[alien three pics?]

This may seem be to be a trivialistic request here but is there any chance of there being 10x8 colour photos of Paul McGann from ALIEN 3? rather than just Dr Who or Withnail and I. Now as these are popular with other fans including myself but a nice shot of Golic would be breath of fresh air. Anything like the nice shot i had of Pete Posthlewaite from ALIEN 3 last year would be well awesome. As i missed out on Danny Webb last year but not because i was not at the show he was atteneding but because he did not have any ALIEN 3 pics. Love it or hate it there was such a film called ALIEN 3 and i cannot see why 10x8 from this film are rocking horse s***. Or if anyone can tell me where i can pur chase such items i would be grateful as i try wherever possible to take my own 10x8 with me as it saves a lot of hassle and time at these shows.

[Latest Guest Annoucement - Billy Dee Williams]

not wanting to cause a ruckuss or offense but in the scene in Empire outside Han Solos cell Boba Fett was played by Jon Morton. I have seen many a person with that photo of Lando Vader and Fett and it was signed by Williams Prowse and Bulloch. Still each to thier own i suppose. For confirmation of this just look it up in the Dawn Of The Bounty Hunters book that came with the 12" Aurra Sing figure. As Bulloch was not available for that scene someone else had to play him. I think this is why he played the imperial officer dragging Leia away as she screamed "its a trap".

[naoko mori no show?]

Hi all as i am unfortunate in not being able to attend the show, a friend of mine is going and getting me the autos i require. I had a text off him at 11.15 this morning to say that Naoko is not there yet if at all today. Does this mean then that she is not there at all? or wil she be there with Burn tomorrow?. I really do hope so as i only need these two to finish my set of 10x8 photos and a montage board of the five main cast members. please note this is not a rant and a riot im just trying to find out information so i can text my mate later.

[who signed what?]

After some searching on the net i found to my horror that two characters that were in the original Star Wars (who were also at the show last weekend) were played by two different people. The first instance was the character SAURIN aka CROC in the cantina scene was played by Robert A Denham. But apparently Laurie Goode played him/her/it. And in the other instance the Jawa that actually shot R2-D2 in the canyon (oooh er) was played by Tiffany l Kurtz and NOT by Rusty Goffe. And seeing as she was the grandaughter or some relation to THE PRODUCER of the film i think this is more feasable.

 

Now dont get me wrong i am not trying to stir up a hornets nest but when you meet these people and get (after paying) thier autograph only to find out that there MAY be a descrepency then things start going pearshaped. For me on the weekend i had Mr Goode for a friend of mine and i had Mr Goffe for myself on a vintage figure print,and i have met Mr Goffe a few times before and on one occasion i asked him was HE the Jawa that actually shot R2 and he said "YES".

 

Bear in mind this new information i found on STAR WARS ACTORS DATABASE so basically all i am trying to do is find out the truth. Did these actors play these characters or not? As SAURIN was a bit part i cant really see them having two actors to play it (i know they did for GREEDO but that was well documented with photographic evidence, GREEDO in high heels?) If anyone can shed some light on this it would be most appreciated as if i am to continue collecting STAR WARS autographs i and no doubt everyone else who collects them would like to know the facts and the truth and not get autographs from the WRONG people on thier treasured pieces of merchandise. Many thanks.

[CM MIDLANDS 2]

Well i for one really enjoyed the weekend and the venue. It made such a change from having all the guests in one row rather than walk from one end of a venue to the other. And there was plenty of space to walk around in as well (rather than get bashed about and crushed by other peoples bags and rucksacks etc)

 

The only gripe i had (which has been explained)was the sudden change in prices for the autographs esp the star wars guests. For example when i met Jack Klaff and got his auto just as we were leaving his table a new notice was put up and the auto price was changed from £10 to £15 so i was lucky to get it for a tenner when i did.

 

The dealers area had a few new faces which is always nice to see and i came away with some very nice items for my private collection which was nice. And as usual on the Sat i needed eight autos and on the Sun only TWO. Still never mind thats how it goes.

