Monday, 23 November 2015

On the way back.

Left Adelaide this morning (on time) unlike last time it was about an hour late departing.

Waiting in Melbourne for my flight back to Hobart.

Sunday at Supanova Adelaide

Had a great day on Sunday at Supanova.

Got a couple more autographs from

Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor in Smallville) after talking to him at the Saturday Night Party. Hilarious fellow. He had his audience entertained at his Q&A on Sunday.

Went to one of the writing panels on Sunday.

Then on to Michael Rosenbaum followed by Barbara Eden and then Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca).

Finished up about 4:30 and returned to the hotel and packed so I didn't have to do it on Monday Morning.


Saturday, 21 November 2015

Saturday at Supanova Adelaide

Had a great day.

Got all of the autographs and photos that I wanted with

Summer Glau (Firefly, Dollhouse, Agents of Shield)
Barbara Feldon (Get Smart)
Barbara Eden (I Dream of Jeannie)
Peter Mayhew (Star Wars)

Went to the talks by Summer Glau and Barbara Feldon and then called it a day at the event mid-afternoon and went back to the hotel to rest and get ready for the VIP party this evening.


Friday, 20 November 2015

Arrived in Adelaide for Supanova

Got into Adelaide yesterday afternoon after 2.5 hours of flights and waiting in Melbourne for two hours.

Very hot in Adelaide yesterday.

Had some very nice Barramundi for dinner last night.

Going into the city today and maybe do some shopping.

Although the hotel has free WiFi and Ethernet in the room the mobile reception is excellent. Only about 50 metres from a cell tower.

Sunday, 18 October 2015

Sunday

Just waiting for lunch with Dichen Lachman (Dollhouse and Agents of Shield) after being entertained by Bernie Kopell (Get Smart and The Love Boat) this morning.

He still does a great Siegfried.

Got my last two autographs this morning from Lou Diamond Phillips (Stargate Universe) and Dichen Lachman

Saturday, 17 October 2015

VIP party and Saturday

Had a great time at VIP party. Bit less crowded than previous years. Got to talk to Bernie Kopell, Luvia Petersen , Corin Nemec

Caught the train out to the showground's this morning. A nice short 15 minute ride.

The queues were not as bad as they were at other events at the Melbourne Showgrounds.

Went to get most of autographs I wanted with

  • Bernie Kopell (Get Smart - Siegfreid)
  • Claudia Wells (Jennifer - Back to the Future) 
  • Dean Haglund (X-Files) 
  • Luvia Peterson (Continuum)
  • Rainbow Sun Francks (Stargate Atlantis)

and a few photo shoots

  • Claudia Wells
  • Luvia Petersen
  • John Wesley Shipp and Rick Cosnett (The Flash) 
The last one I got because I had time kill before lunch and went and bought a token.

Then onto lunch with Luvia Petersen. The table was actually a combined one so I had lunch with Luvia Petersen, Claudia wells and John Wesley Shipp.

Then onto the afternoon Q&A sessions.

  • Lou Diamond Phillips is quite funny in his Q&A given he usually plays serious characters but he was in Melbourne earlier in the year starring in the King and I.
  • Luvia Petersen kept the audience entertained for an hour talking about her career.
  • Claudia Wells talking about her career and clothes shop she owns in L.A.
After checking the schedule I called it a day and caught the train back to the city bought a chicken burger from Red Rooster and decided to retire for the evening and I am watching 'Revenge of the Sith' on TV.

Have another busy day tomorrow.

Going to Bernie Kopell's talk tomorrow morning and getting the last few autographs and then lunch with Dichen Lachman and the final photo's with Bernie and Dichen.

Friday, 16 October 2015

Friday in Melbourne

Just wandered through the CBD in Melbourne. Then went on a river cruise before returning to the hotel and taking a nap as I had the VIP party to goto for the Event and wanted to be wide awake.

