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  1. Sorry to sound a bit dim but can someone clue me in on this one? We bought our Gold Passes before 24/04/14 - does that make them normal Gold Passes or Comic Gold Passes? Thanks!
  2. Apologies for picking out only a small segment of your post, the rest takes some reading which I have and although I won't comment on it I can only say it's a shame you obviously didn't have such a great experience, the anger and hostility in your post is overwhelming. The thing I will say is that I would respectfully ask you to not make blanket statements as highlighted above about the crew in that area. If you had a bad experience with one or two members then that's very sad and surprising.....however speaking for myself as one of those aforementioned people working between Patrick Stewart and Adrian Pasdar, 'rude, arrogant, pushy, foul tempered or aggressive' doesn't figure in my vocabulary and never will. Let alone 'man-handling'....I can also safely say that about the crew that I was aware of working around me. It boggles the mind that anyone would want to crew with those traits in mind, the whole idea is to do the best you can to make sure everyone has a good time. The people in that area worked extremely hard all day with that goal in mind against some very large odds....if there was an inappropriate comment made or a general problem with a crew member, then it would be more appropriate to confine the issue to the specifics/person involved and addressed properly, which would then give it a chance of being resolved; instead of vilifying a lot of people whom you possibly never met. Either way I'm sorry you didn't have a good day, it's not something anyone wants to see. Thank you for your reply. I do apologise if I have personally insulted you but I'm speaking from my experience and opinion and I found many of the crew members in that area disagreable. There were one or two people who were delightful, including a very cheerful girl at the front of Adrian Pasdar's line, but the majority of the people I had interactions with were as I described above. There are many members of the Showmasters crew that we see regularly and find good to speak to. It is not these people and those occasions that I speak of, I hope you understand that. I would also like to meniton that I have read other posts where people have had similar problems with being manhandled and even having the f word used at them so clearly I am not alone.
  3. £15 every couple of seconds for signing a piece of paper? I wish MY job was that easy. And, yes, I WAS there early, I DID see the guests first thing and YES, certain guests were still completely disinterested. I consider headline guests as the guests that were first announced, guests that the convention was sold on. No, I am NOT new to these conventions. Between my husband and myself we have been doing this since 1982 and we do 6-10 conventions a year. I know what I'm talking about. I'm not saying that there should be pictures there from every film that a person has every done, I'm saying that you should have a better selection than two or three pictures from ONE movie or TV series like some of the guests had. Yes, I DO work in customer services and yes, I DO have a thankless job so you can stop making pressumptions right there. And what makes you think I was causing trouble? I hassled no one, I never shouted, I never shoved. You think that just because I'm unhappy I must have been causing trouble? More pressumptions. No, it was not just the attendees pushing me. I was pushed and shoved by several crew members or I would not have said it. And I never said my husband would have attacked anyone because I was having a bad time. I specifically used the word assault, if you can read. If the lights were the venue's fault and not Showmasters then Showmasters should have selected a better venue. It is up to them where it's held, isn't it? Or would you like to put that blame on someonen else as well? I AM a regular SM convention goer and I have spoken to MANY others, both on the day and otherwise who have had similiar views. I have backed up everything I have said. It's only you making blank accusations, crippsy_99.
  4. I'm not the type to normally say this but dufresne, why don't you hold your arrogant, condescending tongue? Things aren't always done "for a reason," thank you very much. Sometimes things are done the way they are because they are poorly thought out, poorly planned and poorly executed. How dare you blame the convention-goers themselves, rather than Showmasters? They paid out their hard-earned money and it's only fair that they have a good experience for it. It's not unreasonable to expect a guest to take the time to look up from signing a photograph when you dish out £25 for it. What? Am I to believe that the guests are there out of the kindness of their hearts? Do they or don't they walk away with a pretty penny from these conventions? As far as I am concerned, these conventions represent a WORK committment to these celebrity guests. They should-and many do-treat it as such, making every effort to please the convention-goers. Too bad Showmasters can't do the same. Well, showmasters? Is it for the fans or is it for the money? 'Cause I'm not so sure anymore. Having a look at the list of cancellations, I can't help but notice that ten of them were headliners...and two of them have pulled out in the past. Looks like another case of hook, 'em, reel 'em in...and the bait disappears. When Bill Nighy was first announced I turned to my husband and said, "It would be nice if it actually happened but, being Showmasters, do you think it will?" Huh. Turns out, I was right. Of course, I've had how many conventions now to base this opinion on? How many times have the headliners pulled out? Too d**n many. If Showmasters wasn't only interested in the money, then surely they would post OUTSIDE the building when celebrities like Patrick Stewart can only appear for LESS THAN 3 hours or when celebrities like Torri Higginson cancel on the day. (And where was Rula Lenksa? None of the crew members could tell me a thing when I asked if she had pulled out.) If they REALLY cared about the fans, they'd tell you before you paid the entry fee. But, no. Seems like once they get your money they don't care. I'm sure they think you'll just find something else to spend your money one once you're suckered into the building. Now, here's something a lot of people haven't mentioned. The lously selection of photos to have signed. Showmasters, you're responsible for these photos, aren't you? I know for a fact that you are because I spoke to both Ralph Brown, William Hoyland and Andee Frizzell about it. Where were the Miami Vice photographs from Lock, Stock? Where were