Why Everything You Know About Prop Money Is A Lie
You will find few television shows I really enjoy watching and even fewer that I'd ever want a piece of memorabilia of. For that small handful of shows I can not 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 only one true Kit. Those are the kinds of things that may well rise in value a great deal as the years pass.
Other than being a good investment the cool factor is rather high when taking into account the alternative. Who wouldn't want to own Magnum's mustache? I have been to dinner parties and also have been subjected to listening to the boring history of numerous 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 once 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 great on my mantle. The phone that Jack Bauer tosses for anxiety about being traced? John Locke's old wheel chair? There just can not be a comparison between Batman's can of anti-shark spray and also the stethoscope employed by that chick in Grey's Anatomy within the fourth episode of the next season.
Owning a finding prop money from a film isn't a bad thing but there is something more personal on the subject of TV. Movies are seen in public at theaters with little personality with people you do not know and are vaguely concerned about having sneeze in your popped corn. Television is designed for the home. What's shown on television is designed for when you're 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 end up in a fan's home.
It may seem unbelievable but my friend owes his life to a TV prop. 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 also a good conversation piece, it's more personal than owning anything from a movie set, it may pay off financially in the long term and might even save your life. It is a lossless situation. Get one.
