I've been to a fair few conventions now, having worked in the Collectables scene for a couple years. I go to these both as a fan and as a dealer.
However, when I go to meet the stars and collect autographs, I hide my dealer tag as I'm often approaching them as a fan, collecting for myself, and don't want them to get the idea I am just getting their signature to sell on with no respect for their work.
However, it's often disheartening when you pay the money, there isn't a que and yet they still seem like they can't be bothered to deal with you and would appreciate you to move on.
This weekend at LFCC, I collected autographs from three of the stars and the only one who actually took the time to say hello and have a genuine talk was (the ever wonderful) Matthew Lewis. The two Twilight cast members didn't even look up to see me; one playing a game on paper with the steward at his side while the other sat facing away from me, avoiding eye contact. Neither said hello and once they signed, it was as if I didn't exist in their space anymore.
I felt pretty cheated to be honest, my money wasted and the autograph itself devalued as far as the whole experience went of acquiring it; it's nice to have a story behind your collection when showing it off to friends or fellow fans.
The only decent cast members from this film were Chaske Spencer at Milton Keynes earlier this year and Eric Yorkie from last years LFCC while every other Twilight guest that has been present at a Collectormania event has shown the same "don't give a toss" attitudes that these two showed this weekend.
Obviously this rant isn't just for cast members from this film. I've witnessed the same deal from other guests I've met in the past.
I just wondered if anyone else has felt this and what their opinion is on the whole thing. We pay often up to £25 per autograph for most gets (obviously more for the elite such as this weekends Shatner), but does it feel worth the money?
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 06:10 PM
I had a similar expereince with Ben Browder on Saturday getting his auto. As soon as I saw him, I knew he was completely knackered and/or jetlagged. He didn't really say all that much and was more concerned about getting a toilet break before his talk!
But during his talk he mentioned that he had gone about 36 hours without sleep and after I got back from Saturday, I found out he had a family bereavement. So, even though I felt somewhat cheated at the time, I kinda understood.
I went back on Sunday when he was open queue and was much nicer and actually had a proper conversation with him.
I suppose it's just timing with events like these isn't it? Had I waited til after his talk (and toilet break!) would he have been a bit chattier? Who knows...
But during his talk he mentioned that he had gone about 36 hours without sleep and after I got back from Saturday, I found out he had a family bereavement. So, even though I felt somewhat cheated at the time, I kinda understood.
I went back on Sunday when he was open queue and was much nicer and actually had a proper conversation with him.
I suppose it's just timing with events like these isn't it? Had I waited til after his talk (and toilet break!) would he have been a bit chattier? Who knows...
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 06:12 PM
No disrespect to any of you on here but some of the names I mention may be a bit gobbledygook to you guys, in the same way Anime/Manga characters/artists would be to me but the best experiences I've had have been from musicians in fact taking a look at my list I've only had three negative encounters whereas at convetions and with actors in general I've had the same amount but in a far less time infact only Sean Pertwee and Ernie Hudson really, REALLY stand out for me whereas musical-wise I couldn't possibly count those I'd deem in a similar regard but some include members of well-known bands including Opeth, Fall Out Boy, Mastodon, Iron Maiden and Led Zeppelin (amongst many, many others).
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Bands/Artists I've Met:
3 Inches of Blood, 4ft Fingers
A, Abgott, Airbourne, Akercocke, Alestorm, American Head Charge, The Answer, Anvil, Apocalyptica, Arch Enemy & Army of Freshmen
Beat Union, The Berzerker, Betty Curse, Bowling for Soup, Bullet for my Valentine, Bleeding Through, Breed 77 & Cannibal Corpse
Conquest of Steel, Cryptopsy, The Damned Things, Dark Tranquility, Decapitated, Deicide, The Deftones, Destruction, Diablo Swing Orchestra, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Dirty Little Rabbits, Dommin & Dragonforce
Feeder, Fightstar, Gallhammer, Hellyeah, In This Moment, Lacuna Coil, Lamb of God & Lamb Quartet
Mastodon, Mindwarp, Ministry, Napalm Death & Nightwish (with Tajira)
Obituary, Onslaught, Opeth, Omnium Gatherum, Panic Cell & Paradise Lost
