1998, Greg Cox, Battle On!: An Unauthorized, Irreverent Look at Xena: Warrior Princess, page 8:
[…] but devout Xenaphiles end up squinting at blurry, freeze-framed images on their TV screens in hopes of finding out which mythological entity was not injured or otherwise inconvenienced this week.
1998, Heather Findlay, "Xena-philia!", Girlfriends, April 1998, page 29:
In light of this inexplicit story line — what gay and straight Xenaphiles refer to casually as "the subtext" — the opening voice-over's weekly refrain, "In a time of ancient gods, warlords, and kings," begins to sound gendered.
1998, Bruce Vilanch, "Andy Williams and me", The Advocate, 12 May 1998, page 12:
You'd think any show business mecca the size of Branson—37 theatres, nudging London!—would be rife with chapters of all your favourite organizations, from Avatar (for the leather lover) to the Xenaphiles.
New York correspondent and Xenaphile Dan Scapperotti provides this issue's look behind-the-scenes at the making of the show, including an exclusive interview with New Zealand star Lucy Lawless.