Nine Things You Didn t Know About Movie Prop Money
There are actually few television shows I really enjoy watching as well as fewer that I'd ever want a piece of memorabilia of. For that small handful of shows I cannot think of a far better way to be a part of its history than by owning a piece of it. Owning a TV prop money is 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 that may very well increase in value a great deal as the years pass.
Other than being an excellent investment the cool factor is rather high when considering the alternative. Who wouldn't want to own Magnum's mustache? I've been to dinner parties as well as have been subjected to listening to the boring history of various African masks and trinkets from Victorian London that even the original owners didn't 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 within the Family in HD only to realize after the credits roll that my posterior is posteriated in Archie's chair.
It seems that shows from the past had more props worth owning. I have a hard time thinking about anything in Lost or 24 that will look good on my mantle. The telephone that Jack Bauer tosses for anxiety about being traced? John Locke's old wheel chair? There just can't be a comparison between Batman's can of anti-shark spray and the stethoscope employed by that chick in Grey's Anatomy within the fourth episode of the next season.
Owning a prop from a movie just isn't a bad thing but there is one area more personal when it comes to TV. Movies are seen in public at theaters with little personality with others you don't know and also are vaguely concerned about having sneeze within your popped corn. Television is made for the home. What is shown on television is created for when you are tired after a long day and want to cuddle up on the couch in your pj's. It only makes sense that a piece of what's 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 prop. He was in 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 also a good conversation piece, it's more personal than owning everything from a film set, it may pay off financially within the long run and may even save your life. It's really a lossless situation. Get one.