Thursday, 15 October 2015

Flying to Melbourne for Australian Movie and Comic Expo.

Flying out for the Australian Movie and Comic Expo in Melbourne this weekend. Looking forward to to it.

Although the delay in the flight (1 hour and 10  minutes) was almost as long as the flight.

Very hot day in Melbourne on Thursday. After checking into the hotel I went for a walk and then retreated to the nice cool hotel and ordered room service for dinner.




Sunday, 20 September 2015

Sunday Ozcomiccon Brisbane

A somewhat mixed day

Got my last autograph.

Then onto the '3D printing for cosplay'.  Some quite useful information about 3D printing in general.

Went to Rachel Nichols (Continuum) Q&A session.

Had lunch and then to Christopher Heyerdahl Q&A session. For someone who plays a lot of villains he is funny.

Went to the session on mold making and some interesting techniques to use in casting objects.

Starting to feel sleepy. Got some coffee and then went to the Rachel Luttrell and David Hewlett talk.

Rachel sang for the audience. She has a lovely voice.

Hilarious Q&A session followed.

David was asked if he would the role of the Doctor and said yes reminding everyone that he is actually British by birth.

Saturday Ozcomiccon

Had a busy day at Ozcomiccon in Brisbane.

Got some photos and autographs from Rachel Nichols (Continuum) ,Rachel Luttrell (Stargate Atlantis) and Mark Shepard (Supernatural,Doctor Who) and Christopher Heyerdahl (Sanctuary, Hell on Wheels.

Went to the Christopher Heyerdahl, Richard Dean Anderson and Mark Shepard Q&A session. Mark Shepard is very entertaining.

Then on to dinner with Christopher Heyerdahl. Really entertaining evening.

Getting ready for Sunday.

Saturday, 19 September 2015

Ozcomiccon Brisbane

Just getting ready for the first day of Ozcomiccon. Had a great evening last night at the VIP party.

Talked to


  • Rachel Nichols (Continuum)
  • Mark Shepard
  • David Hewlett (Stargate Atlantis)
  • Christopher Heyerdahl (Stargate Atlantis, Sanctuary and Hell on Wheels)
  • Rachel Luttrell (Stargate Atlantis)

Thursday, 17 September 2015

Off to Ozcomiccon

Just waiting in the QANTAS Club for my flight to Melbourne and then on to Brisbane for Ozcomiccon in Brisbane in Brisbane. Looking forward to the weekend.




Monday, 20 April 2015

Heading back

Just checked in at Adelaide.

Got to wait about an 1.5 hours.

It was either hang around the hotel or the QANTAS Club.

The Club is nicer.

Got another wait in Melbourne for 1.5 hours. On the way from Melbourne to Adelaide the automated checkin system offered me an earlier flight but I declined and it was better as I had to wait over an hour for the hotel to get the room ready.

I was there before the normal checkin time.

I checked this morning to see if there was an earlier flight from Adelaide to Melbourne so I could connect to the earlier Hobart flight but no luck.


Sunday, 19 April 2015

Ozcomiccon 2015 Sunday

Just collected my last photos from yesterday

Just been to the first talks of the day. Laughed through most of the panels.

The first was Billy Boyd who had his large audience laughing a lot.

The second was Agam Darshi (Kate) and Jonathon Young (Tesla) from Sanctuary. They are so funny together after doing several conventions together.

Jonathon also gave a great scene from hamlet.

Just having lunch on the lounge set aside for VIP tickets holders before going to more panels including

Dominic Keating
J August Richards
Michael Shanks
Billie Piper

Saturday, 18 April 2015

Ozcomiccon Dinner

Had a wonderful dinner with Agam Darshi and Jonathon Young from Sanctuary.

Very interesting people.


Adelaide Ozcomiccon 2015

Just got back from a very busy Saturday at Ozcomiccon.

A total of 18 photos/autographs today.

