reelbigmartin Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Is it just me or was anyone else really unimpressed with the MC? I went to Edge and Christians talks and Kevin Smiths. Here are my main points: 1) He called Edge 'The Edge' which was super cringe and awkward. At least E&C could make light of it 2) He called KS' podcast "Batman on Fatman" which again is incorrect and made it very cringe worthy. 3) Both times, he gave no warning to the guests for last questions and cut them off without warning. Luckily for KS, he just carried on anyway and knew how to close down the show, but for E&C the show just ended and that was it. I've seen this complaints from previous years, and it would be nice if the MC was just a bit more educated about what was about to go on the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenaciouspirit Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) There's a few of them I believe so you may need to specify. I really liked Darren, who MC'd for some, and just organised the fan question process in others. I thought he really knew what he was doing. But I have seen other problems with other MCs before Edited July 31, 2017 by tenaciouspirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggieboi Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Yeah " the edge " was ridiculous, I happened to be sitting in for that talk taking a rest and eating lunch. He wasn't very impressive for the BTTF talk either. David Bickerstaff is better, he did the chris Lloyd talk, whitish short hair, David Bradley agent. Much more enthusiasm. He did the BTTF talks in 2015 and I liked him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted July 31, 2017 Moderators Share Posted July 31, 2017 I saw various people over the weekend and actually thought they all did a great job of holding conversation, not letting it get too awkward etc. Mistakes happen especially when you're up on stage in front of that many people and working with some of the names we had there, but on the whole I thought it was a solid effort from everyone involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reelbigmartin Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 8 minutes ago, DavidB said: I saw various people over the weekend and actually thought they all did a great job of holding conversation, not letting it get too awkward etc. Mistakes happen especially when you're up on stage in front of that many people and working with some of the names we had there, but on the whole I thought it was a solid effort from everyone involved. That's a fair point. As I said I only sat in on 2, and there were, in my opinion, glaring errors. I don't want to poo-poo every MC as I believe there are ones there. When I've been to wrestling talks in the past, the MCs generally aren't too clued up, but again, I don't want to throw everyone under the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone1 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 I thought the guy who did the Alan Tudyk talk was fantastic - huge improvement over previous MCs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanboy67 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 I thought the MC at the GOT talk on Saturday night was good. Controlled the flow of questions very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbin11 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Sylvester McCoy did his own talk. He is brilliant and very funny. You can tell he is an old hand at these things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzlerjames Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 1) Yeah I got it wrong sorry for making a mistake- I think edge managed to make me look small enough though! 2) if I did then it was totally a old age brain moment - I know what it's called! 3) I wasn't there at the end of the Kevin talk, that was someone else and secondly I hadn't realised the time with the wrestling talk but take that on board. We all have a different approach to hosting which I think helps and just like you guys all know more about some subjects than others. I also try to get as many audience questions as possible. BTW David didn't host the bttf talk in 2015 - that was someone from Universal! :-) Cheers, Darren 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iloveyouiknow Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 4 hours ago, Persephone1 said: I thought the guy who did the Alan Tudyk talk was fantastic - huge improvement over previous MCs. They used the same at the Alyson and Alexis talk and he was great in both and even gave them a verbal reminder when time was short and when they had to wind the last few questions up. I can't find a complaint atall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmilburn Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 7 hours ago, Baggieboi said: Yeah " the edge " was ridiculous, I happened to be sitting in for that talk taking a rest and eating lunch. He wasn't very impressive for the BTTF talk either. David Bickerstaff is better, he did the chris Lloyd talk, whitish short hair, David Bradley agent. Much more enthusiasm. He did the BTTF talks in 2015 and I liked him. I've been to several talks David's hosted at various LFCC and certainly for the first few I felt he was poor, swore a few times* and I recall coming out of one thinking he forgot all about the audience being there as didn't ask for questions from us till not much time left. The Christopher Lloyd talk was really good and felt he helped steer it well. *Definitely getting better as only swore once in the CL talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diabolik Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Who did BC's talk? I got to say he was very good, opened up the questions to the floor early on and didn't chime in with any stupid questions of his own, as I've seen with some MC's in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1980 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 They were an improvement on the last couple of years for sure. I hated the MC last year who was more interested in his own questions than the audiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzlerjames Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 13 hours ago, Diabolik said: Who did BC's talk? I got to say he was very good, opened up the questions to the floor early on and didn't chime in with any stupid questions of his own, as I've seen with some MC's in the past. That was me - thank you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedammit Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 1 hour ago, dazzlerjames said: That was me - thank you. I saw 4 talks in total, and you were in charge for all of them. I found you perfectly acceptable in all cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Dazzler has the Nate stamp of approval. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkee22 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Agree that all Darren's talks were good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyggebjerg Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 20 hours ago, Dobbin11 said: Sylvester McCoy did his own talk. He is brilliant and very funny. You can tell he is an old hand at these things. He was fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrong Name Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 19 hours ago, dazzlerjames said: 1) Yeah I got it wrong sorry for making a mistake- I think edge managed to make me look small enough though! 2) if I did then it was totally a old age brain moment - I know what it's called! 3) I wasn't there at the end of the Kevin talk, that was someone else and secondly I hadn't realised the time with the wrestling talk but take that on board. We all have a different approach to hosting which I think helps and just like you guys all know more about some subjects than others. I also try to get as many audience questions as possible. BTW David didn't host the bttf talk in 2015 - that was someone from Universal! :-) Cheers, Darren I thought you did a great job in the talks I was able to get to James. And I was so happy to see (and hear) the improved sound system this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketty Harley Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Tbh the Edge and Christian intro just came across as a bit of banter between host and guests. It might have been a mistake but I didn't see it as cringey at all. Good show I thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispadbury Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 On 31/07/2017 at 2:45 PM, Persephone1 said: I thought the guy who did the Alan Tudyk talk was fantastic - huge improvement over previous MCs. that was myself, thanks very much for the positive feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone1 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 1 hour ago, krispadbury said: that was myself, thanks very much for the positive feedback You were excellent - great tone and moved everything along nicely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispadbury Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Persephone1 said: You were excellent - great tone and moved everything along nicely! Thank you kindly, I'm just glad people understood me with my Scottish accent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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