Charisma at a LA Convention?

nodakskip · 10-27-2008, 05:42 PM

Got this email today....

From a Creation Entertainment e-mail announcement:

GRAND SLAM: SCI-FI SUMMIT CONVENTION LANDS NEW GUEST!

The upcoming GRAND SLAM: THE SCI-FI SUMMIT CONVENTION comes to LOS
ANGELES on MAY 1-3, 2009 and you're invited for the star-studded fun!
It's a wonderful weekend celebration of sc-fi television and film and
fans are coming from around the world to join in and party!

Today we are adding the sensational CHARISMA CARPENTER, BUFFY &
ANGEL's Cordelia Chase; VERONICA MARS' Kendall Casablancas; and
GREEK's Tegan Walker to our already outstanding guest list which includes:

AMANDA TAPPING
STARGATE: ATLANTIS & SG-1's Lt. Col. Samantha Carter; SANCTUARY's Dr.
Helen Magnus. We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Amanda back to our
events after a long absence!

KELLAN LUTZ
TWILIGHT's Emmett Cullen; PROM NIGHT's Rick Leland; ACCEPTED's Dwayne;
STICK IT's Frank; 90210'S George Evans (appearing Sunday)

MICHAEL WELCH
TWILIGHT's Mike Newton; STAR TREK: INSURRECTION's Artim; JOAN OF
ARCADIA's Luke Girardi; STARGATE SG-1's young Jack O'Neill (Appearing
Sunday)

JOHN NOBLE
FRINGE's Dr. Walter Bishop; LORD OF THE RINGS' Denethor (appearing
Saturday). Along with attending the Saturday Night Dessert party, John
will be having an exclusive luncheon for five fans. More info on this
as we get closer to the event.

MICHELLE FORBES
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION's Ensign Ro Laren/Dara/Ro Laren;
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA's Admiral Helena Cain; TRUE BLOOD's Maryann;
PRISON BREAK's Samantha Brinker; 24's Lynne Kresge

SENDHIL RAMAMURTHY
HEROES' Mohinder Suresh

NICKI CLYNE
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA's Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson/Cally Tyrol

At this early time, our top of the line GOLD WEEKEND PACKAGES are
available at the convention site, please visit us at:
http://www.creationent.com/cal/stgs.htm

GRAND SLAM: THE SCI-FI SUMMIT
Fri. Sat. & Sun. May 1 - 3, 2009
Marriott Los Angeles Airport
5855 West Century Blvd.

Emmangel · 10-27-2008, 06:04 PM

Creation? Ugh.

Still, we expect full reports if anyone heads down!

Morrigan · 10-27-2008, 07:42 PM

The first con I ever went to (back when I was 15) was a creation con. It was in NYC right after Thanksgiving.

I hope we get reports from this one, looks forward to seeing if CC has anything planned for next season.

Livvie · 10-27-2008, 08:48 PM

I was thinking about going, staying with friends in LA to save some money and getting the gold package, until I saw the price. WOWZA!

I've never been to a convention before so is it worth it just to pay for the autograph session? Is it anything more than just a signing line?

Freakface · 10-27-2008, 09:50 PM

Creation huh? Last time she was scheduled to appear at a Creation event, she canceled out. Plus, I had bad experiences from Creation events, mainly from last minute cancelations. Hold on till the appeance is more concrete.

Emmangel · 10-28-2008, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livvie

I was thinking about going, staying with friends in LA to save some money and getting the gold package, until I saw the price. WOWZA!

I've never been to a convention before so is it worth it just to pay for the autograph session? Is it anything more than just a signing line?

Creation are well.... waaay expensive money making cattle markets, so expect hardly any interaction and being rushed along. Even some of the actors boycott their events after seeing how the fans can be treated (Hi Aaron!).

It's not anything like how other conventions are (as opposed to signings, which are a different kettle of fish anyway), at least in the UK.

Still I'd never tell anyone not to go, esp. if it's you're only chance to see someone. I know I've paid stupid prices on occasion to see someone (RDA was sooo worth it though!) and gone to some really crap events. Just know what to expect, make the most out of it and if you do have a bad time, remember that not all events are the same. If you have a great time, even better!

Still, it does strike me as a little strange that Charisma has signed up for this as opposed to a signing. I know she's not really comfortable doing guest talks, or at least never used to be. Still, if she's slowly enjoying that side of things more, excellent for us!

Sorry, I can talk about conventions for ages, I';; be shutting up now. LOL

Livvie · 10-28-2008, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emmangel

Creation are well.... waaay expensive money making cattle markets, so expect hardly any interaction and being rushed along. Even some of the actors boycott their events after seeing how the fans can be treated (Hi Aaron!).

