just a channel to watch the antics of me struggling to look cool and play games properly and it ending in disaster ...... also currently looking into the Wales comic con scandal if you have any info please email me at the address below
Schedule : current plans DESTINY 2 : pantheon and legend onslaught streams DESTINY 2 THE FINAL SHAPE : will stream as often as long as possible for the first week of release DAVE THE DIVER : when I'm feeling I need a nice chill game WARHAMMER 40k :ROGUE TRADER : full playthrough coming soon FINAL FANTASY REMAKE/REBIRTH full playthrough of both on stream HELLDIVERS 2 : STREAM ONLY
VIDEO PLANS WCC SCANDAL PART 2 : This is being scripted as we speak , will take a broader look at the effect on The con industry as a whole and any more insights and any positives we can take from this situation
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I noticed that at Mega Con 2023 Craig Charles didn't have any Robot Wars-related photos at his table but at Comic Con Liverpool he did. I wonder if many people asked. If that is the case it's nice to see that it is still popular because I love Robot Wars.
@@Teskothemad Yes there was a Robot Wars question at The Red Dwarf Q and A. Craig said he liked Matilda snd Hpyno-disc and how in the rehersals Hpyno-disc smashed through the wall. I had a look for that footage on RU-vid, there is some qualifier footage but I can't find that.
i don't think it was broadcasted , it may have been shown in a blooper special or something like that but it was cool that he appreciated getting asked about robot wars , he seemed to be having a lot of fun presenting that program :)
I'm glad I went to Comic Con Liverpool on Sunday, which in my experience Sundays tend to be far less hectic compere to Saturdays. However, while the convention itself had some enjoyable moments, and I got the autographs I wanted. It ultimately was a complete rip off with it's prices, and very disorganised at times. Monopoly Events sure loves being greedy, I don't know if I'll go back again after that. In the last 11 years of attending comic cons, this one has to be by far the most expensive I've ever been to. I've gone to Comic Con Liverpool before in the past, which was about 4 years ago. At least back then things weren't so bad, and their prices were a lot more reasonable. But I guess over time they led their greediness get the better of themselves, money doesn't buy happiness at the end of the day. They even went as far as increasing some of the autograph prices at the last minute, during the weekend when the con was on. Because of this, I didn't get any merchandise. And don't get me started on their nonsensical food & drink policy, forcing everyone to buy only from the venue. It also didn't help that most of the food & drink stalls I came across only accepted credit cards. I always bring cash with me, and this became a problem. I didn't have anything proper to eat or drink until near the end of the con, when I went to a near by McDonalds. I honestly don't know how some folks can afford over the top prices, when there's a cost of living going on. Not to mention the general public have far less disposable income nowadays, compere to when I started on the circuit 11 years ago. At least my next convention isn't run by money grabbing pillocks like Monopoly Events. By the way, the guests I met were Jim Cummings, Chris Barrie, Tim Rose and Brian Muir.
As someone who has been attending WCC since 2017 and made some great memories I could not agree more with anything you have said. I am one of the potential thousands of people that is owed money due to guest "cancellations". After weeks of zero responses to my messages and emails I did a chargeback with my bank and the cheeky fucker has had the balls to dispute it. All whilst setting up the next 'Homecoming' event. Thankfully my bank has told him to bugger off but the issue is still ongoing. A lot of people have also been in touch with BBC Watchdog
I am the owner of The Dragon Order Costuming Club, we attended WCC. TDO will not be attending any events organised by FanXLive and Mercury Events in light of what has transpired.
I think this is why I reacted the way I did it just seems so off to claim all that utter horse shit in that statement and give no timeframe for refunds that they themselves just confirmed they owe . After months of fighting all charge backs fron customers
It's a fun watch but I think it's more a reflection on the level of anger in the groups, not necessarily because you made a youtube video. I agree a lot of this statement reads as corporate bullshit. Not sure if any of us can hold our breaths long enough to see if the promises are upheld.
Makes me mad, I'm still owed money, he even tells the bank when they do chargebacks he's paid it if he already refunded a similar amount, I have to take this to ofcom now as I deleted the previous guests tickets and refund email not thinking I'd need them. Or he tells them it was a correct payment, with no announcements we can't prove it and the bank takes the money back. I'm at the point where I'm going to have to accept I've lost anything between £150-£185. I just don't want to see anyone after us lose any more. Thank you for bringing it to light for us.
