself one-armed cartwheel kicks and all as on last season's "King for a Day. " No sweat for Hurst at all, since he's an experienced Shakespearean actor, director and fight choreographer in Australia and New Zealand plus a singer and dancer, and a fencing champion in his younger days. "You know I played Macbeth I think when I was 28 and he was actually a kind of serious Iolaus. I like to give Iolaus some poise and at the same time some rugged energy. I really use all my classical movement training on the show. "Anyway, some journalist once asked me, 'What is a Shakespearean actor like you doing in a show like this? ' and I said, 'What is a journalist like you asking a question like that for? I carry a sword, I'm brave, I'm noble, I'm heroic. There's a lot of similarity. '" BEER BEFORE BARD In all, though, more Kiwi viewers know Hurst from beer than Shakespeare. "It was a Lion Red beer commercial. I have to do it in a Kiwi voice. " Here, Hurst goes into high-speed product-pitch patter."There's only one beer we drink around here, mate." (He pronounces it "mite.") "And, it's not blue, black label, brown or green. It's red like a fire engine and it comes in a bottle and a can. "I had short, short hair and I was jumping around all the time. "It ran for two years. Even now people recognize me more for beer than 'Hercules." Then there's Iolaus the lover, as well as the fighter. Iolaus was briefly smitten with Xena's companion Gabrielle on a crossover episode of "Xena" called "Prometheus. " "I think we'll have another fling, too. I keep saying to the producers 'Iolaus and Gabrielle and Their Children' that show would have a big future.' Really, think about it. No joke, we're both small and blond. " On occasional episodes Iolaus even seems cleverer than hunky hero Herc. After all, Iolaus invented surfing on last season's episode "The Apple," directed by Sorbo. In a major miscalculation, Herc pooh-poohed the fledgling sport. Generally, though, Hurst plays witty second fiddle to Minnesota-born Sorbo's super-sexy Herc, who at 6 feet 3 towers over the Kiwi kid. "Yeah, they've got it down. If Hercules fights seven guys, I get to fight four. And they usually make me stand downhill from him, too. " But that's looks, not licks. This season Hurst struts his stuff by directing the series' premiere episode, an unusually dark story called "The Mercenary." In it, a severely wounded and weakened Herc is stranded on a sandy island with a cutthroat criminal named Derk (Jeremy Roberts) for his companion as they're chased by ghoulish pirates and giant flesh-eating sand rays. Hurst does not appear but does voice the ferocious tones of the head pirate. Listen for the epic line, "Tracks, fresh tracks! " So after lunch Hurst burrows into the dark edit suite of executive producers Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi's Renaissance Pictures, a kind of shanty on stilts jutting over a drainage ditch at one end of the Universal lot. As he screens footage a very wired Hurst chews hard on a pen, choreographs the air with his fists. "I had hoped to do an Alfred Hitchcock (brief cameo appearance) in this, but there was no time. "But hey, I'm directing an American TV show that's a big deal. It's pretty cool. I'll be honest with you. When I got the role of Iolaus, people in New Zealand were going, 'Oh, it's an American show. And Hercules? It won't last. ' Then there was the phase of, 'Oh, well, it does seem to be going on a little bit. '" CHAOS AND CULTURE Now "Hercules," which began as a series of "Action Pack" telefilms, is striding into its third season as a globally successful series, consistently in the Top 10 or 15 of more than 110 syndicated shows in the United States. And here's Hurst helming the fate of Derk and Herc "I want to kill those pirates pow-pow-pow," as his hands spray like bullets. "We want a general feeling of chaos here," he explains with relish as a bad guy gets bloodily sucked into the sand by a giant sand ray, screaming as he goes. "We didn't want the monsters too wormy, so we made them more insectlike. Isn't this a great shot? 