SickleClaw
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When I met Rose McIver at her autograph booth at Los Angeles Comic Con, she seemed pretty nice, even shook my hand which i thought was cool.
Been a while since anyone posted here, but with con season starting up again (or so it seems to me), I figured I'd post in here.
I'll be attending a local con in a couple of weeks where I'll be doing my first ever photo ops. Gonna be meeting Sean Bean and Jason Momoa. Has anyone met either of these guys before in such a setting? Any tips or observations?
I have an idea of what I want to say to each of them, but figured I'd post here and see what insight (if any) other folks could offer.
Ah. Actually it's Sean Bean, not Sean Aston. Boromir/Sharpe, not Samwise/Mikey.Jason Momoa is, in my experience, awesome. He's just an overgrown dudebro who is pretty laid back and seems to genuinely enjoy meeting fans. Also... he has been known to sneak booze into venues and drink throughout the day, so he's usually about half-in-the-bag. Fortunately, he's not a mean drunk that I'm aware of.
As for Sean Astin, I have literally never heard anything but good about him.
I'd like to ask how fans have interacted with Linda Hamilton. She seems like quite a delight, does she still smoke? I sure hope not.
Like a chimney. But she's a serious sweetheart to her fans!
I'll be attending a local con in a couple of weeks where I'll be doing my first ever photo ops. Gonna be meeting Sean Bean and Jason Momoa. Has anyone met either of these guys before in such a setting? Any tips or observations?
Where on earth is Bean appearing? Would love to get his autograph in my Bond stars book!
Today was the first con I did where I actually did a photo op and I have to say...I'd probably never do that again. I'm glad I have the photos, but I'm not sure (A) it was worth the price I paid in cash, and it definitely didn't feel like it was worth the time standing in line. I think an autograph would be much nicer. The lines were a lot shorter, and people seemed to get, like, a minute, instead of maybe 15-20 seconds to interact.
There were other folks there, including Natalie Dormer and Charisma Carpenter, both of whom are TINY (and gorgeous), and Joonas Chewbaccaface (I forget his last name, but he's the new Chewie) who is, unsurprisingly, quite tall.
The con was fun for me and for my wife, for whom this was her first con, but I have to say I feel sorry for the celebs. The whole experience has got to be so freaking surreal. People just spin through in a blaze and you get maybe 5 seconds to smile and say hello, then they snap a pic. You probably make decent money doing it, but it's just so impersonal. If you want to actually meet the fans, this seems like not the best way to do it, at least not for the photo ops. Still, it was a good time, there was a lot of great people watching, some really cool and entertaining costumes, and at the end of it all, my wife said she'd really like to go back to one in the future. So, all in all, a good trip, and I learned a valuable lesson: if you want the personal memorabilia, go with the photo. If you want to actually interact with the celeb, do an autograph. Probably old news to most of the seasoned hands here, but news to me.
Small cons and Dragon Con seem to the best way to meet celebs and actually have some actual interaction with them. I've heard good things about GateCon, it's small and fairly intimate and the celebs have free reign and aren't just shuttled in and out for photos and autographs or brief stage appearances. I've heard that at DragonCon they can often be seen at the hotels bars after hours where you can chat with them and share a drink.
The absolute best for guest/celeb interaction was at Space Above and Beyond con that I helped organize a year or two ago. The con was absolutely tiny, no more than 50 attendees in total but we had the entire main cast there and because the venue was small, you could see them up close and personal. Once it came to autographs, because there were so few people in attendance and because there were no minders, you could take your time to talk with for a little bit. It was a great con for those who like to meet and/or interact with celebrity guests.
Has anyone met Lynda Carter? I would love to meet her. I've thought about going to one of her concerts but, I wrote her "from webpage" and she said she doesn't meet fans at her concerts.
I wish she did conventions. too bad!