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  1. 1. section 1

    • Horror con
      74
    • Primeval
      33
    • Flashforward
      53
    • Robin Hood
      39
    • CHARMED
      96
    • 24
      40
    • Dexter
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  2. 2. section 2

    • Life on Mars / Ashes to Ashes
      60
    • Vampire Diaries
      105
    • James bond
      21
    • Star Wars or Empire day
      44
    • Lord Of The Rings
      118
    • Transformers
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    • Dexter
      60
    • Battlestar Galactica
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  3. 3. section 3

    • One Tree Hill
      57
    • Merlin
      111
    • Star Trek
      50
    • firefly / Serenity
      74
    • Glee
      62
    • Aliens trilogy
      37
    • Smallville
      42
    • Bones
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I still think that a detective con would be a good idea, as that would cover a lot of shows. If Showmasters are uncertain if this would work, you could always test the water by inviting a guest or two from any of the shows like the CSI's, NCIS, Bones, Dexter,Flashforward etc etc, to see if they are popular with attendees and then go from there.

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I think a couple would work:

 

Horror only if you get big names and directors

Star wars same above really

Lord of the rings same above

Merlin not to sure but last I heard it had a big fan base but for how long

 

The others no point, they will just be cancelled like others better to have thos sort of guests at c16, LFCC, London Collectormania.

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If you do this though you HAVE to get Damon( Ian Sommerholder) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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If you do this though you HAVE to get Damon( Ian Sommerholder) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

ive not seen this but the trailers seen to suggest its a tv version of twilight lol, which doesnt interest me at all, or is that true blood? so many bloody vampire teen things out these days its hard to keep up

 

for the love of god can we have a star trek con!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

 

or at least a lotr one with sean bean ;-)

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Charmed - would be awesome!! And would give me an excuse to rewatch it all!

 

Vampire Diaries

 

GLEE! GLEE GLEE GLEE!!!!!!!!!!! There must be a Glee convention! Why have you put all the best ones in the last section though? A BONES convention would be brilliant too - these would be my top two at the moment!! (except Buffy of course :coolthumb: )

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If you do this though you HAVE to get Damon( Ian Sommerholder) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

ive not seen this but the trailers seen to suggest its a tv version of twilight lol, which doesnt interest me at all, or is that true blood? so many bloody vampire teen things out these days its hard to keep up

 

for the love of god can we have a star trek con!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

 

or at least a lotr one with sean bean ;-)

 

The Vampire diaries includes witches, spells and Murders....So not like twilight...then True blood is grusome and very mature...not like twilight

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Well in section 1 I went for a Horror Con, because IMO that would be seriously awesome!

 

I wasn't too bothered about anything in section 2, but went with LOTR as it could prove interesting.

 

In section 3 I was torn between Firefly and Aliens...but went wth Firefly in the end because a Browncoats event would be so much fun!

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Section 1

Horror Con - You've said yourself that there isn't enough demand. Best to stick with horror guests at signing events.

Primeval - Considering the show got cancelled, even though it got back, the timing wouldn't be right for a 2010 con. See how it does when it comes back, but I don't think it's that popular.

Flashforward - The show's losing viewers every week. Far too risky. Try a guest or two out at a signing event.

Robin Hood - Cancelled now. Too late for anyone to really care.

Supernatural - Show that has gone from strength to strength. Proven fanbase in this country and around the world.

Charmed - Unless you can guarantee a main female lead or two, I think 2010 is far too late to be considering one.

24 - Not as popular as it used to be, but we've not had many 24 guests at signing events, and with a decent lineup it could be fairly successful.

Dexter - No proven track record in terms of a fanbase at signing events/cons. Could work to its advantage though, if there's demand to see first timers.

 

Section 2

Life on Mars / Ashes to Ashes - A couple of years too late to capitalise on LOM, and A2A is popular but I doubt enough to sustain a con.

Vampire Diaries - Again something unproven. Yes, it appeals to a similar market as the Twi fans but then will they all be able to afford this too?

James Bond - Always has its fans but can't see why it needs a con.

Star Wars or Empire Day - Same as above, unless you can get the obvious big names.

Lord Of The Rings - Give it a year or two, capitalise on The Hobbit, and it's a possibility.

Transformers - No idea.

Dexter - See above.

Battlestar Galactica - Too late really. We've already had most main cast (all?) over here.

 

Section 3

One Tree Hill - Not strong enough to warrant a convention of its own.

Merlin - Possibly. Seems to have a reasonable fanbase but, like Being Human, would people choose this over other ones?

Star Trek - Same as SW really.

Firefly/Serenity - No point with Hallowhedon.

Glee - Good fanbase but a very risky unproven one. Is it really a con type show?

Aliens Trilogy - We've had so many guests at signing events. Don't see the point.

Smallville - Popular but not hugely. Could do with some more at signing events.

Bones - You'd need one of the main two to guarantee sales, and even then I'm not sure it'd do huge business. Never had any cast members to judge it on.

 

With that said, I went for:

 

Supernatural

Dexter

Star Trek

 

To be honest, I think most of them wouldn't work well at all. I don't think you'd sell many tickets for most, and there's no point ending up with another Being Human type event etc.

 

There aren't many MUST ATTEND events there, and sadly I think most just wouldn't have enough demand.

I personally would find the money for a vampire diaries convention, but just a suggestion - what about a vampire weekend?

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