From: davideml@bellsouth.net   
      
             Besides Xena, I also liked Gilmore Girls. And after 7 seasons, it   
   signed off last month   
   for good. The DVD set is expected sometime in the next few months. When asked   
   about working on any   
   extras, Lauren Graham said that since they get exactly ZERO dollars from DVD   
   sales, she saw no   
   reason to put out any effort to increase the number of DVDs sold when she was   
   getting none of it.   
           And I have to admit, I can't blame her. They SHOULD get royalties from   
   the DVDs, after all,   
   the networks/studios make tons of money from them.   
           But that got me thinking about Lucy and Renee and the audio and video   
   commentaries they   
   have done on the Xena DVDs. I don't know if they got paid for actually sitting   
   down and doing them,   
   but since they don't get a percentage of the money brought in from the DVDs,   
   then there must be   
   another reason why they do them.   
           And the only reason I can think of is that they feel as much loyalty   
   and love for the fans   
   as we fans feel for them.   
       Lauren has often expressed her appreciation for all the support and   
   adoration the GG fans have   
   shown her and Alexis and the rest of the cast, but it really doesn't seem to   
   be much of a two way   
   street.  The fans go out of their way to go that extra mile (such as the many   
   online petitions to   
   get the CW to reconsider and renew the show for another season) but Lauren, et   
   al, don't seem to   
   want to reciprocate.   
           I can understand her reluctance, but as a fan I'd like to see the   
   extras we want to see. So   
   I have real mixed emotions about the situation.   
           I've often wondered if Lucy wished she could leave Xena behind and be   
   known for some of the   
   other roles she's played, such as Kathleen Clayton (on 'Tarzan'), or Maddy   
   Reardon, or D'Anna   
   Biers.   
           But in everything she gets involved in (Celeb Duets, the XWP   
   conventions, her Roxy concert,   
   etc.) she never fails to express her appreciation and love for the fans.   
           How many other TV or movie stars can say they do that? And how many   
   give back to the fans   
   as much as Lucy, and Renee give?   
      
           I didn't intend for this to end up being so long. And I'm not really   
   sure why I felt the   
   need to say all of this (preaching to choir!), but nevertheless -- there it is.   
      
   -   
   David   
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