Hi everyone,
Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we are having to cancel the Better Than Life event that was to be held on 9th to 11th July 2010.
There are several reasons behind this, including most notably a legal issue that we had hoped to be able to resolve. However, that has not been possible and so unfortuantely we are not able to move forward with the event.
We had hoped to avoid taking this action, and have been working for quite a while to find a way round it. Obviously last years event was a lot of fun and we were looking forward to making this years event even better. We find it very sad that we are prevented from doing that by legal issues with the production company that did not seem to matter last year. However, all we can assume is that now they feel Red Dwarf is popular again they want to keep control and not allow us to run an event for a show we love and that would give us all a really fun weekend.
We would like to make it clear that The Park Inn have nothing to do with this and have always been most gracious hosts. Anyone who has a room booked with them will receive a refund of any money that they may have paid.
We would also like to make it clear that ALL ticket sales will be refunded IN FULL over the course of the next 2 weeks.
Once again, we are really disappointed that due to circumstances beyond our control we cannot run the event this year. Please be assured that should we be able to find a way round the issue preventing us from proceeding we will look at running an event in the future and further to that we will ensure that all those who have booked will be looked after by way of a thank you for your support and apology for the inconvenience caused.
Thank you all so much for your support and we hope that we will be able to see you at a future event.
Mark and Jason
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Better Than Life Event Cancellation
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 04:26 PM
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 04:30 PM
dwarfbabe, on Mar 8 2010, 04:26 PM, said:
That's pretty much how we feel too! :-(
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 04:42 PM
Oh Smeg!!!!!
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"LETS GET OUT THERE AND T@#T IT."
" EVERYTHING'S LEGAL TILL THE REF SEES IT."
"IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, CHEAT"
FAV QUOTEs:
"DON'T TELL ME THE SKY IS THE LIMIT WHEN THERE ARE FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON."
"WIN IF YOU CAN, LOOSE IF YOU MUST, BUT ALWAYS CHEAT."
"CLOSE ONLY COUNTS IN HORSESHOES AND HAND GRENADES."
"LETS GET OUT THERE AND T@#T IT."
" EVERYTHING'S LEGAL TILL THE REF SEES IT."
"IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED, CHEAT"
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 06:14 PM
That's a real shame as the first event was really enjoyable . Hopefully an agreement may be reached that will allow you to run another at a future date.
Would be nice to see Chloe/Chris/Craig/Hattie/Norman/Robert/etc at some Collectormania/LFCC events this year.
Would be nice to see Chloe/Chris/Craig/Hattie/Norman/Robert/etc at some Collectormania/LFCC events this year.
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 07:15 PM
I think deep down everyone here suspected this was gonna happen, big shame, please get them to cm with danny
I would like to meet the tart who just complained about me! if its you, come say hi! p.s I paid £180 entry to LFCC 2011, is that free?
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"There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things. Things which act against everything we believe in. They must be fought!"
First convention LFCC 2009
Im known as Mr Photo shoot "the original you might say!"
"Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour."
"The quest for the grail is not archeology, it's a race against evil. If it is captured by the Nazis, the armies of darkness will march all over the face of the earth"
"There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things. Things which act against everything we believe in. They must be fought!"
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 07:31 PM
dear mark and Jason,
Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details
many Thanks
Sarah Thomas
Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details
many Thanks
Sarah Thomas
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 07:44 PM
lidevil05, on Mar 8 2010, 07:31 PM, said:
dear mark and Jason,
Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details
many Thanks
Sarah Thomas
Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details
many Thanks
Sarah Thomas
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Crewed: CM16, LFCC 2010, CM:London 2010, CM17, LFCC 2011, Sportsmania 2011, CM18, LFCC 2012, CM Glasgow 2012, EMS 2012, Autographica 2012, Star Trek London, Eternal Twilight 9
Definitely Attending/Crewing: CM19, Chevron 8.0, LFCC 2013, Hallowhedon5
Possible/Probable: CMG 2013, CFCC 2013, CM20
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 07:57 PM
very true, a mod will probably come on and ask you to email showmasters direct anyway
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 08:06 PM
Or the shop email - info@collectormania.com
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 08:15 PM
etmuse, on Mar 8 2010, 07:44 PM, said:
lidevil05, on Mar 8 2010, 07:31 PM, said:
dear mark and Jason,
Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details
many Thanks
Sarah Thomas
Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details
many Thanks
Sarah Thomas
I have in the past emailed but to date never had reply, do you think it would be ok to call office to let them know?
