Delenn
05-19-2003, 09:42 PM
Meanwhile, downstairs at the Saturn Awards… or, another take on what the rest of us (or me in particular) experienced.
(Sorry to be so late with this--home too late and worked all day. Hope it's not too repetitious. It's pretty long, too.
While Tiriel and the press team were getting the scoop upstairs at the Saturn Awards, the rest of us were downstairs in the fan line. There were about 20 of us, making up I think a little over half of the entire sci fi fan contingent there. Farscape was well represented.
There was not a red carpet as such. Celebs were supposed to come in from the valet parking area through the hotel lobby (open to the public) and then upstairs to the ballroom where the awards would be held. (Apparently the real bigwigs came in through another door, though, because we never saw Steven Speilberg). We were just inside the door cordoned behind a rope.
We mostly stood around waiting since most of us had gotten there early to get a good space. Stars straggled in for the most part. I personally did not know a lot of them (it doesn’t help not to be a Buffy fan).
But finally our guys started arriving, in separate groups but pretty much at the same time. They walked right up to the autograph line. Ricky Manning was first (cheers!) :joy: looking dapper in a suit, followed immediately by Claudia (cheers!) :joy: who was STUNNING (I wrote this and then discovered that chemicalx had used the same word but there is no other way to express it) in a wonderful sleek, very red pantsuit. For those who wondered, I estimate she might be about 5’7”or 5’8” or so and very slim. (I’m 5’8” and she seemed a little taller than me but she had very high heels on.)
I said to her, you look terrific as always. Thank you, she said. Not much reaction, though, she must hear it all the time. I should have told her I loved her suit. :D
No sooner had Claudia gone by then Ben and Fran arrived. (many more cheers!) :joy: :joy:
Fran was very friendly and talkative, saying to a few of us at once what a shame the show was cancelled and how her character was going to come back for more episodes and how disappointing it was. She also apparently knew about the gift to Henson. But I was beginning to have trouble concentrating on what she was saying BECAUSE BEN WAS COMING…:love:
I watched as he finished signing the autograph next to me, muttering something about CSI Miami, and looked my way.
“Hi,” we said simultaneously as our eyes met (wow!!!!!!!!).
Ben Browder actually looks a little different from Crichton. Ben has very alive blue eyes—there is a “light” (maybe that’s a sparkle) in them that I think you rarely see in John’s eyes. The only time I remember seeing it is at the end of LAMST when they finally knew they are going to meet up with Moya, and he turns and smiles at everyone in the back in D’Argo’s ship. Then John looks like Ben.
Ben’s pace also seems a bit slower. Must be the southern boy thang. He lingered a little puzzled over the picture I gave him to sign. I thought maybe something was wrong but he then said, Ah, that’s either from Meltdown or …[some other ep I can’t seem to remember]. He let me turn over the pic (actually it’s a Farscape calendar I’ve been having everyone sign) to check—yep, Meltdown. “Well, you know this stuff better than I do ;)” I said while he signed.
But then before he got away I had fulfil a personal quest and do Tiriel a favor at the same time. For unfortunate personal reasons I was not able to go along for the second part of Halloween night—you remember, where everybody serendipitously ran into Ben Browder in Hollywood!!! ( :( :mad: ) “Oh, and…” I said grabbing my Halloween photo of a bald and blue me, “I didn’t see you on Halloween, but this is what you missed…” ;) He looked at the Zhaan costume “Looks good,” he says!!! :love:
while I reach down for the infamous Scorpy poster from Halloween.
Remember the poster from Halloween, Ben. As he leans in to it and says yes, that’s what drew him over, I pointed out that Wayne had signed it at the con. So, looking at Alikhat next to me who had been there on Halloween, told him Tiriel who is with the press upstairs asked if he would please sign it, too. And he did.
So, we got it for you, Tiriel :aok: For the shrine.
Thank you, Ben!
Now as he moves down the line I take a nervous photo and wait for my hands to stop shaking.
They all head up the stairs, waving to us as they go (especially Ricky). :hi:
Shortly thereafter, David Kemper comes striding in, passing us by saying, he will stop by afterwards!!! No, now we will have to stay late. I guess he feels he is late.
We wait around for the missing person Brian Henson but we never see him. Later we find out he was a no-show. How disappointing, I thought he might personally thank us for the gift baskets.
So now it’s off to dinner to kill 2 hours. Tiriel and the crew are “stuck” there to do press conference interviews with the winners as they come out.
Cut to 8:00 pm or so. We’re back and waiting around again for the return trip to the valet parking. Eventually Ben and Fran come down; he’s talking to some people at the end of the line something about “the swells in winter.” They leave. Finally Ricky, David, and Claudia come down. David comes over, Ricky comes over, Claudia walks out in the background, waving. (Ben and Claudia did not win, for those of you who might not know yet.)
David has the Saturn statue. He hands it to one of us while he starts signing autographs. So the Farscape fans are HOLDING the Farscape SATURN AWARD! :bgb: Several people get to hold it while David is busy. I get to fondle it—it’s gold and metal and looks like Saturn and the rings, I think, are pebbled TEXTURE.
I get an autograph from Ricky (I missed him earlier) and David on cartoon Scorpy and D’Argo with John, respectively. They both say something about “Oh, good one.” Those guys really seem to have a special thing for Revenging Angel.
Well, good night, guys, congratulations!!!!!
