Inside the Head of Linda Crist

Interviews by Fans
Title:	Inside the Head of Linda Crist
Interviewer:	Amy Murphy
Interviewee:	Linda Crist
Date(s):	Oct/Nov 2002
Medium:	online
Fandom(s):	Xena: Warrior Princess
External Links:	full interview is here, Archived version
Click here for related articles on Fanlore.

Inside the Head of Linda Crist is a 2002 Xena: Warrior Princess fan interview at Whoosh!.

Series

For others in this series, see Whoosh! Interview Series.

Some Excerpts

After almost a year, I think I've put [the show's ending] in a warm place in my heart. The people behind the show put their whole hearts into six wonderful seasons and I will be forever grateful to them for that. The show would not have enjoyed the success it did, if it weren’t for Lucy and Renee, their love for their own characters, and the chemistry between the two actresses.

Has it really ended? The fandom goes on, and between conventions and fan fiction, Xena still seems to be very much alive. Truly, the only real difference for me is that I no longer plan my weekends and my VCR usage around watching new episodes. I find myself perhaps watching Xena more now than I did before, due to daily airings on Oxygen - I catch some of those every week.

I also give kudos to Rob Tapert and the writers - their vision gave us many great hours of television. I won't let a less than satisfactory two-hour ending (for me) ruin the entire experience, because Xena as a whole brought me a lot of joy and blessings. I'm still very much of fan of Xena, Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, and Rob Tapert, and I look forward to whatever they may do next.

No television show has ever meant so much, and I'll be surprised if another one ever does. It has touched me deeply and inspired me in ways I never imagined. Most of the friends I hang out with in Dallas now, I met through watching this show. Because of it, I literally have friends across the country and around the world. Because of it I started writing creatively again after a long hiatus. Because of it, my first book was published. Because of it, thousands and thousands of dollars have been raised for many charities. It has made many women, myself included, feel empowered and inspired to be better people. I love the show and I greatly admire the people behind it. This show was about love. I don't think I can say "it's just a television show." It is so much more. It has been a wondrous journey, and I've had the time of my life in the Xenaverse.

Write what's in your heart and write for yourself first and foremost. Don't worry about the end product or how it will be received.