I went to the con. It was the first Leverage Con, but I'm sure not the only. According to them, they are the only non-genre show that ever had a con specifically devoted to their show. They expected about 150 people. They got, last I heard, around 500, including the day-trippers. They were all gobsmacked. Dean Devlin was glowing from within. Though he may do that all the time. He might be an enlightened soul, I don't know. He has a Buddha-like expression of calm about him. Apparently he has a magical knack for getting people to just *give* them things. Like the tanker in the last episode. "You want us to film here." "Yes, we want you to film here!" "You want to let us film for free." "We want to let you film for free!"
I'll be in my bunk.
Jayne ,'War Stories'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
Zenkitty - Apr 05, 2010 5:21:30 pm PDT #4934 of 12003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Dana - Apr 05, 2010 5:23:16 pm PDT #4935 of 12003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
According to them, they are the only non-genre show that ever had a con specifically devoted to their show.
Uh...
Zenkitty - Apr 05, 2010 5:26:37 pm PDT #4936 of 12003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
So, no, then?
Dana - Apr 05, 2010 5:28:40 pm PDT #4937 of 12003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Well, what kind of con? Was it a Creation con?
P.M. Marc - Apr 05, 2010 5:31:13 pm PDT #4938 of 12003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
They're non-genre?
Zenkitty - Apr 05, 2010 5:35:12 pm PDT #4939 of 12003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
No, it wasn't a Creation con. I don't know how to answer "what kind of con", I'm afraid. The guy running it said he'd run "many" conventions before, and is based in Germany. I've no idea who he is, except that his name is Marc. I think it was him and a bunch of local volunteers. I'm suspicious of what cons he's actually run, because they totally didn't seem to know how to handle the amount of people they dealing with. It was a great con, just kinda badly handled on certain aspects. (Once registration tops 250, you ought to know it's not going to be a "small, intimate party for our supporters" anymore. IJS.)
Cass - Apr 05, 2010 5:35:17 pm PDT #4940 of 12003
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Oooh, can we decide what shows are "genre" and which aren't again? I like that having that discussion way better when it doesn't involve going to Lightbulbs. Unless it'll get all messy here. Then, no.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 05, 2010 5:35:33 pm PDT #4941 of 12003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Starsky & Hutch had ZebraCon going back to 1979.
Dana - Apr 05, 2010 5:36:07 pm PDT #4942 of 12003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, and I went to four Nikita cons, so.
Zenkitty - Apr 05, 2010 5:37:20 pm PDT #4943 of 12003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
They're non-genre?
Meaning, not science fiction or fantasy.
eta I don't wanna have the genre/non-genre discussion! I'm just reporting what was stated, rather proudly, at the con, regardless of whether they were right.