Showmasters Admin showmasters Posted March 27, 2009 Showmasters Admin Share Posted March 27, 2009 We are pleased to announce a new show in conjunction with 10th Planet Events: WHO WARS! A two day event combining stars from Doctor Who and Star Wars. Premier Inn, Newcastle City Centre. Guests announced so far include: Saturday 22nd August - Star Wars Dave Prowse (Darth Vader) Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett) Paul Blake (Greedo) Kenny Baker (R2D2) Sunday 23rd August - Doctor Who Nick Briggs (Voice of Dalaks and Cybermen) John Leeson (Voice of K9) For More information see the Tenth planet website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Fooku Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Sounds interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeowl Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Good news. Would be nice to see a more varied guest line-up though, so hopefully the usual suspects that have already been announced will be added to with some less frequent attenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoeDark Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspen Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 This sounds really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showmasters Admin showmasters Posted March 27, 2009 Author Showmasters Admin Share Posted March 27, 2009 Good news. Would be nice to see a more varied guest line-up though, so hopefully the usual suspects that have already been announced will be added to with some less frequent attenders. this event is for the people that live in Newcastle and nearby so we are going to bring the bigger names from the shows so the guys that do the a lot of events are going to be the guest we plan to get for this event so if you live in Newcastle than pop in and say hi its going to be a reel nice event jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evie_Nitram Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thank you!!! I was thinking that I wouldn't get to any more events this year, but I can definitely manage Newcastle as I live 20 mins away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackAubrey Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I am so glad about this, there is hardly anything like this up and around newcastle Well Done Ja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 whoop i like the fact that i can do this one and not have to pay travel and hotel! yay and i can take the child! oh the happy dance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Nash Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 EXELLENT!!!!!!! finally an event in my home town! really exited about this!! This sounds really cool well if your up for this mate you can stop over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
du_berg Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Oh man, I am there with bells on!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt2006 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Good to see an event in Newcastle at last!!! Only problem is not big on Star Wras or Doctor Who Only way I will attend is if there's some guests like Sean Chapman (Hellraiser, Doctor Who) and Jean Marsh (Willow, Doctor Who). Please get Sean Chapman. The thought of having to travel 5 mins to meet someone I'd really like to meet would be amazing as I usually have to travel 5 hours to a SM event! Do it for Matt SM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 there has been a few dr who ones held at the airport before, there was one in november Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraHawk Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 there has been a few dr who ones held at the airport before, there was one in november And there will be again, its a Tenth Planet event so it's part of the Showmasters family Good to see an event in Newcastle at last!!! Only problem is not big on Star Wras or Doctor Who Only way I will attend is if there's some guests like Sean Chapman (Hellraiser, Doctor Who) and Jean Marsh (Willow, Doctor Who). Well technically he wasn't in Dr Who, just a one off failed spinoff. this event is for the people that live in Newcastle and nearby so we are going to bring the bigger names from the shows so the guys that do the a lot of events are going to be the guest we plan to get for this event so if you live in Newcastle than pop in and say hi its going to be a reel nice event jason I think its a good idea, for people who can't or won't get to the events, get the events to them. Perhaps you could take it on tour which could also test local interest for bigger events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary nichol Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Only way I will attend is if there's some guests like Sean Chapman (Hellraiser, Doctor Who) and Jean Marsh (Willow, Doctor Who). Well technically he wasn't in Dr Who, just a one off failed spinoff. At the other event where he cancelled he was billed as a Doctor Who guest and Hellraiser was not even mentioned so there must be some people who are fans of his from Doctor Who rather than Hellraiser! Anyway if showmasters get this guest I'll be there and I'll put the word out to all my fellow Hellraiser fans. There's alot, just look at cenobite.com - these people travel all over to meet the Hellraiser actors! I met loads who travelled all the way to the con last year just to meet him. Still gutted he cancelled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraHawk Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 so there must be some people who are fans of his from Doctor Who rather than Hellraiser! Don't bet on it. I think it was mainly a desire to get someone from the story since it was out on DVD last year, he was no great guest to loose from a Dr Who POV. It was a pretty minor role from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piles Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I suppose autos will still cost the going rate at this event ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky242 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Really looking forward to this - any chance of getting a few actors that played stormtroopers or cantina/jabba aliens for this???? Alan Harris would be a great guest and would make up for missing him at Collectormania Glasgow last year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorns_Princess Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Oh the excitement of a con on my birthday that I can actually get to!!! Woohoo so can't wait now!! is it too much to ask to spend my birthday with mr tennant two years in a row?...thought so! oh well plenty of other people I would love to see at the show especially Noel Clarke, Freema, Camille Coduri,Bernard Cribbins,Shaun Dingwall,Zoë Wanamaker any of those would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 (edited) Im new here and i dont want to rock the masters sail barge but arent there enough Who cons on already(2 at the last count)and Who guests at the regular shows? Come to think of it arent there enough appearances by the listed Star Wars guests also at your other gigs ? Ive read a lot of this forum tonight and see that fans of movies and indeed the horror industry are neglected and also im very sad the Manchester show has bit the dust. It is indeed grim up north this year at least. Edited April 1, 2009 by Phantom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraHawk Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Im new here and i dont want to rock the masters sail barge but arent there enough Who cons on already(2 at the last count)and Who guests at the regular shows? Tenth Planet specialised in Dr Who, they have always done several a year, it's just SM wouldn't let them be mentioned on here before last year. Anyway it's three - Invasion, Bad Wolf & Dimensions. WW is just a signing fair, rather than full con. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Anyway it's three - Invasion, Bad Wolf & Dimensions. WW is just a signing fair, rather than full con. Its still a lot whilst other stuff gets overlooked.With the crunch and no series this year and appearances everywhere for Doctor Who types its a bold move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraHawk Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 (edited) Its still a lot whilst other stuff gets overlooked.With the crunch and no series this year and appearances everywhere for Doctor Who types its a bold move. Not really, there's always been a 'healthy' market for Dr Who events - compared to the best part of 15 years without a series proper, a year off is nothing. Even welcome to a few of us. Tried and tested is probably the best way to describe it, that's why Tenth Planet continued events but not their shop. Invasion must be coming up to it's 10th year. Yes I'm attending more Dr Who events this year than ever before, but thats only because TP now have some very good rivals to run alongside them, without really competiting. Edited April 2, 2009 by TerraHawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 (edited) Well the show as you rightly point out being off air hasnt stopped over 15 years of who cons and shows prior to the new series but that fan brigade must surely be due to hang up their wooly scarves soon. Things are changing though,the shows are getting bigger and new ones popping up but the get off your bottom and meet the guests audience isnt rising with it and with old guard of fans being in their 50s now and with Tennant going and i hope im not right but i think the shows current level of popularity will suffer next year.Matt Smith is a fantastic actor from what ive seen but i see the show losing a fair few fairweather fans and casual viewers who dont understand that the show is about the doctor and not DT. As for this show a lot of Doctor Who stars have been in Star Wars so i see how it works. Jeremy Bulloch was in the Pertwee episode The Time Warrior and Empire Strikes Back plus who can forget Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford as both halves of the Myrka in the Peter Davidson episode Warriors Of The Deep. Edited April 2, 2009 by Phantom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abstractharmony Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 You seem to be forgetting though Phantom that SW fans like me will ALWAYS have new stuff for signature by SW staples such as Prowse and Bulloch. I'm looking forward to it. Should be a great weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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