The Lost Sappho Episode "Last Chance" Shooting Script

This is a very rare and neat item, the script with notes for the Sappho musical that was never made due to funding concerns. This script is exceptionally maintext, with a "deep and passionate kiss" between our heroines (see photo) at the end. There are also some notes written by Missy Good and placed in the front of the script. Lucy and Renee play their usual parts and Renee plays Sappho while Lucy plays Sappho's timid partner. The jist of the storyline is that Aphrodite's son Senhel no longer believes in true love, as he has seen only lust. Dite thinks if Xena and Gab can help Sappho get her muse back, it will convince her son that true love exists. Well, the true love he eventually sees turns out to be between X and G and not related to Sappho or her inspiration. I understand there were only about 50 copies of the script made as it was halted before production began. A very interesting read and would have been a fun musical....disco style!

"The Quest" Original Shooting Draft

I recently obtained an original shooting script for one of my favorite episodes, The Quest. This is one of the scripts given out on set and is not a copy or a Creation repro script. I always enjoy looking through these scripts because the dialogue is usually not exactly the same as it ends up to be onscreen. For example, in this script, there is a lot more dialogue (about their friendship) between Xena and Gabrielle regarding the line in the show where Xena says "I already know"...when she is in between worlds, and "I know" when Gab revives her in the coffin. Gabrielle also gives Xena the ambrosia mouth to mouth in this script whereas onscreen she places it in Xena's mouth with her fingers. Autolycus has slightly different expanded lines, as do some of the other characters. Some of the shooting scripts were pink (depending on revision/draft) and some were white; I've also seen a blue one. Most of the originals were also fastened with metal rivets as this one is.

Xena Original Pattern for Heart of Darkness Bodice

This is a very neat item, it is a pattern/transfer of some sort used by the wardrobe department to transfer the design of Xena's bodice from Heart of Darkness onto the fabric. It is somewhat fragile and nice to see yet another production item that survived the set. Special thanks to Scott!!

Lucy Crew Snowglobe

Wow, I have been hoping to find one of these FOREVER it seems! This is a crew gift, but unlike most crew gifts that were given by Rob or the other producers, this one was initiated by Lucy as a thank-you to the cast and crew. From what I know about it, there were only 100 made and they are very very rare. I only know three collectors who have one; but have heard many stories from friends in NZ who know or know of crew members whose globes were eventually tossed out, broken, put in a garage sale, or given to their kids only to end up in toyboxes or later discarded. Ouch! LOL!

Xena/Herc Crew Sweatshirt

This is a VERY comfy sweatshirt! I was lucky enough to get it from a friend in New Zealand; it looks as though it was worn maybe one time. In fantastic shape. Another lovely addition to my genuine Crew items. It seems as though they are getting more difficult to find as the years pass, so I feel fortunate to be able to add this to my collection.

Xena Special Effects Crew T Shirt-Valkyrie Trilogy

This is a very rare item as only about 2 dozen were made. The special effects team on Xena had them made up for each other to remember the trials and tribulations they experienced while working with the Grindl Monster from the Valkyrie trilogy. This shirt was received from a special effects crew member. It is in like new condition. The front says "I survived Grindl" and the back has memorable quotes uttered by the FX guys as they were working with it.

Empty film canister from Xena Episode 15

Another lovely original production item! This metal canister was used to transport exposed negatives for development from the set to the lab in New Zealand. This one is empty, of course, but an added bonus is that it comes with the original box that the canister was transported in. The box is heavy, and is similar to those 8mm "home movie" boxes that your dad stored the family "video" in way back in the 70s. Label is stamped with PAC-REN Pictures LTD under "client" and "Xena warrior princess EP#" on the "title" line; everything else is handwritten in. This is evidently the B roll and has a note saying "Save Tail," so none of the film was discarded.