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 08:40 PM
Yes I'm sure they'll be happy to help if you give them a call.
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 09:39 PM
Absolutely gutted 
Been to:
Hub 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
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Better Than Life
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LFCC 09, CM: MK, LFCC 10, CM: Glasgow, Autographica 16
Going to:
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Hub 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
ET 1 & 2
Better Than Life
Bitten 1
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 09:52 PM
Very disappointed about this too. One of the most relaxed and enjoyable conventions I'd been to, and I was very much looking forward to the 2nd one.
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 10:23 PM
I had so much fun at this one and everyone was so lovely.
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 01:12 AM
Shame, the first one was great and was hoping to go to this too.
Hope you're able to run it at a later date, and if not, get some more Red Dwarf guests at signing events.
Hope you're able to run it at a later date, and if not, get some more Red Dwarf guests at signing events.
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 10:22 AM
lidevil05, on Mar 8 2010, 08:15 PM, said:
etmuse, on Mar 8 2010, 07:44 PM, said:
lidevil05, on Mar 8 2010, 07:31 PM, said:
dear mark and Jason,
Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details
many Thanks
Sarah Thomas
Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details
many Thanks
Sarah Thomas
I have in the past emailed but to date never had reply, do you think it would be ok to call office to let them know?
)Make sure it's the shop email though (the one David posted) not the office one (the one ending showmasters.com) - it'll be the shop dealing with refunds and they'll be the one with your details.
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 01:24 PM
Purple_Vamp, on Mar 8 2010, 09:39 PM, said:
Absolutely gutted
hobbitfanatic, on Mar 8 2010, 10:23 PM, said:
I had so much fun at this one and everyone was so lovely.
gutted aswell it was such a great event guests and fans!
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Posted 10 March 2010 - 09:54 PM
oh hell, id just talked the bf in to doing this one too. AH well hopefully it will get resolved and we can have another in the future.
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Posted 12 March 2010 - 11:24 AM
I understand the reasons for this. Last year I was one of the few that went to both this (the unofficial) and the other (the official).
The Official event is fully supported by GN which, not only is run as a charity, but I have to be honest and say has the edge on the Showmasters event last year.
I wont go into the reasons for this, but my thinking is that as this year the 2 events were proposed to be within 2 weeks of each other didn’t help Showmasters cause.
I can understand where GN are coming from and given time I think SM could probably of put on an on par or even better event that the official crew.
But they were always going to struggle as Showmasters seem to of developed a bit of a following with people whearas the official event demonstrates a different format which is naturally going to appeal to a more wider range of people, which is fine as in many ways it separates the 2 different products.
For example, Showmasters RD event:- Autos and Photo shoots = Brilliant
Saturday night entertainment:- Appalling
Official RD event:- Autos and Photoshoots = below average
Saturday night entertainment:- Fantastic
But, Showmasters do not promote themselves as ‘Sat night entertainers’ (with the worst DJ ever on the decks) but they promote themselves as auto collectors etc and they do this well.
The other guys do it the other way around and it works well.
Ultimately, it is a shame this happened, but in my eyes it was always likely to happen.
The Official event is fully supported by GN which, not only is run as a charity, but I have to be honest and say has the edge on the Showmasters event last year.
I wont go into the reasons for this, but my thinking is that as this year the 2 events were proposed to be within 2 weeks of each other didn’t help Showmasters cause.
I can understand where GN are coming from and given time I think SM could probably of put on an on par or even better event that the official crew.
But they were always going to struggle as Showmasters seem to of developed a bit of a following with people whearas the official event demonstrates a different format which is naturally going to appeal to a more wider range of people, which is fine as in many ways it separates the 2 different products.
For example, Showmasters RD event:- Autos and Photo shoots = Brilliant
Saturday night entertainment:- Appalling
Official RD event:- Autos and Photoshoots = below average
Saturday night entertainment:- Fantastic
But, Showmasters do not promote themselves as ‘Sat night entertainers’ (with the worst DJ ever on the decks) but they promote themselves as auto collectors etc and they do this well.
The other guys do it the other way around and it works well.
Ultimately, it is a shame this happened, but in my eyes it was always likely to happen.
Edited by Duke, 12 March 2010 - 12:57 PM.
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