Big Damned Flanvention
POSTED BY: Piffle101
UPDATED: Monday, November 28, 2005 00:47
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Originally posted by Piffle101:
Thank you, bunches.
And we're all annoyed at him.
Elevator meetings sooo rock! I cant wait for December to come!
Hm.. Most people jsut take the bus or taxi. But the taxi people try to jip you if your not paying attention. I'd say Bus.. But from the aiport, they give you FREE shuttle to your hotel. That's what Im doin.
How will I be able to find you?? I guess Ill see everyone ever the span of the weekend.
Ps..If you want to post in a place where people arein' about not goin, go here: www.boosterevents.com and sign up! We're nice! LOL
Yeah, there's not a super-lot of people goin' to the con, so it shouldn't be terrible hard to find people...
So, ya don't actually live in LA, then? Hm...well, anyone that does, feel free to invite me over to your house for dinner
. My plan is to spend $0 on food for the weekend; I'm packin' all my meals (you're allowed to transport sardines on airplans, right?)-Steve
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Xerogravity,
I expect people to be a little taken back by some of my opinions, and I don't mind; I wish I could be consistently positive about everything all the time, but I can't, so sometimes I will be overjoyed by somethings, and sometimes I will be turnedoff by that very same thing....depends on what mood I'm in.
I am a fan of Firefly, there is no doubt about that, but I am of two minds about the whole thing. One mind is a crazed fan, the other mind is a pessimistic, depressive, who's a little too real for her own good.
I love the Firefly characters, and I would hope that the people who play these characters would let us see a little bit of those characters when we go to the conventions and meet them, but the reality of it all is that they are actors, real people, with real hangups, and thats what we will end up meeting when we go to the conventions, which is sad because they have the power to enhance the conventions.
Example: If I were an actress/actor in Firefly, I would hope that I would be very much aware of the story of the show I worked in, and whenever I would go to a convention, I would bring my character with me and be in-character the whole time I was there, I would even dress up as the character that I played, because thats what people are paying to see and experience, and they would be able to take home the experience that they actually met and talked with Inara, or River, or Mal etc. That sort of thing would make Firefly much more popular, and people would love it.
When I used to go to the conventions for the original star trek, during question and answering sessions, the cast members had no idea of what we were talking about, and one guy asked a question about Constitution Class Starships, and William Shatner, the man who played Captain Kirk aboard the Enterprise, answered with "Whats a Constitution Class Starship?" The audience froze for a moment, you could have heard a pin drop in there until the people who ran the convention, quickly changed the subject. Thats when I realized that some of these actors don't put together the big picture of the show or movie that they are in.
And money? yes, most of it is all about money and it does bother me, at the same time I could careless about it...strange, duel way to look at it wouldnt you agree? But the actors have to be paid for their time spent at the convention; it wouldnt be right for them not to get paid after doing a job.
Anyway, if what I have to say bother some of you, well I apologize for that, I mean no harm, I'm a fan just like you and I have a habit of shooting my mouth off and speaking my mind; I'll try to watch it in the future.
...Is there a reward?
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I had the good fortune to have an after-con dinner and drink thing with DeForest Kelley years and years ago (that's Bones from TOS ~ The Original Star Trek, for those of you who may not know). He was more bitter and snippy off the screen then he ever was on the screen. He would'nt give anyone an autograph but he'd talk to us like a normal person (and that was 1000X better than his scribbled name on a piece of paper or some napkin).
I think he was cast to play his role and brought the real personality to the screen. I think all of them weren't completely acting (him, Shatner, Nimoy, etc.).
I think the FF cast would probably be nothing like their onscreen personalities in RL. They're just acting. Sadly, I think most of them will probably be opposite the characters they played.
It's why they'll succeed and go on to do other things in hollywood.
Kelly would never have gone to a convention if it had been about the money. As much as he hated going to them (and that's from his own mouth), it was never about the money. Things are different now with these "conventions". The money is everything, the actors are just acting. Good ole hubris... that pride that goeth before the fall.
If ST cons had ever become some obscenely expensive, the Trek stars would never have gone because they knew their dedicated fans wouldn't be there.
I can afford to go to this con if I had it in me. I just don't. Feels fakey as hell.
XG
Like I said... let them come to me. I outnumber them.
No such thing as gravity. The "Earth-that-was" just sucks.
