CJ25 Star Wars Celebration (social thread)

I still have SWC and Disney Star Wars Nite tickets, just praying the travel restrictions are lifted by then.

Being positive, I'm sure things will be "normal" by then (heck, I'm still clinging on to my Broadway tickets for a show reopening in 2 weeks in the hope there's a last minute change), it's just that this year has taught me not to count my chickens before they hatch as I never dreamed we'd still be in this situation a year ago.

 

I always think it's good to count the number of eggs you have so that you have a rough estimate of the number chickens you'll have. It's better to be overprepared than to later find out you don't have adequate barn space.

 

We're honestly on the fence about Celebration still happening. In case it isn't we've been thinking of a back up plan. We might go just say to hell with it and go to the Bahamas or something.

 

If it doesn't happen (and I think it will with NYCC going ahead this year) then we still have the Disney World trip we should be going on next week rescheduled for next Christmas and New Year so we still have something planned.

 

Don't hesitate to hit me up via PM if any of you decide you aren't going to Celebration and might have an extra badge available.

 

If anybody is interested.



Also, buying a badge makes you eligible for returning registration for 2023. Which is genius, because soooo many people will buy a badge now even if they can't go, just to get into returning registration for SDCC. I might.

 

I saw a great panel this weekend with Sam Witwer and Matt Lanter.

I've done two cons now with a mask mandate in place and they went well. They make the cosplay photos a little weird, but people did a good job following the rules. If that's the price to pay for having cons right now, it's a small one. It felt great to be back at cons again.

 

It's been a pretty crummy day. I woke up this morning to news that @ChrisLyne can come to Celebration.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/trav...al-travel-restrictions-travel-ban/8357843002/

 

San Diego Comic-Con Special Edition is finally confirmed, though no details yet. I wasn't considering it initially, but hearing how well behaved everyone was at DragnCon, plus the vaccine requirement, I'll try and get the tickets.

 

Oh yes

 

Hayden with plexiglass:

 

Looks more like a prison meet-up than a fan meet and greet.

 

I think it works pretty well considering the circumstances.

 

I always figure at least a handshake is included in the price. Hamill did it.

Like I'm not trying to rip on it, it just seemed really anticlimactic watching that couple approach the plexi-glass only to say hi from a couple feet away and then turn and take a picture.

 

He didn't do it during a global pandemic.

 

I feel like there’s more of an interaction than some photo ops back in the day. I’ve seen where you barely get a hi cause they cattle you through so fast. Idk I may be biased but I thought Hayden really made it special, all things considering

 

Right.

My only point is that meeting an actor like this during a global pandemic isn't worth the price for what you get out of it. I guess only time will tell if that ever returns to normal.

 

I disagree. @Padme501st and I had great experiences with Ashley and Jim Cummings a couple weekends ago.

 

One thing I can say (and I may have just been lucky) but every interaction I’ve had in photo ops and table interactions with celebrities during the pandemic, they have all gone above and beyond to make it special, even with social distancing and masks

 

It was fun hanging out with some of the cast at early Celebrations like Jay and Warwick. There were considerably fewer folks at those cons though. So it might be more worthwhile to try and catch the cast at smaller events.

 

Cool beans.

I guess even under the best of circumstances, those meet and greets still might not turn out the way you expected. So if the actors are really putting forth the effort to make the experience special, then it's up to the attendee to decide if it's worth it.

 

SWisG, it looks like his agent was nowhere in sight, How long did you have to speak and take the picture? this does remind me of past cons. except everyone is standing. it looks like a very nice experience despite the circumstances. I wonder how much it had costs for the photo op?

 

I know Giancarlo Esposito came and shook my hand when I got my Photo Op with him at GalaxyCon..

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I've heard of a few instances where those types of instructions are in place, some where the celebrity follows them and some where they don't seem to care, so I'm always curious whether they come from the celebrity themselves, and they sometimes decide they don't mind on the day, or if they maybe come from their management teams and the celebrity just ignores them completely all the time.