Jealous Events

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September 17
'Watchdog' investigates UK Angel convention. Last night, a BBC 1 consumer affairs programme aired complaints by Angel fans about 'The David Boreanaz European Event'.
I watched the item last night, wasn't too bad though the presenters did go for the 'lets show clips of cemeteries approach' when fans talked about the alleged mishandling of the event.
Related news item:
Fans' fury at Angel fiasco

And apparently David was paid $200,000 to appear at the event and for this fan it was well worth it.
Simon | AtS | 10:59 CET | 5 comments total

It breaks my heart to see that fans had bad experiences at the convention because it often turns them off to other future conventions by other organizers. I don't know if it's solely Jealous Events' fault as it may have also been due to David Boreanaz's peeps as well.

I'd heard from a reliable source about how much David was paid to do the event. Amazing as it is to hear, it's true, and it would explain why Jealous Events charged so much for their tickets (although one would think that they wouldn't operate just to break-even).
On a related note, Amber Benson had been advertised to appear at the convention as well, but after she had decided not to do it, Jealous Events continued to advertise her as being there. They had also advertised that they would be having the world premiere of her film Chance when in reality it had been shown numerous times in the States already.

What's funny is that she's still pictured in the header even though she's never done one of their conventions before. Discussion about Jealous Events and Amber can be found here and here.

A bit "dodgy" if you ask me. Of course this is just my opinion and not that of Whedonesque.com or its moderators.
Oddjob | September 17, 21:14 CET
As a follow-up, I find it interesting that the article stated that "To add to fans' frustration... Amber Benson, who played Tara - pulled out at the last minute."

That's totally not true as Christopher Golden (author of several Buffy books) posted in this thread on July 21st that she wasn't going to be there. And when was the convention? August 29th, 30th & 31st? Which means their claims of her pulling out at the last minute are questionable at best, since they continued to use her image to give the impression that she was still going to be there.
That is so totally wrong. And again I feel bad for the fans who were duped too.
Oddjob | September 17, 21:25 CET
I've heard from a reliable source that David was not happy with the organisation of the event but again that could be just a rumour.
Simon | September 17, 21:45 CET
The last scifi convention I went to was in the late 1980s. I see no logic to standing in line for hours, spending all kinds of money, just to stand over a table for a few minutes and stammer at an actor sitting there getting arthritis signing thousands of autographs. I'm thankful for the effort of these talented men and women bringing shows like Angel and Buffy and Firefly to us. I'm thankful enough to appreciate their talent from a distance, and not bore them with my presence.

But that's just me. =)
ZachsMind | September 18, 05:55 CET

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Buffy News 18 September 2003
Watchdog convention report



On Tuesday the BBC1 consumer affairs programme Watchdog reported about the organisation of the recent David Boreanaz European Event.
The programme had received a number of complaints from attendees about the event, held recently in Brighton.
Deborah Longman, Kelly Dickens and Donna Brown were all disappointed with the way that the event was run. They complained to the programe about the delay in the event starting and the fact that stewards were not checking tickets, so that those that had paid a higher price for better seats couldn't get them.
Donna Brown told Watchdog what happened when she finally got to meet David. "We were told by stewards, no touching, no talking, he wouldn't personalise, we weren't to speak to him. They were literally shunting us in as fast as our feet would carry us."
Here was Jealous Events' response:
"Jealous Events said that they're not in the business of ripping people off. They're in the business to bring over Hollywood stars to Britain, and despite the problems they say the Angel event was a 'great success'. They do admit there were seating problems. And they admit the stewards were in fact fans who 'volunteered' for the job. They'll now consider reviewing those ticketing and stewarding arrangements."
The report has worried other convention organisers, who were concerned that their events would be tarred with the same brush. Cult are eager to point out that only Jealous Events were criticised by the Watchdog report.

www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/buffy/2003/09/18/6886.shtml















Hi pinheadgirl, I sent a letter to David (snailmail) thanking him for coming to the UK - but there were 2 different addresses I could have used (I used the Visionary Ent address). I'm thinking of sending a short note to each of them quoting JE's "official response to Watchdog". I'm hoping that even though letters addressed to him would be opened by staff that the content of the letters would be made known to either David himself or his management.

The addresses I have are:
David Boreanaz
c/o Visionary Entertainment
8265 Sunset Blvd. #104
Los Angeles, CA 90046
USA

David Boreanaz
c/o Angel
The WB, 4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522

Robin
Edited 19 Sept.
I've just done a letter to DB & I'm going to send it to both addresses (although I'll change it by adding in my first letter to the second address). Below is the covering note I'll be sending along with JE's official response to Watchdog along with my comments (as posted on the Watchdog thread). Anything anyone want to add to it?

"Dear David

Firstly, my sincerest apologies for having to send this letter to you. I sent a letter to you previously thanking you for coming over to the UK for the European Event in Brighton, hosted by Jealous Events. Everything I said in that letter, I still hold true & thank you for taking the time to meet your fans.

The organization of the Event (although nothing to do with yourself) was not as professional as a great many of your fans would have hoped. Many people are now angry at Jealous Events for the shoddy way in which they have been treated, including people who paid £599.00 for AAA passes which should have included many items which never materialized. The problems were brought to the attention of a consumer programme on BBC Television called Watchdog. Jealous Events released a statement to the programme stating various things which I find untruthful and unjust in regard to yourself and the other cast members (Nick Brendon, Kelly Donovan, Mark Lutz & Kristine Sutherland).

Please find attached the statement given by Jealous Events, along with my comments . This document, in it’s entirety, I have emailed to Watchdog.

Again, I apologise for having to bring this to your attention, but felt that the comments made against you were unjust – and with the programme being aired on a national television station in a prime-time slot of 7pm, many of your UK fans will now be thinking that you are not as approachable as they once thought.

Yours sincerely"
Edited by: Robin1962 at: 9/19/03 20:50

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