This past weekend was the Starfury event Inva3ion for the shows- Caprica, Dollhouse, The Guild,Terminator the Sarah Connor chronicles, Torchwood and Starkid.
First thing I will quickly mention is the Team Starkid guests- i didn't really know who they were before the event had looked into them but It didn't really click with me so throughout this blog they will mostly be omitted just because other then the opening and closing ceremonies I never saw them at all- But I did hear good things from not only the fans who went to meet them but also friends who went along to check them out on stage etc. so no negativeness against them at all I just was too tired from con parties etc to be awake for their early morning talks. So... The Sci-fi Guests were: Thomas Dekker, Eve Myles,Naoko Mori,Enver Gjoki,Magda Aponowicz,Miracle Laurie and Robin Thorsen. Friday nights opening ceremony was as per usual ... Late and running on con time but when you with friends not seen since last event in December or even longer it not matter. As the guests came out one by one on stage was great to see both their reaction to the attendees and the reaction they also received. That first meeting is essential to gage how they will be perceived for this weekend and non disappointed - Eve rolling along stage ready for comedy combat, Naoko talking into a banana, Miracle stirring up the crowed into a cheering frenzy. Once all the guests had been announced they went off for a Gold ticket meet and greet to which I wasn't part of so I went off to party.
I'm not a fan of the meet and greet on a fri night not just as im a tight fisted bastard and i not a part if it- but because I like the party and when so many attendees are in the meet and greet the hall is empty for long time and saps the energy away. Saturday: This was a strange morning as I had met most guests before and being frugal with my money this time in preparation for upcoming events I only got two photo shoots so I had a lot of free time in the morning. Talk 3: Miracle Laurie and Enver Gjoki
Having seen these two at previous cons you know what to expect from them, like most Dollhouse cast they are very frank and honest and say it how it is, without sounding like its a bad thing but the less "famous actors" of a show are the best guests. They have an ok career and I hope will go to do bigger things as they deserve it - but at this stage they are free to be them selves there is no ego no bullshit being fed to them by network and managers etc and that's what makes then a great guest to watch and ultimately support. The talk went over much of the same as before when comes to time on dollhouse but when they went off topic that's when the gems appear and the talk followed up by Miracle and her great husband Chris playing on there ukulele's an expected and happy bonus Talk number 1: Robin Thorsen
I came in to this twenty minutes late and was thrown completely as Robin wasn't sitting on her chair there was my friend Ryan Caddell microphone in hand- very strange as if anyone was to mutiny and storm the stage hungry for fame it should be me .. Luckily before I made an advance to dethrone The little Joffrey-alike- I spotted Robin loose in the audience questioning people about star signs and things to do in London. Ryan had been put on the hot seat as a cohost ( this would rotate throughout the talk- I wanted to go up but once my friend Lydia had been up there was no way could compete with that amount of awesome up there- secretly I think she stole all my best lines... Somehow cause she not usually that funny ;) ) This was a very diff approach to a talk and was a good way to include people who may not know much about robin or the guild. Usually people get nervous at events being this involved in talks they like to stay low and hidden in their chairs but Robin has such a great friendly embracing personality you can't help lover her and want to be part of her world. Talk number 1: Robin Thorsen
I came in to this twenty minutes late and was thrown completely as Robin wasn't sitting on her chair there was my friend Ryan Caddell microphone in hand- very strange as if anyone was to mutiny and storm the stage hungry for fame it should be me .. Luckily before I made an advance to dethrone The little Joffrey-alike- I spotted Robin loose in the audience questioning people about star signs and things to do in London. Ryan had been put on the hot seat as a cohost ( this would rotate throughout the talk- I wanted to go up but once my friend Lydia had been up there was no way could compete with that amount of awesome up there- secretly I think she stole all my best lines... Somehow cause she not usually that funny ;) ) This was a very diff approach to a talk and was a good way to include people who may not know much about robin or the guild. Usually people get nervous at events being this involved in talks they like to stay low and hidden in their chairs but Robin has such a great friendly embracing personality you can't help lover her and want to be part of her world. Talk 3: Miracle Laurie and Enver Gjoki