'Lawrence of Arabia'! " The scene, played over and over on the monitors, is austere, shot low angle, with vast beige dunes cutting gray New Zealand sky. And Hurst slugging coffee, revolving in his chair admits he's "thinking faster than the editing machines." Married to New Zealand actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand, with no kids, Hurst regularly keeps his professional life spinning like a top, piling project on project. Over summer hiatus rainy winter in New Zealand he returned to stage work, producing and starring in a children's pantomime "Aladdin" in Auckland. Next summer-winter he hopes to expand "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," a 14-minute film he produced, into a full-length feature. Meantime, "Hercules" will resume production this month, which means Hurst can continue one of his favorite pastimes of slipping sly ancient Greek references into the campy show. "Well, some of the fans are picking this up. I've been sticking quotations from Bronze Age poets into the show from the beginning. Some of the songs Iolaus sings are taken from a poet called Archilochos actually a real mercenary and poet around the time of Sappho. "There's a song I got in for both Iolaus and Charon (the mythological boatman who ferried dead souls across the River Styx to Hades). It's about this woman who can drink wine in one go without taking a breath and then I stop because the rest describes the amazing sexual antics of this person, which are very erotic. A fan wrote me saying, 'I challenge you to sing the rest of that song!'" As always on "Hercules," Iolaus will be wearing his signature Kiwi amulet around his neck, a Maori symbol called a manaia (pronounced man-EYE-uh). "Maori elders wear them. The more elaborate ones contain a linage. They often represent a monster or guardians against evil." They're usually made of bone or green stone. "Of course on the show mine is plastic, except when I'm fighting. When I'm fighting I wear one made of cheap sponge 'cause one day the plastic one flipped back and chipped my tooth. If you look closely in our fight close-ups you can really see it, man. It's really a different color. "But we think it's really neat to have something really New Zealand on this show. Oh, and you know you buy manaia for other people. It's good luck to give them. It's bad luck to buy them for yourself. " Kinney Littlefield is The Orange County Register's television critic. 'Hercules: The Legendary Journeys' When: 8 tonight Channel: KTLA/5 GRAPHIC: ALL IN FUN; Michael Hurst's character, Iolaus, gets 'to fall over and trip up and not look before he leaps.'; On cover (color); HERCULEAN FEAT; Shakespearean-trained actor Michael Hurst, left, makes it look easy as the wisecracking sidekick to Kevin Sorbo's 'Hercules.' [550] 10-05-96 NOTE: Following are reprints of a Boston Globe story about a new batch of children's shows. [550a] 10-05-96 THE BOSTON GLOBE. Saturday. Page C1. 938 words. "Tooning in; From 'Jungle Book' prequel to a new Hulk, kids' TV readies another batch of stars" By Michael Saunders COMMENTARY: In a review of children's program "Project G.eeK.eR" CBS, Saturdays, 9:30 a.m., the reviewer wrote, "This one tries to hit all the bases: a nerdy hero who capitalizes on the current smart-kid chic, a strong woman character who is a kid's version of Xena, an intelligent dinosaur for the all-important saurian appeal and an archvillain in tailored suit and tie whose profoundly nasty deeds reinforce the evil-corporate-empire stereotype." [KT] EXCERPT: Parents are often the last to know when something is about to leap off the television screen and onto their children's lunch boxes. In the flux of children's television programming, it's hard to keep track of what's about to grab the interest of children. Oh, some sure things are easy to peg, such as last year's hit, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," whose goofy antics were based on the equally silly Jim Carrey film. But few parents had advance notice that their little ones would go gaga over the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or, more recently, last year's sensation, The Tick. Consider this an early warning about new weekend cartoon shows that may hit it big in your house. For those