Reel Big Fish, The Rotted, Rotting Christ, Satyricon, Sepultura, Shadows Fall, Skindred
Society 1 & Speed Theory Soilwork, Ted Maul,
Testament, Therapy?, Trivium, Turisas & Within Temptation
And (unknown) members of Blackout, BMTH, Dir En Grey and YMAS
Vas Kallas (Hanzel und Gretyl), Kerry King (Slayer), Roy Magora (Stone Sour), Gareth Davies (Funeral For A Friend) & Snowy White
Ben Ward (Orange Goblin), Jonathan Davies and Fieldy (KoRn), Mark Hunter, Rob Arnold & Matt DeVries (Chimaira) & Corey Taylor (Slipknot/Stone Sour)
Richie Edwards (Stone Gods), Uriah Duffy & Timothy Drury (Whitesnake) ,Lauren Harris
Byron Davis, Doc Coyle & Corey Pierce (God Forbid), Jacoby Shadix & Tobin Esperance (Papa Roach)
Elizabeth Buckingham (Electric Wizard), Blacky and Away (Voivod), Rob and Paul (Pendulum), Kirk and Rex (Down),
& John Fred Young (Black Stone Cherry)
Lemmy & Mickey Dee (Motorhead), Fernando Ribeiro (Moonspell), Brendan B. Brown (Wheatus), Paul Allender and Sarah Jezebel (Cradle of Filth), Neil Fallon (Clutch), Michael Romano (Symphony-X), John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess & Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson)
Phil Demmel (Machine Head), Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria), Ian Hill (Judas Priest), Oxy Moron & Captain Sensible (The Damned) & Adrian Erlandsson (Ex-Cradle of Filth)
OTHERS: Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead Trilogy), Fearne Cotton, Simon McCorkindale (Jaws 3), Rita Haney (Dimebag's Ex-G/F), Russell Howard (Mock The Week), Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters 1 & 2), Chris Ryan (Ex-SAS), Richard Felix (Ex-Most Haunted), Caroline Munro (Dracula AD 1972), & Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street Saga), Adrian Edmondson (Bottom/The Young Ones), Kate O'Mara (Doctor Who)
Brian Cox (X-Men 2), David Prowse (Darth Vader), Michael Palin (Monty Python), Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett), Colin Baker (The 6th Doctor), Kristanna Loken (Terminator 3), Heather Peace (Ultimate Force),
Simon Callow (Chemical Wedding) & Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers)
Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead), John Hurt (Alien), Carrie Henn (Aliens), Bill Oddie & Tim Brooke-Taylor (The Goodies), Charles Dance (Michael Collins), Mike Christopher (Dawn of the Dead), Karen Allen (ROTLA), Paul Freeman (ROTLA), Peter Sallis (LOTSW & Wallace and Gromit), Lord Richard Attenborough (Jurassic Park, Great Escape) and Ian Whyte (AvP 1&2)
Bands/Artists I've Met:
3 Inches of Blood, 4ft Fingers
A, Abgott, Airbourne, Akercocke, Alestorm, American Head Charge, The Answer, Anvil, Apocalyptica, Arch Enemy & Army of Freshmen
Beat Union, The Berzerker, Betty Curse, Bowling for Soup, Bullet for my Valentine, Bleeding Through, Breed 77 & Cannibal Corpse
Conquest of Steel, Cryptopsy, The Damned Things, Dark Tranquility, Decapitated, Deicide, The Deftones, Destruction, Diablo Swing Orchestra, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Dirty Little Rabbits, Dommin & Dragonforce
Feeder, Fightstar, Gallhammer, Hellyeah, In This Moment, Lacuna Coil, Lamb of God & Lamb Quartet
Mastodon, Mindwarp, Ministry, Napalm Death & Nightwish (with Tajira)
Obituary, Onslaught, Opeth, Omnium Gatherum, Panic Cell & Paradise Lost
Reel Big Fish, The Rotted, Rotting Christ, Satyricon, Sepultura, Shadows Fall, Skindred
Society 1 & Speed Theory Soilwork, Ted Maul,
Testament, Therapy?, Trivium, Turisas & Within Temptation
And (unknown) members of Blackout, BMTH, Dir En Grey and YMAS
Vas Kallas (Hanzel und Gretyl), Kerry King (Slayer), Roy Magora (Stone Sour), Gareth Davies (Funeral For A Friend) & Snowy White
Ben Ward (Orange Goblin), Jonathan Davies and Fieldy (KoRn), Mark Hunter, Rob Arnold & Matt DeVries (Chimaira) & Corey Taylor (Slipknot/Stone Sour)
Richie Edwards (Stone Gods), Uriah Duffy & Timothy Drury (Whitesnake) ,Lauren Harris
Byron Davis, Doc Coyle & Corey Pierce (God Forbid), Jacoby Shadix & Tobin Esperance (Papa Roach)
Elizabeth Buckingham (Electric Wizard), Blacky and Away (Voivod), Rob and Paul (Pendulum), Kirk and Rex (Down),
& John Fred Young (Black Stone Cherry)
Lemmy & Mickey Dee (Motorhead), Fernando Ribeiro (Moonspell), Brendan B. Brown (Wheatus), Paul Allender and Sarah Jezebel (Cradle of Filth), Neil Fallon (Clutch), Michael Romano (Symphony-X), John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess & Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson)
Phil Demmel (Machine Head), Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria), Ian Hill (Judas Priest), Oxy Moron & Captain Sensible (The Damned) & Adrian Erlandsson (Ex-Cradle of Filth)