 

So in general for me it was well cool and i was very pleased with the calm relaxed atmos and came away with everything i wanted. Pity its not held there again next year but im sure that the organisers have their reasons for that. AND SAFE TO SAY THAT AS I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT SONNY LANDHAM THEN I WILL BE THERE AT THE NEXT COLLECTORMANIA MIDLANDS SHOW.

[in the picture]

Hells teeth all my original posting was about the lack of choice of photos. The people who say bring your own item instead wellDUH i didnt think of doing that! My point was the lack of photos in general didnt matter if was a fault on showmasters or the dealers or even myself FOR NOT BRINGING MY OWN PHOTO but maybe i didnt bring my own because i couldnt find one to bring with me in the first place. Why do people put posts on here in the first place when you cant air your your views without being ripped apart like you just pissed on someones bonfire. So basically we are told that if you dont have anything positive to say about ANYTHING then dont bother posting at all. Well thats the sermon that i have been preached too. It really comes down to something when you cant post a view on here without someone blasting it out of the water and geting all high and mighty about. (gets lonely all the way up there does it?)

 

(Better start a new paragraph here it may confuse some people)

 

I mean i just a put a post on here re the 10x8s and then other posters get all pissy with it well you dont have to like it or even put a post on here negatively) in the first place do you? NO! BUT YOU DO BEACUAE YOU ARE EXCERCISING YOUR FREEDOM.

Well i was doing the same thing but obviously some people can do that and the rest of us cant.

 

Makes you wonder why we even have forum boards in the first place doesnt it?

 

I will be going to the show on the weekend but dont worry i wont be posting anything about the show cos it will only upset people and we cant have that can we?

[in the picture]

After attending the last MK show recently i was very dissapointed on the lack of choice of 10x8 photos for Danny Webb i could not believe that there were photos to be had of his character from ALIEN 3. The most of them were from Dr Who. I asked a lot if not all the photo dealers if they had any and they said no. So i left that weekend without a DW autograph. No disrespect to Mr Webb or anybody else but i find that a few of the shows i have been to recently when it comes to choice of photos it leaves a lot to be desired. Surely in the case of Mr Webb an actor who has an impressive CV,there would be a logical conclusion to have a SELECTION of photos showcasing his VARIOUS work rather than have about 8 to 10 photos of ONE character he played from ONE tv programme.

Now i have been taking my own photos to the shows lately but in the case of wherever i cannot find a suitable photo and then there are none suitable at the show then i have no choice but to leave it there.

So when i attend the Midlands show this weekend i really dread to think what photos say RD will have on the table, let me guess about one from American Graffitti two from CE3K and about 20 from Jaws and possibly more from Poseiden.

I can also relate that a lot of people out there reading this will say that actors are more famous in some roles than others yes i agree but at the same time lets have a CHOICE and variety of photos and let the individual punter make up his/her own mind as to which one to have rather than just make do with A or B or C and get one just for the sake of it rather than leave it.

To me having a colour portrait 10x8 is the best item to get signed and if the choice (or lack of) photos is going downhill then i will have to call it a day on the autograph front as there are only so many books /posters and other items from my collection that i can actually bring with me to get signed instead,and having one item signed by 20+ guests just looks (to me) busy and messy. My golden rule is one or two sigs per 10x8. Rare instances The Goodies The first three doctors.

I am looking forward to attending this show and i will be hounding the photo dealers for some cool 10x8s as i am very wary and am not leaving to chance the choice of photos that may/may not be on offer.

[Guest Days?]

Due to the lack of information re this matter i felt that i had no choice but to go to BOTH days Because sods law would dictate that if i went to one day only then the other guests i would like to meet would be there for the day i would not be there. Cunning plan on showmasters part me thinks? Get people to go to BOTH days then it doesnt matter if they post the guest days up or not. I can appreciate the organisers are busy etc etc but just having some BASIC information like guest days and prices really helps me and no doubt countless others who attend the various shows to budget. The last five MK shows i went to i managed to budget exactly and accordingly without spending so much as a penny over (which is nice). Still im looking forward to attending this weekend as its my first midlands show and as i said earlier i will be in attendance on both days anyway but not through choice... keep it real and collectable!