determined to sleep in on Saturdays and Sundays, here's a list of the shows that may spawn the book bags you buy next year:... ..."Project G.eeK.eR" CBS, Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. This one tries to hit all the bases: a nerdy hero who capitalizes on the current smart-kid chic, a strong woman character who is a kid's version of Xena, an intelligent dinosaur for the all-important saurian appeal and an archvillain in tailored suit and tie whose profoundly nasty deeds reinforce the evil-corporate-empire stereotype. The hero, Geeker, is painfully skinny, with drool at the corner of his mouth and unevenly sized pupils. (Creators Doug Langdale and Douglas TenNapel have given him just a little too much resemblance to their previous star, Earthworm Jim.) His protector is far cooler and has an added literary cachet: Lady Macbeth - Becky to her friends - is an updated version of the Bionic Woman, with a biomechanical arm that metes out harsh justice. Gets good grades for: Generally snappy writing, especially the deadpan lines of Noah, the dinosaur. Gets demerits for: Occasional violence and a total lack of originality.... [550b] 10-05-96 THE CHATTANOOGA TIMES. Saturday. Page C3. 572 words. "Lunchbox crowd may go shopping when cartoons air" COMMENTARY: Same as XMR550a. [550c] 10-12-96 THE PLAIN DEALER. Saturday. Page 8E. 696 words. "Five New Children's Shows That May Hit it Big" by Michael Saunders COMMENTARY: Same as XMR550a. [551] 10-05-96 THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE. 2 STAR Edition. Section: Houston. Page 1. 612 words. "Italian designers dare to bare." By Gillian Griffin. COMMENTARY: Well, I suppose it had to happen -- Xena as fashion statement, but I have to admit to being slightly baffled by this reference to our favorite warrior in this article about the newest Italian designs. The story notes: "What emerged on stage were Xenas wearing perfectly sheer net and stretch tops with white or cream leather; white, leaf-dappled long coats over shorts and sheer tops; and sheer knits that leave nothing to the imagination." OK, I get that leaving "nothing to the imagination" and leather might evoke an image of Xena, but "sheer net and stretch tops", "leaf-dappled long coats" all done in white or cream? [DS] REPRINT: MILAN - Just when women thought it was safe to jump back into fashion, Italian designers are unleashing spring '97 collections riddled with see-through dresses, sheer blouses and skirts slit up to there. Will women find comfort in the see-through dresses' matching underpants? Or in leopard panties that match a fringed leopard handbag? Doubtful. While Americans dote on casual chic - blazers, T-shirts, khaki pants - a flowered dress with visible matching underpants may be a bit too casual. ... ...Krizia's women were silhouetted backstage, power-walking with hair blowing in the wind, bodies encased neck to toe in silver jumpsuits. But what emerged on stage were Xenas wearing perfectly sheer net and stretch tops with white or cream leather; white, leaf-dappled long coats over shorts and sheer tops; and sheer knits that leave nothing to the imagination. At Krizia, at least, a large collection affords women plenty of choices. There are good navy and stone jackets, caban jackets and long, one-button coats over stovepipe pants. Celadon silk pantsuits with white linens hint at Far Eastern influences, as do the many patio ensembles worn barefooted or with black suede wedgies that tie to the feet..... [552] 10-06-96 to 11-21-96 NOTE: Effectively rewriting his 08-18-96 DALLAS MORNING NEWS article called "Surrender! They've taken over our culture", Jerome Weeks again brings up how XWP reminds him of a comic book. [KT] [552a] 10-06-96 SUN-SENTINEL (Fort Lauderdale). Sunday. Page 1F. 1926 words. "WE'RE BEING DRAWN INTO A COMIC-BOOK WORLD" By JEROME WEEKS. EXCERPT: The sardonic come-on in the TV ad for Sega's Comic Zone video game says it all: "So ... you want to live inside a comic book." But we already do. For better or worse, comics saturate our pop culture: movies, computer games, billboards, automotive designs, musical comedies, frozen yogurt snacks in the shapes of cartoon characters. Comics