h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I went to Star Wars Celebration II over the weekend in Indianapolis. I was not impressed. The operations side of it was totally screwed up. Every morning, there was a line outside the con just to get in. Once you were inside, you had to wait in line for tickets to the major events so that you could get into line for the actual event.

Some of the events were pretty good. There were more previews for the movie, and it looks like it will be pretty exciting. Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) MCed the main events. He's pretty entertaining in his own right. One of the highlights of the show was Carrie Fisher.

Carrie Fisher doesn't do cons very often. I heard that she had a really positive experience at a signing, and that probably encouraged her to come to this convention. This time, though, there were lines with 6 hour waits to get her signature. The way I here it, they had her practically chained to the desk doing those autographs. It didn't sound like fun to me. It seemed like the actors who do the panels get a lot more out of the con.

Anthony Daniels and Carrie Fisher talked for a half an hour, and they were really entertaining. I generally don't think much of actors. Mostly they just read lines. She and Anthony Daniels were really entertaining.

All and all, we had some fun, but the lines and disorganization were too much. I don't think we'll be doing Celebration III.