Leonard Nimoy Photo Op? Or Dragon*Con parade

[rakshi.livejournal.com]

Apparently this is the choice I'm left with, or so I discover upon looking at the changes made to Mr. Nimoy's Photo op schedule.

I love Mr. Nimoy. I am a VERY long time Star Trek fan and was one of the first to sign up to get a photo op with him. For me... it was a momentous event that I felt I would remember for the rest of my life. He was supposed to be doing photo ops on Friday and Saturday... for $60. Ok. I paid it. I happily paid it. Then.. it's an additional $20. Ok. I paid it. I happily paid it... though to their credit Frogger refunded the extra charge. Then the Friday Photo op disappeared... then his Saturday panel disappeared in lue of an appearance at the Dragon*Con Awards Banquet, though he is still doing a Sunday panel I believe... unless that TOO has been canceled.

And yet... even though Mr. Nimoy is CLEARLY going to be at Dragon*Con all day Saturday (for the awards banquet) and on Sunday for his panel, the ONLY time when one can get their photo up with Mr. Nimoy has been scheduled by Frogger at 8:45 AM Saturday morning, 1 hour and 15 minutes before the start of the Dragon*Con parade. So we have one of the biggest stars at this year's Dragon*Con scheduled for his ONLY photo  opportunity for those of us who paid for it.. and have waited for this moment for months... at the EXACT SAME TIME that we need to be getting into our costumes and joining up with our groups for the parade.. one of the biggest EVENTS at this con.

There are also many, many people who are trying to position themselves to WATCH the parade who will also have to choose between that... and their photo opportunity.

I am very, very angry about this. All due respect to Frogger I think this scheduling is an outrage and needs to be reconsidered. I don't care if they have to hire another photographer... or what they have to do. Mr Nimoy is at the con on Friday, Saturday and on Sunday. Surely there is SOME other time.. an hour SOMEWHERE.. that can be spared so that those of us who have put so much time and effort into our costumes and who wait so joyfully for the Dragon*Con parade aren't forced to choose between participating in that event... and getting our photo with Leonard Nimoy, an opportunity we may never get again.

This needs to be addressed.

Thank you.

Comments

[rakshi.livejournal.com]

Actually, when I signed up for the Nimoy solo photo op the choice was Friday or Saturday. This was before Shatner came on board. The schedule and pricing has been all over the place on this one and, like you, I am VERY frustrated with the whole process.

I totally understand your unhappiness with all this and I'm sorry you won't get the photo op you desired. It puzzles me. These are professionals engaging in a professional event that they signed on to do and for which I'm sure they're making tons of money. Why does this have to be so damned hard?? They're going to be there anyway... why can't these times be more flexible?

I respect Froggy's work and appreciate their service... but this last minute dancing around with the schedule is ridiculous.

[eclectic-spirit.livejournal.com]

I emailed Froggy as soon as I saw Mr. Shatner's schedule and asked if there was any way he could be convinced to add another day, or even move his shoot to way later in the day on Friday. I got a very nice response back in a few hours, and was told they wished it could be done, but that they were lucky he gave them as much time as he did. I guess we really are at the mercy of the actors on this. I mean, when William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy says "Jump!", everybody answers "How high?" There is no negotiating. **sigh**

Of course, as a consolation, I was really looking forward to getting shot with Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell, as I adore both of them. Now he has canceled. **bangs head on desk**