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Tom Hardy. I've heard he's a big guest (for you)

Had no idea he was suffering from leukemia. terrible way to go I don't know what the ramifications of doing this would involve, but I think it would be really, really neat if we could keep Adam's desk and picture up in his memory and do a leukemia charity collection or something there. Not sure if he had any favorite charities, but maybe something Showmasters could think about?

Rest in peace Adam Absolutely gutted.

Ooooo, nice! Glad to hear she's back on the circuit. I was worried she'd end up being the hardest signature to get for my MMPR collection :)

Not to dampen your enthusiasm but I highly, highly doubt it'll be Amy Jo Johnson - I've heard she's sworn off convention appearances due to a rather nasty experience she had with a stalker back in the day, which is a terrible shame if true - she seems like she'd be fun to meet. I'm guessing it's Mark Hamill tomorrow or someone Star Wars related... I seriously hope it's not Mark Hamill, because then I'll have to go this year!

Really bummed about this, was looking forward to Ron Although, if you're looking to get a replacement I hear Mark Hamill's schedule is looking remarkably clear and he's still in the UK...

Very excited for this! Will you have Batfleck's costume as well?

Matt Smith? He's a "cool" guest and he "ties" in with the other Doctor Who guests. Plus I don't think Showmasters have booked him before?

#InMarkHamillWeTrust

Met her at another convention last year and she was absolutely lovely. Will be seeing her this year to see if she remembers me!

OMG!!

"The guest is in one of my favourite movies ever. I know that doesn't help unless you're in my brain. Sorry. #LFCC" This screams Patrick Stewart/X-Men to me.

"Real Survivor"... My money's on the Hoff

Get Adam West and I'll be real happy!

Will be buying tickets as soon as they go on sale!

Wow they look amazing :)

Guests I met: John Wagner Very nice guy, very chatty and a real gentleman. Took his time with everyone who saw him, very patient and polite. Spoke to him about Dredd - got him to sign my dvd! - which he did for free so I decided to buy one of his prints :) I have met him before and he was equally pleasant then! Ellie Kendrick Completely blown away by Ellie, very classy and extremely friendly. Very bubbly personality and really went out of her way to talk to you, initiating the conversation... Spoke about a great deal of things from her previous roles to Game Of Thrones to how she was enjoying Bournemouth and intended to walk along the seafront and gardens when she was finished at the convention. Seemed very impressed and lit up when I mentioned her role as Anne Frank! Michael Biehn A friend I was with commented that he was a little bit blunt/disinterested? I personally didn't notice anything out of line from him. Conversation was kept short obviously because he had a lot of people to see. Happily signed my Aliens blu-ray boxset and seemed pleasant enough. Veronica Taylor A+++ guest. Extremely classy lady, very friendly and funny. Equally tied with Ellie Kendrick as the best guest I met! Posed for pictures, signed things and chatted for a long while :) Robert Englund Very quirky, very funny. Possibly a bit eccentric? Randomly dipped into Freddy Krueger and seemed to sign autographs in character - I wonder if he was method acting? All in all very nice guy, very humble, talked quite a bit considering he had a long line of people. Very solid booking :) Amanda Wyss My third favorite guest of the weekend :) We must have been talking for a good 5-10 minutes about a variety of things - very warm personality. Asked her to sign the same print that I got from Robert Englund and she commented that she had to write a little message like Robert had, but didn't know what - apparently Robert Englund overheard this and shouted out "BAD GIRLS MUST DIE!" at her in full Freddy mode and she was like "Yep! That'll do!" amazing guest :) My friend met all of the above and had a similar experience however she met: Chris Barrie My friend is an obsessive Red Dwarf fan and she was very impressed with Barrie. Posed for a selfie with him and said he was very polite, very friendly and everything she expected. Went away with the shakes because she was so star struck! Chris Judge My friend was not at all impressed with Chris Judge - she said he came across as very miserable and rude. She asked him if she could take a selfie with him (there was no sign saying no posed photographs) and apparently he shot her a really dirty look and refused to answer which prompted the crewmember next to him to say she can have pictures of him but not with him. She was a bit disappointed by this, but it didn't stop her from enjoying the weekend :)

Aww that's a shame

I imagine booking Robert Englund was a... Nightmare. *bdm tsh*

Yeah it has so much potential, very exciting that Showmasters want to make it their THIRD biggest event of the year! I think too many Doctor Who guests can damage the convention, hopefully its just for this year/to get it started... The thing with Doctor Who guests is that many of the classic Who episodes were filmed in and around Dorset with much of the casting directed at local talent who I guess haven't moved away since. Its understandable that they'd gravitate towards these guests as they'd surely be easy to book and have enough appeal to bulk out the undercard... But more variation would be nice!

An excellent guest - love her work on Game Of Thrones and a BBC adaptation of Anne Frank's diary.

I practically live in Bournemouth so having a convention with a lot of potential on your doorstep is really nice