this seems to be a tale I have heard a lot in the last few days , I wish there was a way to collate all refunds owed to see how much wasn't paid . I think stuff like this needs to be put in the light so this thing cant be done by the same people over and over again
MERCURY PROMOTIONS (UK) LIMITED Company number 06495992 Final Gazette dissolved via compulsory strike-off - 22/6/2010 First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off - 9/3/2010 Incorporation - 6/2/2008 No Accounts ever filed over a two year existence. FANATIC EXPO LIMITED Company number 10133033 Final Gazette dissolved via compulsory strike-off - 25/9/2018 First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off - 10/7/2018 Accounts for a dormant company made up to 30 April 2017 - 20/1/2018 (£1) Incorporation - 19/4/2016 No Accounts ever filed over a two year existence. COMIC CON WALES LTD Company number 11432764 Accounts for a dormant company made up to 30 June 2020 - 27/7/2021 Accounts for a dormant company made up to 30 June 2019 - 10/3/2020 Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued - 9/11/2019 First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off - 20/9/2019 Incorporation - 25/6/2018 Only ‘Dormant Company’ Accounts ever filed over a near four year existence. MERCURY PROMOTIONS & EVENTS LTD Company number 11870633 Micro company accounts made up to 31 March 2020 - 27/7/2021 Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued - 21/7/2021 Compulsory strike-off action has been Suspended - 21/5/2021 First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off - 11/5/2021 Incorporation - 8/3/2019 The only accounts ever submitted by Jamie Milner are below: £12,528 in total net assets: Accounts currently overdue since Dec 2021. Events Organised as ‘Wales Comic Con’ November 20-21, 2021* December 7-8, 2019* April 27-28, 2019 (Mercury Promotions & Events Ltd Incorporated) December 1-2, 2018 (Wales Comic Con Incorporated) April 21-22, 2018 December 2-3, 2017 April 8-9, 2017 November 5-6, 2016 April 23-24, 2016 November 29, 2015 April 6, 2015 November 30, 2014 April 27, 2014 April 30, 2013 September 23, 2012 * Held at Telford ICC In later years over 10,000 attendees a day paying £25-30. Hundreds of thousands of pounds processed through the company annually. No record of any accounts filed. - A compulsory strike off means he forms a company and then never submits any accounts. So basically he hasn’t been paying any tax that I can see for years and years
This has been discussed but I would say it isn't really my call to make I want to collate all owed refunds I think before that so we can see how much money wasn't paid
Hi I really enjoy your convention vlogs,very through. Will you and your wife be attending the WCC Telford this weekend ? If so I will keep my eyes open for you both. It will be the first one of their conventions that I will going too,done a couple of other conventions in the past.
Great to see you back buddy!! I'm glad you're going to be making content, whatever it is!...I'm sure conventions will soon be a part of our channels again once we have some normality!
To give you an idea, there are ways of getting an idea of what con organisers make. Showmasters, which is ultimately owned by one person made around £600,000 last year. That's £46,154 profit per event (13 events per year according to Showmasters). Per head, that's pretty crappy profit margin. I'd be willing to bet that the money ends up in the pockets of the guests more than anywhere else. The profit/income info is coming from Companies House, which can be seen below. So barring dodgy accounting, make of the profit figures what you will.
Also pop culture is so fragmented these days it’s really hard to say who a A List Star is anymore. Tv shows are as big as films now thanks to Netflix and people get hired because of their social media following as silly as that sounds . I would say Millie has probably become A List now because of how big Stranger Things has become. I haven’t even watched an episode but heard of it and her and see her on fashion and entertainment magazine covers quite a bit last few years so I’d say she’s probably what qualifies as A list which has become a bit more wider than what we remember 😄
In short, yes. Comic and pop culture conventions are booming and more actors who wouldn’t normally attend are now attending. The combination of the appearance fee for a big name plus whatever the promoter has to do to break even plus profit usually are high fees. This year I went to three conventions in the US and they are expensive as well as other promoters that get big names (heroes and villains, ace comic con etc) Millie being a relatively big name will draw this kind of fees. It all feels weird but just the nature of the business now
Any chance you could share your convention wisdom please? I’ve booked to go to this event with my 12 year but have never attended a convention before - do you have some do’s and dont’s? Thanks
Telford is not in Wales, its in Shropshire which is a county right on the English border, so Wales Comic Con is no longer in Wales....... Slightly confusing....
Nice video was a great event i like to go to all 3 lfcc and norcon every year.Nicole de boar is lovely nice pic.i was lucky enough to capture jason mamoa arriving please have a look at my video also look forward to viewing more :)
Nice vlog glad you had a good time. I missed this year's event. But hopefully going next time coz I did miss it and the experience you get from meeting the stars.
I actually went to the concert and was a few lines behind the controls on standard standing & the sound was great. I really enjoyed it. A few of my friends went and seen loads of cosplayers. Hope to see you in next gig with my mate Nick. ;)
I'm so happy that Miku expo has finally gone to Europe, because I know there are so many fans in Europe!! I hope you've had an amazing time that you'll never forget! Miku is amazing, and my other favs are Rin and KAITO! It was my first Miku concert, although it was in America. I actually cried, because it was so wonderful and heart warming! I'm hoping they will come back for your area and mine in 2020, and play Roki and bring it on by Rin and Len kagamine!! Love for Miku!!
Hey friend, I was also at the London show! You mention Miku might be coming back in 2020, where are you getting that info from? I'd love to see her again.
They tend to cycle miku expos for example New York seems to follow a similar pattern and I feel due to how successful London seemed to be I feel they will be back in 2020
I just wanted to comment on something you said about the total absence of anger. I was in cologne and I had exactly the same impression before during and after the concert. It felt almost unreal to be among so many nice people, such an amazing amtmosphere on a miku concert. It's like enetering a different world for a few hours of your life. Like you, I've been to quite a few concerts in my life but I have never been so overwhelmed when it was over. It's just such an amazing experience.
I have to agree I was destroyed by just how happy I was to finally see her live, and the years and years of building expectations, l that it went beyond it, every single person I met was just awesome and a total fanboy/girl of Miku, it was an overall awesome day and I hope they come back in 2020 because I will be there
