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Post by Sephiroth on Sept 7, 2023 11:22:59 GMT -5
Inspired by a thread about celebrities who lie like Hulk Hogan. Who would be some other names that have that vibe, sitting at their merch table with no one to sell to? I can attest that some of the smaller mane cast on The Walking Dead show up at every con I’ve been to and they are lucky if three people are interested enough to talk to them.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Sept 7, 2023 13:24:06 GMT -5
Dustin Diamond (RIP) was at a show I went to like 4-5 years ago, and NO ONE came by him.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Sept 7, 2023 13:36:11 GMT -5
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Post by Sephiroth on Sept 7, 2023 16:54:41 GMT -5
Wasn’t entirely sure actually |
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Post by Zombie Mod on Sept 7, 2023 17:01:02 GMT -5
Wasn’t entirely sure actually want it moving to off topic? |
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Post by Sephiroth on Sept 7, 2023 17:44:07 GMT -5
Wasn’t entirely sure actually want it moving to off topic? If you, as a mod, think it’s more appropriate there, I defer to your judgment. |
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Post by jason1980s on Sept 7, 2023 17:50:02 GMT -5
Todd Fulkerson, AKA Todd the Bod would have been knowledgeable on this one. He attended pretty much all major conventions-wrestling and celebrity-in California.
I do remember him doing the Hollywood Collector Show in 2006 and saying that Sheik, Nikolai, Jimmy Valiant and Capt Lou wouldn't have lines because the fan base was almost solely wrestling. I think someone brought them in based on the popularity of Piper earlier but Piper's draw to these shows was more so from movies. The four wrestlers had no lines.
As for movie star type celebrities, I'm not sure. I remember the chiller theater show in June 2006 saw people with no lines. But it was the last hour or two of the show.
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Post by Spider2024 on Sept 7, 2023 20:03:26 GMT -5
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Post by agent817 on Sept 7, 2023 23:41:21 GMT -5
I went to a comic con in July and I did a meet-and-greet with Tara Reid. I didn't see a lot of people do that. She was nice, by the way. I also could say the same about Taryn Manning, except she had some people come to her table at first.
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Post by Urn Anderson on Sept 8, 2023 22:13:25 GMT -5
I book conventions and there so many of these, but you’ve never heard of any of them.
You’ll get voice actors with roles ranging from Man in Taxi on TMNT 2003 to Thug #4 in Totally Spies, and their promotion makes Mel Blanc and Frank Welker sound like complete chumps.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Sept 9, 2023 9:52:41 GMT -5
Garret Wang AKA Harry Kim from Star Trek Voyager. For some context there was a local con a few years ago and he was one of the guests. During the autograph signing he was the only one who didn't have a line to see him. I felt bad, but it was also one of the last cons Carrie Fisher did so I have no regrets.
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Post by tirtefaa on Sept 9, 2023 10:07:08 GMT -5
There is not a more pathetic display of star power than the Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour. There were a couple up and comers such as Arsenio Hall, but it was otherwise a sea of people you would hardly remember.
When the most memorable people you can get are Potsie for Happy Days and the ever annoying Mark Russell, that's a problem.
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Post by Sephiroth on Sept 9, 2023 10:37:08 GMT -5
There is not a more pathetic display of star power than the Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour. There were a couple up and comers such as Arsenio Hall, but it was otherwise a sea of people you would hardly remember. When the most memorable people you can get are Potsie for Happy Days and the ever annoying Mark Russell, that's a problem. Thinking of which, didn’t Chyna relocate to Japan for this very reason? WWE weren’t having her back and outside of cons and Hollywood Squares there just wasn’t anything for her. |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Sept 9, 2023 10:53:34 GMT -5
There is not a more pathetic display of star power than the Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour. There were a couple up and comers such as Arsenio Hall, but it was otherwise a sea of people you would hardly remember. When the most memorable people you can get are Potsie for Happy Days and the ever annoying Mark Russell, that's a problem. One week they even had a local radio personality. From Indiana. |
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Sept 9, 2023 10:57:47 GMT -5
Somewhat related, but I remember years ago someone posted on here about a local venue that had free speeches and/or meet and greets with all sorts of entertainers, some arguably A-list. Then the venue started charging for the events. Nothing outrageous but something like $20+, which is still a big increase when historically it’s been $0.
The inaugural entertainer for paid performances? Danny Glover (from Lethal Weapon).
I can’t remember if the OP posted an update but the expectations were that the event would bomb. Although if it did, it’s much more on the venue than Glover.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Sept 9, 2023 11:09:08 GMT -5
Garret Wang AKA Harry Kim from Star Trek Voyager. For some context there was a local con a few years ago and he was one of the guests. During the autograph signing he was the only one who didn't have a line to see him. I felt bad, but it was also one of the last cons Carrie Fisher did so I have no regrets. Funnily enough, a friend of mine told a similar story about ten years back. Garret's booth was between booths for Shatner and Karl Urban. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 9, 2023 12:37:49 GMT -5
Elon Musk
He wants the image of a charming, billionaire playboy, but just comes across as sad.
A forgotten celeb sitting alone at a table at a convention has more dignity,
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Post by darbus alan on Sept 9, 2023 12:41:41 GMT -5
Garret Wang AKA Harry Kim from Star Trek Voyager. For some context there was a local con a few years ago and he was one of the guests. During the autograph signing he was the only one who didn't have a line to see him. I felt bad, but it was also one of the last cons Carrie Fisher did so I have no regrets. It's gotten better for him recently. More of the fanbase thinks more fondly of Voyager than they used to. |
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Sept 9, 2023 17:22:02 GMT -5
Once saw Dean Gaffney (a very minor UK actor famous for one soap opera role) walk down Charing Cross Road with an entourage of bodyguards so he was expecting to be pestered by fans which was a tad optimistic/delusional I think.
A week before I had seen Noel Gallagher who is about a billion times more famous than Gaffney walk down the same street with zero security presence which was a bit of a contrast (two people stopped to pester Noel during his stroll).
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Post by Vincent Whiney on Sept 9, 2023 21:42:05 GMT -5
I've seen Danielle Monet at Starrcast and Wrestlecon over the last couple years and total I think I've seen two or three people go up to her.
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