Having seen these two at previous cons you know what to expect from them, like most Dollhouse cast they are very frank and honest and say it how it is, without sounding like its a bad thing but the less "famous actors" of a show are the best guests. They have an ok career and I hope will go to do bigger things as they deserve it - but at this stage they are free to be them selves there is no ego no bullshit being fed to them by network and managers etc and that's what makes then a great guest to watch and ultimately support. The talk went over much of the same as before when comes to time on dollhouse but when they went off topic that's when the gems appear and the talk followed up by Miracle and her great husband Chris playing on there ukulele's an expected and happy bonus Talk 2: Magda Apanowicz
This was the talk I was most looking forward to as Magda was the only guest I haven't ment before. So far in the opening ceremony, party and photo shoot she had made a good crazy fun impression and hope that the talk would be funny and exciting. Magda didn't disappoint she was fun though hungover and forthright with answers and as honest as you could hope. She ended the talk with few music video clips she was in from team unicorn and was singing along which was adorable. A great fun guest and hope she comes back for more. Hey ladies and gentlebots been a bit quiet on the old blog front as been having a change of design, a spring tidy as it were and its about 90% done but as may arrives so does con season so expect a lot more up to date reviews and photos.
Recent additions to the site include - photos of Meatloafs farewell tour at the 02. London supercomiccon 2013 and the most recent signing of Kevin O'Neil and Pat Mills at Gosh London ( new blog to follow) The major new update is my transformer collection- one of my biggest geeky things has started to be added to the site. So if you like that type of things have a look. So hope you like the changes and leave comments etc Last weekend was the the last con of the year and one fo the funnest, Starfury presents Midnight a con dedicated the the Doctor Who universe, with Actors from Doctor Who, Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood and writers of novels, comics and the shows themselves. The Guests were David Tennant, Billie Piper, Eve Myles, Gareth David-Lloyd, Dan Starkey, Barnaby Edwards,Annette Badland,Anjli Mohindra, Tony Lee, James Swallows, Gary Russell and Phil Ford. Alas due t the wonders of public transport i missed the opening ceremony on the friday night but i heard good things especially in regards to Eve diving about fighting a dalek on stage. From the get go these guests were up for fun and was going to be a fun weekend. This con was busy, one of busiest i have been to mainly due to the two head line guests of David and Billie so the organisation and planning of the day was a bit different then it usually is with photo shoots on the sat only for all the other guests. As per usual these ran well but due to the sheer number did take longer but thats to be expected and they ran smoothly and well. The staff in photo room have got it down to a fine art and even tolorate my insistant to have a fun photo with at least one guest. This time my prey was Gareth who seemed up for a laugh. on to the talks, the first one i was able to see due to the photo shoots was Dan, Annette and Barnaby. I was only able to catch the last half of it but what i could tell it was full of silliness and behind thescenes info one comes to expect from a starfury talk. Having seen Dan at the previous event i know that he has fun stories and anecdotes and likes to show off his range of sontaran voices and skills- he has a great way of entertaining you and yet giving you alot of infomation all at once. What could pass for a "bit" or comedic skit usually holds much about the process of the make up and what actually goes into a scene and creation of a character its always a delight to see him break loose and entertain. Annette was a nice suprise as having seen her on televison for years playing figures of authority or serious roles to see how bubbly and out going and generally silly was fun and she can bring a smile to anyones face. I always appreciate an actor who can make fun out of themselves and what they do, makes them seem more open and outgoing and you can see that they relaxed and can get more exciting discussions going. If im honest i didnt expect alot to come from Barnaby yes he been with the show along time but i assumed being a dalek operator that he wouldnt have alot to add to the discussion, i was of course wrong beign a fan of the show he knew so much abou the