are our culture; comics are us. Human beings such as Pamela Lee, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Carrey probably wouldn't even exist in their current forms if comic artists hadn't been fantasizing balloon animals like them for years. This year alone, 25 film projects based on comics are in the works or have been released, including The Phantom, Barb Wire, Bordello of Blood (the Tales From the Crypt movie) and the sequel to The Crow. The fourth Batman blockbuster, Batman and Robin, is now shooting. And you can't escape them at home. On TV, Speed Racer just became the spokes-cartoon for Volkswagen and ESPN, and there's Lois & Clark plus the whole Cartoon Network. All of this doesn't even count the movies and tube shows that, although they may not have a direct comic-book origin, clearly have a comic-book mentality. Consider Independence Day, The Simpsons, Star Trek, The X-Files, Ace Ventura, anything from Walt Disney, Escape >From L.A., Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its spinoff, Xena: Warrior Princess, and just about the entire network schedules of Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and The Weather Channel.... GRAPHIC:...Hercules, starring Kevin Sorbo, is a live-action TV series with a comic-book mentality. [552b] 11-21-96 THE RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH. Thursday. Page D-4. 1722 words. "Bang! Pow! It's Pop Culture!" By Jerome Weeks COMMENTARY: same as xmr552a. [553] 10-06-96 to 10-09-96 NOTE: Promos of Lucy Lawless' appearance on AOL/CompuServe/Edrive. This appearance was canceled because of Lawless' injury at the Jay Leno Show taping. However, she did finally appear on AOL in December 1996[KT] [553a] 10-06-96 THE ORLANDO SENTINEL. Sunday. Page F4. 195 words. "CYBERSCENE" COMMENTARY: Promo of a Lucy Lawless' on-line appearance EXCERPT: ...Looking ahead Here are some upcoming chats: AMERICA ONLINE: Use keyword AOL Live, then click on Coming Attractions: Lucy Lawless from Xena: Warrior Princess, 10 p.m. Wednesday.... [553b] 10-06-96 DAILY NEWS (New York). Sunday. Page 40. 454 words. "THIS WEEK ONLINE" COMMENTARY: Promo of a Lucy Lawless' on-line appearance EXCERPT: ...WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9... ...10 p.m. Lucy Lawless, TV star, on AOL. Chat with "Xena: Warrior Princess" star. Location: Bowl. Keyword: Oldsmobile... [553c] 10-07-96 NEWS & RECORD (Greensboro, NC). Monday. Page D2. 623 words. "ON-LINE THIS WEEK" COMMENTARY: Promo of a Lucy Lawless' on-line appearance EXCERPT: Cyberbia is a listing of celebrity and expert appearances on commercial on-line services. Chat forums are cyberspace talk shows with audience participation. To access these events, you need a computer, modem and appropriate software.... ...WEDNESDAY... ...10 p.m. ''Lucy Lawless, TV star'' on America Online. Chat with ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' star. Location: Bowl. Keyword: Oldsmobile. [553d] 10-09-96 THE ORLANDO SENTINEL. Wednesday. Page E7. 339 words. "CYBERSCENE" COMMENTARY: Promo of a Lucy Lawless' on-line appearance EXCERPT: Today's forums AMERICA ONLINE: For all chats, use keywords AOL Live:...New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless on her starring role in Xena: Warrior Princess, 10 p.m.... [553e] 10-09-96 THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. 234 words. "Online events of interest to film, TV and music professionals" COMMENTARY: Promo of a Lucy Lawless' on-line appearance EXCERPT: Schedules are subject to change (all times PDT). TODAY...6 p.m. Actress Lucy Lawless (''Xena: Warrior Princess'')...Actress Lucy Lawless. AOL. Keyword: Oldsmobile 7 p.m.... [553f] 10-09-96 BPI ENTERTAINMENT NEWS WIRE. Wednesday. 246 words. "ONLINE" COMMENTARY: Promo of a Lucy Lawless' on-line appearance EXCERPT: A weekly roundup of entertainment-related online events. Schedules are subject to change (all times PDT). TODAY... ...6 p.m. Actress Lucy Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess"). CompuServe. Go: EDrive... ...7 p.m. Actress Lucy Lawless. AOL. Keyword: Oldsmobile... ================= CUT HERE =================== XENA MEDIA REVIEW #30 (04-15-97) Borg 04 of 11