Perth Supanova 2012, post your suggestions!

[Rafira]

someone's looking to hook in with the hot laaaydiez, is he?

anyway, it wouldn't work in Perth cos most of the people already know everyone.

[Blazemanau]

yeah i spose thats kinda the case just i have trouble making it to events other than cons an i watched this new reality show on tv called geek love where they showed it at comic con so i thought why not suggest it

[DDB]

I would love some Harry Potter guests. Tom was so lovely last year and I'm extremely jealous of Melb and Bris getting the twins in April. (am seriously considering going over for the weekend)

[magnu]

Been attending Supanova since the begins, & this is my first post here.

Have always felt it's a shame Perth misses out on many of the guests the other states get. Also, I've always felt there is too much bias towards US guests (Though, I should also point out I'm probably older than many of you, & am not such a big fan of most of the US productions). I do know of many others who would like to go to Supanova, but are in an older age bracket, like myself, & don't know most of the guests Supanova generally have, so they don't have an interest to attend. I should also mention that there are many great British actors as well that are now starring in very popular US shows, so you don't need to get an American guest all the time, if you are hoping to attract fans of those particular programmes?

I also strongly feel Claremont Showgrounds is too out of the way to attract more people to the event. Having been to Armageddon in Melbourne in 2010, I feel somewhere central, such as the Perth Convention Centre, is much more ideal. At Claremont, I always see extremely long queues at the teller machine outside, as well as where people go for food, whereas if it was in the city, that problem is gone! Also, if it was in the city, more people will be inclined to use public transport as well, and I believe more people would attend, because they don't feel it to be too out of the way.

Regarding guests. How about someone from something like Doctor Who (being as I am also biased towards this programme), but not just a companion from 30 odd years ago. All of the classic series Doctors (apart from the first two) have been to events in the eastern states at one stage, & are still familiar to fans. Or even someone from the current series (2005- onwards), but they probably charge more?

If not from Doctor Who, how about actors who are familiar to more of the general public that are starring in popular franchises, but not necessarily someone like one of the kids from Harry Potter, but someone who has had more experience in the world of film and/or TV, and would be familiar to fans attending for more than just one genre? There is also other popular UK shows it would be interesting to get guests from, such as Primeval, Spooks or Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes?

These are just a few thoughts I have that I thought I'd share.

[Rafira]

I also strongly feel Claremont Showgrounds is too out of the way to attract more people to the event. Having been to Armageddon in Melbourne in 2010, I feel somewhere central, such as the Perth Convention Centre, is much more ideal. At Claremont, I always see extremely long queues at the teller machine outside, as well as where people go for food, whereas if it was in the city, that problem is gone! Also, if it was in the city, more people will be inclined to use public transport as well, and I believe more people would attend, because they don't feel it to be too out of the way.

just so you know, PCEC is not suited for the style of convention supanova is. it's much more expensive per square meter, and it works much better with smaller conventions like wai-con, but supanova uses two whole pavilions. the showgrounds suit Supanova best.

[benjaminray]

JENNA MARBLES. JENNA MARBLES. JENNA MARBLE. JENNA MARBLES!!!!! PLEASE!!!

[doll970]

my wish list guest stars for perth 2012 :
1. Supernatural - Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles, Misha collins.
2. The Walking Dead - Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus.
3. Dexter - Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter , julie benz or the writer Jeff Lindsey.
4. Vampire diaries - Ian Somerhalder .
5. from her blogs and stuff - Jenna Marbles.

it would be the best day of my life if any of these people come !!

[magnu]

How about a guest that more than a few people have heard of?

[Royd]

Hey Magnu,

Firstly, a belated welcome to the Supanova forum While I understand and sympathise with your preference to have more UK guests and to have the Perth show in a more central location, I thought I'd mention why such things have or have not occurred.