And so, the evening ends :( ...
except for the Auto Club towing my car home.
(Sorry to be so late with this--home too late and worked all day. Hope it's not too repetitious. It's pretty long, too.
While Tiriel and the press team were getting the scoop upstairs at the Saturn Awards, the rest of us were downstairs in the fan line. There were about 20 of us, making up I think a little over half of the entire sci fi fan contingent there. Farscape was well represented.
There was not a red carpet as such. Celebs were supposed to come in from the valet parking area through the hotel lobby (open to the public) and then upstairs to the ballroom where the awards would be held. (Apparently the real bigwigs came in through another door, though, because we never saw Steven Speilberg). We were just inside the door cordoned behind a rope.
We mostly stood around waiting since most of us had gotten there early to get a good space. Stars straggled in for the most part. I personally did not know a lot of them (it doesn’t help not to be a Buffy fan).
But finally our guys started arriving, in separate groups but pretty much at the same time. They walked right up to the autograph line. Ricky Manning was first (cheers!) :joy: looking dapper in a suit, followed immediately by Claudia (cheers!) :joy: who was STUNNING (I wrote this and then discovered that chemicalx had used the same word but there is no other way to express it) in a wonderful sleek, very red pantsuit. For those who wondered, I estimate she might be about 5’7”or 5’8” or so and very slim. (I’m 5’8” and she seemed a little taller than me but she had very high heels on.)
I said to her, you look terrific as always. Thank you, she said. Not much reaction, though, she must hear it all the time. I should have told her I loved her suit. :D
No sooner had Claudia gone by then Ben and Fran arrived. (many more cheers!) :joy: :joy:
Fran was very friendly and talkative, saying to a few of us at once what a shame the show was cancelled and how her character was going to come back for more episodes and how disappointing it was. She also apparently knew about the gift to Henson. But I was beginning to have trouble concentrating on what she was saying BECAUSE BEN WAS COMING…:love:
I watched as he finished signing the autograph next to me, muttering something about CSI Miami, and looked my way.
“Hi,” we said simultaneously as our eyes met (wow!!!!!!!!).
Ben Browder actually looks a little different from Crichton. Ben has very alive blue eyes—there is a “light” (maybe that’s a sparkle) in them that I think you rarely see in John’s eyes. The only time I remember seeing it is at the end of LAMST when they finally knew they are going to meet up with Moya, and he turns and smiles at everyone in the back in D’Argo’s ship. Then John looks like Ben.
Ben’s pace also seems a bit slower. Must be the southern boy thang. He lingered a little puzzled over the picture I gave him to sign. I thought maybe something was wrong but he then said, Ah, that’s either from Meltdown or …[some other ep I can’t seem to remember]. He let me turn over the pic (actually it’s a Farscape calendar I’ve been having everyone sign) to check—yep, Meltdown. “Well, you know this stuff better than I do ;)” I said while he signed.
But then before he got away I had fulfil a personal quest and do Tiriel a favor at the same time. For unfortunate personal reasons I was not able to go along for the second part of Halloween night—you remember, where everybody serendipitously ran into Ben Browder in Hollywood!!! ( :( :mad: ) “Oh, and…” I said grabbing my Halloween photo of a bald and blue me, “I didn’t see you on Halloween, but this is what you missed…” ;) He looked at the Zhaan costume “Looks good,” he says!!! :love:
while I reach down for the infamous Scorpy poster from Halloween.
Remember the poster from Halloween, Ben. As he leans in to it and says yes, that’s what drew him over, I pointed out that Wayne had signed it at the con. So, looking at Alikhat next to me who had been there on Halloween, told him Tiriel who is with the press upstairs asked if he would please sign it, too. And he did.
So, we got it for you, Tiriel :aok: For the shrine.
Thank you, Ben!
Now as he moves down the line I take a nervous photo and wait for my hands to stop shaking.
They all head up the stairs, waving to us as they go (especially Ricky). :hi:
Shortly thereafter, David Kemper comes striding in, passing us by saying, he will stop by afterwards!!! No, now we will have to stay late. I guess he feels he is late.
We wait around for the missing person Brian Henson but we never see him. Later we find out he was a no-show. How disappointing, I thought he might personally thank us for the gift baskets.
So now it’s off to dinner to kill 2 hours. Tiriel and the crew are “stuck” there to do press conference interviews with the winners as they come out.
Cut to 8:00 pm or so. We’re back and waiting around again for the return trip to the valet parking. Eventually Ben and Fran come down; he’s talking to some people at the end of the line something about “the swells in winter.” They leave. Finally Ricky, David, and Claudia come down. David comes over, Ricky comes over, Claudia walks out in the background, waving. (Ben and Claudia did not win, for those of you who might not know yet.)
David has the Saturn statue. He hands it to one of us while he starts signing autographs. So the Farscape fans are HOLDING the Farscape SATURN AWARD! :bgb: Several people get to hold it while David is busy. I get to fondle it—it’s gold and metal and looks like Saturn and the rings, I think, are pebbled TEXTURE.
I get an autograph from Ricky (I missed him earlier) and David on cartoon Scorpy and D’Argo with John, respectively. They both say something about “Oh, good one.” Those guys really seem to have a special thing for Revenging Angel.
Well, good night, guys, congratulations!!!!!
And so, the evening ends :( ...
except for the Auto Club towing my car home.