It's not anything like how other conventions are (as opposed to signings, which are a different kettle of fish anyway), at least in the UK.

Still I'd never tell anyone not to go, esp. if it's you're only chance to see someone. I know I've paid stupid prices on occasion to see someone (RDA was sooo worth it though!) and gone to some really crap events. Just know what to expect, make the most out of it and if you do have a bad time, remember that not all events are the same. If you have a great time, even better!

Still, it does strike me as a little strange that Charisma has signed up for this as opposed to a signing. I know she's not really comfortable doing guest talks, or at least never used to be. Still, if she's slowly enjoying that side of things more, excellent for us!

Sorry, I can talk about conventions for ages, I';; be shutting up now. LOL

You really are a lifesaver. The only experience that I have with this sort of thing is that I used to go to a large convention in Las Vegas a very very long time ago for video store and video equipment owners and operators. They had celebrities there but the convention was so huge with so many vendors, you always got a chance to sit down and talk to the celebs. I knew most of these sci-fi conventions wouldn't be like that but that was my only frame of reference.

I think I might skip this one since it seems Creation isn't such a hot company. With the frequency that I'm in LA, I'm probably better off just to hang around some supermarket in CC's neighborhood (ha! stalker much?) than to pay that much just to be rushed through a line.

What convention runners have you had good experiences with? (And that's a general question for people that do conventions). I would like to pop my fan convention cherry eventually.

Emmangel · 10-28-2008, 01:01 PM

Well, I normally only do events in the UK, so I'll start with them and move onto the US ones.

The two best in the UK are Starfury and Wolf. They're cheapish (under £100) and you get a lot for it. Early bookers tend to get in a 'meet & greet' where you either sit at tables and the guests come to you or you all just mingle with everyone, guest talks all day, a free auto from each guest (unless they're a bonus guest which costs about a tenner), photo shoots are dead cheap too. Most of the time (especially at Wolf who run smaller cons) you’ll be able to hang out with the guests in the evening too as they often come to parties or just like to hang around the bars.

There are a few others, Rogue is good, but new, and Massive Events are trying to be the UK Creation. I went to one of their cons over here and it was crap. Of course, there are a ton of signing events too, which are different again. I always say if people are able, to try a con over here. They’re very different and worth a gander at.

As for the US, I myself have only been to two. Gatecon I went to this year, and was held in Vancouver. It was okay, but I wouldn’t queue up to attend another. If it wasn’t for being in Vancouver and doing all the touristy stuff I’d have been very disappointed.

The other I go to every year, as do many others on this board. Dragon*Con. It’s awesome. And huge. D*C is like 30 conventions being run all at the same time, there’s a ton to do (you’ll often want to be in five places at once!) and great costumes and atmosphere. You tend to see the guests happily wandering around, willing to chat, even attending fan parties and though their autos tend to cost more in the States (but much less than Creation) unless they’re really busy there is plenty of time to have a chat with them. I’d totally recommend doing D*C at least once in your life, it’s great. I’ll be posting a D*C report/photos in my LJ soon if you want to get more of a feel for it.

Hope all that isn’t too confusing! I’m in a rush but I’ll be around later if there’s any questions.

10-27-2008, 05:42 PM	#1
nodakskip Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ND Posts: 607	Charisma at a LA Convention? Got this email today.... From a Creation Entertainment e-mail announcement: GRAND SLAM: SCI-FI SUMMIT CONVENTION LANDS NEW GUEST! The upcoming GRAND SLAM: THE SCI-FI SUMMIT CONVENTION comes to LOS ANGELES on MAY 1-3, 2009 and you're invited for the star-studded fun! It's a wonderful weekend celebration of sc-fi television and film and fans are coming from around the world to join in and party! Today we are adding the sensational CHARISMA CARPENTER, BUFFY & ANGEL's Cordelia Chase; VERONICA MARS' Kendall Casablancas; and GREEK's Tegan Walker to our already outstanding guest list which includes: AMANDA TAPPING STARGATE: ATLANTIS & SG-1's Lt. Col. Samantha Carter; SANCTUARY's Dr. Helen Magnus. We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Amanda back to our events after a long absence! KELLAN LUTZ TWILIGHT's Emmett Cullen; PROM NIGHT's Rick Leland; ACCEPTED's Dwayne; STICK IT's Frank; 90210'S George Evans (appearing Sunday) MICHAEL WELCH TWILIGHT's Mike Newton; STAR TREK: INSURRECTION's Artim; JOAN OF ARCADIA's Luke Girardi; STARGATE SG-1's young Jack O'Neill (Appearing Sunday) JOHN NOBLE FRINGE's Dr. Walter Bishop; LORD OF THE RINGS' Denethor (appearing Saturday). Along with attending the Saturday Night Dessert party, John will be having an exclusive luncheon for five fans. More info on this as we get closer to the event. MICHELLE FORBES STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION's Ensign Ro Laren/Dara/Ro Laren; BATTLESTAR GALACTICA's Admiral Helena Cain; TRUE BLOOD's Maryann; PRISON BREAK's Samantha Brinker; 24's Lynne Kresge SENDHIL RAMAMURTHY HEROES' Mohinder Suresh NICKI CLYNE BATTLESTAR GALACTICA's Crewman Specialist Cally Henderson/Cally Tyrol At this early time, our top of the line GOLD WEEKEND PACKAGES are available at the convention site, please visit us at: http://www.creationent.com/cal/stgs.htm GRAND SLAM: THE SCI-FI SUMMIT Fri. Sat. & Sun. May 1 - 3, 2009 Marriott Los Angeles Airport 5855 West Century Blvd. __________________ http://www.geocities.com/nodakskip/