history and i leant alot and that he had alot of involvment with the audio books and that world. Points to take away from the talk include Annette being comfronted by her own face replicated for her fake skin and it looking like a death mask, the slitheen had to fake fart sounds in thier heads, its very hard to walk through doors in full sontaran costume and running in heels on cobbled roads not advisable. The next talk was for sarah jane with writers Gary Russell Phil Ford and Anjli Mohindra i not seen many episodes of the show so alot of the talk was lost on me but you could hear how proud they were of the show and how shocked they were at the lead actress Elisabeth Sladens passing and how they couldnt carry on with out her. How she was a practical joker and full of fun and made it a good work atmostphere. It did leave me wanting to watch the show. Both writers came across very well and Anjli was very down to earth. The last talk of the day Eve Myles and Gareth David Lloyd this was one of the most fun and outragous talks i have seen in quiet a while. Gareth and Eve seemed to have no boundries of comedy self deprication and shame. Telling stories and jokes about thier time on the show- nothign was out of bounds from sex gas noises to John barrowmans penis. Some of the questions asked were a bit over the top from the guy who told Eve that he was banned from taking her action figure to bed now which lead to a very shocked face by Eve. But a fun talk none the less. So some of you regular readers may know that at the last Doctor who event my group entered the fancy dress comp as the 11 doctors so this year we got as many of the band back to enter again our new theme was 11 other famous doctors. Dr. John A. Zoidberg - Me Col. Samantha Carter Ph.D. - Corinne Brown Dr. Teeth - Bebe Welch Dr. Emmett Brown - Jimmy McPaul Dr. Beverly Crusher - Tony Bufton Dr. Frank N Furter - Susannah Owens Dr. Constantine - Steve Owens Dr. Strangelove - Helen Walker Witch Doctor - Mair sheppherd Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. - Pete Woolman Dr. Claire Saunders/Whiskey - Laura Kinsella I had help from my SFX friend LukeSmith (www.facebook.com/undeadmouseyfx ) to build my face piece whilst i worked on the claws. we were very pleased on how it came out and the rest of the groups entrys were so good special mention to Bebe Welch as the Muppet Dr Teeth one of best costumes i have ever seen at an event and to Laura Kinsella who was drafted in at the 11th hours to fill a spot ( ps she makes great cakes check her out http://www.facebook.com/kinsellacakes#!/kinsellacakes ) There were alot of entrys this time -55!! so was all a bit rushed once it started but we went out there and each acted a little bit like our characters me with my crab walking and silly face lapping up as much attention as possible. Suprise suprise we won best group again yes i will brag we are that good champions 2 dr who cons running have to be very special to get the hat trick I usually dont discuss the parties much as they are usually where i spend all the time with my friends and having silly fun and if a celeb does atend its all off the record and not want to risk them not coming back .. but i want to do two quick mentions one to Barnaby Edwards who owned that dance floor and was the life and soul of that party and Eve Myles who spent a long time havign as much fun as possible dancing away and entertaining the crowds. Two genuinely fun people who we all want to see back again. The Sunday - I'll skip discussing the talks again as they were very similar pairings and the similar topics discussed all were very good but the nigth before did prey heavily on alot of people which still lead to amusing storys and Eve didnt let the late night stop her being fun. so about a thousand people wanting David and Billie in one day this sunday could have been a total distaster...it wasnt. the photo queue was nice simple and reasonably quick even got a nice hug out of Billie which you cant go wrong with - im sure david was jealous but if he wanted a hug he should of just grabbed me really The auto session again was very fast only took about half hour to get through bith of them..Was again very fluid and worked very well On to thier talk, they both came out full of life and energy even though they had been signing for hours just before. refusing to take chairs they spent most of thier talk on thier feet bouncing around and discussing old times. There was a few inoppropriate questions regarding if they would ever sleep together and things like that. They were great together and were a delight to watch. Alas no tidbits on the 50th anniversay rumours other then deniel but can we really be sure? can we? The closing ceremony was a quick wrap up from all involved except annette and Eve who had to leave early. The energy was still buzzing having not disapated all weekend.
