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KC Lunch Time on Today FM
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Just to bookend my earlier post...
Went to Whelan's for the private screening, we were set up in a very cool room at the back with the 40 or so chairs laid out for us, nice and airy, but was lit in red with Shaun of the Dead ready to roll on a large screen up on the stage, twas very cool. We also were given a free Scott Pilgrim t-shirt each. Unfortunately anyone I talked to only had either a Medium or Small so I couldn't swap my S for an XL. There was a lovely girl from (I'm assuming) Today FM who checked our names off the guest list as we arrived, she was friendly throughout the time we were there.
Then Ann Gleeson herself came in, told us that after the movie we'd move upstairs for some grub and then have the Q&A with the lads. Watched the movie, trickled upstairs and waited in the smoking area as the room for the Q&A wasn't ready. Got chatting to a few people, some had 'Shaun' tshirts, one guy had a poster to get signed, and there was two guys dressed as Shaun and Ed from the movie who had a cricket bat and spade (especially bought) to get signed.
Then we moved into the room where the Q&A was to take place and some burgers were served, and the bar was opened. It quickly became apparent that the room was unsuitable (in my opinion) as only half of us had chairs, so the rest were standing. Given the heat that was in it, we were all sweating like cattle in a pen and only a window or two could be opened as the noise from the street was a lot for the microphones. KC, Lenny & Adelle were buzzing around, but no-one really greeted us as such, which I felt was strange. I made a point of saying hello to Adelle and Lenny as I passed though. Ann came in and told us to switch off our phones or she'd be very cross or something to that effect. She was very funny. There was to be absolutely NO filming and pictures were to be kept to a minimum and only if your camera was silent.
So the lads entered and were decent craic, there was some nervousness I thought from KC and Lenny but as the interview wore on everyone was good value and as you know a few of us were selected for questions. I never really minded Luke the movie guy, but he made a complete hash of his questions, he got all of his research from Wiki and most of it was wrong. :eek: Immediately as the show went to the 2 o'clock news the 3 lads got up and left. Ann came over and said sorry guys, no time for pictures or signings, and she said she hoped we had a good day. Very deflating.
It was good to see how the show works in that environment and it was good fun seeing Pegg, Frost and Wright live, but the crowd of us literally just looked at each other in disbelief. We were out on our ear and only Ann said anything to us. To be honest, I was looking forward to maybe meeting the show's crew as much as the actors but they were busy the whole time and as such weren't approachable. There was a lot of anger outside at the lack of a meet n' greet, which is not necessarily the show's fault, but we were told beforehand that they were only there for the hour, so when was the meet & greet actually going to take place?
From a positive viewpoint, I could say it was an experience, and something I always wanted to do, but from a negative viewpoint I could say I spent almost €70 in petrol driving to watch a movie I've seen a billion times and to stand in sweaty room for an hour, lol.
Looking back, the room where we watched the film was much more suitable for the Q&A, but for whatever reason wasn't used.
Just want to make it clear, I love the show, and am not having a pop at KC or TodayFM, etc. It was just a little disappointing, and I could see it was even more so for people who had come a long way and had gotten time off work.0 -
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Interesting to get a view from someone who was there,you hear these things on the radio but obviously have no idea what goes on off air.
That's exactly why I posted in such detail. I figured a few people would find it interesting, as I would have myself!He has a point. I'd be pretty miffed if I was in his situation. I heard them say the next afternoon on the radio it was great craic but seeing as they didn't really interact, I fail to see how it was. It makes them come across like there acting all fake on the radio and are completely different off air, even towards their 'fans'.
To be honest Sully, it wasn't that they were fake, it just a felt like the live audience was just there for the sake of being there. Also I've tweeted most of the radio crew and they all seem to be genuinely nice people. They were understandably busy and probably nervous about putting on a big show, so I can understand the lack of interaction from the radio crew to a certain extent.
Look, someone may post with a completely different point of view to mine, and I'm sure if you were one of the lucky ones who got to sit up in the snug with the lads and ask a question, then you might have had more craic, but I wasn't one of them.
From my point of view:
It cost me a day off work, it cost me a decent amount of petrol money, it cost me the price of the poster I made to get signed. It amounted to me standing in a room off the main room with a limited view and got no photo as we had to turn off our phones. The hurry the lads were in meant I got no signature. That's where my disappointment stems from.
Now, had I met them, got a pic and a signature then I'm sure I'd have a different perspective. I don't think it's ungrateful to say that if I was given the opportunity to stand in the same room again but have no contact with the Worlds End stars and all I had to do was pay €120, I don't think I'd do it, would you? I'm not some Bieber fanatic! But that's what it amounted to for me.
Also, the lads left at 2, Ann wished us luck and the event was over. I had thought we could stay on til 2.30 and the end of show, but no one gave us any info, so the majority left. There did seem to be a handful of people who stayed behind, I haven't heard the show since, so not sure. Maybe then the radio crew met a few people and got pics, but I don't know.
Nothing against the KC Show whatsoever. It's just the way the day panned out for me. I'm going to drop it now, as it's done and dusted, I just want to get back to being a listener!
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