OTHERS: Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead Trilogy), Fearne Cotton, Simon McCorkindale (Jaws 3), Rita Haney (Dimebag's Ex-G/F), Russell Howard (Mock The Week), Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters 1 & 2), Chris Ryan (Ex-SAS), Richard Felix (Ex-Most Haunted), Caroline Munro (Dracula AD 1972), & Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street Saga), Adrian Edmondson (Bottom/The Young Ones), Kate O'Mara (Doctor Who)
Brian Cox (X-Men 2), David Prowse (Darth Vader), Michael Palin (Monty Python), Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett), Colin Baker (The 6th Doctor), Kristanna Loken (Terminator 3), Heather Peace (Ultimate Force),
Simon Callow (Chemical Wedding) & Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers)
Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead), John Hurt (Alien), Carrie Henn (Aliens), Bill Oddie & Tim Brooke-Taylor (The Goodies), Charles Dance (Michael Collins), Mike Christopher (Dawn of the Dead), Karen Allen (ROTLA), Paul Freeman (ROTLA), Peter Sallis (LOTSW & Wallace and Gromit), Lord Richard Attenborough (Jurassic Park, Great Escape) and Ian Whyte (AvP 1&2)
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 06:17 PM
This discussion pops up now and again.
It does come down to the fact that you're paying ££ per autograph so, in those terms, everyone gets what they paid for.
Does that mean we don't expect more? Of course not. For a lot of us, the autograph itself is a means to an end - we get it so that we can actually meet the guest and talk to them.
It's an experience for a lot of us.
Some guests do get that, and put a lot of effort into being courteous and friendly to all the attendees, and going that 'extra mile' so to speak. And a lot of people leave happy.
You'll also get people who have absolutely no interest in talking to the guest or anything, and genuinely are happy with just an autograph. So it is tricky. We've had guests who are used to attending events where they just do autographs in the US, and nothing more is really expected of them.
There are so many reasons why a guest doesn't talk too much - whether it be a huge number of attendees seeing them, or being unfamiliar with what's expected of them, or anything like that. Or maybe they're having a bad day. Who knows. It's certainly unfortunate if attendees are left disappointed.
Personally, I like to expect a friendly hi and an acknowledgement, and maybe a thank you. Beyond that, anything else is a bonus.
It does come down to the fact that you're paying ££ per autograph so, in those terms, everyone gets what they paid for.
Does that mean we don't expect more? Of course not. For a lot of us, the autograph itself is a means to an end - we get it so that we can actually meet the guest and talk to them.
It's an experience for a lot of us.
Some guests do get that, and put a lot of effort into being courteous and friendly to all the attendees, and going that 'extra mile' so to speak. And a lot of people leave happy.
You'll also get people who have absolutely no interest in talking to the guest or anything, and genuinely are happy with just an autograph. So it is tricky. We've had guests who are used to attending events where they just do autographs in the US, and nothing more is really expected of them.
There are so many reasons why a guest doesn't talk too much - whether it be a huge number of attendees seeing them, or being unfamiliar with what's expected of them, or anything like that. Or maybe they're having a bad day. Who knows. It's certainly unfortunate if attendees are left disappointed.
Personally, I like to expect a friendly hi and an acknowledgement, and maybe a thank you. Beyond that, anything else is a bonus.
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 06:21 PM
i understand the Edi Gathegi comment, i was crew near him and he was happy sat reading his comments but the reason for the turned back was because people from where i was (Andrew Robinson) on Sunday, were taking pictures, and so he turned his back in that direction.
The rest of the guests were great for me :)
that includes Matt Lewis who was phenomenal might i add - talking about Newcastle to me. whenever i go to Monument now i shall remember Matt Lewis ahha..
Sean Pertwee; didnt get his sig for myself but my brother Jeffrey but my guest (Simon Dutton) was a friend of his and he was coming over and introduced himself to me, which was extremely nice.
William B Davis was lovely :) he said he couldnt have a photo with me which was a little saddening after seeing some in the posted photos area but i understand he was tired etc :]
Nick Courtney sat next to me and he was absolutely holarious!
Ben Broewder introduced himself whilst i was talking to my wifey (JADE)
and most guests passing were smiley, especially mr PAX which was cool cos he's gorgeous!
The rest of the guests were great for me :)
that includes Matt Lewis who was phenomenal might i add - talking about Newcastle to me. whenever i go to Monument now i shall remember Matt Lewis ahha..