This con was a great event, even with the large amount of attendees it never felt much busier then any other event. All the guests were fun outgoing and seemed to really enjoy themselves. Overall this was one of the best events i have been to in 2012 and cant wat till the next one Hey people been bit lapsed with my blog from last few events BIG starfury Doctor Who Event this weekend so next week i will have review and photos.
There have been more images added to the Artist sketches and various signed comics from this years Thought Bubble event - Full con photos now up in the event section Hi there one and all- have been uploading alot of new convention photos in the events pages so take alook - few more to come here are a few new autographs that i have mounted up and uploaded
This past weekend was the largest convention of transformers in Europe- Auto Assembly.
This is one of my favourite events of the year not only because I a big transformer geek but it's relaxed, fan friendly, has great guests and is a cheap event. It is a two day event but I only went on the Saturday so alas I did miss out on the live panel script reading and party but still for the low ticket price I defiantly got my money's worth. First off just want to say how relaxed the atmosphere is. There were 700 plus attendiees and it never felt like it. Always room to sit for talks and room to move freely between stalls. The lines for guests were all very steady and was only due to lthe voice guests spending so much time with each person - chatting signing taking photos - that some queues seemed longer for the amount of actual people in it. But when the guests are so nice and really care about meeting the attendees you forget the time it took you to get to the front. But I'm getting ahead of myself let's start at the begining. I arrived at the Hilton at half nice just as the line was being lead in. Was a nice fast queue picked up my badge and goodie bag with ease. The comic creators were already at Thier tables so headed out to procure sketches - first stop was Andrew WIldman who I have met many times and was after a final sketch from him to finish off a piece I had started with him a few years ago - the autobot leader vs the decepticon leader- each picture is of a diff time of the comics and each picture has characters in same pose- the sketch price was twenty pounds which was the steepest at the event but as for two figures it cheaper then most other events , i was put out that he wanted donations to sign comics tho as usually at every event comics are signed for free and i had a fair few to be done. II left my sketch book with him and went on to get some other signatures whilst I await it's completion and contemplated should I pay for the autos. I know the money goes to charity and yes I took a lot to be done but being only one charging put me off a bit. Simon Furman was next to him signing the brand new regeneration issue and were all suprised and happy to see the variant cover i had with me as it was only a few days old and none had seen it yet, i have met simon so many times over the years its gettign harder to talk tranformers and have run out of things to ask btu the new comic has opened up a new world and yet as its ongoing they can never comment - curse you and your non spoiler ways The next guest I went to was digital comic artist livio ramondelli who was very nice did a couple of quick head shots in my trades and if I honest I not like his art in the comics bit seeing the pencil originals and the sketches he was doing I converted - I now will blame the inker and colourist for them looking bad, though I thinks that's him as well. I booked a Cliffjumper commission and we discusse his future plans for the digital transformer comics and how i still cant enjoy comics in that format. Next was on to another Auto Assembly regular and writer of my favorite comic at the moment- Transformers More Than Meets The Eye. Had a good chat regarding the style of the book both in look and the comedy aspect. he has the book plotted until issue 20 and hopes for longer brought from him a script from one of his issues and moved on to the longest comic queue of the day the ever talented Nick Roche sadly by this time his sketch list was full but he did do a quick springer headshot in my hardback trade and nick having heard about my redundancy gave me a free print which i love and also why i love this event, havign been for last 5 years i know alot of the comic people quiet well and makes it seem a lot warmer experience. my next stop was to original uk transformers artists Jeff anderson and Stephen baskerville had nice chat regarding Jeffs previous work and tried to avoid buying any original pages but got an amazing Galvatron and henchmen sketch and had chat with stephen about his new work on the regeneration comic and getting a great Unicron sketch to complete my evil leaders set. The openign ceremony started about 11 and was a fun event with special graphics and intro music per guest. The way the guests interact onstage and with attendees is so different to most events you do forget that they are all famous as they really include you in