the photographs from Hellboy? These guests could only explain by saying "There was a mix up with Showmasters." And a word or two about the photo shoots. To expect husband and wife to pay TWICE to be in the same photo is completely unreasonable and unfair. Why should we have to pay £30 or £40 just to be in the same photo? We wouldn't recieve two photos with the both of us in it, would we? (No, I KNOW we wouldn't, because I asked.) So we pay twice as much as everyone else just because we choose to appear together in a photograph. How do you justify that? "Wanting the on the day early birds admitted after pre-paid early birds (which you just happen to have) is an unreasonable request." How? Please explain. How is this an unreasonable request? If I have booked my ticket in advance because I have been there, done that, and know what to expect, why shouldn't I be expected to be shown straight into the building while the people outside are still fumbling with their wallets? Not just that but it makes things run smoother. Now, I want to thank all of the geniunely pleasant and helpful crew members. You were life savers. The rest of you-and I'm talking specifically about the crew members between Patrick Stewart and Adrian Pasdar-you were rude, arrogant and pushy. How dare you treat us all like a bunch of naughty school children and how dare you bully us. I was surprised by the number of foul tempered crew members I encountered on the Sunday. Several were downright aggressive. Here's a tip: If you don't want to do the job, don't volunteer for it. Showmasters crew do NOT-I repeat, DO NOT-have the right to manhandle people and that is exactly what they were doing. I was pushed here and there and shoved from behind as people surged forward in response to the crew members shouting orders at them. If one of my very expensive-just awaiting the autograph of Patrick Stewart-autographs had been damaged because I was shoved into the person in front of me thanks to a bossy showmasters crew member, I would have done more than "toss my toys out of the pram." One crew member had the audacity to say to me, "If you can breath, you're not close enough." I beg your pardon? Lucky for Showmasters my 6ft, no-nonsense husband was not waiting in these queues because, if someone had pushed him around the way they pushed ME around, I don't doubt that he would have lost his temper, responding to this assault-and, yes, crewmembers, laying hands on someone the way you did is legally classified as assault-with assault. Having someone grab your newly signed autograph from you and whisk it away down the queue is not just unwise, it's ridiculous. Let me explain why: 1. I saw the way that the items were being handled and I'm surprised that many of them weren't smudged. If they had been, would Showmasters have assumed any responsibility? Would the poor convention-goer been taken straight to the front of the queue, apologised to and gotten another autograph for free? I doubt it, 2. Anyone could have grabbed the item and been gone with it before you got down the queue to retrieve it-Just thinking about fully signed cast photos and posters... Can I ask why the lighting was so poor, or is that too being unreasonable? And why were so many vendors stuck in the darkest reaches where it was difficult to see their wares? How much, I wonder, did they pay for that little treat? Years ago LFACC was laid out beautifully with the dealers in one hall and the celebrities in a single file in the next. Perfect. Why can't that be done again? Why continue to squeeze us into too-small halls with the queues so poorly done? Don't you dare tell me that I'm being unreasonable or that I'm throwing my toys out of the pram because I'm not happy with the SHAMBLES that is and has been the London Film and Comicon. I work d**n hard for my money and I choose to spend it on autographs at conventions. That means that I work d**n hard for a positive, happy experience at the London Film and Comicon and I have not had one in the past few years. Poor show, Showmasters. I daresay I will have a hundred smarmy response from the Showmasters brown-nosers like dufresne but let's be honest, the number of unhappy convention-goers far outnumber them. If they didn't this thread would not have been started at all.
  5. Not that it's likely to happen but the best name ever for me would be Peter Faulk. *crosses fingers* I hope I get the chance to meet him one day!
  6. Hi. Not new to Coll. but new to the forums...What's the C7-ISpy book? Did I miss something somewhere? And I'm always free Canopy, if you want to talk about the show. Hope you have a safe trip over.
  7. Can I just say kudos to showmasters and crew? This is such a friendly and helpful forum, you've done a great job. I posted a couple of concerns and helpful suggestions on another convention forum *cough, shmeeeeee, cough*....and they responded with such a "la la la! I'm not listening, we never do anything wrong!" attitude that it put me off the whole show! Anyway...*ahem*...Sorry, just wanted to say thanks!
  8. I know how you feel! Do the two shows have to be so CLOSE together? Plus, my husband's birthday is on May 15. My wallet's going to be frighteningly empty!
  9. Hi luleia. Welcome to the fun, fun world of Collectormania. I've only been doing the convention thing for the last two years but my husband's been at it for much longer. It's great fun. I was absolutely terrified at my first convention, as well. (Collectormania4 was my first.) Collectormania is sort of a scary one to pick for the first time because it's so HUGE. I'm not trying to scare you, I promise. Lol. I was newly arrived from America at the time so it was a bit much. Anywho, have a look here: http://www.anzwers.org/free/witchybelle/Co...Convention.html . It's my diary from all our conventions. And if you'd like, we'd be happy to have a cup of tea with you on the day.
  10. 8/10 Samuel L rocks muchly. (Now if it was Yoda...Lol.)
  11. Maybe this has already been said somewhere but I'd very much love to see the Forever Knight gang. Miss that show so much. *sigh* Where are those guys now anyway?
  12. How rude. Omen guests cool. I agree. Sheesh. Have some respect for other people's likes/dislikes/hobbies. I'd be just as happy with Omen stars as I would be with LotR. Just becuase it's not YOUR thing doesn't mean it's not huge in it's own right. It's not that hard to be polite.
  13. Speaking of which...was anyone NOT impressed with the "new gen" of TMNT? Sorry, just a rant.
  14. Ok. Maybe I'm a huge geek but...I can't wait for the Transformers movie. Have you seen that Citron C4 commerical where the car gets up and dances ala Transformer style? If the effects in the movie are that good, I'll be impressed.
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