[The (Positive!) Feedback Thread!]

Well i for one enjoyed the show as a whole the Sat was better than the Sunday though as i waited for about 4 hrs or so for just one more auto (and my last one for the weekend) but it was spacious and the unexpected arrival of Ian Whyte was a bonus. The dealers area was well organised and i managed to find a few items for some friends of mine back home. As i am a collector of mechandise and autographs it was a very good show and i would like to take this chance to say many thanks to Showmasters for a very good event BUT as i said before as i collect autographs i did find it frustrating that SOME guests i wanted were held up by EITHER a photoshoot or a talk. However i did perservere and managed to get the last few i needed on Sunday with half an hr to spare due to the train i had to catch home. All in all though a most enjoyable show over a nice weekend and here is to the next one next July. I do attend a lot of the MK shows as well which is nice, again i go purely for the autographs and the dealers area so i apologise in advance if i upset anybody who goes to the shows for MORE than just the autos. And it was in a better venue to last year. Once again thank you Showmasters and all the best for the future.

[Graeme garden]

Yes it was a pity that he could not make it but i look at it this way, Bill Oddie appearing again at a future show? not very likely as he is busy with his nature programmes etc and i consider him to be the rarest of the three of them so in a way having two out of three of them is better than nothing. It would be nice though to try and get all three again at the same event so who knows? fingers crossed.

[i could see but now im blind]

So Patrick Stuart wasnt allowing handshakes? and considering you had to pay to go to his talk pay for his photoshoot AND pay for his autograph that makes meeting him (albeit breifly) very expensive. Im suprised we didnt have to roll up to meet him in a plastic ball in case any infectious germs appear. Now before anyone starts i am all too aware of the fact that the organisers get major funding from the photshoots AND talks, but its a right pain in the spam when a guest first appears on the day(s) in question sits down for about half an hr then buggers off to a talk then goes STRAIGHT to a photoshoot then to cap it all off goes to lunch. Is there anyway of having guests to appear and ... wait for it.... sit down and sign autographs? i mean that wouldnt be too much to ask would it? i managed to get 18 people on Sat and on sunday i only wanted 4 but because of the talks and photoshoots and lunch etc i had to be there all day. FOR JUST 4 PEOPLE? WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ALL ABOUT? In my opinion the talks are for people that dont know much about that particular guest (and these people are fans?) and as to a photoshoot is there really that much difference between that and having a pic done when you actually meet them? as my wife takes a pic when they are actually signing the item, which to me is so much more worthwhile than standing right next to the guest on a backdrop. Once upon a time the photoshoot and then the talks were a BONUS to meeting them and getting an autograph but now it seems to be a case of IF you get an autograph THAT IS THE BONUS as the shows cater for people who only want to go to the talks and photoshoots With shows like autographica you can now go to photoshootica and talkitca or have shows that dont allow any signings at all :angry which if we start going down that road it makes me wonder why we bother in the first place.

 

Tony - so it's ok for your wife to take a photo of the guest signing (as you made clear you do in the above thread you started), but for anyone else we should all go to a feckin photoshoot? Isn't that slightly idiotic. Why do you have the right to take a photo but no-one else does??

 

I think you're just trying to wind people up - get a life.

 

Oh, and in terms of vegetables - I think you're probably a cabbage.

Actually if you could read properly what I'm getting at is the fact you wait 1/2 hour in a queue only to find that the guest is going for photoshoot or talk! Can't they be done at the end of the day or on a different day?

Ps. I have a life - quite a good one actually

 

What the hell is this all about !!!! And where the hell did you get the notion Patrick Stewart was doing a photoshoot ? And how many people did the flash off YOUR camera p*** off ? It works both ways my friend. This topic is pointless...