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So, ya don't actually live in LA, then? Hm...well, anyone that does, feel free to invite me over to your house for dinner . My plan is to spend $0 on food for the weekend; I'm packin' all my meals (you're allowed to transport sardines on airplans, right?)
-Steve
Nopers. I live in Northern California.. So LA isnt really that far for me.
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I think the FF cast would probably be nothing like their onscreen personalities in RL. They're just acting. Sadly, I think most of them will probably be opposite the characters they played.
I can vouch for this one! I've met a few of the cast a couple of times and have only heard good things about them.
Summer- Sweetheart in everyway! She's not crazy (lol) though she is shy when it comes to crowds. (Who could blame her? Im the same way)
Adam- He's great! He loves to sit down and have a beer with fans and hear what they have to say about the show and anything else in general. (Just dont get him started in politics (lol)
Nathan- Cant say anything negative about him! Too many good things to say!
And for everyone else- Everyone say's their great and they really mean it. Jewel and Morena have a great sick sense of humour. (Just read about DragonCon) and Ron seems fun too. Alan and Sean are fun too.
I dont think Gina has ever done a Con so Im kinda mute there.
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Well XeroGravity,
Its like I said in an earlier post. If these actors/actress show up for a convention, it wouldnt hurt to show up at that convention incharacter, dressed up in the costumes of the character that they played on Firefly/Serenity, and just totally behaved as though the convention was just another Firefly episode; The attending fans would eat it up!
It would be grand to see all the actors behaving like their characters, we would be in sci-fi heaven.
During the interview with the cast members that comes with Firefly the Complete series DVD, the only two people that came off as likable and real was the actress Gina Torres, and Nathan Fillion. Nathan came off as sincere, and very much human, and also you could tell that he wasnt such a hard ass as the character that he portrays (Mal) in Firefly, but he's very likable, and Gina Torres, came off as Zoe, so I guess you could say that she played herself.
Jewel Staite came off as fake, and plastic. Seam Maher came off as vapid, and devoid of character. Summer Glau kept that forever "hey! I'm on tv" look about her the whole time and Ron Glass wouldnt stop laughing in that scary way. The actress Morena Baccarin possesed none of her characters regalness, but she seemed honest, and Alan Tudyk just looked hungover.
I guess it does say a lot about their acting skills that they played the Firefly characters and made us believe that they were these cut and dried personalities, but alas, they are real people just like us, but then that brings forth a question...what are we going to the convention for, and what are we paying for?
I guess for myself, I'm unfairly going to the convention to see the characters, not the actors if that makes any sense, and the people who throw these conventions and the actors who go there should be aware of this when it comes to fans, and make an effort to present to us the personalities of the crew of Firefly, not the actors.
Is this post too negative?
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Quote:From my perspective, you're entitled to your opinion and feelings, and to have your say. I doubt you'd be able to kill my buzz anyway...
Originally posted by RiveR6213:
Is this post too negative?
However, when we get a little closer to convention time, I anticipate starting a thread (if nobody else does) for those who are going, specifically to plan meetups and such. I hope that those who hold such negative opinions will keep them out of that thread so we don't have to wade through 130 posts there!
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Ain't about you, Jayne. It's about what they need.
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Don't worry, I would never be a "wet towel" in person. When I go to the convention, I will be very positive and quite happy about everything; thats how I am when I'm out in public. I only unleash my negative side when I'm in front of the computer screen for some unknown reason.
And I hope a lot of you don't think that my posts are designed to annoy you...in my own way I think I'm contributing. I don't say stuff to get people mad at me, I say stuff to get people thinking about things, and if I've failed at that I will shut up.
I suppose I fulfill that old saying " It takes all kinds to make up a world"
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How will we be able to recognize each other???
Im in here: http://disneypix.tripod.com/photoverse/ Pg 9!
E-mail Fray and add yourselves!
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Because Dancers are tough,mean...Chicas!! -Summer Glau
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Nice photo!
I'll use that site and post a few also!
Thx
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I don't mind starting a new thread for con details and specifics. I'm thinking once we get to the 9th (this Wed), I'll start the new thread, marking exactly 1 month till Flanvention. Cos this thread is starting to take forever to load now, even with dsl.
As for how we'd all recognize each other at the con, I thought about making a t-shirt with my user name on it. Sure, I know not everyone would want to do this, but its an idea at least.
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