Sean Pertwee; didnt get his sig for myself but my brother Jeffrey but my guest (Simon Dutton) was a friend of his and he was coming over and introduced himself to me, which was extremely nice.
William B Davis was lovely :) he said he couldnt have a photo with me which was a little saddening after seeing some in the posted photos area but i understand he was tired etc :]
Nick Courtney sat next to me and he was absolutely holarious!
Ben Broewder introduced himself whilst i was talking to my wifey (JADE)
and most guests passing were smiley, especially mr PAX
which was cool cos he's gorgeous!
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 06:27 PM
Everyone I met was lovely, and Matt and lewis were especially chatty 
really nice shook my hands on hi and bye lol.
really nice shook my hands on hi and bye lol.
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 07:40 PM
The two hugs I received from Katee Sackhoff were worth every penny.
Fortunately all the guests I met this weekend (and there were loads of them) were really friendly.
Fortunately all the guests I met this weekend (and there were loads of them) were really friendly.
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I've met these BSG actors:
BSG - Stephanie Jacobsen, Sam Witwer, Tricia Helfer, Katee Sackhoff, Edward James Olmos, Michael Trucco, Mary McDonnell, Michael Hogan, Grace Park, Jamie Bamber, Tahmoh Penikett, Callum Keith Rennie, Kate Vernon, Nicki Clyne, Michelle Forbes, Kandyse McClure, James Callis, Richard Hatch, Leah Cairns, Rick Worthy, Lucianna Carro, Rekha Sharma, Mark Sheppard, Bodie Olmos, Jennifer Halley, Susan Hogan, Alessandro Juliani, Aaron Douglas, Kavan Smith, Nana Visitor, Emillie Ullerup plus the man behind it all, the one and only Ronald D Moore!!
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I've met these BSG actors:
BSG - Stephanie Jacobsen, Sam Witwer, Tricia Helfer, Katee Sackhoff, Edward James Olmos, Michael Trucco, Mary McDonnell, Michael Hogan, Grace Park, Jamie Bamber, Tahmoh Penikett, Callum Keith Rennie, Kate Vernon, Nicki Clyne, Michelle Forbes, Kandyse McClure, James Callis, Richard Hatch, Leah Cairns, Rick Worthy, Lucianna Carro, Rekha Sharma, Mark Sheppard, Bodie Olmos, Jennifer Halley, Susan Hogan, Alessandro Juliani, Aaron Douglas, Kavan Smith, Nana Visitor, Emillie Ullerup plus the man behind it all, the one and only Ronald D Moore!!
Caprica - Magda Apanowicz, Alessandra Torresani, Esai Morales, Lucianna Carro, Christopher Heyerdahl, William B Davis
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 07:44 PM
TonytheCylon, on Jul 19 2010, 08:40 PM, said:
The two hugs I received from Katee Sackhoff were worth every penny.
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 07:51 PM
I only went really to see Katee and Kristanna and both were really nice. Nicholas Courtney was a real gent, Sean Pertwee and Tom Noonan and Willaim B Davies all came across well too.
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 07:59 PM
1of2, on Jul 19 2010, 08:44 PM, said:
TonytheCylon, on Jul 19 2010, 08:40 PM, said:
The two hugs I received from Katee Sackhoff were worth every penny.
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OK, fair play I won't mention that anymore, as I don't think Timelord will ever get over it.
Time for a new topic, hands up who got a hug from Kristanna?.....
!!!!LOL, Nice to finally meet you mate, waiting on a few more guests, so hopefully I'll be booking warp10 soon.
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BSG - Stephanie Jacobsen, Sam Witwer, Tricia Helfer, Katee Sackhoff, Edward James Olmos, Michael Trucco, Mary McDonnell, Michael Hogan, Grace Park, Jamie Bamber, Tahmoh Penikett, Callum Keith Rennie, Kate Vernon, Nicki Clyne, Michelle Forbes, Kandyse McClure, James Callis, Richard Hatch, Leah Cairns, Rick Worthy, Lucianna Carro, Rekha Sharma, Mark Sheppard, Bodie Olmos, Jennifer Halley, Susan Hogan, Alessandro Juliani, Aaron Douglas, Kavan Smith, Nana Visitor, Emillie Ullerup plus the man behind it all, the one and only Ronald D Moore!!