Why respond then!!!!!!!!!!

 

I don't know about anyone else, but I always ask a guest's permission before I take a photo - after all, that way they look up and smile if they are willing to be photographed!

Hooray someone else that does the same as me (ask the guests permission before taking a photo!)

[i could see but now im blind]

Exercise your freedom of speech elsewhere then, or try to learn the meaning of the word consistency, numnuts!

 

On one thread, as posted above, you gloat how lil missy(poor kid) takes your photos with the guests thus eliminating the need to do photoshoots, thus exercising your alleged freedom to snap away. The next you're complaining about other folks using THEIR freedom to take photos.

 

 

 

Ooooh we use a digital and it doesn't take 2 secs, and its at the table so at least the guest isn't elsewhere.... oooooh I bet 99% of those folks taking snaps were also using digital. Bully for you big boi! Bet the shot still looked like s*** if you only needed 2 secs to frame and get response/pose from the guest.. Btw what did you use to lose any shine off Patrick Stewart?

 

doom fooker!

I was referring to the people who were pushing past the queues just to take photos, and not just one but several of the same person!! Actually the photos we took were very good, and I didn't need to get Patrick Stewart as I've met him before and got a very nice photo with him as well! My photos didn't involve other members of the public, and I didn't push forward to get any photos, and I only took 1 photo of each guest! (didn't need any more as photo was )

[i could see but now im blind]

First you have no rights over your own image in public. Second, what is the matter with you?? Have you got anything positive to say about anything?

 

Seems to me there are some "right fecking vegetables" on this forum at the moment...

Well i was actually refering to the people at the show NOT ON the forum and also, nothing is the matter with me i am just excercising my freedom of speech.

[i could see but now im blind]

My eyes were working before July the 19th but now they dont as work as well as they used to as they were constantly flashed by peoples cameras every 2 sodding mins. If you want photos GO TO A FECKING PHOTOSHOOT!!!!!!

You said in your other thread that YOU got your wife to take pics of you and the guest at the desk so YOU could avoid a photoshoot. SO WHICH THREAD DO YOU WANT US TO BELIEVE?

 

Newsflash: where film stars are appearing in public and signing autographs, people are sure to take photos...with a flash. Be warned.

We use a digital camera and it doesnt take 2 secs to take one with a guest. And at least the guest is there at the table rather than being elsewhere at the venue.

[GUESTS SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS?]

In my opinion the talks are for people that dont know much about that particular guest (and these people are fans?)

That's gotta be one of the most ridiculous things I've read here. You're joking, right? What "fan" wouldn't wanna go to a talk??!!! It's a chgance to hear the guest speak in a more relaxed setting and hear other fans opinions etc. Its the perfect opportunity to ask the guest whatever you want that you normally wouldnt be able to find out by other means.

 

Do you mean to tell us that a signature alone is all that matters to you?

Well yes i go to these shows to meet them and get an autograph any questions i ask them when i meet the guest. !!

[i could see but now im blind]

My eyes were working before July the 19th but now they dont as work as well as they used to as they were constantly flashed by peoples cameras every 2 sodding mins. If you want photos GO TO A FECKING PHOTOSHOOT!!!!!! And what about peoples privacy? i thought permission had to be sought before you were snapped or filmed? and just how many photos of THE SAME guest do you actually need? safe to say there were some right fecking vegetables at the show and it really started to **** me off (but only slighty mind) it was a real eye opener i dont mind telling you.

[GUESTS SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS?]

