Thank you for joining us for the ARGO AWARDS 2000 LIVE SIMULCAST, broadcasting from our new home at the Palau Palau Network, land of tropical breezes!
Thank you for joining us for the ARGO AWARDS 2000 LIVE SIMULCAST, broadcasting from our new home at the Palau Palau Network, land of tropical breezes!
We now turn you over to our host, polishing off his microphone for the fourth year in a row,
the magnificent grandmaster of ceremonious festivities,
Salmoneus...
Welcome to the Simulcast of the ARGO AWARDS 2000 coming to you live from Logomancy.
I'm Salmoneus, and I and our other hosts will be with you throughout tonight's
gala event. Huzzah!
People are starting to fill the auditorium... It won't be long now.
For the big Fifth Season Argos 2000, all of Olympus agreed to join
us as presenters, with Zeus Pater himself, the biggest thunderer in town, as special guest host. For
personal reasons, Zeus cannot be present tonight, so graciously filling in for him at short notice is --
your hero and mine -- the Daring Dragoon. Everybody applaud!
Thanks, Sal. Glad to be here. It's time for the Main Event. Here with the first three categories of the evening, our first presenter, Athena, goddess of wisdom and battle. Filling in for Athena will be Cleo. Everyone give a huge round of applause for this talented young lady.
Thank you, Mr Dragoon! Our first exciting category is...
Xena vs Elainis/Ares vs Athena "Amphipolis Under Siege" |
Xena vs the Gods at Meg's Tavern "Motherhood" |
Xena vs Gabrielle/Heaven vs Hell "Fallen Angel" |
And the Winner Is...
Xena vs the Gods at Meg's Tavern, "Motherhood"
The breakdown: Xena vs the Gods at Meg's Tavern - Motherhood (24.2% of the vote);
Xena vs Gabrielle/Heaven vs Hell - Fallen Angel (15.8%);
Xena vs Elainis/Ares vs Athena - Amphipolis Under Siege (10.2%)
I have it on good authority Amarice was one of the contenders for this award. That amazon really kicked butt. Next, our second really absolutely exciting category....
"Fallen Angel" |
"Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire" |
"Antony & Cleopatra" |
And the Winner Is...
"Fallen Angel"
The breakdown: Fallen Angel (31.0% of the vote);
Antony & Cleopatra (26.2%);
Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire (15.5%)
Those angels have a real sense of fashion, and it can't be easy designing a slinky little
evening number with room for wings, a breastplate, and a sword. The next fantastically exciting category is...
Ted Raimi as Joxer/Jace in "Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire" |
Claire Stansfield as Alti in "Them Bones, Them Bones" |
Hudson Leick as Callisto in "Fallen Angel" |
And the Winner Is...
Hudson Leick as Callisto in "Fallen Angel"
The breakdown: Hudson Leick as Callisto - Fallen Angel (16.4% of the vote);
Ted Raimi as Joxer/Jace - Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire (8.0%);
Claire Stansfield as Alti - Them Bones, Them Bones (7.4%)
Thank you Cleo for your enthusiastic job. Next from our crew of presenters, scheduled for a rare speaking appearance, is the lady with the bow, Artemis. Filling in for Artemis is a lady who's sharp as an arrow herself, Emilia. Big hand for Emilia. Woo hoo!
Thank you, Daring Dragoon. (Please keep your big hands to yourself.) The next category is...
Michael Hurst for "Antony & Cleopatra" |
John Fawcett for "Fallen Angel" |
Rick Jacobson for "Motherhood" |
And the Winner Is...
John Fawcett for "Fallen Angel"
The breakdown: John Fawcett - Fallen Angel (27.9% of the vote);
Michael Hurst - Antony & Cleopatra (15.9%);
Rick Jacobson - Motherhood (10.7%)
And quite a brilliant job was done by all the nominees in this category that recognises one of the most difficult tasks in the production of a series. It is the director who brings story, characters, and vision together into a whole. Of course, the very foundation of it all is the story itself, which brings us to our next category.
R J Stewart for "Motherhood" |
R J Stewart for "Fallen Angel" |
Rick Jacobson for "Looking Death in the Eye" |
And the Winner Is...
