Modurator’s report…Big Angry Rant!!!
I don’t have anything substantial to add to the main subject of this thread. All I want to do is to reiterate what FX said about an actor’s “drinking problem” (or whatever the problem was). It’s really none of our business. Especially since it didn’t seem to interfere with the production of the show or cause any legal trouble. The production of the show is over and we need not be concerned with the personal affairs of others.
At the risk of getting even more off-topic, I wanted to relate a recent experience I had at another bboard. Since SadGeezer was down for the last week, I decided to cruise for another bboard. Since I liked watching the season premier of [i]Ally McBeal[/i] (after not watching the show for maybe more than a year) I wondered if there was a bboard dedicated to that show. There was. I was stunned by the truly fanatical obsession of the bboard members. And I thought that Trekkers were crazy! They were all upset that this new season of the show was really lame. And that they all really missed the presence of Robert Downey Jr. on that show. For those of you who aren’t familiar with RDJ (as he is called on that bboard), he is an actor who is notorious for getting into trouble with drug abuse. I blithely commented that “he f***ed up and he got fired from the show, what did they expect?” And the hammer came down on me because I instantly got into trouble with a bunch of fans on that site! Oops! I didn’t really mean to get those fans upset. It turns out that RDJ was [b]very, very[/b] popular on [i]Ally McBeal[/i]. A very touchy subject indeed. I apologized extensively and talked a little about my first-hand experiences with a friend’s drug problem. Everything turned out okay.
Anyway, the point I was trying to make was that problems with temperance are private. It is of no real concern to fans unless it affects the performance of the actor (singer, artist, whatever). In the case of RDJ on [i]Ally McBeal[/i], I still think he f***ed up and deserved getting fired. With whoever it is in the cast or crew of [i]Lexx[/i] that had their problems, I don’t really want to know. At least not now. Maybe many years from now when that person can look back and laugh about it.
But I have to admit I was concerned about initial reports from one of the moderators that Xenia seemed really ill while on the set during the final days of production. This set off paranoid alarm bells in my head that maybe [i]she[/i] has problems with drugs or alcohol! But I asked nothing about it, it’s not my business. Nonetheless, I was still worried. It’s a good thing I didn’t start any rumors because it’s [b]NOT TRUE AT ALL[/b] (rumor control, folks!) I read the full report by the moderators and I was relieved to read the truth. Xenia just had the flu and even her mummy was there to help take care of her. (I thought that was so sweet!) She still had the energy to perform and even give a smile to theFrey! (I’m so green with envy!) [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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[ 02-11-2001: Message edited by: Flamegrape ]