SPOILER
from Season 3 ep 4 (SIW part 2 - Wait For The Wheel) - Is Zhaan really
dead?(Last updated - 7/9/01)
If you've see the episode in question, you may be wondering (in this Scaperverse of death-reversing gadgets and all-powerful beings) if Zhaan is really dead / gone for good. All I know is that nothing is ever written in stone in the land of TV make-believe. *grin* However, she apparently will not be making any appearances on the show anytime soon -
On April 24, 2001 a very nice Scaper by the handle of aughra posted a report about the Denver StarFest 2 on the SciFi BB. You can read Virginia Hey's remarks on the death of Zhaan (as paraphrased by aughra, based on the notes she took) at -
http://www.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/2153/50192
Here's an excerpt -
<quote>
Q: What are your
plans for the future?
A: This is a good
time to address some sensitive matters. First of all, my leaving the show
was “my decision.” I had originally talked to the producers about lessening
my workload in Season 2 (which many of you noticed!) so I didn’t have to
spend so much time in makeup, and would have more time to recover from
the latex and plastics and chemicals between shootings. Then I decided
I needed my hair and eyebrows back—I wanted to be a girl again, and be
able to do this [flipping hair over her shoulder]. This added even more
time in the makeup chair and less chance to rest and to allow my body to
recover. As requested, the door is not closed on my reappearing as Zhaan,
though how that will come about is up to the writers and producers. [Sorlk-Lewis
reminds us: blame the writers!]
As for my plans, I’m moving to L.A. this month and will try to do more acting. Australia’s acting potential is much more limited than in the U.S., so it’s best to move and give it a try here. I’m also continuing my classes in natural and homeopathic healing.
</quote>
And a blurb from SciFi Wire -
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2001-05/08/11.47.sfc
<quote>
Hey Sprouts In New SF Pilot
Virginia Hey, who played Zhaan on The SCI FI Channel original series Farscape, has been cast in the pilot for the proposed SF series Area 23, currently under development by Mindshow Entertainment. Hey plays a character named Nina Draconni, a "perceptor" and member of a top-secret government team of people with psychic powers.
Mindshow is currently seeking investors for the pilot movie of Area 23.
</quote>
And she has relocated to LA
<quote>
Sun Herald 28 Jan 2001
The Diary
Hey LA, says a love-struck
star AUSTRALIAN actress Virginia Hey is preparing to leave Australia to
settle in Los Angeles with her new love, a man she discovered under prosthetic
make-up on the set of her hit TV show Farscape. Hey has been enjoying unprecedented
attention since the sci-fi seri ...
</quote>
For the full article, go to -
http://archives.f2.com.au/rlprod/rlsearcher?rs=1&ac=docSearch&ss=f2&kw=virginia%20hey
then click the "Search"
button. The results page will show this teaser - however, you
need to join the site, and pay a fee to view it.
And don't forget to "Download a desktop wallpaper in her memory" from the official site -
http://www.scifi.com/freezone/farscape/zhaan_wallpaper/
All in all, Zhaan's
return is not looking very good at the moment. :(
