Comments | dweomeroflight: Why I won't be Seeing Karen and the Babes Down Under (A Rant)

dweomeroflight

Why I won't be Seeing Karen and the Babes Down Under (A Rant)

Jan 20, 2014 21:17

Karen and the Babes were announced last year as coming to capitals in Australia including Sydney. My friends and I were ecstatic and we all planned to make a day of it. I claimed I would sell my right arm to go. It turns out, I lied. Of course, we shouldn't have trusted The Hub. It seems to have quite a bad reputation within fandom for not really ( Read more... )

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ragdoll January 20 2014, 16:24:19 UTC

That's just awful. It reminds me of the prices and conditions Creation Con charges in the States at their cons, which have a lock on Star Trek etc. I work for three fan run cons here, and it's so different.

Arthur has done several of those cons. He's affordable and quite friendly. I don't know what Matt's conditions or costs are, but I do know Karen's price is insane. More than anyone else including John Barrowman (we're talking like $50,000 US for the weekend plus airflight, accommodations and food). Needless to say she won't be coming to any fan run cons here. Usually guests are like $10k or less.

dweomeroflight January 20 2014, 21:40:29 UTC

Your icon reflects my rage! Though I haven't been to fan run cons for popular culture, I have been to fan run cons for speculative fiction and they offer you so much more! Last year I went to a four day con for about 350 which included multiple panels, a disco, a steampunk high tea and a five course Regency Ball. I know authors are a bit different in that it is expected that authors sign their books if you've grabbed one but it's interesting that actors feel they need to be paid for doing their job ( ... )

nightbulbs January 20 2014, 17:38:31 UTC

What the actual hell? :/

dweomeroflight January 20 2014, 21:41:59 UTC

That was pretty much everyone I know's reaction. No one I know is going. No one.

squint13 January 20 2014, 18:42:57 UTC

Well, how rude. Such a shame. :( I liked what you wrote about fandom. Especially that Tim Burton thing, that sounds lovely :)

I hope you get the chance to meet them - or Matt at least, if they're not doing a thing together - in some other way.

dweomeroflight January 20 2014, 21:42:52 UTC

Maybe they'll do a signing at ABC like Alex did but I doubt it.

welshgirl15 January 20 2014, 19:21:15 UTC

Those prices are completely insane!

dweomeroflight January 20 2014, 21:43:43 UTC

Haha Chris!

And yep. Faith in Karen and the Babes shattered.