Wally The Cannibal
09-01-2009, 01:35 AM
I was at this all weekend at the Toronto Convention Centre, and will be posting some pictures soon on my profile. Bruce Campbell was the guest of honour for both the sci-fi and horror sections of the expo which also includes anime, comics, and gaming. His Q&A session was fantastic, and wouldn't you know it the first question fielded was "are you and Sam Raimi in talks for Evil Dead 4?" Bruce in his timeless sarcastic attitude answered the guy as if he were a retard, as he did with most questions. He did however say the movie will probably be made one day by Raimi. Later on though he said he wouldn't want to because we'd all be disappointed, as he has said before at other conventions.
The weirdest question asked came when he was asked about an apparent "rumor" that William Shatner had attempted to become his agent, to which Bruce replied "you do know William Shatner is an actor, and has been for years, right? Check your sources". Overall he was very entertaining and was very interesting to hear speak. When I asked him as to why he chose the patron saint of bean curd for a villain in My Name Is Bruce he told me to shut my face and sit back down after an in depth explanation about the Chinese god of war, and how he actually is regarded as the patron saint of bean curd. Funny stuff.
Roger Corman made a rare appearance to speak and sign autographs. Sadly he and Bruce were both very expensive, both costing $35 per autographed item, and $45 for a photo op session. I missed his Q&A, but apparently it was very interesting to hear about his extensive history in American film.
Also there were folks like Linda Hamilton, Lou Ferigno, Emma Caulfield, Leaonard Neimoy (who was $60 for a signature and looked like he hated every second of it), Max Brooks, who was extremely nice to meet and would actually sign things for free and speak to you, and Tobin Bell (very briefly and unadvertised).
Tom Savini cancelled two days prior to opening day which most people like myself looking forward to seeing him did not know when we go there. Leslie Nielsen also did not fulfill his scheduled meet and greet due to being unable to sign anything because of carpal tunnel syndrome, and simply appeared at a sneak peek of his new movie Stan Helsing, which looks like pure horse shit.
One of the bigger highlights of my weekend was probably Kauffman telling me he was going for a quick break while I waited to speak with him, only to have him disappear and leave me to talk with Toxie, Kabuki Man, and the rest of his staff who were equally dumb founded as to where he went. We wound up having a good 20 minute discussion of various topics until we all decided it was best to just walk away and regroup.
Saddest sight of the weekend goes to The Honky Tonk Man and The Iron Sheik who were shoved into a little booth area with no much attention being paid. According to a friend of mine who was nearby at the time, Sheik began to flip out at one point for an unknown reason with the only audible words being "fucking faggots!"
All in all a great 3 day getaway for me and my friends in Toronto with plenty of stories to tell everyone else back home. Did anyone else on this board attend?
The weirdest question asked came when he was asked about an apparent "rumor" that William Shatner had attempted to become his agent, to which Bruce replied "you do know William Shatner is an actor, and has been for years, right? Check your sources". Overall he was very entertaining and was very interesting to hear speak. When I asked him as to why he chose the patron saint of bean curd for a villain in My Name Is Bruce he told me to shut my face and sit back down after an in depth explanation about the Chinese god of war, and how he actually is regarded as the patron saint of bean curd. Funny stuff.
Roger Corman made a rare appearance to speak and sign autographs. Sadly he and Bruce were both very expensive, both costing $35 per autographed item, and $45 for a photo op session. I missed his Q&A, but apparently it was very interesting to hear about his extensive history in American film.
Also there were folks like Linda Hamilton, Lou Ferigno, Emma Caulfield, Leaonard Neimoy (who was $60 for a signature and looked like he hated every second of it), Max Brooks, who was extremely nice to meet and would actually sign things for free and speak to you, and Tobin Bell (very briefly and unadvertised).
Tom Savini cancelled two days prior to opening day which most people like myself looking forward to seeing him did not know when we go there. Leslie Nielsen also did not fulfill his scheduled meet and greet due to being unable to sign anything because of carpal tunnel syndrome, and simply appeared at a sneak peek of his new movie Stan Helsing, which looks like pure horse shit.
One of the bigger highlights of my weekend was probably Kauffman telling me he was going for a quick break while I waited to speak with him, only to have him disappear and leave me to talk with Toxie, Kabuki Man, and the rest of his staff who were equally dumb founded as to where he went. We wound up having a good 20 minute discussion of various topics until we all decided it was best to just walk away and regroup.
Saddest sight of the weekend goes to The Honky Tonk Man and The Iron Sheik who were shoved into a little booth area with no much attention being paid. According to a friend of mine who was nearby at the time, Sheik began to flip out at one point for an unknown reason with the only audible words being "fucking faggots!"
All in all a great 3 day getaway for me and my friends in Toronto with plenty of stories to tell everyone else back home. Did anyone else on this board attend?