Liveblogging ChicagoTARDIS - Friday
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neadodsThere wasn't much new that came out of Regeneration Blues (talking about favorite regenerations and learning to deal with regeneration), Days of Future Passed (thoughts on RTD), and Reporter of Bannerman Road (SJA); if you've been online, you've heard it all.
The Torchwood Babiez panel was rocking with absolute silliness, and y'all need to join me in sending waves of psychic energy to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jigglykat to get her to draw that cartoon of 10 Doctor babiez standing around a crib with a bow-tied mini Matt Smith in it, because that would be beyond adorable!
I bought Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical and got it autographed... but I was talking to Rob while he signed with a sharpie; when I went to look at it later, it was unreadable because the ink had soaked in!
There are cosplayers:
alycorn, hobbit_feets, notusachan et al.
I didn't get a shot of the Charley cosplayer in the R101 jacket holding a Ramsey "vortisaur" doll (although I am sitting right next to her as she sews buttons on a coat.)
Interesting tidbits from Big Finish's panel:
- They are interested in spreading out from tie-ins, but sales of Phantom have been disappointing; the tie-ins have a built-in audience.
- There was a lot of pressure from the audience to bring Charlie back in some manner. India said she'd bribed us all.
- There were so many Sarah Jane-era monsters in the Eight/Lucie stories because Big Finish could use them and nobody else had reused them, and BF had already done daleks and cybermen.
- India was teasing Nick because he tried to read email *on the panel* under the guise of sending a help request for someone who couldn't get their download subscription to start on the right issue.
...augh, there was a lot more, but the shenanigans of the opening ceremony pushed it out of the mental buffer.
Opening ceremony: Nick Briggs was marched up the center aisle by the Dalek Woman. Later, he was talking about how he'd proposed to his girlfriend last year, and how maybe he'd propose to someone else -which is when Rob Shearman started waving at him. "And maybe have another baby," Nick said, ignoring him. Rob nodded and continued to wave.
Lee Jee Tso took a victory lap around the stage, accompanying himself with a boombox beat.
And Paul McGann made his first appearance, tied to Daphne Ashbrook with a 4th Doctor scarf.
The Torchwood Babiez panel was rocking with absolute silliness, and y'all need to join me in sending waves of psychic energy to
jigglykat to get her to draw that cartoon of 10 Doctor babiez standing around a crib with a bow-tied mini Matt Smith in it, because that would be beyond adorable!I bought Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical and got it autographed... but I was talking to Rob while he signed with a sharpie; when I went to look at it later, it was unreadable because the ink had soaked in!
There are cosplayers:
alycorn, hobbit_feets, notusachan et al.I didn't get a shot of the Charley cosplayer in the R101 jacket holding a Ramsey "vortisaur" doll (although I am sitting right next to her as she sews buttons on a coat.)
Interesting tidbits from Big Finish's panel:
- They are interested in spreading out from tie-ins, but sales of Phantom have been disappointing; the tie-ins have a built-in audience.
- There was a lot of pressure from the audience to bring Charlie back in some manner. India said she'd bribed us all.
- There were so many Sarah Jane-era monsters in the Eight/Lucie stories because Big Finish could use them and nobody else had reused them, and BF had already done daleks and cybermen.
- India was teasing Nick because he tried to read email *on the panel* under the guise of sending a help request for someone who couldn't get their download subscription to start on the right issue.
...augh, there was a lot more, but the shenanigans of the opening ceremony pushed it out of the mental buffer.
Opening ceremony: Nick Briggs was marched up the center aisle by the Dalek Woman. Later, he was talking about how he'd proposed to his girlfriend last year, and how maybe he'd propose to someone else -which is when Rob Shearman started waving at him. "And maybe have another baby," Nick said, ignoring him. Rob nodded and continued to wave.
Lee Jee Tso took a victory lap around the stage, accompanying himself with a boombox beat.
And Paul McGann made his first appearance, tied to Daphne Ashbrook with a 4th Doctor scarf.
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Date: 2009-12-01 04:07 am (UTC)In the masquerade green room, she was telling me about how flashing her "Jail Bait" button was enough to make anyone with sense back off, but she's encountered the occasional perv who doesn't get it. She has this awesome, no-nonsense tone for saying "No, really. FOURTEEN. Bye." Not a hint of nice-girls-don't-make-waves hesitation. Awesome kid.
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Date: 2009-12-02 01:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-02 01:55 am (UTC)I was going to make a point of shaking her mom's hand after that conversation (she was there with the Dalek girl and her younger sister, the vaguely gothy girl in the photo with her), but didn't find her again. Whatever she's teaching her girls, it's definitely taking root.
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Date: 2009-12-02 02:24 am (UTC)Well done, Mom!
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Date: 2009-12-03 01:27 am (UTC)Her costume was awesome though, and we got some great photos of her with my knitted Daleks on Friday afternoon. :)