Caprica - Magda Apanowicz, Alessandra Torresani, Esai Morales, Lucianna Carro, Christopher Heyerdahl, William B Davis
70's BSG - Anne Lockhart, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Noah Hathaway, Britt Eklund, Lance LeGault
I've met these BSG actors:
BSG - Stephanie Jacobsen, Sam Witwer, Tricia Helfer, Katee Sackhoff, Edward James Olmos, Michael Trucco, Mary McDonnell, Michael Hogan, Grace Park, Jamie Bamber, Tahmoh Penikett, Callum Keith Rennie, Kate Vernon, Nicki Clyne, Michelle Forbes, Kandyse McClure, James Callis, Richard Hatch, Leah Cairns, Rick Worthy, Lucianna Carro, Rekha Sharma, Mark Sheppard, Bodie Olmos, Jennifer Halley, Susan Hogan, Alessandro Juliani, Aaron Douglas, Kavan Smith, Nana Visitor, Emillie Ullerup plus the man behind it all, the one and only Ronald D Moore!!
Caprica - Magda Apanowicz, Alessandra Torresani, Esai Morales, Lucianna Carro, Christopher Heyerdahl, William B Davis
70's BSG - Anne Lockhart, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Noah Hathaway, Britt Eklund, Lance LeGault
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 08:03 PM
William Shatner, Sean Pertwee, Tom Noonan, Julian Glover & Greg Rucka were all just excellent people. Yet while their own approach to the weekend is to be commended, yet again Robert Rankin was the embodiment of, for me, how a guest should interact. If you just want a signature, he'll provided you one with a warm and sincere hello, a smile and an elaborate squiggle. If you get to chat to him then grab a chair 'cause you could be in for the long-haul: and that, for a fan like me, is perfection itself! I'm in no doubt I shall see and chat to him again next year!
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Now for the ubiquitous "people I've met" list:
George A. Romero, Sir Christopher Lee, William Shatner, George Takei, Guillermo Del Torro, Michael Mann, Greg Nicotero, Robert Englund, Terry Gilliam, Michael Ironside, Julian Glover, Sean Pertwee, Tom Noonan, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Rick Macallum, David Prowse, Greg Rucka, Adrian Pasdar, Bruce Boxleitner, Jewel Staite, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Edgar Wright, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Jeffrey Coombs, Ron Perlman, Ralph Brown, Mark Gattis, John Mayall, William Gibson, Robert Rankin, Ray Harryhausen, Barry Norman, Tom Baker, Spike Spencer, Jamie, Danny & Vince Cavanagh (Anathema), Steven Wilson, Colin Edwin, Richard Barberi & Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), Seth Lakeman, Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith, Mark Thomas, Jack Coleman, Milo Ventimiglia, Hayden Panitierre, Billy Campbell (The 4400), Jacqueline McKenzie (The 4400), Richard Kahan (The 4400), John Motson.
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 08:03 PM
TonytheCylon, on Jul 19 2010, 08:59 PM, said:
1of2, on Jul 19 2010, 08:44 PM, said:
TonytheCylon, on Jul 19 2010, 08:40 PM, said:
The two hugs I received from Katee Sackhoff were worth every penny.
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!!!!
Good to see you as well. Met quite a few people this time around.
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 08:07 PM
Met Katee and Kristanna several years ago and they were wonderful. Katee was in BSG time then.
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 08:14 PM
Edi, I was not please at all with meeting him....
THe other Twilight guests from LFCC last year were great, Chaske at Collectormania was nice but Edi...
THe other Twilight guests from LFCC last year were great, Chaske at Collectormania was nice but Edi...
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 08:34 PM
Met 3 guests this time round.
Kristanna was lovely, we had quite a good chat about Painkiller Jane and the reason there was only 1 series.
Elisabeth was fantastic chatting happily with my daughter who was completely awestruck.
Tyson was friendly but very quiet.
Was also going to get Edi's auto but overheard several people saying he wasn't interested when they went to him so decided to spend my money elsewhere and bought my daughter an Amy Pond figure instead.
Kristanna was lovely, we had quite a good chat about Painkiller Jane and the reason there was only 1 series.
Elisabeth was fantastic chatting happily with my daughter who was completely awestruck.
Tyson was friendly but very quiet.
Was also going to get Edi's auto but overheard several people saying he wasn't interested when they went to him so decided to spend my money elsewhere and bought my daughter an Amy Pond figure instead.
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Eclipse.
Met so far;
Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters, Mercedes McNab, Mark Lutz, James Leary
Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Justin Chon, Christian Serratos, Alex Meraz, Bronson Pelletier, Chaske Spencer, Tyson Houseman
Nathan Fillion, Jewel Staite, Adam Baldwin, Mark Sheppard
Michael Shanks, Michael Ironside, Danny Trejo, Scott Bakula, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, Kerri Green, Eve Myles, John Barrowman, Phillip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Montserrat Lombard, Mark Ryan, Shannon Doherty, John Rhys Davies, Billy Dee Williams, Misha Collins, Julie McNiven, Robert Rusler, Peter Firth, Johnathan Hyde, Ian McNeice, Chris Sarandon, Linda Hamilton, Tommy Knight, Georgia Moffatt, Michelle Forbes, Peter Kwong, Julia Ling, Mark Sheppard, Bonita Friedericy, John Billingsley, Thomas Dekker, Brian Austin Green, Brody Hutzler, Kristanna Loken, Elisabeth Sladen
The Pack
Emmett : Fall down again Bella?
