Geeks are pretty amazing aren't they. They stand up for what they believe in, defend their favourite TV shows 'til the cows come home and are, generally, an enjoyable bunch to be around. Has to be said, I left the weekend feeling muuuch geekier than usual. 'Twas a hilariously random time, but also a lot of fun!
Basically a shit load of geeks, sci-fi fans and nerds, etc, all turn up at Pontins, usually dressed as their favourite movie characters, and dance, drink and then dance some more! But that's by night. During the day there's a lorry load of signing being done (Robot Wars presenter Craig Charles was there! ... Oh. Yeah, and he did Red Dwarf or something?) and lots to look at... And then BUY!
I spent the SFX Weekender with @AntRW (who won the tickets through the wonderful people @cineworld), @chrischarlton80 and @xXxAstrisxXx in chalet number (Xbox)360. We bumped into 'Mental Dave' who can do a scarily amazing heap of magic tricks, Lee the hardest working bloke in all of Pontins (who we suspect may have been cloned at some stage over the weekend due to his appearances serving at just about every fast food outlet on the premises), a wolf-man, Chiana off Farscape (new UK boxset available on Amazon) some storm troopers and a set of terrifying giant rubber-faced clowns, amongst plenty of other, erm, terrifying characters.
I left the SFX Weekender having discovered how brilliantly funny and visually gobsmacking the thoroughly enjoyable 'Scott Pilgrim Vs The World' is, as well as how plain SHITE 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' is - God knows why this is referred to as one of the 'classics'. Jigsaw all the freakin' way.
It's nice to see so many geeks all in one place, doing what they do and putting up with Pontins' unimaginable lack of towels, all for the sake of joining together to mainly try and pull whilst dressed as Boba Fett, but also to just let their hair down, be who they truly are, making friends with other mentally deranged people who somehow enjoy Doctor sodding Who.
My advice to you sci-fi fans and SFX readers in the UK is... Go along next year! If you're a geek you'll love it - Guaranteed. Sure, it's not as big as the US conventions and it rarely runs as smoothly as planned, but at least this is practically on a Londoner's doorstep (although next year's event will be taking place in North Wales, apparently) and it switches your weekend up a bit! (Let's hope there isn't a Pontins in North Wales).
I, however, don't think I'll be attending another one of these, not for a while anyway (unless @AntRW wins more tickets!) but it did encourage me to let the little bit of geek inside me... Yes, little... To let it out more often. I want to buy SFX magazine (every month Matt Smith isn't occupying the front cover) and I want to watch the Alien movies for the first time. I feel like rewatching Star Wars (Jesus only knows why) and Lord of the Rings. I am currently rewatching my all-time favourite TV show ever, in the world, ever - Farscape. And that's amazing, especially alongside somebody who's unfamiliar with all the twists and turns. There's countless worlds in fiction to be discovered, and the SFX weekender has encouraged me to go get 'em! It's also encouraged me to never return to Pontins.
I left the SFX Weekender having discovered how brilliantly funny and visually gobsmacking the thoroughly enjoyable 'Scott Pilgrim Vs The World' is, as well as how plain SHITE 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' is - God knows why this is referred to as one of the 'classics'. Jigsaw all the freakin' way.
It's nice to see so many geeks all in one place, doing what they do and putting up with Pontins' unimaginable lack of towels, all for the sake of joining together to mainly try and pull whilst dressed as Boba Fett, but also to just let their hair down, be who they truly are, making friends with other mentally deranged people who somehow enjoy Doctor sodding Who.
My advice to you sci-fi fans and SFX readers in the UK is... Go along next year! If you're a geek you'll love it - Guaranteed. Sure, it's not as big as the US conventions and it rarely runs as smoothly as planned, but at least this is practically on a Londoner's doorstep (although next year's event will be taking place in North Wales, apparently) and it switches your weekend up a bit! (Let's hope there isn't a Pontins in North Wales).
I, however, don't think I'll be attending another one of these, not for a while anyway (unless @AntRW wins more tickets!) but it did encourage me to let the little bit of geek inside me... Yes, little... To let it out more often. I want to buy SFX magazine (every month Matt Smith isn't occupying the front cover) and I want to watch the Alien movies for the first time. I feel like rewatching Star Wars (Jesus only knows why) and Lord of the Rings. I am currently rewatching my all-time favourite TV show ever, in the world, ever - Farscape. And that's amazing, especially alongside somebody who's unfamiliar with all the twists and turns. There's countless worlds in fiction to be discovered, and the SFX weekender has encouraged me to go get 'em! It's also encouraged me to never return to Pontins.
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