10-27-2008, 06:04 PM	#2
Emmangel Administrator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,934	Creation? Ugh. Still, we expect full reports if anyone heads down! __________________ I suppose it's understandable that John felt if he saved the cheerleader, he'd save the world.[/center]

10-27-2008, 07:42 PM	#3
Morrigan Who Da Man?! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Garden State Posts: 9,854	The first con I ever went to (back when I was 15) was a creation con. It was in NYC right after Thanksgiving. I hope we get reports from this one, looks forward to seeing if CC has anything planned for next season. __________________ ME: Farking up all your good memories one character at a time ~ Prima

10-27-2008, 08:48 PM	#4
Livvie nutcase Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seventh Ring of Hell Posts: 1,108	I was thinking about going, staying with friends in LA to save some money and getting the gold package, until I saw the price. WOWZA! I've never been to a convention before so is it worth it just to pay for the autograph session? Is it anything more than just a signing line? __________________ "No regrets. That is what I say. That and everybody Wang Chung tonight" -Out Cold "I only want to have sex with the C part of C/A. Not interested in the A." -Me to Nikkiwawa

10-27-2008, 09:50 PM	#5
Freakface Who's Your Daddy?! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The East Coast of the United States Posts: 1,315	Creation huh? Last time she was scheduled to appear at a Creation event, she canceled out. Plus, I had bad experiences from Creation events, mainly from last minute cancelations. Hold on till the appeance is more concrete. __________________ Enjoy the life, but keep your keyboard clean! I have looked at the darkness of the world, and all I see is the light of humanity - Unknown Come check out my blog: http://freakfaceusacelebpics.blogspot.com/

10-28-2008, 01:01 PM	#8
Emmangel Administrator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,934	Well, I normally only do events in the UK, so I'll start with them and move onto the US ones. The two best in the UK are Starfury and Wolf. They're cheapish (under £100) and you get a lot for it. Early bookers tend to get in a 'meet & greet' where you either sit at tables and the guests come to you or you all just mingle with everyone, guest talks all day, a free auto from each guest (unless they're a bonus guest which costs about a tenner), photo shoots are dead cheap too. Most of the time (especially at Wolf who run smaller cons) you’ll be able to hang out with the guests in the evening too as they often come to parties or just like to hang around the bars. There are a few others, Rogue is good, but new, and Massive Events are trying to be the UK Creation. I went to one of their cons over here and it was crap. Of course, there are a ton of signing events too, which are different again. I always say if people are able, to try a con over here. They’re very different and worth a gander at. As for the US, I myself have only been to two. Gatecon I went to this year, and was held in Vancouver. It was okay, but I wouldn’t queue up to attend another. If it wasn’t for being in Vancouver and doing all the touristy stuff I’d have been very disappointed. The other I go to every year, as do many others on this board. DragonCon. It’s awesome. And huge. DC is like 30 conventions being run all at the same time, there’s a ton to do (you’ll often want to be in five places at once!) and great costumes and atmosphere. You tend to see the guests happily wandering around, willing to chat, even attending fan parties and though their autos tend to cost more in the States (but much less than Creation) unless they’re really busy there is plenty of time to have a chat with them. I’d totally recommend doing DC at least once in your life, it’s great. I’ll be posting a DC report/photos in my LJ soon if you want to get more of a feel for it. Hope all that isn’t too confusing! I’m in a rush but I’ll be around later if there’s any questions. __________________ I suppose it's understandable that John felt if he saved the cheerleader, he'd save the world.[/center]

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