The Entire Cast of Star Trek TNG is coming to Calgary Comic Con

[MrMastodonFarm]

Post-Expo round up by the Edmonton Sun, complete with picture taken from a Blackberry Pearl.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2012/05/0...rontal-nerdity

The expo saw close to 50,000 people come through their doors — that is, when they were letting people in

“We’re listening. There’s been some amazing conversations throughout the night and the morning and we’re taking the suggestions to heart,” Steve said. “And we’re going to be bigger and better next year. We’re going to continue to aspire to be one of the finest pop culture experiences in Western Canada and North America. And I encourage everybody to continue to talk to us on Twitter. I want to hear your ideas, I want to hear your suggestions. Let’s work together to put full-frontal nerdity on the map.”

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Post-Expo round up by the Edmonton Sun, complete with picture taken from a Blackberry Pearl.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2012/05/0...rontal-nerdity

i totally read that wrong

[chemgear]

Blog post and comments of some of the experiences:

http://pixelresponse.wordpress.com/2...-28/#more-1322

EDIT: I also hear they are (being forced?) to give out refunds to people in a few days - #wewantarefund trending upwards apparently. What a gongshow.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by chemgear

Blog post and comments of some of the experiences:

http://pixelresponse.wordpress.com/2...-28/#more-1322

So just to follow up on this...

An organizer responded to that post quickly.

Hey – My name is Steve and I’m the spokesperson and one of the organizers of the show. I would like to follow up with you on how to make it right. Were you able to read the note on our website (http://bit.ly/I4gPyf) and did make it to the show on Sunday? Please tweet me @calgaryexpo. I look forward to speaking with you.

The same person who wrote the review of Saturday, did a review of sunday and had this to say.

All around a pretty fantastic day. This week’s episode of The Media Monks Podcast will be detailing some more on mine and Nathan’s experiences at the Expo so if interested be sure to check that out. I’m pretty happy with how big the CCEE is getting but the growing pains were definitely felt this year

Saturday was a massive gong show, I left with a very bitter taste in my mouth like most. Thankfully however, it appears that the organizers improved on Sunday (though it wasn't perfect) and are already taking steps to improve things for next year.

[Arsenal14]

Originally Posted by FlamingC4Life!

We are far and away doing better than Capital X and a mall in Deadmonton. I even asked Will Wheaten a loaded question if he'd ever heard of Calgary before and he said "yeahm I said it in one episode of TNG"!

Wil's also a huge LA Kings fan so I'm guessing he's probably well familiar with the city. Should have asked him if his opinion on Darryl Sutter has changed. I know he was pretty pissed about that hiring on Twitter when it was announced.

[Knalus]

Originally Posted by Arsenal14

Wil's also a huge LA Kings fan so I'm guessing he's probably well familiar with the city. Should have asked him if his opinion on Darryl Sutter has changed. I know he was pretty pissed about that hiring on Twitter when it was announced.

That is exactly what I would have asked. But I didn't spend any money for a photo.

[SilverGS]

Originally Posted by Arsenal14

Wil's also a huge LA Kings fan so I'm guessing he's probably well familiar with the city. Should have asked him if his opinion on Darryl Sutter has changed. I know he was pretty pissed about that hiring on Twitter when it was announced.

Hmm If I knew I would of asked him when is saw him. Instead I just gave him a high 5

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

i totally read that wrong

I think you were suppose to.

Well i decided to do the biggest gong show in Canada now. The Fan Expo in Toronto where there are over 80,000 people.

[Yeah_Baby]

Aside from standing in line for two hours to get in I had a blast on Saturday. It was my first time at the event and I'll defiantly be back. I'll do it differently next time, but I will be back.

It will be super tough to top 8 cast members of TNG. What there were 9? Tasha Yar doesn't count.

[Coys1882]

Jay Feaster??

Spoiler!

[Hilch]

I don't know if anyone can answer this but what do people like Wil Whhheaton or Hayden Panettiere get paid to show up to these events? Does this Expo pay their travel, hotel, etc. plus a booking fee?

I've always been curious how they get them to show up and figured money was the leading factor.

[Coys1882]

I think they make pretty good money charging for photos and autographs.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Originally Posted by Hilch

I don't know if anyone can answer this but what do people like Wil Whhheaton or Hayden Panettiere get paid to show up to these events? Does this Expo pay their travel, hotel, etc. plus a booking fee?

I've always been curious how they get them to show up and figured money was the leading factor.

They get a guaranteed amount, ie $10,000. Anything over and above is theirs.

I'm not sure about accommodations, I never asked about that...

[rd_aaron]

Originally Posted by Coys1882

I think they make pretty good money charging for photos and autographs.

At $40 an autograph I think they're making pretty decent money. How long do they take with each person? 30 seconds? At $40/autograph and 30 seconds per autograph, that's about $4800 in an hour.

[Hilch]

Originally Posted by GreatWhiteEbola

They get a guaranteed amount, ie $10,000. Anything over and above is theirs.

I'm not sure about accommodations, I never asked about that...

When you say theirs do you mean the Expo or the celeb?

Thanks for the insight, I knew money would be involved but wasn't sure how much. I guess it would depend on the person on how much they make as well. I wonder how much it would cost for a 1-on-1 with Hayden.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Originally Posted by Hilch

When you say theirs do you mean the Expo or the celeb?

Thanks for the insight, I knew money would be involved but wasn't sure how much. I guess it would depend on the person on how much they make as well. I wonder how much it would cost for a 1-on-1 with Hayden.

The celebs, it was a few years ago when I asked the promoter what the deal was, I could be wrong.

[FlamingC4Life!]

Originally Posted by Coys1882

Jay Feaster??

Spoiler!

I preffer this one.

Spoiler!

[FlamingC4Life!]

Some costumes not seen in the other gallery. Oh, and Canadian Super heros are WAY better than American!

http://www.heroesofthenorth.com/GALL.../CALGARY_2012/

[Coys1882]

Originally Posted by FlamingC4Life!

Some costumes not seen in the other gallery. Oh, and Canadian Super heros are WAY better than American!

http://www.heroesofthenorth.com/GALL.../CALGARY_2012/

I stopped at their booth and looked right at those boobies and didn't blink. I cared not what people thought, especially her. True Story.

[FlamingC4Life!]

Originally Posted by Coys1882

I stopped at their booth and looked right at those boobies and didn't blink. I cared not what people thought, especially her. True Story.

At first I couldn't figure out if they were real or a part of the costume. I stared to. I don't think she minded when anyone stared at all. And yes they were real, well really attached to her at least. She's a french model with some pretty nice stuff if you Google her. And boy did I ever want to Google all over her!