Bella : No Emmett. I punched a werewolf in the face.
Eclipse.
Met so far;
Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters, Mercedes McNab, Mark Lutz, James Leary
Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Justin Chon, Christian Serratos, Alex Meraz, Bronson Pelletier, Chaske Spencer, Tyson Houseman
Nathan Fillion, Jewel Staite, Adam Baldwin, Mark Sheppard
Michael Shanks, Michael Ironside, Danny Trejo, Scott Bakula, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, Kerri Green, Eve Myles, John Barrowman, Phillip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Montserrat Lombard, Mark Ryan, Shannon Doherty, John Rhys Davies, Billy Dee Williams, Misha Collins, Julie McNiven, Robert Rusler, Peter Firth, Johnathan Hyde, Ian McNeice, Chris Sarandon, Linda Hamilton, Tommy Knight, Georgia Moffatt, Michelle Forbes, Peter Kwong, Julia Ling, Mark Sheppard, Bonita Friedericy, John Billingsley, Thomas Dekker, Brian Austin Green, Brody Hutzler, Kristanna Loken, Elisabeth Sladen
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 08:36 PM
theblackrose, on Jul 19 2010, 09:34 PM, said:
Met 3 guests this time round.
Kristanna was lovely, we had quite a good chat about Painkiller Jane and the reason there was only 1 series.
Elisabeth was fantastic chatting happily with my daughter who was completely awestruck.
Tyson was friendly but very quiet.
Was also going to get Edi's auto but overheard several people saying he wasn't interested when they went to him so decided to spend my money elsewhere and bought my daughter an Amy Pond figure instead.
Kristanna was lovely, we had quite a good chat about Painkiller Jane and the reason there was only 1 series.
Elisabeth was fantastic chatting happily with my daughter who was completely awestruck.
Tyson was friendly but very quiet.
Was also going to get Edi's auto but overheard several people saying he wasn't interested when they went to him so decided to spend my money elsewhere and bought my daughter an Amy Pond figure instead.
Didn't see you this weekend hun. What day was you there?
Been to:
Hub 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
ET 1 & 2
Better Than Life
Bitten 1
Bad Wolf
LFCC 09, CM: MK, LFCC 10, CM: Glasgow, Autographica 16
Going to:
Hallowedon 2
The Hub 6
Bitten 2
Dimensions
CM: London
Hub 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
ET 1 & 2
Better Than Life
Bitten 1
Bad Wolf
LFCC 09, CM: MK, LFCC 10, CM: Glasgow, Autographica 16
Going to:
Hallowedon 2
The Hub 6
Bitten 2
Dimensions
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 08:39 PM
Purple_Vamp, on Jul 19 2010, 09:36 PM, said:
theblackrose, on Jul 19 2010, 09:34 PM, said:
Met 3 guests this time round.
Kristanna was lovely, we had quite a good chat about Painkiller Jane and the reason there was only 1 series.
Elisabeth was fantastic chatting happily with my daughter who was completely awestruck.
Tyson was friendly but very quiet.
Was also going to get Edi's auto but overheard several people saying he wasn't interested when they went to him so decided to spend my money elsewhere and bought my daughter an Amy Pond figure instead.
Kristanna was lovely, we had quite a good chat about Painkiller Jane and the reason there was only 1 series.
Elisabeth was fantastic chatting happily with my daughter who was completely awestruck.
Tyson was friendly but very quiet.
Was also going to get Edi's auto but overheard several people saying he wasn't interested when they went to him so decided to spend my money elsewhere and bought my daughter an Amy Pond figure instead.
Didn't see you this weekend hun. What day was you there?
Just went Sunday Angie, didn't see you either but was pretty hectic for us as we all had photo shoots that sort of ran one after the other so spent most of the time going from one side of the hall to the other and back again
Xander : Shoot me, stuff me, mount me.
The Pack
Emmett : Fall down again Bella?
Bella : No Emmett. I punched a werewolf in the face.
Eclipse.
