What Everybody Ought To Know About Quality Prop Money
You can find few television shows I really enjoy watching and also fewer that I'd ever want a piece of memorabilia of. For that small handful of shows I can't think of a better way to be a part of its history than by owning a piece of it. Owning a TV prop might be more than just having an item that happened to be on a show, it's taking part in the existence of the show. Consider it. What can compare with owning Fonzie's leather jacket or Radar's teddy bear or wool cap? For all time there will be just one true Kit. They are the kinds of things which may very well rise in value a great deal as the years pass.
Other than being a great investment the cool factor is rather high when considering the alternative. Who would not want to own Magnum's mustache? I have been to dinner parties and have been subjected to listening to the boring history of various African masks and trinkets from Victorian London that even the original owners did not care much about.. Just once I'd like to go to an acquaintance's home, be seated in front of their massive LCD screen and shown an episode of All in the Family in HD only to realize after the credits roll that my posterior is posteriated in Archie's chair.
It appears that shows from the past had more props worth owning. I have a hard time thinking of anything in Lost or 24 that would look great on my mantle. The phone that Jack Bauer tosses for fear of being traced? John Locke's old wheel chair? There just can not be a comparison between Batman's can of anti-shark spray and the stethoscope utilized by that chick in Grey's Anatomy in the fourth episode of the next season.
Owning a prop from a film isn't a bad thing but there is one thing more personal when it comes to TV. Movies are seen in public at theaters with little personality with folks you don't know and also are vaguely worried about having sneeze within your popped corn. Television is designed for the home. What's shown on tv is designed for when you are tired after a long day and want to cuddle up on the couch in your pj's. It only seems sensible that a piece of what is on the tube should one day wind up in a fan's home.
It may seem unbelievable but my friend owes his life to a TV quality prop money. He was within his back yard relaxing on his hammock on a summer afternoon, simply minding his own business and enjoying a cool glass of pomegranate juice. A prowler hopped the fence at the back of his yard and approached him quickly with a big knife. Thinking quickly, my friend threw his frosted glass to the ground and grabbed at his utility belt for his trusty Star Trek phaser from circa 2342. The prowler gave up immediately and remained face down on the grass until the police arrived.
Alright, so a piece of TV memorabilia is cool and a good conversation piece, it's more personal than owning anything from a film set, it may pay off financially in the long term and could even save your life. It's really a lossless situation. Get one.
