tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post2482335996684141475..comments2024-03-04T06:43:16.561+00:00Comments on SHOTSMAG CONFIDENTIAL: Nordicana 2014 or bust!Mike Stotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337961000383588556noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post-3579186591693626232014-02-05T15:52:40.355+00:002014-02-05T15:52:40.355+00:00Agree with everything that's been said here. ...Agree with everything that's been said here. Queued outside for ages and then couldn't even get a hot drink when we finally got in because the urns either weren't working or hadn't been on for long enough. The 'expo' was akin to a church hall bazaar on a really bad day. We were in the overflow room for the Borgen panel and were given incorrect information about the headsets PA system etc. and couldn't hear a lot of what was said because of the microphone situation and poor acoustics. Such a disappointing experience. Felt ripped off and left at 12.30 The highlight of the morning was bumping into Sidse Babett Knudsen coming out of the loo! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post-78024241878299084172014-02-03T23:58:53.031+00:002014-02-03T23:58:53.031+00:00I fully agree with all the comments made and thank...I fully agree with all the comments made and thank you for the full account of the experience on Saturday. It was physically an extremely uncomfortable event and more of an endurance test than anything else. The venue was shabby and the whole event run like something I might have experienced as a teenager in the early 70's than the slick, health and safety conscious times of today. No planning, no effort to make this a pleasant experience for everybody. I had travelled a long way from Scotland early that morning and have never been so glad to get home late than night to recover from the ordeal.<br />I agree there needs to be a radical overhaul of how this is organised if it is to ever happen again but wouldn't like to see people having to pay for different events within the event. Most people want to see, hear and meet the stars of the show and more should be done to make that accessible in a fair way. I still think you should pay for the day but have a ticketed system so that you a guaranteed at least one attendance per day at a live panel ( perhaps with an opportunity for an order of preference) with the rest guaranteed in overspill hall. Screenings of films and episodes could be running on with repeat showings so that you don't have to sacrifice attending live events. And in places with proper sound systems that don't encroach on the other meetings or vice a versa. The are many fantastic venues like university buildings with proper lecture theatres and sound systems. To me this was a cheapskate production, with the main aim seeming to be to make a cheap buck. I find it unbelievable that they were able to get away with it. I was told that after an initial group were allowed in, an older person on crutches was made to stand outside for another hour in the cold, despite people asking that he should be allowed in. This event was far to big to be pleasant, must have been challenging for the guests and am grateful for their good natured handling of it all. it will have to be a much smaller affair if it is to be successful. Like most events with a clear limit of places available. <br />Having said all that it was great to have the opportunity to hear what the actors, writers etc had to say and despite all the discomfort and hassle was for me still worth the journey. Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post-37725594101545809912014-02-03T21:58:44.561+00:002014-02-03T21:58:44.561+00:00I was really looking forward to the Nordicana even...I was really looking forward to the Nordicana event that I attended on Sunday, however the day proved to be one big non event. A huge cold venue where lights seemed to go on and off at random, toilets closed for health and safety reasons, nothing really to see or do, the stalls were a joke - sweets, overpriced sweatshirts, and an open sandwich more like a village fete than an expo! And to add insult to injury the cinemas were overcrowded, badly lit with extremely poor sound and vision.The whole thing was so poorly organised that the words piss up and brewery sprang to mind. Unfortunately the one person that I most wanted to see, Kim Bodina, was absent, put off by the shambolic event or stricken with a mystery virus - who knows. And finally for the amount of money I spent for two tickets the whole affair was a joke. I did however see the porsche and yes I still love Kim/Martin no illusions shattered there!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043115594717099157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post-22832034675264224442014-02-03T15:05:00.596+00:002014-02-03T15:05:00.596+00:00I agree with everything said above, it was appalli...I agree with everything said above, it was appalling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post-81328836030463266892014-02-02T19:14:42.728+00:002014-02-02T19:14:42.728+00:00I was very upset at the absolute chaos on Saturday...I was very upset at the absolute chaos on Saturday. Sound problems, queues for everything. Run out of coffee and food which considering they knew how many tickets they sold, unless of course they sold many more on the door, I was told by a security person there were over 3000 on Saturday. I am applying for a refund and if it is not forthcoming I will be contacting various organisations. I do not want to be a pain but I am not willing to pay £55.00 for 2 tickets and over £100 for other expenses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80092928609423573.post-50576818997847149912014-02-02T17:54:45.129+00:002014-02-02T17:54:45.129+00:00Sounds like a lot of organizational problems. So s...Sounds like a lot of organizational problems. So sorry. But thanks for letting the rest of us know about the two good panels (in content).. not enough..Janet Rudolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.com