BabCom (Babylon 5 con)
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| Name: | BabCom |
| Dates: | April 29-30, 1995 |
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| Type: | for-profit, celebrity guests |
| Focus: | Babylon 5 |
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Babcom was a Babylon 5 convention that took place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, UK on April 29-30, 1995.
It was one of the earliest Babylon 5 conventions
It featured J. Michael Straczynski, Claudia Christian, Peter Jurasik, and the make-up artists from Optic Nerve.
Cost and Profit
Some of the costs and guest commitments:
- Guests will be autographing only once over the weekend
- Guests appear subject to work commitments
- Seat types, price per day:
- Front arena, £25.00
- Middle Arena, £20.00
- Rear Arena, £15.00
- Standing Arena, £8.50
- 10% discount if buying for both days. Include administration fee of £2.50.
Fan Comments
Con is the word, all right. But you mean confidence trick, not convention. Conventions are run by and for the people who attend them. This *thing* is being run to line someone's pockets.
Still I can understand why you need to charge so much: there's not that many fools about with that much cash, and you need to skin each one good and proper. [1]
Con Tape
This con generated a con tape (produced by Stargazer Productions International Ltd Running time: 117 minutes Format: PAL VHS). It was professionally and featured highlights from the convention which took place while the show was still in production. Joe Straczynski's talk gives an insight into the creative process behind the TV series. The make-up artists from Optic Nerve transform Peter Jurasik into Londo Mollari before your eyes - he then continues his talk in character as Londo.
Joe, Peter, and Claudia then take the stage together for the final session.
the con tape
the con tape
the con tape
Video
- Peter Jurasik as Londo at BabCon 1995 (YouTube)
References
- ^ from Babcom 95 - A UK Con of some sort (Mar 9, 1995)