So Day 2, let's get straight into it, was up by 6.00 and out on the bus to the underground by 7 - yadda, yadda, yadda security check and we in the building for opening at 9. There was of a course a big rush for the name guests, but many didn't realize you had to get autograph tickets and many had to go to that desk anyway, but I had 2 leftover from yesterday and got early in the Summer Glau queue, who wasn't due to sign for another hour but thought I'd wait anyway, she like a lot of the signers was late (Catherine Tate came out the same time) and started signed at half 10, she was sweet and loved the Angel comic I had for her to sign (I got this in 2004 already signed by Glenn Quinn, who played Doyle who had passed away in 2002, so this stayed a long time without sigs getting added to) with most people having Firefly (which is a great show) stuff to get signed.
I joined the Catherine Tate queue which was also big but had gone down a little in the time it took me to meet Summer, unlike every other guest she was stood in front of her desk, and was extremely friendly, and I talked to her about the American office a bit and she even touched my shoulder (my camera had died but she was one of the few guests taking photos at her desk), here's are sig where she jokingly said she'd sign over David Tennant's face.
I had no more vouchers and the others I wanted to see where not there anymore so went back to meet my Brother a happy bunny with getting my 2 big wants of the day done by 11am. I decided to have a quick look around to before getting in the autograph ticket queue to meet the remaining ones I wanted to meet.
After that and leaving my Brother again I noticed Victor Garber, who has done loads of work was back and the queue was small enough to be able to join, he was another friendly guy who I got him on he back of Titanic DVD box (already signed by David Warner and Jonathan Hyde in 2009), I decided to talk about Legally Blonde because I like that movie, he called it a fun movie.
Next up was Jemma Redgrave... I have read other people talk about meeting her saying she was nice, so I guess she just didn't like me... she was more interested in what time dinner was and paid more attention to her co-star sat near her ("for her it was Tuesday...) but she signed my Doctor Who poster where I wanted her too
and here is the poster now with 32 names!
I then joined the queue for Flash Gordon himself, Sam J. Jones, another friendly chap who signed my Japanese Chirashi, another friendly guy that made me forget the negativeness of Jemma Redgrave.
Some more Japanese chicken, before sitting down for a bit, before GAME had the legendary Lloyd Kaufman of TROMA fame doing a signing for an hour, I think I can say this is without hyperbole but if I had 30 things for him to sign he would have signed them all free of charge, incredibly nice warm guy who firstly signed the postcard they was giving away
As well as a magazine advert for Toxic Avenger II
and a DVD cover for Toxic Avenger III, wish I had more for him to sign.
So yes awesome, awesome guy who had Toxie with him and loved that he decided to call me Rockin' Rob. After that Eric Christian Olsen was back at his table, and again a very friendly guy, noticed it was a Not Another Teen Movie poster before I even properly got to him and loved that it was a German one, he said it was the first NATM item he'd signed today, and even put his quote and character.
and the poster has it looks as a whole
Again, another cool guy, and after it was onto the final person I was meeting at the event, another Red Dwarf name - Robert Llewellyn - who was another guy was was nice and signed my Red Dwarf IV (I have 5 Red Dwarf signed DVD's now)
and that was it, me and my Brother took some photos inside then left and took photos outside, before going back on the tube and hanging around St. Pancreas area, before doing the trek back for a busy, busy and tiring couple days.
I have to say it was day of sweating (due to the hot weather and venue), queuing and being excited about riding the tube.
Overall, while I don't think I like elements of it - the autograph ticket thing, and just way too much queuing (maybe a virtual ticket thing), with only one bad experience with an actor it was a fun weekend for sure.
Favourite Guest(s) - Catherine Tate, Eugene Simon and Lloyd Kaufman for sure, with many of the others also being great.
Least Favourite Guest - shock horror! Jemma Redgrve
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