Met so far;
Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters, Mercedes McNab, Mark Lutz, James Leary
Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Justin Chon, Christian Serratos, Alex Meraz, Bronson Pelletier, Chaske Spencer, Tyson Houseman
Nathan Fillion, Jewel Staite, Adam Baldwin, Mark Sheppard
Michael Shanks, Michael Ironside, Danny Trejo, Scott Bakula, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, Kerri Green, Eve Myles, John Barrowman, Phillip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Montserrat Lombard, Mark Ryan, Shannon Doherty, John Rhys Davies, Billy Dee Williams, Misha Collins, Julie McNiven, Robert Rusler, Peter Firth, Johnathan Hyde, Ian McNeice, Chris Sarandon, Linda Hamilton, Tommy Knight, Georgia Moffatt, Michelle Forbes, Peter Kwong, Julia Ling, Mark Sheppard, Bonita Friedericy, John Billingsley, Thomas Dekker, Brian Austin Green, Brody Hutzler, Kristanna Loken, Elisabeth Sladen
The Pack
Emmett : Fall down again Bella?
Bella : No Emmett. I punched a werewolf in the face.
Eclipse.
Met so far;
Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters, Mercedes McNab, Mark Lutz, James Leary
Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Justin Chon, Christian Serratos, Alex Meraz, Bronson Pelletier, Chaske Spencer, Tyson Houseman
Nathan Fillion, Jewel Staite, Adam Baldwin, Mark Sheppard
Michael Shanks, Michael Ironside, Danny Trejo, Scott Bakula, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, Kerri Green, Eve Myles, John Barrowman, Phillip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Montserrat Lombard, Mark Ryan, Shannon Doherty, John Rhys Davies, Billy Dee Williams, Misha Collins, Julie McNiven, Robert Rusler, Peter Firth, Johnathan Hyde, Ian McNeice, Chris Sarandon, Linda Hamilton, Tommy Knight, Georgia Moffatt, Michelle Forbes, Peter Kwong, Julia Ling, Mark Sheppard, Bonita Friedericy, John Billingsley, Thomas Dekker, Brian Austin Green, Brody Hutzler, Kristanna Loken, Elisabeth Sladen
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Posted 19 July 2010 - 08:41 PM
theblackrose, on Jul 19 2010, 09:39 PM, said:
Purple_Vamp, on Jul 19 2010, 09:36 PM, said:
theblackrose, on Jul 19 2010, 09:34 PM, said:
Met 3 guests this time round.
Kristanna was lovely, we had quite a good chat about Painkiller Jane and the reason there was only 1 series.
Elisabeth was fantastic chatting happily with my daughter who was completely awestruck.
Tyson was friendly but very quiet.
Was also going to get Edi's auto but overheard several people saying he wasn't interested when they went to him so decided to spend my money elsewhere and bought my daughter an Amy Pond figure instead.
Kristanna was lovely, we had quite a good chat about Painkiller Jane and the reason there was only 1 series.
Elisabeth was fantastic chatting happily with my daughter who was completely awestruck.
Tyson was friendly but very quiet.
Was also going to get Edi's auto but overheard several people saying he wasn't interested when they went to him so decided to spend my money elsewhere and bought my daughter an Amy Pond figure instead.
Didn't see you this weekend hun. What day was you there?
Just went Sunday Angie, didn't see you either but was pretty hectic for us as we all had photo shoots that sort of ran one after the other so spent most of the time going from one side of the hall to the other and back again
Ahhhh - I was crewing on the Star Wars area on Sunday. Not many of the people I knew came over that way (unless they knew I was there already). Next time eh!
Been to:
Hub 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
ET 1 & 2
Better Than Life
Bitten 1
Bad Wolf
LFCC 09, CM: MK, LFCC 10, CM: Glasgow, Autographica 16
Going to:
Hallowedon 2
The Hub 6
Bitten 2
Dimensions
CM: London
Hub 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
ET 1 & 2
Better Than Life
Bitten 1
Bad Wolf
LFCC 09, CM: MK, LFCC 10, CM: Glasgow, Autographica 16
Going to:
Hallowedon 2
The Hub 6
Bitten 2
Dimensions
CM: London
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Posted 20 July 2010 - 10:36 AM
pamela86, on Jul 19 2010, 06:10 PM, said:
I had a similar expereince with Ben Browder on Saturday getting his auto. As soon as I saw him, I knew he was completely knackered and/or jetlagged. He didn't really say all that much and was more concerned about getting a toilet break before his talk!
But during his talk he mentioned that he had gone about 36 hours without sleep and after I got back from Saturday, I found out he had a family bereavement. So, even though I felt somewhat cheated at the time, I kinda understood.
I went back on Sunday when he was open queue and was much nicer and actually had a proper conversation with him.
I suppose it's just timing with events like these isn't it? Had I waited til after his talk (and toilet break!) would he have been a bit chattier? Who knows...
But during his talk he mentioned that he had gone about 36 hours without sleep and after I got back from Saturday, I found out he had a family bereavement. So, even though I felt somewhat cheated at the time, I kinda understood.
I went back on Sunday when he was open queue and was much nicer and actually had a proper conversation with him.
