Day One of San Francisco Salute to Supernatural
The When: January 14-16 2011
The star's of Supernatural making their way to the Bay Area for the first time? Needless to say there was excitement in the air, but they didn't just draw out those from Northern California. No, Supernatural has super fans, as the recent TV Guide fan chosen cover win is any indication. They came from all over the world, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, among others. And they were given plenty of opportunities to get close to their favorite stars, from autograph and photo sessions, to VIP and backstage passes with private Q and A sessions.
Bottom line, if you paid for admission, you were rewarded, and the more you paid the more you received. See, Creation Entertainment run their conventions a little different than others, and it's not a bad thing. The price can be higher, but the experience is richer, more intimate. The stars are more relaxed, hell, the fans are more relaxed. Having virtually no lines, and no early mornings may be a part of that.
Day One brought Gabriel Tigerman and Charles Malik Whitfield, or to Supernatural fans Andrew Gallagher and FBI Agent Victor Henriksen.
Gabriel came out and delighted the crowd first. He was incredibly funny, and witty, and still a little upset about the way they killed Andy, saying "He went out like a bitch." Which pretty much summed up his death.
But he did love the horror movie homage of his death, with the blood being thrown against the
wall. He wasn't able to throw out any spoilers, his character being dead and all, but he's ready to step back into the role when and if he's ever brought back. Anyone else dying for a little more Andy time?
But he did share that although he was allowed to drive the prized Impala, he wasn't allowed to go more than like 5mph, and that he's a little sad he wasn't able to keep the van with the barbarian queen on it, though I'm sure his wife doesn't share that sentiment.
And his last little tidbit for us. Yes, he has read fan fiction, even some that featured Chad Lindberg as his love interest. Although he'd love to work with Chad again, he didn't quite picture it that way.
Next up was Charles Malik Whitfield. I wish I could say something
memorable about his time on stage, but I couldn't get past all his gum smacking. Note to future speakers: When your audience actually gets up to comment about your gum instead of asking a question, spit it out! Don't pause in your smacking, only to continue on. I'm sure he is charming, but I wasn't a fan of his character, and all the gum chewing was just plain annoying.
And that wasn't his only faux pas of the night. There is a right and wrong way to take or make a phone call on stage, just ask Aldis Hodge or Samantha Smith, but Charles failed on that account too.
Creation wrapped up the first night of their convention with a karaoke party, which is always a hit. All I'll say is if you're ever at one and Richard Speight Jr. is at it, get up and sing Love Shack with him and you won't be disappointed.
The star's of Supernatural making their way to the Bay Area for the first time? Needless to say there was excitement in the air, but they didn't just draw out those from Northern California. No, Supernatural has super fans, as the recent TV Guide fan chosen cover win is any indication. They came from all over the world, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, among others. And they were given plenty of opportunities to get close to their favorite stars, from autograph and photo sessions, to VIP and backstage passes with private Q and A sessions.
Bottom line, if you paid for admission, you were rewarded, and the more you paid the more you received. See, Creation Entertainment run their conventions a little different than others, and it's not a bad thing. The price can be higher, but the experience is richer, more intimate. The stars are more relaxed, hell, the fans are more relaxed. Having virtually no lines, and no early mornings may be a part of that.
Day One brought Gabriel Tigerman and Charles Malik Whitfield, or to Supernatural fans Andrew Gallagher and FBI Agent Victor Henriksen.Gabriel came out and delighted the crowd first. He was incredibly funny, and witty, and still a little upset about the way they killed Andy, saying "He went out like a bitch." Which pretty much summed up his death.
But he did love the horror movie homage of his death, with the blood being thrown against the
wall. He wasn't able to throw out any spoilers, his character being dead and all, but he's ready to step back into the role when and if he's ever brought back. Anyone else dying for a little more Andy time?But he did share that although he was allowed to drive the prized Impala, he wasn't allowed to go more than like 5mph, and that he's a little sad he wasn't able to keep the van with the barbarian queen on it, though I'm sure his wife doesn't share that sentiment.
And his last little tidbit for us. Yes, he has read fan fiction, even some that featured Chad Lindberg as his love interest. Although he'd love to work with Chad again, he didn't quite picture it that way.
Next up was Charles Malik Whitfield. I wish I could say something
memorable about his time on stage, but I couldn't get past all his gum smacking. Note to future speakers: When your audience actually gets up to comment about your gum instead of asking a question, spit it out! Don't pause in your smacking, only to continue on. I'm sure he is charming, but I wasn't a fan of his character, and all the gum chewing was just plain annoying.And that wasn't his only faux pas of the night. There is a right and wrong way to take or make a phone call on stage, just ask Aldis Hodge or Samantha Smith, but Charles failed on that account too.
Creation wrapped up the first night of their convention with a karaoke party, which is always a hit. All I'll say is if you're ever at one and Richard Speight Jr. is at it, get up and sing Love Shack with him and you won't be disappointed.
lol What do you mean "virtually no lines, and no early mornings"? *coughSundayBreakfastcough* That thing is practically at dawn!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd the lines? Oh, there are lines. Pre-registration, dessert party, breakfast, autographs, photo ops (especially with Jensen, Jared and Misha), JPEGs... They can be exhausting. All in all, can't wait for my next con. :D
Maybe instead of virtually no lines I should have said fast moving and very short ones. :) For our group we stood in line for maybe 15 minutes tops, which compared to the 8 hours or more of comic con is nothing. And other than the half hour or so before the show started I don't recall seeing any lines for registration. But I completely stand by no early mornings. Besides breakfast, the earliest the show started was 11am, which to me is really late, and the Sunday breakfast started at like what 9:15, with Jensen and Jared showing up at 10, that's plenty of sleep in time if you go to other shows, where if you're not in line by 7, sometimes by the night before, you aren't getting in. These lines were so miniscule, really. I didn't do any photo ops, but even those lines looked short, and were fast moving.
ReplyDeleteI guess SF was the exception then. Lines are usually really long on Thursday (pre-registration) and Saturday (dessert party, photo ops with Misha)... They ARE, however, fast moving. (Most of the time.)
ReplyDeleteAnd breakfast is usually around 8 (7:45 in LA this year), which, of course, means waking up at 5:30. See? Practically dawn. (I was only slightly exaggerating in my first comment.)
I figured you were talking about a different con, not San francisco since you said Misha. He didn't make it to San Francisco. San francisco was a much smaller scale than the LA one, and many of the others, since it was the first time they had it here, and possibly the last. But yes some of the others have a MUCH earlier start time.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was talking in general, because you said conventionS ("Creation Entertainment run their conventions a little different").
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