Photos with


  • Billie Piper
  • Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings)
  • Agam Darshi (Sanctuary)
  • Jonathon Young (Sanctuary)
  • Group Photo with
    • Amber Benson (Buffy)
    • Sarah Hagan (Buffy)
    • Emma Caufield (Buffy) 
    • J. August Richards (Buffy,Angel and Agents of Shield)
  • Michael Shanks
Autographs from

  • Billie Piper
  • Michael Shanks
  • Agam Darshi
  • Jonathon Young
  • Sarah Hagan
  • Amber Benson
  • J August Richards
  • Marina Sirtis
  • Dominic Keating
Went to the Q&A with Marina Sirtis (Star Trek) and Dominic Keating (Enterprise). A few choice words were said by guests but they everyone laughing.

Queued for the Women of Buffy talk but it was running at least 25 minutes late due to the previous talk running late. Gave up and went to get my last autograph (Billie Piper) and then 3 photos (Sanctuary Duo,Michael Shanks and Billy Boyd) in 15 minutes.

The photos wouldn't be printed for at 30 minutes so I can pick them up tomorrow morning. Walked back to the hotel (about 10 minutes). About to go to dinner with Agam Darshi and Jonathon Young.




Adelaide Friday

Went shopping in Adelaide. Didn't buy much (just a tie and polo shirt).

Got some rest in preparation for the evening VIP party at Ozcomiccon.

Great evening with all of the guests.




Thursday, 16 April 2015

Heading off to Adelaide

Just waiting in the QANTAS Club at Melbourne Airport for my flight to Adelaide.


Sightseeing in Melbourne

Monday

Went shopping in CBD.

Tuesday

Caught the train out to Melbourne Zoo. Great day seeing the animals.

I think some of the animals are observing the humans rather than the humans observing the animals.

Lovely gorilla Mother and Baby.

Wednesday

Went to the aquarium in the morning and then on to the immigration museum in the afternoon.

Both were quite interesting.


Sunday, 12 April 2015

Supanova Melbourne Sunday

Went to the Georgina Haig and Sean Macguire (Once upon a time).

Then had lunch.

George Takei is a very great speaker.

Then Charisma Carpenter and James Masters (Buffy) had a standing room only talk.

Finishing up for the day.

Authors Panel

Sitting in the author's panel listening to K.J.Taylor,Jack Dann,Traci Harding and John Scalzi talking about there careers.

First Day at Supanova Melbourne

Caught the tram out to the showgrounds (Going to take the train on Sunday)

A day of Autographs and Photoshoots.

Got photos with


  • Christopher Lloyd
  • Star Trek Trio (Nichelle Nichols,Walter Koenig and George Takei)
  • James Marsters
  • Georgina Haig (Fringe and Once upon a time)
  • Charisma Carpenter.
And a collection of autographs

  • James Marsters
  • Georgina Haig
  • Charisma Carpenter
  • Christopher Lloyd.
  • George Takei
  • Nichelle Nichols
  • Walter Koenig
Went to Q&A sessions with

  • Christopher Lloyd
  • Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig with a surprise appearance from George Takei.
  • WETA Seminar demonstrating the application of Dwarf makeup from Lord of the Rings.
  • Launch of the new version of Thunderbirds presented by Richard Taylor from WETA. 
The new thunderbirds series is being made by a bunch of fans of the original so they will probably do well at it.

Caught Train back to Melbourne. Walked back to the hotel from Southern Cross Station.

Changed to go to the evening VIP party.

Got a good nights sleep. I don't have to hurry as the first event this morning I want to go to is 11:00am.


Friday, 10 April 2015

Heading off to Supanova and Ozcommicon

Just waiting for my flight in Hobart Airport. Heading off to Supanova in Melbourne this weekend and then Ozcommicon in Adelaide the next weekend.

Just going to spend some time Melbourne shopping and sight seeing.

The last time I was in hobart airport they were still renovating the building.