SGA Convention Report II

[tielan]

Not mine: dzurlady's.

She went to the corresponding Friends of Science Fiction convention in Melbourne - Rachel Luttrell, David Nykl, Tony Amendola, and her report is here.

Apparently we're a bloodthirsty (or concerned) lot about who's gonna cark it next season.

...and I might have booked a spot in the February convention featuring Joe Flanigan in Sydney. Possibly. *shifty look*

*sigh* Hey, I'm tired of spending money in the thousands to meet you folks. I'd rather spend tens, but at least hundreds is manageable.

Comments

[miera-c.livejournal.com]

Um, if there are actual rumors that someone is going to die next season, could you maybe not announce that with no warning to those of us who didn't want to know?

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Oh! No, no, she's just talking about what people were talking about at the con, which was questions like 'If you could choose, how would you like Zelenka to die?' ('Of old age, in his sleep') and 'If you could choose one cast member to die, who would it be?' That kind of stupid stuff. *rolls eyes at other audience members*

[tielan]

Sorry to alarm you - as dzurlady has pointed out, it was more about people asking questions about 'who would you kill off'.

There have been rumours running through fandom about killing a character off, but there's been no confirmation by any PTB that I know of.

Most of it seems to have devolved into "Which character I like least and why they should be killed off rather than my favourite one" and assorted variants thereof.

Naturally, this includes a lot of character-bashing, which is always fun, enjoyable and mature behaviour in fandom.

[krazykitkat.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard anything about the Feb con...is this FSF?

I think my sister and I met you briefly with Inge et al just before lunch.

[tielan]

No, not FSF. BOBW.

I'm a little iffy - BOBW is more expensive than FSF, and I liked the dynamic of FSF more than I have previous BOBW cons.

Just before lunch? Or at lunch? *tries to remember* Were you with...er...Narelle from Canberra? Or was that someone else?

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

The David, David and Paul con I went to last November was pretty good, if that makes you feel any better, although the fact that it's so expensive is a bit sad. And they restrict who can get autographs and photos fairly heavily. Oh, and they don't let you take many photos - we were told we couldn't take any, so didn't take our cameras, although in practice they gave everyone a very limited window to take a few photos in.

[krazykitkat.livejournal.com]

I went to the first half dozen or so BOBW ever ran, when they were small and reasonably priced. Now...I'm not going to pay $250 just for the chance of autographs. The prices are totally overblown and ridiculous.

Just before going to lunch, you were waiting with a group including Inge and a few others, including I think mcalex22 and derry667 near the escalators/toilet. I was with my sister.

[tielan]

Yeah, the price is pretty steep...but better than a $3000 RTW ticket which is what I usually pay to see fandom friends. And after a couple of cons, then you can arrange to meet the people without the cons.

Were we actually introduced at FSF? I'm generally pretty bad with names, although if I see your face, I'm likely to remember you. :)

Sorry. :-/

[krazykitkat.livejournal.com]

Heh. I'm not sure if we were "formally introduced". I only put it together after reading your con report and recognising you asking the questions. I asked Tony the question about favourite guest role which led him into talking about West Wing and John Spencer.

Well, that makes BOBW a bargain ;)

[tielan]

Okay. You were probably on the other side of the room, then. I'll probably recognise your face, though.

I dunno. We'll see how it goes. I don't think I've heard back from the organisers yet, so I don't know if I've got a place.