every aspect of the day. After a bit of a wait finally got to meet the voice actors. Michael Bell was first- i found him warm and interested in what i had to say regarding show and his charcaters in particular. Paul Elding kept disapearing btu when finally caught up to him his line was very long and semed like forever but as soon as you meetthe guy you realise why and that it was worth the wait. He loves talking about the work he has done and why the fans love it so and really makes that brief time with him seem like you known each other for years. He was telling my friends son Elijah secrets to the new Ben 10 series he working on and you could see him enjoyin he excitment in the childs eyes. My last guest meet was from legendary voice of the Tick Townsend Coleman he was funny and loved doing the voices and seeing all the random things people had fo rhim to sign from my random screen shots to actual wooden spoons. i was lucky wenough to get a Tick voice message which made my weekend. i saw bits of the talks whilst was in queues but i couldnt tell you what was being said the main issue with this whole event was the sound. either it was music that was too loud so couldnt talk to the guests easily and then when the guests were on stage couldnt hear the microphones either and the lighting was just as bad hardly any of my photos came out as was too dark with bright backing screen so that was frustrating, other then that couldnt fault the event at all. As usual below are the photos of me with guests and my sketchs,autographs and as usual because i got so many comics signed i wont add them here. This past Sunday I attended showmasters London film and comiccon this is another of the "meat Market" signing events that I have began to enjoy less and less so wasn't that excited to be going - well until the comic guests were announced - Gary Frank, jim starlin and many other big names so off I went suitcase full of comics camera in hand and a sickness bug in stomach oh yes a fun day lay ahead.
Due to travel and train delays arrived just after ten and expected it to be very busy but it wasn't to bad. Put my name on Gary franks sketch list then went to meet the artist Bit, fernando campas, ramon Bachs Jesus saiz and Who were still quiet so commissioned a sketch from each which was like conveyor belt of artistic talent all six sketching at once and the signing I owned that line I was a comic collecting god mwah ha ha- after collecting up my pieces I ran round to meet comic royalty jim starlin creator of many of marvels cosmic characters including thanos which i got him to do ne brief sketch of, we discussed the use of thanos in the avengers movie and that he liked it and his voice choice would be idris Elba but is hearing they may be casting Arnold schwarzenegger - hmm we shall see we both agreed but like starlin says trust in joss he not let us down so far. then off for quick chat and sketch from creator of War machine Kev Hopgood - nice guy and free sketches what more can a guy ask for. The first media guest of the day was charmed's Holly Marie combs who was meeting with my friends Fiona Michelle and rachel there was a sign saying no posed photos ( annoying as her photo shoot was over and she had done then on Friday at table from other peoples photos i have seen) and so we were going to take some of her signing but they then changed it to no photos at all and ordered my camera away. I said a quick hello to her and didn't really get much of a response back so moved along happy that didnt get auto now as not meet worth £20. Next to her was the overly excited and warm brain krause who was very nice to my me and my friends and photos with. We looked around the room it looked very patchy with alot of guests with no lines and a few random over the top lines but all seemed to have open queues. My first auto was from Robert Maschino- Todd from scrubs who was really nice really fun and dressed in full costume which really made for a good little extra especially when having a trademarked todd high five in my photo. Sadly due to lack of funds I couldn't afford to get the xfiles guests mitch pileggi and Nicholas lea tho I did go through with Michelle and have a nice chat they both nice but not photos with mitch -the next few actors i got were the game of thrones guys beginning with the man from many shows palph ineson- very friendly guy loved his part in the show and he happy how it turned out, Nonso Anozie who had a laugh about his characters fate and poss shagging roxanne mcgees characters to death..well what else he got to do? next up was steven cole who was ok but not as great a meet as the others from the show. Eugene Simon was a genuine friendly guy who had so much time for all the people in hi sline and how hapy he was to work with such great talent of peter dinklege and lene headly. Ross Mullen was great discussing different make up techniques and his hopes for bigger things in the next season.The beautiful Amrita Acharia was my final stop of the line she was sweet but was bit brief as her character never really resonated with me i didnt have much to discuss,Melissa George and Frank spotniz were doing a