So Patrick Stuart wasnt allowing handshakes? and considering you had to pay to go to his talk pay for his photoshoot AND pay for his autograph that makes meeting him (albeit breifly) very expensive. Im suprised we didnt have to roll up to meet him in a plastic ball in case any infectious germs appear. Now before anyone starts i am all too aware of the fact that the organisers get major funding from the photshoots AND talks, but its a right pain in the spam when a guest first appears on the day(s) in question sits down for about half an hr then buggers off to a talk then goes STRAIGHT to a photoshoot then to cap it all off goes to lunch. Is there anyway of having guests to appear and ... wait for it.... sit down and sign autographs? i mean that wouldnt be too much to ask would it? i managed to get 18 people on Sat and on sunday i only wanted 4 but because of the talks and photoshoots and lunch etc i had to be there all day. FOR JUST 4 PEOPLE? WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ALL ABOUT? In my opinion the talks are for people that dont know much about that particular guest (and these people are fans?) and as to a photoshoot is there really that much difference between that and having a pic done when you actually meet them? as my wife takes a pic when they are actually signing the item, which to me is so much more worthwhile than standing right next to the guest on a backdrop. Once upon a time the photoshoot and then the talks were a BONUS to meeting them and getting an autograph but now it seems to be a case of IF you get an autograph THAT IS THE BONUS as the shows cater for people who only want to go to the talks and photoshoots With shows like autographica you can now go to photoshootica and talkitca or have shows that dont allow any signings at all :angry which if we start going down that road it makes me wonder why we bother in the first place.

[David Warner - dedications?]

I met him and he was a most pleasant guest. I asked him to add my Time Bandits photo "when i have the map i will be free" altogether a nice experience at least i didnt have to wait best part of 4 and a half hrs for him. Cant stop i gotta go to a photoshoot now.

[guests days and prices NEW UPDATE ON 8th of July]

I know this may seem like "early days" but any chance of a full and complete and most importantly list of all the guests and prices and days as i so really need to plan my budget and there ia less than a week to go no pressure. i know things are subject to change i can appreciate that but surely everything should be wrapped up by now but more guests are added all the time and what has happened to Anthony Higgins? PLEASE NO MORE GUESTS TO BE ADDED AND LETS HAVE AN UPTODATE LIST.

[Loving the Alien Quadrilogy guests]

M y heart skipped a beat when i saw Mrs Weaver on TV this afternoon (she is over here to promote Wall.E) So i thought well seeing as she is over here now.....

[Signing their character's name....]

I always try and get the characters name written on my 10x8s and always ask (if it is possible) to write a quote that THAT particular person said and even a bigger bonus is if the actual photo is from that actual scene. EXAMPLE Robert Davi "its nothing personal its purely buisness" / Vernon Wells "put the knife away and shut your mouth" BUT he did sign it as Matrix NOT Bennett. and a personal fav of mine Brandon Routh "ill always be around" At the end of the day its up to you but on a limited time scenario MK AND John Barrowman its a case of just get the auto ANYTHING ELSE IS A BONUS. I really count my blessings though at the end of the day as i have had only one bad sorry rephrase that unpleasant experience. I asked the actor who played a certain gold droid from a certain saga of films is it possible to write "did you hear that?" and the reply was a resounding NO!! they say you should NEVER meet your heroes and in that case that was a definite example of that. Dont get me wrong i am so glad that i did meet him to finally get his auto on the five items that i wanted signed but it does take the edge off the whole experience. But on the other hand the likes of Kristanna Loken kept me talking and it was perfect example of how the experience should be

[Original Indiana Jones Prop Display]

Original prop display? and theres me for all these years thinking that EVERYTHING was kept under lock and key at the Lucasfilm Ranch.

[Latest Guest Announcement Christopher Lloyd]

ns Ms

 

So Mr Lloyd is here for BOTH days? Just as well ,as no doubt the line of people to see him will be rushed through at the rate of 88MPH or over if thats the case you are going to see some serious s***. Dont get me wrong its very impressive that he is here but to fork out £25 for a blink and you miss it episode i start to wonder is it really worth it?.

[LATEST GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT - Paul Freeman]

Another one for the Raiders of the Lost Ark poster

 

Thanks!

 

Any chance of John Rhys Davis?

 

Just to say that i met BOTH actors before and they are really nice guys,VERY chatty and pleasant. But i am HOPING for Allison Doody.