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A picture of me with Aaron Stanford who was really friendly And my Famke pic which it has to be said is growing on me

Well a few days later I'm actually feeling a bit more relaxed about the whole thing. Actually it's not too terrible a picture and I guess she is almost smiling I am reminded of Bond's line just after he talks to Xenia in the casino early on in GoldenEye "The pleasure I'm sure was all mine!" As I said earlier you live and you learn. In hindsight I got my two big guests the wrong way around. I got Michelle Gomez's autograph and a photo with Famke, I suspect if I'd reversed that decision I'd be a lot happier

Yeah which makes it all the stranger given she didn't seem to want to be there (from my perspective at least) I can see that for a lot of the bigger names it is for fun, or because they genuinely like meeting the fans. Obviously for some of the smaller guests I imagine it is about making money, which I have no problem with at all, but they were still friendly/interacted with people to a greater or lesser degree.

Just wanted to add my own voice to the chorus of disappointment. I wasn't at the talk and didn't get an autograph so the photo shoot was my one experience with her. I Really wish I'd spent my money elsewhere, or that maybe I'd just gone for an autograph instead as it does seem there was more interaction with her if you did that. Looking at my photos and everyone else's it does seem like in 99% of them her facial expression is identical. I can appreciate that she didn't want to be touched/hug/shake hands but more of a hello/acknowledgment I was there would have been nice, and she could have easily varied her facial expression a little between photos or done something to make each photo a little different. People have made excuses for her but it she wasn't well she should have cancelled, and if she is overawed by crowds etc. maybe she shouldn't have signed up for this in the first place? At the end of the day she's still working so she can't need the money that desperately can she? Makes it worse when you see all the cool pics people were getting with Mads and Jeremy Renner (and it seems most every other guest!) Oh well a fool and his money are soon parted, and I still had a great day- just glad I got Aaron Stanford's autograph, which was a bit of a spur of the moment decision but given he cost less than half of Famke yet I got an autograph, my pic taken with him, two handshakes and to actually chat with him for a minute or two about 12 Monkeys, I'm really glad I did!

Brill, thanks for the heads up :)

Hi, a very quick question but is there any info on when the photo sessions will be? I'm attending Saturday but won't be there until at least 10.15 as travelling down from the Midlands. Looking at the website looks like I'd be in one of the later batches so I'm assuming this would work out fine, just wary of paying for something then missing out!