free promotional talk and signing for new show which even though I had I had a ticket missed talk due to a the Iain Glen queue, but after being turned away managed to join the auto queue very rushed they passed then a postcard to sign in front of u by the time it got to the frank there was some how another random backed up pile which you were handed one from instead very strange. Then as most actors had gone to lunch manage to get a quick photo with bai ling tried to have a chat but felt like she had no idea what I was saying I assumed her English was ok but didn't come across that way. Joint the queue for a photo with the iron throne which up close didn't look that inpressie but the photos came out very well I'm very happy with it Had a quick walk around the stalls but my sickness kept kicking in so I had to take a break so went and got another free sketch from kev hopgood - tried for another jim starlin but he kept disapearing. Lunchs and talks were over so all guests were back so rejoined the Iain Glen line and at last got my two autos and photo at desk - was the most rushed queue I been in today - which I paid for- which was a shame as he such a good character would been nice to discuss. And with that I was officially done just had my Gary Frank sketches to collect but as they were not quiet ready went around blagging photos at the desks - Danielle Harris from Halloween 4 and 5 very sweet and pretty, the primeval guys ben Mansfield and ciaran Mcmenimen nice but the best was lord of rings and sparticus actor Craig Parker so warm so funny and a genuine pleasure to meet. That's pretty much my day spent more Money then expected but got alot more then usual for it- 11 sketches many photos with and sitting on the iron throne. Below are photos, Autos and sketchs - i also got about 200 comics signed but won post them here This weekend was Starfurys first Dr Who convention celebrating the eleventh
doctors time on the show with guests: Matt Smith, Mark Shepphers, W Morgan Sheppherd,Catrin Stewart,Frances Barber,Neve Mckintosh,Simon Fisher Becker,Jim Swallow, Tony Lee, Christina Chung and Dan Starky Sadly Alex KIngston had cancelled the event a few days before it began. The first thing that I noticed when arrived on the Friday was how busy the event was. Most conventions over the last few years average between 250- 400 attendees there was about 600 here and I recognised very few. This event was going to be different but would that be good or bad? The opening ceremony began as usual - delayed but that was fine for me as was rubbing late anyway. The guests appeared on stage one by one and gave brief introduction. This event was different as there were slot of guests only doing certain days so catrin Stewart, Matt smith and simon Milligan were not here yet Highlights were defiantly the guests who appeared to fully embrace their characters and the show itself- simon baker fisher I'm looking at you. Any guest that can make me laugh is defiantly a winner, then as just like that it was over and the quests all left to go to the gold passes meet and greet whilst rest of us got the party going. The next morning after very little sleep was off to the 1st photo shoot of the day - all very quick all very organised as per usual - quick hellos to the guests slight mockery as I had lost most of my voice. Then was off to enjoy the talks for the rest of the day, I wasn't sure what to expect from these as didn't know any of the guests other then the shepherds so went in completly unassuming and to hopefully enjoy. First talk I caught was the end of Jim Swallows and Tony Lee as they discussed how hard it is to write official tie in material when show stil ongoing as not to mess with continuity and future plans. The next talk was simon fisher baker and dan starky these two were very funny and egar to answer almost anything, Dan kept listing more and more silly jobs for sontarans - angry stationary staff, gardeners, stamp collectors. Simon was telling of his excitment working on the show and how shocked he was that he had the last line in the latest series of the show, you could see as they talked how much love they had for the show. Up next were Frances Barber and Christina Chong - frances stole the talk with her infectious warmth and happiness. With her long career she had many stories about other co stars and friends- how Ian mckellan was a big kid who collects, plays and breaks action figures She discussed the fun of acting with an eyepatch and the time she visited the Peter jacksons house with sylvester McCoy and that Peter Jackson has original costumes from dr who in displays. Christina Chong mentioned her family owned restaurant and that she liked her time on the show and hoped to return- but then the embarrassment happened someone asked her a question regarding k9 and she had no idea who he was. Very awkward moment. I'm glad frances had been paired up with her as I don't think Christina could handle a talk alone, having only done the one episode was hard to ask her Many things and she never came across as veryForthcoming with information. The next talk was the father son comedy duo of mark shepherd and w