TV Show Transcript
Reneé O'Connor on the KTLA Morning Show31 March 1998
Many thanks to Becca for this transcript
Here it goes. I cringed all the way through this, BTW. I think she did the
best she could under such horrid circumstances. I have inserted my opinion
throught this transcript. Sorry, but it's the only way i could get through
the transcript without really cringing. With all the respect i could muster,
I came up with the kindest names for the reporters I could think of: Reporter
Wench(RW) and Annoying Male Anchor (AMA)....no sexism here {g}. Let the
transcript begin!RW: We have here in the studio, Renee O'Connor, who's on Xena:Warrior
Princess as Xena's best friend and sidekick, Gabrielle. Good morning.
Welcome, welcome to the show.ROC: Good morning.
RW: So, the wedding. Somebody got married on Saturday [umm, can we say rude
here?]ROC: A tall, slender woman [did the deed]. (RW talked over her last words)
RW: Xena, Warrior Princess gets married. Were you there?
AMA: And to keep it so quiet...ROC: I was there. Well, it was the big event. Yes, it was very quiet. It
was absolutely charming, beautiful. Lucy looked gorgeous. {personal insert-
bet ROC did too;}RW: Now, what does this do to, because there are some people who see, well, a
relationship between you two, a closeness on the show.ROC: Right. Right.
RW: Has this affected that at all, now that she's gone off and married
someone?ROC: Well,
RW: Someone. The executive producer of the show, but hey-
ROC: He is male, yes. Well, it, uh, {she's got that pursed lip, tight smile
thing happening as she thinks}RW: {background} He is male {giggles}
ROC: Well, it causes a bit of a problem I guess. You know, the characters
are seperate from reality, so we're still...RW: Oh, no, no, I forgot that.
ROC: Yeah, funny, it's a thin line {oh, I love sarcasm}. But, um, so there's
still me, so who knows. um, the pressure....as Gabrielle now having to fight a
little harder for Xena's...umm- {ok, so it doesn't make much sense, can you
blame her?? Some giggles here for subtext fans though;}RW: So it was a lovely wedding, in reality.
ROC: Um, yes.
RW: That's great.
AMA: {saves the day just this once} Your roles are very physical, very
adventurous, there's a lot of action. Is this kind of what you thought you'd
be getting into as an actress?ROC: No, actually, because I'm a bit klutsy around the house.
AMA: You'd never know that from watching the show.
ROC: Well, a few people {makes a few punching gestures} have felt, you know,
kicks and fists that are coming to jaws that are a bit too close for comfort,
but that's part of it. You train, you try to do the best you can and I do
some training outside of work, but-RW: Did you have to-uh, we're going to look at a clip after this- but I was
just wondering, did you have to do any of that when you tried out in the
audition for-ROC: No, not at all. Gabrielle is supposed to be the sidekick who is a bard.
She goes around telling the stories of Xena and as she's become a little more
formidable, she's had to take a couple of people on her own and-RW: ou know, what? It's irresistable to do that kind of stuff.
ROC: It is!
RW: Let's take a look at Xena: Warrior Princess:
CLIP: from the beginning of the Quest, where Gab kicks butt while defending
Xena's body. {hmm, that sounds, never mind} Anyway, excellent choice for a
clip.AMA: That stick got a little too close. {referring to clip but still a stupid
comment}RW: Yeah, how could you be on a show and say, oh, everybody else has to kick
and knock everybody, but you don't. {this garners a very confused look from
ROC ...me too for that matter} Of course you have to- it's irresistable.ROC: {oh bless her heart, poor dear} Well, I started off with a toothpick
and kept hitting people and pinching people and they said, okay, and they gave
me a bigger staff and now it's over my head. {this had me ROFL, and the * * *
* * anchor people didn't even realize she was poking fun at them}RW: Show us one kick. One kick.
ROC: Okay {rising}
RW: I just want to see if you can do it {grrr}. just in case you {to camera}
think she's not really doing it on the show. Now, who would you like to kick?She pats the AMA on the shoulder. ROC looks at him.
ROC: I think you're in my view.
She kicks. She disappears behind the desk. She stands, graceful and not even
blushing.RW: Look at that, she misses you [and falls down] {I listened to this a lot,
it really sounds like she said this last part--all the more reason to strangle
her}the AMA guy grabs a bat from under the desk and holds it up in defense. ROC
slips back into her seat.AMA: I got a baseball bat! I'm totally ready.
RW: Xena: Warrior Princess right here on KTLA 5 on Saturdays at 4pm. A very
popular show. Renee [looks at her]-AMA: Renee O'Connor
RW: Thank you for coming.
AMA is sword-fighting in front of RW, facing ROC, who has her hands up in
mock-defense.RW: [watching them] She's on guard. And they wanted her to just tell
stories, No way.The end. Don't make me say anything else about it. Oh, the reporters will
give me nightmares for weeks. Can someone please please please get ROC a good
interview. She's smart, funny and witty, but no one gives her half a
chance!!!!!!!! But, as usual, ROC was unruffled, calm (despite some fidgety
fingers) and handled herself well in the face of idiocy. You go, girl.Brought to you by Becca, who woke up at 7 to watch this dratted thing. The
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