gahab13

its just harry potter without the specs, his assistant will be about 5 years old i guess.

I thought that asking people where they heard about the show would have been an idea. that way they would see which advertising had the biggest impact. sm said they spent 10'000 on ads and lost 10'000 at the show, could have been a good way to prioritise ads for the next show and change those numbers a bit.

yep, rest in peace forry. i wonder if he left me some of his stuff in his will?

ha, thats me, the first time ive seen myself in someones pics, sorry my hat seemed to be in the way of your camera in a few pics lol. and wow, thems some hairdos youve had , you look much better with 'normal' hair.

so we want lots and lots of flyers, lots of signage with arrows pointing to things, seats at the hot dog stand, mannequins from top man, and davidb to stay at home again and we're all set to go. woohoo! roll on august. oh and move the whole show 60 miles east, thanx.

Fair point gahab13 But did you notice the 'ginormous' amount of people that was there?? No think I shall pass, but thank you anyway and accepted as a fair point. Although you have actually brought up a rather interesting side point....what exactly was the point of selling food inside the venue hall then? makes no sense if we go with your reasoning? Im not being faecetious, just interested. Ann x maybe its part of the deal with the arena that they have to sell their hotdogs or whatever? or maybe the hotdog stand was banned from the main foodcourt for bad behaviour, idk. either way i blame davidb....for everything.

i really just look for quirky or rare items from dealers. stuff like the pics stalls seem pointless to me, i can download pics for nothing and get them printed for dirt cheap if i so wish. also things i can pop into town and buy arent gonna get my cash at a show. and anniekins, didnt you notice the ginormous foodcourt? theres limited floorspace in the arena without adding an unnecessary cafe in there lol. at the end of the day i go for the guests, that is what glasgow needs to improve on. i wouldnt ever go to a show if there wasnt guests i wanted to meet. more guests.

Weirdly I said the same to my friend on the way home from Glasgow - CM is the only event I've ever travelled to Glasgow for other than a Foos concert, whereas I go to Edin all the time for things, even though Edinburgh and Glasgow are about equidistant from me. Dunno what it is, Edinburgh always just seems so much more convenient and easy.Also I never hear about things happening in Glasgow, but hear about loads in Edinburgh. I'd personally happily travel to either regardless, so it's not actually an issue for me. Just wonder if the same is true of everyone. See I'm really glad the event is in Glasgow. From personal experience Glasgow has better venues for such events and better transportation to/from the city. But having said that I would still go to the event in Edinbugh! I'm really glad SM is putting an event on in Scotland! So it's not that big of an issue....i just think glasgow is easier (and cheaper) to get to. :) the fringe festival is in august, i just think there is massive potential to attract every type of guest imaginable, lots of them will already be there. there is no place in the uk more culturally active than edinburgh in august. plus the huge influx of visitors and tourists at that time. dont want get lynched next time i'm in glasgow, but sorry, edinburgh is just a far more pleasant city for people to visit and its cheap and quick and easy to get get to any potential venue from the train or bus station. and i know a lot of people who would got to a show in edinburgh. braehead might be the busiest shopping centre but the cm hall didnt exactly represent that fact on saturday. i think the coffee stand had more visitors than cm did.

move it to edinburgh! advertise the event more. more guests that will attract potential attendees. more scottish guests. more film guests. a balance of quality and quantity of guests. guests that will attract regular attendees. people didnt seem to be willing to travel north to meet guests they met a few weeks ago or had already met a zillion times. if the show is going to grow then its up to sm to make the first move. glasgow needs a big name guest, a headliner. its 8 months till the next show, plenty of time to get someone and advertise it properly. a 3 day event with 1 guest on friday, 11 on sat, and the same 11+1 on sun. just completely bizarre business decision making. yes i understand glasgow is a new show but sm have done other shows. i'd like sm to take a more proactive approach to what dealers they bring in. whole aisles of people selling pictures of celebs is just space i think that could be better used. i bought 1 magazine and 1 buffy figure, the least ive ever bought at a show. i wonder if some dealers understand that what guests are actually attending the show relates in some part to what people will be interested in buying? I had some money burning a hole in my pocket (for once) and just mostly saw the same junk left over from past shows. it would be interesting to see what dealers made money and what they were selling. horror movie guests!!!! yeah, i said it. are there no horror fans work for sm? jeez. thank goodness that some hammer girls also did sci-fi shows. most of all, in trying to attract a fresh audience i think they need to try and negate the stigma that this is a sci-fi show for trekkies and the like. if that seems like a strange thing to say then you havent thought about it or are just blissfully ignorant. i thought it was a good show on saturday, maybe if it was in the summer more people would have turned up?

just home, had a good day, met john leeson, nice chap, jacqueline pearce, what a lovely woman and was patient when my camera decided to majorly malfunction on me, got her to sign a postcard from 'the reptile' and a hammer horror magazine. caroline munro was equally pleasant and cleared up the story regarding her dog and noel gallagher. and the enchanting juliet landau who made my year by recognising me from myspace! so amazing to finally meet her and chat even though i was probably a bumbling fool in her presence ALL the guests were great and i especially enjoyed the talks, jeremy bullochs was a bit strange though, lol. 3D guy from manchester was matched by 'random question guy' , funny stuff. And a special Hi to yesindeed , was nice to meet you, top bloke he is u know. only about 9 months till the next glasgow show, cant wait, guess i'll have to though. thanx to all the super nice and helpful crew it wasnt all that busy, but thats not my problem, i had a good day and thought it was a good lineup personally.

Dirk was on the news tonight giving an interview from the show, thats got to be good publicity. anyone go today? any info for people going sat/sun? any cancellations or anything?

well i'm not going to judge you , i hope they at least paid your taxi home.

helloooooo, McShow. Any chance of the info for Caroline Munro being put up? I'd like to know which day I'll be going, kinda helps when organising things.

up to episode 10 now, i'm getting quite into it. john noble is a must, he has the best character on telly just now.

that thing actually has it as sunny for sat, keep my fingers crossed. its still snowy here though.