Showmasters Admin Massive Events Posted March 8, 2010 Showmasters Admin Share Posted March 8, 2010 Hi everyone, Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we are having to cancel the Better Than Life event that was to be held on 9th to 11th July 2010. There are several reasons behind this, including most notably a legal issue that we had hoped to be able to resolve. However, that has not been possible and so unfortuantely we are not able to move forward with the event. We had hoped to avoid taking this action, and have been working for quite a while to find a way round it. Obviously last years event was a lot of fun and we were looking forward to making this years event even better. We find it very sad that we are prevented from doing that by legal issues with the production company that did not seem to matter last year. However, all we can assume is that now they feel Red Dwarf is popular again they want to keep control and not allow us to run an event for a show we love and that would give us all a really fun weekend. We would like to make it clear that The Park Inn have nothing to do with this and have always been most gracious hosts. Anyone who has a room booked with them will receive a refund of any money that they may have paid. We would also like to make it clear that ALL ticket sales will be refunded IN FULL over the course of the next 2 weeks. Once again, we are really disappointed that due to circumstances beyond our control we cannot run the event this year. Please be assured that should we be able to find a way round the issue preventing us from proceeding we will look at running an event in the future and further to that we will ensure that all those who have booked will be looked after by way of a thank you for your support and apology for the inconvenience caused. Thank you all so much for your support and we hope that we will be able to see you at a future event. Mark and Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarfbabe Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showmasters Admin Massive Events Posted March 8, 2010 Author Showmasters Admin Share Posted March 8, 2010 That's pretty much how we feel too! :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy1701 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Oh Smeg!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriangill Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 That's a real shame as the first event was really enjoyable . Hopefully an agreement may be reached that will allow you to run another at a future date. Would be nice to see Chloe/Chris/Craig/Hattie/Norman/Robert/etc at some Collectormania/LFCC events this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelord81r Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I think deep down everyone here suspected this was gonna happen, big shame, please get them to cm with danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidevil05 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 dear mark and Jason, Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details many Thanks Sarah Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators etmuse Posted March 8, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2010 dear mark and Jason, Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details many Thanks Sarah Thomas You might be better off emailing them - they may or may not see it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonsanddaffodils Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 very true, a mod will probably come on and ask you to email showmasters direct anyway info@showmastersonline.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted March 8, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2010 Or the shop email - info@collectormania.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidevil05 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 dear mark and Jason, Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details many Thanks Sarah Thomas You might be better off emailing them - they may or may not see it here. I have in the past emailed but to date never had reply, do you think it would be ok to call office to let them know? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted March 8, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2010 Yes I'm sure they'll be happy to help if you give them a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple_Vamp Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Absolutely gutted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted March 8, 2010 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2010 Very disappointed about this too. One of the most relaxed and enjoyable conventions I'd been to, and I was very much looking forward to the 2nd one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbitfanatic Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I had so much fun at this one and everyone was so lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoff Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Shame, the first one was great and was hoping to go to this too. Hope you're able to run it at a later date, and if not, get some more Red Dwarf guests at signing events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sazzra Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 dear mark and Jason, Please could you email me on Sthomas05@hotmail.co.uk as the bank account I used to purchase the two tickets paid for myself and Richard Mullen has been closed < i will email on a personal email my new bank details many Thanks Sarah Thomas You might be better off emailing them - they may or may not see it here. I have in the past emailed but to date never had reply, do you think it would be ok to call office to let them know? ) Make sure it's the shop email though (the one David posted) not the office one (the one ending showmasters.com) - it'll be the shop dealing with refunds and they'll be the one with your details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bl00djunkie Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Absolutely gutted I had so much fun at this one and everyone was so lovely. gutted aswell it was such a great event guests and fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 oh hell, id just talked the bf in to doing this one too. AH well hopefully it will get resolved and we can have another in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukedwarfer Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) I understand the reasons for this. Last year I was one of the few that went to both this (the unofficial) and the other (the official). The Official event is fully supported by GN which, not only is run as a charity, but I have to be honest and say has the edge on the Showmasters event last year. I wont go into the reasons for this, but my thinking is that as this year the 2 events were proposed to be within 2 weeks of each other didn’t help Showmasters cause. I can understand where GN are coming from and given time I think SM could probably of put on an on par or even better event that the official crew. But they were always going to struggle as Showmasters seem to of developed a bit of a following with people whearas the official event demonstrates a different format which is naturally going to appeal to a more wider range of people, which is fine as in many ways it separates the 2 different products. For example, Showmasters RD event:- Autos and Photo shoots = Brilliant Saturday night entertainment:- Appalling Official RD event:- Autos and Photoshoots = below average Saturday night entertainment:- Fantastic But, Showmasters do not promote themselves as ‘Sat night entertainers’ (with the worst DJ ever on the decks) but they promote themselves as auto collectors etc and they do this well. The other guys do it the other way around and it works well. Ultimately, it is a shame this happened, but in my eyes it was always likely to happen. Edited March 12, 2010 by Duke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd737 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 what a shame - had so much fun last time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelord81r Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I understand the reasons for this. Last year I was one of the few that went to both this (the unofficial) and the other (the official). The Official event is fully supported by GN which, not only is run as a charity, but I have to be honest and say has the edge on the Showmasters event last year. I wont go into the reasons for this, but my thinking is that as this year the 2 events were proposed to be within 2 weeks of each other didn’t help Showmasters cause. I can understand where GN are coming from and given time I think SM could probably of put on an on par or even better event that the official crew. But they were always going to struggle as Showmasters seem to of developed a bit of a following with people whearas the official event demonstrates a different format which is naturally going to appeal to a more wider range of people, which is fine as in many ways it separates the 2 different products. For example, Showmasters RD event:- Autos and Photo shoots = Brilliant Saturday night entertainment:- Appalling Official RD event:- Autos and Photoshoots = below average Saturday night entertainment:- Fantastic But, Showmasters do not promote themselves as ‘Sat night entertainers’ (with the worst DJ ever on the decks) but they promote themselves as auto collectors etc and they do this well. The other guys do it the other way around and it works well. Ultimately, it is a shame this happened, but in my eyes it was always likely to happen. they dont do photo shoots, thats me out then shame BTL was cxl, please get them to cm16 or lfcc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Jones Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 For me the best part of meeting a guest is the photo shoot. Those last forever as memories!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 They don't have an actual photo shoot. What they do is allow you to take as many pics as you want with the stars free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosh Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Thats a shame as I did enjoy last years event & enjoyed Bedford, but I do understand. What I do think is a real shame is the amount of work you will have put into this event that will have come to naught. For that you do have my sympathy. On the plus side for me, I will have to check my bank account now as I could really do with the money so that will be a welcome addition! Once again, so sorry all the effort you have put in is now for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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