I often hear that "Perth misses out on many of the guests other states get" but in reality, we get 95% of the guests who attend Supanova Sydney and believe me, the Supanova principal is not going to sell Sydney (or Perth) short! For the most part, guests are able to attend both the Sydney and Perth shows and the quality of the guests has been strong. Sure, the occasional guest may pull out at short notice but that's out of the control of the organisers. In addition where you may find the guest list weak, another attendee will consider it strong - it's tough to please all of the people all of the time

The first wave of guest announcements will be made tomorrow (Mon 19 March) but we already know that a very recognisable actor will be headlining the Sydney & Perth shows - Christopher Lloyd! As for UK-based guests, we have tried to get major Dr. Who stars but they have proved unavailable at the time of the approach. That said, your suggestion of someone from Primeval is a good one! I'd personally love to see more Aussie stars (eg. Yvonne Strahovski from Chuck, Anna Torv or John Noble from Fringe etc.) attend but they appear to have very busy schedules or are otherwise unavailable.

The Perth Convention Centre is an excellent venue but it is extremely expensive and would cost a great deal more than the Claremont Showgrounds! There are pros and cons for both venues but the Showgrounds does have public transport access with TransPerth opening up the Showgrounds station and parking is free whereas parking in Perth city is quite expensive. Shows such as Wai-Con have used the Perth Convention Centre but they use a smaller section of it and I believe costs are kept down that way.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Supanova and I hope you didn't mind my responding to a few of them Warm regards,

Royd (Supanova crew member)

Been attending Supanova since the begins, & this is my first post here.

Have always felt it's a shame Perth misses out on many of the guests the other states get. Also, I've always felt there is too much bias towards US guests (Though, I should also point out I'm probably older than many of you, & am not such a big fan of most of the US productions). I do know of many others who would like to go to Supanova, but are in an older age bracket, like myself, & don't know most of the guests Supanova generally have, so they don't have an interest to attend. I should also mention that there are many great British actors as well that are now starring in very popular US shows, so you don't need to get an American guest all the time, if you are hoping to attract fans of those particular programmes?

I also strongly feel Claremont Showgrounds is too out of the way to attract more people to the event. Having been to Armageddon in Melbourne in 2010, I feel somewhere central, such as the Perth Convention Centre, is much more ideal. At Claremont, I always see extremely long queues at the teller machine outside, as well as where people go for food, whereas if it was in the city, that problem is gone! Also, if it was in the city, more people will be inclined to use public transport as well, and I believe more people would attend, because they don't feel it to be too out of the way.

Regarding guests. How about someone from something like Doctor Who (being as I am also biased towards this programme), but not just a companion from 30 odd years ago. All of the classic series Doctors (apart from the first two) have been to events in the eastern states at one stage, & are still familiar to fans. Or even someone from the current series (2005- onwards), but they probably charge more?

If not from Doctor Who, how about actors who are familiar to more of the general public that are starring in popular franchises, but not necessarily someone like one of the kids from Harry Potter, but someone who has had more experience in the world of film and/or TV, and would be familiar to fans attending for more than just one genre? There is also other popular UK shows it would be interesting to get guests from, such as Primeval, Spooks or Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes?

These are just a few thoughts I have that I thought I'd share.

[magnu]

It's great that Christopher Lloyd will be attending (I think probably the best known guest Perth has had yet). With Doctor Who stars, some of the actors from the classic series may be more likely to be available, as a lot of them are not working in front of the cameras as much as they once were. More current actors from the series probably cost more, & are working on Doctor Who or other projects.
There have been various actors from Doctor Who, as well as other shows like Merlin, appearing at events in the eastern states, but it's likely difficult to get them over here due to he time span within events.

I understand what you mean about the pros & cons with Perth Convention Centre, however I do feel many of the attendees of Supanova would more than likely use public transport to go if it was held in the city. For many of us with cars, we likely use our vehicles to get to Claremont as the transport system for us to get there is too much of a hassle for us? I also feel that attendees would feel it much easier if they were able to find more than just one ATM, as well as the minimal food & beverages available around the showgrounds.
I guess though that even if you were to take all that into account, the cost for venue hire still is the most important factor.