The Chakram
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| Title: | The Chakram |
| Publisher: | the official Xena fan club and Adam Malin and Gary Berman |
| Editor(s): | Sharon Delaney (editor/fan club president), Julie Harter (assistant editor) |
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| Date(s): | 1997-? |
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| Fandom: | Xena: Warrior Princess |
| Language: | English |
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The Chakram was the newsletter of the official Xena: Warrior Princess fan club.
It is a sister zine to Herculean Chronicle.
Issue 1
Issue 2
The Chakram 2 was published in 1997 and contains 24 pages.
From the editorial:
You may have noticed there are major changes in this newsletter from the first issue. We are going to have a go at something that I don't believe has been done before - the making of a show as it is airing. As each episode airs, I will then interview 2-4 people who were involved in that particular show. For example, the writer, director, editor, Joe LoDuca (for an episode with special music like "Destiny' or The Bitter Suite"), Ngila Dickson for costuming in "The Price," Robert Gillies for the design of The Debt," etc. Some of the episodes may be covered in two parts depending on the availability of the participants. We'll include photos and I'll try to cover shows that air right up to our publishing deadline. During rerun periods, I'll review the first two seasons.
We removed a number of sections from the newsletter (crossword puzzle, bibliography. episode synopses, disclaimers) to make room for these interviews. They may show up periodically if there is space. The synopses, disclaimers and actor bios can be obtained by sending us a self-addressed, stamped envelope...
There are major spoilers in the 'Making Of” section. Proceed with caution if you have not seen them yet. And if you have, proceed with an open mind. You will be reading about the whys and wherefores - the thoughts of the people who make the show. It may differ from your own opinions. But, come on in, there's room for all.
Also from the editorial:
Bear with me here while I tell a story. I moved to New York City alter college, got a job with Bantam Books and worked for an editor who had season passes to the New York Philharmonic. One night, she can’t go and offers the ticket to me. I have no idea what's playing, don’t know a thing about classical music - but it’s free! I sit down in the front row in my jeans and wool poncho — de rigueur for the 60s.
The First Violinist takes his place and looks at me with obvious disapproval. I notice, but it has no effect on me. What could his opinion possibly mean to a rebel in a poncho. I didn’t know that classical music is done in movements. The pieces are long and broken up into sections. It can take 20 minutes before a "song” is actually over. I wish I could remember what the music was. but all I knew was that it was exciting. My heart was beating so fast when the first movement ended that I started applauding. The season ticketholders sitting next to me eyed me disdainfully. But the First Violinist had the biggest smile on his face. I didn’t know from protocol. I only knew what I liked and I wanted that "band" to know it! I grinned back at him. When the evening was over, he looked again in my direction, nodded, and I left with the music and this special musician, both memories that have never left me.
Julie and I were discussing the fleeting nature of television and the fact that it is frequently referred to as the "TV dinner" of the arts. People say that television doesn’t count because it’s on one night and gone the next. Does something have to be written in the history books to earn our respect? Does the temporal nature of an event relegate it to second-class status? That moment in the Philharmonic forever changed my feelings and appreciation of classical music. Is just a television show? Not when it empowers a woman to leave a situation of domestic violence. Not when young boys and girls are shown a world of equality between the sexes and the sanctity of individualism. It boils down to the fact that if something touches you. then the people who made it have done their jobs and done them well. And for that they deserve our respect.
- From the Editor (3)
- Conversing with Renee O'Coonor (4)
- Convention Report (8)
- From "Grease" to China... On the Road with Lucy Lawless (10)
- Grease Photos (12)
- The Making Of: The Rift Arch (15)
- Dispatches from Amphipolis (22)
from issue #2
from issue #2
Issue 3
The Chakram 3 was published in 1998 and contains 24 pages.
- From the Editor (3)
- Conversing with Lucy Lawless (4)
- Fan Photos (6)
- "The Bitter Suite and All That Jazz..." An Interview with Rob Tapert (8)
- Chris Manheim on "Maternal Instincts" (9)
- Steven L. Sears and Chris Manheim on "The Bitter Suite" (11)
- Gene O'Neill & Noreen Tobin on "One Against an Army" (15)
- R.J. Stewart on "Forgiven" (17)
- Steven L. Sears on "When in Rome" (19)
- Dispatches from Amphipolis (22)
from issue #3
from issue #3
Issue 4
The Chakram 4 was published in 1998 and contains 24 pages.
From the editorial:
This is the fourth and final newsletter for Kit #1. The renewal form that is contained herein is for Kit #2 -- all new photos, poster, membership card, certificate and newsletters #5-#8. We will also have bloopers from the second and third seasons - twice the length, twice the fun.
- From the Editor (3)
- A Conversation with "Mrs. T" (4)
- Fan Photos (4)
- "Postcards from the Lava Pit"... with Renee O'Connor (8)
- R.J. Steward on "Sacrifice I & II" (14)
- Steven L. Sears on "Sacrifice I" (16)
- Paul Robert Coyle on "Sacrifice II" (20)
- Hilary Bader on "Forget Me Not " (21)
- Adam, Armus, Nora Kay Foster on "Fins, Femmes and Gems" (22)
from issue #4
from issue #4
Issue 5
The Chakram 5 was published in 1998 and contains 24 pages.
- From the Editor (3)
- From Warrior Princess to Disco Diva: An Interview with Lucy Lawless (4)
- Interview with Rob Tapert (7)
- Interview with Eric Gruendemann (9)
- R.J. Stewart on "Callisto" (11)
- R.J. Stewart on "Return of Callisto" (14)
- R.J. Stewart on "An Necessary Evil" (16)
- Steven L. Sears on "Intimate Stranger" (17)
- Chris Manheim on "Remember Nothing" (21)
from issue #5
from issue #5