R J Stewart for "Fallen Angel"
The breakdown: R J Stewart - Fallen Angel (15.9% of the vote);
R J Stewart - Motherhood (13.2%);
Rick Jacobson - Looking Death in the Eye (10.9%)
Three wonderfully crafted, multi-layered episodes.
Adrienne Wilkinson as Livia in "Livia" |
Claire Stansfield as Alti in "Them Bones, Them Bones" |
Adrienne Wilkinson as Livia in "Eve" |
And the Winner Is...
Claire Stansfield as Alti in "Them Bones, Them Bones"
The breakdown: Claire Stansfield as Alti - Them Bones, Them Bones (30.2% of the vote);
Adrienne Wilkinson as Livia - Livia (9.0%);
Adrienne Wilkinson as Livia - Eve (7.1%)
And now back to Sal for tonight's special award.
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The Winner of the Year 2000 Argo Achievement Award Is...
Rob Tapert - Executive Producer |
The producers of this show would like to commend all the nominees in
this category. To everyone on the set of Xena: Warrior Princess -- the fans salute you!
I'll turn the mike over to our next presenter, appearing via satellite from the watery depths, the man with the trident, Neptune. Taking Neptune's place this evening, appearing via satellite from deep underground in the year 2525, Hel and Sarge.
"Antony & Cleopatra" |
"Fallen Angel" |
"Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire" |
And the Winner Is...
"Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire"
The breakdown: Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire (49.9% of the vote);
Fallen Angel (13.8%);
Antony & Cleopatra (7.8%)
We're not sure exactly what musical scoring in an episode is, but Cleo assures us this episode, uhm, totally rocked. And now, two awards for (another) great duo...
"Fallen Angel" |
"Seeds of Faith" |
"Motherhood" |
And the Winner Is...
"Fallen Angel"
The breakdown: Fallen Angel (19.4% of the vote);
Seeds of Faith (18.6%);
Motherhood (11.9%)
"Motherhood" |
"Antony & Cleopatra" |
"Fallen Angel" |
And the Winner Is...
"Fallen Angel"
The breakdown: Fallen Angel (19.3% of the vote);
Motherhood (15.8%);
Antony & Cleopatra (12.8%)
This next category is my favourite...
3rd place:
"You're with her now. I handled you all wrong, I know that. She knew what you needed and unselfish love - and I couldn't give that to you. But, I appreciated you in ways she never could. Your rage...your violence...your beauty. When you sacrificed yourself for others, you were hers. But when you kicked ass, you were mine."
Ares in "Looking Death in the Eye" (Written by Rick Jacobson) (4.6%)
2nd place:
"Callisto, when Xena burned your family, did you see them on fire? Did you...did you smell their flesh sizzling? You know what I think? I think you wanted them to die so you'd have a reason to be a BITCH!"
DemonGab in "Fallen Angel" (Written by R J Stewart) (4.9%)
And the winner is:
Gabrielle - "Xena, it looks like you got your daughter back."
from "Motherhood" (Written by R J Stewart) (9.6% of the vote)
Xena - "No, we got our daughter back."
Back to you, Sal, for the final two categories.
Thank you, Daring Dragoon. Joining me for the next presentation, Uncle Sam's favourite son, Jack Stiles. Say, you look a little familiar....
"Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire" |
"Punchlines" |
"Animal Attraction" |
And the Winner Is...
"Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire"
The breakdown: Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire (49.5% of the vote);
Animal Attraction (14.9%);
Punchlines (10.7%)
"Motherhood" |
"Fallen Angel" |
"Looking Death in the Eye" |
And the Winner Is...
"Fallen Angel"
The breakdown: Fallen Angel (24.8% of the vote);
Motherhood (18.5%);
Looking Death in the Eye (12.3%)
That wraps up this evening's presentation and another year of XENA excellence. Be sure to visit
the Logomancy Xena pages during the summer for new games, toys, and frivolity -- and, this weekend (finally!) images from MOTHERHOOD. We hope to see you at Logomancy
for the Year 2001 ARGO Awards!
For all of us here at the Palau Palau Network, Goodnight! Everybody wave!
Credit is due: Massive thanks to Dave and Gene for all their hard work organising and tallying the ARGOs! Huzzah!
