a shattered dream

[roxybisquaint]

Every time I tried to write about No Fate Con's cancellation, I failed miserably. My words were too personal, too emotional and I'd say things I shouldn't say. But not posting about it has kept me from posting anything else - I've felt like I couldn't move on without closing out that chapter. So I'm finally closing it:

"When there are things to

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[sabaceanbabe]

*hugs you tight*

I was very sad to learn of the cancellation. But definitely post details about the fan meetup, if it happens. Since my sister lives in San Diego and my friend lizardbeth_j (who loves TSCC) lives in the LA area, I'd definitely be up for the trek if I can swing the airfare.

Also, if you wanted to meetup St. Patrick's Day weekend, Don and I will be in Timonium for the big gun show at the fairgrounds again this year...

[roxybisquaint]

Oh yes, I'd love to see you again and I'd like to go back to that Timonium gun show again too. It was really cool, but we've only been that one time.

Thanks for the hug :)

I'll let you know about LA if/when that gets worked out. If we can't do a convention, a fan meetup is certainly the next best thing.

[schmacky0]

I'm glad you started your rewatch. I haven't yet.. I'm not quite there yet. Still at the "disliking of the fandom" part. I'm thinking late spring I'll start it and rediscover my love for that show. Maybe even be all sadly poetic and start the rewatch the weekend of what would have been the con.

[roxybisquaint]

I'm up to The Mousetrap on my rematch. I tell ya, it's weird going straight from season 1 into season 2. The tonal shift and change in the overall look of the show is so much more noticeable. I almost stopped during S&D because of it, but I kept going and I'm going to keep going straight through. This will actually be my first time ever rewatching the whole thing in order since the original airing! I'm sure I'll have some TSCC thoughts to post as I go along.

Yeah, disliking the fandom... I actually do like most of the TSCC fans, but I think like I was watching a different show that most of them ;)

That sadly poetic idea of rewatching on the former No Fate Con weekend isn't a bad idea. Maybe I'll watch it again then too.

[schmacky0]

When I do my rewatch though, I really do want to do a podcast of it with several people old and new to the show.. sadly there just doesn't seem to be interest in that sort of thing with this fandom. But, maybe that's more of a reason why I need to watch it all on my own. Without fandomness.

[roxybisquaint]

Did you ever do a podcast discussion about Derek? While going through season 1, I was reminded just how much he fucked things up and I thought that was a topic you'd wanted to do before. Could be a good one to do if you didn't yet.

If you decide to do some discussion podcasts again, you know I'm always game if you need a TSCC veteran. There seems to be plenty of fresh meat out there, you probably just need to figure out where they lurk so you can lure them in. I'm sure some of them would love to talk about the show.

[phantomwriter05]

Like I said on twitter, I'm really sorry it didn't work out Rox

[schmacky0]

The price to fly out any potential guests to go to the middle of the country would be far more expensive than anything saved by costs of venues.

When the fans put their two cents in, I think that's the main thing they either forget to take into account or don't realize how expensive it adds up to do that.

[phantomwriter05]

Except the whole point of a "Fan Gathering" is for fans to attend the meet up and talk about the show and interact with eachother.

Guests come later ...

One step at a time.

[schmacky0]

You do realize that if it was just a fan gathering without any guests there wouldn't be enough attendance to cover just the venue alone, right? If you don't, well... I can't help you there. But either way, you go two years of research and then get back to me and tell me how it is and how it should be.

[phantomwriter05]

Why are you still talking cons?

a meet up isn't a con ...

It's in the title.

You get people together in one place and you interact,that is it.

You've done research for two years?

I've done research for a month and learned from talking with four planners (One star trek, two a song of Ice and fire, and one supernatural) that it will never work when you go for the big things first. *Cough*guests*cough*

You always start small, and somewhere accessible, you let the word of mouth of the gathering grow, then you organize into something with guests and pannels.

That's how it starts, that's what it takes.

There are new TSCC fans every day ... why are you so hell bent on going bankrupt when you don't even have a consistant base of attendence?

things like these take time.

A meet up.

Hotel/Conference room (Fan Panels ... or even just a screening of an episode, with a discussion after word.)

Restaurant

that's all it has to start with.

[schmacky0]

I'm sorry, I forgot I was talking to the Man That Knows All. My bad. You're right. Absolutely right.

I so silly and stoopid.

Later man.

[phantomwriter05]

My god ...

Can you be just a little more immature?

I swear I've never met you before in my life and I feel like we've been married thirty years.

Is there any point where we can have one civil conversation without you getting frustrated at nothing and storming away?

I don't know everything ... in fact I don't know alot of things about putting on a Fandom get together.

But I have common sense enough to know that going to LA and hiring guests will result in the same problems as last time.

If you want this to stick you have to be practicle about the people who are coming to this. That money saved up to go to LA for the Con is gone now.

So you cut LA out because it now has to be accessible to everyone which means cheap!

That's all I'm saying.

That's all I've been saying for months.

And I'm sure it's fallen on deaf ears.

[schmacky0]

What are you talking about? Are you talking about Roxy and the few others that are planning to meet up? From my understanding it's a group of people that are deciding amongst themselves to meet somewhere at some time and if other people want to join them, great. If not, oh well. It's not some big thing. Just a meet up. If they want to go and do it, what's the problem? If they want to fly out to LA, what's it to you?

If you want a fan meetup somewhere else, plan one.

*I* personally in my earlier comments was talking about the con. If you're talking about the potential fan meet-up then obviously we weren't on the same wavelength.

[trystanknight]

As I said on teh facebook, I'm going to try very hard to be at Dragon*Con this year. I'd love to see everyone who adores the show!

[roxybisquaint]

I'll look forward to getting to meet you in person if you can go!