Morgan shepherd. They both been before mark pretty much lives on a starfury stage, their banter was hilarious and mark spent most of the talk walking around the room interacting with the audience and generally playing up to the crowd - which we all enjoyed- and the one question you never ask mark is " why do you always play bad characters " the one thing I always admire about marks talks is how passionate he gets about his job and how it comes across to the fans - including taking his name of credits at beginning of a show so his appearances can Neva surprise, and how he really answers a question in depth regarding how relatesto the medium. Morgan though a marvellous man great stories sadly couldn't hear most questions so his answers were hit and miss- always good but not always on subject. The final talk was between neve mcintosh and catrin Stewart both played great characters on the show and discussed the make up process and hopes of a possible but probably unlikely spin off. Catrin discussed her brief time on misfits. The autographs began as dan and Christina were only there the one day they had a separate room and queue which was steady dan seemed happy to chat and seemed very warm sadly Christina was head down sign move on even when it wasn't very busy was hard to get any reaction out of her which was a shame.After a long wait was through into the main auto room went steadily through mark,Frances and neve queues had nice brief chat with Catrin about misfits and simon about his character. The longest queue was at the end for w Morgan shepherd who loved my original star trek next generation trading card from his first appearance he discussed how he got the part when Gene Roddenbury himself saw him outside audition and they hit it off. And from there he guest stared in almost each spin- off of star trek. He also let slip that the W stands for William but he not like that name but can't say it too loud as marks son named William after him. Then had to rush off to get ready for my group entry for the fancy dress. We had decided to do the eleven doctors and a tardis but ten minutes before we had to meet we lost our fith and sith doctors and so we began to panic luckily i have friends easily bribed into helping. Can still hear the protests as we slipped on thier jackets and wigs and frog marched them out to the crowed. We did have a routine planned but when we couldn't have the music we wanted we were just going to do the standard walk around but last minute inspiration gave me the Idea that we should walk in shout out how very boring and un doctor like this was and then we all joint up and did the conga. The guests and crowd really enjoyed it which is why were awarded best group entry losing out to Lydia matts who won with an amazing entry though we won't applaud her too much as she dropped out or group to do it. The day I was dreading began - Matt Smith Sunday -I was expecting chaos, this many fans all wanting him in such short space of time was going to be mental. Arrived at the photo shoot prepared for the worse and was totally surprised at how well organised and quick the line was. Photo was taken at normal speed not felt like bring rushed through could see Matt taking time with each person and messing around and posing when asked, he seemed like he was having fun. I only had one more photo shoot that day with the guy who played Nixon - Stuart milligan which though smaller line seemed to take alot longer After this was much the same as yesterday great talks by all but each one stolen by mark shepherd and simon fisher baker who just so much fun. Before the main talk that everyone was eagerly awaited had a quick run around the auto room getting my Matt smiths and Stuart milligans done - nice brief chat with Matt about as he put it "the downfall of the ponds " and how in a show like this is very different to most as it's not carried by actors it's all about the doctor so no actors job is ever safe. Even though he had Been signing for a few hours he still seemed full of energy and took time to greet each fan. Then the main event the talk we had all been waiting for ... We took our seats and out came.... Sean Harry - at last i thought he going to tell us all about his acting past but alas no he introduced Matt smith to the stage to which the room erruptred - have not seen a response to a guest this big in a long time. With Sean being a huge doctor who geek he took the chance to interview matt at the start before opening the floor to questions. Was a fun talk with many varied questions and Matt trying his best not to let slip any spoilers especially regarding the new companion. Though he couldn't hide his smile when a certain alien rumour came up. Was great to see Matt change from himself to the doctor when ever a child asked a question. Was a good talk definitely worth the hype. Sadly I had to dash so missed closing ceremony. Overall was a great weekend good guests not seem as busy as it was, fun parties all photos came out well and matts autograph at £10 was a bargain. Starfurys first doctor who event was a roaring success and winning best group fancy dress entry helped sweeten the weekend |