firefly: flanvention

[amezri]

Wow, okay, it's been ages since I've made a really long Firefly related post, but I think this topic deserves it. For both of these topics, I'm sure I am way out of the loop and you've all heard about it already, but I'm slow and this is just for my own records.

But first: Alan Tudyk reads Wash's Euology at Dragon Con 2006

And all right, now I'm going to go about reporting the events of Flanvention II as if I were following it along (except I really just heard about it last week from thebigfatman). My brain is small and I want to really remember this event and the outcome because there really isn't anything like our Big Damn Heroes. Also, it's really interesting to see how a community behaves in the face of a con. Heh.

From the reports, there had been whispers about Booster Events having financial troubles and that they perhaps took out a loan so Flanvention 2 can go forward. Whatever the case, there was an announcement that the con was going forward. A few days later, there is some other scare about the convention venue being cancelled, oh but just joking, it's not.

On December 8, mere hours before the convention is supposed to start, Booster Entertainment announces that they have to cancel due to "unforeseen circumstances."

But screw them, because the California Browncoats had a backup bash ready to go! Many of the cast (including Alan Tudyk, Adam Bladwin, and Nathan Fillion) show up at the venue anyway. (Browncoat Bash photos)

The next night, I believe a special super-secret outing was organized and it involved special bracelets and colored buses and a decoder ring. One of those is made up. Anyway, they were all loaded up onto a bus where they were taken to La Catina -- a new restaurant/club owned by Clare Kramer & her husband. Nearly all of the Firefly cast attended, as well as a few other Mutant Enemy actors. Veronica Mars' Michael Muhney also crashed the party.

Sounds like a really, really awesome time came out of what could have been a completely crap weekend.

Jewel Staite blogs about the cancellation and the fact that she was supposed to be there (Uh... spoilers for SGA in her blog)

I should be in LA at the Flanvention right now, but as all of you know, that's been cancelled at the last-LAST minute, and so here I sit in Vancouver, wondering what could have been. Sigh. I am so disappointed! I was really looking forward to coming down and seeing everybody once again, having some of my favorite sushi, shopping, and partying with you Flanners, but unfortunately, it just wasn't in the cards. Don't ask me what happened...I truly have very little idea of the actual facts of it...but please know that if I were in LA right now, I'd still come and say hi. Without going into it too much, a lot of us lost quite a bit on this thing, so you're not the only ones (I actually declined an invitation to another event altogether and had to reschedule some other things that were very difficult to get around, but I really wanted to come). What else can I say? It fuckin' sucks. I hope you guys have a great time at the hotel anyway, and hopefully it'll work out next time.

And if you are not spoiler-feart, what she has to say about SGA is pretty damn funny. And she makes a good point about it too.

Other links:

+ 'Firefly' fans resurrect canceled convention (CNET News)
+ Weekend recap by azuzazzyzx
+ Nathan Fillion on MySpace. (I REFUSE to join MySpace, so unfortunately I can't read his blogs, but I believe he's got a lot of entries and some about the Flanvention. Actually. Nathan on MySpace is quickly threatening my resolve.)

Wank:

+ Booster Events site back up and running.
+ There's a comm for people who've been burned by Booster: be_victims
+ FANDOMWANKED! But, of course.
+ Vicki of BE leaves comments at be_victims
+ it made Fark too

Comments

[mrbig1316.livejournal.com]

Nothing on NF's Blogs about the weekend, yet. Dunno why.

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Ah, okay. Someone at Whedonesque had copy&pasted something he'd written, saying it was from his blog, so I assumed it was the MySpace.

[veracity]

One: I SAW him read that eulogy. I hadn't seen much of FF (which I know proudly own), but I laughed so hard when he was doing the changes, adding sexy and such. *giggles* It was brilliant and made me want to watch it. Well, that and he's clearly just off upstairs, but that's okay since no one normal is ever cool anyway.

Two: I'm so, so glad the cast showed up and people weren't totally screwed when they canceled it last minute. Jewel's post made it seem like she was not a happy camper either. But I'm glad the people got to hang out and chill with the actors, anyway. Been keeping up with the FW post, and yeah, BE be stupid. Though, be_victims is a very dumb community name, since it's just *asking* for something to come back and bite them in the ass. Still, everyone deserved to have fun since it was canceled last minute.

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Yes. I love our Big Damn Heroes. It was really awesome of them to show up at all and then to help arrange a get together exclusive party thing was just AWESOME.

[veracity]

They really are awesome. I can't wait to watch the show now. And support them even more, ya know? Repay your fans (if I'm not involved) and I'll be one forever. That shows a courtesy and enjoyment that it doesn't always happen nowadays.

[pgnblade.livejournal.com]

Ha ha.

Sheep!

; )

[crzydemona.livejournal.com]

Wow... 8 hours before the con!??

Dude, I somehow feel empowered that my Gargoyles convention has had it's bumps but we have NEVER canceled!

Never hire a company to do a Fandom's job, I say! ;)

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Well,I think people were under the impression that these people are fans... and their previous events had gone off well. Still. Can't believe that. I hope they all get busted! :P

Dude... I still have never been to a Gargoyles Gathering :\