Ever watched a show years ago that you can't today?

[Gorn Captain]

It was TWO DAYS! He was a guest at Wonderfest. He was just so full of himself, he was hard to manage. But yes, $25.00 for two signings is impossibly cheap. You did good! And I am glad you had a different experience.

I bought one item from him, we talked a bit, and he spotted I still had another item under my arm. He said "I'll do that one for free", which was nice.
But every day is different. When I met Peter Mayhew (Chewie), he was grumpy and rude. I showed him a piece of paper with my name on it (Rik), and he misspelled it on the photo (Rick). I politely pointed it out, and he just scratched out the C, leaving a big smudge on a $40 photo. He only replaced the photo after I said I was disappointed. Come on, how much does a photo print cost anyway?
I guess we all have off days.
I remember that David Carradine wouldn't even look at me.
Me: "Hi, you are my childhood hero!"
Carradine: "Grunt". Slides photo back at me without looking up.

[MIB41]

I bought one item from him, we talked a bit, and he spotted I still had another item under my arm. He said "I'll do that one for free", which was nice.
But every day is different. When I met Peter Mayhew (Chewie), he was grumpy and rude. I showed him a piece of paper with my name on it (Rik), and he misspelled it on the photo (Rick). I politely pointed it out, and he just scratched out the C, leaving a big smudge on a $40 photo. He only replaced the photo after I said I was disappointed. Come on, how much does a photo print cost anyway?
I guess we all have off days.
I remember that David Carradine wouldn't even look at me.
Me: "Hi, you are my childhood hero!"
Carradine: "Grunt". Slides photo back at me without looking up.

Your absolutely right Gorn. I've had experiences where I met the same actors on two different occasions, and the experiences were polar opposites of one another. So that does certainly happen. But I'm very glad you had a positive experience. It's always disappointing to me when I see celebs treat fans badly. For many of these individuals, it's the last means they have to make a buck off their name. And because they have fans that relish the shows they made decades ago, they can still ride that wave of popularity on the cheap without having to "lower" themselves to work real jobs like the rest of us. I often find their overbearing ego's ironic, since it's based in an industry that kicked them out long ago. And in the convention experience, it's always the television stars, that seem to have this displacement the most. You would think some of them would find a grounded perspective through the years and appreciate the fact anyone would ask for an autograph.

[spacecaps]

When I met Peter Mayhew (Chewie), he was grumpy and rude.

I would love to be lucky enough to be part of something where people pay me to sign my name years later on a photo. It's amazing how so many of these "celebrities" hate doing this kind of stuff. I didn't have a problem with Peter Mayhew. I thought he was kind of entertaining but a few of the Star Wars guys were interesting. Anthony Daniels was pompous. My friend brought him a cel of Legolas from the Bakshi cartoon to sign (he did the voice) and he went off in a rant about how he would never work for Bakshi again because of what a terrible person he was. We didn't think he was going to sign the photo at first but he eventually did.

Billy Dee Williams was not happy to be signing either. A lot of fans were bringing cans of Colt 45's and when I got up to him I asked if he was having fun and he didn't even bother to look up at me when he said "Not at all."

Phil Brown (Uncle Owen) was one of the coolest guys I ever met but he only signed his name. His wife would write the inscription and she wasn't Aunt Beru.

In the few times I met David Prowse, he always came off as bitter and disgruntled and Kenny Baker was an unbelievable jerk.

I also met Brad Dourif once and didn't realize he was Chucky until I got up to his table and saw the photos. I was there because he was in LOTR and Alien Resurection. When I said that I didn't know he was Chucky I couldn't tell if he was upset because I did not know this or if it was because I said that the doll looked liked him. Either way he was genuinely ticked off and way more intense than he should have been.

[MIB41]

David Prowse is another fella who should appreciate his lot in Life. Back in 1993 I attended a convention called Lextrek in Lexington. Star Wars was not particularly big at that time because Jedi had been out of circulation since '84 and there didn't appear to be any news about another chapter at that point. The promoters literally had to get on the intercom and ask people to come over to his table for an autograph. Everyone was standing at Walter Koenig and Mark Goodard's tables. Now I do understand the convention experience is not exactly the most proud way to earn income from artists who had higher ambitions. But in my eyes, if your going to partake, then at least respect the people that are there to see you. If you can't do it without being rude, then find something else to do for a living. Like Spacecaps said...I would love to reach the end of my career where I am sitting back signing autographs, telling my side of stories, and getting a round of applause for simply being alive. Given the alternative of being a greeter at Walmart, I would say these people got it pretty good. With their limited resumes, it's not like they could get a good job under the best of economies.

[Earth 2 Chris]

My son is excited that many former Power Rangers actors will be at the comic convention in Lexington this weekend. I hope and pray they aren't rude ******s to my son. It will crush him. I think I may prepare him for the possibility.

I have luckily had pretty good experiences with all the celebrities I have met, including Prowse (who I spent the day with as a gopher when he visited our comic shop) and Adam West, who are notoriously rude. I got autographs from Billy Dee Williams and Kenny Baker for a friend and they were also pleasant. My luck will eventually run out.

Chris

[MIB41]

My son is excited that many former Power Rangers actors will be at the comic convention in Lexington this weekend. I hope and pray they aren't rude ******s to my son. It will crush him. I think I may prepare him for the possibility.

I have luckily had pretty good experiences with all the celebrities I have met, including Prowse (who I spent the day with as a gopher when he visited our comic shop) and Adam West, who are notoriously rude. I got autographs from Billy Dee Williams and Kenny Baker for a friend and they were also pleasant. My luck will eventually run out.

Chris

Chris if they mistreat your son, holler at me and I'll drive up there to personally ...uhm...be rude back to them. I can do that well on my frame. I've always got your back bro.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Thanks Tom. I believe you can, too!!!

Chris

[kennermike]

Three's Company is annoying.
Good Times is just awful.

Threes Company?? thats just wrong on so many levels!

[Thor]

It's hard to watch the later episodes of Lost in Space. They took the camp too far.

[aquatroy]

Threes Company?? thats just wrong on so many levels!

Your right. I'm probably being to harsh. It's just that there's that one episode where Mr. Roper/Furley is standing in another room/by an open window and listens in as Jack, Janet, Crissy/Cindy/Terri are having a discussion filled with double entendre. I hate that episode.