I suppose it's just timing with events like these isn't it? Had I waited til after his talk (and toilet break!) would he have been a bit chattier? Who knows...
i had a similar experience with ben, saw him early on sunday he looked totally out of it, and i could tell his heart wasnt in it, tried to strike up a conversation but he was quite dismissive, felt like somethign was wrong, later found out his dad had passed away so i can understand his attitude, to be fair im suprised he came at all, and it shows a lot of commitment to the fans that he did come, i know i wouldnt have if i was in his shoes.
but its always disspointing when you dont get that 'experence' with the people you come to meet, i know i was a bit let down, as i say i understand why he was tired/out of it, but it was still a bit dissapointing.
he was much nicer later when i had the photo shoot, i think the whole weekend must have been tough on him.
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Posted 20 July 2010 - 11:02 AM
I was lucky and got to meet lots of guests due to the nature of my crewing job on Sunday and they were all fab. Tyson was so smiley, Matthew Lewis, what a lovely guy, Katie Sakoff was lovely, Dante Basco didnt stop grinning, Robert Watts! Wow! What a legend! IMDB him, he has done SO much! So many fantastic guests, would take an age to go through them all lol
virginia...............wow! was so excited when I found out I was her guest assist, I completely forgot to buy a being human photoshoot
But had a fantastic day with her Saturday. She was wonderful to her fans, so genuinely pleased to meet them.
Have always been a Farscape and Stargate fan so getting to meet Ben Browder was brilliant Yes, he was quiet, but I got a big smile and he said he was having a good show, I love my photoshoot pic with him
Have to say though, that Edi wasnt very well I went up to him for an auto for my niece, and noticed he was worried about something and just asked if everything was okay.
His guest assist Jess said that they were having problems with attendees constantly taking photos so I wandered over to one of the main culprits. Edi was really lovely and thanked me profusely, but even when he was signing the autograph, this one lady was still taking pics, so I planted myself in front of Edi so she couldnt, and he gave me the biggest grin (I know sometimes an attendee could be trying to photograph someone next to the guest in question, but in their defence, if a camera is pointed at them, its pointed at them)
Can you imagine feeling poorly and having a sign up saying no photos, only for people to completely ignore it
Most photos taken of me are horrible, but it doesnt matter cos other than some grotty ones on facebook, that is it, but for him they end up splashed all over the internet. He had a photoshoot, and I bet he gave big grins for those pics
Did make me cross the number of people over the weekend doing that. Yes you pay an entry fee, but at the end of the day, by paying that entry fee you agree to abide by the rules of the show, which includes respecting the guests wishes. Doesnt entitle you to ignore the rules.
What a fantastic load of guests though, and to get people as big as William Shatner (who said hello and smiled at everyone I saw collecting an auto in front of me and for the photos too) and Mike Tyson.................wow! Well done SM!
Cant wait til the next show!
Tyson was so smiley, Matthew Lewis, what a lovely guy, Katie Sakoff was lovely, Dante Basco didnt stop grinning, Robert Watts! Wow! What a legend! IMDB him, he has done SO much! So many fantastic guests, would take an age to go through them all lolvirginia...............wow! was so excited when I found out I was her guest assist, I completely forgot to buy a being human photoshoot
But had a fantastic day with her Saturday. She was wonderful to her fans, so genuinely pleased to meet them.Have always been a Farscape and Stargate fan so getting to meet Ben Browder was brilliant
Yes, he was quiet, but I got a big smile and he said he was having a good show, I love my photoshoot pic with him Have to say though, that Edi wasnt very well
I went up to him for an auto for my niece, and noticed he was worried about something and just asked if everything was okay.His guest assist Jess said that they were having problems with attendees constantly taking photos so I wandered over to one of the main culprits. Edi was really lovely and thanked me profusely, but even when he was signing the autograph, this one lady was still taking pics, so I planted myself in front of Edi so she couldnt, and he gave me the biggest grin
(I know sometimes an attendee could be trying to photograph someone next to the guest in question, but in their defence, if a camera is pointed at them, its pointed at them)Can you imagine feeling poorly and having a sign up saying no photos, only for people to completely ignore it
Most photos taken of me are horrible, but it doesnt matter cos other than some grotty ones on facebook, that is it, but for him they end up splashed all over the internet. He had a photoshoot, and I bet he gave big grins for those pics Did make me cross the number of people over the weekend doing that. Yes you pay an entry fee, but at the end of the day, by paying that entry fee you agree to abide by the rules of the show, which includes respecting the guests wishes. Doesnt entitle you to ignore the rules.
What a fantastic load of guests though, and to get people as big as William Shatner (who said hello and smiled at everyone I saw collecting an auto in front of me and for the photos too) and Mike Tyson.................wow! Well done SM!
Cant wait til the next show!
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